Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Yi Huan's pregnancy was announced on the second day when He Gong greeted the queen.Although the emperor has not been sealed, everyone knows how much Yi Huan is favored on weekdays, so why care about his status?Even though the empress hates her to the core, she still has to ask questions with the grace and grace of the main palace, and rewards Yi Huan with rare and rare treasures.Concubine Jia's temperament is not good, her eyes are so angry that they want to ooze blood.

I can't blame Concubine Jia for being like this.Now her fifth elder brother Yongxie is neither the eldest son nor the first noble son after the emperor's ascension to the throne. There is the 13-year-old half-old Yonghuang, the similar age and intelligent Yongjin, and the sixth son who is favored by his mother and concubine. Brother Yongqi, now there is another Yihuan child, even if it is a princess, it is undoubtedly the emperor's favorite.

What's more, if Yi Huansheng is a princess, he will make the emperor more happy than elder brother.

Ruyi looked at it coldly, no matter the others, Wei Yanwan's complexion was really not very good.She has been in the palace for more than two years, but there is still no good news in her stomach.But it's no wonder others, who made her envious of the birth control medicine given to Yihuan by the emperor, so she insisted on secretly asking someone to drink it?If it weren't for this, I'm afraid that based on the frequency of her childbirth later, she would have hugged the two for three years.

But having said that, Ruyi always wants to comfort her a little bit.She didn't need to tell her, Wei Yanwan came out of Changchun Palace and followed her and Hailan all the way back to Yikun Palace.

After taking her seat and sending the court ladies out, Ruyi saw her showing a trace of sadness, and said in a low voice, "Sister Concubine Shu is pregnant. Although my concubine is happy for her, I can't help but feel sad. The concubine Yao If you don't drink from the bowl, how come you don't see pregnancy?"

Ruyi quietly looked at the ups and downs of the tea leaves in the purple sand cup, and said softly: "If I were the palace, I should not be thinking about how to conceive at this time, but how to fight for favor. Some things are easy to say, but After all, you went out by Ben Gong's side, so Ben Gong asked you: Mr. Wei, even if you have given birth to a prince now, with your status, can you keep him by your side?"

One word awakened the dreamer, Wei Yanwan's eyes rolled, and she sighed softly: "Concubine... concubine comes from a humble background, and is just a noble person. According to the rules, after giving birth, the child is either sent to elder brother's house or handed over to other high-ranking officials. raised by his concubines..."

"If you send it to elder brother, that's still good. But now the elder brother and princess in the palace are all raised by the concubines, just like the elder brother. Don't look at them, they are all raised by the biological mother, because the birth The concubines of the next child are all the lords of the first palace, and Concubine Shu is at least a concubine." Hai Lan stretched out her hand to catch the cool night dew hanging from the thin veins of branches in the earthen bottle, her words were unquestionable Calmly, "If you didn't go to the concubine position, no matter how many children you have, you will be making wedding dresses for others."

Wei Yanwan was caught in the middle of her thoughts by the words, and she couldn't help but burst into tears: "The concubine knows, but the emperor always values ​​the concubine Jia and the elder sister Shu concubine more in the eyes of the emperor. The concubine...the concubine can't help it, thinking about it. After having a child, the emperor may still look up to his concubines..."

Ruyi flicked a strand of silver and purple gold tassels on her temples, and said softly: "I and Concubine Yu are old people, but they have a more serious relationship with the emperor; Concubine Chun has never been favored; Concubine Jia is good-looking. Beautiful and charming, but also an old man in the hidden mansion. She is devoted to the fifth elder brother, and her love is limited. Among the young concubines, you are already top-notch. How can Mei and Qingchang compare to you among them? Now Shu The concubine is pregnant, it is a good time for you to win the favor. Don't be in a hurry, relax your mind, and it will be fine."

It was like suddenly having a bowl of hot soup in hand in a world of ice and snow, Wei Yanwan's heart warmed up, and tears welled up in her eyes: "Thank you for your concubine, concubine, I understand."

"Now Concubine Shu is pregnant, you just go to Yongshou Palace to visit diligently, the emperor will be happy to see it." Ruyi said lightly, and then said: "Just remember, everyone's eyes are now on Yongshou Palace, you try not to see it." If you want to send food over there, you can only ask Imperial Physician Jiang to see everything in person. Don’t ask other people to do something, and if it falls on your head, I will not be able to save you."

The harem strife has always been so dirty.In fact, when Fang heard that Concubine Shu was pregnant, Wei Yanwan didn't think of doing it.It's just that she doesn't have any connections in the palace, and Ruyi is very close to Yongshou Palace. Now that she hears Ruyi's advice, she feels relieved. The baby in the womb of Concubine Shu is unknown, so it's better to take the opportunity to grab the emperor's attention .

Therefore, Wei Yanwan hurriedly said: "My concubine knows, so she must be careful."

Watching Wei Yanwan leave, Hailan said thoughtfully: "Sister, seeing that Concubine Shu is pregnant, Mrs. Wei must think that the birth control drug is useful, and it is more unscrupulous to use it. We don't have to worry about her having a child. It's just that we really have to Do you want to see if she is favored? I'm afraid that she will become more ambitious when she rises to a higher position in the future. "

Ruyi sniffed the fragrance of tea carefully, smiled, and said quietly: "The emperor must be willing to pet her. If the emperor really likes her, why should she wait until today? I just said those words just to appease her, don't disturb her Concubine Shu's dragon fetus. Now that there are few people in the palace, Concubine Shu can't sleep with her. It is not unusual for the emperor to focus on her. After a while, I will mention it to the emperor and give her a title and She is an illusion of being favored."

Hailan nodded slightly, and said, "It's good for my sister to know. At Yongshou Palace, I have already asked Luhen and Wufu to watch, and I will never ask the queen and concubine Jia to take advantage of it."

"Wufu is your eunuch in charge, how can you let him go? Let me let Sanbao go." Ruyi said with concern, "Yongqi is still young, you must have capable people around you. There are things in Yongshou Palace As for me, you, it’s enough to take a fancy to the Wei family."

Perhaps it was because Ruyi's intervention changed Yihuan's fate. At the end of June in the seventh year of Qianlong, Yihuan gave birth to a little baby girl, who was the fifth daughter of the emperor Heshuo and Princess Ning Jingxi.The empress dowager felt a little pity, but the emperor was very relieved. Although Yihuan was not promoted because she was only a princess, the rewards were all in accordance with elder brother's rules, and Yihuan didn't feel wronged.

At this time, Wei Yanwan already had her own title with Ruyi's help, and she was named as the Nobleman—this word has the same pronunciation as Ling, and it means that a new fire is rekindled in the dying fire, and it can be compared with a single spark. The meaning of Liaoyuan is similar, which fits the portrayal of Wei Yanwan's life in the book.

Because Yihuan gave birth to only a daughter, the queen and concubine Jia breathed a sigh of relief.Unexpectedly, she was relieved for a while, so she asked Zhong Cuigong's concubine Chun to pick up a leak, and in the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, she gave birth to her second son, the seventh son of the emperor, Yongrong.In this way, Concubine Chun became the concubine who gave birth to the most princes in the palace. Even though the emperor's favor for her was only indifferent, for the sake of the children, she became more and more popular.Even the empress dowager looked at the pure concubine with special regard, and cared for the emperor's grandchildren with utmost care.

In order to give birth to Concubine Chun, when Yongrong was one year old, Concubine Jin Chun of the Emperor was made Concubine Chun, and Wan, who lived with her in the same palace, promised Jin Wan to be with her always, and Yi Huan and Wei Yanwan, who were favored by her, were promoted to Concubine Shu and Concubine Concubine one after another.Cold comes and summer goes, spring goes and autumn comes, there are few people in the palace, but there are many right and wrong.Seeing that the emperor was over [-] years old, he couldn't bear the heart to neglect the empress any more. He returned the favor as before, and only hoped to have another son.

For this reason, not only Ruyi and the others, but also Yi Huan, who was very favored, gradually became a little bit colder.In September, when the golden osmanthus was fragrant, the Changchun Palace finally spread the good news that the 35-year-old queen was pregnant again.This joy was no small matter, since Prince Duanhui passed away early, the emperor and empress had been looking forward to a son-in-law for many years, and now that she suddenly became pregnant, she was naturally overjoyed, there were several days of singing, dancing and banquets in the palace, all the princes and nobles were invited to toast each other.

Behind Ruyi and others discussed in Yikun Palace, Wei Yanwan, who has no heirs so far, was envious: "The queen has been silent for so many years, I didn't expect that once she regained her favor, she would have another child so soon." She stroked her flat belly, There was also a slight jealousy in the sadness, but he refused to show his face: "I think I have been serving the emperor for five years, and I have not conceived after drinking bowls of bitter and disgusting abortion medicine. It's really Fubo."

Although Yihuan treats people coldly, Wei Yanwan was kind to her when she was pregnant, and he visited her from time to time, so he also comforted her and said, "You are not blessed, but look at the green luan hairpin on your head, it is a tribute from the Wonan Kingdom. Apart from the empress and the concubine's sister in the palace, you have such a branch, which shows how much the emperor cares for you. You also know that the emperor only loves the empress for the sake of his son-in-law, so why should you feel less blessed?"

Wei Yanwan smiled bitterly when she heard this, and said in a low voice: "It's just an object, I don't know how many sisters have at Concubine Shu's place. My sister is accompanied by the princess, so naturally everything will be fine."

Ruyi smiled sweetly: "Concubine Shu is accompanied by the five princesses, so why isn't concubine Concubine accompanied by the emperor? Speaking of the empress is pregnant, the emperor is so happy, we always go to congratulate her. It will be inconvenient for the empress to attend bed later on." , Aren’t you the only one in this palace, Concubine Xin?”

Wei Yanwan then bent her eyebrows and smiled, and said comfortably: "Sister Guifei is joking. The elder sister is the one who is deeply favored, how can the courtiers and concubines be compared? But we should go to the Changchun Palace, if we don't go, we will always fall behind. A jealous queen is suspected of being pregnant."

Yihuan raised her slender and charming phoenix eyes, and said coldly: "Why bother to catch up with this excitement? What does the queen have to do with me? I'm not really happy, so naturally I don't need to pretend to congratulate. It's better for us sisters to have a good time together. Let’s talk.” She looked out the window at the pomegranate tree full of fruits, and suddenly smiled: “I just remembered, the elder brother is already 16 years old, the concubine sister is going to choose Fujin for the elder brother?”

Ruyi thought of Yonghuang's temperament, her smile seemed to be wet by the drizzle, and she felt slightly chilled: "Isn't that right, I have mentioned a few words to the emperor these days, but we should just worry about it ourselves. I'm free Instead, Hailan and Hailan chose the daughters of several grown-up families, and prepared to draw portraits for Yonghuang to choose."

When it comes to children, Wei Yanwan is always in a bad mood, so Ruyi doesn't want to mention it.They and the queen are superficial affections, and it's fine to see them together once.The queen is pregnant in her middle age, so she is extra careful, except that she cooks all meals in the small kitchen, and also invites some of the most respected and respected imperial physicians in Qilu Bingtai Hospital to take turns serving her three times a day.It's a pity that no matter how much you try to adjust, there is no way for the child to be vain. This child named Yong Cong is not a person with a long life after all.

This new year passed amidst the cries of the newborn six daughters of the imperial concubine Heshuo and Princess Jia Jingyan.And because of the Queen's return to favor, Concubine Jia, who had been dormant for a long time, also revealed that she was pregnant in March.Her maid, Zhenshu, was a medical girl from Li Chao. Even if Ruyi did something wrong, she would probably be discovered soon, so fortunately, she didn't bother with this child.Anyway, it's better to keep him. The child with the queen was born on both feet, so let the queen worry about it.

For the silkworm ceremony in March, in order for the queen to be pregnant, the emperor decreed that Ruyi would replace the queen to the silkworm altar at the north end of Taiye Lake in Xiyuan.According to the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor personally cultivated the southern suburbs, and the empress personally cultivated the silkworms in the northern suburbs.The emperor asked Ruyi to kiss the silkworm, and the news was spread to the queen's ears by someone with a heart, and Yong Cong in her stomach had suffered so much.

The queen is so pregnant, the palace has been constantly decoction.In the middle of March, the emperor came to the harem gradually less and less.After the beginning of spring, there was a severe drought and no rain in central Beijing, which lasted for a long time.This is the time for spring sowing, but the rain has not yet fallen, so the spring plowing cannot continue as usual, and there will be no harvest in autumn.If the harvest in Beijing is greatly reduced, the people's hearts will definitely be unstable.For this reason, the emperor was very worried, not only vegetarian for one month, but also fasting and bathing, and went to the fasting palace to pray for rain.

The harem was also led by Ruyi and Concubine Chun, and accompanied the Empress Dowager to pray for blessings in Baohua Hall.However, Ching Ming had already passed, and the sun was still shining brightly without a single thick cloud.On this day, the emperor led his concubines and concubines to pay their respects to the empress dowager. Seeing the empress dowager and the emperor's sad faces, Concubine Chun couldn't help saying: "The emperor and the empress dowager have been praying sincerely for several days, but there is still not a single drop of rain today. The concubine said a lot. , is also for peace of mind, why not ask Qin Tianjian to come and have a look."

The Empress Dowager didn't believe such a thing, but she couldn't hold back the emperor's sudden illness, so she had to say: "Fu Jia, go to the Qin Tianjian Supervisor."

The prison came very quickly, and they had already prepared for such a year.The emperor asked in a deep voice: "I haven't seen the spring rain this year, is there any obstacle in the sky?"

The prisoner was wringing his fingers, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he calculated for a moment and said: "Back to the emperor, the spring rain has not yet arrived. It is because there are people in the harem who interfere with the sky. I watched the sky last night, and saw the tail of the Tianfu star with a small star, which was dirty. Clouds and shadows offset the rain, causing the spring rain to linger."

When the emperor heard the word "Tianfu Xing", he was a little puzzled, and asked, "Who is it possible to figure out whose astrology is unfavorable?"

The prisoner was in distress for a while, and he kowtowed his head three times before hesitatingly said: "Back to the emperor, the star of Tianfu is the queen star, facing the empress of the harem, and the little star at the tail means that the empress is pregnant. Forgive me The minister bluntly said that it is the prince and the astrology that are in the way..."

"Ridiculous!" The emperor was furious, and threw a cup of tea on Jianzheng, "The empress is my legitimate son, Tianhuang is noble, how could it be ominous?"

Jianzheng didn't care about the bleeding on his forehead, and kowtowed repeatedly.Seeing that the emperor was angry, all the concubines got up and bowed down to persuade him.With a gloomy face, the Empress Dowager said for a while, "Emperor, let's listen to what the supervisor has to say."

The emperor glanced at the queen mother, and asked angrily: "You said that the prince in the queen's womb is hindered by astrology, is there a way to resolve it?"

The supervisor hurriedly said: "The prince is hindered by the astrology, but the emperor's prosperity is equal to the sky, the dragon's power is shining, and the evil spirits dare not invade the body. Just wait for the prince to give birth, and there will be rain. It's just that the prince has an ominous year, and he is the dragon body of the emperor. And please don't get too close to the prince."

The emperor was about to criticize his nonsense again, when he suddenly saw Zhao Yitai stumbled at the door and almost rolled into the hall, with a smile all over his face, he said in a repeated voice: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the empress dowager!"

Everyone looked over in unison, before the emperor had time to ask anything, Zhao Yitai said while gesturing, and wept excitedly: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, you are in the middle palace!"

The queen mother hurriedly supported Fu Jia's hand to stand up, and said happily: "Really? Is it really the prince?"

Concubine Chun hesitated a little: "But the day is not right. The empress is two days away from eight months pregnant, why is she giving birth now?"

Zhao Yitai said: "One hour ago, my mother had a fetal movement, and the imperial doctor said that she might be about to give birth. Burning moxa is useless, it can only induce birth. Fortunately, everything is safe, and the prince was born immediately."

The emperor was overjoyed at first, then suddenly remembered the Qintian Supervisor, and said in a cold voice: "You still said that the prince gave birth and there will be rain. I think you are alarmist. Now that the prince is premature, how can there be any rain..."

Before the words were finished, thunder was suddenly heard outside the hall, and damp water vapor in the air broke into the hall, and it was about to rain.Everyone remembered what Jianzheng said just now, and their faces changed suddenly, but Zhao Yitai was ignorant, and jokingly said: "Your Majesty, this is the manifestation of a Bodhisattva! Today is the Buddha's birthday on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, and when the rain falls, the little prince must be the son of auspiciousness!"

What he said made the emperor's complexion change again and again, and the muscles on the sides of his cheeks twitched slightly, as if a turbulent wave was undulating under his skin.Everyone didn't dare to say much, they only cared about being terrified.

In the silence of the hall, the emperor suddenly stood up and left, the wind blowing on Ruyi's face made her feel cold, but at the moment of nodding her head, a quick and stern smile appeared for no reason. I don't see you.