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

*Yikun Palace

After Ruyi returned to Yikun Palace, Sanbao sneaked away to a side hall. Since no one cared about him and he didn't have to do any work, he felt much more relaxed.

Inside, Hailan was teaching Yongqi to read.

Yongqi hadn't recovered yet, so the emperor asked her to stay in Yikun Palace for a while. Hailan also wanted to stay near her sister. She had lived here for a few days and felt that her sister's place was really good and close.

Every day during meal time, as long as the emperor was not coming, she would eat with her sister.

For a moment, Hai Lan didn't want Yong Qi to get better quickly, she just hoped that this peaceful and happy time could last longer and longer.

Ye Xin came over and whispered to Hai Lan, "Master, Eunuch Sanbao is here, and he seems to have something to say to you."

Hai Lan nodded and said, "Let him in." Then she paused and said, "Take the fifth prince out first." Then two wet nurses came over and led Yongqi out.

Ye Xin led Sanbao in. When Sanbao saw Hailan, he bowed and said respectfully, "Your servant greets the Concubine Yu."

"Get up." Hailan looked up at him and asked, "But is there anything I can do for you, sister?"

Sanbao shook his head and said, "Empress Yu, you previously ordered me to keep an eye on her and told me to tell you if anyone bullied the concubine because of her good temper."

"That's why I came here." Sanbao lowered his head, his tone full of sincerity.

Hailan couldn't see his expression, but hearing his loyalty, she smiled slightly and said, "Tell me, what's wrong?"

Sanbao said, "Our master just went out for a walk and ran into Jiapin and the Fourth Prince. Jiapin's words were... not very respectful." As he spoke, he secretly observed Hailan's expression.

Hai Lan frowned, and a bit of anger suddenly appeared on her delicate face. She took a breath and said word by word, "It's this Jiapin again."

"Jiapin framed our master in the past, but she ended up losing more than she gained. Instead, she got punished. Now she hates our master." Sanbao raised his head, his face full of worry.

"How dare she do that? I haven't settled the score with her yet for framing my sister!" Sanbao's words touched Hailan's sore spot. Hailan would never allow anyone to hurt her sister.

Seeing Concubine Yu so excited, Sanbao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "And Eunuch Li Yu was also hated by Concubine Jia because he went to Qixiang Palace and took away the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince."

Hailan frowned tightly and pursed her lips.

She thought of Li Yu, the burden again. If she hadn't come up with a solution, her sister would have been ignored by the emperor. It was because of him!

San Bao didn't stop talking and continued, "The Fourth Prince can already remember the incident and is unhappy. So he used the fact that Eunuch Li was given to the master to mock him."

"Eunuch Li was also punished by Concubine Jia to kneel in the Imperial Garden. It will take another half an hour for him to come back." Sanbao said, and then sighed worriedly.

"The Fourth Prince is a prince. He will remember Li Yu's past mistakes. When he grows up, he will surely wait for an opportunity to take revenge. I just hope he won't vent his anger on the master." Sanbao shook his head, hoping sincerely.

Hai Lan's face showed a thoughtful expression. She said, "You go down first. If something like this happens again, you must tell me immediately."

Sanbao said yes and left.

Hailan's beautiful grey eyes stared at the corner of a brick on the ground, which had a tiny crack. The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were not careful and did not take a good look.

Hailan stroked the mahogany table in front of her. The table was also old and a little worn. A piece of paint had fallen off the bottom, and no one came to replace it.

Qin Li was arrogant in Yikun Palace because his sister was not favored. When his sister was favored, he became more reserved. Good things were also sent to him. However, he still did not take good care of this subtle point.

She knew that only if her sister's favor lasted would others be respectful to her and would take every detail into consideration.

Even if Yongqi recovered from his illness, the emperor would be unwilling to come to Yikun Palace because Li Yu, whom he did not want to see, was there. He would also think that his sister was colluding with Li Yu because of her soft-heartedness and kindness towards Li Yu.

Jiapin's son also remembered what Li Yu had done in the past, and the hatred of separating them fell on Li Yu. If left alone, when the Fourth Prince grew up, he would definitely take his anger out on his sister when he took revenge on Li Yu.

So, no matter what, Li Yu cannot stay.

She couldn't wait any longer.

Even if her sister was really angry with her, she was truly doing it for her sister's good.

*An hour later, Li Yucai came back limping.

Rong Pei went to greet him and asked, "Li Yu, what took you so long? The master has been waiting for you for a long time."

Li Yu smiled bitterly, wiped the sweat off his face, and said in a weak tone, "Aunt Rong Pei, I knelt for a long time and sweated too much. I felt dizzy and my knees were sore, so I just found a stone bench in the Imperial Garden and rested for a while. I came back after I recovered."

Rong Pei curled her lips, but still said with concern, "Okay, okay, then you can go in quickly. The master expects that such a hot day will make people sweat a lot. I have prepared sugar water and salt water for you. Just drink some."

Li Yu nodded and limped into the main hall. Before crossing the threshold, he had to hold the door with one hand and pull the cloth at his knees with the other hand to lift his legs up, otherwise he could not cross.

Ruyi was sitting inside, feeling a little bored. She crossed her hands, pinched the hem of her skirt above her knees with two fingers, and gently pulled it up, then pulled it up again, to kill time.

Hearing the sound of slow footsteps outside, Ruyi let go of her hand and picked up the book next to her and started flipping through it.

Li Yu approached her, bowed to her tremblingly, and said, "Your servant greets Master Xian."

Ruyi then closed the book and said, "Li Yu, you're back."

Li Yu made a bitter face and nodded.

Ruyi said thoughtfully, "I have prepared some salt water and sugar water for you. You must be feeling uncomfortable after kneeling for so long."

"When Jiang Yubin comes, ask him to check you out and prescribe some ointment to avoid any sequelae." Ruyi said with a smile.

Li Yu felt uneasy. He didn't want Jiang Yubin to see him in this ugly state.

He was the one who liked惢心 just like him. Now that惢心 had left the palace, she even confiscated his gift. Jiang Yubin had scolded him harshly in the past. How could he have the confidence to speak in front of Jiang Yubin?

Seeing Li Yu's embarrassment, Ruyi thought he was just embarrassed and said, "Jiang Yubin is惢心's husband, not an outsider. It's okay."

Li Yu's heart sank. He knew that this was the only way. His self-esteem would be like rotten meat on a chopping board, being repeatedly watched by others.