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

Ling Yunche quietly approached a window of Ruyi's room under the moonlight, and called out through the gap in a low voice, "Empress Xian, Empress Xian, it's me."

Ruyi hadn't slept at all. She just lit a candle and sat on the couch. The soft, dim candlelight couldn't warm her heart. Ruyi sat there quietly, her mind dazed, her thoughts flying away.

In a daze, she vaguely felt that Ling Yunche was calling her again and again, Ruyi, Ruyi, I'm coming. When she came to her senses, she really heard someone shouting, "Empress Xian, Empress Xian."

Ruyi hurriedly pushed open the window and saw Ling Yunche bending over and approaching her. He was staring at her intently and said with a hint of joy, "Empress Xian."

Ruyi's heart was shaken, as if a thin soft thorn was pricking her, making her somewhat disheartened and numb heart come alive again.

The warm candlelight reflected in her eyes illuminated Ling Yunche's vision. The window was open, and Ruyi stuck her head out, looking at him with joy.

The wind blowing through the window feels like a spring breeze.

Seeing her friend visiting her late at night, Ruyi was so happy that her face turned red. Her lips smiled like flowers, and her upper and lower teeth were shining. Her pink tongue uttered three words:

"You're here."

Ling Yunche smiled silently and nodded.

Ruyi thought that it was late at night and had already changed her inner clothes. Now that her good friend was taking the risk to visit her, she asked惢心 to bring her clothes and robe and helped her change into them, and then she went out.

Ling Yunche was waiting at the door. When he saw Ruyi coming out in a hurry, he felt guilty for a moment, thinking that he had made Concubine Xian anxious. He whispered, "Your humble servant will wait for me. Your Majesty, there is no need to be in such a hurry."

Ruyi pinched the hem of her skirt with her index finger and thumb, and stretched out the other three fingers. Even the turquoise on her armor was particularly harmonious under the moonlight. Although she came out in a hurry, her noble demeanor made her look more calm.

She stepped out of the door carefully, not wanting Ling Yunche to feel guilty, and said with care, "I was afraid you'd have to wait for a long time, it's okay."

Ling Yunche was touched. He wondered how he could deserve to trouble Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian is truly a pure and kind person. She has done a lot for him, a favor that Ling Yunche will never be able to repay for the rest of his life. She is also so considerate and always soothes his troubles.

I think that Concubine Xian was willing to teach Yan Wan with all her heart because she was his confidant. Or Yan Wan didn't realize the Concubine's painstaking efforts.

Ruyi smiled at him gently, "What's wrong? What do you want to talk to me about?" She gathered her skirt and carefully sat on a stone bench beside her.

Ling Yunche took out a pastry wrapped in oil paper from his bosom and handed it to Ruyi, "I thought that since Your Majesty was suddenly confined to her house, the Ministry of Internal Affairs might have treated her harshly, so I came to deliver some food."

Ruyi took it and found the pastry was still warm to the touch. It had been in Ling Yunche's arms for a long time and still had his faint body temperature.

Placing the pastry on the stone table in front of her, Ruyi opened the outer packaging and unfolded it carefully, revealing a mung bean cake shaped like plum blossom petals.

She raised her eyebrows and looked at Ling Yunche in surprise. Ling Yunche saw Concubine Xian's porcelain-white teeth again and felt comforted.

She liked the gift he gave her very much. This was her way of repaying her benefactor.

Ling Yunche nodded, "I thought that Your Majesty likes plum blossoms, so I specially found some plum blossom petal-shaped cakes. But when I put them in my arms, they were a little squeezed."

He looked at some of the cakes and pastries that had been squeezed and turned into crumbs, no longer looking nice, and felt a little embarrassed.

Ruyi shook her head and said gently, "It is precious to send help in times of need. It is very kind of you to send it to me."

"Sit down." Ruyi pointed to the stone bench next to her. Ling Yunche sat on it obediently. For a moment, the two of them were less than an arm's length apart.

Ling Yunche felt happy when he saw Ruyi pick up a piece of cake and put it between her slightly pouting lips.

Ruyi tasted it, then took another piece and handed it to him, with her armor raised to avoid scratching Ling Yunche. However, Ruyi's nails were long and smooth like water onions, so no matter how careful she was, it was easy for her to miss something.

As a result, she accidentally scratched Ling Yunche's palm. The cool tip of her nail felt particularly obvious on his warm hand.

When Ling Yunche came to his senses, a piece of cake was stuffed into his hand, and his heart felt heavy.

When he looked up, Ruyi looked at him and said, "You eat too." Ling Yunche nodded and quickly put the pastry into his mouth. It was a little choking and made him cough twice.

Ruyi was helpless. She patted his back and advised him, "Eat slowly, don't choke." Her face was full of smiles, and she felt strangely confident in her heart, as if she had discovered something in the haze.

Ling Yunche patted his chest and finally swallowed the cake. His face turned red and he lowered his head to say to Ruyi, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ruyi smiled faintly, "Between you and me, there's no need to thank me." She then picked up a piece of cake with a dignified manner and put it into her mouth.

Ling Yunche encouraged himself, wanting to vent a little of his gratitude towards Ruyi, and also to give her some spiritual warmth when she was in trouble.

"Your Majesty, I have heard...about your teaching of Yan Wan." Ling Yunche was a little embarrassed. He knew that Concubine Xian must have some intention of helping him, but it was still shameful for him to always trouble Ruyi like this.

Ruyi smiled slightly, watching Ling Yunche hesitantly trying to say something, and was startled, as if someone's hand had grasped her heart.

Could it be that Ling Yunche also listened to someone's words and misunderstood her?

"I am very grateful for your teaching to Yan Wan." Ling Yunche lowered his head, still a little embarrassed to say it.

Ruyi nodded and said, "It's okay. It's just a piece of cake." She taught Yanwan that it was reasonable for Ling Yunche to understand her good intentions. After all, the two of them were close friends whose relationship went beyond that of a man and a woman.

Ruyi laughed in her heart, thinking that she was really suspicious. Wei Yanwan's methods were so good that she always unconsciously suspected whether the people around her were deceived by her again. Wasn't Yihuan a ready-made example?

Fortunately, Ling Yunche was not deceived by Wei Yanwan again.

Ruyi was thinking this when she heard Ling Yunche say, "Yanwan has just become a concubine, so she probably doesn't understand the duties of a concubine. It's a blessing for Yanwan that Your Majesty is willing to teach her."

"It's just that Yanwan is delicate in character, so it's inevitable that she is a little reluctant. I hope Your Majesty will consider my humble servant and not blame her." Ling Yunche looked at Ruyi with a little expectation.

The strange sense of confidence just now disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a slight dissatisfaction. Ruyi's heart sank and her brows frowned.