Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

The noise in Jingyang Palace lasted until midnight.Yikun Palace is not close to Jingyang Palace, but Chun Concubine's Zhongcui Palace is adjacent to it, but she is too timid to go and have a look.When paying her respects to the Queen early the next morning, she and everyone else got the news that a snake had been encountered in Jingyang Palace, and Lady Yi was frightened and her fetal gas was unstable.

The emperor and empress talked about this matter with all the concubines in Changchun Palace, and they were also secretly shocked.Ruyi reckoned that since she didn't go there, the queen and the others didn't dare to really let Yigui's dragon fetus have an accident, then the gain outweighed the loss.

All the concubines around heard it carefully, no one dared to speak out at this moment.Seeing that Mrs. Yi's seat was empty, the queen couldn't help worrying and said: "Mr. Yi is pregnant with a precious child. It's really pitiful to be frightened this time. I heard that snakes and even yin and poisonous things suddenly invade Jingyang Palace. I'm afraid Is there any disadvantage."

Ruyi had just taken the plum begonia fruit to eat, so she had to put it down when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "The empress's worry is not unreasonable. As the saying goes, when the sting comes, the snake comes out of the hole. Jingyang Palace is close to the Xuanqiong Gate. The air is humid, if snakes, insects, rats and ants are attracted to disturb the dragon fetus in the future, what will happen? According to my concubine, it is better to let Yigui move to another palace, what does the empress think?"

The queen was slightly taken aback, but unexpectedly she said this first, and the emperor said in surprise: "Move to another palace? I have to clean the palace for a while, and I may not be able to live in the nobleman even if I think about it."

Ruyi didn't wait for the empress to misfortune, and preemptively said: "Some palaces in the east and west palaces have never been inhabited, so it's inconvenient to sort them out temporarily. I think, since nobleman Yi is pregnant, it's best to have someone take care of her." She His eyes swept across Gao Guifei's face, and he said with a smile: "It would be best to live with the empress, but the concubine heard that the second elder brother had a cold, and the empress could not get away; the concubine is here again. There are Eldest Brother and Fourth Elder Brother, so I have no time to take care of them. After all, only Concubine Gao’s Xianfu Palace in the palace is quite spacious and comfortable. Noble Lady Yi and Concubine Gao are very close, and it’s cheap to live in.”

The emperor nodded involuntarily, and said: "The words of the noble concubine Xian are also reasonable. By the way, the queen, when did Yong Lian get sick, should it matter?"

When the empress mentioned her relatives, her face was full of sadness and she said: "It's all my fault for my concubine's negligence in taking care of me. I also ask the emperor to allow my concubine to take Yong Lian back from elder brother so that I can take care of him personally. After Yong Lian recovers, The concubine will send him back to elder brother's house. As for the nobleman..." The queen looked at Ruyi and Concubine Gao, and sighed quietly: "It would be good to entrust her to Concubine Gao, but the concubine thought it would be better for a A concubine who gave birth took care of..."

The queen's words were also reasonable, and the emperor couldn't refuse for a while.Concubine Gao was stabbed in the heart by the sentence "a concubine who has given birth", and she didn't pay attention to the winks that Su Xin from the empress gave her, and only cared about her resentment.

Ruyi smiled faintly, raised her hand to straighten a silk flower inlaid with hearts inlaid with beads that was about to fall in her hair, and said softly: "If the empress is interested in the sisters who have given birth, then only Zhong Cui, a pure concubine, will be left." It’s just that the area there is small, and Wan promised to live in the side hall. For a while, the emperor will go to visit Yigui, and I’m afraid it will be tight.” She looked at Gao Guifei, “The Qin Tianjian said that Yigui’s birth was very noble. , It should be borrowed from the good words of the Xianfu Palace, Xianfu means the gathering of blessings, and the nobleman living there will surely bring good luck in death and bring blessings and children."

The emperor pondered for a moment: "Then... Concubine Gao, I have no choice but to let Mrs. Yi live in your Xianfu Palace temporarily. It will be more convenient for me to visit Mrs. Yi."

The implication of these words is that keeping Yigui is equivalent to keeping the emperor.Concubine Gao knew that she could see the beauty of the sky, so she couldn't care less about the Queen's face at the moment, so she said: "The concubine will clean out the two Xinuang Pavilions in the main hall for the residence of the nobleman, don't worry, the concubine will take good care of the nobleman and the queen. Of dragon fetuses."

At this point, the empress could only smile and said: "Gao Guifei is the oldest in the palace now. With her taking care of Yigui, the concubines are very relieved. The emperor loves Gao Guifei and Yigui the most. They live together. It's okay for the emperor to visit. It's more convenient."

The matter of Mrs. Yigui was settled. Hai Lan accompanied Ruyi back to Yikun Palace. While ordering the palace servants to go out to guard, she took off her cloak and said, "Why did my sister recommend Concubine Gao to take care of Mrs. Yi? Paying attention to Yigui's child, if she is in Xianfu Palace, wouldn't it be..."

Ruyi personally poured a cup of chrysanthemum tea and handed it to Hai Lan. She said with a smile, "I have clearly set a trap for me. Why should I take the initiative to sneak in? Concubine Gao is going to be favored, but what if Mrs. Yi's baby is born?" What's wrong, can Concubine Gao bear this crime?"

Hailan thought for a while, and said: "That's the case... But since the queen mentioned the concubine who gave birth to her, why doesn't my sister send a favor to the pure concubine?"

Ruyi shook her head and sighed slightly: "I am not stupid, I know that Mrs. Yi is a troublesome person, if I really have to do this, our friendship with I will be over. I am the most timid and fearful, all eyes are on me." Staring at Zhong Cui Gong, she can't handle it at all. When the time comes, shall we help or not?"

Hai Lan took a sip of tea, and sighed: "Sister is wise, I saw that someone didn't want Yigui to give birth to this child. Although it was a shock yesterday, but where is the palace, let alone Yigui is pregnant, everyone Pay attention, how could there be a poisonous snake appearing suddenly? And what a coincidence, apart from being frightened, Yigui was not hurt at all?"

Ruyi saw that Hai Lan had a clear understanding, so she told about A Ruo's matter out of ten or six, and said, "Meeting a snake in Jingyang Palace is only the first step, and they must have a second move. You have said a lot, and now I will say one more thing, be careful in everything."

Hailan held Ruyi's hand tightly, nodded and said, "However my sister protects my sister, my sister must treat each other the same way." The palace is as heavy as ice hanging in the deep sea, with each other, there is also a little more warmth that can be relied on.

Mrs. Yigui lives in Xianfu Palace. Although Concubine Gao is not easy to get along with, she cannot be held back. After all, she came from the empress's side, and the emperor must visit once a day. Concubine Gao also has to show off her excellence in caring for concubines quality.For more than ten days like this, even if Ruyi and Hailan shared the favor, most of the emperor stayed with Concubine Gao.

For a while, it seemed that Yue Fujin, who was favored in the mansion, had returned.Paying respects to the queen every day, Concubine Gao did not shy away from showing off the emperor's love for her.Ruyi sensitively noticed the dark circles under the queen's make-up, and couldn't help thinking that it was the second year of Qianlong, and the second elder brother, the queen's son, was weak since childhood, and the wind and cold had dragged on until now.Even though the emperor had mentioned in front of Ruyi that he wanted to make Yong Lian the crown prince, how could he know if Yong Lian had this fate?

Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there has been no precedent for a son to ascend the throne since Lord Shunzhi.The emperor is such a sensitive person, with a lot of thoughts by nature, and all kinds of sad shortcomings in his childhood life, even if he is now rich, he cannot make up for it.That's why he cared so much, was so persistent, and wanted to fulfill his little wish back then, hoping that his son would be a legitimate son of the legitimate son, with a noble status and impeccable status.

The emperor wanted a son-in-law, and Ruyi simply granted him, anyway, the emperor didn't care which queen the son-in-law's biological mother was.

People moved to Xianfu Palace, but nobleman Yi's fetus did not die as Ruyi said that day.

Even with the blessing of the emperor, Yigui is still the same as Meigui before, with a strong heart, mouth ulcers, and the previous encounter with snakes in Jingyang Palace, Yigui often sleeps restlessly, has nightmares, palpitations, and faint pains in his abdomen.The imperial physician prescribed prescriptions, but because of the dragon fetus, the medicinal properties were extremely mild and the effects were slow.

Even so, Yigui still eats a lot of fish and shrimp for the sake of the dragon's intelligence.

After a few days of silence, the emperor often stayed in the Changchun Palace because he was concerned about Yonglian's illness, so he inevitably neglected the Xianfu Palace, let alone the Yikun Palace.That night, Yonghuang finished school and studied in his room, while Ruyi and Hailan talked in Dongnuange together.Hai Lan didn't go back to Chuxiu Palace tonight, she only wore a homely long gown with moon white silk tapestry, phoenix, chrysanthemum pattern and a bucket of beads, holding a piece of Ning silk with lake blue and dark Ruyi cloud pattern, sewing non-stop.

In Ruyi's hand is a pajamas from the children's house. Simple and exquisite waves and water patterns are embroidered on the moon-white satin surface, which is simple and elegant.

"Sister, where is Mrs. Yigui..." Hai Lan suddenly said, as if he hesitated to speak.

"Don't worry." Ruyi said concisely, the candlelight was flickering, the slender branches and leaves of peach blossoms were reflected on the screen window, and the fragrance of the burning flowers and Ye Zhenzhen could be faintly smelled. "The Yizheng has been arranged, and Ah Ruo has not been idle during this time."

There was silence.Suddenly, the door of the palace was knocked lightly twice, and the voice of Xinxin came faintly: "My lord, Mrs. Mei is asking to see you outside."

"What is she here at this time?" Hailan was surprised.

"It's okay, let her come in." Ruyi said in a deep voice, and in the blink of an eye, she saw the elegant figure of Mei Tingting.Ever since she appeared in the Palace of Compassion and Ning that day, the emperor also felt pity for her, and he planned to promote her as concubine after giving birth, as a way to appease her.

Lady Mei left the maid outside the door, entered the door alone, and greeted Ruyi and Hailan first.Her expression still seemed to be the same as that day when she first met in Changchun Palace, she didn't know how to be quiet, and she didn't bother to be quiet.Only a nondescript white gardenia pinned to the colorful clothes reminds Ruyi that she still misses her child who died young in the most stubborn and humble way.

"Earlier I heard that Concubine Xian loves Shenshuixiang the most, but she really can't smell anything after getting Yikun Palace." Lady Mei looked around and suddenly pursed her lips and smiled.

"Since the birth of Yong Jin, this palace has stopped using spices." Ruyi said with a smile, looking in the direction of Xianfu Palace through the bright window, "Your Majesty Mei came here today, is it because you are confused?"

Hai Lan was taken aback, and she saw that Mei Gui said seriously: "Since the concubine has guessed it, the concubine doesn't want to beat around the bush anymore. The symptoms of Mrs. Yigui during pregnancy are exactly the same as those of the concubine in the past. But I ask the concubine to point out whether it is the same or not. Did someone do it?"

"The timing is not right."

Ruyi shook her head, put down the pajamas in her hand, her eyes still did not leave Xianfu Palace, and said: "What you want to know is not explained by me, it is better to let you see it yourself. And wait for the nobleman Bar."

Mrs. Mei still wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a loud commotion outside the palace wall, after a while, Yizheng came in unhurriedly, and greeted the three of them one by one.Ruyi nodded at her, and then Yizheng said respectfully: "My lord, the imperial physician has just been sent from Xianfu Palace, saying that nobleman Yi has seen Dahong, and the dragon fetus is afraid..."

Meigui shuddered suddenly when she heard this, and her heart fell straight down, as if she had fallen into a bottomless abyss.She looked at Ruyi in a daze, her face was unexpectedly calm.She heard Ruyi's unwavering voice: "You will see the first person who hurt you soon..."

The first one means... more than one person harmed her?

When Ruyi and Hailan arrived at Xianfu Palace, the imperial physician had already beaten the stillborn fetus in Yigui's womb.The timid concubine Chun stood at the door tremblingly. As the only remaining empresses in the palace, the three of them naturally wanted to come and have a look when they got the news.It was not appropriate for Mrs. Mei to show up, so she quietly returned to the Yonghe Palace.

Pushing the door open, I saw Concubine Gao crying in pear blossoms and raining in front of the emperor. Ruyi heard the empress's voice as solemn as a bell: "Your Majesty, the fetuses of Ruomei and Yigui are really poisoned, that is to say , The stillbirth is not a punishment from God, but someone deliberately murdered the dragon fetus and shaken the auspiciousness of the country. As the head of the six palaces, the concubine asked the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly, so as to comfort the spirits of the two dragon fetuses in heaven."

Bright hatred flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said coldly: "Check! I want to see who has the guts to murder my child!" He saw Ruyi and the other three coming in to greet him, and waved his hands to let him go. They got up and said dejectedly: "You guys are here, go and see Mrs. Yi."

The pure concubines were timid and did not dare to look, so Ruyi and Hailan walked to the door of the Nuan Pavilion, raised the corner of the brocade curtain, and looked at the pale face of the sleeping woman in the brocade quilt, her slender hands silently curled up on the dark purple brocade quilt , an empty gesture, as if trying to grab something.

There is another dead soul in this palace.

Because the accident happened to the two imperial heirs in succession, even the Queen Mother was alarmed, and the investigation was carried out layer by layer, vigorously and resolutely, and even the palace servants who served the nobleman were not spared, and they were interrogated one by one.In the palace, there is a trend of all the plants and trees being soldiers, the wind is raging, and everyone is in danger.Even Jiagui, who is the most flamboyant in daily life, hides in his palace and stays at home.

The exquisite nuns of the Punishment Department are the most old ones. They only used a few of the 72 types of torture in the Punishment Department, and some people passed out because of the torture. With such a raft, one by one It would be much easier to ask.

Huanqing is like fate. After Yigui's child died, the emperor seldom went to Xianfu Palace to comfort and visit him.On the contrary, the queen cared about the relationship between master and servant, even though her second elder brother was still ill, she went to visit her a few times.

There are rumors in the palace that after waking up, Mrs. Yigui has been in a daze, not thinking about food and drink, and only cares about crying all day long.In addition, the imperial doctor said that the residue in her body was not clear, and she had to take a certain amount of safflower and achyranthes knee soup every day to force it down. For Yigui who is weak, it was nothing more than another torture.

But having said that, Yigui's sadness is only her own, even the emperor doesn't care, and others don't care.All the palaces just closed their doors and lived their own little days.

After seven or eight days of silence, in the afternoon of this day, Sing Xin came in from outside to spread the word that Zhao Yitai, who was beside the queen, had come.At that time, Ruyi and Hailan were working together, and he heard him say: "Please make preparations for the imperial concubine Xian and the concubine Yu, the empress please go to Changchun Palace immediately."

Outside the window, the wind and rain are coming.