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

The empress dowager glanced coldly at Nianqin, who was looking down at his hands. She knew that he was somewhat tempted. She felt that the emperor's move to keep the princess in the capital meant that if Hengti got married, then perhaps she could also stay in the capital, which was not contrary to her opinion.

"It's just that Princess Jingse is the emperor's beloved daughter, and Hongli doesn't have any deep feelings for his sister Hengti, so I'm afraid he won't spend so much time on her."

"You can gamble, but I and Hengti cannot. If I lose Hengti's company again, I will be heartbroken." The queen mother looked a little sad. She thought of her beloved daughter who had married far away and felt sad.

Nianqin thought the same. He only saw the benefits that the Fucha family had gained and was envious for a moment. He forgot the Queen Mother's original intention. He was thinking about the honor of Princess Jingse and also thought that Princess Hengti could do the same.

If Princess Hengti is really promised to marry and the Emperor does not take any special care of her, I am afraid the Empress Dowager will be extremely heartbroken.

Neqin knew he was wrong, and quickly apologized, "I am wrong. I was wrong for a moment and was greedy. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother smiled amiably, waved her hand and said, "It's okay. When I first heard the news, I was also a little shocked that the Emperor could do such a thing."

She said with some emotion, "But no matter how rich and noble I am, it is not as good as having my daughter by my side. I am already a queen mother with great dignity. What's the point of having more splendor?"

The Queen Mother's eyes were full of smiles. "Hengti has reached the age to get married. I would like to ask you to help me find a good man from a good family so that Hengti can find a husband that suits her heart."

Although there were some minor changes, the result was ultimately what the Queen Mother expected.

Nianqin breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also a little worried that if the Queen Mother saw that Jingse stayed in Beijing, she would want to seek help from Korchin, so he asked this question presumptuously to test the waters.

* Ruyi's Residence

After the emperor finished summoning the ministers, Li Yu came to Ruyi to convey the emperor's order.惢心 was taking back the snacks that Ruyi wanted, because Hai Lan came. The two were embroidering and talking, and needed some snacks.

They happened to meet at the door. Suo Xin bowed slightly and asked him, "Why are you here, Eunuch Li?"

Li Yu's eyes were a little evasive. He was embarrassed to tell惢心 the bad news that Concubine Xian was going to be under house arrest, so he just evaded the question, "I am here to convey the Emperor's order.惢心, what are you doing..." His eyes moved to the plate that惢心 was holding.

Suo Xin smiled and said, "Empress Yu is inside talking to Concubine Xian. The master asked me to get some tea and snacks."

Li Yu nodded, and the two of them walked into the house. He suddenly remembered something, "惢心, I heard that the Queen was angry some time ago and punished the Queen. You were also injured while protecting Concubine Xian."

Seeing that he looked concerned and hadn't finished speaking, Suo Xin raised her eyebrows and tilted her head to listen carefully. She only heard, "Is Concubine Xian okay?"

Suo Xin nodded, "The master's injury was not serious, and he recovered two days ago."

Li Yu paused and asked, "What about you, are you okay?"

Suo Xin smiled gently, shook her head, and said softly, "I'm fine."

Li Yu felt that the voice was like a fragrant breeze blowing across his nose, and Suo Xin's smile made him a little nervous.

But before he could savor the moment, Suo Xin left two words, "Let's go," and went into the house.

Inside the room, Ruyi and Hailan were talking about the princess's marriage. Ruyi looked at Hailan embroidering and asked her, "Hailan, what do you think we should prepare for the princess when she gets married?"

"This is the first time I do this, and I'm really afraid that I can't live up to the emperor's high expectations." Ruyi held the side of her face with one hand. Her face was plump and the flesh was squeezed between her palms, overflowing along her palms.

Hailan thought it was very cute, she lowered her head and smiled, then looked at Ruyi affectionately, "Sister, just do it normally, that's the best."

As they were talking,惢心 came in with a tray and whispered, "Master, Eunuch Li is here."

Ruyi's face brightened. The little worry on her face had disappeared. She smiled as if everything was under control. She nodded at Li Yu and said, "Eunuch Li, why are you here?"

Hailan put down her needle and thread, looked up at Li Yu, her eyes full of pride and joy. She thought that Jingse was marrying far away, and Li Yu came to tell her.

Ruyi looked at Li Yu who was speaking hesitantly, and her mind became clear. She straightened her back, tucked her chin into her neck, raised the corners of her mouth, and thought for a moment.

He raised his head again, showing a magnanimous look. Seeing Li Yu's embarrassment, he thought that he must be in trouble. "Does the emperor have anything to tell me?"

Ruyi sat there smiling, pretending to adjust the nail on her ring finger, with her little finger slightly raised, and the posture of her hands was as elegant as a blooming chrysanthemum.

She was considerate and intended to kindly prevent Li Yu from speaking, but to speak out first so that he would not feel like he was begging for help.

Immersed in this satisfaction, Ruyi spoke confidently, "Is it because Jingse doesn't want to marry far away, and the emperor wants me to persuade her?"

She knew Jingse's temper. She was just a child, so adults didn't need to argue with her. Once she explained the pros and cons to Jingse, Jingse would naturally understand.

Li Yu replied timidly, "Your Majesty, Princess Jingse is promised to marry Khorchin." He paused and added, "However, the princess does not have to marry far away."

The more confident smile on Ruyi's face after hearing Jingse's promise to marry her disappeared in the turn of words in Li Yu's mouth. She raised her long and thin eyebrows, and the two moon-like strips of flesh on her upper eyelids were flattened a little as her eyebrows moved up.

"Ah?" Ruyi opened her mouth in surprise.

Hailan frowned, her face full of confusion, "But Korchin is far away in Mongolia."

Li Yu quickly explained, "The emperor dotes on the princess and specially built a new mansion in the capital for the princess and his consort to live in, so Princess Jingse does not have to leave the capital."

He looked at Ruyi's slightly drooping lips and added, "Because Your Majesty mentioned the princess's marriage, the Empress became angry. In order to calm the discussion of the previous dynasty, the Emperor ordered that Your Majesty be confined to your home for three months."

Hailan was shocked and accidentally knocked over the spool of thread next to her. "What? The emperor wants to confine my sister."

Ruyi smiled somewhat reluctantly, but still indifferently, without showing any sadness or disappointment, "Okay, I understand, you can go back and report first."

Li Yu felt sorry for Concubine Xian, but he had to go back to report, so he could only say a few words of comfort, such as, "The Emperor is only forced to do this because of the pressure from the previous dynasty" and "The Emperor is still very concerned about the Empress", and then hurried away.

Hai Lan looked at Ruyi worriedly. She held Ruyi's hands with both hands and tried to comfort her, "Sister, don't be too sad. The Queen must be unhappy and wanted to make Fucha make a fuss, so she forced the Emperor to make such a decision."

Ruyi covered Hailan's hand with one hand and shook her head. Her tone revealed the pride of having seen through the world. She said, "It doesn't matter. The Queen is angry and will naturally take it out on me for telling the truth."

**Author's words**

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*Why is it 炩 instead of 令? I think 炩 contains the beautiful meaning of 令, and fire also symbolizes Yanwan’s ambition.

*Only Yanwan and Jinzhong are reborn. The rebirth of others or other situations will probably be written down as if lines in the extra chapters.

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