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

*Eternal Spring Palace

When the emperor heard about the ridiculous things done by Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke, he was furious and hurried to Changchun Palace to visit Langya.

Langya was still sleeping, her brows were furrowed, her face was pale, and beads of cold sweat were oozing from her forehead. She looked uneasy.

Yan Wan stood by her side while the imperial physician took her pulse and checked whether there was anything wrong with her legs and feet.

The emperor asked the imperial physician with concern what happened to Langya. The imperial physician said that the queen was weak and had been taking care of the Seventh Prince for a long time. She was already tired and suddenly became angry. All the blood rushed to her heart, so she fainted. She needed to rest and should not overwork or be sad.

The emperor asked again if Concubine Ling was okay. He saw Yan Wan raised her foot and seemed to have twisted it, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Suddenly, inappropriately, he thought of Yanwan's feet, which were like tiny flowers blooming again and again in front of the emperor as she danced.

On the carpet of red petals, Yanwan is the only pure white plum blossom.

Such a beautiful thing must not be damaged, the emperor thought.

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief when the imperial physician said there was nothing wrong. The thought just now was thrown away like a stone, and his worry returned to Langya again.

After a while, Langya woke up slowly. Seeing the emperor was there, she forced a smile and said in comfort, "Why is the emperor here?"

The emperor pulled her, his face gloomy, and asked, "Why did the queen suddenly faint?"

The Queen sighed and said, "I am worried about Yongcong, so I can't bear to see Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke do this kind of thing at this time."

Su Liangang had already told the emperor what had happened, and the emperor had also confirmed it with Yanwan. In addition, he asked Lingzhi from Xianfu Palace, and after repeated confirmation, he was able to find out where the queen's anger came from.

As soon as Langya woke up, she just explained. This made the emperor feel even more guilty. It was because he was too indulgent to Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke that the queen had to explain to those two fools.

"They are too bad. The palace is in a sad time. How can they have the heart to light a fire and eat barbecue?" The emperor frowned and said angrily, "Even if the queen doesn't punish them, I will punish them too."

"They have done such a ridiculous thing. I order them to be demoted to concubines." The emperor was very unhappy and said, "Jinzhong, go get the best wild ginseng and send it to Changchun Palace."

Jinzhong responded and went on to do his work.

Langya didn't care about Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke. She slowly closed her eyes, then opened them again, staring at the curtain with a blank look, and asked, "How is Yongcong?"

The emperor was silent, and so was Yan Wan. The Seventh Prince's condition did not improve, but worsened. The imperial physician knelt on the ground and replied, "The Seventh Prince's condition is not very good, and the imperial physician is still treating him."

Langya closed her eyes deeply again and said, "I understand."

It sounded like a tired murmur, or perhaps a long sigh.

The emperor then said, "Queen, you should have a good rest. I will go to see Yongcong first." Yan Wan also withdrew.

At the door, the two saw Lingzhi crying. Zhao Yitai was scolding Lingzhi with a bit of resentment in his mouth, saying, "I told you not to have eyes, I told you not to have eyes."

Yan Wan frowned, and she immediately called out to Zhao Yitai, saying, "Zhao Yitai, how can Changchun Palace allow you to be so presumptuous?"

The emperor frowned unhappily and said, "Isn't this Lingzhi from Xianfu Palace?" He turned his eyes to Zhao Yitai and asked, "Why did you hit her?"

Zhao Yita hurriedly knelt on the ground, Lingzhi covered her face and sobbed silently, her cheeks were red and swollen.

After Lingzhi replied to the emperor, the emperor did not say how to deal with her, whether to punish her or not, so Jinzhong asked her to wait at the door for a while. If the emperor did not mention it, there would be no other punishment. If the emperor did mention it, Lingzhi would have to accept the emperor's reprimand again.

Lingzhi knelt outside the Changchun Palace, waiting for the possible physical pain to come.

Zhao Yita was very happy to learn that the Queen had woken up. He took the medicine boiled for the Queen and hurried inside, but he bumped into Lingzhi who was kneeling at the gate of Changchun Palace.

The collision caused the medicine to spill half of his body, making Zhao Yita furious, so he grabbed Lingzhi by the collar.

As always, as he used to do, he slapped a palace maid.

Zhao Yita, wearing a red robe, hurried into Changchun Palace from outside and bumped into a young palace maid in a green shirt holding a Yaohuang peony, breaking the vase.

The Queen and Jin Yuyan asked what was going on.

Zhao Yita grabbed the little palace maid by the collar, and the gold and black cuffs flashed in the air again and again.

The disgusting stench of the eunuch rushed straight into the little palace maid's nose, and the hard and hot hand fell on her face with a sound.

It's like the thief crying "stop thief" and taking the opportunity to vent.

"Are you blind?"

"You are told to walk without looking."

The maid could only beg for mercy. She was the most vulnerable person in the Forbidden City, and she was the only one there. Behind Zhao Yitai was the queen.

The crying sounds from the past overlapped with Lingzhi's sobbing now.

The scene seemed familiar, but Zhao Yitai no longer had the smug look he had in the past. Instead, he knelt on the ground trembling with fear and explained timidly, "Your Majesty, it was this palace maid who knelt at the gate of Changchun Palace and blocked me from delivering medicine to the Empress, so..."

Jinzhong just received the order, and the emperor asked him to take the best wild ginseng in the warehouse for the queen to use for her health. That's why he didn't watch outside Changchun Palace, and he couldn't stop Zhao Yitai from being so presumptuous.

Zhao Yita is the most capable eunuch around the queen. His words are enough to decide the life or death of a little palace maid, not to mention that the maid's master has just angered the emperor and the queen.

Lingzhi's heart sank. She wanted to explain, but just as she opened her mouth, she said, "No, I was kneeling outside Changchun Palace to wait for the emperor's decision. I didn't mean to block the eunuch's way..."

"Okay." The emperor's mind was not on these two servants. He wanted to quickly go see the Seventh Prince. He only said, "She is wrong to block the road, and you are also wrong to beat the palace maid. Give each of you twenty slaps on the face." Then he turned around and was about to leave.

Yan Wan suddenly spoke, calling out with a bit of pity, "Your Majesty."

The emperor stopped again.

Zhao Yita raised his head with a look of joy and anticipation on his face.

He knew that Concubine Ling was attached to the Queen, and that Yan Wan had always been known for her kindness. She had been involved with An Duo in the past and was punished by the Emperor. The little maid Ai Er, who had nothing to do with Concubine Ling, was rescued from the Ministry of Punishment. Now, she would certainly ask the Emperor to show some leniency because he was close to the Queen.

Lingzhi's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked at Yanwan with a little expectation.

The hopes of both of them were now projected onto Yan Wan. Similar but different.

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"