Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Ruyi sat upright in the sedan chair, listening to Sanbao coming breathlessly from behind and telling her the news that Song was dead.

Yongsheng and Song were both dead, the rebels had been cleared out, and Yongqi's prestige in the court was unprecedented.

Now, everything was going very smoothly. Next, we just had to wait for the decree to appoint a crown prince, and then everything would be settled.

The overall situation is about to be accomplished. For some reason, in addition to the vague joy in Ruyi's heart, there is also a trace of inexplicable panic.

Raising her hand to let Rong Pei come closer, Ruyi whispered to ask whether Jiang Yubin had returned to the palace.

"To answer your Majesty's question, Imperial Doctor Jiang was summoned to the palace overnight. The Yangxin Palace... After all, after what happened, the Emperor's body is bound to be unable to hold on, and he needs to be properly nursed back to health."

Rong Pei deliberately emphasized the word "recuperation", and Ruyi silently had something in mind.

By the time Li Yu came hurriedly to announce the decree for Ruyi to go to the Yangxin Palace, her panic had dissipated, and she calmly and indifferently faced the ending she had long expected.

Yes, the emperor is really in trouble this time.

The emperor's health had already been seriously damaged when he was injured by a bear in Mulan Paddock.

Jiang Yubi once told the emperor that even if the best medicine was used to keep him alive, he could be saved for one day at a time.

After his initial irritability and resistance, the emperor finally accepted this fact.

That night at Mulan Paddock, the Emperor knew that he would not live long, so he called Ruyi to discuss a plan with her.

Then what happened was what outsiders saw: the emperor and the empress had an estrangement from each other, starting with Han Xiangjian, and they gradually drifted apart.

The emperor is not a good husband, nor a good father, but he is indeed a good monarch.

Seek his own government in his position.

In order to leave a wise monarch for the Qing Dynasty, the emperor risked his life. His purpose was to eliminate dissent, test Yongqi, and help him ascend to the throne to continue the glory of the Qing Dynasty.

At first, Ruyi thought the emperor was testing her and refused to accept anything he said.

He even declined the position, saying that Yongqi was too mediocre and not as suitable for the position of crown prince as Yonghuang and Yongqi.

It was not until the Emperor stamped the imperial seal on the imperial edict in front of Ruyi that Ruyi was shocked and stopped trying to shirk her responsibility.

"I have told so many lies in my life that I can't even remember them all. But this time I hope you will trust me and cooperate with me.

If my sons will not resort to any means to seize the throne, then I am just being overly suspicious.

But if they really do something treasonous, it will depend on whether our Yongji has the ability to protect the Qing Dynasty."

Ruyi did not refuse, and she had no reason to refuse.

During the secret conversation that night, it seemed as if they were no longer the emperor and empress sitting on high seats, but had become a close couple who made far-reaching plans for their children.

It was late at night, but the lights in the Hall of Mental Cultivation were still on.

The emperor leaned weakly in Ruyi's arms, and the two of them snuggled up to each other, casting a cozy silhouette on the warm yellow window paper.

Without the radiant look he had during the day thanks to drugs, the emperor now looked extremely old.

On his deathbed, the emperor and Ruyi had a deep conversation at night, expressing all their sorrow and pain.

He said that he knew since he was young that he was a prince who was abandoned in the Old Summer Palace and was not loved by the late emperor.

Therefore, he studied very hard and tried hard to get close to the late empress and Concubine Xi, seeking their favor, just to cover up his disgraceful background and gain the attention of the late emperor.

Later, Concubine Xi, the late Empress Dowager, accepted him, and he was raised by the Empress Dowager as he wished.

Desire is like weeds, it grows again with the spring breeze.

Gradually, he was no longer willing to be a rich and powerful prince under others. His ambition gradually evolved from vying for favor to vying for the throne.

The emperor himself was born a bastard, and has too many unspeakable pasts that need to be covered up.

That was why he was so eager to have an outstanding legitimate son who could inherit the throne legitimately.

The emperor admitted that his favorite person in the past was Yonglian.

However, Fu Cha Langya was strict in educating her son and tried to force him to grow up too fast, which led to Yonglian being framed by others and dying of asthma.

Later, he had Yongcong.

But God was not merciful. Yongcong was born weak and was frightened when he fell into the water, so he died early.

Fortunately, now that Yongji is born, the emperor’s wish has finally been fulfilled and he no longer has any regrets.

"It's just that, Ruyi, I always feel that you seem to have changed."

The emperor no longer called himself "I". He suddenly uttered this sentence in a calm tone, as if he was expressing his feelings or testing something.

Ruyi's heart trembled slightly, and she tucked the corner of the quilt for the emperor with a faint smile without changing her expression, "I have grown old, so I have naturally changed."

The emperor shook his head. "No, it's not just that. It seems that since you changed your name to Ruyi, the Qingying from before has disappeared."

The emperor's perceptiveness far exceeded Ruyi's expectations.

The first thing she did after her rebirth was to enter the palace and endure the humiliation of letting the Queen Mother personally give her a new name.

"When I was young, I was sharp-tongued, but now I am calm and docile. Isn't the emperor satisfied?"

The emperor shook his head again.

“I am satisfied, but I always feel like something is missing.”

Ruyi said no more and just listened to the emperor's chatter in silence.

"I still remember the first time we listened to "On the Wall Horse". You were wearing a pine green jacket with soft silk flowers on your head, and you looked as pretty and bright as new leaves and spring flowers.

At that time, you were so reckless and bold that you dared to use my name to change a good drama of couple reunion into an ending of cruel separation.

It seems like a crossover drama has become...what has become..."

Ruyi remained silent.

It was as if she had forgotten the memories of the past and had become an outsider, watching from afar as the emperor reminisced about the past.

"Forget it, I can't remember it. But I still remember that I called you Sister Qingying and you called me Brother Hongli.

Although cherry blossoms are easy to wither, they are breathtakingly beautiful when they bloom.

I still like to call you Qingying. It seems that calling you like this can turn back time and take us back to the days when we were young and happy to meet each other.

I said, "I played with green plums by the short wall, and you rode a white horse beside the weeping willows." But you said, "We looked at each other from afar on the wall and horse, and I was heartbroken when I saw you."

Ruyi sighed softly, "Your Majesty knows that I don't like the ending of 'On the Wall Horse' staged by the Southern Residence.

I have said before that it was just a forced reunion and forced joy.

As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country, but it is difficult to change one's nature. If I were Miss Li, I would rather live alone until the end of my life than to be forced to grow old with someone as heartless as Pei Shaojun."

The emperor no longer had the energy to turn his head to look at Ruyi's expression.

But even if he couldn't see it, he could imagine that Ruyi should still be the same as she was back then, with a youthful, stubborn and lovely look.

The corners of the emperor's lips curled up unconsciously.

"Sister Qingying has a really good memory. It was because of your special personality back then that I couldn't help but be moved and fall in love with you at first sight."

"Your Majesty, please stop making fun of me."

Ruyi did not dwell on the forced teasing in the emperor's words.

Deep down in her heart, she didn't want to talk about the thin and disappeared relationship between them, so she simply looked out the window gently and obediently and changed the subject.

“It’s autumn now, the nights are cold and it’s winter again.

When the new year comes, the emperor must get better soon. This time, I not only kept the vinegar made from rose petals, but also learned how to make dumplings myself.

Unfortunately, my cooking skills are not up to par, so Your Majesty has to move to the Yikun Palace to taste it carefully."