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

"That's right. I'm still young. I can't compare to Concubine Xian who has served the Emperor for decades. I'm not yet at peace with the idea of ​​having children."

Yan Wan said delicately, and stretched out the words very long, "Not as good as Concubine Xian~"

"Empress Xian, Yan Wan specifically pleaded with the Emperor for mercy when you were under house arrest. How come you come here and say sarcastic things without even saying thank you?" Bai Ruiji's voice came before she arrived.

Her voice was so loud and arrogant that it attracted the attention of those who had not left yet.

Qing Changzai followed Bai Ruiji over and greeted the four people present.

Upon seeing this, Imperial Concubine Chun hurried over and tried to persuade them not to quarrel during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It would not be worth it if the matter was brought to the attention of the Empress.

"What Concubine Mei said makes it sound like my sister was released from house arrest not because she is innocent, but only because of Concubine Ling's plea." Hai Lan protected Ruyi and looked at Concubine Mei with her dark gray eyes, saying unwillingly.

"Then we dare not speak for Concubine Xian in the future. It is really disheartening that we helped Concubine Xian but no one said a good word in return." Qing Changzai sighed softly, as if he was lamenting about something.

Ruyi smiled faintly and gently tugged at Hailan's sleeve. Hailan turned to look at her sister, exhaled lightly, and stopped talking.

Ruyi smiled and nodded slightly to Yanwan, "It is beyond my expectation that Concubine Ling is willing to plead for me."

"I have to thank Concubine Ling." Ruyi's face was tight with a smile. She said thank you, but there was not a trace of gratitude in her eyes, only inexplicable mockery.

It seemed as if he was mocking Yan Wan, wanting to cling to her and take advantage of her high position.

"Yan Wan is doing this for the emperor. Concubine Xian is having an affair and the emperor is depressed. What's wrong with making the emperor happy?" Yihuan was unhappy that Ruyi was sarcastic with her words, so she said this coldly.

During these days, although Concubine Xian and she were no longer close friends, she never took advantage of Concubine Xian's misfortune, and she also restricted the palace servants from bullying the people of Yikun Palace, just to keep each other out of each other's way.

I didn't expect Ruyi to be so stupid as to rely on the emperor's magnanimity and be so rude.

Ruyi often bullied Yanwan and said bad things about her. When Yanwan pleaded for her, she would come over and pretend to be grateful, but in fact she was mocking her.

Not to mention that her misconduct just two days ago had caused the emperor's reputation to be tarnished in the slightest.

All these things really made Yihuan unbearable!

"Noble Concubine Xian always only sees how bad others are, but never reflects on herself.惢心 has been hurt so much, how can you still come and ridicule us happily today?" Yihuan frowned and said a lot of dissatisfaction in a crackling voice.

Ruyi's smile froze on her face, her face turned pale and blue, and her decent smile gradually disappeared. The proud chrysanthemum could not bloom noblely even among the crowd.

Many people around her just gathered in a circle in silence, looking at her with either sarcasm or worry on their faces.

It was not until Ruyi glanced around that she saw Yihuan staring at her like an angry little beast.

Wei Yanwan, who was standing next to her, looked at her calmly with a faint smile full of conspiracy on her face.

Ruyi's body swayed slightly, and Hailan held her hand tightly and whispered, "Sister."

Only then did she come back to her senses.

"I didn't." Ruyi frowned. She didn't know why Yihuan had misunderstood her to such an extent. It must be Wei Yanwan who instigated her.

"Well, today is Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family reunion, so let's not hurt the harmony." Concubine Chun hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over and prevent the atmosphere from becoming increasingly unharmonious.

Only then did the crowd really disperse.

*The next day, Yangxin Palace

There was a bunch of valuable treasures on the table, such as a large round box of pearls, a hand-held mirror, gold and jade ornaments, etc.

The emperor sat on a chair, pointed at the pile of objects on the table, and said to Ruyi, "This is the Mid-Autumn Festival. They are presenting treasures. You pick one first, and I will give the rest to others."

Ruyi stood in front of the table. Her face showed no joy of having obtained a treasure. She just smiled faintly as she carefully selected the one she liked.

She picked up a Hehuan hairpin with her delicate hands, raised it up and looked at it, a hint of joy appeared on her face.

The emperor was also very happy, saying that this was a symbol of their good relationship, and he put the hairpin on Ruyi himself.

Ruyi lowered her head slightly, asking the emperor to help her. She raised her eyebrows and squinted her eyes at the emperor's face that was approaching. The boundary between the black pupils and the whites of the eyes was clear, and her cheeks were lightly pink with shyness, which looked very beautiful with the Hehuan step-shaking ornaments.

This shy smile also fascinated the emperor. He praised her repeatedly, "Good, good, it suits you very well."

Ruyi raised her hand and fiddled with the turquoise tassels on her hairpin, which complemented the turquoise on her armor, and the years were peaceful and quiet.

Li Yu hurriedly came in with a tray with a few papers on it, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian, this is Zhenshu's confession."

He brought the tray closer to the emperor. The emperor frowned at his excitement, but still picked up the paper.

Li Yu said that Zhenshu refused to say anything at first, but someone saw her copying Concubine Xian's calligraphy, and only then did they find some clues and put together this confession.

The emperor took a quick glance and sat down on the couch beside him.

Li Yu also said that the Ministry of Punishment asked Zhenshu to write with her left hand, and some of the handwriting was very similar to the handwriting of Concubine Xian on the evidence. In the end, it was proved that they were indeed written by the same person.

The emperor looked unhappy and glanced at Li Yu, "She hasn't confessed yet?"

Li Yu then said that the Ministry of Punishment had increased the punishment and Zhenshu had confessed that she just couldn't stand Concubine Xian's arrogance and domineering behavior, so she did such a thing and it had nothing to do with Concubine Jia.

"Arrogant and domineering?" The emperor said helplessly, "Noble Concubine Xian has always been generous to everyone in the harem and never quarrels with anyone."

He held up the confession and asked Li Yu, "Could Zhenshu do such a daring thing by herself?"

Although Li Yu's head and body did not turn and were still facing the emperor, his eyes suddenly looked towards where Concubine Xian was standing, just staring at Ruyi's figure standing quietly beside him.

The emperor glanced at Li Yu, then looked at Ruyi and said to her, "Look, this was written by Zhenshu with her left hand."

Ruyi took a look at it, raised her eyebrows slightly, her long eyelashes gently fluttering in the air, she smiled, and opened her red lips slightly, "It is indeed similar."

"Zhenshu is Concubine Jia's confidant. If this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Jia, I will never believe it." With a hint of sarcasm on her face, Ruyi folded the confession in her hand and glanced at Li Yu as if unintentionally.

Li Yu's eyes were still glued to Concubine Xian's face. He hurriedly said, "Yes, Zhenshu is a female doctor. She knows a little about medicine and can write, so she became Concubine Jia's dowry."

Li Yu glanced at the emperor who didn't react much, then turned to stare at Concubine Xian.