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

*In mid-April, when all flowers bloom, batches of fresh flowers from the greenhouse are delivered to each palace.

The entire Forbidden City is surrounded by fragrant breezes.

Yihuan was pregnant, and the eldest prince and the seventh prince were both ill. Most of the emperor's attention on the harem was taken up by them, and the rest was mostly given to the restored Jiapin and the gentle Concubine Ling.

So for a while, the emperor's pretty childhood sweetheart was briefly neglected and didn't even get a bit of favor.

In the past half month, the emperor only went to Yikun Palace once.

Ruyi understood that the emperor was busy, the children were sick, and it must be hard for the father to feel good, so the sensible Ruyi did not feel aggrieved. Instead, she was extremely considerate and did not fight or compete with others.

However, the wise Concubine Xian knew the relationship between Concubine Xian and the emperor, while others were foolish and short-sighted and only thought that Concubine Xian had fallen out of favor with the emperor.

Qin Li, the head of the Imperial Household Department, was a wicked man who treated Concubine Xian harshly whenever he had the chance.

But Concubine Xian was kind-hearted, and even when she was in high spirits, she never blamed Qin Li in the slightest.

But Qin Li felt guilty about Concubine Xian's mercy. He noticed that the Emperor visited Concubine Xian less frequently than before, so he started to have vicious thoughts. He reduced the salary of the Yikun Palace and only sent ordinary ornaments. Even the flowers sent by the flower room were of small and inferior quality.

Li Yu couldn't bear to see Concubine Xian being bullied by others, so he asked to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hoping to use his previous reputation with the Emperor to get Qin Li to stop.

Everyone in Yikun Palace watched Li Yu go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with great anticipation, thinking that they would finally be able to hold their heads high.

Unexpectedly, Eunuch Li was gone for a long time, and when he came back he was covered in dust and looked depressed.

Concubine Xian was considerate and sent everyone else away, speaking to Li Yu alone.

"Li Yu, did you hear some discouraging words from Qin Li?" Ruyi was sitting on a chair in Yikun Palace, and Li Yu was standing opposite her with his body hunched.

"In reply to Concubine Xian, Qin Li is a villain who has succeeded in his career. He holds the share of the Yikun Palace and wants to take advantage of this opportunity to step on her hard." Li Yu said, with a hint of bitterness on his face as he lowered his head.

Qin Li's ridicule just now made Li Yu's previously straight back shrink.

* Half an hour ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Li Yu held the whisk and went to the Internal Affairs Department. The eunuchs around him were busy with their own duties and no one paid any attention to him.

In the past, when he walked here, people all around him greeted him with “Hello, Eunuch Li” one after another. But now, not even one glance is received.

The threshold of the Imperial Household Department was not high. If it was too high, it would be inconvenient for the eunuchs and palace maids to move things. But Li Yu prepared his mind for a long time before he stepped into the Imperial Household Department.

Qin Li was checking inside to see if there was anything missing from the newly arrived batch of silk. It would be terrible if there was any damage.

"You, go and take these bright yellow and sapphire blue ones to the queen." Qin Li pointed at the eunuchs waiting nearby and said, "Send these light pink ones to Chuxiu Palace."

"This bunch will be sent to Yongshou Palace." He pointed to another bunch of light green lily satin, and then looked at another pile of rose-red ones. "This part will be sent to Qixiang Palace, and this part will be sent to Yonghe Palace."

"Okay, for the rest, just wait for whichever palace comes to collect the salary and give it to them. There's no need to deliver it specially." Qin Li said, and when he turned around, he saw Li Yu standing behind him.

"Oh, Eunuch Li is here. I wonder if the emperor has any instructions or if Concubine Xian has something to say?" Qin Li said to Li Yu with disdain and sarcasm.

"Eunuch Qin, I'm here to collect the salary from the Yikun Palace. Recently, things in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have always been short in weight, and Concubine Xian is a little distressed about this." Li Yu looked coldly at the smile on Qin Li's face.

"Oh, Concubine Xian is so magnanimous, how could she argue with us, don't you think?" Qin Li smiled and didn't take it seriously, just answered casually.

Li Yu frowned, like a crumpled dough, and said unhappily, "Your Highness Xian is a noble concubine. I just heard you say that the things from Yongshou Palace and Chuxiu Palace have been delivered, but the things from Yikun Palace are short of weight. The positions of Concubine Ling and Concubine Shu are not as high as yours. Why are you so neglectful?"

Qin Li also frowned, looking embarrassed, "This..."

Li Yu thought he felt guilty, so he snorted and said, "Forget it, I don't want to argue with you. The rest can be made up later. You should give me the salary that the young master of Yikun Palace gave me first."

Qin Li still frowned, looking very distressed, "This..."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs can't even come up with the monthly salary for one palace?" Li Yu was angry and asked with gritted teeth.

"Well, to be honest, each palace needs to make clothes recently, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a lot of expenses. At the moment, there is not much money. So I have to use the monthly allowance of the Yikun Palace to make up for it." Qin Li said sincerely.

"You actually fooled me like this. Don't you think I don't know? You are just flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, and you have to step on the Yikun Palace." Li Yu glared at Qin Li and said.

He narrowed his eyes and spoke word by word, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell the emperor?"

A look of panic suddenly appeared on Qin Li's face, covering up his previous confusion. He opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth, looking nervous.

Suddenly, Qin Li burst out laughing, his face was full of smiles, and he said, "Eunuch Li, please don't look at me and deceive me."

Qin Li put away his smile, looked at Li Yu with squinted eyes, raised his eyebrows, and whispered, "I only know that you, Eunuch Li, have lost the emperor's favor just like Concubine Xian."

He sneered, "You want to see the emperor, does the emperor want to see you?"

"Someone, send Eunuch Li out." Qin Li's face was cold and stern, without any of the flattery that Li Yu had imagined.

"Li Yu, I respect you and call you "you", but please don't be so arrogant. That's too rude, isn't it?" Qin Li said with a smile.

Two young eunuchs came over and said to Li Yu, "Eunuch Li, please come in."

Li Yu walked out of the door in a daze, and saw Li Xin walking towards him.

He lowered his head somewhat reservedly, trying to hide his face. Jiapin framed Concubine Xian, and he was not polite in his words.

Once the situation changed, the emperor restored Jiapin's position. If Li Xin harbored resentment, she would probably argue with him.

Li Yu stood aside, feeling a little nervous.

But Li Xin didn't even look at him. She just walked past him as if she didn't see him.

Then Li Yu heard Li Xin's voice, "Qin Li, our master wants to make two sets of Northern Dynasty clothing. You should arrange it quickly. The emperor will see them in a few days."

"Yes, yes, Sister Li Xin, you can just send a eunuch to inform me about this matter. Why did you come here in person?" Qin Li's voice was flattering and gentle enough to draw water out of it. It was totally unlike the domineering tone just now.