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

When Concubine Shu gave birth to a daughter, most of the concubines went to Chuxiu Palace to congratulate the emperor and express their gratitude. The servants in the Forbidden City all flocked to Chuxiu Palace, and the surrounding palaces looked deserted in the background.

Hailan chose a remote place where there were few people. Besides, it was very busy outside, so no one would come here.

Li Yu was sleeping soundly on the ground. Sanbao covered his open eyes with a handkerchief. So a man with a face covered was lying here quietly, and against the backdrop of Hai Lan standing quietly in front of him, it was like a quiet and distant painting.

"Bury him in that pit." Hai Lan did not look at how miserable Li Yu's death was. She breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Li Yu had betrayed his master and would not appear in front of the emperor again, causing the emperor to have a grudge against her sister.

Li Yu will no longer cause trouble to her sister.

Sanbao responded, and together with Wufu, who strangled Li Yu, they moved the person to a pre-dug pit, then smoothed the soil to leave as few traces as possible.

In a place where no one noticed, Hai Lan returned to the Yanxi Palace silently and read quietly, as if nothing had happened.

*Next day

Yanwan and Concubine Mei were visiting Yihuan. Yihuan was tired yesterday and didn't say a word.

Yanwan told Yihuan what happened last night in vivid detail, such as how Bai Ruiji was so scared that she couldn't stop crying, and how Concubine Xian looked so disgusting when she heard that she was a princess. It was really annoying.

After a while, Wang Chan came over and whispered something. Yan Wan raised her eyebrows slightly and said to Yi Huan and Bai Rui Ji, "Sister, Yi Huan, you guys chat first. I have something else to do in the palace, so I'll leave first."

The two men nodded to her, and Yanwan left Chuxiu Palace.

Chunchan and Lancui followed Yanwan, and the few of them walked towards the Yangxin Palace.

"Are you telling the truth? Jiapin's face turned pale with fright?" Yanwan asked Wang Chan in a low voice.

"It is absolutely true, my lord. Concubine Jia just came to the Yangxin Palace to cry and complain to the Emperor. Eunuch Jinzhong said that even the Fourth Prince was frightened and started crying. The imperial physician has been called to see him." Wang Chan replied with a smile.

"She is really willing to do so. She is not afraid that the Fourth Prince will be frightened." Chunchan rolled her eyes and said.

"Jiapin is very careful in her work. I believe she has informed the Fourth Prince in advance. She loves her child very much." Yanwan said.

"The Fourth Prince is also a man who knows how to act according to the situation." Lan Cui snorted.

"In the deep palace, anyone who can't act according to the circumstances is probably dead. The Fourth Prince was born into an imperial family and has been influenced by his surroundings. Only by showing the innocence of a child can he awaken the emperor's fatherly feelings, and this makes those who do evil seem so hateful." Yan Wan smiled slightly.

As they walked, they arrived at the gate of the Yangxin Palace. Jinzhong was waiting at the gate. When he saw Yanwan, he hurried over and bowed to greet her, "I pay my respects to Master Ling."

Yan Wan had no expression on her face, pretending to be unfamiliar, "Get up."

Jinzhong stood up, spread his hands to make a gesture of invitation, and said, "Master Ling, please follow me in."

Then Yan Wan followed Jin Zhong into the Yangxin Palace. As she stepped over the threshold, Yan Wan asked in a low voice, "Are you sure it's him?"

Jinzhong nodded slightly, looked up at Yanwan's face, and said, "It was indeed Li Yu. His death was tragic. He was strangled to death."

"The Empress and Noble Concubine Xian are already waiting inside. The Emperor called the master over, probably because he wanted to find a high-ranking concubine who has no reason to target Noble Concubine Xian but does not overly protect her to judge the case." Jinzhong reminded quietly.

"You just have to come and see the show."

Yanwan chuckled and Chunchan helped her in. When the two of them passed each other, Yanwan scratched the back of Jinzhong's hand with her armor.

Jinzhong subconsciously covered his hand, and then the mark burned on his hand. Although it looked white and nothing special, Jinzhong felt hot in his heart. He followed Yanwan into the Yangxin Palace.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ling has arrived." Jinzhong said respectfully, and then the emperor waved his hand, and Jinzhong led Chunchan out.

The emperor did not allow his servants to listen nearby, because this matter would damage Concubine Xian's reputation, so they all had to leave.

"Greetings to the Emperor, the Empress, and Concubine Xian." Yan Wan bowed one by one and sat on the chair reserved for her. She looked at Jiapin who looked panicked and said, "Sister Jiapin, what happened?"

The emperor said with a gloomy face, "Jiapin took the Fourth Prince for a walk today. The Fourth Prince accidentally stepped on a stone and almost fell into the flowers. Jiapin went to pull him out, but found someone's clothes in the soil she stepped on."

"This scared the two of them." The emperor sighed softly.

"Ah, Your Majesty, is the Fourth Prince okay? Children are most easily frightened. What if he gets scared and becomes sick?" Yan Wan's face was full of concern.

The emperor looked at her approvingly, and the queen took over and said, "The imperial physician has already seen it, it's okay."

Yan Wan nodded, her face relaxed a little, and said, "That's good."

The Queen turned around and asked Concubine Xian, "Concubine Xian, Li Yu was given to you by the Emperor. Do you know why he is buried in such a remote corner?"

Ruyi shook her head blankly and said, "I don't know who killed Li Yu and why he was buried in the ground."

She had an innocent look on her face, her eyes wide open in confusion, her beautiful pink lips slightly parted, revealing her red tongue.

"Then when was the last time you saw Li Yu yesterday?" Langya frowned, suppressing the discomfort in her heart, and still stared at Ruyi's face.

Ruyi frowned, her upper and lower lips pressed tightly together, then curled outwards from her face, forming a beautiful arc on her profile.

She blinked her big, beautiful eyes, and said with some innocence and girlish naivety, "Shu Fei gave birth. I went to Chu Xiu Palace to visit her yesterday, and Li Yu was guarding in Yikun Palace. So the last time I saw him was when I got up and left Yikun Palace."

"Why doesn't Concubine Xian bring the senior eunuch with her when she goes out?" Jiapin asked when she saw Ruyi's dazed look.

Ruyi thought to herself that she had to consider the emperor's face and couldn't just say that the emperor didn't like Li Yu, so she didn't take him with her. After thinking it over, she used the same excuse as before, "Li Yu's hands and feet are clumsy, and I'm afraid he will make another mistake and cause people to dislike him, so I let him stay in Yikun Palace."

Jiapin said angrily, "Is it because Concubine Xian disliked Li Yu as a servant that the emperor disliked, so she quietly dealt with him? Otherwise, why did she always keep him by her side before, but suddenly stopped bringing him away yesterday?"