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

* Cining Palace

The Queen Mother was still the master to whom Meipin needed to be loyal, so upon learning of this, Meipin had no choice but to report it.

When the Queen Mother heard that Princess Hengti might marry far away, she became anxious. She praised Concubine Mei for her filial piety and then let her leave.

He thought of letting Nianqin lead the ministers to strongly oppose it, not allowing Hengti to marry far away, and pushing Jingse to marry out to help her get rid of her youthful impetuousness.

Then let Concubine Mei, Concubine Shu and Concubine Qing go together to persuade the emperor.

* The next morning

Concubine Mei had already gone to persuade the Queen Mother that Princess Hengti really could not marry far away, otherwise the Queen Mother would be very sad.

Shupin was waiting outside the room where the emperor handled government affairs. She did not want to upset the emperor, so she just tried to comfort him and left without saying anything.

The emperor knew very well that Yihuan was the empress dowager's person, and he also knew the grudge between the ancestors of Yehenara and Aisin Gioro. Although he doted on Yihuan, he did not have much affection for her in his heart.

Today, people's true colors can only be revealed in times of crisis. Bai Ruiji is the empress dowager's person, so the emperor is not surprised.

Since the death of their youngest son, the two had not been close for many years. Hongli knew that if she disobeyed the empress dowager, she would just be another person suffering in the deep palace, so it was understandable for her to work for the empress dowager.

Just now, Meipin only said a few words to fulfill the empress dowager's instructions, and he could feel it.

Because when Concubine Mei yelled at him to kill Ruyi, the murderer of the child, she didn't leave so easily.

However, he once thought that Yihuan had received a lot of favors from the Queen Mother, so he would repay her in every way. He never expected that today she just came to see him and then left.

It seems that she is quite sincere to him. Hongli pondered in his heart, and thought of the pregnancy medicine full of precautions, and his heart suddenly softened and hardened.

Having made this choice, he cannot regret it.

*Near the Queen's Residence

When paying respects to the empress, Ruyi happened to run into the emperor. Knowing that he was upset, she only tried to persuade him gently. In her heart, she had already decided for the emperor which princess should get married.

"The Empress is in good health and has the Imperial Physician Qi to take care of her, so there won't be any serious problems." Ruyi gently comforted Hongli, who was worried about whether Langya's health could withstand it.

*Yihuan went to the emperor to plead for mercy, but because of her heartache, she said nothing, which made the queen mother furious. She thought to herself that she must find someone who would speak for her.

The Queen was no longer as filial as usual and took a tough attitude. With the support of her legitimate son, she knew that the matter had not been concluded and it was useless to argue. She simply refused to listen to the Queen Mother's summons.

The emperor had no way to ease the conflict between the two people. He was very upset at the moment. It would be better if the two people did not meet. Otherwise, if they started arguing, wouldn't he be asked to mediate? The thought of it made him feel overwhelmed.

One was his biological sister, and the other was his precious daughter. He felt very embarrassed because both of them were his flesh and blood. Therefore, he turned a blind eye to the queen's slight disrespect.

Seeing that she couldn't even see Langya, the empress dowager didn't know where to start, so she thought of Ruyi. Ruyi now assists in the management of the six palaces and helps the empress manage many affairs of the eastern tour. She is also the emperor's childhood sweetheart, and she once disobeyed the late emperor for her. Naturally, she has a certain say

If Ruyi was willing to persuade the emperor, then Hengti could naturally stay with the empress dowager and would not have to marry far away.

The Queen Mother thought about it, but did not take any action. Although Ruyi had always been filial, if she stood up to support Jingse's marriage in such a major event, the Emperor would certainly have a problem with her.

I wonder if she is willing to pay such a price for me, the Queen Mother thought.

At this time, Ruyi was accompanying the worried emperor. When Lord Zhang Tingyu asked to see her, she left and eavesdropped on the conversation between the two at the side of the house.

The emperor already had a candidate in mind for marriage. Although they were all close relatives, there were also differences in distance. He didn't want to see the empress dowager's sad look.

After all, he had watched Jingse grow up little by little since she was a baby, and now she was still a little girl who didn't understand much. How could he bear to marry his young daughter to Mongolia?

Zhang Tingyu tried his best to stop it on the grounds that both the two major Mongolian tribes could not become the empress dowager's son-in-law.

Ruyi understood everything and knew that the Queen Mother and the Empress must be upset about their daughter's marriage. She had two thoughts in her mind.

*The Queen Mother's Residence

The Queen Mother was dressed neatly in a yellow robe, not looking like someone who was going to bed late at night. She only glanced at Ruyi, then lowered her head and drank her tea. "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Ruyi folded her hands and said respectfully, "I just remembered that I haven't been filial to the Queen Mother for a long time. I heard that the Queen Mother was quite worried today, so I came to pay my respects."

The Empress Dowager looked at Ruyi, who was wearing a light blue dress embroidered with red plums and green bamboos. She seldom wore such bright colors.

Are you in a good mood?

The Queen Mother knew that Ruyi and Langya had been at odds for a long time, and she understood, "It is forbidden to discuss political affairs in the harem. You come to see me, aren't you afraid of my punishment?"

Ruyi smiled faintly and lowered her head slightly to hide her cold eyes behind her eyelashes. The plum blossoms and butterflies carved with pink and blue jade on her head were particularly vivid surrounded by golden velvet flowers.

"I am stupid and thought that Princess Jingse's marriage was a matter within the harem. I hope the Queen Mother will punish me." She slowly stood up and apologized to the Queen Mother.

"I am unlucky. I have never given birth, and I have never bought dowry for anyone. This time I came here just to ask the Queen Mother, if Princess Jingse gets married, I will help manage the six palaces, what kind of dowry should I add for the princess."

The Queen Mother smiled meaningfully, "You are also the princess's mother. How can it be a sin to think about the princess? Get up." Then she gently placed the teacup on the table and called out, "Fujia."

Fujia was holding a yellow box covered with dragon patterns, which was obviously a gift from the emperor.

"This is the pearl necklace given to me by the late emperor when I was granted the title of imperial concubine. I wanted to hand it to the empress personally, but the empress said she was ill and could not come." The empress dowager stroked the round and plump pearls on it.

"Now that you are here, you should hand it over to the Queen." The Queen Mother looked at Ruyi with a smile and signaled to Fujia with her eyes.

Fujia closed the lid and handed it to Suoxin who was waiting on the side.

Ruyi nodded and said, "I have something else to report to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother glanced at the people serving in the room and said, "You can go down first." After everyone had left, including Fujia and Suo Xin who was carrying the dowry, she slowly spoke, "What's the matter?"

Ruyi said firmly, "Please ask the Queen Mother to ask the court officials who speak for you to strongly support Princess Hengti's marriage."

The Queen Mother's expression changed immediately. She waved her hand and swept the teacup to the ground. "How dare you! Are you kidding me?"

Ruyi showed no fear. She was very confident in what she heard. She just knelt down in front of the Queen Mother and said calmly, "Queen Mother, please calm down. How could I have such a rebellious heart?"