Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

Mulan autumn is an old royal rule. The emperor has always followed the act of "practicing martial arts Mulan", and he likes to ride and shoot, so he brings princes and ministers, elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, and concubines here almost every year.After more than [-] days of hunting, the emperor must hold a grand banquet, drinking and singing, singing and wrestling, and entertaining Mongolian princes and others to share the grand event.

However, these are the bustle of men, without a bit of tenderness.Therefore, the emperor shot and hunted on horseback, and he was most fond of bringing along Concubine Ying, Concubine Ke and other Mongolian concubines.Although Ruyi knew a thing or two about riding and archery, she knew that she shouldn't disturb the emperor's interest at this time, so she just led the other concubines to follow behind, chatting with Princess Hejing, who was a Mongol Fujin, and others.

The emperor cannot lack the prince to accompany him.In addition to the elder brother Yonghuang and the ninth elder brother Yongxuan who have already given birth to heirs, the fifth elder brother Yongxuan who is not favored, and the sick Yongxuan are the three brothers Yongjin, Yongqi and Yonglong.The third elder brother Yongzhang was ill, and the seventh elder brother Yongrong asked himself to stay in Beijing to take care of his elder brother and Er Niang, but he never came.

Yong Jin wanted to give his two younger brothers a chance to show off his skills, so most of the time he just chatted with the emperor. In this way, Yong Qi and Yong Long worked harder and became more popular, competing to bring their prey to the emperor.Ruyi looked worried, so she deliberately said in front of the emperor: "Although it's shooting and hunting, God has the virtue of being good at life. I think Yongqi and Yonglong's prey for half a day are already the most among the princes. Hunting is not enough." Absolutely, it will last forever.”

Although the emperor was in high spirits, he felt comforted when he saw that his two sons were so brave, he stroked the shoulders of Yongqi and Yonglong and said: "Your mother-in-law is right, we are all going to win right now." In this world, the ancestors ruled Mulan and autumn every year. It is good for the children of the royal family to be able to read and write, but if you have a compassionate and benevolent heart, I will be more gratified."

Yongqi and Yonglong readily agreed and withdrew respectfully.However, the moment Yong Qi got up, her feet froze slightly. Ruyi knew that his gangrene was showing signs at this time, and while no one was paying attention, she whispered: "Yong Qi, what's wrong with your leg?"

Yongqi's complexion was gloomy, and she didn't want to talk too much in front of others, so she said: "At first I felt cold and hot, as if I had a cold. I have been running around for the past two days, and I have some muscle and bone pain, but it is neither hot nor red, and there are no symptoms. Don't worry, Queen Mother. , it's probably all right."

Ruyi knew that he wanted to be strong, and he refused to show weakness and cry out in pain in front of the emperor, but he still emphasized his tone and said: "I remember that the late emperor Shiyi, Prince Yunxiang, and his son Hongtun Baylor also had such ailments. Accumulated gangrene. Although it is not an incurable disease, it still needs careful treatment. You are still young, and there are many opportunities to show off in front of your empress, so you must not hide your illness from treatment. After dinner, I will send Jiang and Bin to see you. Don't worry, I won't disturb your Huang Ama."

Seeing her like this, Yong Qi could only say: "I know, I will be careful, thank you Queen Mother for your concern."

That night, they sat and had a banquet in the outer ring of the large tent.When you are out of the palace, your diet is no better than in the palace. Instead, there are more kinds of game, and the poultry you hunt during the day are cooked deliciously. Zhu Age even offered the most proud prey in front of the emperor and roasted it on the bonfire. Cook it for the emperor.A Mongolian woman danced and danced with five-colored long sleeves, which was more unrestrained and enthusiastic than the slender waist in the palace, and attracted countless applause.Ruyi accompanied the emperor, and Hailan and Concubine Shu sat on the left and right respectively.Because of the reservedness of the women's family members, except Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke who were eloquent and joking, everyone else was lazy. Although Wei Yanwan wanted to talk, few people paid attention to her, and she gradually faded away.

Hailan's eyes were sharp, seeing that Concubine Xun's seat was vacant, she quietly told Ye Xin to tell Ruyi, "Ms. Concubine Xun has taken leave of absence and didn't even come out to the dinner party. Our master was afraid that there was something strange, so he asked Father-in-law Sanbao to keep an eye on her." .”

Ruyi nodded without leaving a trace, and whispered: "Don't disturb anyone, I will care about it later, let your mother take care of the children, and don't let them go to the remote path."

Ye Xin went away with a lot of noise.The emperor was cutting a piece of roe deer meat roasted by Yonglong himself and handing it to Ruyi, when he saw Ye Xin stepping back, he frowned and asked, "Is there any report from Imperial Concubine Yu? There is something important, I have to come back at this time. "

Ruyi took it with a normal expression, took a bite, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. It's just that when Concubine Xun was alone, she asked Yongqi why her father was not there during the hunt, but her half-brother came. Yongqi is clever." , I went back to deal with it at that time. However, Concubine Xun was not seen at the banquet tonight, Concubine Yu was a little worried, fearing that there were too many people talking, and someone from Huo Shuote's department had something to say, so she came to ask the concubine what she meant."

"Concubine Xun will know about this sooner or later. Her father died loyal to the country, and I also ordered someone to have a burial. It is not a grievance to Huo Shuo's department." The emperor looked anxious, "She is already the head of the first palace. What's not to like?"

"Naturally, Concubine Xun does not dare to disappoint the Emperor's love. It's just that all the Mongolian ministries are here now. If Concubine Xun is sad and makes trouble for a while, it will not look good in face." Ruyi said softly, "When I return to the palace, Your Majesty Then slowly tell Concubine Xun that the old prince Huo Shuote is seriously ill, and then try to appease him, that's all."

The emperor said calmly: "The empress is kind, then I will issue an order after I return to the palace, and concubine Xu Xun will enjoy the concubine's rules."

Ruyi is submissive, thinking that a big emerald green hat is about to be covered, I hope your imperial decree after returning to the palace is not to make Concubine Xun feel ashamed.He also heard the emperor praise Yonglong: "In the past, when I followed the late emperor Mulan, I hunted a black blind man at the age of 15. Yonglong was only 13 years old and was able to achieve this harvest. It is really better than blue."

When the emperor said this, everyone was naturally flattered, full of beauty, and even more interested.The emperor even took off the scarlet satin cloak he was wearing, and put it on Yonglong, saying softly, "Fenglu in the countryside, you are still young, so you have to be extra careful."

Seeing He Jing at the side, he was unhappy, "I remember that when Prince Duanhui was alive, he was able to hunt and shoot a deer at the age of six. If he is still here..."

What if he is still there?Ruyi let herself imagine it for a while, but there is no if in this world. The fact is that Prince Duanhui has long been a withered bone in the underground palace, so she comforted her: "But according to my palace, the princess' eldest son Qingyou Talented and intelligent, she is like an uncle. As long as Qingyou strives for success, the princess will be blessed anyway, so why feel melancholy?"

He Jingyang raised his eyebrows, and said strangely: "It's rare for you to say that, even though it's a polite way, but I'm also happy in my heart—the future of the emperor's mother, son Chen and Qingyou, you'd better take it to heart and always remember it."

Ruyi smiled and said nothing.Glancing out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yong Qi staring at the Emperor and Yong Long with her head downcast.Hailan was talking to Concubine Ying, but she didn't realize it for a moment, Ruyi thought about it, and smiled softly: "How old is Yonglong, how dare you compare him with the emperor. Today the emperor just said that princes should have a heart of benevolence, so Yongqi I only got some old and weak things, I really kept the emperor's words in my heart."

Yonglong hurriedly looked at Ruyi when he heard this, and seeing what she meant, he said humbly with a smile: "I am young and do nothing, and I am not as kind as Sixth Brother. From now on, I will definitely learn from Sixth Brother."

Ruyi's eyes turned cold, and she smiled slightly: "It's not bad for you to be so brave, the queen's mother is just saying something for nothing. You and your sixth brother Yongqi Yunwen Yunwu are both outstanding princes. The mother-in-law is very happy."

Only then Yonglong smiled lightly and relieved.The emperor patted him on the shoulder, also beckoned Yongqi to come forward, and said with a smile: "Yongqi is kind, and Yonglong is smart and studious, so it is also very good, having you two to share Huang's worries, Huang's comfort is very comforting. "

After drinking for three rounds, everyone was slightly drunk, but under Ruyi's instruction, Wei Yanwan used the time to toast the emperor to sing a Qing song, and personally brought goat's milk wine to join the fun.The emperor was in high spirits, so he didn't refuse, and drank it again and again.This move displeased Concubine Ying and the others, who also came forward to persuade them to drink.

Tasting the five flavors of the dishes, Ruyi saw the Three Treasures making gestures around the periphery, knowing that everyone was ready, and the emperor was also in the middle of drinking.Ruyi thoughtfully poured a bowl of hangover soup for the emperor, and said softly: "The emperor is happy, so he should take care of himself and drink some soup to relieve the bar first." The superior also signaled to Wei Yanwan: "The emperor drank a lot, why don't you ask Concubine Yan to accompany the emperor to a shelter from the wind to sober up, let your hair loose and come back, and the concubines will take care of you here."

The night wind in mid-August was already rustling, and the emperor's face was red and his ears were hot. Hearing this, he was very happy, so he helped Wei Yanwan to help him, "Forget it. If there is something, the queen will take care of the food. I will go to change clothes first." .”

Ruyi then called Wei Yanwan's maid, Dongxue, to lead the way. Wei Yanwan was very knowledgeable, and joyfully supported the emperor and followed Dongxue away slowly. Li Yu took a look at Ruyi and followed quickly.Concubine Ying was not very happy, but she couldn't get her mouth in, so she just muttered a few words helplessly.

There was no shelter on the grassland, the night wind was blowing, a full moon came out of the clouds, the moonlight shone brightly, and the emperor's drowsy mind became much more refreshed.Seeing Dongxue walking further and further into the tent, he asked calmly, "Where is this? Why is there no one?"

Dong Xue turned around and heard Li Yu reply with a smile: "Back to the emperor, this area is full of green curtain tents where the court ladies live, and they serve in front of the emperor at night, so all the tents are empty, sheltered from the wind and quiet, the emperor also It's better to be quiet and at ease."

"Well, it really is the court lady you trained/taught, she is caring." The emperor patted Wei Yanwan's hand, "It seems that I haven't seen Concubine Wei for a long time, do you feel wronged?"

Wei Yanwan showed a pitiful expression, but pretended to be considerate and Yiyi said: "The body of the concubine is weak, not enough to take care of the prince, and it is not suitable to serve the emperor, so as not to get sick. Now that he has recovered, he dared to speak to the emperor. It's fine if the emperor doesn't blame his concubines."

As a man, such tenderness is naturally hard to resist.Seeing her like this, the emperor said with great pity: "You are so sensible, how can I have the heart to blame you? Forget it, you have nothing to do with elder brother, it would be nice to give me some caring princesses."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly saw a huge shadow standing behind the tent.Wei Yanwan was taken aback, and Dong Xue had already called out, "Could it be that I bumped into a bear?"

Li Yu was frightened, but he and Dong Xue were the only ones following him, and he quickly blocked himself in front of the emperor.The shadow seemed to be quite frightened, and immediately separated, two figures could be discerned, one tall and one short, the taller one was strong and strong, he seemed to be a mature man, wearing a guard robe.That short, slender and delicate girl was actually dressed in palace attire.Before, they hugged each other tightly.

The emperor's shock was no small matter, he had already woken up most of the wine, and remembered that this is the place where the palace maids live, wondering which palace lady and the guards are friends, hiding here to make love, so he asked Li Yu to raise the lantern, and shouted sharply: "Who is it? ?”

Even if he wanted to run away, it was too late. In the place where the lights were flickering, the woman was clearly the concubine Huo Shuote Lan Xi who had asked for leave earlier.The four eyes meet, there are still tears on her face, she is sad and painful, not like in the past.The man described it as a stranger, with a sad look on his face.And with the help of the light, the two of them also saw the emperor's face clearly, they were shocked and forgot how to speak for a while.

Li Yu poked his head and said in disbelief, "Is it... Concubine Xun? You..."

Not to mention Concubine Xun, even though the man had never seen the emperor, it was not difficult to guess the identity of the emperor from his clothes, he was surprised and also hated.And the emperor couldn't understand what the behavior of these two people meant. The anger of being betrayed when he faced Jin Yuyan many years ago was burning in his heart again, and he shouted coldly: "Concubine Xun! You are so brave, How dare you mess up the harem!"

When he drank it, it seemed that Concubine Xun was awakened.I saw her sneering and shining brightly, "Your Majesty, you are wrong, I am not a dirty harem, because I have never regarded myself as your concubine! I only have Anuoda in my heart!"

She raised her head without fear, but before Li Yu could react, the man named Anuoda had already kicked him away, and a bright long knife approached the emperor.How much effort did the emperor have in his body, and he barely avoided this menacing knife.But Wei Yanwan next to him was not so lucky. The blade that was cut off slashed across his shoulder, and blood flowed profusely immediately.

"There are assassins! There are assassins!" Dongxue shouted in panic, running and shouting towards the direction where the guards gathered, and soon, the sound of many guards running with their feet up, faintly unsheathed weapons.The emperor also took the opportunity to step back slowly, and pulled out the cloisonne sword from his waist for protection.

Concubine Xun bit her lip, looking at the guards who were approaching, she said indifferently, "Arnold, it's too late!"

Anuoda frowned, picked up Wei Yanwan who was injured and fainted, and said calmly: "Lan Xi, don't be afraid! This woman is by the emperor's side, and she must also be his favorite concubine. With her around, the emperor dare not act rashly. "

Concubine Xun took a look, and then realized that it was Wei Yanwan, who wanted to say that she was not the emperor's favorite concubine, but she had no other bargaining chips at the moment, so she said in a muffled voice: "The emperor is notoriously ruthless, but Concubine Yan is notorious after all. I gave birth to two princesses for him... I have to take a gamble!"

The light came closer and closer, almost illuminating the gloomy faces of Anuoda and Concubine Xun.The sound of weapons clanging, but no one dared to step forward, for fear of accidentally hurting Wei Yanwan.Anuoda was confident, and held Wei Yanwan to wink at Concubine Xun, Concubine Xun tightly clutched the corner of his clothes, and the two slowly backed away.

At that time, the feast had not yet ended, but the exhaustion of a day of hunting caused most of the Mongolian princes to leave early, leaving only a few young Taiji.Ruyi heard the news under the protection of Princess Hejing's brow-in-law, Buten Baljur, Ling Yunche and other imperial guards. Except for Hailan, the other concubines stayed at the banquet.Ling Yunche went forward to pick up the emperor and was surrounded by guards. Fortunately, the emperor was not injured.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at Anuoda. He didn't look at Concubine Xun at all, and he didn't care about Wei Yanwan who was injured and unconscious. Frost and snow condensed in her voice: "You know you can't escape here, why don't you let Concubine Xun go?" I will consider sending the bones of you and Concubine Xun back to Huo Shuo's Ministry."

This is a one-sentence talk.Ruyi secretly supported her forehead, fortunately Wei Yanwan was already unconscious, otherwise she would be so desperate.Anuoda's eyes were bloodshot and he was furious, "You people who love Xinjueluo are the best at lying and deceiving. You are dissatisfied that the old prince once sympathized with your enemy Junggar tribe, so you took the opportunity to cut off dissidents and let our Huo Shuote tribe clean up The remnants of the Han Department did not tell the remnants of the Han Department that they still had firearms in their hands, and only let the old prince lead the elite to go there, and did not send troops to reinforce it. You took the opportunity to promote the little prince who obeyed you, what a pity for us Huoshuot All the middle-aged men died in vain because of your conspiracy!"

The emperor reprimanded: "Dedicated to the imperial court, death is in vain! With your words, you can kill your heart!" He solemnly shouted: "Come on! Surround them!"

Hearing this, Concubine Xun hurriedly stood in front of Anuoda, and shouted: "Who dares to touch us!" She raised her slender eyebrows, with a stern look, pointed at Wei Yanwan and said: "The emperor left his concubine and ran away alone, this greedy man If the name of being afraid of death is spread, I want to see how much face you have as the emperor!"

She said, giggling.The crisp sound fell in the wind like the neighing of some kind of beast.

The emperor's pupils were constricted, and his complexion became even more ugly. He pursed his lips tightly, and the joints of his fingers turned slightly white from the force.He looked at Concubine Xun with a murderous expression, "The maidservant is lewd and lowly, dirtying my harem, how dare you insult my reputation at this moment?"

Concubine Xun was extremely indifferent, as if she didn't bother to say anything more about this matter.Ruyi pressed down the emperor's hand first, and gave Concubine Xun a sneer smile, her voice was like hell: "Concubine Xun thinks too highly of herself, why spread the word? If you have a bad conduct, you will even offend your superiors and hold your concubines hostage. Who would believe what an unfaithful and disloyal person like you said? All the courtiers and concubines who are loyal to the emperor are present, who would pass on your words? Obscenities?" She glanced at the tents of the Mongolian princes, and her gentle tone oozes gloom, "And I'm afraid I forgot, you and this thief are not a pity to die, but today the Mongolian princes are here, don't you Have pity on your half-brother, don't you have pity on the warriors who died in Huo Shuo's army, and don't you have pity on those clansmen who survived by chance?"

As soon as this remark came out, Concubine Xun really stopped her steps of retreating angrily, and spoke fiercely: "You are indeed the emperor's wife, and you are as cold-blooded and shameless as he is in your bones! Everything today is up to Anuoda and I. What does it have to do with my tribe?"

The emperor cast approving glances at Ruyi, and then glared at Concubine Xun: "You are a woman from Huo Shuote's tribe, and everything you say and do is closely related to Huo Shuote's tribe! Don't you know that what you are committing now is implicated?" The great crime of the Nine Clans? If you release Concubine Xing now, I can see that the old prince of Huo Shuote's department died in battle, and don't blame Huo Shuote's department!"

Choices and choices have different results for different people.For the emperor, whether Concubine Xun will die or not, and how to die, is just a choice, but for Concubine Xun, the conditions given by the emperor are a choice that is wrong or irreversible.She and Anuoda could be ruthless, but it was impossible to ignore the tribe—even if her tribe only had some old, weak, sick and disabled lingering on their last legs.

The cool breeze is blowing, almost piercing.When Concubine Xun and Anuoda were restrained by the guards, Wei Yanwan was already dying in a pool of blood.Ruyi glanced lightly, and ordered the maids: "Go and tell the imperial physician to treat Concubine Xing, and serve her carefully." After saying that, she looked at the emperor again, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xun will damage the emperor's reputation, so I can't keep it. Right now The Mongolian princes are all here, so it is not appropriate to make any publicity about the thief. Why don't we just call the concubine Xun's sudden death and take care of it with the thief?"

The emperor held her hand tightly and let out a sigh of relief, "What the queen said is true."

Just as he was talking, Yong Long had already stepped forward.Ruyi saw that his sapphire blue sleeve was stained with a little dark red, and before he could think about it, he heard him say to the emperor calmly: "Huang Ama, my concubine Xun has passed away due to a chronic illness, please ask Huang Ama." Sorry."

As soon as the words fell, there was a dying man's mournful cry, and sure enough Yong Qi also rushed over. He looked at Yong Long for a moment, lowered his eyes and said: "Huang Ama, the assassin has already been dealt with. It's just that this corpse, I don't know Huang Ama ..."

Such indifferent determination was obviously appreciated by the emperor.He watched everything in front of him silently, the veins on his forehead bulged violently, and shouted: "What should I do? Divide the corpses by five horses! Divide these two lowly slaves by five horses!" Sudden illness, death in line."

The bottom line of the emperor's words was a strong killing intent.Ruyi maintained the most decent and gentle smile, Jin Buyao flickered pearls on her temples, "The concubine will take care of it. It's just that Concubine Yan has done a good job in escorting tonight. If the emperor is free, it's okay to take a look. Let other people know that the emperor values ​​loyal people."

"She was seriously injured, and my going here also hindered the imperial doctors' treatment. You tell the imperial doctors to do their best." The emperor frowned. How could a person who cherishes face like him suddenly face Wei Yanwan who was thrown into a hostage by him?He also remembered that it was Wei Yanwan's maid Dongxue who was leading the way just now, so he said coldly: "Her maid led me to a remote place, and what happened today, it's because she herself is incapable of discipline, and the merits and demerits are equal. .”

Ruyi knew it well, and said yes again and again. The emperor signaled everyone to retreat, leaving only Yongqi and Yonglong here to take care of the funeral. He took Ruyi's hand and said, "The wind is blowing, don't stand here. Return to my lord." Go to the account."

Hai Lan led the crowd to stand behind, and said knowingly: "The courtiers and concubines are waiting to send the emperor and queen off."

A turmoil was calmed down.When passing by Yonglong's side, Ruyi shoved a handkerchief into his hand unobtrusively.

Her 13-year-old son, who did not know when he started, was not afraid of taking a life.