Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

The next day when the new emperor ascended the throne, Qingying woke up early.Although she couldn't see it with her own eyes, she could probably guess how lively it was.The emperor has not been taken seriously for many years, only because of the empress dowager as a adoptive mother, she has learned forbearance and scheming, and endured bit by bit, like sprouting bamboo shoots, gradually attracted the attention of the late emperor, gradually gained the attention of the late emperor, and finally got a The joy and glory of this day.The emperor should be in high spirits.

During the dinner, Qing Ying only ordered some vegetarian dishes, and served them wholeheartedly, whispering in her ear: "Miss Su went back to dress neatly yesterday, and went to the Queen's Palace to thank the Queen, thank the Queen for letting Ah Brother took care of the third elder brother for her. He also said that he ran to our palace crying because he was overwhelmed by grief and fainted for a while, but later realized that it was grace."

"She's not too stupid. Since she said that, no matter whether the queen believes it or not, it's not easy to pursue it. After all, the emperor has just ascended the throne, so it's not appropriate to cause trouble." Qing Ying smiled lightly, and took a sip of the miscarriage-preserving soup.

There is nothing wrong with eating.The emperor's thoughts were all on the front court, and he didn't care about the harem, and they didn't have a name yet.This made Qing Ying quite comforted, she could calm down and clarify her thoughts.

Thinking wildly like this, the door of the temple was gently pushed open, and Yizheng's thin body flashed in, so lightly that only the green skirt could be seen curling up like a lotus leaf.She whispered a few words in Qingying's ear, Qingying's expression turned cold again, and she said in a deep voice, "Who told you?"

Yizheng signaled that Xinxin would take the idlers out, his voice was extremely low, and the words could not be heard, "there is a maid named Xiu'er beside the old master, who is the confidant brought into the palace by the old master. She came secretly Tell the servant that the old master is not doing well, and I must see you." Seeing Qing Ying's heavy expression like the rainy weather, she tried to persuade her, "The servant will talk too much to persuade the young master, so it's fine if you don't go."

Qingying turned the enamel cat's eye crystal armor on her finger, and the white streamer on the cat's eye crystal sparkled, "You don't need to say. The empress of Jingren Palace is the empress dowager's confidant, if anyone in the palace knows, it will be The catastrophe will never be restored. If I go now, not only will it be meaningless, but I will die."

Yizheng sighed slightly, quite worried: "After all, the old master and the young master are from the same clan, the servant thinks... alas."

"I know you have concerns." Qingying understood clearly, "I just want to tell you that today is the new emperor's enthronement, and the Empress of Jingren Palace wants to see me at this time, and I can probably guess what she is going to say You just need to ask Xiu'er to tell the Empress of Jingren Palace that I am the daughter of the Ulanala family, and you can be strong without desire."

Favor and power are the most amazing flowers that bloom on the tip of the heart, any one of them can brighten the floating life and shock the world.Ulanara Yixiu couldn't break through the investigation, couldn't let go of her love for the first emperor and his successor, and finally lost everything.This road paved with blood, she will walk steadily to see where the end of the road is.

That night, the Forbidden City was bleak and windy, and the cold stars shimmered in the cold sky. Looking far away, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, and the Hall of Preserving Harmony were still very lively. Colorful fireworks flew up in the endless darkness of the Forbidden City. In the night sky, the entire night sky was almost as bright as day, and even a bright moon was eclipsed.

Qingying stood in front of the window and looked into the distance. The brilliant and colorful lights of the fireworks in the sky shone through the red palace walls, and reflected on her face thousands of times, making her complexion as snowy and calm as ice.

When the last bunch of fireworks fell into the dust, Qingying murmured to herself in the direction of Jingren Palace and silently said: "Respectfully send off the empress."

It's past time.

Qingying called Yizheng, seeing her serious expression, she knew it well, and said: "Let's go, go to pay respects to the Queen Mother."

The night is long, and it is the first time for her to walk in the dark long streets of the Forbidden City.Yizheng held a lamp in front, and Qing Ying, wearing a cloak of deep lotus green inlaid with gold silk and sprinkled with plum blossoms, walked quietly into the Shoukang Palace under the full moonlight.

"Why is Qing Fujin here so late?" Aunt Fujia was very surprised when she came out to greet her, "Come in quickly, it would be good if you hurt yourself."

Qing Ying entered the hall with a smile, the Empress Dowager was sitting on the big kang, leaning on a soft pillow of passionflower and ten fragrances, reading a book.The lights in the hall were a little dim, a little maid was adding a lamp, and on the wooden table with five bats holding longevity pear flowers under the window sill was a dark oily incense burner with silver and copper chiseled lotus petals and pearl patterns, from which sandalwood slowly leaked out. Light smoke, wisps, scattered into the dark silence.

The Empress Dowager only tied up her hair with a tourmaline and emerald bead, and put a pair of plain silver hairpins on the back of her head without any emeralds. There are a few snow-white acacias scattered and scattered, accompanied by light green and emerald silk threads, and the flowers and leaves are fresh and luxurious, and they were also the favorite flowers of her and Prince Guo in the past.Her back was straight, her head and neck were slightly tilted back, she was holding a book, and seemed to be concentrating on Qingying for a long time.

Qingying bowed her knees and blessed Fushen to see the Queen Mother before she knelt down and said: "Come to see the Queen Mother late at night, it really disturbed the Queen Mother's rest, it's my concubine's fault."

The Empress Dowager's expression appeared ambiguous and muddy under the glowing candlelight. She casually flipped through the pages of the book and said slowly: "You are pregnant and you come here late at night. There is always something to do. Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Qing Ying carefully sat on the mahogany carved armchair, glanced at the little palace maid who was adding lamps beside her, and said with a double entendre: "It's past time, I'm afraid I'll hurt my eyes if I add lamps again .”

The queen mother glanced at her calmly, said "oh" softly, stopped turning the book, and said quietly: "You all go down. Fu Jia, go outside and watch."

Fu Jia bowed and took all the maids and eunuchs down, only the Empress Dowager and Qingying looked at each other silently in the palace, a cool breeze came in through the window, and the leaves outside the palace rustled with the sound of the wind, unknowingly The autumn mood has been quietly enveloping.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Although the Queen Mother's voice was soft, the meaning of serious illness in the words was deep and audible.

"The empress of Jingren Palace wants to see this concubine for the last time tonight, but this concubine refuses to go." Qingying said in a low tone, "I watched the last fireworks in the palace, thinking that the time has passed, and the palace has not rested yet They are only the queen mother and my concubine, so I come here to pay my respects."

The Empress Dowager's eyes were a little squinted, but under the glowing candlelight, there was a dim and flickering smile in her eyes, "After all, it was not in vain that the Ai family chose you as the emperor, and even guessed that the Ai family was not asleep. Then Tell me again, why doesn't Aijia rest?"

Qingying looked around, and suddenly bent her eyebrows and smiled, "The empress dowager wants to rest, so naturally she should be in the Compassion Palace. Now that the emperor has just ascended the throne, there are so many things going on, it is inevitable that there are things that I can't take care of. But it is always because of differences in closeness. , how many subjects are watching the affairs outside, they can't be negligent, they are all stepped up. The emperor is very filial to the empress dowager, so he naturally hopes that everything in the Palace of Compassion and Ning will be settled before he respectfully invites the empress dowager to move the palace. It’s just that I have wronged the Empress Dowager and will stay in Shoukang Palace temporarily for a few days. The Empress Dowager will not live comfortably, and it is inevitable that she will lose her sleep. Although the concubine’s status is low, if I am lucky enough to meet the Emperor, I should remind you.”

The Empress Dowager glanced at Qing Ying, her eyes filled with a hint of threat, "Your words not only protect the emperor, but also save the face of the Ai family. You are the side Fujin bestowed to the emperor by the late emperor and the Ai family. At the time of the mansion, he was also number one in the side Fujin, more honorable than the Su family who gave birth to the third elder brother, and the Gao family who later changed from Ge Gejin to the side Fujin. It is also worthy to say a few words by the emperor's side. But you Aren't you afraid that the Ai family will blame you for the serious crime of the Ulanara family in Jingren Palace?"

"The empress dowager is wise and wise. Naturally, she would not anger the concubine who is pregnant with the emperor's heir for the sinners of the Ulanara clan. Besides, if the empress dowager is really easy to anger, she would not have chosen the concubine as the side Fujin." Qingying Feng Qingyun replied with a smile, "To put it bluntly, Queen Mother, you have never been an ordinary woman. So I came here today to let the Queen Mother know that the sins of death are scattered, and the Queen Mother does not have to be obsessed with sinners in Jingren Palace. Concubine relationship."

The Empress Dowager turned her gaze, only looked at Qingying, and said for a long time: "You are not an ordinary woman. Those people in the new emperor's hidden residence, besides you and the new empress Fucha, and Gege Keliyet, The rest are Han army flags. The Fucha family and you are of noble origin, so there is no need to mention the others. But the new emperor ascended the throne, and naturally asked the Manchu family, so although the Gao family was inferior to you in Qiandi, but now in the harem , but I have to give her a little more face. Moreover, Gao Bin, Gao's father, is also a capable minister that the emperor relies on."

If the lips of the donkey don't match the mouth of the horse, it is nothing more than reminding her that this time is different from the past.Qing Ying knew it clearly in her heart, and said respectfully: "The position of the concubine and Yue Fujin is determined by the emperor and queen mother. With this child in the concubine, I don't insist on the status." There will always be future reports.

The queen mother smiled and said: "You can see clearly. That's all, Aijia understands, you don't need Aijia's explanation, you can understand it yourself. You have an imperial heir, and you will not be inferior to the Gao family in the future. It’s just that respect is a must. If you can give birth to an elder brother, the Ai family will take care of him.”

Finally got this promise, Qing Ying got up and knelt, lowered her head and said sincerely: "The empress dowager is kind, I am grateful."

The Empress Dowager leaned against the soft pillow with a half-smile, pulled out the silver hairpin from her hair and flicked the wick, "You are a smart person. Ai always feels that you seem to have experienced something. You are only 17 years old. I understand as well as my wife."

Qingying's body froze, and she forced a smile, "The Queen Mother knows what I have experienced, so it's okay if I don't say it." I took it when I was young. I think... this name is too inappropriate, so I asked Empress Dowager Grace to change my name, so that I can cut off the old past and pray for new blessings."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, "Isn't it appropriate?"

Qingying raised her head and smiled, feeling quite melancholy, "Yes. The cherry blossoms are so pink, but my concubine is Qingying, so it's inappropriate." Qingying watched the Queen Mother's expression carefully, and said loudly: "The Book of the Later Han said that 'Lin Lu Yide, don't be indecent." People are in pairs, and that is the most beautiful thing. In this world, motion is not as good as silence, and only silence can be good. Therefore, I want to ask to change my name to Ruyi."

"Ruyi?" The Empress Dowager recited carefully, only to feel that the tip of her tongue is beautiful, like trees and flowers blooming, and it is really a quiet and beautiful time. "But what do you mean by everything going well?"

Qing Ying shook her head and smiled calmly, "The concubine is talking about Yide's Yi, which means beauty and tranquility. But the perfect beauty in this world is too rare, so the concubine is the second best, and Ruyi is very good."

The Empress Dowager was slightly taken aback, and the thought between her brows seemed to focus on the thin clouds above the green tiles and golden roof, with a touch of emotion, "You are so young...but you can see clearly, perfection is hard to find, Ruyi... ...do it for yourself."

She... Maybe she was thinking about the person with whom she had a quiet date?It's a pity that the dead are like this, and they don't give up day and night.Qingying—or Ruyi—kowtowed deeply, "The Queen Mother's teachings, my concubine will keep them in mind."

The queen mother nodded slightly, with a faint smile. "Okay. It's late at night, you should go back to rest early, the emperor's heir is important. Today is the day when the new emperor ascends the throne. After these days of being sad for the first emperor, it's time to calm down and welcome the new emperor and your great joy."

Ruyi got up to say goodbye.Seeing that she helped the maid's hand and went out, the queen mother slowly showed a determined smile.Fu Jia came in and put on a plain brocade robe for the Empress Dowager, and said softly: "For the matter of moving the palace, it is enough for the Empress Dowager to instruct the Empress, or if the young master Xiyue is now cherished by the Emperor, she can go and talk about it. Qingying Little master... No, it's Ruyi's status as little master, so I don't deserve to say such things."

The Empress Dowager picked up the scroll and pondered: "Do you really think she is not smart enough? She used to be a spoiled young lady with a prominent family background and didn't know how to control her temper. Ever since she married into Qiandi, the Ai family always felt that she had changed. Otherwise, how can the emperor be so sympathetic? Just because she didn't go to Jingren Palace today and came to Shoukang Palace to say these words, the Ai family will know that she is not an ordinary woman."

Fu Jia hesitated and said: "But what is the reason for the young master Ruyi? In the past, the Wulanara family insulted the queen mother like that, and the young master Ruyi just wanted to show her favor. How can the queen mother calm down so easily?"

"You heard it outside. She said that the sins of death are scattered, which means that Ulanara will not live long. Now she has the protection of the emperor's heir and the emperor's favor. So what if Gao Xiyue is rampant? The queen is both With status and princes; Gao Xiyue has a family and beauty, they don't need to ask Aijia for anything, so naturally they don't work hard. But she is the only one who asks, and she asks that the child in her womb be taken care of by Aijia, or even more There are many, so Aijia can rest assured to trade with her."

Aunt Fu suddenly realized, "That's why the queen mother can accommodate young master Ruyi."

The queen mother frowned and smiled, and said calmly: "If you can't tolerate it, it depends on her own cultivation. I hope she can really be like Yi."

The next morning was a fine day, and the Fucha family brought a group of concubines to Shoukang Palace to pay their respects.Although the name has not been confirmed yet, the empress of the Fucha family has no objection, and the concubines only follow their positions in the hidden mansion.

Seeing that the sky was clear and the air was clear, the Empress Dowager was also in a good mood, so she was accompanied by all the concubines and chatted about family affairs together.Seeing everyone coming in, he smiled and said: "I used to be a concubine, and I rushed to pay my respects to the queen mothers and concubines. In a blink of an eye, I became a queen mother and concubine. Seeing the younger generation come in, they are as delicate as flowers. of."

Gao Xiyue had a sweet mouth, and laughed first, "The Queen Mother herself is the most beautiful peony flower, unlike us, young and restless, you don't care about it."

The concubine couldn't help laughing and said: "In the past, Xiyue was the most gentle and quiet when she came here, but now she is also lively."

Gao Xiyue smiled and blessed her, "I used to stay in the palace, seldom go out and see the world, so naturally I look like a gourd without a mouth. Now I am in front of the queen mother and taught by the queen mother, how can I be so stupid?"

The concubine nodded with a smile and said: "I just asked a question, Xiyue is so clever, it really is the empress dowager who has trained her well."

The queen mother nodded slightly, "Okay, let's all give seats."

Everyone sat down in order.Just as he was asking a few warm words, Eunuch Cheng, the personal eunuch next to the Empress Dowager, came in and stood motionless on the steps with his hands down.

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

Eunuch Cheng stepped forward, slapped Qian'er and said, "Return to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager of Jingren Palace has died."

Ruyi knew it in her heart, she just raised her head and looked at the Queen Mother calmly, without any reaction.The Empress Dowager didn't pay any attention to it, she just calmed down and asked, "When did it happen?"

Eunuch Cheng replied: "It was in the middle of the night yesterday that she died of heart palpitations. The maid found out that the breakfast food that was brought in had not been touched, so she found out that something had happened. The maid who came to report said that her body was stiff, but her eyes were still wide open, and she was dying. .”

The concubine shook her head, and said in disgust: "It's a great day, what a bad day!"

The queen was silent for a moment. "You can do whatever you want. The emperor has just ascended the throne, so there is no need to publicize these things." She looked at Ruyi, "It happens that you are also there. Your aunt passed away, and you should also go to Jingren Palace to pay her respects."

Ruyi stood up calmly, as if the person who passed away was just an ordinary palace official, "The concubine only knows Shoukang Palace, but not Jingren Palace. And although Ulanara is the concubine's aunt, she is a sinner in the Qing Dynasty. A concubine can't forget the public because of personal interests. Therefore, the courtiers and concubines can hardly obey their orders for this ceremony."

Hearing this, Gao Xiyue stretched out her hand to support the silk-wrapped and beaded gold hairpin on her temples, and said loudly: "After all, the whole family is connected to each other. Sister Qingying said so, it is really chilling."

There was a moment of silence in the hall, the queen mother scraped the teacup and said calmly: "Speaking of which, the Ai family and the Ulanara family were both concubines of the first emperor, and now they don't show up. I don't know if it is also chilling."

Gao Xiyue hurriedly bowed down upon hearing this, kowtowed and said: "The concubine made a mistake, please forgive me, the Queen Mother."

The queen mother took a sip of tea leisurely, looked around, and said, "Get up. It seems that the Ai family has bullied you." She didn't even look at Gao Xiyue, but just sighed at Ruyi, "You're not There is a clear distinction between public and private. Forget it, you are a person close to the emperor, and you have just arrived in the palace, so you should not go to such an unlucky thing."

Gao Xiyue was supported by Mo Xin to get up, and sat on the chair tremblingly, not daring to say any more.Hearing this, Lang Ye dared to say: "Dare to ask Huang Erniang, why did Huang Erniang call sister Qingying Ruyi?"

The queen mother smiled slightly, "That's the name newly given by the Ai family last night, Ulanara's family is Ruyi, it's better to be quiet in everything."

Lang Ye's complexion froze, and he smiled for a while and said, "That's because the queen mother loves sister Ruyi." After saying that, everyone present vaguely guessed that Ruyi, who is the niece of the Wulanala family, was not embarrassed by the queen mother, maybe she was With the empress dowager's blue eyes, it seems that I should be more careful in the future.

Looking at Ruyi again, she is still sitting elegantly and quietly, with greenery in the sky.The queen mother restrained her face slightly, and said seriously: "Today is the first day after the emperor ascended the throne, you came to Shoukang Palace to pay your respects. Ai's family happened to have a few words to ask. The emperor is young, and there are only a few of you in the palace. From now on, there are only a few of you. That's fine, the Ai family can't see dirty things, so you should take care of yourself and don't do anything outrageous."

Everyone has always seen the empress dowager's kindness and kindness, and they seldom gave such solemn instructions, and they dared not be negligent, so they hurriedly got up and respectfully replied: "Thank you for the empress dowager's teaching, and the concubines will keep it in mind."

Stepping out of the Shoukang Palace, looking up, the garden is full of colorful autumn chrysanthemums in full bloom, reflecting the red maples that are as intense as the setting sun in autumn, and there is a beauty of spring coming again.Ruyi couldn't help but think of Mei Zhuang in the Chrysanthemum Palace, she loved chrysanthemums so much, but in this world she could only cry and die.Fortunately, in this deep palace, there is still the queen mother who will move her face.Life and death in the deep palace are nothing more than a yellow leaf falling from the branches in autumn.

Thinking like this, she heard Gao Xiyue's voice turn from behind Feng Ye Lie Lie, and immediately reached her ears: "My sister is so cruel, she won't even go to the funeral ceremony of my aunt after being named by the Queen Mother. Clean it up yourself."

Ruyi turned around with a faint smile, "It turns out that Sister Gao has such a heart, so why didn't she tell the queen mother her heart? But think about it, the queen mother always said that public and private should be distinguished. Even when my sister married into the hidden mansion, I also went to pay respects to the empress of Jingren Palace a few times, and I have some affection, but in the end I have to obey the queen mother, does my sister say so?"

Gao Xiyue was so choked that her face turned blue, and after a while she sneered and said, "Your sister's aunt, just think about it yourself. Why bother me, I am the daughter-in-law of the royal family, not the daughter of the Wulanara family."

Ruyi pursed her lips, with a quiet smile, "That's it. My sister and I are different. After leaving our mother's house, we are the daughter-in-law of the royal family. It's unlucky to be born here, and die in the future. It can only be here. So what else do other people have to do with us?"

Gao Xiyue raised her small chin, "Sister, you know how interesting you are. But sister, you have to remember that no matter how clean you are, you are also surnamed Ulanara after all. This is something that no one can change. I'm afraid that when the Queen Mother hears this surname, she will feel disgusted by gods and ghosts, and wish she could disappear."

Ruyi did not show any weakness, and said calmly: "Since my sister likes to speculate on the Queen Mother's mind so much, why not go to Shoukang Palace with my sister and ask the Queen Mother's thoughts, okay? Sister, don't forget, although the Empress Dowager of Jingren Palace It's Ulanara, but the late Empress Xiao Jingxian is also Ulanara, that's not someone my sister can offend, if my sister's words are spread, it's a big crime of disrespect. Sister remember well, Ulanara Just because there is a sinner, it doesn't mean that everyone is a sinner."

Gao Xiyue's eyes dodged, and the beautiful Yuanshan frowned slightly, and sneered: "You don't have to scare me. I'm going to talk to the mistress right now, I don't have time to gossip with you." She helped the maid's hand, "Mo Heart, let's go!"

Seeing her walking away, Ruyi asked Yizheng sideways, "Where is the emperor at this time?"

Yizheng pinched his fingers and counted: "At this time, the emperor has already gone to court, and the time to see the ministers has passed. I am afraid that he is reading in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Ruyi nodded, remembering what she said to the Queen Mother last night, "Go and prepare some snacks, I'm going to see the emperor."