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

When Tian Yuner heard Yongqi's words, her ears and cheeks quickly turned red. She looked at Concubine Yu, then glared at Yongqi.

"It's totally unrelated, why are you talking nonsense?"

Hailan smiled, took Yun'er's hand with her left hand, took Yongqi's hand with her right hand, and held them together.

"Mother will arrange it for you right away. Now it's almost done."

Qianqing Palace

When Lord Ji, the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory, met the emperor, he said that Prince Rong's fate was to save the people from suffering because of the war against Burma, and he had broken the Seven Killings Evil, so the marriage could be discussed.

The emperor was overjoyed and wanted to choose a good match for Yongqi from among the noble ladies in the capital, but Prince Rong Yongqi came to the Qianqing Palace in person and asked to marry Princess Yun, Tian Yuner, who was personally appointed by the emperor.

Qianqing Palace

The emperor pursed his lips and pressed his bony hands against his forehead, looking impatient.

"Jinzhong, change the incense in the incense burner. It makes me feel upset just by smelling it."

Jinzhong bent slightly and gently poured the ash into the incense burner. The smoke rising from the incense burner was extinguished in the dark yellow dragon-patterned incense burner, but the fragrance was still lingering.

Ever since Concubine Rong entered the palace, the Emperor had been trying to please her and even had the Imperial Household Department add a scent of saxaul flowers into the ambergris in the incense burner to show his love for her.

When Concubine Rong really became favored by the emperor as he wished, his love for her reached its peak.

But then, after the most brilliant fireworks, there was an infinite gap. The emperor lost the fun of chasing. Although he still doted on Rongpin in the past few months, he was not as obsessed with her as before.

On the contrary, Concubine Dun has always been gentle and considerate to the emperor. Seeing that the emperor is busy with state affairs, she would send him some soup every now and then.

The emperor missed the chicken soup and bird's nest from Concubine Dun's small kitchen, and enjoyed the rare comfort and warmth with Wang Fuzhi.

Jin Zhongxin understood what he meant and relit the sandalwood incense commonly used in the Yiku Palace in the incense burner.

Sure enough, the emperor's brows relaxed and he even began to hum a Jiangnan tune unconsciously.

He thought of the several court ladies he had taken in recently. One of them could sing these little songs in the soft Wu dialect, which made him begin to yearn for the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

The emperor picked up his brush and wrote a few large characters on the rice paper, "Jiangnan is beautiful."

When he looked up, Li Yu came in to report that Prince Rong Yongqi wanted to see him. The emperor put down his pen and a smile appeared on his face.

This was the son he was most satisfied with besides Yonglian and Yongcong. He was a man of both literary and military talents, and had the ability to stabilize the country and ensure its security.

Later, he wanted to leave Yongqi to Yonglian to be his right-hand man.

So when Yongqi, dressed in a black royal robe and a flowered feather hat, lifted his clothes and saluted gracefully, the emperor's eyes were full of admiration.

"Hurry up and get up. After you have worshipped your ancestors in the Taiji Hall, you will be a prince of the Qing Dynasty. Just before you came, the Imperial Observatory just submitted a memorial saying that you can discuss marriage."

Yongqi hid the smile on his face and replied with a cupped hand:

"Father, I have someone I love and I only wish to marry her. I beg you to fulfill my wish. I will be grateful to you."

The emperor's narrow eyes were filled with inquiry and doubt, and he asked with a half-smile,

"Who is Yongqi's favorite person? Tell me so that the Emperor can hear it."

Yongqi thought that the emperor had conferred the title of Duoluo Gege on Yun'er, which meant that he recognized Yun'er. In his eyes, who would not like a cute and smart girl like Yun'er?

His tone was brisk, and even his eyebrows fluttered, "Your Majesty, my son likes Princess Yun'er, and hopes to marry her as his wife, and spend the rest of his life with her."

What Yongqi waited for was the emperor's silence, so silence that Yongqi's smile gradually froze and he began to panic.

The emperor rubbed the ring on his hand. Yongqi also liked to do this action, so the emperor always felt that Yongqi was most like him. Even the matter of seeking marriage and dealing with the emperor's father were exactly the same.

But Yongqi is a pure-hearted person and will only do this when he is lying.

The emperor rubbing his thumb ring was a sign of impending storm.

The emperor was silent for a long time, and then he asked coldly,

"You have just won military merit with the power of weapons and have been crowned a prince. This is already a happy event. It is also good to have double happiness. However, how did Tian Yuner seduce you and make you so obsessed with her?"

Yongqi's heart sank, and he was no longer as excited as before, but his tone was still sincere.

"Father, it's not that Yun'er seduced me. I admire her eagerness to learn and her determination to succeed."

The emperor felt that his worries were indeed justified. Talented people like Tian Yuner who mastered scientific and technological research and development were always being watched covetously by people, and they might become tools for those with ulterior motives.

He suddenly felt that he could not see through his son Yongqi. He originally thought that he was filial and capable, but he did not expect that he also had ambitions.

When Jinzhong saw the emperor take off the ring on his hand, he thought of the two princes before him, and his heart sank. He picked up a bowl of lotus seed and lily soup from the tea tray behind him, bent over and offered it to him.

"Your Majesty, this is the lotus seed and lily soup sent by Concubine Hui. It is said to clear away heat and improve eyesight. It is now warm. Your Majesty, would you like to moisten your throat?"

The emperor paused, thinking about how Concubine Hui had been too respectful to him but not close enough to him these days, and Yonghuang and Yongzhang were also respectful and distant in front of him.

Li Yu also stamped his feet secretly. If it were him, he would just stuff the wine into the emperor's mouth and let him drink it quickly. Please have mercy on his sons!

The emperor took the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of lotus seed soup and took a sip. When he spoke again, his tone was a little gentler.

"Yongqi, you know how special Tian Yun'er is to the Qing Dynasty. I originally thought that letting her stay in the palace as a princess is the safest and most reliable way."

Yongqi was anxious. The emperor meant that Yun'er should be imprisoned in the deep palace and used only as a research and development tool. If she was no longer useful one day, Yun'er's life would be over.

No, this is absolutely not possible. Yun'er's fate should not be like this.

A layer of sweat appeared on his head and his face turned red.

"Your Majesty, Yun'er will not have second thoughts. After she marries me, she will definitely work harder for the Qing Dynasty. Please think twice, Your Majesty. I really like Yun'er."

The emperor had to consider the issue of his succession a hundred years later. He wanted to pave the way for Yonglian and would not allow Yongqi to become a threat to Yonglian.

So, the emperor groaned for a moment, and when he spoke again, he spoke with the dignity of a king and father.

"Yongqi, if you insist on marrying Tian Yun'er, I can't bear to see your long-cherished wish go unfulfilled, but for the sake of the stability of the Qing Dynasty, I have to be on guard. Now, I give you two choices. First, give up marrying Tian Yun'er, and I will hand over the Shenji Camp to you for control. Second, if you marry Tian Yun'er, in return, you have to give up leading troops to fight, and from now on have nothing to do with military power, and become an idle prince. Which one do you choose?"

Yongqi's face was pale. He didn't know why the emperor would give him such a difficult problem. His life and career had just begun, but now they were about to come to an end.

He had never thought of not marrying Yun'er, especially after listening to the words of the emperor, he became more determined to take Yun'er away from the palace.

Although Yongqi was devastated by grief, there was an unshakable light in his eyes.

"Father, your son chooses the second one."

The emperor took a deep look at Yongqi, his thin lips moving.

"No regrets?"

In response to him, Yongqi replied even louder, "No regrets!"

When Yongqi came out of the Qianqing Palace, he met Yonglian who had just come out of the East Warm Pavilion after sorting out memorials.

Yonglian didn't know what was going on. He saw Yongqi staggering, so he quickly stepped forward and hugged Yongqi.

Yongqi lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, "Second brother..."

As he said this, he rubbed his head on Yonglian's shoulder.

Yonglian embraced Yongqi and said, "Second brother has prepared some wine in his house and called a few of our brothers. Let's go and have a drink."

Under the rosy glow that spread out like a picture scroll, there were two brothers walking away together.