Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Ruyi touched her belly and said with a sweet smile, "I don't want to perform the ceremony.

But the little princess in my belly insisted on paying respects to her father, the emperor. How could I stop her? "

When the emperor placed his hand on Ruyi's belly, he could vaguely feel the fetus inside moving comfortably.

"Hahaha, great! My daughter is really smart and lively. She knew how to be filial to her father even in her mother's womb."

The emperor was in a good mood and sat and talked with Ruyi for a while, then said, "After the New Year, in March, it will be the silkworm ceremony.

I went to Changchun Palace to see the Queen a few days ago. Although the Queen's illness has basically recovered, she looks much thinner.

I think, since you are the head of all the concubines, why not let you take over the responsibility and preside over the silkworm ceremony this time."

Ruyi's heart skipped a beat and she instantly became cold and hard.

In previous years, the Silkworm Ceremony was presided over by the Empress, who led all the concubines to worship the silkworm goddess Leizu, pick mulberry leaves and feed the silkworms, praying for a good harvest.

Performing the silkworm ceremony on behalf of others sounds quite glorious, but Ruyi knows that the process is extremely complicated.

The first thing to do is to fast for two days, and then go to the Xiancan Altar to perform the rituals of six silences, three kneelings, and three bows.

After the silkworms are born, they will perform the mulberry ceremony. Holding the hook in the right hand and the basket in the left hand, they will pick mulberry leaves and sing mulberry picking songs. Finally, they will go to the weaving room to reel some silk themselves.

By the time of the silkworm ceremony in March, Ruyi would be almost eight months pregnant.

Not to mention whether the two days of fasting will have any impact on the children.

Just take the series of processes such as kneeling, bowing, and picking mulberry leaves. How could Ruyi, a woman who was eight months pregnant, complete them independently?

The Silkworm Reception Ceremony is a grand and solemn sacrificial ceremony. Any carelessness, impoliteness or mistakes can lead to immeasurable and serious consequences.

The emperor said this in a high-sounding manner, but in fact he just wanted Ruyi to give up and take the initiative to ask Fucha Langya to preside over the Silkworm Ceremony.

On the one hand, it would allow Fucha Langya to "recover" from her illness and leave the palace smoothly; on the other hand, he was accepting the advice of his concubines, and it would not cause any loss to his dignity and imperial majesty.

Ruyi sneered in her heart, but she looked embarrassed, and said gently, "Your Majesty, my stomach is really uncomfortable, I am afraid that I will disappoint your expectations.

It is most appropriate and reasonable for the Queen to preside over the Silkworm Ceremony. The Queen has been recuperating in Changchun Palace for such a long time, and I think she is much better now.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty, and let the matter be handed over to the Queen."

After some hesitation, the emperor finally accepted Ruyi's "suggestion".

Li Yu took Doctor Qi to Changchun Palace, and Fucha Langya was finally officially "recovered from her illness", and the door of Changchun Palace was opened again.

Although the emperor had previously confined Fu Cha Langya to Changchun Palace, his food, clothing and other expenses were not reduced.

Even if the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were trying to flatter the powerful and bully the weak, no one dared to touch the share of Changchun Palace.

But Fu Cha Langya was worried every day, and she was not tall to begin with, so after this incident, she had become extremely thin.

The embroidery room worked hard for more than a month before they finally remade and altered all kinds of clothes for Fu Cha Langya.

The new year has arrived, and the concubines have reunited in Changchun Palace after a long absence to pay their respects to Fucha Langya.

Only this time, Jingse also came.

She sat steadily in the seat that was originally supposed to be occupied by Ruyi, holding a teacup, and only nodded slightly to Ruyi with her side face as a greeting.

The Qing Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and concubines were the stepmothers of princes and princesses. As the younger generation, they should bow and greet their elders.

But since Jingse was a legitimate princess and was favored by the emperor, it was inevitable that she would behave in a somewhat rebellious and abnormal manner.

But this was the first time she had done something like this, skipping even the most basic respect and etiquette.

Seeing that Jingse did not stand up, Ruyi and Hailan beside her looked at each other, both of them were confused.

Hai Lan asked in confusion, "Princess Hejing, Concubine Xian and we are both your stepmothers. According to the rules, you shouldn't come to pay respects like this.

I wonder if the princess has something important to discuss with the queen. If so, we won’t bother you anymore.”

Jingse snorted coldly, put down the teacup, and looked Hailan up and down, "The Queen Mother is not feeling well, I am worried.

So I specifically informed the Emperor that I will be by his side wherever the Empress is. Does Concubine Yu have any other questions?"

Jingse was so arrogant that she didn't even want to call her Empress Yu. She actually followed the Emperor and the Empress' example and called her Concubine Yu.

Seeing this, Hai Lan wanted to say a few more words, but Ruyi stopped her.

"The Queen is weak, so it's inevitable that the princess is worried. I will not argue with the princess about these trivial matters. Let's take a seat."

After Ruyi sat down, the other concubines stopped talking. However, they all felt somewhat dissatisfied with Jingse's domineering style.

"Noble Concubine Xian is really eloquent, no wonder the Emperor likes her so much. Look at you, you're pregnant again."

Jingse spoke frivolously and without any respect. It seemed that she was just trying to vent her anger for Fucha Langya and she didn't even bother to save face.

Ruyi frowned slightly. Apart from the people in Yikun Palace, only the emperor knew the gender of the baby in her belly.

She simply covered her belly and smiled kindly, "Come to think of it, the one in my belly is also the princess's brother or sister. Princess, do you want..."

"Don't do that. Not everyone who was born from someone's belly is worthy of being my brother or sister." Jingse glanced at the concubines present, and the disdain in her eyes did not seem fake.

"You concubines, even if you have great abilities, your children are all illegitimate. How can you be compared with me?"

"Jingse, don't talk nonsense." A weak but sharp voice came, it was Fucha Langya.

Jingse and the other concubines stood up to salute. Fucha Langya slowly walked past the crowd and sat upright on the phoenix throne.

"Empress Dowager, I am telling the truth." Without waiting for Fu Cha Langya to call him, Jingse stood up by himself and spoke to her coquettishly.

Fu Cha Langya shook her head lovingly and said indifferently, "Jingse, as the legitimate princess of the Qing Dynasty, you have a noble status. You must not act in such a way in the future. Sit down."

What Fu Cha Langya meant by this was that Jingse was born of a legitimate wife, and her status was different from that of other concubines who were born of illegitimate children.

Ruyi didn't feel anything. She was already used to Fucha Langya always talking about the superiority and inferiority of legitimate and illegitimate children.

But other concubines didn't think so.

Before the queen fell ill, she was a dignified, polite and rule-abiding person.

When has there ever been a time when a princess was so indulgent that she disrespected her elders and spoke in a sarcastic manner?

Has the queen really recovered from her illness?

Gao Xiyue clenched her handkerchief even tighter, cursing Fu Cha Langya in her heart for being so pretentious and hypocritical.

When Jingse sat down, Fucha Langya seemed to realize that the concubines were still squatting and bowing.

She adjusted her skirt casually and said slowly, "Okay, you all can sit down. Jingse is young, so don't bother with her."