Rebirth: Qingying comes back to reorganize the harem

The emperor calmly helped Ruyi up as she saluted him, and then asked in a nonchalant tone, "I heard that the imperial concubine sent someone to the Chuxiu Palace to slap the maidservant beside Concubine Shu today?"

Ruyi was slightly stunned, watching the emperor brewing tea by himself. After waiting for a long time and seeing that the emperor did not say anything, she looked at him seriously and said word by word, "Yes, the imperial concubine has a spoiled temper. Your Majesty, you usually spoil the imperial concubine like a child. The imperial concubine saw that He Xi, who was beside Shu Guiren, did not respect her words, so she was naturally angry. I followed the imperial concubine's wishes, but was Shu Guiren frightened today?"

The emperor put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Ruyi, with a faint smile on his face, and said: "I thought the queen would say she didn't know about this."

Ruyi pursed her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile on her face, but a hint of suspicion and doubt flashed across her eyes.

"What are you talking about, Your Majesty?"

The emperor chuckled and shook his head, stretched out his hand to pinch Ruyi's cheek, and said lovingly:

"I just like you like this."

But before Ruyi could say anything else, the emperor looked at Ruyi like a different person, then picked up the teacup, took a sip, and slowly said:

"Okay, no more jokes. In fact, I also know that the imperial concubine has an impatient temper and sometimes does things impulsively. However, after all, Shu Guiren is also my favorite concubine, so I still have to give her some face in some things."

Ruyi looked at the emperor with a smile on her face. The emperor looked at the smile on Ruyi's face and couldn't say the next words of reprimand. He knew in his heart that the imperial concubine had only casually dealt with a palace maid beside a noble man, and there was nothing wrong with it. He just felt unhappy.

However, the emperor thought of He Xi's face, which had swollen like a pig's head, which he had just encountered on the way to Changchun Palace. He finally restrained his smile when looking at Ruyi, and instead became a little more angry. He looked at Ruyi with dissatisfaction and said,

"The Imperial Concubine is so spoiled, the Queen will have to teach her a lesson in the future. It's just a small matter. Now the Xian Concubine and Jia Guiren are both pregnant, there's no need to make such a fuss."

Ruyi calmly withdrew the action of making tea for the emperor, groaned heavily, and looked at the emperor with a hint of resentment.

"Your Majesty, you think this is a small matter, but you don't know that Shu Guiren has been keeping to herself since she entered the palace. This is a good thing, but Shu Guiren has been saying that she and Your Majesty are in love in front of the concubines all day long. Not only does she have no respect for me, but she also showed disdain to Concubine Xian in the Yanxi Palace today. Shu Guiren was sent to the palace by my mother, so I naturally cannot offend my mother. However, if Shu Guiren's actions after entering the palace are not punished, if she is given the title of concubine or concubine in the future, I am afraid that she will not even take me seriously."

Ruyi looked at the emperor's speechless face, her eyes slightly reddened, then she turned her head away and continued,

"What's more, the emperor only knows that he can't hurt Shu Guiren's face, but he forgot that Xian Fei is now in the late stage of pregnancy and delivery. The imperial physician told Xian Fei not to get angry during this period. I also asked the imperial hospital to send a lot of medicinal materials to help Xian Fei recuperate. A woman's pregnancy for ten months is like walking through the gates of hell. Since Jia Guiren became pregnant, she has been living in the Yangxin Palace and has been blessed by the emperor. The Fu Cha clan behind Xian Fei was also an important official in your previous dynasty. I value Xian Fei so much, just to let her The forces of the previous dynasty are more loyal to the emperor. No matter how much Shu Guiren and the emperor are willing, she should not show off in front of the concubines who are higher in rank than her. If I had not intentionally protected Shu Guiren these days, she would have been slapped in the face for being disrespectful to the concubines on the first day she entered the palace. If the emperor is full of only the wishful thinking between him and Shu Guiren, where would he put the love between him and me for so many years? Have you turned a blind eye to my feelings for you for so many years?"

"Besides, why did Concubine Shu go to the Yanxi Palace to show off today? When she left, she even greeted her husband in such a perfunctory manner. Concubine Xian attaches great importance to these things. The Imperial Concubine punished Concubine Shu's maid, not only to comfort the heir in Concubine Xian's belly, but also to let Concubine Shu understand in the future that even if she feels that she has a deep affection with the emperor, she must have the right attitude towards the concubines. I think now that Concubine Shu should also understand what the concubine and the Imperial Concubine mean, so why should the emperor come here to defend her. Concubine Xian and I have been at odds for many years, and the emperor knows it. Now that Concubine Xian is pregnant, I can make peace with Concubine Xian and follow her in everything. Concubine Shu follows her own temper in the harem. Even if Concubine Xian does not blame her, someone else will teach her what the palace rules are in the future."

Ruyi's accusations one after another were like sharp knives, which completely tipped the balance in the emperor's heart, which had originally been inclined towards the young and beautiful Yehenara, towards Ruyi.

His originally determined eyes were now somewhat lacking in confidence and were looking around, but his body was still relatively strong as he held Ruyi in his arms. Ruyi buried her head in the emperor's chest. In her previous life, she suffered because she could not please the emperor. As the saying goes, the crying child gets the candy.

When she was alone with the emperor in the room, she was no longer the high and mighty queen, but the emperor's wife. It was not difficult for Ruyi to act coquettishly and shed tears.

It doesn't matter to me whether it's embarrassing or not. As long as I can make the emperor clearly aware of the love between me and him for so many years, and as long as Ruyi has a place in his heart, it's enough. Only when the emperor pities me from the bottom of his heart can I get what I want.

The emperor's originally cold expression softened a little. He gently took Ruyi's hand, rubbed it in his palm, and said in a flattering voice,

"It's my fault. The Queen has been with me for so many years now, I naturally understand how she feels about me. Okay, stop making trouble. The two children will be here soon. When they see their mother like this, they will probably laugh at you."

Ruyi looked at the emperor with innocent eyes and said in a considerate tone.

"I am only like this when I am with Your Majesty, so why do you laugh at me? I know that Your Majesty favors Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu is naturally devoted to Your Majesty, but there are countless concubines with family backgrounds in the harem, and Your Majesty cannot let Concubine Shu be as she pleases. Today, Concubine just slapped the maidservant beside Concubine Shu. If Concubine Shu knew what was going on, she should change her temper instead of letting Your Majesty turn against me because of her."

Ruyi leaned weakly in the emperor's arms. The more she disagreed with the emperor, the more Ruyi pretended to be pitiful to stimulate the emperor's desire to protect her. After all, it would not do her any good if she went against the emperor.

"Alright, alright, I understand. Concubine Shu doesn't know the rules, so I'll teach her a lesson in the future. But after all, she was sent to the palace by my mother, so I should give her the respect she deserves."

"Yes, I understand. Your Majesty, please rest assured."

When the emperor came to Changchun Palace, he was thinking about how Shu Guiren had been humiliated and how dissatisfied he was with Changchun Palace. However, now that he saw the empress, who used to be dignified and generous, crying in his arms and begging for favor, the emperor had already forgotten about Yehenara.

He and Ruyi have been married for many years. Since he ascended the throne, Ruyi has been personally in charge of the concubines in the harem and the forces of the previous dynasty. Nothing has ever gone wrong. He is satisfied with her from the bottom of his heart and respects his first wife.

What's more, his own royal mother was from the Ulanara clan. He could not fall out with the empress for both moral and logical reasons. Moreover, the empress acted properly and gave birth to his legitimate sons and daughters. There was nothing wrong with her at all.

Yihuan originally disdainfully saw the maidservant around her taking the initiative to ask the emperor to make a decision for her, but when Hexi went out with her face covered, she had to admit that in her heart she actually wanted to see how much the emperor valued her.

However, he waited for a long time, and when there was no light outside, Yihuan's anxious heart seemed to be poured over by a pot of cold water from beginning to end. For the first time, he wanted to compete for favor with the concubines, but the emperor's reaction completely extinguished this idea.

"Forget it. The Emperor and the Empress have been friends for so many years, and I am just a small noble. How can I compare to them? Besides, the Emperor and I have only known each other for a few months, and our relationship is not that deep. It is only natural that he does not want to cause unhappiness between himself and his first wife because of me. He Xi, please go down. I am tired and want to rest for a while."

Yi Huan sighed softly and slowly closed her eyes, as if she wanted to isolate herself from the outside world. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her face showed an indescribable fatigue and helplessness. This fatigue and helplessness seemed to be deeply engraved in the depths of her soul, which made people feel moved.

He Xi stood there stiffly, feeling extremely regretful.

She secretly regretted that if she had known earlier that she should have slapped herself a few more times before going out today, perhaps this would attract the emperor's attention and make him send someone around him to Chuxiu Palace to visit his master.

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Although Gao Xiyue beat the man according to her heart, she always felt that her heart was unreliable, so she specially asked Shuangxi to guard near Changchun Palace. If the Emperor made trouble with the Empress because of Yehenara, she would rush over and take the blame.