Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

When the emperor returned to Luan, Hailan was already four months pregnant. Because of the busyness of returning to the palace for the first time, the emperor had lost two children in a row before, so he attached great importance to Hailan's meconium, and there was a whole family around her. There are twice as many people serving, and a group of people follow at every turn.Afterwards, the Emperor's Longevity Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival coincided. During the festival, Hailan should not go out of the palace too often. Ruyi was afraid that she would be bored, so she went to watch it when she was not serving her bed and when the emperor was not in the Chuxiu Palace. she.And because Hailan was pregnant, Wei Changzai, who was in the same palace as her, got a lot of favor.For this reason, Wei Yanwan was extremely grateful to Ruyi and Hailan—although besides being grateful, she felt that it was not enough, and deeply hated that she had been favored for nearly a year and had not been able to conceive an emperor's heir.

This day coincides with the Double Ninth Festival, the emperor has treated the Empress Dowager very affectionately since he ascended the throne, filial care, and the Empress Dowager is also in charge of the harem, so this year's Double Ninth Festival is extremely lively.According to the rules of the palace, on the first day of the Double Ninth Festival in September, the emperor personally accompanied the queen mother to climb the Long Live Mountain to enjoy the autumn aspirations.

At night, the Empress Dowager was very interested, so she also entertained the Empress and Concubines in the Chonghua Palace according to the rules of the emperor's banquet of flowers and cakes for officials outside the palace. Chrysanthemum wine, drink with joy.

During the banquet, Hai Lan, who was pregnant, and Wei Changzai, who was doting on him, were naturally the happiest.And Ruyi, who has both children, is the emperor's favorite person, and no one dares to despise her.The concubine Jia who was robbed of her favor and the queen who lost her son became cold and silent, and few people cared about them.

After drinking for three rounds, the joy of singing and dancing also subsided, and the cool breeze of the quiet night blew over the body heavily, making it a little more quiet and cool, and the yellow flowers swaying all over the ground were brilliant, and it also gave a feeling of being thin and haggard.The emperor added a bit of intoxication, looking at the black jade-like sky, a round of yellow crescent moon was pinned lonely on the black curtain, even the stars were dimmed.There was a faint and tired smile on the corner of his lips, and he said: "Every year is singing and dancing, and it is really boring."

The queen joked and said with a smile: "The song "Taoyao", my concubine remembers it is the emperor's favorite. It is often said that a young woman with no makeup and red clothes is just like a peachy peach. It is shining and pleasing to the eye."

The emperor snorted lightly, drank the wine in the cup, and said: "White pear flowers are often used in banquets in the palace. Today, drinking chrysanthemum yellow is something new. Although I like this song and dance, I get tired of watching it too much. The queen doesn't understand. Does it make sense?"

The emperor had something to say, and he shamed the empress in public.The queen's face darkened slightly, but the dignified and self-sufficient for many years soon made her smile and said: "The emperor always likes to be ingenious."

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager caressed the emerald red golden phoenix strands on her temples and shook her head, "It's fine to be ingenious. If you can always have a new look, it's good to serve the king." She looked at the emperor and said: " Emperor, the newcomer Lu that the Ai Family bestowed on you last year has served you for a year, and he is still in the position all the time, isn't it in line with your wishes, the Emperor?"

Knowing that it is the empress dowager's pawn, it is no wonder that the emperor likes it.In fact, it is said that the emperor does not get close to the empress dowager. Could it be that the empress dowager has done too much, which makes the emperor disgusted?Let alone mother and child, even mother and child will be alienated by this.

Sure enough, Ruyi saw the emperor smiling slightly, but she was noncommittal: "The emperor's mother loves you, and my son appreciates it."

The Empress Dowager is so smart, she lowered her eyelids slightly when she heard it, and soon said with a bright smile: "The Empress Dowager originally thought that there was a desirable person by your side to take good care of you. If Mrs. Lu is not good, she will be in the usual position." Take your time. As a concubine, if you can't please the emperor, that's superfluous!"

These words were not light or serious, but when they heard the ears of the concubines present, they were all terrified, and they subdued their expressions unconsciously.The queen mother smiled happily: "It's autumn now, and it would be inappropriate to dance "Taoyao" in spring when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. Emperor, let's change to a song and dance."

Knowing that the queen mother wanted to attract Yihuan, Ruyi still had a good impression of this future woman from her own camp, so she was happy to hope.The emperor didn't know what to do, and just obediently offered a glass of wine: "But it's up to the emperor's wife to make the decision."

The Empress Dowager smiled lightly, stroked her palms twice, but heard the sound of silk and bamboo curling up, quietly gurgling like thin veins of clear spring, like weeping and complaining, slowly seeping into her heart.But seeing the chrysanthemums of various colors all over the ground, a slender and graceful figure of a woman is raised leisurely, stepping on silk and bamboo, and Yiyi recites "Drunken Flower Yin" by Li Qingzhao.

This was the first time Ruyi saw Yehenala Yihuan, and she couldn't help admiring that she was indeed an extremely beautiful woman.People say that the silver urn is full of beauty, and the green sleeves are courteous to hold the jade bell. It turns out that it is full of prosperity, and it is only there to set off the Yiren's legacy.

Although the emperor knew that it was the Empress Dowager's pawn, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and smiled and said, "Dancing with the heart and moon in the willow tower, and singing with the wind of the peach blossom fan. I thought that the singing and dancing were already excellent, but I don't want to walk lightly and step on the waves." Singing poems is even more refreshing and timeless, but such a good talent, such a beautiful dancing posture, I don’t know what it looks like, have you ever met me in my dream?”

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly and called out: "The emperor ordered, why don't you come closer?"

Yihuan walked forward slowly, gave a salute, and raised her head.When the emperor caught his eyes, he saw the woman's expression was cold, but she had a gorgeous posture, she was sculpted and graceful, and her appearance was very beautiful.Ruyi secretly marveled, and smiled at the queen mother: "People are so beautiful and delicious. Now that I see this sister, I can tell. The concubine only hates that she is not a man, and sighs, 'The eyebrows are white, the eyes are beautiful, and the time is shabby. To see, to shine brightly, to bewilder people'."

The queen mother knew that Ruyi was trying to build up momentum for Yi Huan, and she meant to show her goodwill, so she gave her an approving look: "This is Wang Yi's "Chu Songs", the noble concubine is very talented."

The emperor also tilted his head and said with a smile: "Ruyi doesn't praise others so easily, but today is a rare occasion. The person carefully selected by the Queen's Mother reads Li Qingzhao's Chongyang Sijun's "Drunken Flower Yin", which is really very timely."

The phrase "the one carefully selected by the emperor's mother" is a pun.The empress dowager's brows froze slightly, and she said slowly: "It's inappropriate, what the Ai family says doesn't count, but what the emperor says counts." She said in a condensed voice: "This girl is the daughter of the minister Yongshou, a man with a yellow banner inlaid in Manchuria. , birth is also considered precious.”

The emperor nodded and said softly, "Come forward."

Ruyi watched the emperor and Yihuan come and go with cold eyes. Although the emperor admired Yihuan quite a lot, he still cared about her being recommended by the empress dowager, so his smile always froze; What the emperor said was quite touching, and Ruyi couldn't help but sigh slightly in her heart.On the other hand, when the concubine Jia mentioned Ye He's old affairs, although the queen spoke up, she couldn't stand the dislike of the queen mother, so she refuted it coldly.

After some deliberation, Ruyi saw that the emperor's expression was not hesitant.Without Gao Xiyue, the excitement in the sky cannot stop.Ruyi also congratulated the Empress Dowager by asking Naerbuy outside the palace to bring all kinds of fireworks.Against the backdrop of the sky full of fireworks, Yi Huan finally became the emperor's nobleman, bestowed with the Yongshou Palace, adjacent to the Yikun Palace.

In fact, she is a woman very similar to Luo Linzhen, perhaps because the same person created them.It seems deserted, but in fact it is the most affectionate and righteous.It's just that one time I met in Yimei Garden by chance, and after talking for a few words, Yihuan became close to Ruyi.Ruyi doesn't try to win over, she treats people like Yihuan as sincerely as Hailan.However, when talking behind the scenes occasionally, Ruyi will also open up a few words of meaning and joy, and don't use too much affection for the emperor.

Of course, whether there is a queen mother or not, Yihuan's favor is obvious.There is no man who would not like such a woman, who is beautiful, talented, and deeply rooted in himself.Apart from pampering Yi Huan, the emperor seldom cared about the people in the harem, including the pregnant Hailan, let alone the concubines and concubines.

For this reason, Wei Yanwan came to Ruyi to complain more than once.Ruyi understands that the emperor is only interested in Wei Yanwan for a while, even though she looks like Ruyi, the true love she can get is limited.Ruyi was also very patient. After listening to her talk, she said, "How many lives do you have to compete with the queen mother's people?"

When Hai Lan was six months pregnant, Concubine Jia finally made her move.Fortunately, Ruyi was on guard, and every time he took the trouble to ask Jiang Yubin to check the medicinal materials before going to decoct them.Although Hai Lan is thin, but after Jiang Yubin's conditioning, the dragon fetus is still healthy.There were no watermelon rind marks on Hailan's body either.

In the winter moon, the favored and generous Yi Huan was promoted to concubine Shu, and Wei Yanwan was also promoted to nobleman Wei because of Ruyi's praise.However, even though the two were conferred on the same day, the emperor only spent the night in Yihuan Palace, and Wei Yanwan didn't even have a title, which made Liugong understand that the emperor had a special liking for Yihuan.Fortunately, Wei Yanwan was alone and helpless at this time, and Ruyi told Xiatang Dongxue to watch her carefully, so she couldn't do anything to Yihuan.

What's more, the only person who can really manipulate Yi Huan is the one in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.In this regard, Ruyi can't do much, so she has to go to Yongshou Palace to see Yi Huan from time to time after Yi Huan's bedtime service and when the emperor rewards her with confinement medicine.At this moment, there is not much she can do, and whether Yihuan can get pregnant depends entirely on God's will.

On the seventh day of February in the sixth year of Qianlong's reign, just after the dragon raised his head and before spring came, Hailan gave birth to the emperor's sixth son as he wished. The emperor was so happy that he named the sixth elder brother Yongqi.Qi, the genus of jade, also refers to the prosperity of flowers and plants, which is the emperor's expectation for the youngest son.This is not the end, at Yongqi's full moon ceremony on the seventh day of March, the emperor even decreed that Jin Hailan should be concubine Yu, who should be respected equally with concubine Chun, and Yongqi could be properly raised in Chuxiu Palace without having to hand it over to others.

Although Yong Qi is not as strong and mellow as in the book, surpassing children of the same age, but fortunately, her bones are still strong, except that she is thinner than Yong Jin at that time, there is nothing wrong with it, just take care of her.

Concubine Hailan Jin, the first concubine who was unhappy was the concubine—because she claimed to be from a powerful family in the Li Dynasty and was more noble than Hailan, and she also gave birth to a prince but was still a concubine, so she ran against Hailan openly and secretly, and even brought Slander Wei Yanwan.Her temperament was already charming and delicate, unlike the reserved and gentle women of the Qing Dynasty, she was blessed with a lot of rain and dew, and she was often blown by the emperor's pillow.The emperor couldn't stand her quarrel, so when he came to court in the late spring and early summer, he promoted her to the position of concubine Jia because of the affection of her mother's family.

Right now there is no one around the queen, Ruyi's faction sees that there are four elder brothers and one princess, and he has not given birth for a long time, so people before and after pay more attention to Concubine Jia, and love Yongxuan born by her even more .Concubine Jia has the best face by nature, but in order to deal with Ruyi, she often stays in Changchun Palace if she doesn't want to be flattered by the empress.

Ruyi looked at it coldly, and felt that the queen was really not good at planning. She always failed to see the true face of Concubine Jia, and thought she was just an arrogant and domineering concubine with nothing to do. It is no wonder that she was in such a situation later .

Time flies, like getting up in the morning to do makeup and eyebrows, lighting up the lamp in the evening to read at night, sleeping in the dark, waiting for the dawn, the old time will quickly recede, and only new days and new faces are left, with red lips and white teeth, tender and tender It passed by in a hurry.

On a certain night in the winter month of this year, the snow finally stopped for most of the day, and the emperor was in the Yikun Palace to read the year-end and year-end booklets from various places.Ruyi accompanied the red sleeves to add fragrance, Hailan pruned all kinds of narcissus at the bottom, and showed them to the emperor and Ruyi from time to time, while Yihuan leaned on the table with the emperor's imperial poem The first full transcription.This kind of peaceful and peaceful time has often been staged in Yikun Palace since Hailan came out of the moon and Yihuan became a concubine. Occasionally, Wei Yanwan will be added.But Ruyi was always on guard, trying not to ask Yihuan and Wei Yanwan to be present at the same time.

Ruyi looked at Yihuan's seriousness in writing, smiled and said, "Sister Concubine Shu could have memorized every imperial poem by the emperor. Now that she has copied it by hand, it can be seen that she likes it very much. "

Hearing this, the emperor put down the booklet, and looked at Yihuan with pity and approval in his eyes: "Concubine Shu, your eyes are tired after writing in front of the lamp for a long time, take a rest, and take a cup of my mulberry and chrysanthemum tea." Drink it, you can clear your eyes and clear your mind."

Yi Huan's face was reddish, and she stood up with a little promise, feeling a little dizzy, and her body swayed slightly. Fortunately, she supported the red sandalwood plum blossom branch table in front of her, so she didn't fall down.Ruyi's eyebrows twitched, and she suddenly remembered something, and quickly ordered Hexi to help her sit down, and said kindly, "What's wrong with Concubine Shu, is she feeling unwell?"

Before Concubine Shu could answer, her court lady He Xi had already said worriedly: "As for the imperial concubine, my young mistress has been dizzy and unwell for the past few days. Yesterday, she ate half a tribute pear and vomited in the middle of the night."

Hearing this, Hailan also remembered something, lowered her voice and asked with a smile, "Is the menstruation accurate? Have you sent the imperial physician to see it?"

Yi Huan blushed, a little embarrassed: "The concubine's menstruation has always been inaccurate, and it is common to not have a letter period for two or three months."

It was still He Xi who broke her fingers and said: "That's right, the young master hasn't had a monthly letter for more than two months." She suddenly became happy, "The servant will feel dizzy and uncomfortable when he hears that someone who is happy, but the young master looks like it. "

The emperor frowned, thinking how it was possible, and heard Ruyi smile gently at himself: "Coincidentally, in the evening, Imperial Physician Jiang came over to give Yong Huang, Yong Jin and Jing Yan prescriptions for winter nourishment. It’s not in the side hall, why not invite him to come and have a look. Even if it’s not a happy event, Sister Shu’s body can’t be sloppy.”

This sentence reminded everyone that the emperor didn't know what to say, so he said in a deep voice: "Yizheng, you go to Chuan Jiang's imperial physician and take a look for Concubine Shu."

Yizheng left in response to the sound, and Jiang Yubin came in after a while. After asking for Yihuan's pulse, Jiang and Bin had a little smile on their eyebrows, stood up respectfully and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, young master Shu concubine My pulse is happy pulse, and it has been two months."

The Yurui Tanxinmei was planted outside the Yikun palace, and now it is blooming just right. In the cold night, the sound of the wind blows past, like countless waves surging, rustling in the heart.

Ruyi never thought that her momentary pity would actually make Yi Huan pregnant so soon, but the emperor only had a thin smile on his lips, with a hint of reserve, he said briefly: "Very good."

This sentence is too short, but Ruyi understands that the emperor is not really happy—it cannot be said that he is not at all, he likes children, but he is concerned about the queen mother, and does not want the mother of the child to be Concubine Shu.Ruyi didn't want Yihuan to notice something was wrong, so she quickly stood up with Hailan, showing a gentle smile, and said in a harmonious voice: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Concubine Shu."

After all, Yi Huan was still young, so she was stunned for a long time, she couldn't believe it for a while, but after hearing Ruyi's congratulations, she came back to her senses, bowed her head and said: "I always think that I am weak, I don't want to have today." , Tears have been seen in the eyes.

The emperor didn't expect her to be so happy, and he couldn't bear it and was shocked. It's always his own child, so how can a father not feel sorry for him?Then she looked at Shu Pin and said softly: "Don't cry, don't cry. This is a happy event. If you are so excited, you will hurt yourself instead."

Hailan also smiled and said, "Sister Concubine Shu has to take good care of her body. The first child should be extra careful." She pointed at Jiang and Bin, and looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, Imperial Doctor Jiang used to serve the concubine, sister and The concubine's dragon fetus is a very proper and considerate person, why not let him serve the dragon fetus of sister Shu concubine!"

The emperor's expression was calm, and his tone was as gentle as the warm wind in April: "Forget it, although Jiang and Bin are still responsible for the errands of Yikun Palace, but Yongshou Palace is not far away, so it is convenient to come and go. Concubine Shu, since you are pregnant, Then don’t drink the birth control medicine that I rewarded you.” He paused, his voice sank, “Perhaps you have been drinking frequently, and by the grace of heaven, your wish finally came true.”

Yi Huan carefully sat down sideways, caressing her lower abdomen: "I'm ashamed to say, I have only been in the palace for a year, and I often talk about it with my concubine and concubine Yu. The sisters all say that this kind of thing should not be rushed, the more urgent the less. It’s easy to have, so this year I’ve been drinking it one meal at a time, sometimes the birth control pills are delivered, and the concubines don’t drink it for a moment of laziness, who would have thought there would be!”

Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help looking at Ruyi, but Ruyi just smiled warmly and warmly: "Although Bengong and Hailan have given birth, they don't understand medicine, and they are just talking nonsense. The younger sister Shu concubine is also willing to believe it. The birth control medicine rewarded by the emperor must be an excellent thing. It can strengthen the foundation and help the pregnancy, otherwise it can't be said for a while." She looked at the emperor, bowed her body and said apologetically "It's all concubines talking nonsense. If it weren't for that, I'm afraid that Sister Concubine Shu would have already had one, so why wait until today."

Now that she said so, most of the emperor's slight doubts receded.I think Qi Lu also said that this prescription is not for sterilization, but to drink it every time you are lucky, so that you will be safe.Concubine Shu was lucky enough to be pregnant, that was also a blessing, why did he personally hurt his own flesh and blood, hurt Yin Wu.As for the future of this child, whether it is a boy or a girl, it depends on Shu Pin's own fortune.

"It's late at night, so go and report to the queen tomorrow. It's just that Concubine Shu, you have just been promoted, so I can't promote you right away." The emperor asked in a warm voice, with a sincere tone, "In order to avoid criticism from others , we have to talk about it after the child is born, Concubine Shu, I have wronged you."

Yi Huan's eyebrows and eyes are full, like a pool of affectionate spring water, and she is deeply moved by infinite love: "This concubine is lucky enough to conceive the emperor's heir, it is already a mighty grace, and I don't care about status, and please don't worry about the emperor."

Ruyi smiled lightly and said, "The emperor attaches great importance to Sister Concubine Shu and the emperor's heir, not because of these false names. Sister Concubine Shu is pregnant and should not stay up all night. The Emperor might as well send Sister Concubine Shu back to Yongshou Palace, and also let Imperial Doctor Jiang go and have a look." , don't do anything wrong."

The emperor nodded and said: "Forget it. You should rest earlier, and so does Hai Lan. Stay with Ruyi tonight. It's cold outside, so don't go back to Chuxiu Palace."

Hailan stood up and said, "The concubine obeys the order."