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

* Hall of Mental Cultivation

Just now, Concubine Wan and Noble Lady Qing came to the Yangxin Palace to thank the Emperor and the Empress. The Empress was concerned about the Seventh Prince, so after the two of them went back, she hurried back to Changchun Palace to take care of her legitimate son.

After a while, Ruyi brought the red bean, lily and lotus seed porridge she cooked, and said that the emperor was busy and it was not time for dinner yet, so he must be hungry, so she sent it to him specially.

After meeting Ruyi, the emperor had someone to confide in. In the deep palace, only Ruyi, his childhood sweetheart, could he speak so freely without worrying about the consequences.

"Just now, Concubine Wan and Noble Lady Qing came to express their gratitude to me and the Queen." The Emperor mentioned this casually as he walked into the palace from the entrance of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

"Now that I have been promoted, I naturally have to thank the Emperor and the Empress for their grace." Ruyi said in a very normal tone.

Ruyi followed behind the emperor, her dark green sleeves swaying gently in the air, forming two arcs as she swung her arms in front of her body.

"Neither of them has any outstanding qualities, but they have served me for a long time, and I cannot treat them badly," said the emperor.

Lingzhi and Jinzhong followed behind the two people, keeping a distance from them that was neither too far nor too close.

The emperor put his hands behind his back, twirling the jade ring on his thumb with his index finger, and as if remembering something, he said, "But when you were wronged last time, Concubine Ling came to plead for you. She is truly a pure and kind person."

Light shone in through the gaps in the window. Ruyi and the emperor walked into the hall with their backs to the light. The sunlight almost condensed into substance, shining through Ruyi's swinging sleeves and the gaps in her clothes, through the gaps in Ruyi's slightly raised beautiful hands, and through the empty space between the back of her hand and her thumb which was bent into a semicircle.

"The emperor has a scale in his heart. If you do well, you will be rewarded, and if you do not, you will be punished." Ruyi's voice was soft. She remembered that Concubine Jia was still under house arrest because she had made a mistake.

"Speaking of punishment, it has been more than half a year since Jin was demoted to a noble lady. I have never paid any attention to her these days." The emperor walked to the east warm room of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, sat on a chair, stretched out his finger, and motioned Ruyi to sit down as well.

Ruyi pouted her lips, looking a little unhappy. She squinted at the emperor and stood there sizing up his expression.

She stood straight, her clothes embroidered with four light brown bamboo leaves. Suddenly, a green bamboo stood proudly there.

Ruyi took a breath, sat down on the chair reluctantly, and said, "The emperor means that he will pay attention to her." The beginning of this sentence was full of energy, but the second half was light, soft, and carried a hint of unhappiness.

The emperor held a delicate golden snuff bottle in his hand. Hearing this, he quickly pulled out the stopper, put it under his nose and took a deep breath. Then he said, "Although Jin Shi is wrong, she is the biological mother of the Fourth and Eighth Princes after all, and the first noble lady from the Yu family."

"She has already lost her child and has been neglected for more than half a year. I also punished Prince Yu. I did all this to teach them a lesson." The emperor put the lid of the snuff bottle back on, put his hands on the table, and explained patiently.

Ruyi was stirring a sticky pastry in her mouth, and she said in a deep voice, "Does the emperor mean to restore Jin's position?"

"I wonder if the emperor wants to restore her position as concubine or consort?" Ruyi raised an eyebrow and asked tentatively. The last two words were said very lightly, for fear that if she supported it, the emperor would really restore Jin Yuyan's position as consort, and then惢心's injury would be in vain.

"If you want to restore her position as consort, I will not agree." The emperor looked at the exquisite fruit plate on the table and felt it was boring. He took the teacup that Jinbao had just brought and scraped off the foam.

"But the position of concubine is still necessary." The emperor said, "Otherwise, when the Yu family comes to greet Concubine Jia and find out that she is still being ignored, they will definitely be worried and worried that I still have a grudge against them because of the matter of Prince Yu."

After the emperor said this, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Ruyi had been staring at him with her head tilted. Seeing that the emperor avoided her gaze, she stiffened her neck and said, "The emperor means that we can only punish her. No matter what mistakes she made, we cannot punish her severely all the time."

The emperor put down the teacup and looked at Ruyi with a frown. He suddenly felt very tired in his heart. Ruyi was too stubborn and could not tolerate any sand in her eyes.

Ruyi still looked reluctant, her pretty face was stern, and she didn't even look at the emperor.

The emperor sighed when he saw her fair forehead, delicate chin, and her refusal to look him in the eye. However, he still thought that she had also suffered a lot of grievances, so he coaxed her with a slight smile, "Ruyi, you are my concubine, you must put the overall situation first."

"I understand." Ruyi tilted her head forward heavily, and glanced at the emperor with a slightly frowned look, with a hint of a lesson in mind. The pearl tassels on the flag head gently spread out, colliding with each other and making sounds.

Ruyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she blinked quickly again and again. She pursed her lips into a small flower bud, "Your Majesty, if Jin Shi wants to harm others again."

"How are you going to deal with her?" Ruyi raised her eyebrows and leaned forward, her tone containing a hint of questioning and a calmness that indicated she was in control of everything.

The emperor thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and shifted his gaze from Ruyi's face to the pattern of the lining on the table, "Not really."

He then sighed and said, "I have severely punished her, and she has paid the price for it. I believe she has learned her lesson."

"If she has any bad intentions again, I will never allow such a person to stay in my harem." The emperor's eyes were firm and his tone was sincere.

Ruyi's initially dissatisfied expression gradually became calm and relieved as the emperor expressed his determination.

She raised her eyes to see the emperor's expression, and looked back and forth several times, and saw that the emperor had made up his mind sincerely, so she closed her eyes, her eyelashes brushing heavily on her face, and looked sideways to the other side.

The emperor has already made plans, and he will probably issue an order soon. No matter how dissatisfied she is, she cannot change it.

Ruyi sat with the emperor for a while and then left. She was a little annoyed that the emperor was concerned about Jin Yuyan and did not want to see her young face at this moment.

The emperor will have to go to Changchun Palace to visit the Seventh Prince later, and discuss with her the matter of restoring Concubine Jia to the position of concubine.

However, this also shows where the emperor's intentions are. The promotion of a concubine should be discussed with the queen, but the emperor told her first, which shows his affection for her.

Although Ruyi disagreed, she was also pleased with the emperor's kindness. Conflicting emotions were tangled in her heart, twisting into a small ball of thread.

But no matter what, Jin Yuyan's development remains the same as before, and the same goal is achieved by different paths.