Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (36)

When the spring was late, the new concubine Xun Huoshuote Lanxi and concubine Yu Borzigit Eryinzhu were like red flowers and white roses, equally sharing the joy of this spring.

But Concubine Xun has her own heart after all, even if she entered the palace for the clan, she still treats the emperor indifferently.On the contrary, although Concubine Yu is not young, she not only has the unrestrained and vigorous physique of a Mongolian woman, but also has the tenderness of obsessing over the emperor.Over time, the number of times Fengluan Chunen's car stopped in front of the Yonghe Palace was far less than that of Jingyang Palace.

Concubine Yu, who was born in the Borzigit descendant family, quickly became arrogant and arrogant because of the emperor's favor, just like Jin Yuyan in the past.

But no matter how much you love her, she can't stand that Concubine Yu is a 30-year-old woman.The reason why the emperor likes her is because she has been in the boudoir for many years, and she has the appearance of a woman and the brain of a child.Over time, this new energy will pass.

However, the days that followed were also quite strange.

When the emperor reaches middle age, he is naturally not as good as when he was young. Although he still visits his concubines and attends his concubines like a roundabout, they are gradually rare.Among them, Concubine Yu, who had been favored for several months, also withered like an eggplant beaten by frost.The days when the emperor took her to the Hall of Mental Cultivation became less and less, and sometimes he didn't see her once in half a month.

In the afternoon of this day, Ruyi and Hailan were chatting in the warm pavilion, and the setting sun illuminated the tranquility of the room.The magnolia flowers outside are in full bloom, and the dark purple buds are like flames burning, flaunting their short-lived beauty wantonly.It is really a beauty with a short flowering period. When the sun is warm, it will happen in spring, but if there is a storm overnight, it will be scattered and yellowed, and the ground will be dusty and muddy.

Hailan looked at Yonglong and Yongxuan who were reciting chapters under the crabapple tree outside the window, and said with a smile: "Since Yongqi got married, I can't see him often, but his Fujin often goes to the palace to pay his respects. So I often see Yonglong and Yongqi." Yong Xuan felt like seeing Yong Qi when he was young."

Ruyi smiled and said, "We are all brothers, so we are naturally alike. Yongqi said hello to each other since childhood, and can recite many articles as soon as they are read, and Yonglong can also recite them from memory, but Yongxuan usually needs to read them eight or nine times. If it is long, there are ten times."

Hearing this, Hai Lan hurriedly comforted her and said: "Yong Xuan is so young, it is very rare. I am worried that Yong Qi always follows his fourth brother here and there. Said, the knees are still empty." She counted her fingers regretfully, "Mianheng from Xijun Wang's family is four years old, and she had a little Gege last month; She gave birth to a young son. Not to mention Concubine Chun, she became a grandmother long ago, and her Princess Hejia will marry in the next year, and she is destined to be Fu Longan, the son of Fu Heng's family, a great scholar. It will be a matter of time before she becomes a grandmother."

Ruyi patted her hand, then comforted her in turn and said, "Yongqi is still young, so don't be in a hurry. The year before last, Yongjin's Fujin Wanyan family was pregnant with a little brother, and I couldn't keep it for three or four months. My heart aches so badly, I'm afraid she'll be hurt and it's hard to take care of her again. Who knows that after two years of intensive care, she gave birth to Little Gege in a safe and sound way? I'm relieved, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and we are mothers. What's the use of worrying about this and that?"

While talking, Rong Pei suddenly came in to report: "Yesterday, Fengluan Chunen drove to pick up Concubine Yu, but it didn't take long before she sent it out as it was. I heard that the emperor was angry. Just now, for some reason, another order came out." , consigned Concubine Yu to be the nobleman of Yu, and moved to live in the Old Summer Palace, and then made Concubine Ke to be the head of Chengqian Palace."

Ruyi raised her head, facing Hai Lan's suspicious eyes, Hai Lan laughed: "Could it be Concubine Yu, no, nobleman Yu who didn't serve you well? But I did hear from Concubine Shu these days that the emperor turned to Borjiji." The frequency of the Teshi brand is less, but it stays more with Concubine Ying, Concubine Yan, Concubine Ke and a few nobles."

"Understood, you order to go on, no one is allowed to chew their tongues, and the palace servants who go with Mr. Yugui should also be carefully selected. Don't say anything bad and spread it. It would be bad for Prince Sesan of Mongolia to know. Ruyi instructed, turned to see Hailan's confusion, and said happily, "If you want to know anything, just ask."

"What's going on here?" Hailan was a little confused and asked puzzledly: "The concubine guessed that Mrs. Borzigit's favor would not last long, but it couldn't be so fast? And... the emperor hates it no matter how She won't turn over her brand, and so quickly..."

Ruyi looked at the flowers blooming outside the window, their colors were so beautiful, they lived up to the time, she bloomed joyfully, and said in a gentle voice: "The Borzigit family has given birth to many queens because of their ancestors, and it has not been a day or two since they were arrogant. .But we all know that the emperor was just new to her for a while, and then he forgot about it. In order to go further, she thought of an excellent way."

Speaking of this, she leaned close to Hailan's ear and whispered a few words softly. After hearing this, Hailan's face turned red and she couldn't believe it: "She... how dare she do this? What audacity!...But my sister will use her tricks, it's considered Let her suffer the consequences, she will fall out of favor, even if she is sent to Yuanmingyuan, this life will be ruined."

Ruyi smiled, just like the soft powder of apricot blossoms in the sky: "It was Borzigit's own distant relatives who gave the medicine, and her dowry maid handled it. Even if they found out, she didn't have it." After calculating the dosage, she lifted a rock and shot herself in the foot. Naturally, she has already gone to the Old Summer Palace, and with Qi Lu and Jiang Yubin taking care of her, the emperor's body will soon return to normal."

Hai Lan said quietly: "Sister, why should you be worried? If this kind of thing gets out, it will really damage the emperor's reputation, and the emperor will not investigate thoroughly."

The sudden loss of favor and relegation of nobleman Yu naturally caused a lot of speculation.However, whoever is willing to pursue the truth has no way of knowing the truth.Rumors are always more colorful than the truth, absurd and base, flowing from this person's tongue to that person's tongue, always gaining uncertain pleasure, adding oil and vinegar, hot and fragrant.

In the Yuanmingyuan, there lived countless official women, concubines, etc. who had served the emperor but were not favored. From time to time, there would be mournful cries, and noble Yu was not the only one.Those sorrows almost broke through the red wall, but were firmly trapped, and could never reach the ears of the Forbidden City.

Without Mrs. Yu, life seems to be back to the past, no newcomers enter the palace, and no elder brother princess is born.The quiet and peaceful days in Liugong lasted until the spring of the 25th year of Qianlong.At that time, Hai Lan had already looked forward to Yong Qi's first son, Mian Shen, and it was a great pleasure to spoil her grandchildren; Yong Rong, a pure imperial concubine, granted the title of Quality Belle to leave the palace to build a mansion, and married the daughter of General Fu Qian Fucha's family is Fujin; Yihuan's Jing Qiang is married to the first-class bodyguard, Erke Baturudolal Hailancha, and is pregnant; Wei Yanwan's pregnancy has just been found out and has passed. The first three months; 12-year-old Yonglong officially began to study government affairs with his elder brothers, and occasionally he could learn more about the war in the cold part of Tianshan Mountains.

"Hanbu" is the word that caused Ruyi's slight hesitation for the first time after she came to this world.As the Han tribe retreated steadily, Ruyi's thoughts became more and more chaotic, until Zhaohui reported to the emperor that he would bring the daughter of Han Ati, the leader of the Han tribe, back to Beijing for the emperor to deal with.

And the emperor, after hearing this, just sneered: "It's just a mere woman. It deserves such solemnity! Ridiculous!"

Ruyi saw Li Yu come to deliver a message, saying that when the emperor asked her to prepare a celebration banquet, it was just after March, and the weather was faintly rippling with spring.According to the 24 flower letters according to the season, Ruyi, under the promenade of Yikun Palace, watched the Jingzhe with her fingertips, waiting for peach blossoms first, Ditang second, and roses third.Hailan stood beside her, counting the spring flowers with a smile, and then the spring equinox, waiting for crabapple first, pear blossom second, and magnolia third.

For some reason that day, the begonias and pear blossoms in Yikun Palace were all sleepy, and they bloomed without energy.Ruyi laughed, seeing that the most beautiful snow lotus on Tianshan Mountain was about to arrive, and all the flowers were ashamed to compete for beauty.

The so-called celebration banquet is no different from every royal banquet.The song is still so emotional, and the dance is still so lingering.Every day is golden dust, flying in the sun, dyeing the darkness into dazzling gold, empty and busy.Day after day, I got used to this kind of invariability, like stroking a long red wall, groping all the way, after a slight pause, there is still such endless red depression.

It was the high-spirited Zhaohui who broke the stagnation of drinking in the palace.Naturally, he is qualified for this.As a hero who pacified Hanbu, he said a few words about the successful pacification of the Tianshan War, and then came to the topic, he wanted to present a treasure he got from Hanbu to the emperor.

Before that, the news that Zhao Hui brought Han Qi's fiancée back to the capital had already spread. The concubines in the palace strictly followed the etiquette, and they didn't have much affection for this hired daughter who was dedicated to the emperor.At this moment, they obviously don't know how desperate the Han family's beauty and great favor will make Liugong in the next ten years.

Wei Yanwan taunted, Yihuan disdained, Concubine Ying despised her, and even the pure noble concubine who always kept her own place agreed with her. Only Ruyi sniffed the faint scent of sand jujube flowers on the tip of her nose, and said kindly to the emperor, "General Zhaohui is as tall as you are!" It must be no ordinary woman to bring someone back in a hurry. It's just to appease the people of the Han tribe, the emperor can see it anyway."

The moment the words fell, a blazing sun crossed the hall, and when Han Xiang saw it, she quietly walked out from the dazzling light and shadow, as if there was no one else around.Her snow-colored skirt is as light as smoke, like a snow lotus, clear and pure, blooming on the top of the ice and snow mountain.That dazzling demeanor is breathtakingly beautiful.

Back then when Yihuan entered the palace, the six palaces lost their color, and there was still Jin Yuyan who could compete with her.But now, she clearly and unmistakably heard a heavy sigh from the entire Forbidden City.She couldn't understand it better than that, it was the self-knowledge of all harem women and the lament of an uncertain future.

Once startled, Hong falls lightly, and the cold shadow is bright and fragrant.Wei Yanwan was in despair, Yihuan was shocked, Concubine Ying lost her mind, Concubine Chun almost lost her composure, Hailan seemed to be prepared, and looked at Ruyi with extremely sad eyes, which was worried about Ruyi's future.At this moment they finally understood the beauty of Han Xiangjian, but it was too late.

So is the emperor.

Dumbfounded was his only expression.Only the agitation of Adam's apple hinted at his fanatical and absolute desire.

How Zhaohui introduced it triumphantly, how the empress dowager chanted Buddha's name uneasy, and how the concubines in the harem felt ashamed of themselves, all of which obviously did not reach the emperor's ears.

And Ruyi's eyes are extremely indifferent, like the calm ancient well, calmly reflecting Han Xiangjian's peerless appearance.She lightly waved an ivory Su embroidery fan with engraved flowers in her hand, and the bright yellow tassels swayed slowly, hitting the cuffs of her crimson silk peonies and butterflies one after another: "It's hard for General Zhaohui to escort the Han family here. Originally It would be best if Hanbu Taiji's daughter can enter the palace as a concubine, but General Zhaohui said that the Han family has a marriage contract, so she is a survivor, and whether it is appropriate to enter the palace is up to the emperor and the queen mother."

After listening to the words, everyone looked at the emperor and the queen mother one after another.Just as the emperor was about to say something, he saw the queen mother counting the eighteen pink emerald tourmaline rosary beads the size of her thumb, and said in a deep voice: "I remember that the emperor's cousin in the past, Prince Yixian's eldest son Hongtun Baylor and Fu The Cha family had a marriage contract, but Baylor died unmarried. The Fucha family was terrified when they heard about it, so they cut off their hair and went to the king's residence to please wear it, and finally got the decree from the first emperor to be Belle Fujin, and pass the gate to keep the festival, in order to show the kindness of the festival girl."

Using the late emperor's words to suppress people, Zhao Hui naturally didn't dare to say anything, but the emperor still looked at Han Xiangjian obsessively, as if he didn't care what the queen mother said, and murmured: "Zhao Hui said, can you dance?"

This sentence wiped out everyone's last sliver of hope, and the sword dance that followed was not so much a way to quell the fighting, but more like making the emperor more determined to accept her into the palace.Ruyi has no doubts that if the central palace is vacant at this moment, the emperor will have the heart to make her his empress.

For example, when Zhou Xuanling first met by the Taiye Pool that year, Zhu Rou was in Zhou Xuanling's eyes.

Withdraw the knife and accept the sword, the wind and the sea are calm.The Empress Dowager originally wanted to give Hanxiang a title of Gushangege or Dorogege, or give Hanxiang a royal title, treat her kindly and appease her, and then send her back to the headquarters, so it will be safe.Unexpectedly, the emperor interrupted her impatiently, as if he had made great determination, he said: "I have many things that I don't know about the matter of Hanbu. Yuhu, you brought Han Xiangjian into Chengqian Palace, and I will ask you carefully." bright."

Yi Huan was so shocked that she didn't dare to look at the emperor, so she could only lower her head and twist the silk, suppressing the cough that was about to come out of her throat.Concubine Xin looked at Ruyi as if begging for help. The pregnant Wei Yanwan was startled and angry, but she didn't dare to show her expression, she had to hold back tightly.The queen mother wanted to say something, her lips parted slightly, but she held back, silently counting the rosary beads without saying a word.As for the other concubines, all of them changed face and sighed silently.

Powerless.

Ruyi shook her head, only sighed that things would be difficult to turn around, then she stood up steadily, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine occupies the position of empress, so I dare not say one more thing, Chengqian Palace is the place of the Six Palaces, it is not suitable The married woman lived here without authorization. If the emperor intends to accept the Han family, he must have a canonization first, so as to comply with the rules."

The emperor waved his hand, put away the infatuation in his eyes, and quarreled decisively, splitting everyone's doubts and shocks, and said impatiently: "Okay. Then I will follow the order of the Empress Dowager, and Han Xiangjian will move to Chengqian Palace. He is the head of Chengqian Palace."

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Ying shouted out loud: "Chengqian Palace already has the empress concubine!"

The emperor was slightly taken aback, he was so ruthless, obviously he had already forgotten Ke concubine who was still favored these days.Ruyi calmed down and called out solemnly: "It's okay for the emperor to be canonized, but now the six palaces in the east and west have already taken the throne. The emperor has a heart for the Han family, so you might as well be a nobleman first, and reward the title, it's not a grievance. Grace, it’s not too late to leave it to the future.”

"Then I canonize Han Xiangjian as an honored person and give her a title." The emperor got up and walked out of the palace, his eyes were empty and showed no nostalgia, and only when he walked past Han Xiangjian dazed and absent-minded, was he filled with tenderness And lingering affection.He solemnly instructed Li Yu, "Take good care of the East Hall of Chengqian Palace. Otherwise, I will take your head off."

Li Yunuo agreed, and quietly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.The emperor didn't say any more, and strode away, leaving behind a group of stunned people who hadn't recovered.

Wei Yanwan saw that the emperor's three souls could not see the seven souls, her palms were bursting with cold sweat, so slippery that she could hardly grasp the silk, she tried her best to caress her chest so that she wouldn't agitate her fetal gas.She looked at Ruyi, and then at the Queen Mother, urgently needing someone to say something to reassure her.The Empress Dowager didn't look at her, and smiled wryly, "Following the Empress Dowager's order. You are all here, have you heard any orders from Ai's family?"

Ruyi, however, smiled lightly. She knelt down before the queen mother, calm and composed: "The emperor's mother and the emperor's mother and child are connected, and whoever makes the same will. Ever since I met Mrs. Han, some things cannot be changed Well, instead of thinking too much, Empress Empress, it's better to wait and see what happens."

The empress dowager's fear is the ignorance before the coming of the eternal night, which conveys the anxiety to the bottom of every heart.She swayed slightly, then stood firmly again, "With the queen's words, the Ai family will wait and see how the queen will wait and see."

In the moment of silence, rainwater poured down outside the hall, splashing loudly, stirring up dust and mud splashing all over the ground.The violent and raging rainwater flowed down the eaves, dyeing the vermillion palace walls into blood-red crimson, and the entire palace was shrouded in a huge cloud of water mist, making it impossible to see the way out.

When Han Xiangjian first entered the palace, it was a tragedy for every woman in the harem.

For example, the emperor was still dissatisfied with Han Xiangjian living in the newly decorated Dongpian Hall.So Ke Concubine, who had just been the head of Chengqian Palace for two years, was quickly sent away by the emperor to Jingyang Palace, a little further away. Although Han Xiangjian was only a nobleman, she had already lived in the main hall and waited for her bedtime. It can be promoted.

For example, although Ruyi ordered everyone in the palace to take good care of her children, and told Yongjin and others not to mention Hanxiang's meeting in front of the emperor.However, the third elder brother Yongzhang still showed dissatisfaction with Han Xiangjian in his behavior. After being reprimanded, he had a high fever when he returned.Concubine Chun is worried about the lingering sick bed under the heartache, and she is also bedridden.

While Ruyi told Jiang Yubin to take care of the pure noble concubine, mother and child, he also kept an eye on the movement of Chengqian Palace, not to do anything too out of the ordinary, making himself out of character.

It has been a month since I saw the emperor again.During this month, the emperor had never been to Yikun Palace except for the big day of the [-]th day of the Lunar New Year when he came to sit and eat.At that time Ruyi was giving Yonglong a pair of mille-soled boots, occasionally chatting with Yizheng, it was Li Yu's sudden arrival that shocked the tranquility of the room.He didn't say anything else, he just said that if Ruyi went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he would know.

Ruyi saw the emperor frowning, calmly knelt down and said hello, Fang frowned and said worriedly: "Why hasn't Qilu come over to take a look? Your Majesty, it's rainy and rainy now, so it's hard to deal with it." Wounds are hard to heal."

The emperor's complexion was sallow, and he described being tired. The suave and omnipotent air of self-importance and all-powerful self-importance in the usual days were all gone. "If you call Qilu, you will alarm the Queen Mother. See you..."

With such an intimate address and consideration for others, Ruyi almost lamented the emperor's deep affection.She thought for a moment, then sighed: "The emperor doesn't want to allow the nobleman to be punished, and the concubine understands. Just now, the concubine has asked Yizheng to bring medicine to Chengqian Palace to have a look. Ronggui is fine, although there will be scars on his face , but it’s not obvious when you put on makeup. It’s just that the emperor’s injury is not serious, why don’t you let Qi Lu come over?”

Ruyi looked at Li Yu, and Li Yu looked at the emperor's eyes, and said with a mournful face: "I also ask the empress to enlighten me, how...how to spread this word?"

The emperor's sad face was all on Han Xiangjian's body, so he didn't have the time to think carefully.Ruyi thought for a while, then her heart sank, she took off a gold hairpin with five phoenixes and the sun hanging from her hair, and stroked it along the palm of her left hand, immediately hot scarlet sprayed out, splashing out a streak of blood. arc.When Li Yu saw this scene, his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp. He couldn't help kneeling on the ground and said, "Empress Empress! What are you doing?"

The emperor didn't expect her to do this, and his face turned pale with shock, and he didn't care that there were still blood spots oozing from his wrist, so he quickly held her hand.Ruyi endured the excruciating pain, unhurriedly took off the handkerchief around his waist to cover it, and whispered to Li Yu: "Don't panic, go to the imperial hospital and ask Jiang Yubin to come over, just say that this palace is not careful in the Hall of Mental Cultivation." He overturned the teacup and hurt his hand, so let him bring more medicine for wounds." After speaking, he pushed a cup of herbal tea on the emperor's table to the ground with his arm, and the broken porcelain scattered all over the floor.

Only then did Li Yu understand what Ruyi meant, and hastily kowtowed out.The emperor looked at Ruyi in a daze, and wanted to say something, but his lips parted slightly, but he felt a little ashamed.Ruyi put on a forced smile, and said in a gentle voice: "The concubine knows how to measure, and the wound is not long. If the news of tonight is spread, it will hurt the emperor's reputation. As the empress, the concubine is the wife of the emperor, so naturally she has to share the worries of the emperor."

The emperor calmed down slightly, and stroked her shoulder with his good hand, "Ruyi, you know how to measure. You are indeed the queen I personally chose." He coughed embarrassingly, avoiding her gaze, "Today... Thanks to you, I will remember it in my heart. It’s just that Xiangjian has a strong temper, and I can’t change it for a while. I am worried that if she refuses to give in for a long time, the Empress will hear something and force Xiangjian to leave the palace.”

Ruyi quietly pressed the wound harder, and with the sharper pain, she was able to support the dignified smile on her face.After being married to the emperor for more than 20 years, it was the first time she heard the emperor's words so disgusting that she wanted to vomit - it was really like vomiting.Seeing that Han Xiang made it clear to him that she didn't mean that much, he insisted on forcing it, and who is showing this affectionate look?If he really loves him like his life, how can he bear to watch Han Xiang see that he would rather die than surrender?

But what is not available is always the best.Seeing that Han Xiang would not fall in love with the emperor for the rest of her life, it would make the emperor more persistent and obsessed.

"Rong nobleman refuses to go to bed, and harmony in the Sixth Palace is of no benefit." Ruyi solemnly maintained the etiquette and demeanor of a queen, with a peaceful expression, "The emperor has been injured, and it is not appropriate to be alone with Rong nobleman for a while. And the wrist The emperor can temporarily cover the wound with his sleeves. In the past few days, the emperor also asks the emperor to comfort the loyal souls of the fallen soldiers and live alone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, fast for several days, do not see other concubines, and do not call anyone to sleep, so as not to cause more injuries People know the injury of the emperor."

The emperor sighed, and was a little relieved, "Wars hurt the peace of heaven, and it should be so." He paused, "The king is the ultimate human relationship, and all five relationships are tied to the king. Ministers serve the king, sons obey their fathers, wives obey their husbands, It can't be reversed. The empress understands the truth, is gentle and humble, and I am very pleased."

Aren't you afraid that there will be knowledge under the Spring of Loyal Soul, and you will be disappointed?

"This is a matter for the courtiers and concubines." Ruyi confronted each other with a serious expression that had never been seen before, without showing the slightest hesitation, "If the emperor trusts the courtiers and concubines, why not let the ministers and concubines go to Chengqian Palace to comfort the nobleman .”

The emperor's haggard face was full of astonishment and shock, as if he didn't understand why she said and did such a thing, but he soon revealed a happy expression, and said: "The empress has worked hard. Then I will entrust all the matters of Xiangjian to the empress."

Ruyi nodded, and said: "It's just that my concubine has something to ask. A few days ago, the emperor blamed the third elder brother for the matter of accepting the nobleman. But father and son are father and son after all. Since the emperor scolded him, he calmed down. Why don't you send someone to look at it?" Look at Concubine Chun and Third Elder Brother. Rong Guiren may change his mind when he sees that the emperor's family is harmonious and his wife and concubine are harmonious."

The emperor was unwilling at first, but when he heard the last sentence, he believed it to be true, and said: "I know that their mother and son are upset, and I will comfort them."

Ruyi bowed three times, humbled herself with an extremely respectful attitude, and slowly retreated.Since ancient times, a gentleman has been unlucky, but this is the case. It is a pity that in the book, the pure concubine, mother and son lost their lives in vain because of Hanxiang's meeting, and they didn't get the emperor's guilt.