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

Ling Yunche was a coward, and he would never seek death if he could avoid it, so even though he hated Concubine Xian, he still followed her words and only said, "I used to have some interactions with Concubine Xian, but that was because of my duty, and I had no other thoughts."

"As for what Concubine Xian mentioned, that's because I realized..." Ling Yunche slowly closed his eyes, revealing boredom and pain. He seemed to hate Ruyi very much.

"Her Majesty Xian has evil intentions towards me because I once saved her. She threatened me with a promotion and took the opportunity to have an affair with me."

"I have never seen such a scene before. I was not careful enough to avoid such thoughts. However, the moment I realized it, I had already explained to Concubine Xian that I had no such intention and your Majesty should not have such intention either."

Ling Yunche threw all the responsibility onto Ruyi. Ruyi was dumbfounded and could only look at everyone with eyes filled with disappointment, but she did not stop talking, because she could not stop now, or she would die.

Ruyi turned to look at the emperor again and said, "Your Majesty, does a woman giving a man shoes mean she has feelings for him? But there is more to the friendship between men and women in the world. There are other things besides love between men and women. The friendship between me and Guard Ling was also beyond love between men and women."

"I am the emperor's concubine, how could I be involved with another man?" Ruyi was scared now. Two lines of tears flowed down her face, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth. She looked really pitiful.

“Your Majesty, do you still remember our favorite scene?” Seeing that the emperor still had a dark face, Ruyi was afraid that he was determined to kill her, so she brought out the evidence of her friendship with the emperor.

"We looked at each other from afar on the wall and on the horse, and my heart broke as soon as I saw you." Ruyi recited these two sentences in a rhythmic manner. There was a hint of nostalgia on her face, as if she was missing the sweet time she had with the emperor in the past.

"Your Majesty, does he still remember?" Ruyi's tears fell like beads from a broken string, forming a shallow lake on the ground. Although it was not big, it was enough to drown the emperor.

The emperor was truly torn, and extremely angry at Ruyi for talking about her friendship with a guard.

Weren't they like brothers in their youth? Then, brothers, brothers, and finally the brothers got married.

You are doing this with Ling Yunche now, do you want to do the same as you did with me back then?

The emperor could not express his anger out loud because he still had his dignity to preserve. If he said these words, the people present would probably remember them forever.

Were they all killed?

If he killed Concubine Chun, what would happen to her child? If he killed Concubine Ling, who would entertain him? It would be better to kill all the remaining ones than to kill one. Killing them all would cause discussion in the palace. No matter what, he couldn't kill all the concubines. It would be better to warn everyone not to talk nonsense.

Ling Yunche jumped out again to explain, "Your Majesty, I only kept these boots because they were given by my master. I dare not use them or throw them away. I can only keep them well."

Finally, Zhao Jiuxiao was given a chance to speak. He was surprised and said, "After Concubine Xian gave you these boots, didn't you always hold them?"

Ling Yunche was shocked and angry. He stared at Zhao Jiuxiao with wide eyes and said, "Are you still my brother?"

Zhao Jiuxiao sneered, "Why, we're brothers again now? I haven't had a drink with you in half a year, but you insisted on saying we should drink after doing something indecent. You dragged me into something that has nothing to do with me. Do you think I'm a brother?"

"Since you are unkind, I don't need to cover up for you!" Zhao Jiuxiao said loudly, "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Ever since Ling Yunche got the boots, he has treated them as a treasure and often caressed them. But for some reason, he doesn't hold them in his hands all the time recently. Later, I got married and had no free time to talk to him, so I don't know why."

"At least this proves that Ling Yunche had impure thoughts about Concubine Xian in the past. Otherwise, why would he hug a pair of shoes every day and seem to want to kiss them twice."

Although the emperor said to execute Concubine Xian, he did not urge her to do so, so Jinzhong and Jinbao did not step forward. At this time, Ruyi spoke again, "Your Majesty, even if Ling Yunche has the intention, I have no intention of doing so. How can I know what he will do in private?"

"Your Majesty..." Ruyi pleaded again in a low voice. How could she die because of such a false accusation?

Wait, Ruyi suddenly looked at Yanwan and said sternly, "Your Majesty, someone must have deliberately framed me. If I die, who will benefit, Your Majesty?"

Who will benefit?

No one will benefit.

The emperor thought about it again, but still felt that no one would benefit.

He asked in confusion, "Who on earth would benefit from the death of a concubine who was not very favored and made many mistakes?"

The emperor glanced at the people in the room in confusion, and saw that everyone was surprised and puzzled. He didn't understand what he had just heard, so he pointed at Yan Wan and said, "Will my favorite concubine, Concubine Ling, benefit from this?"

Then he pointed at Su Lujun beside him and said, "Or will my Concubine Chun, who has many children, benefit from this?"

The emperor felt that Ruyi had not only tarnished his feelings, but also treated him like a fool. He sneered, "Why, is Concubine Xian the queen now? Or the crown prince?"

Ruyi shook her body twice and said, "Your Majesty, don't you know that the most precious thing between you and me is the friendship we had as childhood sweethearts? I have your true heart, which others cannot get. So they slander me repeatedly just because they are jealous!"

These words made the emperor so angry that he laughed. He always felt that the world was so big and he was so small. He tried his best but could not make Ruyi understand what he was saying.

The emperor pointed to his head, frowned again, stood up, took two steps forward, and said, "When did Concubine Xian's head become wrong?"

"Are you saying that Concubine Ling is jealous of you?"

Ruyi pursed her lips, nodded, and replied, "Yes."

"Why?"

Ruyi swore, "Because Your Majesty and I have a crush on each other."

The emperor paced anxiously, his long braid swinging back and forth behind him, and said, "What can the affection on the wall and horse prove?"

Ruyi wiped away her tears and said, "This proves that my love for you is special and that you have me in your heart. That's why others are calculating."

Ruyi sighed and said, "But there's nothing we can do about it."

The emperor murmured to himself, "I and Empress Xiaoxian were young married, and no one was jealous; I treated Imperial Noble Consort Huixian with great favor and generous rewards, and no one was jealous; I and Imperial Noble Consort Chun had many children, and no one was jealous; my Imperial Noble Consort Ling has only been in my bed for three years, but she has already become an imperial concubine, and no one is jealous."

"Are they all blind? They ignore the obvious favor and instead become jealous of you?"