Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Ruyi quietly looked down at Concubine Mei who was kneeling below, but still stubbornly raised her head to look at her.

“So, Concubine Hui asked you to take the emperor and me to the long street in front of Xianfu Palace while I am accompanying him.

Just to further prove Jiapin's guilt?"

Concubine Mei nodded, "Yes. Concubine Hui said that if you cooperate, she will swear by the Gao family that she will keep her mouth shut and will no longer be your enemy.

If you refuse to cooperate, she will have no choice but to implicate you as the mastermind.

Anyway, her broken body can't hold on for much longer, so she'll take down as many as she can. If worst comes to worst, there's still the Gao family..."

Ruyi smiled indifferently, and it was difficult to tell whether she was happy or angry in her cold eyes.

It is like a bottomless spring, seemingly clear to the bottom, but actually harbours dangers.

"Empress Hui has really grown in capability, she can even threaten me.

Then let me take a good look at her and see how capable she is."

After saying that, Ruyi turned and left.

Only the straightforward Gao Xiyue could utter such a childish and ridiculous oath.

Although Ruyi was not afraid of Gao Xiyue's threat, she had already made a backup plan for the matter of the female ghost.

But she understood that Gao Xiyue no longer had any scruples.

There is no need to fight to the death, and Ruyi doesn't want to cause herself more trouble.

Now that Ruyi has done what she promised, it is time to go see Gao Xiyue.

"Rong Pei, go get me the Buddhist scripture that I have worshipped in Anhua Palace. Let's go to Xianfu Palace to see Concubine Hui."

As soon as the sedan chair arrived at the gate of Xianfu Palace, a young man's clear voice of greeting was heard.

"Your son pays respects to Empress Xian. Is Empress Xian also here to visit Empress Hui?"

It was the eldest prince Yonghuang.

Yonghuang grew taller, his appearance changed, and his voice changed.

Looking at the beads of sweat on Yonghuang's forehead, Ruyi knew that he must have been lingering at the gate of Xianfu Palace for a long time and had not yet entered.

"Now that Concubine Hui's condition has improved, I will naturally come to visit her.

Big brother, why do you stay at the door all the time? Don't you want to go in and see her?"

"Your son... Before, when Empress Hui was ill, Your Majesty did not allow your son to enter Xianfu Palace. Your son was afraid..." Yonghuang hesitated.

It turns out that Yonghuang was worried that if he went in rashly, he would displease the emperor. He is really a cautious person.

Ruyi smiled softly, "If you are worried about Concubine Hui's health, why don't you come in with me?"

The two walked side by side and entered the Xianfu Palace.

Unlike the dilapidated scene when I came last time, there are now many more palace maids and eunuchs cleaning the Xianfu Palace.

Although the wall and railings are still slightly damaged, it is no longer as desolate as before.

As they entered the hall, Xing Xuan came to greet them.

"Greetings to both masters. Our master knew that the imperial concubine would come and was already waiting in the main hall."

Gao Xiyue sat upright on the soft chair, her face still looking very bad.

Although she put on powder, she still couldn't hide the dark blue color in her pale face, and she looked like she was terminally ill.

The dull eyes brightened up a lot when they saw Yonghuang, "Yonghuang, come and show yourself to Empress Hui.

You have become darker and thinner. Did the people in Xiefang Palace treat you harshly?"

Yonghuang's eyes were instantly filled with tears, and he knelt down in front of Gao Xiyue with a crying voice.

"Madam Hui, the maids in Xiefang Palace didn't treat me harshly, but I still miss you.

I heard that you were imprisoned in Xianfu Palace by the Emperor, and I was very anxious. Unfortunately, I am incompetent and couldn't get you out even after begging the Emperor..."

Two lines of tears mixed with powder slid down Gao Xiyue's cheeks.

She touched Yonghuang's head and said lovingly, "Yonghuang, Empress Hui misses you too. When Empress Hui is not around, Yonghuang must take good care of himself..."

Ruyi felt a little sad and turned her face away.

I tried my best to maintain a cold expression and not look at these two people, whose affection between mother and son was unclear whether it was genuine.

The two of them hugged each other and cried for a long time, and finally they remembered that there was a living person next to them.

Gao Xiyue gently wiped away the tears on the eldest prince's face with a handkerchief, "Okay, Yonghuang, your studies are more important, you should return to Xiefang Palace as soon as possible.

Empress Hui has something else to say to Concubine Xian, so I won't send you off."

After Yonghuang left, Ruyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She put away the indifference on her face, replaced it with sarcasm and teasing, and stared at Gao Xiyue without saying a word.

Gao Xiyue was not afraid of Ruyi's gaze at all, instead she smiled in a familiar manner and said, "Empress Xian, you are finally here.

Let me guess, are you still angry about the things I threatened you with?"

"I am not that petty." Ruyi looked at Gao Xiyue's tear-stained cheeks and said, "Does Concubine Hui want to wash up again?"

Gao Xiyue shook her head and rubbed it hard with a handkerchief without paying much attention.

The powder and makeup were rubbed onto the handkerchief, revealing her pale, rough skin and two gray spots under her eyes.

"A dying person like me must have a very ugly face. I hope I didn't scare Yonghuang just now."

Gao Xiyue threw the dirty handkerchief aside and sighed.

Ruyi looked at Gao Xiyue's abnormal appearance and wondered if she was having a last burst of energy.

Gao Xiyue slowly took off the lotus bracelet on her hand and placed it on the table.

"Moxin, go and guard the door. I have something to say to the Imperial Concubine alone."

Ruyi's heart skipped a beat, as if she had sensed something, and she raised her hand to let Rong Pei leave.

The sunlight was blocked by the palace door. Under the candlelight, Gao Xiyue's originally pale face looked a little rosy.

She spoke slowly as if she was talking in a dream.

"Ruyi, I had a dream.

In the dream, our identities were swapped, you were Concubine Xian, and I was the Imperial Concubine.

The Fourth Prince was born to Jin Yuyan, and his name was not Yongqi, but Yongsheng.

You, like me, have served the emperor for many years. Although you are favored, you have no children.

So the emperor gave Yonghuang to you, which made me extremely jealous for a while.

A Ruo beside you did not marry the eunuch, but became the emperor's Shenpin as she wished.

He was loved by everyone and enjoyed a glorious moment, but eventually he died in the Ministry of Punishment.

Many, many things happened in the dream, so many that I can no longer remember them all.

I only remember that in the end, I was still haunted by A Ruo's ghost and was bedridden.

I stayed in bed like a living dead for many years. When I was dying, you were the only one who came to see me.

I thought you were here to laugh at my joke.

Then you told me that I had been ill for a long time because of the scheme of the imperial physician Qi. And the emperor was most likely behind the imperial physician Qi.

The reason why we cannot have children is that the Queen hid the contraceptive linden in the lotus bead bracelet.

It turns out that the Emperor and the Empress, whom I treated sincerely, were plotting against me.

The snow in the Forbidden City was really cold. I lay in the snow and felt really sleepy.

The last time I looked, I saw the peacock I raised.

Their wings were clipped and they were trapped in the small Xianfu Palace for their entire lives. They seemed free, but they could never get out again.

Just like me..."