Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem
Chapter 178: Indifference is the norm
Ruyi hurriedly ordered the palace servants to carry Concubine Feng back to the palace, and asked Imperial Physicians Qi and Lu to treat her carefully.
But without the Ninth Prince, Concubine Feng no longer had the desire to have another life.
As soon as Ruyi returned to Yikun Palace, she heard Sanbao report that Concubine Feng had died of hemorrhage due to excessive grief and emotional ups and downs, and had followed the Ninth Prince.
"She's a pitiful girl. Just follow the Empress Dowager's order and posthumously confer her the title of concubine and give her a grand burial." Ruyi's face was heavy with sorrow, and she felt a lump in her heart.
“Sanbao, go to Qixiang Palace and check on the servants to see if there is anything wrong.
In addition, the midwives, palace maids, and imperial physicians who were responsible for Concubine Feng's birth must also be checked. Remember, this must be checked in a big way."
Sanbao nodded and took his leave.
Ruyi called Chunchan in again and told her the same thing again, but told her not to make it public and just investigate it secretly.
If you have any doubts, no matter how big or small, just report them to me.
Although Chunchan is a palace maid beside Ruyi, her rank is not high, and she has been staying in Yikun Palace for many years, so she is considered a stranger.
She was cute, kind, and smart. After receiving Ruyi's instructions, she immediately started to do it.
Ruyi stood up, rummaged through the medicine box without saying a word, then sat down at the round table and signaled Rong Pei to sit down with her eyes.
Rong Pei was unwilling to do so. "Master, this is against the rules."
"My words are the rules of Yikun Palace. Please take a seat."
Ruyi took off her armor slowly and steadily. Although her tone was calm, Rong Pei could tell from it that she was in a bad mood.
When Rong Pei sat down stiffly, Ruyi rolled up her sleeves and saw a circle of purple bruises.
This was left when Concubine Feng clutched her Rong Pei in extreme grief.
"It's hard for you. You didn't even shake off Concubine Feng's hand even though it hurt so much." Ruyi said as she picked up the ointment and gently applied it on the scar.
Rong Pei knew that Ruyi was worried about her, so she didn't struggle and smiled faintly, "My dear, you are kind-hearted and you pity the Ninth Prince and Concubine Feng.
But I don't understand. This matter has nothing to do with you. Why did you bother to ask Sanbao and Chunchan to investigate it?"
Ruyi lowered her eyes and said in a dull voice, "There are many suspicious points in this matter, and I will never feel at ease if I don't investigate.
Furthermore, as I am performing the duties of the six palaces, I should uphold justice for the concubines.
If Sanbao can find out something, I can also clear the name of Ninth Prince and Concubine Feng and prevent them from dying in vain."
After three days of investigation, Sanbao finally came back to report that Concubine Feng's clothing, food, and medicine were all normal, and the palace maids and maids who served her were also normal.
"This is strange. Could it be that Concubine Feng really ate too much and had a miscarriage, which caused the Ninth Prince to pass away from weakness?"
Liuying massaged Ruyi's shoulders and spoke in confusion.
Sanbao bowed slightly and said softly, "There is no flaw in all this, it is too reasonable. But I think that being too reasonable is unreasonable in itself.
I had originally selected a few people who were suspicious and might be the target of the crime, and was planning to have them interrogated by the skilled maids from the Ministry of Punishment.
It’s just…it’s just that the Cining Palace has said that this matter ends here, and the master is not allowed to investigate further.”
Ruyi closed her eyes slightly and snorted coldly, as if she had expected this outcome.
That day, she brought the empress dowager to the princess' palace to ask for Doctor Qi. After Chengpin escaped unscathed, she did not hide in Jingyang Palace and behave herself.
Instead, he copied Buddhist scriptures every day and sent them to Anhua Hall to be burned, saying that he was praying for the heir to the Qing Dynasty.
This time, Concubine Cheng worked very hard. Not only did she eat vegetarian food every day, she sometimes knelt in Anhua Hall for a whole day.
Finally one day, she came before the Queen Mother.
Chengpin's sweet words soon softened the Queen Mother's heart. The Queen Mother was grateful for Chengpin's filial piety and no longer cared about the previous incident in the Princess Palace.
In order to relieve the empress dowager's worries, Concubine Cheng ordered people to perform a ritual to send the Ninth Prince and Concubine Feng to the afterlife.
Afterwards, the Queen Mother ordered Fujia to pass a message to Yikun Palace, saying that the dead were gone and asking Ruyi not to investigate the ominous person and disturb the peace of the harem.
Ruyi respectfully sent Fujia away. Liuying said indignantly, "Chengpin is a troublemaker. She must have said something in front of the Queen Mother."
Originally, Ruyi had no evidence to support her suspicion of Concubine Feng, and her suspicion of Concubine Cheng was only 50%.
Now that Concubine Cheng has lost her patience and taken the initiative to cause trouble, Ruyi can be absolutely sure that it was her who did it.
If it wasn't Concubine Cheng who did it, why would she have to borrow the power of the Empress Dowager to stop Ruyi from continuing the investigation?
Ruyi sneered, "It seems that Concubine Cheng's plans have failed time and time again, and she got impatient, so she revealed her true colors. But it's okay this way."
Ruyi's mind moved, and she instructed Sanbao, "Sanbao, you don't have to check.
When the emperor comes back, I will tell him that it was Concubine Cheng who asked the empress dowager to issue an order forbidding me to investigate further. "
Neither Ruyi nor the Empress Dowager will take the blame for the lax management of the palace, which led to trouble, and the fact that no one was held responsible afterwards. So it has to be Concubine Cheng.
However, Concubine Cheng did things cleanly and efficiently without leaving any traces, and the Empress Dowager did not allow an investigation, so the matter came to a standstill for a while.
A few days later, the emperor returned to the palace and learned about Concubine Feng's affairs without even the slightest expression.
It was only said that all funeral rites should be conducted according to the position of a concubine, but since the Ninth Prince was unlucky, there was no need to include his name in the imperial edict.
The emperor has many concubines, many children, and no shortage of princes.
The emperor did not have much affection for a concubine like Fengpin who was not favored, let alone for the Ninth Prince who died young and displeased the empress dowager.
Such coldness is consistent with his nature as an emperor.
Ruyi never had any hope for the emperor, so she won't be disappointed.
But Wei Yanwan had already placed all her hopes of redressing Concubine Feng's injustice on the emperor.
She thought that the emperor was a wise ruler and was also the husband of Concubine Feng and the father of the Ninth Prince, so he would definitely make the decision for them.
To this end, she even proposed to Sanbao that all the palace maids who served Concubine Feng in Qixiang Palace be imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, including herself.
Wei Yanwan would do anything as long as she could find the person who harmed Concubine Feng and clear the ominous reputation of Concubine Feng and the Ninth Prince.
But in the end, she found out that she was extremely wrong.
The emperor is just the emperor.
For the ruler of the world, being cold-hearted, emotionless and unfeeling is the norm.
Late at night, there was not a single star in the dark sky, only a hazy mist covering the sad waning moon.
Wei Yanwan knelt down in front of Ruyi with a wooden expression.
There was not a single pearl ornament on her little hair, except for a thin white paper flower pinned firmly in her dark cloud-like bun, making her look simple and pure.
Ruyi sat at the top. The dim light hid the expression on her face and Wei Yanwan could not see it clearly.
There was a crisp sound of a teacup being placed on the table, and Ruyi's cold voice came faintly.
"Yanwan, it was Chunchan who told me that you had something important to report to me. Why did you kneel for a long time but not say anything? Are you trying to trick me?"
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