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

Jingse's marriage came to an end, and at the urging of the Queen Mother, Yonghuang and Yonglian's marriage was also put on the agenda.

The Queen thought that Yonghuang and Yonglian were of similar age, so she decided to hold a lotus banquet in the palace and invite several princesses from aristocratic families to admire the lotus by the pond, while Yonghuang and Yonglian watched over them.

Since it was a meeting between two princes and they did not want to restrict these noble ladies, Fu Cha Langya and Xiyue discussed that in addition to the ones they liked, they should invite more ladies to make it more lively.

If we can also call the concubines in the harem to accompany us, then everything should be fine.

On this day, the lotus breeze carried fragrance, the bamboo dew was green, and more than a dozen princesses stood by the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden, facing the wind. Occasionally, they whispered to each other, making some of them cover their faces and laugh.

As the sunlight poured down, Langya and Xiyue in the pavilion recalled how Jiangxuexuan and the others were waiting outside, with their hearts full of anticipation and smiles on their faces.

Concubine Jia, Concubine Chun and others also looked happy. Young girls are always so lively and beautiful, a brightness that they have not seen in the palace for many years.

Ruyi was late again. When she first entered the Imperial Garden, she saw a somewhat familiar figure among a bush of peonies.

After identifying her for a long time, she recognized that this was one of her cousins.

The cousin was also very happy to see Ruyi. The Ulanara family had been lonely for many years, and there was only one noble lady, Xian, in the harem. Although her status had been declining again and again, she was also the most promising cousin in the family.

Lingzhi, who was standing beside him, saw that the master's sister first bowed to the master in a very polite manner, then raised her head. She was tall, with a pretty face, and had a scholarly air. Her demeanor was very elegant.

He always looks at people with a smile in his eyes, which makes people want to get close to him.

It is obvious at first glance that she has been carefully nurtured by the Ulanara family, and her demeanor is among the best even among all the noble ladies.

Ruyi felt contempt for this cousin who was too servile and had lost the self-respect of her Ulanara clan. Moreover, she was her cousin. If she really became the concubine of Yonglian and Yonghuang, wouldn't it be a laughing stock?

Ruyi said coldly, "You really shouldn't have come to this Lotus Breeze Banquet. Even though it was arranged by your parents, don't you have someone you truly love? Why did you come to this palace and expose yourself to others for criticism?"

The woman was suddenly scolded by her elder sister. She was frightened and about to cry. She defended herself by saying:

"I came here because I received an invitation. How can meeting the nobles in the palace be considered showing off? I really don't understand. Please enlighten me, Lady Xian."

Ruyi sighed. This cousin is really useless. "You know, as a woman, you have to be obedient. A daughter is sought after by hundreds of families. How can you chase her away?"

The cousin had never been humiliated like this before. She had already burst into tears and was taken away by a palace servant. After being comforted, she was sent out of the palace.

After the cousin went back, she told all the elders in the clan what Ruyi had said. From then on, Narbu's family was isolated from the entire clan. This is a story for later.

After dealing with her cousin, Ruyi went back to the pavilion calmly. This time, even Chen Wanyin ignored her.

She could only sit at the back next to Concubine Mei, and right behind her were the two chairs of Yonghuang and Yonglian.

Because Yihuan came from a noble family when she was a girl, she had many contacts with princesses in Beijing, so Yihuan took on the responsibility of introducing them to each princess.

In addition to several members of the Manchu military flag, such as the Niuhuru, Guwalgiya, Yehenara, Uya, Tonggiya, Xilin Gioro, Zhangjia, and Yilari families, there were also candidates for the legitimate wife.

There were also several Han army banner women whose fathers were ministers or governors-general, who were candidates for concubines.

Fu Cha Langya asked Lianxin and Qing'er to serve a bowl of mung bean smoothie to each of the princesses who were admiring the lotus by the pond to relieve the summer heat and to observe their etiquette and upbringing.

Then Yihuan organized them to write poems or essays with "lotus" as the letter, so that the ladies could see their talents and character.

Except for Yihuan, the other ladies all believed that talent was not the most important thing, but a stable temperament was better.

But Ruyi believes that the best thing is for two people to love each other and follow their feelings.

Today is the day for Fu Cha Langya and Gao Xiyue's son to choose a wife. She can't help but think of the scene when the emperor was selecting concubines at Jiangxuexuan and wanted to give Ruyi to her despite everyone's objections.

Although they failed and compromised in the end, their sincerity is evident to all.

So she turned around and said to Yonglian: "Second Prince, Empress Xian advises you to choose a wife who you love the most. It has nothing to do with family background or whether they are Manchu or Han. What matters most is sincerity."

Yonglian had become immune to Concubine Xian's hypocrisy and the viciousness beneath her good intentions. He just smiled and said:

"Empress Xian is overthinking. Today, the Empress Dowager is merely inviting the princesses to enjoy the lotus. There is no such thing as choosing a wife. My brother and I must have our wives arranged by the Emperor."

Yonglian was flawless, and Yonghuang gave him a look of praise. The two continued to watch the princesses below write poems and articles.

Ruyi was defeated by Yonglian again, and she looked unhappy. Fucha Langya was not good at explaining, but her children were more eloquent and sharp-tongued than the other. If she had children in the future, she would definitely not let them become such combative people.

Several leading ladies wrote their poems quickly. Among them, the "Ode to Lotus" written by one of them was particularly outstanding, and it read like the style of Li Yi'an.

The girls of the Han Army Banner all chose to write poetry, but there was one princess from the Nianhulu clan who asked for sheet after sheet of rice paper. It didn't look like she was writing poetry, nor did it look like she was writing prose. Everyone was waiting for her.

Ruyi saw the Empress, Imperial Concubine, Concubine Jia and Concubine Ling chatting and laughing in front of her, Lu Muping behind her always keeping her eyes on Yihuan, and Concubine Mei beside her was chatting with Concubine Wan about raising children. No one paid any attention to her.

Yonglian stood up and went to the front to watch Princess Nianhulu write an article. She turned back and said to Yonghuang earnestly:

"Yonghuang, you and Yonglian were choosing a wife together. If you married someone with a daughter of a rich and powerful family, someone would surely cause trouble. Don't forget that some people were afraid of you being the eldest prince, and that's why you suffered so much."

Yonghuang was originally admiring a pond of lotus leaves and reciting the lotus poem that the princess had just written. After hearing what Empress Xian said, he really regretted not going forward with his second brother.

"Empress Xian, since you think so, why don't you tell the Emperor to expel me from the royal family and make me a servant for a wealthy family? I am a descendant of the royal family, born to Concubine Zhe and raised by Concubine Gui. I am upright, friendly to my brothers, respectful to my younger brothers, and filial to my father. Why should I compromise myself in marriage?"

Ruyi opened her mouth slightly. She didn't expect that the eldest prince who was timid and cowardly when he was young would become so confident and proud.

Yonghuang stood up and strode to complain to his mother and the Empress Dowager, still holding the lotus poem in his hand.

His mother told him since he was young that besides the throne, if he wanted the moon in the sky and the pearls under the water, his mother and grandfather would give them to him.

Yonghuang walked to the front, only to see Yonglian staring at Princess Nianhulu who was still writing furiously in front of him with his eyes shining...