Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

It was two days later that I saw Han Xiangjian again.

Relying on the majesty of the middle palace, relying on the intimacy and warmth that the emperor tried to make up for, Ruyi arranged everything the emperor wanted to see in an orderly manner.Seeing that Han Xiang was injured, it was not impossible to spread it to outsiders, so she quickly made the concubines even more curious and gloated, and it was the best topic of conversation after dinner.And the emperor no longer set foot in the Chengqian Palace, as if he was extremely disappointed by her damaged face, which also gave the concubines a little more hope and joy, hoping that the emperor would abandon her like a wretch and ignore her.

Wearing an apricot-yellow plate with gold-colored embroidered phoenix, a purple silk gown with peony flowers, red brocade sandals with a phoenix pattern on your feet, and nine-turned red gold colored glass flying luan steps on the hairpin. .Ruyi stood in front of Han Xiang with such a bright and bright color, which seemed to be more in line with the beauty and beauty around her than her plain shirt.

Han Xiangjian, who was lying peacefully on the golden brocade of colorful mandarin ducks, was obviously incompatible with this gorgeous world of gold and jade.

The warm autumn sun in the afternoon seeps through the pea-green Luoying gauze, lighting up the bedroom hall with dusty dust, as diffuse as broken gold.Rong Pei and Yizheng took all the maids and palace people that Han Xiang had seen to retreat, and returned to a peaceful life.

Seeing that Han Xiang's expression was dull, she stared fixedly at the Lantian jade light feather tail tent hook to pull up the pear blossom green ice silk tangle branch Baoluo tent.The palace people forcibly changed her into a sky-shui green and white dotted plum gauze shirt, which was also the standard of her tribe. The long snow-colored long beads were winding and flowing, as lifeless as her.

Ruyi turned sideways, and sat down along the embroidered pier with mahogany, bamboo, and fancao patterns, and then slowly said: "If this palace gives you a chance to kill the emperor, are you willing to try?"

Perhaps these words were too outrageous and unexpected, Han Xiangjian's eyebrows trembled slightly, and there was an inexplicable hesitation in his hoarse voice: "You...you say such things, aren't you afraid that the emperor will kill you?"

"You asked me, but you didn't refuse. Presumably you also wanted to kill the emperor—just like the true meaning of your sword dance that day." Ruyi raised her head, and flicked the Nanhong pendant hanging from the tent. Song blue tassels, the southern red is as bright as brocade, the texture is waxy and moist, it is soft and quiet in the hand, "But after that time, you should have known that you are not only representing yourself. Killing the emperor may only be a moment But what about after that? Take the whole Hanbu to bury your great love? Your lover Hanqi may do such a thing, but you dare not, and you don’t want to, because you are not a person who does evil by nature. "

Han Xiangjian struggled to raise the corners of her lips, revealing a trace of sarcasm, and said hoarsely: "You just want to tell me that revenge is hopeless, and let me be the emperor's concubine willingly!" She looked at it curiously. Ruyi asked: "These days, Aji told me that everyone in this palace said that you and the emperor's husband and wife are deeply in love, but you are doing such a thing for your husband, don't you feel sad? "

"Sad? Husband?" Ruyi sighed softly, and suddenly opened her sleeves, revealing the thick cotton gauze wrapped around her left hand, her smile was as cold as the moonlight, "Do you know what this is?... This is for you and the emperor What happened a few days ago, the sacrifices I made. But I did these things not for the sake of my husband, but for the emperor. Since it is not for the sake of my husband, why should I be sad?"

Seeing the bewildered look on her face, Han Xiang finally couldn't bear the sadness, she shed tears in a trance, choked up and said, "I'm sorry! I don't want to live anymore, I didn't know that I would hurt you... But, but they all said, You and the emperor are like an ordinary couple, since they are husband and wife, how can you not be sad?"

Ruyi shook her head, carefully covered the wound, and said with a faint smile, "This palace is no better than the outside, and my sincerity cannot be tolerated. After all, this palace is for yourself, so you don't need to feel guilty." She took the table The soup cup left by Rong Pei was slowly drawn to Han Xiang's lips, "If it's just now, it's really difficult for you to kill the emperor now, and the gain is not worth the loss. If I were you, I would endure the humiliation and wait for the opportunity. There are always many ways to kill people."

Seeing that Han Xiang didn't care what the soup in that cup was, she gradually drank it or two. After hearing it, she couldn't help but choked a few mouthfuls, and she was shocked: "You...you know what you are talking about? What do you mean, Could it be that you want to help me kill the emperor?"

"Hush, I didn't say anything." Ruyi put two fingers between her lips, "Your courage is commendable, but what you are doing now will only destroy you and the whole Hanbu. Then, Under the Nine Springs, how do you face your Han tribe's people? And how do you face Han Qi who wishes you a safe life?"

Han Xiangjian's tears are crystal clear, soaked into the sunflower pattern pillow on the plate.The pattern of okra flowers with golden thread is as bright as life, showing her unbearable despair, "Han Qi...everyone says he is a bad person, that he harmed the whole tribe, but I know he is not. He has ambitions." , but he gave me all his goodness...but..."

"But if you die, there will be no one who remembers him well in this world." Ruyi took her words and sighed again and again, "Besides, after you die, no one knows whether the emperor will be a dragon face or not." Angrily questioned the people of Hanbu. At that time, Hanbu could not send out the second Hanxiang who made the emperor mesmerized like you. As the daughter of Hanbu Taiji, you were never for yourself life. Your best life has already been spent in Hanbu.”

Han Xiang saw that her lips were dry, and the blood in her eyes was like Rob's spider web, but she couldn't hold back her grief and anger: "In the end, you are threatening me just like the emperor! Threatening me with my tribe! You all know that I will not hesitate Once you die, the people of Hanbu are just a bargaining chip in your eyes! The emperor...your army...are all devils, all devils! The gods will punish you!"

Ruyi was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help showing a very sad smile: "If there are gods in this world... Ronggui, you won't be able to see this palace. There are too many things in this world that even the gods can't give, so Han Qi I chose ambition, so the emperor is obsessed with you with all his strength. If the gods can’t give it to you, then take it yourself. Winners and losers, that’s all.”

Han Xiangjian put her hands on Ruyi's, leaned back with difficulty, and cried sadly: "What can I do?

I hate the emperor for killing Han Qi, I want to kill him, but there are women in the harem who like the emperor, who can help me?If I fail, Hanbu's fate will only be more miserable! "

"I said before, wait for the right time. It's not easy for anyone in this palace, but there are many opportunities to kill someone." Ruyi's eyes were extremely sharp, and she stared at her, "Besides your heart, you still pretend to be cold. , you have nothing, but this is your weapon. If you dare, then I will help you in the future. You can be the emperor's noble person with peace of mind. If you want, you will have a child in the future..."

"No!" Han Xiang sat up in shock, ignoring her weak body, she held Ruyi's hand firmly, "I will not give birth to other people's children! Especially the emperor! As long as you are willing to help me, I will listen." Your words, but I absolutely don't want to have children!"

Ruyi took a deep breath, looked at the clear blue sky outside, and said in a deep voice: "Only this, I can't help you, but I can show you a clear path. You go to the Palace of Compassion, the Empress Dowager...she It will fulfill you, for sure.”

Seeing this, Han Xiang calmed down.Her big beautiful eyes were full of confusion and incomprehension, but there was also a hint of determination, "I...understood. Empress, thank you."

Ruyi got up, and put the leftover half cup of ginseng soup in front of her, the clear red soup reflected her beautiful face, "Take care of yourself, the emperor won't let you sleep for a while. At this time, you can say goodbye to the self you used to be in the first half of your life, Han Qi... he will not blame you for being so kind to you."

Turning around to leave, Ruyi didn't want to stay any longer.Hanxiang's grief is also the helplessness of many women in the palace, such as the queen mother, or herself.

"Empress." Han Xiangjian's question suddenly came from behind, "When I first met, although I didn't know you, I didn't see any love for the emperor in your eyes. Aji said, you and the emperor's husband and wife Deep affection. But you just said that the emperor is just the emperor, not your husband. Then, have you ever had such a husband in your heart?"

Caught off guard, there was such a title circling in my mind again.Ruyi laughed at her pretentiousness, and felt her nose sore, but she couldn't shed a single tear from her eyes.She didn't look back, but squinted at the sunny day outside the hall, like golden debris scattered all over the sky, making people feel warm.

Her voice already contained half a century of nostalgia and loneliness:

"This lonely and deep palace cannot accommodate too much love. So even today, I have never felt that I have truly loved anyone. But I have spent many years missing someone. He loved me like his life and regarded me as his wife. Daluo is three thousand, and if you divide it, it will be scattered, and you will never meet again."

In the name of fasting, the emperor stayed silent for several days.Everything was arranged, and there was no leak.Seeing that Han Xiang gradually resumed her diet, although she didn't talk much to others, it made the emperor breathe a sigh of relief.For this reason, when he saw Ruyi again, the emperor became more and more pleasant to her, and he was full of sweet words inside and out, and he was not even willing to ask her about the recent situation of her children.

But the relationship between Ruyi and the emperor was nothing more than that.The emperor's so-called affection, after supporting each other for decades, no longer needs a little bit of affection, even if it's just pretending to be good, but they each perform their duties.Ruyi really felt that she was too rational, for so many years, she didn't even have the slightest wishful thinking.

In the following days, Qiulin's tears flowed down her cheeks, and the weather was uncertain. Concubine Xin was affected by the weather and became sick. In order not to infect her children, she entrusted Princess Hetian to take care of Hailan.Yonglong is busy with Yongjin, and there is more and more time. Ruyi can only listen to Yongqi teaching Yongxuan how to read and write, and talk to Hailan about the trivial matters of Yongqi after getting married. Watching the children's voices and children's voices, it feels at ease.

However, this comfort is always limited.

It was late autumn, and it was chilly.The emperor's fasting was over, and the carefully built Baoyue Tower had also been renovated.Han Xiangjian finally came side by side with the emperor for the first time in front of all the concubines. He felt a little bit guilty about hurting the emperor. After seeing the emperor bring the old and young women and children of the Han tribe into the capital under the name of reunion and companionship, in fact they hijacked each other. , wiped out completely.

As for Wei Yanwan, who is about to give birth, these days, because Dongxue keeps bringing up Hanxiang's meeting, intentionally or unintentionally, these days, her fetal gas shocks frequently.Recently, the emperor fasted, and she thought the emperor was tired of Han Xiangjian, but who knew that once Han Xiangjian was favored, he would only bestow the glory of Baoyue Tower.After returning home, Bian Yi activated her fetal gas and accidentally slipped and fell. That night, Xia Tang came to Yikun Palace to report that Concubine Su had activated it.

However, that was Han Xiang's first night seeing her servant.The emperor stayed in Baoyue Tower from morning till night, even though the eunuchs of Qixiang Palace went to invite him time and time again, they still didn't wait for the emperor.Wei Yanwan struggled all night, until dawn, Fang Zao gave birth to the fourteenth son of the emperor.

Unfortunately, because of the dystocia, the prince had already suffocated to death while in Wei Yanwan's womb, before Ruyi's men even made a move.That was already the second prince she had lost. According to Dong Xue, when Wei Yanwan woke up and learned that the prince had died, she almost collapsed.

However, when the emperor learned about it, he just said "unlucky", and reprimanded Wei Yanwan for being jealous and intolerant, so much so that he hurt the prince without even a sympathetic comfort.

Ruyi asked Yizheng to go to see her in person two days later. When she came back, she said that Wei Yanwan seemed to have seen it a lot. The imperial doctor said that she would have children in the future, but she was still very weak.

As long as Wei Yanwan is alive, she never needs to worry too much about her collapse.If so, Ruyi no longer worried, and rewarded some precious supplements.

If it was seven or eight days, the emperor rested in Baoyue Tower, which meant that he was determined to rely on Han Xiang to see a child.Under such great favor, everyone inevitably gossips, and it's out of place to mention Baoyue Tower to Ruyi for the exclusive favor of nobles.But seeing that Ruyi was calm, she had no choice but to hold back her smile.

At the end of autumn and winter, the days are short, and it will be a while before Han Xiang sees Cheng Chong.Apart from caring about his son-in-law and the rules of the ancestors, the emperor stayed in the central palace absent-mindedly on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, and almost spent the rest of the time wandering around in Baoyue Tower.But even though Qilu made really good birth control pills and sent them over every day, the good news that the emperor wanted hadn't arrived yet.

The emperor was just curious and impatient, so he didn't think much about it.Until later, the palace servants who were sent to Baoyue Tower accidentally mentioned that Mr. Rong hadn't seen her for a change of clothes for many days.The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this, and personally brought Qilu and a large group of people from the House of Internal Affairs to Baoyue Tower.Seeing that Han Xiang was puzzled, she asked Qi Lu to take a pulse in a daze.Unexpectedly, when Qilu took the pulse case, he was sweating profusely, and told the emperor in fear and fear that the nobleman Rong was not only not pregnant, but had already been sterilized.

The emperor's astonishment at that time must have been no less than that of anyone in the palace.After Han Xiangjian figured out what they were doing, her face gradually became serene, and she said with a touch of vengeful joy in her mouth: "I can't have a baby, I asked for it myself, so the emperor doesn't have to do it in the future." If you worry too much about me, you don't need to vent your anger on others for me. If you want me to serve you, I will serve you purely for the rest of my life."

A few words are infinitely sad and discouraged.The emperor looked at her in astonishment, gradually became fatigued, and his face quickly turned pale. That whiteness was the residual snow of winter, with the stale air of accumulated dust for a long time, faintly blackened.His lips were trembling, he didn't know whether it was anger or sadness.

The so-called seven hardships in life, birth, old age, sickness and death, resentment and hatred, love and separation, are all nothing compared to what you can't ask for.Perhaps at that moment, the emperor also realized that he kept Han Xiangjian by his side, but he only kept Han Xiangjian by his side.But he is the emperor, so it was only at that moment that he quickly recovered his former calmness and determination.

On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor decreed that nobles from Jin Rong should be concubines and concubines.

If it wasn't for the concubine's full position—no, it should be said that even if the concubine's position was full, the emperor would have thought about letting a certain concubine, such as Concubine Concubine Rong, make room for Concubine Rong.It could be that before this, the Empress Dowager had already spoken, telling the emperor to dote on Concubine Rong as much as possible, but not to ignore the concubines of the Sixth Palace who have served them for many years, which would cause restlessness in the harem.

That's all for the emperor.

After that, the number of times the emperor went to Baoyue Tower was no longer so frequent.Although she is still the favorite of the Sixth Palace, she only goes to see Concubine Rong in Baoyue Tower once in two or three days, and turns over the sign only once in three or five days.In addition to Ruyi's place, the emperor also often walked around the palaces, so it was raining and dew.

However, there is no concubine Xuan among them.

Perhaps it was when the Empress Dowager persuaded the emperor to share the rain and dew, and it was also the time when Wei Yanwan lost her son and Concubine Rong was sterilized.

Later, Yuhu finds out that although Concubine Rong asked for her own sterilization, the medicine was given by the Empress Dowager.So how did the Queen Mother notice Rong Concubine?After thinking about it, the emperor also put this account on Wei Yanwan's head.

Time flies, until Mulan Autumn in the 26th year of Qianlong, the emperor never stepped into the gate of Qixiang Palace again.Rarely, after hearing what the queen mother had said, she would flip through Wei Yanwan's signboard, but she didn't even bother to take a look at the two princesses under her name at the New Year's Eve family banquet.

Behind her back, Wei Yanwan was extremely quiet.Although she would cry to Ruyi and tell the two princesses how much she missed her father, she never mentioned her grievances.When meeting Concubine Rong, she was courteous and flattering, calling her a younger sister.Zhengnai He Rongpin dislikes her emperor-like grumpiness the most, except for saying a few words in front of Ruyi, but she doesn't care about it behind her back.

In August, the emperor would visit Mulan as usual, bringing his courtiers, princes and concubines with him.This autumn, the princes of various Mongolian tribes will be present, and several princesses married to Mongolia will also come with their foreheads, and it will be grand.Therefore, the emperor said to Ruyi worryingly: "Since the Mongolian princes are all here, Concubine Ying and Concubine Xun have to go. But the Borzigit family is raising them in the Old Summer Palace. It is not good not to go, but they can go." , Borzigit's face may not be good-looking."

He was talking about the nobleman Yu who had been punished before, and Ruyi understood the deep meaning of his words, "Concubine Ying is favored and gave birth to Princess Hejing, so there is no reason not to go. Although Concubine Xun is not favored, it doesn't matter if she goes. Nobleman Yu She was demoted due to a mistake before, but now the emperor allows her to go to Mulan with her family to meet her family. If you think about it, Prince Saisang and Lord Yu will only be grateful to the emperor Long En. But the emperor is still on guard, don't call her and Saisang The prince is alone, so as not to say something that should not be said, and hurt the heart of the Borzigit department."

The emperor's expression suddenly hesitated when he heard Yugui, and he frowned and said: "The empress is right, I let Li Yu give orders." He paused, thoughtful, "It's just Concubine Xun, I have something to do. I haven't had time to tell her yet. An accident happened when Xunpin's father and clansmen were assisting our army to wipe out the remnants of the Han tribe, most of them were killed or injured, and Xunpin's father is gone."

Ruyi's bright eyes flickered, and her expression was indifferent, "So, then it's not appropriate for Concubine Xun to see her family again. Concubine Xun is also gone, and nobleman Yu is also missing, so the emperor simply doesn't want Mongolian concubines to meet with their families in private. With Concubine Ying, the concubine will quietly arrange for people from the Bahrain Department to reunite with Concubine Ying in the concubine's tent, just don't make a fuss about it."

The emperor stared at her for a moment, and said approvingly: "The empress is considerate, I am very relieved. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will take care of the matter of going to Mulan, and the matter of the women in the harem requires the empress to take care of it. Let Concubine Yu help you more. Concubine Chun has always been in poor health. , don’t go this time, let her rest well.”

Ruyi agreed, but did not back down, hesitatingly said: "Your majesty, I have something to ask for your grace." She paused, and met the emperor's puzzled gaze, "Yongxuan practiced riding and shooting yesterday, and made a lot of shots. Khan, who knew that the waiter was not careful, and he let him take off his outer shirt to blow the wind, and he became hot at night. I was afraid that he would not be able to accompany the emperor to Mulan. And the concubine had to go, so the concubine wanted to let the emperor go to Mulan. Yongxuan went to the Compassionate Ning Palace to stay for a while, and let the Empress take care of her for a while."

"There is no one in the palace. I can rest assured that Yongxuan will go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning." The emperor was not without regret, "It's just a pity. I planned to take this time to test their brothers' riding and archery skills. The day before yesterday, they were called Yongqi and Yonglong. Teach my younger brother well, but I will not be able to go to Yongxuan."

Ruyi frowned slightly when she heard the words, and smiled again in a flash: "The emperor is relieved. Mulan autumn is available every year, and it's not just this time. This year's Yongxuan's kung fu may not be in line with the emperor's wishes. Next year, Yongxuan will He is ten years old, let him study for another year."

"That's all." After saying that, the emperor got up and said, "I still have some memorials to deal with, so you can kneel down first."

Ruyi went out holding the hand that moved the zither. At that time, the morning sun was high, the grass and trees on the steps were silent, and the heat was gradually pressing.Occasionally, there is a wind passing by, and the sound of wood leaves touching each other, Xiao Xiao Shushu, mixed together, like chaotic rain.

Her smile gradually dissipated, and after a while, she whispered: "Yizheng, I asked you to ask the palace servants who serve Yongxuan, what do they say?"

Yizheng turned back to let the ten or so palace people behind him back away, and said hesitantly: "It is said that the twelve princes have been learning archery from the ten princes yesterday, and they didn't ask the palace people to serve in front of them. It is the same as usual. Later six Elder brother's people came to send a message to tenth elder brother, and asked tenth elder brother to go to the military aircraft office to discuss the government affairs, and tenth elder brother left first. The palace man also sent snacks to twelfth elder brother, and twelfth elder brother was inside again It took half an hour to practice, and it came out with dim sum."

"Really?" Ruyi bent a bitter smile, and felt that the smile was meaningless. After a long time, she ordered Yizheng, "I know, Yongxuan's greed for cold and fever is because I am young and ignorant. Because the people are too careless, there is nothing else. You go and fine each of them with three months’ salary. From now on, Yongxuan can’t be left alone at any time, so tell them to be vigilant and pay attention to their heads.”

Yizheng Nuonuo agreed, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty suspects..."

"Nothing." Ruyi's expression was unprecedentedly firm, "This matter ends here, I can't think about it anymore, otherwise I don't even know what I will do. Left and right, this time I will I also want to find a reason to ask Yongxuan to avoid Mulan Qiuxi this time, and now I can take it as my wish."

Yizheng was startled when he heard that, and he quickly persuaded with a smile: "Your Majesty, the servants will stay in the palace to take care of Brother Twelve. It's cold outside, let's go back to the palace."