Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Spring in the Palace

"It's okay. It's not like I can't stand seeing other people's poor black-eyed chickens." Bai Ruiji looked at Yihuan's flat belly. There was a life growing inside. In a few months, it would bulge slightly, and in a few more months, a child would come out.

At this time next year, Yihuan will have a cute little baby in her arms, a child that belongs to her.

Bai Ruiji suddenly felt a lump in her throat and was reminded of the past.

"Sister." Yan Wan grabbed Bai Ruiji's hand with one hand, interrupting her brewing sadness.

Yi Huan stood aside, thought for a moment, and said solemnly, "If Concubine Mei doesn't mind, you can be my child's godmother, okay?"

"Shupin..." Bai Ruiji's eyes were suddenly filled with tears, and a drop of crystal rolled down her lower eyelashes. She took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her eyes, feeling very touched.

"Just call me Yihuan." Shupin smiled considerately. Seeing Bai Ruiji wiping her tears, she felt complicated and had a bit of sympathy for her.

But she also knew that people in the deep palace needed comfort. Since Bai Ruiji had no children, her child could also be regarded as Bai Ruiji's child. It would be good to have more mothers to take care of them, so she would not be at a disadvantage.

"Yihuan, you can call me sister if you want." Bai Ruiji wiped her tears and said happily.

"Since I am the godmother of this child, I will protect him and love him." Bai Ruiji hadn't finished her words yet. She had always felt empty in her heart over the years, and it would be good to be able to see Yihuan's child.

"What about me? Yihuan, I want to be a godmother too." Yanwan pulled Yihuan's sleeve, looking angry.

"Okay, you are the godmother too." Yihuan smiled gently and stroked her belly with one hand, radiating kindness all over her body.

Bai Ruiji raised her hand, put the golden armor on her fingertips, took off the armor on both hands and handed them to Suyun beside her.

"Yihuan, can I... touch it?" Concubine Mei asked hesitantly. She looked a little nervous and wondered if it might be a bit reckless. Because she knew that in some places, it was customary for others not to touch the belly of a pregnant woman.

"Of course I can, godmother, as long as I care about the child." Yihuan took Bai Ruiji's hand and placed it on her abdomen.

People wear thick clothes in winter, and there was no movement in the first few months, but as soon as the hand touched, Bai Ruiji felt warm in her heart, as if a child was really greeting her.

Her expression softened, and she began to look forward to the birth of the child. With the care of them, nothing would go wrong.

*Yikun Palace

Hai Lan came to Yikun Palace early to look for Ruyi and is now waiting inside the Yikun Palace. She wants to go to Chonghua Palace with her sister.

"How is it?" Ruyi was wearing a light purple dress today, which was embroidered with red plum blossoms, a rare bright color for her.

She wore a set of kingfisher feathers on her head. Her eyebrows were outlined with black ink to create a rounded arc, and her lips were painted with red lip balm. A layer of pink was spread on both sides of her cheeks, making her skin look even whiter and more rosy, making her look more charming and innocent.

Her skin is as white as snow and her lips are as red as blood.

At this moment, a gorgeously dressed beauty walked over, and Hailan's heart tightened slightly. She smiled very brightly, "Sister, you look so beautiful today."

Ruyi nodded slowly, "Today is New Year's Eve. Although I usually follow the Queen's request to be frugal and not dress extravagantly, but on such a day of universal celebration, I should still dress up a little."

"Sister, you should dress like this. The ones you wore before were too plain and couldn't bring out your looks." Hai Lan's tone contained a hint of regret.

"Why dress so exquisitely? The Queen will be unhappy when she sees you." Ruyi shook her head slightly and said.

"It's because my sister is too good-tempered that the Queen bullies her again and again." Hai Lan was filled with dissatisfaction when the Queen was mentioned.

She didn't want her sister to be tolerant all the time. In the harem, such kindness would only make those who flatter the powerful and bully the weak become unruly. Hai Lan felt heavy in her heart, all because of her concern for Ruyi.

"Okay, Hailan. The Queen is the Queen after all, how can we question her?" Ruyi smiled indifferently. She strictly abided by etiquette and was too disdainful to argue with the Queen about these trivial matters.

Unintentionally, Ruyi once again forgave the world with a gentleman's heart.

"Let's go." Ruyi let Lingzhi put the cloak on her and was about to take the plush hand guard that Lingzhi handed over.

Hailan stretched out her hand to stop him, and took out a brand new plush hand guard from her arms, "Sister, I made a new hand guard yesterday, use this."

Ruyi took it and took a closer look. The stitches were very fine and dense. She looked at Hailan with a look of satisfaction on her face. "Hailan, you are already a concubine, but you still have to do these things. It's really hard for you."

Seeing Ruyi putting her hands into the handguard and expressing her sincere gratitude, Hai Lan felt very comforted.

She looked down at her gauntlet, which was made together with her sister's, and even the leather was from the same fox.

The color is the same, the appearance is similar. She made them with the intention of making them a pair.

Now both of them are holding their hands, looking really harmonious.

"My life was saved by my sister. I am willing to do something for her." Hai Lan stared at Ruyi's face with joy in her eyes.

Ruyi was also very moved by this. Her lips changed from being tightly closed to spreading outwards, opening like a red flower. She smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Okay."

*New Year's Eve

The air outside was cold, but there were many charcoal basins in Chonghua Palace, which made the inside warm and it didn't feel like winter at all.

The empress and the queen mother sat on both sides of the emperor, and the rest of the people sat on both sides of the hall according to their rank.

Yanwan was a concubine and was assigned next to Bai Ruiji. To the right of them was Concubine Chun, and behind her were Concubine Shu and Concubine Qing.

Sitting opposite them were Consort Xian Ruyi, Consort Yu Hailan, and Consort Wan. The remaining seats were reserved for Consort Jia and several newly appointed concubines by the Emperor.

Everyone had already taken their seats, and the emperor had not arrived yet, so they were talking to each other in groups of three or four.

As soon as Yihuan knew she was pregnant, she thought about telling the emperor the good news as soon as she saw him. Even the powder on her face couldn't cover her slightly red cheeks.

"Does Shupin have any good news? She's so happy." Concubine Chun turned her head and saw Yihuan laughing secretly, so she asked curiously.

Yihuan restrained her smile and nodded somewhat embarrassedly. She didn't expect her performance to be so obvious, which was really a bit ridiculous.

"Empress Chun, just wait. Concubine Shu will tell us soon." Yan Wan continued hurriedly.

She knew that Yihuan had her own yardstick in her heart. She was willing to tell herself and Concubine Mei because she felt that they truly cared about her own good. However, Concubine Chun was not very familiar with Yihuan, so she probably didn't want to tell her first.