The harem is too complicated; the empress, a lazy bum, wins by doing nothing.

Chapter 346 is well hidden.
Shen Qingwan's eyes widened in surprise. "Who is it?"

The window, which had only been slightly ajar, was pushed open from the outside.

Mo Ganjunyi had one foot outside the window and the other on the window frame, a hint of sarcasm in his raised lips. "Your Majesty, you were so devoted to that dog of an emperor, and now you've ended up like this. I feel sorry for you."

Shen Qingwan recognized the person who had come in, and her tense nerves relaxed a little. She was already feeling unwell due to the fever, and hearing these nonsensical words, she couldn't help but feel irritated. "Can't you mind your own business?"

Mo Ganjunyi shook his head with a chuckle. "I heard that the Empress is now confined to her quarters by that dog emperor, just like me. For that dog emperor's sake, the Empress even replaced all the guards watching over me, which has made it inconvenient for me to come and go now."

Shen Qingwan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "If it were really inconvenient, why would you be here at this time?"

"Your Majesty, to be honest, that dog of an emperor has treated you badly. As for me, I'm just a pawn abandoned by the Northern Desert. We're both equally bad, living unhappy lives. If you're willing, I can take you away from this palace. We can travel far and wide, and you and I can become a divine couple, relying on each other. Wouldn't that make people only envious of the mandarin ducks, not the immortals?"

Shen Qingwan's breath hitched, and she looked up at him incredulously. "Are you crazy? Don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"

"I'm not crazy. I know that someone as intelligent as the Empress will naturally understand what I'm saying. Since I've made this promise to the Empress, I will definitely not let her live a hard life with me. Whatever that dog emperor can give you, I can give you too. However, perhaps I'll have to let the Empress live in anonymity with me for the rest of her life."

Mo Ganjunyi toyed with the leaf in his hand with a half-smile. Although it was a joke, the firmness in his eyes showed that he was not joking. "I know that it would be too abrupt for Her Majesty the Empress to give me an answer at this time. I am not in a hurry. Her Majesty the Empress can think it over and give me an answer later."

"No need to think about it," Shen Qingwan said firmly. "I will not agree to your request."

"Why is the Empress so resolutely rejecting me? Could it be because of Prince Rui?" Mo Ganjunyi's eyes darkened.

Prince Rui.

Upon hearing those three words, Shen Qingwan's heart trembled inexplicably.

Looking at her absent-minded appearance, Mo Ganjunyi's eyes were complicated, with a hint of anger: "The way Your Majesty looks now only makes me feel that I was right?"

Shen Qingwan's gaze was deep and cold. "It has nothing to do with anyone else. I am the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty. Why would I give up a life of luxury and indulgence to harbor such evil thoughts?"

Mo Ganjunyi watched her from afar, his gaze so deep it blended into the night, and the leaf he had been toying with in his hand was nowhere to be found; "I cannot yet discern the Empress's feelings for Prince Rui, but I will observe Prince Rui's feelings for the Empress..."

At this point, Mo Ganjunyi paused, "Prince Rui's feelings for the Empress are written all over his face. I was just joking with the Empress, and Prince Rui wanted nothing more than to tear me apart and devour me."

Shen Qingwan took a deep breath.

She wasn't unaware of Prince Rui's feelings; it was Prince Rui who was unaware that he had mistakenly projected everything he had for the original owner onto her.

If she hadn't transmigrated into the original owner's body, the original owner would probably be long gone.

But she had no way of telling her or explaining any of this...

"I thought you were just joking. I also advise you not to have any more crooked thoughts. I know you know martial arts and I know you have your own abilities, but since you came here as a hostage, there must be a reason. Since you also have people to protect, why think about those unrealistic things?"

Mo Ganjunyi chuckled, "I never imagined that my little secret couldn't even be kept from a concubine in the deep palace. Before I came to your Yuan Kingdom, I had heard of the Empress, but now it seems she's been hiding it very well." "I advise you to behave yourself; it's better for everyone!" Shen Qingwan said with a hint of warning.

"Heh." Mo Ganjunyi chuckled. "Since I could say such things to Her Majesty the Empress, I must have made thorough arrangements. At most, it won't take more than a month..."

Before Mo Ganjunyi could finish speaking, a rustling sound of footsteps came from afar, and Zhen'er came in carrying a bowl of tea. "Your Highness, who are you talking to?"

"No." Shen Qingwan turned around, her expression as calm as ever, as if nothing had happened.

Zhen'er handed the water to Shen Qingwan. "Your Majesty, please drink some water first. The medicine will be ready soon. Physician Zhang instructed that Your Majesty should take the medicine as soon as you wake up."

Shen Qingwan nodded. "Whose palace did the Emperor visit tonight?"

"Your Majesty the Empress," Zhen'er glanced cautiously at Shen Qingwan, "she went to Consort Yan's palace."

Shen Qingwan took a sip of water.

“Your Majesty, Consort Yan has just entered the palace. The Emperor is only interested in her for a short time. He might not like her anymore in a few days. Your Majesty, please don’t take it to heart.” Zhen’er became more and more worried as she spoke. “Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Zhang said that you are suffering from anxiety. You must try to think more positively. The emperor’s interest in the concubines in the palace is just a passing fancy. According to our ancestors’ rules, the Emperor must come to Kunning Palace on the first and fifteenth of each month. The fifteenth is in two days…”

Hearing Zhen'er's words, Shen Qingwan accidentally choked on the water she had just drunk and coughed violently, "Cough cough cough cough..."

Shen Qingwan suddenly remembered what the Empress Dowager had said to her at her bedside earlier that day.

She came in person; could it be that she, like Zhen'er, thought that her illness was caused by Emperor Yuanwu?

Shen Qingwan's expression instantly became somewhat indescribable.

The next morning.

Shen Qingwan had just finished washing up when Physician Zhang was taking her pulse. A eunuch's voice came from the doorway announcing the news.

"His Majesty has arrived..."

Is Emperor Yuanwu not holding court today? Why is he here at this hour?

When he came over, Shen Qingwan didn't want to exchange pleasantries with him. She was feeling weak and sick. Although she took good care of herself every day and looked completely recovered, she didn't feel anything when she wasn't sick. But now that she was sick, she clearly felt extremely weak.

She was already covered in cold sweat and her undergarments were soaked through when the palace servants helped her wash up.

Shen Qingwan frowned deeply, trying to come up with an excuse to get Emperor Yuanwu to go back, but little did she know that he had already stepped into the palace.

"How is the Empress?"

Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Zhang turned around, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and bowed to Emperor Yuanwu. "Your Majesty, the Empress's high fever has not completely subsided, and she is quite weak. She needs to rest for a while."