Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

The wind and sand in the late spring of the capital are quite heavy, especially this year, but on a sunny day, there are always some gray shadows, covering the beautiful mountains and rivers and losing their brilliance, and people are also chaotic, living in the haze.Occasionally, the days without wind and gravel are also drizzle and bleak.Chunyu is a thin needle, as thin as a cow's hair, but it hurts as if pierced into the flesh.Pain, but no shadow.

The fine rain is a light ink color, which depicts the hundred days as dark as the moonlight at dusk.It is clearly the season when the flowers are blooming, and the cold rain is silent, which seems to add a layer of coolness.The rain curtain is as clear as a thin and soft white gauze, blown misty by the wind, wandering faintly inside and outside the Forbidden City, everywhere it goes, there is a vast expanse of white mist, covering the distant mountains and near waters, and the distance is just Boundless rain color.

Xia Tang and Dong Xue were waiting at the door, seeing Yizheng coming in with Ruyi on her side, Dong Xue hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, and said in a low voice, "Why is the empress here?"

Ruyi glanced at the Nuan Pavilion, and it seemed that there was only a small oil lamp inside, which was dim and yellow, and only a vague outline of a woman was reflected on the window lattice.She waved her hand and ordered Yizheng to open the door, and entered the inner room without saying anything.

Qixiang Palace, which was incomparably gorgeous when Jin Yuyan was alive, has long since disappeared.In the dim light, for a moment, Ruyi thought she saw Bai Ruiji again.Wei Yanwan was dressed in a homely plain Ning silk long dress and a white cloak. She sat sickly by the Kang table, lightly pressed the Xiangguan, and took the trouble to copy the mantra of the past life over and over again.The bamboo basket beside the table is already full of thick scriptures.

When she saw Ruyi, she seemed to be taken aback for a moment, then quickly propped herself up and knelt down silently, and said in a sincere voice: "My concubine pays her respects to the empress."

With just this one sentence, Ruyi knew that she and Bai Ruiji were different after all.Back then, Bai Ruiji lost her child so heartbroken that she almost wanted to leave with her, but now Wei Yanwan, no matter what kind of situation she fell into, would never give up the glory and power that she had been striving for, let alone die easily.In her sadness, there may be pity for the child, but what she really regrets is whether she finally conceived her elder brother but failed to give birth, or the concubine who was within reach but left her.

Ruyi glanced at her, didn't cry out, and said coldly: "What's the use of showing this picture to me? If the people who should see it can't see it, then it doesn't make any sense. The emperor didn't ground you, and he didn't. If you have not been demoted, you are still a concubine and the biological mother of Princess Herong, even for the sake of the princess, the emperor will not always neglect you."

Wei Yanwan was taken aback, and she didn't dare to get up without permission, Yiyi said: "Concubines are always useless and cannot bear heirs for the emperor... Now the rumors are raging, the emperor is not even willing to see the concubines, concubines... Empress, the concubine has nothing to do, I just ask the empress to take pity on the concubine..."

"I take pity on you?" Ruyi sat on the Kang, shaking her handkerchief, without raising her head, she looked at the mandala flowers embroidered with green thread on the cuffs and skirt, and said in a warm voice, "From the moment you got pregnant— —No, it should be said that since I proposed the marriage to Master Ling Yuncheling that year, I don’t need to say what Concubine Concubine has been like to me and what she has done behind her back, right?”

Wei Yanwan was shocked when she heard this, she kowtowed in dismay, begging for mercy: "My empress, please forgive my sin... This concubine... This concubine was just confused for a moment... This concubine was born in a poor family and didn't understand etiquette, but she never dared to betray her, Also ask your empress to learn from you!"

"Don't dare? A few days ago, you were the one who disrespected me and offended Concubine Shu and Concubine Ying because of her pregnancy, wasn't it you?" Ruyi raised her eyebrows and smiled, evoking Wei Yanwan's delicate chin, and couldn't help it Speechless, "Well, what a pitiful face, I feel pity. It's a pity, Concubine Xin, you are too impatient. If you weren't impatient, you would already be Concubine Xin at this moment. Since the year when Bengong gave birth to Jing Hey, since the emperor accepted you as an official woman, he has warned you to keep yourself safe. No matter how many officials are wronged, you will come from that. It turns out that the imperial concubine thought that I was cheating on you."

Wei Yanwan shrank all over, her face full of panic.She looked at Ruyi imploringly, mourning: "The empress, please forgive the concubine... The concubine will not dare anymore... Your empress, Concubine Shu and Concubine Ying have always looked down on the concubine, and the concubine was also confused for a while. I ran into them, the concubine did not expect that the thirteenth elder brother was born..."

Ruyi let go of her grip, and patted her on the shoulder. The material on her body was very vulgar, and it felt sticky if she touched it casually, "Let me guess, do you think that you have a prince, why don't you have a prince?" Concubine Ying is superior, and once she becomes a concubine, she is more honorable than Concubine Shu who only gave birth to Princess Hening, so she is even more unscrupulous. Oh, or you still think that if you came out from Bengong's side, even if they resent you, you will resent Bengong?" Seeing her desperately shaking her head, Ruyi said more firmly: "I was hit by this palace? But concubine Ying, do you still remember that you were only from the Han army flag? And concubine Ying was from the Bahrain tribe of Mongolia. Her father has just made military exploits, so even I can't underestimate Concubine Shu. As for Concubine Shu, don't you know who recommended her? How many guts do you have to provoke the Queen Mother? What's more, how do you treat Bengong these days? Looking at Concubine Shu and Concubine Ying, are they all blind?"

Wei Yanwan lay limp on the ground, not saying a word, not even begging for mercy.Ruyi glanced at her contemptuously, wiped off the non-existent dust on her hands with a water-red handkerchief, and said in a deep voice, "That's all! This is all in the past, brother thirteen died young, who knows if it's cause and effect Retribution. It’s just that since he was never born, I don’t want to bother with you anymore. You are not the first person around Bengong who has a different heart. There was a pure noble concubine before, and I am used to it.”

Wei Yanwan's eyes suddenly lit up because of these words.Ruyi has a panoramic view, and said as usual: "You are the master of the palace, and I will not ignore you. I will say hello to Qin Tianjian, saying that your bad luck is over and everything will be fine. But in the future What to do, don’t bother me to teach you.”

After saying that, he got up, without any further stop, his figure floated away like a cloud.Only Yuguo's azure skirt swirls across the yellow ground and blue flower tapestry on the boxwood bed, stirring the vortex-like membranes in the air.

Ever since Ruyi went to Qixiang Palace, the mages of Baohua Palace have never been free. The scriptures that were read to Wei Yanwan and Brother Thirteen every day were all paper ashes transported out in bamboo baskets. The water and land dojo once every half a month.This was all ordered by Ruyi himself, and no one dared to refute as long as he said to save the thirteenth elder brother.

Soon, the emperor met Wei Yanwan who took off her hairpin and prayed outside the katydid gate on a certain day, and the slight affection in his heart was touched, and he sighed endlessly.On that day, the emperor summoned the Qin Tianjian to confirm that Wei Yanwan's astrology was all right, and it was said that the Sixth Palace was not allowed to mention the matter of the thirteenth elder brother.

The emperor downplayed the death of a son in this way. His heartache was fleeting, and it was far less profound than his sympathy for Wei Yanwan who might have killed his son.In fact, it doesn't depend on whether Ruyi helps. In the novel, the emperor knew that Wei Yanwan might have killed Yongjing, so didn't he just say that if he regained his favor, he would regain his favor?It was not the first time she knew how ruthless the emperor was.

It was night, Feng Luan and Chun En took Wei Yanwan to the Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. After more than half a year of absence, the spring breeze blew to the gate of Qixiang Palace again.Wei Yanwan's return to favor began from this.Even though the emperor did not treat her favorably, even his affection was not as good as before, but every time he visited Concubine Xin and Concubine Ying, he would definitely remember to sit in Qixiang Palace.

When there was no one behind, Hailan couldn't help asking Ruyi: "Then Wei is not a kind person, why did my sister help her with this? Aren't you afraid that she will bite back?"

Ruyi just smiled, calmly: "The emperor is a fickle lover, no matter how much he loves brother thirteen, it is limited. If we don't stop it, Wei Yanwan will not be able to decline forever. Instead, why should we give up?" This chess piece? Besides, the thirteenth elder brother didn't die in the womb, and the imperial physician also said that the concubine was not sterilized. Ben Gong thought that it would be good to let her have more princesses, and if there is any marriage in the future, It can also block Jing Yao and Jing Concubine."

If so, Hailan didn't say anything anymore, but quietly dealt with the follow-up by herself, and sent her nephew Zhaqi to become a small officer of the Mongolian Army Banner, and stayed on the grassland all year round, so as not to be noticed.

In November of this year, the first snow arrived and the north wind was cold.Under the blessing of the Sacred Heart, Wei Yanwan became pregnant again.Since the thirteenth elder brother died at a young age, the emperor was even more happy with Wei Yanwan's birth, thinking that the thirteenth elder brother was reincarnated.At the family banquet at the end of the year, the emperor drank a few too many cups for a while, and then verbally promoted Wei Yanwan as concubine.

Yihuan has monopolized the imperial concubine position for many years, but once she was accompanied by Wei Yanwan, who was not of high birth and had no heirs, even though everyone was prepared, they were always unconvinced.And Wei Yanwan was extremely happy, even though she also knew that the emperor probably made a slip of the tongue after drinking, but the emperor Jinkou could not change easily, no matter whether her child was a boy or a girl, the concubine was a certainty.

But the joy was not over yet. At the beginning of the new year, the emperor issued a new decree. Concubine Jin Ying became concubine Ying, nobleman Ke became concubine Ke, and concubine Shu was specially ordered to be the head of the four concubines.The head of the four concubines and the noble family are not comparable to Wei Yanwan.Such a decree undoubtedly slapped Wei Yanwan in the face, and once again reminded her that even if she was named concubine, she could only live under Yi Huan and Concubine Ying.

This time, she was not stupid enough to show any dissatisfaction in front of everyone, but was even more humble and humble, making people think that she was weak and bully.Ruyi saw her, and just told Hai Lan and the others to be more careful. The past ten years or so didn't count, and Wei Yanwan's real strength was only now surfaced.

The joy of the new year is far less lively than the harem.Winter goes to spring, everything recovers.This time Wei Yanwan was pregnant, the emperor didn't seem to want to go to her place more, presumably he still cared about it in his heart.Apart from Concubine Ying and Concubine Xin, the emperor came to Yikun Palace more and more. The days, like the unsalty time in Prince Bao's mansion, were like those rough seas and ups and downs, which never happened.

Looking up, the pink is in its prime, flowing in the red wall and green garden.Yonglong and Yongxuan gradually grew up, and the emperor supervised them more and more.After dinner, I have to do my homework in person, and every ten days, I will teach equestrian martial arts in person, and I am a loving father.

In this way, people's hearts are more stable.

Ever since Prince Duanhui and the eighth elder brother passed away early, the emperor loved Yongjin, and then Yongqi won the trust of the emperor.Now that Yonglong and Yongxuan are taken care of by the emperor with such care, it falls into the eyes of outsiders, who only say that they are all born in the middle palace after all, and whoever becomes the crown prince will fulfill the emperor's desire to have a son-in-law.But people in this world are unpredictable, the same brothers, gradually some people gossip, saying that Yongxuan is the legitimate son, and Yonglong is not as good as his younger brother.

In this case, even if Ruyi never asks people to talk about it, Yonglong is already ten years old after all, and he is not ignorant of the world.Whenever he heard people talking about his son-in-law, his expression was always sullen.Ruyi saw it in her eyes, so she could only say to him: "There are some things, the Queen Mother will not force. But what you want, the Queen Mother will not stop." If so, it can be regarded as a little relief.

When there was no one around, the husband and wife whispered on the pillow, and the emperor also sighed: "Yongjin is stable and understands the general, and he is tolerant of literature and martial arts, but it is a pity that fame, fortune and power are too indifferent. When it comes to civil and military talents, although Yongjin Both Long and Yongxuan have been carefully trained/taught by me, compared to Yongjin back then, Yonglong was the best, but Yongxuan seemed to have mediocre qualifications."

As a biological mother, Ruyi knew that Yongxuan was born as a son-in-law, so he was carefree. Up to now, he has not experienced any tribulations or storms, and there are emperors and empress dowagers and Ruyi Hailan who love him, far less than his two The older brother grows fast.And his literary and martial arts are more than ordinary people, but not as smart and agile as Yongjin, Yongqi, and Yonglong when they were young.

Ruyi said with emotion: "What the emperor said, how could the concubine not know. It is for this reason that the concubine is very worried, afraid that some bad words from outside will reach Yonglong Yongxuan's ears and hurt the brotherhood."

The emperor was quite surprised: "There is such a thing? Women in the harem always make trouble out of nothing. Yonglong and Yongxuan are all my sons. No matter which one has a future, it is justified. Who dares to speak up?"

Ruyi also sighed when she heard the words: "Although the emperor said so, after all, the concubines are the successors. If you really want to talk about it, some people will inevitably think that Yonglong and Yongxuan are different... Alas, the emperor loves them, and the concubines are very happy, but I'm afraid it's too much love, it's too late. Yongxuan is still young, let's not talk about it, but the books that the emperor read to Yonglong these days are mostly about the way of the king to govern the country. In the eyes of others, they still think that the emperor has moved. The meaning of storage, on the contrary, gave birth to a lot of unnecessary right and wrong."

The emperor said embarrassingly: "I just thought that they are all my sons. If Yongxuan was not young, I should have read these books. Now it seems that I am impatient. Yonglong and Yongxuan are still young, so I should learn from my master first." That's right, let's talk about these."

Ruyi smiled gracefully: "The harem is not allowed to engage in politics, and the courtiers and concubines are getting more and more disciplined."

The emperor smiled and hugged her: "Ruyi, you didn't interfere in politics. You are the queen I chose, and you know how to say the most appropriate words and do the most appropriate things at the most appropriate time. I hope you will always be like this."

"The concubine will never forget." Ruyi half-raised her shoulders, avoiding the green stubble he was looking for: "It's just the emperor, Yonghuang and Yongxuan have heirs, and Yongzhang, Yongjin and Yongxuan have all been born." The palace is built, a family is established, and now Yongqi is an adult, it is time to choose a Fujin, has the emperor considered it?"

The emperor frowned and looked at her with a smile: "Concubine Yu has already mentioned to me once that she came from a humble background and would not dare to marry a daughter-in-law of a noble family, as long as she has a good character. I have thought about it carefully, There is already an excellent candidate, the granddaughter of Ertai, the daughter of Governor Ebi of Sichuan, the Xilin Jueluo family."

When Ruyi heard this, she couldn't help laughing and said: "E Ertai is the assistant minister left to the emperor by the late emperor. He was originally worthy to enjoy the Taimiao and enter the Xianliang Temple. If he hadn't been implicated by Hu Zhongzao, he would not have been withdrawn from the Xianliang Temple, and he would have to pay compensation." The whole family is worried because of the life of his nephew E Chang." She looked at the emperor quietly: "However, let Yongqi marry Ertai's granddaughter, one is to show that the heavenly family is magnanimous, and the other is to comfort E Ertai. The whole family of Ertai can also be regarded as encouraging his nephews who are officials in the court; moreover, such a family has very strict family training, and the daughters they teach must be good, and they will not be arrogant and arrogant, the emperor really has thoughtful considerations."

The emperor twisted a strand of her blue silk on his finger, and said happily: "The queen really knows my heart best. Yongqi is the son of Concubine Yu. If it wasn't for a veteran like Ertai, how could she be worthy of Yongqi. And Xilin Jueluo once In the event of an accident, I will be grateful for the finger marriage, but I will not be attached to the wing and form a clique for personal gain."

This is where the emperor's thoughts are meticulous.He is willing to give Yongqi the favor and entrust him with important responsibilities, but he will never let him stand in the way of his son-in-law, just as decisive as when he gave up Yonghuang many years ago.

When Wei Yanwan was more than five months pregnant, Concubine Xin, who was always doting on her, was diagnosed to be two months pregnant.The favor that was bestowed on her was soon repeated on another woman.Concubine Xin was less than three months pregnant, and the emperor was already holding her with gold and jade.People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs gradually divided each other because of the emperor's attitude towards the errands of Qixiang Palace and Chengqian Palace.

This change may have started when the imperial physician told the emperor that Wei Yanwan was more likely to be a princess in her womb.The emperor's fickleness and ignorance are just so undisguised.His gaze, his attention, naturally turned to Concubine Xin who was pregnant with an unknown man and woman.

It is true that in the eyes of the emperor, the treatment of Concubine Xin is always different from that of Wei Yanwan.But the old love was hard to let go, the emperor couldn't be cruel to Wei Yanwan after all, maybe he couldn't even explain the reason for this kind of affection.

On July 22th of the [-]nd year of Qianlong, Wei Yanwan really gave birth to a little baby girl prematurely, the tenth in the sequence, named Jing Yu, who was Princess Heshuo and Keke.Although the child was born, he was weak and sickly, far less healthy and lively than the eleventh princess Jing Hua who was born to Concubine Xin in the twelfth lunar month.

When the north wind was strong, the emperor looked at the Yutuaner-like daughter, and gradually dissipated the regret that he was not an elder brother. Concubine Xin is Concubine Xin.Since then, the four corners of the imperial concubine have been complete.

The emperor had two daughters in a row, but no elder brother, so he couldn't help feeling regretful.Until the autumn of the 23rd year of Qianlong, the number of concubines in the palace grew longer, and the emperor had few sympathetic people.The Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to fill the harem with a wide selection of talented women, so as to continue the royal heirs.

In September of this year, Ruyi and the Queen Mother accompanied the emperor to preside over the palace selection.This time, apart from Niu Gulu, a distant relative of the Empress Dowager's mother's family, who is a noble person, and Suochuolun, the daughter of Minister of Rites and Debao, who is a noble person, the most outstanding one should be the daughter Lan, who was sent by the Mongolian Prince Huo Shuote. Xi grid.There are also a few low-ranking Chang Zai, all of whom are clothed with the Han army flag specially sent to the palace by Jiangnan Weaving. Although their status is low, all of them are beautiful Jiangnan beauties.

Huo Shuote's Lan Xi was conferred the title of concubine Xun as soon as she entered the palace, and she was especially favored by the emperor.Probably as the previous dynasty said, the Huo Shuote tribe was not as prominent as the in-laws of the Qing Dynasty, the Borzigit family, and because they had secretly helped the Junggar tribe in rebellion, the emperor looked sideways. In order to seek a place of preservation, they had to Like other tribes, they sacrificed their daughters to marry the Qing Dynasty to find asylum.

Concubine Xun's thriving, together with Concubine Ying Balin, Concubine Xin Dai, and Concubine Baiergos, became the most favored woman among concubines.In addition, Concubine Shu and Concubine Yan who entered the palace earlier, the emperor's love, often lingered on these delicate and blooming flowers.

This day is the third day after the draft, and the titles and residences of all the newcomers have been arranged. Ruyi took Rong Pei to visit the emperor in the study of the Hall of Mental Cultivation - of course, visiting is not the purpose, she wants to remember well , How the emperor happily put the big green hat given to him by Concubine Xun on his head.

It was quiet in the study.The emperor sat behind a mountain of booklets, and Li Yu brought two clever little eunuchs to accompany him.There were several branches of green plums on the table, which were in full bloom, and Ruyi was hiding something in her heart, when she saw the verdant green color, she almost burst out laughing.

She bowed her knees to greet her, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, people are in good spirits on happy occasions. The emperor will not burn incense today. He singled out these flowers and put them by his side, which shows that the beauties love each other."

Seeing her coming, the emperor put down his pen and teased her: "The empress has always liked green plums the most. I don't know how many Yurui and Tanxin plums, which are leaning on the plum garden, have been picked by Yikun Palace, but why are they sour today?"

With such a familiar tone, Ruyi almost called out "Shiro".Ruyi giggled, and a scarlet gold phoenix and east bead hairpin with red jewel glass tassels rustled on her temples, like red plums blowing in the wind, making her face even more peachy: "Don't dare to eat the emperor's vinegar, The concubine is afraid of being sour." She put a stack of posts in front of the emperor, and said: "The newcomer's palace has been drawn up. Honorable Cheng and Honorable Rui live with Concubine Xin in Chengqian Palace, and there are still a few other people in the palace. The low ones are always there, and the concubines are arranged in Jingyang Palace. That's all, but the position of concubine Xun is the highest, and the concubines think about it, Yonghe Palace still lacks the main seat, what does the emperor think?"

"The empress is the one who decides. It's just that you are promoting concubine Xun, and someone will be upset." The emperor smiled and called out: "Li Yu, bring the third copy of my case and show it to the empress. "

Ruyi clapped her hands, opened it, and couldn't help laughing: "It's really Concubine Xun who is happy, and someone is unhappy. Prince Saisang of the Borzigit department can't do anything about it, this Er Yinzhu Gege is 30 years old and still needs to be sent to the palace as a concubine."

The emperor also shook his head: "It is said that she has been betrothed to other people three times, but the man died suddenly before getting married. The lama on the grassland did the calculation for her, and she had to marry the most noble person in the world to be able to save her Kefu's life. So Sai Sang procrastinated and procrastinated, and finally a 30-year-old unmarried daughter of Yunying came out."

"With such a destiny, the concubine reminds me of the old lady Ye He." Ruyi pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "But for the sake of the balance of the Mongolian ministries, it doesn't matter if the emperor chooses someone in." Besides, As long as she thought that the emperor was made unworthy by this Eyinzhuge, she felt a lot of fun.Of course, this sentence can only be held back in my heart.

The emperor's eyes were as deep as pools of water, and ripples of laughter burst out little by little: "You are worthy of being my queen. I have already thought about giving the Borzigit family Eryinzhu the concubine, and the Huo Shuote family If the points are the same, they will be conferred the concubine Yu. The queen will see what other palaces can be placed there?"

Ruyi immediately came back to her senses, with a peaceful smile as usual: "It's all right to be a concubine, but there are no free palaces now, only concubines Jin and Concubine Qing live alone in Jingyang Palace and Yanxi Palace, the emperor thinks..."

The emperor waved his hand, and quickly interrupted the end of Ruyi's words: "Let Jin Concubine move to Qing Concubine Palace, and let Yu Concubine be the head of Jingyang Palace."

Ruyi smiled coldly in her heart, and waited for the good show with peace of mind, only feeling that the day was going to be rushed.