Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

"You think it's the green skirt and red dress, the bright hairpin filled with eight treasures, but you know that my lifelong love is natural, the beauty of spring that no one sees..."

A clear and subtle female voice floated over. It turned out to be a palace maid who was carrying flower pots with her back to the crowd.

Perhaps she was trying to find joy in suffering, for although the maid's voice was not loud, every word was clear, with a unique youthful and graceful charm.

Ruyi keenly noticed the emperor's eyes moving slightly, she calmly let go of his hand, and asked in surprise, "This song is "The Peony Pavilion", right?

I also learned one or two passages when I was in the Old Summer Palace. This passage seems to be about a young girl in the boudoir, who has youth and beauty but no one to love her. "

The emperor nodded and smiled, "You are right. But this palace maid's skills seem to be insufficient, and her singing is far inferior to yours."

Ruyi's cheeks were slightly hot, and she pretended to be jealous and said, "The emperor always makes fun of me. Then I want to see who sang so badly that made our emperor angry for no reason."

Ruyi gave a look, and Rong Pei bowed respectfully, then came over with the palace maid.

The person who came was Wei Yanwan.

She was wearing a gray palace maid's uniform, and the cuffs were even stained with floral mud.

Perhaps she was tired from moving the flowers, Wei Yanwan's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, like tiny pearls falling on a white jade plate.

Despite looking so embarrassed, Wei Yanwan still maintained her manners and performed the rituals properly.

The emperor was indeed intrigued. "Your gestures of saluting are very standard. You don't look like a maid in the flower room."

Wei Yanwan raised her head without any shyness. Her pretty little cheeks flushed slightly and her pair of round eyes like black grapes sparkled as if filled with moonlight.

"Your Majesty has good eyesight. I used to serve Concubine Feng. After the Concubine passed away, I was assigned to serve in the Flower Room.

The moonlight is just right today, so I moved this pot of tuberose to bask in the moonlight.

I didn't expect to disturb His Majesty and His Majesty the Imperial Concubine. Please forgive me, my masters."

Upon hearing this, the emperor looked behind Wei Yanwan and saw indeed a flower with a rich fragrance and pure white color.

Ruyi smiled faintly and motioned Wei Yanwan to stand up. "You don't have to be so panic. The emperor and I are just taking a leisurely walk. It's not a big deal."

The emperor's eyes were glued to Wei Yanwan's fair and beautiful face. "Carrying flowers and basking in the moonlight is quite interesting. Although you are a palace maid, you have a refined and elegant temperament in your heart. It's quite interesting."

Seeing that the emperor was already interested in Wei Yanwan, Ruyi coughed twice, and the emperor turned his face away uncomfortably.

How could Ruyi not understand the emperor's thoughts? She said generously, "Your Majesty, I still have to go to Zhongcui Palace to bring the prayer flags to Concubine Chun, so I will take my leave first."

Rong Pei supported Ruyi and walked slowly on the cobblestone path.

"My Lord, I don't understand. Since you are willing to support Miss Yan Wan to ascend to the throne, why don't you dress her up carefully before presenting her to the Emperor?

Today, Miss Yanwan is dressed as a palace maid, very simply.

If she hadn't been able to sing Kunqu opera and her master hadn't asked her to sing, I'm really afraid that the emperor wouldn't have noticed Miss Yan Wan."

Ruyi gently brushed the long golden tassels on her temples and explained softly, "The Emperor has been on the throne for quite some time.

In this palace, he has seen beautiful and charming women like the former Concubine Hui and Concubine Mei, elegant and graceful women like Empress Xiaoxian and Concubine Shu, and gentle and docile women like Concubine Chun and Concubine Wan.

This is what I want Wei Yanwan to do, to wash away all the makeup and hide her pure and fair face in simple palace clothes.

Only by being delicate and unknowingly stained with a little dust can you arouse the emperor's pity and win his attention in one fell swoop."

Ruyi guessed correctly, the emperor really liked special women the most.

After one night, Wei Yanwan was named a concubine, and the emperor also allowed her to live in the magnificent and spacious Chengqian Palace.

For three consecutive days, the emperor stayed in Chengqian Palace every day. Seeing that he was going to leave again on the fourth day, the empress dowager became the first to become impatient.

When Ruyi was called to the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was holding a pipe with a stern expression, smoking it intermittently.

Ruyi squatted and bowed, but the empress dowager deliberately left her alone and didn't ask her to stand up.

But Ruyi ignored all that and stood up on her own. Before the Queen Mother could get angry, she spoke softly, "The Queen Mother must be worried about the Emperor."

“Humph, I heard that the Emperor met this Wei Ying by chance when he was strolling with you in the Imperial Garden?

"Royal Consort, you are really thoughtful. You have already started to place spies in the harem before you even take the position of empress?"

Ruyi had long expected the Empress Dowager's rebuke.

She blinked her innocent eyes and sighed softly, "How could I, a concubine, have the ability to place spies around the emperor?

Wei Da Ying was a maid in the flower room. She was working late at night moving flowers when she happened to meet the emperor and his concubine.

If she was really my spy, why did she appear so shabby? The Queen Mother must have misunderstood me.

The emperor dotes on Wei Da Ying, and it is obvious that I am the one who feels the most uncomfortable. "

As she spoke, Ruyi became emotional and tears rolled down her cheeks.

The Queen Mother finally believed it half way, kept silent and didn't mention the matter again.

"Forget it. Your tears will be most useful if they flow to the emperor."

The Queen Mother waved her hand and continued, “As the Imperial Consort, you should advise the Emperor not to linger on his concubines and delay state affairs.

Look at what you are doing now, have you fulfilled even half of your duties as a concubine?"

It turns out that he wants to accuse her of being unworthy of her position.

Ruyi sneered in her heart, but her face looked even more aggrieved and pitiful, "The Queen Mother scolded me, and I dare not disobey.

But if I ask myself, I am just the emperor's concubine.

You can manage the affairs of your own palace, and you can also manage the affairs of other concubines' palaces, but you must never manage the emperor's affairs.

As a concubine, I cannot do what the Queen Mother said. Please punish me, Queen Mother."

Doesn’t the Queen Mother like to push all the mistakes onto Ruyi?

It’s okay to take the blame, but she also needs to be given the corresponding identity.

The Queen Mother naturally understood the deep meaning of Ruyi's words, but she always felt uncomfortable and was unwilling to let Ruyi become the Queen so easily.

"Ruyi, you know that I don't like you to be the next empress, but the emperor has chosen you. This shows that the relationship between you and the emperor is really extraordinary."

Ruyi raised her lips and did not refute the Queen Mother's words, "The Queen Mother has sharp ears and eyes, so she can see clearly.

I have never sought the position of empress, and I only care about my relationship with Your Majesty.

But compared to feelings, the emperor cares more about my virtue and family background.

Only if you are virtuous and generous can you treat the emperor's concubines and children well; if your family background is not prominent, you don't have to worry about the power of the emperor's relatives.

If I become the successor queen, I will have ready-made legitimate sons and daughters.

No matter from which aspect, I am the best candidate. If so, why does the Queen Mother needlessly stop me?"