Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

In a trance, it was already half a month after Lady Mei lost her daughter, and Ruyi accompanied the emperor to gossip in the warm pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.The emperor's expression was always a little gloomy, facing the rain and snow outside the window, immersed in silent sorrow, copying "The Curse of Rebirth" over and over again.

The dusk in the rainy and snowy weather was also particularly gloomy. Ruyi saw that there was still a jug of remnant wine, a lonely cup, and several clusters of dim yellow cold flames burning from several white candles on the tables in front of the emperor. , all splashed with twitching shadows.The emperor was wearing a black dragon robe made of golden clouds and white fox fur. The dragon robe was originally a silver-white background, but it was trimmed with snow-white fox fur.The royal family has always paid attention to elegant and rich colors, and emperors seldom wear such plain colors.Dressing up like this now is just because of my mood.

So what is it, after all, he was the one who decided to burn nobleman Mei's child to death, otherwise how could the queen be so bold?No matter how many mantras he copied, he still couldn't erase the fact that he killed the child with his own hands.He doesn't have the ability to protect his child and let the child be born healthy, but he has the ability to vent all his ominous fear of evildoers on that child.

Ruyi can't criticize the emperor, because she is not much better herself, let alone popularize scientific knowledge to the emperor so that he will not be superstitious.But she couldn't help but feel the irony. In her eyes, what the emperor did was tantamount to being a whore and setting up a memorial archway.

Meigui's fall from favor seems to be a foregone conclusion.Because she gave birth to such an ominous "stillborn baby", the prenatal favor was almost wiped out after she gave birth.Without any consolation, without a single visit, the Yonghe Palace, which has always been full of flowers and flowers, fell silent, and no one set foot there. Even the most virtuous queen shunned and never went there.

For fear of hurting the meeting, the empress still forbade Meigui to leave the Yonghe Palace for half a step. After the moon came out, even the mage who prayed in the side hall returned to the Baohua Palace. Only the lonely echo of the wind and snow accompanied the equally lonely and sad Madam Mei.

A chess piece was lost for no reason, the queen mother naturally wanted to investigate, but after careful investigation, the emperor was only sad, the queen still had to give up the same rhetoric.But when paying respects to the queen mother, the queen announced to everyone that Yigui was pregnant for more than a month.Mrs. Yigui was originally the queen's maid, and this child was probably going to be raised by the queen—of course, if it could be born.

Although without Wang Qin, it would not be possible to spread monstrous words, but Concubine Gao's conduct is such that after hearing a few gossips, she really had to come over and ask Ruyi, but Ruyi stopped her with a few words.But she knew that rumors were the most feared in the palace, since Wang Qin dared to do it, why would the queen not dare, instead of letting the rumors ferment, it is better to act first.

Before the rumors could rise in the future, Ruyi went to the Yonghe Palace in the middle of a deserted night in light clothes.The guards at the door were already lazy, and they were dismissed by Sanbao early on.Ruyi pushes the door open and walks in, the Yonghe Palace still seems to be the most favored scene in the past, the exquisitely and elegantly furnished bedroom hall is full of quiet music.

Lady Mei, who had already received the news, leaned against the head of the bed and looked at her with empty eyes: "The imperial concubine is indeed here. Are you here to see the concubine's joke?"

Lily incense was lit by her bedside, mixed with a strong and unrelenting bloody smell and stale smell.Ruyi calmed down, and couldn't help smiling: "Mr. Mei, people in the Hall of Mental Cultivation can't see it, and people in the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss won't be happy when Mrs. Mei makes such an appearance. Loved ones are hurt, enemies are quickened, is Mrs. Mei really willing? "

Meigui shuddered all over, as if a thunderbolt had mercilessly run over her head, which made her tremble all over.She suddenly looked at Ruyi, and hurriedly said, "Is it you? You killed my child, right? I can't think of anyone except you!"

"Poor, nobleman Mei, as long as you have a little sense, you should know that besides me, there are too many people in this palace who want to harm you." Ruyi winked and ordered Yizheng to go out with nobleman Mei's maid Watched, and then said: "Your child is in the spirit of heaven, and will definitely hate you, because you can't avenge her, and let yourself fall. You have been sad for a year and a half. Not only the emperor, but even the queen mother will forget you. You, in the end, don't even have the qualifications to be a pawn."

Meigui suddenly collapsed, unbelievable, "How do you know that I am... Do you know who killed my child?" She grabbed Ruyi's arm, tears rolled down, "Can you tell me, please? Please tell me!"

Ruyi gently pushed her hand away, and slowly said: "There is more than one person who harmed you, for example, some directly attacked, and some indirectly. Now that you know, you will only risk your life to take revenge, and then you will die if you fail." That's why I can't say anything." Ruyi looked at her with pity, and softened slightly, "But there is one thing I can guarantee. From the beginning to the end, I have never harmed you or your child. Believe it or not, you Make your own decision. If you want revenge, then live well and don’t seek death. No matter what people outside say, don’t listen or read, the Queen Mother will save you naturally.”

"why?"

Ruyi turned and left, walked to the door, and suddenly heard Meigui's hoarse voice: "Why did you tell me this?"

"Everyone is doing it for themselves, and this palace is no exception." Ruyi pushed open the door, and the cold wind rushed in in an instant.Her voice sounded particularly cold: "Your child is a little princess who is as beautiful as you. The mage of Baohua Palace has already saved her. In the next life, she will definitely not be born in this cold palace."

Yizheng came over to support her and walked out slowly. As soon as she reached the gate of the palace, Lady Mei's mournful cry gradually came from behind her.Ruyi suddenly smiled slightly. With such a cruel self, even the occasional sympathy would be used to buy people's hearts. How can people with obsessions like Empress Gao Guifei and Jia Guiren be her opponents?

Ruyi didn't wait too long. On this day, the emperor and the empress brought the six concubines to pay their respects to the empress dowager, and saw the figure of Meigui. Give the scriptures in your hand to Aunt Fujia.

The emperor was curious for a while, but remembering the dragon fetus she had given birth to, he asked coldly, "Didn't Mrs. Mei recuperate in Yonghe Palace? Why did you come to Compassionate Ning Palace?"

"Yes, nobleman Mei, if you are not in good health, don't come out. If you get sick, what can you do for the queen mother?" Concubine Gao usually looked down on nobleman Mei the most, and before she could open her mouth, she said with a look of disgust.

Meigui lowered his eyebrows and looked down, and did not dare to cry to refute, but mourned: "The concubine's blessings are not enough to take care of the emperor's heir, so I copied the scriptures and prayed for the empress dowager to wash away my sins. The concubine knows that she looks haggard. It is inconvenient to face the saint, and the concubine will leave now."

She spoke so sadly that the emperor couldn't bear it, and sighed: "Since you're here, let's sit and talk with the queen mother."

Mrs. Mei quickly thanked her, and the little maid at the other end had set up a seat for her after Mrs. Jia, and she sat down.The queen mother mentioned Yigui's pregnancy again, and comforted Yigui, and ordered Fujia to bring a mahogany lacquer plate with red embroidered velvet from inside, on which was placed a golden lock of unicorn , held it in front of Yigui and said: "There is a saying in the Book of Songs: The toe of the unicorn, Mr. Zhenzhen. The Ai family will send you a gold lock of the unicorn. I hope you will add an elder brother to the emperor as soon as possible."

Yigui couldn't help but stand up and thank you.Ruyi looked at everyone happy, and laughed jokingly, "The Empress Dowager has a very good intention. The Linzhi Palace in Shengjing was named after it in the early years, and Linzhi is called a person with benevolence and wisdom. I have this blessing." , the children of noble people must be intelligent, benevolent and filial."

The emperor was also very happy when he heard it, and said: "The words of the noble concubine Xian are very kind to my heart. Qilin, with faith and righteousness, follows the rules, behaves gracefully and moves gracefully, and is a divine beast to send a child. The emperor's mother It’s really a unique gift.”

Concubine Gao didn't want to be left behind, she smiled and stroked the emerald jade tassel on her neckline: "The empress dowager's favorite nobleman must be the one who loves you. In fact, it doesn't matter if you are a princess, as long as the mother and child are safe, don't be as lucky as the noble lady Mei." gone."

Mrs. Meigui was still here, and her face immediately turned pale after hearing these words.Concubine Gao Guifei was really mean, even the emperor couldn't help frowning, but it was hard to blame directly.

The Empress Dowager stretched out her hands to flick the newly opened bunches of flowers on the table at hand, and the smile on her lips was warm and cool: "Gao Guifei is right. In fact, being able to have a dragon fetus is a blessing that has been cultivated for several generations. Gao Guifei After serving the emperor for many years, even getting a princess is the most precious thing in the emperor's heart."

Concubine Gao hated nothing more than others saying that her knees were empty, but it was the Queen Mother who said this, she could only forcefully smile and said: "The Queen Mother is sympathetic, my concubines are grateful, and I will serve the Emperor as a good student."

The queen mother then slowly turned to Ruyi, and said lovingly: "Why hasn't Yongjin come over these few days? I haven't seen you for a few days, but the Ai family really misses him."

Ruyi looked at the spring jasmine and green calyx next to the queen mother, the branches were slender, already carrying the warm and cool breath of early spring, just like the cold eyes that were betting on her from all directions.She smiled softly, and said in a gentle voice: "The morning and evening are cold these few days, my concubine is afraid that Yongjin will catch a cold, if the queen mother misses Yongjin, my concubine will bring him over to pay his respects in the afternoon."

The queen mother smiled slightly, "It's true that the hot and cold have been repeated these few days. The Ai family is not in a hurry to see Yongjin. Yongjin is the first prince after the emperor ascended the throne. He is unusual, so naturally he should take good care of him." She glanced at Fu Jia Fu Jia knowingly brought the same mahogany lacquer plate, "This longevity jade tablet is for the Ai family to ask the master of Baohua Hall to recite scriptures for seven to 49 days, and to keep the fourth elder brother safe."

Ruyi hurriedly thanked her, thinking that the queen mother had ulterior motives in mentioning the status of her noble son in public, but she could only accept it.Without raising her head, she could feel the cold eyes of the previous queen.

"The queen's mother loves the fourth elder brother, so it is naturally the fourth elder brother's blessing." The queen looked at Ruyi with full eyes, "The mutton fat jade used in this jade card is extremely transparent, and it is rare to have such a good thing in the palace. It can be seen that the emperor Erniang likes fourth elder brother so much."

The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows lightly, "The Empress has always disliked luxury, Aijia sees that the jewelry used by these concubines is mostly silver and gold-plated. Aijia gave the nobleman a red gold unicorn lock, the Queen will not think Aijia is old and confused. "

The queen quickly got up and said respectfully: "The emperor's mother is full of heart, how dare I think so. Besides, the nobleman is pregnant, and the queen's mother loves the nobleman, which is equivalent to caring for my concubines."

The queen mother nodded and smiled: "The peace and security in the palace is due to the queen's virtue. I heard that the queen made a lot of birth control medicine in the imperial hospital to make the concubines in the harem have more children. It is also intentional. " She turned her head to the emperor and said: "A few days ago was the day when the dragon raised its head on the second day of February. The Ai family ordered people to watch the sky at night and pray for auspiciousness. I wonder if Qin Tianjian will tell the emperor the result?"

The emperor showed a bit of joy, and said: "Qin Tianjian said that the sky is peaceful, especially the female star in the northern sky with a small star at the tail, which is particularly bright for several months. It means that the harem woman is pregnant with a noble baby. It’s also very comforting.”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "The female Pleiades are originally shaped like bats, and they are the auspicious omens and Dorje. The only ones who are pregnant in the harem are Yigui. It seems that this birth is indeed a sign of great fortune."

In this way, Yigui was even more overjoyed, Concubine Gao curled her lips in disdain, and remained silent with a cold face.Ruyi glanced at the queen, and said ahead of her, "Mr. Yigui has been with the emperor for many years, and is an old man in the hidden mansion. Now that she is pregnant, why don't the queen mother and the emperor give her some kindness?"

"Concubine Xian has thought about it, but the emperor and the queen are in charge of the harem." The queen mother concealed her surprise and said with a smile.

It was very embarrassing for the queen to be cut off, but the emperor didn't notice it, and said with a hearty smile: "It's rare that noble concubine Xian has such thoughts and affection. After noble lady Yi gives birth, no matter male or female, I will definitely give her a concubine. Yang Palace master, how about it?"

The queen mother agreed: "It's very good. The Ai family also hopes that the concubines in the harem will have more children, so that they can spread branches and leaves for the royal family." She looked at the queen and said calmly: "The queen is busy with everything, but the dragon fetus You can't be careless, do you understand?"

Ruyi glanced at the queen with a slightly cold look.A queen, but thinking behind her, will only make people think that she is ineffective.Seeing the queen pleading guilty there, Ruyi gradually put on an extremely sincere smile.

After leaving the Compassionate Ning Palace, it is inevitable to have a conversation with the emperor and empress.Wang Qin's role as the emperor was already clear, he was very suspicious, he only thought that the queen betrothed Lian Xin to Wang Qin just to find out about his own affairs, and even got tired of the queen.

It is true that the emperor valued the empress, but he is an emperor after all, how can the emperor let others snore while lying on the couch?

After returning from the Compassionate Peace Palace, Ruyi had nothing to do, so she took the scented silk thread sent by Hailan and embroidered the sky and spring one by one.Looking up again, Xin Xin came in with a newly lit incense stick, looked around and said: "Miss Ah Ruo was sneaking around in the kitchen just now, looking for the Sophora japonica honey I collected last year, she said it was the young master. I had symptoms of blood heat before, and I needed to add honey when burning incense, which can clear away the heat and moisten the dryness. Miss Aruo was going to come in to serve herself, but the servant girl told sister Yizheng, and sister Yizheng tried to lure girl Aruo out. The servant girl That's why I came in and asked what the little master meant."

Ruyi nodded, A Ruo's burning of incense was a fake, and the important thing was to lure herself to the Jingyang Palace of the nobleman.Only when Yigui met a snake in Jingyang Palace did he come to Yikun Palace, and now she doesn't want to join in the fun.Yiguiren didn't say that this baby must be elder brother, Gao Guifei can worry about it if she wants to, but don't get involved with her.

"Mr. Yigui likes to burn sandalwood after she is pregnant. I mentioned that sandalwood is good this morning, but after burning incense, I always feel dry and hot. She is also a glutton for sweets. In order to curry favor with her, all the palaces went to Jingyang less. Sweets from the palace. Ah Ruo went to find Sophora japonica honey at this time, and her intention is obvious." Ruyi embroidered a blue peach blossom with a smile, and said slowly: "She has been dormant for a long time, it's time to do it. You can see it in a few days She, pay more attention to Ye Xin, our Yikun Palace and Concubine Yu's Chuxiu Palace are in the same spirit, and we must not have a single meal to send to Jingyang Palace from today. What kind of gift is there, please be in front of it The queen’s face-off, and the hospital must have seen it, so that if something happens to Jingyang Palace, dirty water will be poured on our heads.”

Qiao Xin nodded, "This servant understands, so I will report to Chuxiu Palace." She thought about it, and then said: "It's just that now the nobleman Yi is the emperor's heart, and even the queen mother thinks highly of her. If it's nothing, my lord I'm afraid it's not good to send your wishes, but instead let them take advantage of it and say that the young master is jealous."

What Sing Xin said is actually a big truth.It is not uncommon for Lady Yi's birth to happen just after Lady Mei lost her daughter, but it is a comfort to the emperor and the queen mother, so it is inevitable that they will value it more.Ruyi thought about it carefully, and then said: "Then you put the pair of exquisite jade bis inlaid with the pattern of unicorn giving birth to children in a box of hundreds of sons and thousand grandchildren, and give it to Mrs. Yi when you pay your respects tomorrow. Also tell Concubine Yu, Chuxiu Palace In the future, we will use this as an example to give gifts to Jingyang Palace."

The heart goes down in response.

Ruyi got up and walked under the long window, thinking about Yigui, the heir who was said to be the son of a noble by the Qin Tianjian, no matter whether she goes or not, the stinging viper this night will make it difficult for Yigui to sleep of.As for Jin Yuyan, who has been dormant for a long time, if she can be brought to the surface this time, the birth of Yigui will be worthwhile.