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

Jingse looked around at the respectful guards on duty and said, "Don't worry, I will tell the emperor that the guards were loyally on duty and it was me who forced my way in."

Then he looked at the quiet house without a trace of emotion in his eyes and said, "Let's go."

Ruyi had just eaten some leftovers. The chief steward of the Imperial Household Department had always been a flatterer of the powerful and a bully of the weak. When he saw that Ruyi was under house arrest by the emperor, his expression immediately changed. He was no longer as fawning as he had been in the past few days.

They only brought some green vegetables and cold rice, and it seemed that someone had eaten a few bites of it. Suo Xin removed the surface layer and heated it up again for her master to eat.

Ruyi was not in a good mood and had no appetite. She barely ate two bites before putting down her chopsticks.惢心 cleared the dishes away and asked Sanbao to put them away first, fearing that Ruyi would be hungry at night and have nothing to eat.

"Although the Empress has been cured, she still remembers that you delivered the dowry for the Queen Mother and refuses to let her go."惢心 looked at Ruyi sitting lonely under the eaves of the window and felt very uncomfortable.

Ruyi sat on the couch, propped up her chin, and looked out the window at the trees outside. It was spring now, and the branches and leaves had sprouted new buds, symbolizing new life.

It's like the queen, who was frozen beyond recognition by the wind, snow and frost in the winter, but when spring comes, she grows new roots and leaves to absorb nutrients. It is not enough for her to absorb the emperor, Jingse, the Fucha clan, and Khorchin one after another, as they all try desperately to occupy her living space.

As the sun sets, the treetops are covered with a light blue-black color, making them look desolate.

Although she was so cautious, she was still often treated harshly. Ruyi thought of her past and told her mother that as long as there were women from the Unalana clan in the harem, it would be fine even if there was no one from the previous dynasty.

Now that I think about it, it was a clear choice. The turmoil in the harem alone was exhausting and overwhelming. Then the conspiracy and scheming of the ministers in the previous dynasty and the struggle for interests were probably even more terrifying.

Ruyi was in the deep palace and was unable to protect her family members who were officials in the previous dynasty, otherwise her father would not have been framed and died.

If her nephews, nieces, and uncles were to encounter such an unexpected event, Ruyi would never agree to it. She still hoped that they could be safe.

There is no need to seek for glory and splendor, as long as there is peace, wealth and happiness in life. Besides, with her around, the emperor will not treat Ulanara badly.

Ruyi was just sighing over her wise decision when she heard a loud noise. She turned around and looked at惢心, "惢心, listen, what happened?"

Suo Xin was looking towards the door. "The sound seems to come from the main gate. Master, I'll go and take a look first." Then she quickly walked out.

Ruyi still had her hands raised and held a cushion on her knees, thinking in a daze, the Emperor had already confined her to her room, so who else would come?

She felt that the person was not friendly. Ruyi was a little nervous, but she still tried to remain calm, thinking that it might be better to be more friendly.

As soon as Suo Xin stepped out of the door, she was grabbed by the two maids beside Jing Se. Suo Xin was so frightened that she struggled hard and shouted, "Master!"

During the tearing, her sleeve was pulled, revealing the injury she had suffered a few days ago. Jiang Yubin came this morning to check Ruyi's pulse and wrapped her body neatly with the new cloth.

Jingse took a look, curled her lips and said, "Her arm is injured, don't touch there, or you will say that this princess abuses her servants."

She then said to the guard beside her, "You wait at the door." and motioned for the remaining palace maids and maids to go in with her.

The two maids held Suo Xin tightly, being careful not to touch her injured hand but also preventing her from struggling.

惢心 was worried about Ruyi and looked like she was about to cry. One of the maids saw how worried she was and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Miss 惢心. Our princess won't hurt Concubine Xian."

Another added, "Yeah, you're only going to hurt yourself if you keep going like this."

After hearing these two sentences, Suoxin stopped struggling and let them go.

Jingse walked into the room, just looked at the furnishings inside and commented, "The furnishings are very simple, Concubine Xian." Her eyes were slightly cold as they were cast on Ruyi's still confused mind.

Ruyi suddenly came to her senses, quickly put the soft pillow on her knees aside, stood up and saluted Jingse, "I wonder why Princess Jingse came to see me."

Jingse just smiled, then her expression turned from sunny to gloomy, and she scolded her harshly, "How dare you! Do you think a concubine like you can call me by my name?"

Ruyi lowered her head and dared not look at her, and immediately changed her words, "I didn't know that Princess Hejing was here..."

Before she finished her words, Jingse lazily sat on the other side of the couch where Ruyi had just sat, and interrupted her with a little impatience, "Forget it, this princess is not here to teach you etiquette and respect."

"These should be taught by the Wulanala clan themselves. But if the Wulanala clan had good upbringing, why did Concubine Xian repeatedly offend her superiors and not change her ways even after being punished?"

Because Jingse didn't allow her to stand up, Ruyi was still half-kneeling. Jingse leaned down slightly and looked down at her. At such a close distance, he could see Ruyi's exposed forehead and her drooping eyelids.

Ruyi knelt straight, her manners dignified, without any flaws, "Princess, I am very sorry for what you said, but I have never offended the Queen."

Looking at her kneeling there, Jingse felt a little relieved, "I didn't come here today to have an argument with you." Jingse looked at the red nail polish on her nails in the candlelight. She had just dyed it with Impatiens today, and the color was bright.

"I heard that you were going to buy a dowry for this princess when she got married. Jingse was very happy and came here to get it." She crossed her legs and lifted one of them, with her exquisite shoes facing Concubine Xian's face.

Ruyi was not upset by this deliberate humiliation. She just looked at the ground, her heart as calm as ice, and said lightly: "If your highness likes anything, just take it."

Jingse snorted coldly, looked at the servants beside him, frowned slightly, and said loudly, "Did you hear that? Concubine Xian has spoken, why don't you go quickly?"

The people nearby immediately took action, rummaging through and picking up things, making Ruyi's clothes and bedding a mess. The few items in the room to begin with were carried away like water.

After a while, only the bare tables, chairs and benches were left in the room. Most of the jewelry on Ruyi's desk were taken away. The rest were some gifts from the emperor with special meanings. Jingse didn't want them, and she couldn't give them to others even if she took them, so they just took up space in vain.

"Take it to your own room." Looking at the row of palace maids and nannies, whose hands were full of things waiting for her to speak, Jingse looked down on Ruyi's things and simply gave them all to the servants.

"Noble Concubine Xian, as a concubine, it is your honor to serve the Empress Dowager. You should accept this opportunity with joy." Jingse looked at her coldly, "This is a gift to you."