Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Ruyi listened to Rong Pei's innocent words and just chuckled and shook her head, "So what if it's the queen? So what if it's the legitimate son?

Who stipulated that the queen and the legitimate son should not be harmed? It is often lonely at the top.

Just look at Yongji and you will know. He is the grandson of the empress dowager. But once his interests are touched, he will be stabbed by the blunt knife of Li Shuren.

You must be on guard against others. Just because I haven't been attacked by someone now doesn't mean I won't be attacked in the future. It will be too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost.

As long as you are in this Forbidden City, you will always be trapped in the vortex of struggle.

The reason why I guarded Yikun Palace like an iron barrel is that I don’t want to regret it when something really happens in the future.”

Ever since Rong Pei followed Ruyi, she has seen all kinds of palace fighting tactics among the concubines.

Perhaps it was because of the long period of peace and harmony, or perhaps it was because Ruyi had never been truly harmed, Rong Pei gradually relaxed her guard.

Now that Ruyi had reminded her, she felt secretly annoyed, "Your Majesty is right. I will definitely be more vigilant."

Ruyi kindly took Rong Pei's hand and patted it gently, "After all, you are the most stable and trustworthy person around me.

You are like a second pair of eyes to me, as important as the second pair of eyes.

Only if we advise and support each other can we live peacefully in this treacherous palace."

Rong Pei nodded loyally and firmly, with tears glistening in her eyes.

As it turns out, Ruyi is quite far-sighted.

However, a few days later, seeing that the storm had subsided, Concubine Rou changed into the simple clothes of a palace maid and sneaked to the cold palace on a rainy night when there were few people around.

She had already inquired about it in advance. Although the cold palace seemed to be heavily guarded, it was rarely visited by people, so the guards often left their posts and went out to drink and have fun.

It rained heavily today, and there was not a single person to be seen in the huge cold palace.

Only then did Concubine Rou feel at ease to come.

She pushed the door of the cold palace hard as she had learned before. The rattling sound of the chains was drowned out by the sound of rain.

Rou Guiren called out Li Shuren's name softly, but before Li Shuren came, she suddenly heard someone holding a lantern and shouting loudly, "Who is there?"

Concubine Rou was immediately frightened out of her wits.

Trespassing into the cold palace is a serious crime.

If the guards found out, that wouldn't be the most terrible thing. The most terrible thing was that Concubine Rou was wearing the clothes of a palace maid today.

The servants all judge people by their clothes, so who would believe that she was actually a noble master?

If those guards were careless and touched her body during the tug of war, and then reported it to the emperor, then she would never be able to turn things around.

Concubine Rou staggered away without looking back, leaving behind only a bag of cakes and clothes that she had brought for Concubine Li.

The next day, although there was still some water on the ground, the sky had gradually cleared up, and it seemed that everything was moving in a good direction.

A door on the cold palace door was forcibly pushed open, making a dry and harsh creaking sound.

A pair of old, cloudy eyes appeared outside the doorway, impatiently shouting that dinner was ready. It was none other than Eunuch Ma, who was specially responsible for delivering meals to the cold palace.

When the women in the cold palace heard the sound, they rushed out like a group of livestock following food, grabbing a few dry buns with their dirty hands.

He didn't care about the mold spots on the food and the filthy, sour smell of the food, and started to eat it voraciously.

Li Shuren is a new arrival. She has not yet fully understood the rules here and is unable to let go of her self-esteem and dignity.

A few days ago, Li Shuren had already witnessed that the women here lived extremely crazy and weird lives.

Some people would lie down and lick a mouthful of rotten food that fell on the ground, while others would expose their breasts in broad daylight to dry the lice on their bodies.

She was so shocked that she could only shrink into a corner, refusing to go out of the door. She also did not go to get meals for the past few days.

But after holding on for a few days, Li Shuren was really hungry. She had no choice but to follow the crowd at the end to get food when she heard Ma Gonggong's call.

After distributing food to others, Eunuch Ma looked at Li Shuren, who was the last one left, and knocked on the food box loudly in annoyance.

Eunuch Ma shouted "Newcomer" in his shrill and hoarse voice, and then stuffed a meal into the doorway as if giving alms or feeding a dog.

Li Shuren looked at the disgusting food and didn't want to accept it.

But seeing that her only meal was about to be snatched away by someone else, she still forced herself to grab one of the dry, hard and moldy steamed buns and quickly put it in her arms.

"Oh, the little beauty can't stand the hunger after all, and has to live on dew." Eunuch Ma grinned with a mouthful of uneven yellow teeth, and teased shamelessly.

After all, Li Shu Ren was born into an official family. She had been living a life of luxury since entering the palace. How could she have suffered such an insult?

Her face was red, and she held the bun tightly in her arms. Her flat belly still made sounds, but she didn't move at all.

Seeing that she was bored, Eunuch Ma rudely spat, "Do you really think you are some noble master?

Women who enter the cold palace are just abandoned women like ants."

The door was slowly closed. Li Shuren held the hard steamed bun in her arms, and two lines of tears fell down.

Is she really going to accept her fate?

Li Shuren was overwhelmed with grief, and she could no longer suppress her resentment and sobbed, "Sister, when will you come to save me? I can't bear it any longer..."

With a creak, the door slowly opened again.

Li Shuren was startled and quickly wiped the tears from her face, wanting to leave in shame and anger.

This time, there was a clean and young face outside the doorway. It was a guard.

"Hello, are you Lady Li?"

Li Shuren stopped and looked at him in surprise, "You are..."

The guard's voice was crisp and clear, and his features were simple and harmless.

He smiled innocently and said, "I am Bao Yuan, the guard in charge of guarding this cold palace.

Yesterday, your sister, Concubine Rou, brought a bag of dry food and clothes. Due to her status, she couldn't go near the cold palace, so she asked me to pass it to you."

Li Shuren was half-believing and half-doubting, "Cold Palace Guard?

Didn't Concubine Yu order you to strictly guard the cold palace? How could you pass things in?"

"Hey, orders from the superiors are one thing, but who would go against money?"

Bao Yuan scratched his head, a shrewd look flashed in his eyes, "Lady Rou gave me five taels of silver.

From now on, every time she gives you something, she will give me some bribes. If you don’t take the money and just follow the rules, you are a fool.”

Seeing that there was still doubt in Li Shuren's eyes, Bao Yuan didn't say any more words. He just took a coarse cloth package and stuffed it into the doorway with great effort.