Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Jia Ling's Double Rebirth, Creates a Great Success

While everyone was concentrating, Mu Ping, holding a lotus flower, and Yan Wan, holding a red plum blossom, walked lightly into the banquet room.

The two looked at each other, and Yanwan nodded slightly. Mu Ping then stepped forward, singing and chanting, and presented the lotus to the emperor.

"I hold the lotus in my sleeve, and the lotus heart is completely red. Thinking of my lover who has not come, I look up at Feihong. Your Majesty, I am sorry to show my ugliness."

Mu Ping rarely behaved in such a shy manner. She was originally a girl from the south of the Yangtze River. At this moment, against the backdrop of the delicate lotus, she looked even more charming and unique, which stunned the emperor.

The emperor took the lotus and sniffed it.

"My beloved, I only knew that you were an excellent cook, but I didn't know you had such a beautiful singing voice. Now, with the beauty and scenery, plus this beautiful song, I am really obsessed with it."

Yihuan breathed a sigh of relief silently, at least Mu Ping did not recite it wrong.

The Queen Mother was also very satisfied with Lu Muping's performance today, all thanks to Yan Wan's help. She nodded appreciatively at Yan Wan, and then said to the Emperor.

"Emperor, Mu Ping has been in the palace for some time. In the past, you knew too little about her. You should pick flowers when they are ready to be picked, and don't wait until there are no flowers left to pluck. From now on, don't neglect this beautiful lady."

Fu Cha Langya also smiled and said, "It was only today that I got to see the elegance of my two sisters. From now on, please stop hiding your talents and let us feast our eyes on them more often."

Ruyi saw that everyone was happy. Not only the emperor, but Yongqi was also looking at Lu Muping with a silly smile on his face. She felt unhappy and drank a small glass of wine.

After drinking the strong liquor, Ruyi could no longer hold back her anger:

"Princess Qing's singing voice is moving, but the lyrics are inferior."

The emperor had not noticed Ruyi at the banquet. When he looked in the direction of the voice, he saw that Ruyi was wearing a green pearl and jade hairpin, a few strings of dark turquoise around her neck, and a dark green cloak, looking like a green-haired turtle.

In particular, she actually said that the poem was not good. The first four lines of the poem were his imperial poems, which had always been his proudest sentences.

Yi Huan stood up upon hearing this, his eyes sparkling, and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, I wrote this lyric according to the music score. The first four lines are from the poem "Lotus in the Rain" written by Your Majesty when you were in the Old Summer Palace. The next three lines are from my collection of lines, and the last four lines are from "Xizhou Qu". I think the dance on Muping Lake today is very beautiful and can match the poem of Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded and said:

"What Concubine Shu said really pleased me. Lady Xian, are you dissatisfied with my literary talent?"

Ruyi pouted and blinked rapidly, "I dare not. When did the emperor write this "Lotus in the Rain"? Why don't I know it?"

Seeing that the emperor was also puzzled, Yihuan chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, I remember it. It was written in the fifth year of Qianlong's reign when you were taking shelter from the rain and admiring the lotus in Yuanmingyuan. At that time, Concubine Xian was still in the cold palace."

The emperor was touched: "Shu Fei, it's hard for you to care about me. You hadn't even entered the palace at that time, but you can remember it so clearly. Xian Guiren, it seems that you didn't use your mind on me, but used it all to find faults."

Ruyi knew that Shu Fei was plotting against her, so she didn't want to fall into their trap again. She stood up with the help of the table and answered:

"I dare not, but I cannot do what Shu Fei and Qing Fei do."

The emperor didn't believe that Ruyi didn't dare, she just had no ideas, he angrily said:

"You are playing into my hands, and this is also a talent. But you, Ruyi, make me unhappy with every word you say."

The emperor gestured to Concubine Qing to sit not far below him and drink with him.

Concubine Qing waved to Yongqi, asked him to sit next to her, and started to peel peanuts for him.

Ruyi felt aggrieved, so she picked up the melon seeds on the table and started cracking them to hide her emotions.

Before Yihuan sat down, she did not forget her small task. She picked up the Begonia that had been placed on the table:

"Empress Dowager, yesterday I went to the palace garden with my sister Concubine Ling and saw the beautiful crabapples planted in the greenhouse. I thought that you have always loved clothes with crabapple patterns, so I brought one for you. Please accept it."

The empress dowager looked at Shufei kindly. This child usually didn't talk, but she was very considerate. It seemed that her love for her was not in vain.

Fujia took Haitang and placed her in front of the Queen Mother.

Sister Mei loves chrysanthemums so much that she would rather die with fragrance on the branches than be blown away by the north wind.

She likes crabapples, which have no fragrance but are full of rouge color.

Just like the two of them, each blooming and blossoming together.

At this time, Langya was the only one without flowers on the tables of the three masters at the top. Langya was not worried at all, because Yanwan would not let her be neglected.

Sure enough, Yan Wan was also holding a red plum blossom, moving lightly with small steps, bringing with her the cool fragrance of plum blossoms, lingering around the table.

"When I was in the Empress' palace, I knew that she loved red plum blossoms. Two days ago, I read a line of poetry about plum blossoms: Suddenly, overnight, the fragrance spreads, bringing spring to the world. I think this poem is just right for the Empress' kindness and generosity, and her kindness to the six palaces, so I also picked a branch of red plum blossom from the greenhouse and presented it to the Empress. I hope the Empress will accept it."

Langya took the red plum personally, looked around, and was very satisfied. She and Yanwan smiled at each other.

The emperor also nodded and praised: "The queen lives in Changchun Palace, it is just right to spread the spring of the universe. Yanwan is really smart and clever."

At this moment, Ruyi saw Fucha Langya and Wei Yanwan smiling, and the emperor was praising them generously, which she found irritating.

Obviously, I am the one who likes plum blossoms the most, but these two people used them to attract attention and tarnished the plum blossoms.

Ruyi lowered her head to hide her impatience, but rolled her eyes upwards to reveal the whites of her eyes, and said with a scornful smile:

"Isn't it possible that Concubine Ling also likes plum blossoms?"

After saying this, he deliberately stuffed a melon seed into his mouth to show how calm he was.

Jin Yuyan couldn't wait to curse, but she saw Yanwan slightly raised her head, not looking at Ruyi, but looking at the emperor with a pair of eyes as clear as spring water, and answered in a sonorous and powerful voice:

"It is the Empress who likes plum blossoms, and I like trumpet creepers the most. It was my favorite when I was young, and it has not changed now."

The emperor lowered his head and touched his body. He had been wearing the trumpet creeper sachet that Yan Wan had given him, every day.

Yan Wan once said that she and himself were like "a precious green pine tree that is a good support, rising thousands of feet from the plain." He was willing to be Yan Wan's green pine tree and watch her grow into a towering tree.

Sure enough, he and Yan Wan were in perfect harmony with each other.

When Ruyi heard this, she turned to the Queen and said:

"Empress, when I wore the Yaohuang Peony, you said that it was only for the Empress of the Central Palace. I like plum blossoms the most, and you also love plum blossoms. And this trumpet creeper, when I was in the cold palace, the Emperor sent someone to give me trumpet creepers. This is also the affection between me and the Emperor. I don't know who is imitating others."

Fu Cha Langya was playing with the red plum blossom in her hands and was almost laughing at Ruyi's words.

"I like the elegance of the Yaohuang peony, and I also like the brightness and purity of the white snow and red plum. Am I only allowed to like one?"

Wei Yanwan glanced up and down at Ruyi's mean face, which was no different from her previous life. She also spoke:

"What you said is wrong, Lady Xian. The Yaohuang peony is a pattern used by the Empress of the Central Palace. Although the Empress forbad you to use it, she never stopped you from liking it. And what you said today is as if this red plum can only be owned by you and no one else can touch it; this trumpet creeper can never bloom anywhere else after you planted it. Does that mean that everything you like, others can no longer like it?"

Mu Ping hugged Yongqi and said:

"Lady Xian likes to eat rice, and I also eat rice. Am I just imitating her?"

The emperor was amused by Lu Muping's words. Thinking of Ruyi's inexplicable and unreasonable behavior, a trace of anger appeared on his cheerful face:

"Concubine Qing is right. Besides, I remember that when we distributed the pearl flowers, you, Ruyi, liked the green plums, and I gave you a pot of them. Why do you like the red plums today? What you just said to the Queen is also a slap in your face, isn't it?"

After hearing what the emperor said, Ruyi felt warm in her heart as she was surprised that he still remembered her preferences.