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

Jinzhong looked terrified and bitter, not daring to speak, and could only look at the emperor with expectation.

But Yan Wan was angry when she heard this. She had changed her mindset in this life. She had never been so unhappy when Ruyi mocked her. Jinzhong was a man in front of the emperor. How could he allow Concubine Xian to order him around, accuse him, and act arrogantly?

Yan Wan sighed softly, then looked at Ruyi and said, "Is it possible that Concubine Xian is not good enough in controlling her subordinates, so she is angry and wants to blame others."

"However, Concubine Xian, someone in your palace once said something that shouldn't have been said to Concubine Jia, and the Emperor was already somewhat displeased with your failure to discipline your servants, so he even asked you to pray more as a punishment."

"How could Concubine Xian not take the emperor's words to heart?" Yan Wan looked like she was wholeheartedly following the emperor's words, but her tone was full of unhappiness. She stared straight at Concubine Xian's face.

Jinzhong lowered his head to hide his smug look. His good master was venting his anger for him.

The emperor smiled slightly, thinking that Yan Wan was just a child, who only knew how to uphold his will without caring whether it would make Concubine Xian unhappy.

The emperor felt extremely satisfied. His gentle and kind Concubine Ling would, for his pleasure, plead for Concubine Xian, who was always harsh on him.

Such a kind and considerate Yan Wan, but today she was so angry because Concubine Xian did not take his words to heart.

Look how cute and lively she is when she is angry.

The emperor smiled slightly and coaxed her, "Okay, why are you so angry?" Then he turned to Jinzhong and said, "Jinzhong, go on."

Jinzhong continued, "The eunuchs stayed in groups of three or four in one room, and no one was alone. However, the young eunuch who lived in the same room with the former head eunuch Sanbao of the Yikun Palace said that Sanbao went out for a while last night and didn't come back for a long time."

"So I asked Sanbao where he went and who he met, but Sanbao said he had something important to tell the emperor. Now that I have brought him here, I wonder if the emperor wants to hear what Sanbao has to say."

Seeing the emperor nodded, Jinzhong waved his hand, and a little eunuch led Sanbao over.

As soon as Sanbao came in, he knelt on the ground and paid his respects to the emperor, the empress and several masters.

Ruyi frowned and asked, "Sanbao, how did you get involved in this kind of thing?"

Sanbao raised his head slightly from the ground, staring at Ruyi's shoes with intricate patterns, his eyes full of resentment and unwillingness. He said with a slightly strange smile, "In reply to Concubine Xian, I am just following orders and have no choice but to do it."

Ruyi's heart was pounding and she felt her chest tighten. She said in astonishment, "Ridiculous! When did I ever order you to do such a vicious thing?"

Sanbao smiled bitterly, shook his head slightly, then turned to the emperor and bowed down, saying, "I was following the orders of Concubine Yu. She told me to strangle Li Yu to death."

Her heart seemed to jump into her throat. Ruyi opened her mouth slightly, her face full of surprise and confusion. She subconsciously asked, "Hai Lan?"

San Bao continued, "Last night, Concubine Yu asked me to come over and told me to take Eunuch Li Yu to a remote place under the pretext that Concubine Yu had called Eunuch Li Yu for something, and then have Wu Fu, who was beside her, strangle him to death."

"Then, Concubine Yu ordered the servants and Wufu to bury Li Yu's body in a pre-dug pit."

Sanbao spoke quickly, fearing that Ruyi would stop him from saying it. However, Concubine Xian had not yet recovered from her great surprise and had no intention of covering his mouth to stop him from slandering Concubine Yu.

After listening to this, Ruyi felt that this was nonsense. She turned to look at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Hailan is definitely not such a person."

The Queen also frowned, not understanding why Concubine Yu wanted to get rid of Li Yu. He was obviously a servant of Concubine Xian, and Concubine Yu and Concubine Xian were best friends. Why would she suddenly execute him? It was ridiculous.

"Su Lian, go find Concubine Yu. The emperor and I have something to ask her." Lang Ya said.

Su Lian responded and turned to leave.

*The side hall of Yikun Palace

Hai Lan sat in a chair with a restless heart. It was obvious that no one would pry into the affairs of their Yikun Palace. Li Yu was a person disliked by the emperor, and everyone avoided him. It was not to look for him for no reason, so as not to upset the emperor.

The emperor would not worry about where Li Yu went. As long as she found an opportunity to explain to her sister and let Sanbao take over Li Yu's position, Yikun Palace could return to its previous operation without any disturbance.

But how come Li Yu's body was suddenly discovered by someone? Why did Jiapin have to go there with the Fourth Prince for no reason?

Hai Lan calmed herself down and said to the Fifth Prince beside her, "Yongqi, my mother has something else to do, you should read a book first."

Yongqi nodded sensibly. He didn't ask any more questions, but just sat quietly in the chair reading. His cheeks, which had been thin two days ago, had grown back a little, but he still looked a little thin.

Two days ago, his mother told him that she was going back to Yanxi Palace, but something seemed to have delayed her. His mother told him that she wanted to protect Empress Xian, and Yongqi also wanted to protect Empress Xian.

Yongqi kept this matter firmly in mind.

*Hai Lan walked towards the Yangxin Palace. Sanbao had already been taken away, and it was inevitable that the emperor would become suspicious of her sister.

Sanbao told her that Li Yu went to Jinzhong's residence. If Li Yu was determined to betray her sister, he would tell her that the Qibao bracelet was fake. This was the only thing Li Yu knew about her sister.

So Li Yu couldn't stay. Hai Lan found a time when everyone was busy and killed him immediately.

Then if someone asked, it would be that Sanbao was jealous that Li Yu had replaced him, and was resentful, so he took the opportunity to commit the crime.

And she was completely unaware of this. She was just an innocent person targeted by Sanbao when his evil deeds were exposed.

After all, she and her sister were best friends, so how could she kill the eunuch in her sister's palace?

Hailan walked along the road step by step. She had made all the necessary preparations before she did anything, and had also thought of a way out. Even if the truth came out, she didn't care what punishment she received.

I just hope that when my sister knows the truth, she won’t really ignore her. After all, she did everything for her sister.

By chance, Hai Lan ran into Su Lian. After greeting her, Su Lian said, "Empress Yu, the Empress asks you to go to the Yangxin Palace immediately."

Hailan nodded, she looked at the scenery outside and let out a breath. She knew this moment would come.

"Let's go." Hailan said.