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

Yan Wan left slowly, and Jin Zhong was waiting outside Changchun Palace. He was conveying the emperor's order to accompany the empress for dinner tonight. Moreover, he knew that Yan Wan was going to pay her respects to the empress, so he waited outside at the right time.

He was looking forward to meeting Yan Wan by chance while on duty, even if it was just a one-time meeting.

Ever since the two of them knew each other's feelings, Jinzhong was turned from an erupting volcano into cooked charcoal by the touch of Yanwan's slender jade finger. He felt shy and happy, and was so shocked that he stammered when he spoke.

I originally wanted to hold Yan Wan's little hand, but the Emperor couldn't be away for long, and he was so busy in recent days that he didn't have much free time to take a good look at Yan Wan.

This made Jinzhong feel both nostalgic and tormented, he had never felt this way before. This new and sweet torture made him very much hope to meet Yanwan at an appropriate time and see her a few more times, otherwise his longing for her would be difficult to resolve.

Yan Wan was dressed in plain clothes today, but she looked pretty. Her face showed a hint of joy. She blinked at him with her sparkling eyes, nodded slightly, and asked politely, "Eunuch Jinzhong, why are you here?"

Jinzhong felt somewhat embarrassed at being exposed, but others didn't know. Yanwan must have known that he just wanted to see her, and the two of them played dumb in front of many people. They both knew it.

The sweet call of "Eunuch Jinzhong" made his heart soften. Such an ordinary name was so magical in Yanwan's mouth.

"In reply to Wei's promise, I am just about to convey the Emperor's order to the Empress." Jinzhong knelt down and saluted.

Yan Wan nodded and glanced at him. The two exchanged glances and passed each other.

When Jinzhong was delivering the emperor's instructions to Langya, he happened to overhear her half-sentence conversation with Sulian.

"…We should increase the number of staff." This was said by Su Lian, and there was a hint of worry in her tone.

Jinzhong knew that he had made Langya alert, but he did not show it on his face and just repeated what Hongli said.

Langya spoke seemingly unintentionally, thinking that Jinzhong was also the deputy commander of the eunuchs, and should have heard some of the things going on in and out of the palace. After all, sometimes the servants would spread gossip without telling their masters.

"Jinzhong, smallpox has been breaking out frequently recently. Have you heard any rumors in the palace?" Langya's face was serious, with a hint of pressure, as if she wanted to use her status as the master of the harem to prevent people in the palace from becoming uneasy and panicking.

Jin Zhongcheng was extremely terrified. "Empress, recently many palace servants have been terrified about the smallpox epidemic. In addition, some palaces without high-ranking empresses have too many people and it is easy for mistakes to be made."

Everything is self-evident. It is said that there is no one to take care of the people. Even if they are sick, no one reports it and then controls them.

Langya subconsciously thought of Imperial Noble Consort Huixian. There were basically no concubines in Xianfu Palace now, so naturally there was no one to look after the servants who had served Gao Xiyue before.

In addition, Imperial Noble Consort Huixian hated her deeply before her death, so she might let people who were on good terms with her take revenge on her, maybe concubines, maids, or eunuchs.

Langya frowned and waved her hand, "I understand."

Jinzhong saw that Langya and Sulian both looked thoughtful, and he knew that the Queen's vigilance had been thoroughly aroused, and he believed that the Seventh Prince would be able to escape this disaster.

As long as the Seventh Prince can successfully save his life, the Queen will not die too soon, and Ruyi will not hold power and bully Yanwan.

When Jinzhong thought of the suffering that Yan Wan had endured at the hands of everyone, his heart felt like it was being burned by poisonous fire, tormenting him and making him resentful.

In Changchun Palace, Langya was still immersed in her thoughts. She was thinking about how to protect the Seventh Prince. For the will of Aisin-Gioro, she had to implement a simple lifestyle. However, the Seventh Prince was the hope of the Fucha family. He was the legitimate son of Aisin-Gioro, so she needed to balance the two.

Langya had not yet come up with a perfect solution. She was also worried whether Imperial Noble Consort Huixian had left behind any tricks after her death, allowing some venomous snakes hiding in the dark to murder her son.

If so, who would it be?

Ruyi? Gao Xiyue had met Ruyi before her death, and Ruyi also told the emperor about it, which is why the emperor got sick.

Whenever Langya thought of the word Ruyi, she felt a little annoyed.

From the Qiandi to the Imperial Palace, she was controlled by her when she was newly married. When Ruyi was Concubine Xian, she was even more at odds with her and repeatedly offended her. Now she is the Imperial Concubine, and she has gained the power to assist in managing the six palaces by relying on the emperor's favoritism. If she wanted to kill her, it would be easy.

Regardless of the various possibilities, Langya placed her suspicion on Ruyi, "Su Lian, send someone to secretly keep an eye on Concubine Xian and Concubine Yu. If there is any attempt to murder my son, tell me as soon as possible."

"Also, starting today, no outsiders are allowed to enter Changchun Palace. Even the utensils and clothes used in the palace must be inspected for any problems before they can be used."

Su Lian nodded in agreement, thinking more in her mind. If there are people in the palace who have been infected with smallpox and they find those who hate the Empress and want to murder the legitimate son, she must be careful.

The Queen is kindhearted, but she has to look after the disease for her, even if she has to be a little cruel, as long as the source of the disease is eliminated.

Su Lian and Zhao Yita sealed off the Changchun Palace from top to bottom, not allowing anyone to enter. Then they asked the eunuchs guarding the palace gate to go to the Imperial Hospital to get some herbs for curing smallpox and burn them at the palace gate.

*Moxin's Room

Ruyi coldly rejected Moxin's suggestion to murder the Seventh Prince, but Hailan suggested that if Ruyi was unwilling to do it, she could bear the sin.

The two people had some minor conflicts of opinion.

Li Xin saw two people entering and leaving this remote room in the corner, and felt that something was wrong.

* Jingshifang

Shupin's pregnancy medicine is still being boiled. Yanwan decides to steal her pregnancy medicine this time, but she does not plan to take it herself this time. Instead, she plans to tell Shupin the truth at an appropriate time.

If Shupin, who was infatuated with the emperor, learned that her beloved emperor was so cold-blooded, even if Ruyi, who thought she was her close friend, knew the truth, she would only treat her as someone she was vaguely familiar with and say something to her in a perfunctory manner, just like she did to Yanwan.

After so much flattery for a long time, she didn't get even a little bit of sincerity from Concubine Xian. She was so humble, but she only got cold eyes and disdain in return.

Concubine Jia could repeatedly mock Ruyi, break her maid's legs, and even scare her daughter to death with a dog, but Ruyi never punished her severely.

Is this because Yanwan wanted to be good to Ruyi, while Concubine Jia stood against Ruyi from the very beginning?

She is a wonderful person, with such a unique idea.

Yan Wan was increasingly confused as to why she had such strange thoughts. Could it be that she had been like this since she was a child, but no one thought it was inappropriate? The Emperor and Ruyi were childhood sweethearts, so they probably didn't notice it either.

It seemed like there was some kind of magical power that prevented others from observing these strange things.