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

* Hall of Mental Cultivation

"Your Majesty, my sister's house arrest is about to end. The Yikun Palace has been deserted these days. I don't know how much injustice my sister must have suffered." Hai Lan was kneeling in front of Hongli, begging him to release Ruyi from house arrest in advance.

On the one hand, it was said that the longer Ruyi stayed in there, the more bullying she would suffer, which would cause the emperor to be concerned; on the other hand, it was also a reminder that there was less than half a month left before the end of her confinement, so it should be possible to make some concessions.

There was no change in the emperor's expression. He didn't say anything, and Hai Lan just kept kneeling.

After a long time, the emperor finally said, "Concubine Yu, I want to see you not to listen to these things you say." Every time Concubine Yu saw him, she mentioned Ruyi.

Recalling it, it was only when Ruyi was in the cold palace that he and Concubine Yu would occasionally talk about their Fifth Prince instead of Ruyi. At other times, Hai Lan always called her sister.

Thinking of this, the emperor frowned, feeling a little unhappy. This Concubine Yu had never cared much about him. "Don't you have anything else to say to me?"

Hai Lan stiffened her neck stubbornly and looked up at the emperor who was holding beads in his hand. "If Your Majesty is willing to see me, you know what I will say. I feel sorry for my sister who has suffered so much injustice for no reason."

The emperor held his breath and felt his throat blocked for a moment. It was because of this that he never asked Hai Lan to sleep with him since the birth of the fifth prince.

One was that she saw the stretch marks on her body, which looked purple and really scary; and the reason she hadn't thought about it for such a long time was because she was only thinking about her sister and didn't know who was the master she should serve.

Hongli even began to doubt whether the pleasant conversations they had in the past were just hypocritical acts to win favor.

But when he saw Hailan's palm-sized face full of stubbornness, she just knelt on the ground and refused to get up, her dark gray eyes were deep and beautiful.

Hongli had doted on Concubine Yu for quite some time in the past. He sighed softly, thinking that Ruyi was under house arrest and must not be eating or sleeping well.

"Forget it. I am also a little worried about Concubine Xian." The emperor pinched his nose and said, "It's getting hot. The gate of Yikun Palace should be opened to prevent air blockage and make her sick again."

The emperor looked at Hailan's suddenly happy face and felt a little unhappy, but thinking that Ruyi was still under house arrest and must have suffered a lot, he let Hailan release Ruyi early.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hai Lan's beautiful eyes were filled with joy.

The emperor couldn't tell whether the joy was for him or for Ruyi who would be out soon. He waved his hand, and Hailan tactfully withdrew.

"Go and call Concubine Ling." The emperor said to Li Yu, who was secretly delighted. In a place where he couldn't see, Li Yu's face immediately fell and he went to the direction of Yongshou Palace.

*The next afternoon, the Emperor released Concubine Xian from house arrest. The palace was still deserted, with no close friends coming to congratulate her.

The only one who came was Hailan, who happily came to Yikun Palace to pay respects. She also brought some cakes that Ruyi loved to eat.

"Sister, how have you been these days?" Hai Lan stared at Ruyi without blinking, her face full of concern.

Ruyi smiled faintly and patted her hand soothingly, "Everything is fine. What about you, are you okay?"

Hailan lowered her head and smiled, "I'm fine. As someone who has fallen out of favor, my situation won't change."

Ruyi still smiled faintly. She had long since cultivated a state of being detached from the world, neither happy with things nor sad with herself. She just looked at the open palace door, peered into the distance, and said sadly, "At least you still have Yongqi."

She turned her head again and looked at Hailan, not knowing what she was thinking. Her eyes only swept across Hailan's belly with a hint of loss.

Hai Lan smiled sincerely, "Sister, Yongqi is our child. And sister is in her prime, she will definitely have a child with the emperor."

There was a faint flame burning in her eyes, and only when she was unrestrained would a tiny spark burst out from her eye sockets, expressing her burning affection.

She has always been restrained and timid, but she is passionate for one person and is willing to go through fire and water for her. This is Hailan's love for Ruyi.

Ruyi's smile grew wider and she nodded, just looking at her flat belly.

* Hall of Mental Cultivation

It was already evening, the sun shone through the window, leaving a dim glow, and there were some exquisite meals on the table.

On one side sat Hongli, and on the other sat Ruyi. Both of them were wearing royal blue clothes. Although the styles were different, it seemed as if they had been agreed upon.

The table was filled with Ruyi's favorite dishes. The emperor picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it in Ruyi's bowl, his eyes tender and affectionate, "Ruyi, eat more, I see you have lost weight."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ruyi felt warm in her heart after hearing such concern. With a sweet smile on her face, she put the fish into her pink lips.

If you savor it carefully, you can experience the deeper deliciousness of the fish. Ruyi's smile now truly comes from the happiness in her heart.

During her confinement, her food and drink were withheld by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she only had this porridge and cabbage to eat. Fortunately, Guard Jiang always sent her some food from the common people, so she didn't waste her kindness to Suo Xin.

Now that she could eat what she was used to, she felt happy and at peace. She no longer had to force herself to eat more for fear of collapsing.

The emperor took a few bites, then put down his chopsticks and watched Ruyi eat elegantly with a smile on his face.

She was summoned by the emperor today and wore a cloisonné armor with gold edges, which matched her clothes and made her look steady and generous.

At this moment, the armor was curved and overlapped in front of Hongli's eyes. Ruyi held the chopsticks elegantly and carefully picked up the delicacies on the chopsticks with her teeth without getting her pink lip balm on the chopsticks.

It's really elegant.

After dinner, the two sat together. The emperor smiled at her and called her Li Yu.

Li Yu also had an uncontrollable smile on his face as he held a brocade box and presented it to Ruyi.

Ruyi covered her mouth in surprise and said with a little astonishment, "What is this?" Then she opened the brocade box.

The lining was made of the finest silk, on top of which was a small and exquisite hairpin made of jade carved into the shape of a plum blossom, with a silver pendant hanging from it.

Ruyi smiled even more happily, her eyes curved like the moon, and her eyebrows stretched, almost flying to her temples on both sides, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that I love the green plums in Suzhou and Hangzhou the most?"

She reached out and carefully stroked the green plum on the hairpin, her eyes full of joy, and this joy naturally infected the emperor. He raised the corners of his lips and said affectionately, "As long as you like it."

Ruyi put away the hairpin carefully. The love between childhood sweethearts naturally surpassed everything.

The emperor even cares about her preferences.