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

When the emperor and his entourage arrived at Baohua Palace, Ruyi was still admiring the seven-treasure beads on her wrist.

Although it is not as good as the Dongzhu Chaozhu, it is also a gift from the master to herself, and Ruyi is very satisfied.

The master knelt beside Ruyi and continued to recite scriptures for Dongzhu Chaozhu. Ling Yunche at the door was drowsy and did not even notice the danger approaching quietly.

Ling Yunche was half sleepy when he saw the emperor standing in front of him. When he saw that he was awake, he kicked him in the chest. Ling Yunche woke up instantly and knelt on the ground.

"You little slave, I asked you to guard the Dongzhu Chaozhu and not allow anyone other than the master to enter the Anhua Palace. Where did you put my words?"

The emperor's roar also woke Ruyi up. She turned around, and the string of seven-treasure beads in her hand was dazzling.

When Ruyi saw Ling Yunche being kicked to the ground by the emperor, and heard the emperor say that Ling Yunche had let people into Anhua Palace, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

I have implicated Ling Yunche.

Ruyi was unwilling to say that she came to see the Dongzhu Chaozhu, as that would make her lose face.

Ruyi bowed to the emperor and said coquettishly:

"Your Majesty, why are you so angry? I am only here to discuss the sutras with the master. Lord Ling lets me in because he knows I will not do anything reckless."

The emperor was even angrier, and even smiled as he turned to ask Master Anji:

"Master Anji, is this what Concubine Xian said?"

The master broke out in a cold sweat, he felt that the emperor had seen through everything, but now he could only go along with what Concubine Xian said, that it was he who let the person in, and it was he who gave the seven-treasure beads, he had no way of defending himself.

"Empress Xian has a heart of Buddha, and she had a very pleasant conversation with this humble monk."

The emperor grabbed Ruyi's arm, revealing the beads on her wrist, "How happy were you two talking about that you gave her all the beads that you wear on your body."

The emperor shook off Ruyi's hand and pointed at Ye Xin and said,

"Shupin accused you of being intimate with Master Anji. This seven-treasure bracelet is physical evidence. Yupin accused you of colluding with Master Anji to steal the Dongzhu imperial beads. Ye Xin is a witness. Xianpin, what do you have to say?"

When Ruyi heard about Concubine Yu and Concubine Shu, she was deeply saddened. Hailan used to be her good sister, and Yihuan was someone she considered a talented and confidant. How could these two people work together to plot against her and slander her?

Ruyi's eyes were red, and she cried out in grief:

"Your Majesty, Master Anji and I have been plotted against!"

Hai Lan sneered and walked forward, "Then Xianpin, please explain clearly why you came to Anhua Hall alone in the dead of night to be in the same room with the master, and stayed in front of the incense table for so long."

Ruyi retorted: "I didn't come here alone, I came with my maid Rong Pei."

Ruyi frantically looked for Rong Pei. If Rong Pei was there, perhaps she could help her take the blame for attempting to steal the Dongzhu court beads.

But no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find Rong Pei in the crowd.

Hai Lan asked again: "And the guard at the door, Ling Yunche, why didn't he stop you at all and let you enter Anhua Hall?"

Hai Lan's words reminded the emperor of Ling Yunche's background. Ling Yunche was recommended to him by Ruyi. Could it be that this was a spy planted by Ruyi around him?

Shupin also stepped forward, and for the first time, anger appeared in her sad and tired eyes.

"Princess Xian said that I slandered you. I saw with my own eyes that you held the master's hand, and the master even put beads on you. However, I only knew that you and the master were intimate, but I didn't know that you colluded to commit theft."

Ruyi fell to the ground weakly, like a dead leaf, which reminded her of how helpless she was when she was slandered and sent to the cold palace.

"Your Majesty, you still don't believe me? I really didn't do anything. I really didn't do anything."

The master originally wanted to withdraw unscathed and stay out of the matter, but he didn't expect Concubine Xian to not make any excuses at all. He couldn't just watch both of them die together.

The master gritted his teeth and knelt down, no longer as aloof as before.

"Your Majesty, I know that Concubine Xian really wanted to come and see the Dongzhu just now. I saw that she was really eager for the court beads, so I gave her one of my bracelets to comfort her. I can guarantee that I really have no private relationship with Concubine Xian."

Jinzhong brought a chair for the emperor and asked him to sit down.

The emperor looked at the kneeling master, trembling and cowardly. When his life was at stake, he threw away the dignity of a monk.

"Even so, today, I have seen that you and Concubine Xian's behavior is suspicious. As a monk, you should keep yourself clean and draw a clear line. But you still stay in the same room with my concubine, and even watch her covet my treasures. You are too indulgent. Look at your clothes, a white dress. I don't know when the Tantric Gelug school has white robes?"

Anji was so frightened by the emperor's words that he dared not look up. He was indeed a half-baked monk who had changed his ways to Buddhism and was respected as a master in the capital because of his ability to create public opinion.

He was also afraid of retribution, so he didn't dare wear the grandmaster's red robe. He only wore a white robe to show his transcendence, but no one had ever questioned it over the years.

Seeing that Anji had collapsed, the emperor kicked him to the ground again.

"You cheated and deceived people, and even tricked them into the palace. You even gave your personal belongings to the concubines. You are really courting death. Come, take this fake master away, remove him from the monkhood, and throw him into the prison. The temple where he is is stripped of its reputation as a national temple."

Ruyi was so shocked by this series of unexpected events that she couldn't utter a word. The seven-treasure bracelet on her wrist was no longer warm, but so hot that she was at a loss.

After the emperor dealt with Anji, his anger was half gone, and he looked at Ruyi again.

"Princess Xian, everything that happened today is all your fault. Look at all the concubines in the palace. Who came to Anhua Palace just to see this string of beads? Tell me, how should I punish you? Is it adultery or theft?"

Ruyi only felt that her whole body was covered with sweat, which was sticky. She moved her body awkwardly, her eyes widened, and a tear swirled in the corner of her eye, but it did not fall in the end.

Rong Pei, who had been hiding in the corner of the side hall for a long time, smiled gently. She didn't want her master to go to the cold palace again, which would inevitably affect her.

Because the ladies did not come to see Dongzhu in the afternoon, she just lied to her master. She knew that her master would be fooled because of her jealousy of the Queen.

This was just a small gift she returned to her master and Ling Yunche. She would have to continue to "serve" her master in the future.

Since the master can't make a choice between the charges, she will choose for him.

Rong Pei walked quickly into the hall, knelt down, and kowtowed several times.

"Your Majesty, you have to believe the master. She was indeed jealous of the Empress and wanted to see the court beads with her own eyes. Maybe she really wanted to take the beads away for a moment, but she didn't do it after all. As for the affair with Master Anji, Ling Yunche can testify that it is a fabrication!"

As she spoke, Rong Pei looked at Ling Yunche, and the smile on her lips quickly faded.

"Master Ling, you can testify for your master, right?"

Ling Yunche knelt on the ground. He was suddenly called out and could only follow Rong Pei's words. He replied:

"I can testify that Concubine Xian and Master Anji were just lecturing on the sutras, and the bracelet was put on by Concubine Xian herself."

Ruyi looked at Rong Pei. She was pleased with Rong Pei's loyalty and took the initiative to defend her.

After hearing Ling Yunche's words, Shupin was dissatisfied because it did not match what she saw.

"Your Majesty, it's not like that. It's just that Concubine Xian and Master Anji are behaving intimately!"

The emperor sneered, looking at the cowardly Ling Yunche, he said mercilessly, "Since Ling Yunche is wholeheartedly defending Concubine Xian, and you are suspected of releasing her privately, you will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment to be tortured for seven days. If you survive, you can prove the innocence of Concubine Xian and Anji."

Ruyi's heart was broken. She said angrily, "Your Majesty, you don't believe me. Why do you want to use Ling Yunche to prove my innocence? What does this have to do with him?"

"Ling Yunche is loyal to you, please don't let such a loyal person feel disappointed."

The more Rong Pei listened, the angrier she became. When she was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment for her master, her master didn't say a word.