Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Yongcheng quickly figured this out.

He closed his eyes dejectedly, letting his tears drown him, no longer wanting to struggle.

His life was nothing but a flash in the pan from an unappreciated prince to a rebel, and now he has become a stumbling block for the future crown prince.

If he had known the result would be like this, why would he have gone to so much trouble and taken so cautious steps?

And...it also dragged down the Song family...

Yongcheng looked at Song, whose hair was disheveled and whose face looked ashen, and he did not know what to feel.

This woman was the emperor's concubine and also the first woman he fell in love with.

Yongcheng still remembers that Song was the only one who told him, when he was most depressed, that he still had Yu and others supporting him.

She was also the first person who treated him very closely and even gave birth to children for him.

If Song was not the emperor's concubine and his stepmother, Yongsheng would have thought that he really wanted to marry her as his principal wife.

But things are unpredictable, everything he desires, whether it is fame or a bedmate, will eventually be out of reach...

Knowing that he was at the end of his rope, Yongcheng's ink-black eyes suddenly tightened and turned fierce.

He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he broke free from the guard's control and snatched the sword from his hand. It seemed that he was intending to commit suicide.

Fortunately, Yongqi was not a pushover, he kicked Yongcheng sideways, causing him to let go of the sword in pain, and the sword fell to the ground. When Yongcheng wanted to reach out to pick it up, it was too late.

The emperor did not want to be branded as a murderer, so he simply issued an order to have Yongsheng thrown into prison pending trial.

But secretly, he arranged for Yongqi to take a two-handled wine jug and send it to the prison.

There is a mechanism inside the double-handled pot.

Half is fine wine, and the other half is poison that penetrates the intestines.

Yongqi left the choice to Yongcheng himself and left. In the empty cell, only Yongcheng and a full wine jug were left.

However, before Yongqi walked out of the prison, he heard the guard report that the wine jug was empty. Yongcheng did not hesitate for long, but raised his head and drank all the wine in one gulp.

The wine is good, but the poison is also a strange one.

In an instant, Yongsheng died of the poison.

Yongqi paused and let out a long sigh.

After he walked out of the prison, a eunuch reported to the Yangxin Palace that Yongsheng was filled with remorse and felt that he had let down the grace of God, so he committed suicide in prison.

The emperor was not surprised.

Whether he committed suicide or was killed by Yongji, Yongcheng was doomed to die.

The emperor has no shortage of sons, and many of them are promising.

The emperor did not feel the slightest pity or regret for a son who betrayed him, seduced his stepmother, and attempted to rebel and kill the king.

Although Niuhulu assisted Zhou in his atrocities, fortunately he came to his senses in the end.

The Emperor was kind and also took into consideration that the Niuhuru clan was the Empress Dowager's maternal family.

In order to comfort the Empress Dowager's spirit in heaven, he could not bear to be involved in bloody killing.

Therefore, all the official positions of the Niuhulu clan were dismissed, and it was ordered that no one from their three generations could serve as an official in the court, which was considered as a way to spare their lives.

Ruyi did not comment on this.

She knew that the emperor valued his reputation and was used to doing such superficial work.

Song's words were a bit sarcastic, but some of what she said was not wrong.

For example, the emperor was hypocritical and cowardly by nature. He was most afraid of his origin and was deeply ashamed of his biological mother's humbleness and ugliness. Even though he had been in a high position for many years, he was still unwilling to acknowledge his biological mother, Li.

In her previous life, Ruyi was too stupid to see the emperor's true face. I don't know where she got the confidence from at that time, she dared to use her birthday as an excuse to ask the emperor to posthumously confer the title of Li.

It's no wonder that the emperor was angry when the scar in his heart that he didn't want anyone to mention was suddenly revealed.

In this life, Ruyi never mentioned Li again, and the emperor never had the intention of posthumously conferring a title on his biological mother.

Ruyi sighed softly, feeling deeply that she had been reborn and no longer had to meddle in the affairs of irrelevant people, which made her feel much more relaxed.

Thinking of Song, Ruyi couldn't help but ask one more question.

Rong Pei replied that Song was temporarily detained in the cold palace, awaiting punishment.

"Waiting for punishment later? The night is long and dreams are many. What is there to wait for?" Ruyi raised her eyebrows in confusion.

Rong Pei bowed slightly, pointed to the tray in the hands of the little palace maid beside her, and whispered, "I am also wondering.

However, Eunuch Li Yu sent a message saying that the emperor felt that the punishment of lingchi was too cruel and seemed to intend to give Song a quicker death.

Look, someone has sent the palace's 'three old things' to you. I want you to go visit the Song family when you have time."

Ruyi reached out and lifted the silk cloth on the tray and took a look, and she understood instantly.

These three things, namely white silk, dagger and poisoned wine, were relatively quick and dignified ways of executing concubines in the palace.

It seems that the emperor has no intention of making the illicit relationship between Yongsheng and Song public.

Although Song had committed heinous crimes, even lingchi was too easy for her.

However, if this matter were to be leaked without any reason, it would inevitably lead to speculation, and who knows what kind of unpleasant royal secrets would be spread by others.

Rong Pei added that Li Yu had specifically pointed out that this poisoned wine contained a sufficient amount of the drug that would cause a person to die in extreme pain.

Ruyi darkened her eyes. It seemed that although the emperor had spared Song from the pain of slow slicing, he still didn't want her to die too easily.

The cold palace was as desolate and dilapidated as ever.

Pushing open the broken wooden door, light shone into the dim hall, and the dust in the air swirled and floated around like moths.

Rong Pei and several palace maids fanned with wet towels for a long time before they managed to clear away some of the dust.

Song, curled up on the edge of the bed, had a dull expression on her face, her eyes closed, and did not respond to anything that happened to others.

If her chest hadn't been still rising and falling slightly, Ruyi would have almost thought she was dead.

Rong Pei filled a glass with wine and placed it on the rickety wooden table beside the couch.

"Song, congratulations! The emperor has mercy on you and you don't have to suffer the pain of slow slicing. The Sixth Prince has already passed away, so you should leave as soon as possible.

You should be more conscious, so that we, the servants, won't damage your body with our clumsy hands. "

Hearing Rong Pei's voice, Song slowly opened her eyes and looked at the poisoned wine on the table, her expression distracted and confused.

"The emperor didn't even spare his own son, so how could he be so kind as to give me an intact body?

Haha, it’s just to whitewash the situation and show it to the world.”

Ruyi did not respond to her words, but lowered her eyes and stroked the tassel on her waist, "Do you still have the time to think about these things?

If I were you, I would worry about my own family and children first."

Song looked at Ruyi with a forced smile.

"What's the point of worrying? I'm an incompetent person. I can't even protect myself, let alone my mother clan and Yongxuan.

But then again, you came here today just to laugh at me. You will tell me what happened to them, right? "

"All Yu clan rebels, regardless of gender, age or status, will be killed on the spot. Anyone who has the blood of the Yu clan on their side will be expelled from the country, and anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."

Ruyi curled her lips indifferently and said slowly, "As for Yongxuan, she is an immoral thing and cannot be tolerated in this world..."

"If the emperor can kill Yongsheng and Yongxuan... I'm afraid they won't be able to survive..." Song's voice was sad and full of bitterness.

"The Empress is kindhearted and considers the baby innocent. She has asked the Emperor to adopt him to the heirless Prince Heshuo Luyi, Yunluo."

Rong Pei looked solemn and cold, but Song was delighted when she heard what he said.

"Yongxuan... he doesn't have to die?"

"Yes, Song, why don't you thank the Queen quickly." Rong Pei urged in a low voice.

Song naturally did not say anything to thank Ruyi, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Ruyi again was obviously much softer and more complicated.

"Queen... Madam...why did you save Yongxuan?"

After taking the Qianji medicine, it felt as if all my internal organs were twisted together.

Song's face was horrified with pain and her mind was in disarray. But she still couldn't figure out what Ruyi said before she left.

"I have said before that you are a good sword. I am satisfied with your use, so I will naturally reward you."

Song didn’t understand why she was a good swordsman. Was it because she killed Yongsheng?

No... maybe, she killed someone more important...

Something flashed through Song's mind.

Although she looked disheveled, with her hair in disarray and her face smeared with some kind of mud, her pair of dark eyes were the only ones that were frighteningly bright.

She seemed to have guessed...

She will be waiting in hell.

If her guess was correct, someone would be buried with her soon...