Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace

When Ruyi stepped into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she was in a trance for a moment, as if there was the smell of ambergris mixed with menthol oil, and in the next second, there would be a magnetic laughter, and she said to her: "Huanhuan , you are here."

Then her thoughts stopped abruptly, she calmed herself down as if laughing at herself, and followed the little eunuch inside.The emperor's small study is at the end of the West Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Although the place is not big, it is decorated elegantly and solemnly. The windows are bright and clean. Inside, there are shelves full of books neatly placed, all of which the emperor loves to read on a daily basis.There are more than a dozen wall vases hanging sparsely on the east wall, with patterns of dragon patterns, Gaoshi, Eight Immortals, pine, bamboo and plum, reed geese, broken branches, flowers and fruits, pheasant peonies, etc. Choose the elegant and warm bean green color, which is more comfortable. Refreshing.

Wang Qin, the great eunuch next to the emperor, personally opened the curtain for Ruyi and came in. Ruyi glanced at him, but seeing his wretched face was disgusting.

Presumably, he had just changed into his homely clothes. He was wearing a moon-white gauze embroidered with eight balls of kuilong single gown. The emperor was leisurely holding a book in his hand. The whole body is filled with the serene and melancholy smell of ambergris, which also becomes faint and curling, against the backdrop of the whole room. The rack of books is like a freehand painting scroll with light strokes.

The emperor saw that Ruyi was wearing a moon-white satin woven multi-colored butterfly blouse with a loose waist. It was a style often worn by pregnant women in March and April. , Fragrant yellow, camel yellow, light crimson, lake blue, dark gray, light black, light white and more than ten kinds of color threads are woven into patterns of broken branches and flowers and insects and butterflies.

He raised his head, his face was much neater than the last time he saw it, Shu Lang said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that you are wearing the same color as me."

Ruyi saluted with a smile, forced herself not to indulge in it, and said softly: "It's a coincidence that I didn't disturb the emperor's study."

The emperor put down his book and beckoned to her, "Come and sit down, don't tire the child." Seeing Ruyi sitting by the couch, he just smiled and said, "I have just ascended the throne, and the affairs of the previous dynasty are endless, and I have no time to go. Look at you. It's just right for you to come here now." He sniffed and saw Yizheng behind Ruyi holding a red basket snack box in his hand, "What delicious food did you bring, it smells so good!"

Ruyi Yang raised her face and motioned for the zither to take out all of them, but they were four small snacks, sugar-steamed crispy cheese, pine nuts, lotus root powder sweet-scented osmanthus cake and yam cake stuffed with rose and hawthorn.

The emperor said with a smile: "I happen to be a little hungry, take some with me."

Ruyi took out the silver chopsticks, handed them to the emperor herself, and said with a smile: "I wanted to prepare four kinds of desserts, but I didn't know that there were only three ready-made ones in the palace. This lotus root flour sweet-scented osmanthus cake was a gift from the queen mother." , said that the emperor liked to eat this. I have no time to go to Shoukang Palace these two days, so I rewarded it to my concubine, who just borrowed flowers to present Buddha." I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but the lotus root flour osmanthus cake is exactly the same as the one in Meizhuang Palace. It seems that the queen mother is also secretly missing her old friend.

The emperor let out a "huh" and ate slowly with his chopsticks, "I heard that Queen Mother changed your name?"

"It's called Ruyi, and Yi is beautiful and quiet. Lin is concerned about Yide, and he doesn't deal with indecent manners, so he is called Ruyi." Ruyi didn't mention that she asked for it, and didn't say much about the Queen Mother. She just smiled and said: "The concubine is very I like this name, it sounds joyous, it is the empress dowager who loves her concubines."

The emperor sighed softly, and sighed: "I have been around her for many years and I can't figure out the temperament of the queen's mother. She changed your name, and that's what she meant, so I probably won't make things difficult for you." He shook hands Gripping Ruyi's wrist, "This morning, I heard that the Empress of Jingren Palace passed away. I thought you should go and see, but I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager will be overwhelmed, so I can't say anything."

Ruyi lowered her eyebrows for a moment, then chuckled again: "Don't worry, your majesty, my concubine is fine, there are people I haven't seen for many years, and it will only add to my sadness. I know that this concubine is from the Aixinjueluo family , shouldn’t add trouble to the emperor.”

The emperor nodded, and handed her a piece of yam cake, "This yam cake is sweet and sour, and it suits your appetite right now. I have wronged you and your child because the canonization has not come down yet, and I will move it to the serious main hall in a few days." Go, I will accompany you again."

"Your Majesty cares about state affairs, and your concubines understand." Ruyi thanked her, and looked around, saying, "The Emperor likes wall vases, and he could have arranged flowers at any time of the year, and people can be flower companions. Whichever one is fresh and fragrant will fill the bed, and it will make you feel refreshed when you lie down." It’s a pleasant effect, but now it’s lighted with ambergris, instead of using flowers and plants, so as not to mess up the smell.”

The emperor smiled and said: "I think so too. So it's better to be free and enjoy watching and having fun."

Ruyi's eyes swept over the patterns one by one, and suddenly she stood up and looked at one of the bottles and asked intentionally, "This pattern is good. It's not as good as other auspicious patterns, but it looks like a story."

The emperor didn't doubt that he was there, but just laughed at Ruyi, "Lao Laizi Caiyi Yuqian, you forgot about that?"

Ruyi glanced at the bookshelf and saw that the emperor's case was empty, so she smiled: "The book "24 Filial Piety" that the emperor used to read every day, why is it not in front of me now?"

The emperor said casually: "Probably put it somewhere, let Wang Qin look for it later."

Ruyi seems to be concentrating on something, "Your Majesty, do you remember that the first chapter in "24 Filial Piety" is Min Ziqian serving his relatives alone?"

The emperor laughed, "What's wrong with you today? The first chapter of "24 Filial Piety" is about Yu Shun's filial piety touching the heavens, and the second chapter is about Min Ziqian serving his relatives alone."

Ruyi smiled and said: "The emperor has filial piety in his heart, so he naturally remembers it clearly. The first chapter of "24 Filial Piety" talks about Yu Shun's filial piety moving the heavens. It can be seen that in the hearts of the world, filial piety is always the first, and the king is used as a model to promote filial piety. The emperor has just ascended the throne, and everything is in a hurry, so there is no time to go to the harem." She pondered for a moment, "The empress dowager still lives in the Shoukang Palace."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, "What? Didn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs repeatedly ask the Empress to go to the Palace of Compassion? Why are you still living in the Palace of Shoukang?"

Ruyi smiled slightly, shook her head and said, "According to my concubines, it's not that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is ineffective, but that the Empress Dowager deliberately left this opportunity of showing filial piety to the emperor, and the emperor should cherish it."

The emperor was silent for a moment, with a hint of laziness in his soft smile, "I also want the empress dowager to move to the Palace of Compassion and Peace. But..." Ruyi understood and signaled the palace people to retreat.Only the emperor and Ruyi were left in the pavilion, and the emperor said in a low voice: "But in my heart, there is always something I can't get past." He turned his gaze out of the window, a little dazed, "My biological mother... "

Ruyi gently pressed his hand, and shook her head lightly: "There are people before and after, the emperor's biological mother is the empress dowager, to say something that the emperor doesn't like to hear, the empress dowager still lives in Shoukang Palace, waiting for the emperor to invite her personally Could it be that moving to the Compassionate Ning Palace is because of the love between mother and child? If not, why not go directly to the Compassionate Ning Palace?"

"The love between mother and child, heh..." The emperor's eyes were as calm as deep water, "The empress dowager has been favored for many years, and she is quite powerful in the court and the palace. If she is in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, I am afraid that she will... "

"Whether you will or not, it doesn't depend on whether you can enter the Palace of Compassion or Ning, but on the courage and talent of the emperor. The emperor has the world in mind, and he has thousands of strategies in his chest. Why be afraid of a mere woman." Ruyi looked at the emperor firmly, He held the emperor's hand instead, and comforted the hot flashes in his palm with the coldness of his palm, "The Palace of Compassion and Peace is just a place where the empress dowager lives in a legitimate way. If you wrong the empress dowager's residence, the people of the world will blame you. Sending it to the Palace of Compassion and Ning is a wake-up call for the people in the world, the emperor uses the world to support the empress dowager, and asks her to take care of her for the rest of her life."

The emperor's eyes darkened slightly, and for a moment, he showed a half-smile, "Then I will follow what you said, be filial with all my heart, and ask the queen mother to take care of her for the rest of her life and have a good life."

"The emperor is wise." Ruyi lowered her head and sighed again, "Actually, the empress dowager is very good to the emperor. The emperor's strategy should not be used against the empress dowager, but instead hurts our mutual affection."

The emperor glanced at her and nodded silently, but he didn't say anything after all.

On this day, everyone went to the Queen's Changchun Palace to pay their respects. The Queen ordered a basket of red oranges to come down, and said with a smile: "The emperor is thinking about our harem. As soon as the red oranges from the south of the Yangtze River arrive, I will pick a basket and send them to you." , so let’s try it together.”

Everyone stood up to thank, "Thank you, Empress, for your kindness."

The queen asked everyone to sit down, and seeing that Lian Xin and Su Xin divided the tangerines, Fang slowly said: "We sisters served the emperor together when we were hiding in the mansion, and we know each other's temperament. Now we have entered the Forbidden City and become the emperor's servant People, one of the rules must be followed, and the other is not to restrict the sisterhood in the past, it is better to talk and laugh with each other."

Gao Xiyue, who has always been the queen's party, stood up first, and said respectfully: "The empress used to be the sister and master of the concubines, and now she is the mother of the world. The concubines dare not be respectful."

The queen smiled lightly and said: "Sister Xiyue is serious. I am a few years older than you, so naturally I should take good care of you while teaching."

Gao Xiyue led the crowd to stand up, "Thank you, Queen Empress, for your kindness."

Ruyi watched the queen and Gao Xiyue sing together, just lowered her head and slowly peeled the tangerines for fun, with a slight smile on her face, and said nothing.She was pregnant, and she got angry after eating tangerines, so naturally she wouldn't really eat them.

The queen was very satisfied with Gao Xiyue's answer, and nodded with a smile, "Sit down and eat some oranges and have a good chat. I'm a little tired, so go back to the bedroom to rest." She paused, looked around the crowd, "Your Majesty Your positions have been drawn up, and you have each arranged a palace to live with you. Now the Empress Dowager has moved to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and as soon as the order is received at noon, each of you can move there. Weep for Emperor Daxing for these days , living together is also embarrassing for you.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, and they left one after another as they didn't want to sit down again.

Sure enough, at noon, the will of the Emperor's Book of Positioning Points was spread throughout the Six Palaces.Ruyi was standing under the eaves of the verandah teasing a pair of blue-feathered parrots, only to hear that her heart was like a treasure: "After the empress ceremony, the empress has already chosen the Changchun Palace to live in. Su Gege added a third elder brother and made her a pure concubine. Live in Zhongcui Palace. Huang Gege conferred the title of nobleman Yi and lived in Jingyang Palace. Jin Gege only conferred the title of nobleman Jia and lived in Qixiang Palace. I heard that she was not very happy and only complained that Qixiang Palace was far away from the emperor's nourishment. The hall is too far away. Furthermore, the Tongfang Chen family in the mansion, Feng Yanwan agreed, is also living in the side hall of Zhongcui Palace."

Ruyi took the bird food and sprinkled it in front of the parrot, and asked casually, "What is Hailan's position?"

Xin Xin smiled slightly, "Hai Lang Gege's status is not low. The emperor said that she served the young master's pregnancy for meritorious service, and made her a noble person, and said that she will live with the young master in the future. But we and Gao Fujin don't know what it is." The decree." She said and looked out the door, feeling a little anxious, "The sun is almost setting, and the other young masters have all moved into the new palace, why haven't we here the decree?"

Ruyi felt relieved when she heard that Hailan had a nobleman and a title. After all, there was a difference between having a title and not having a title.In this way, Jin Yuyan is not afraid to overwhelm others with power.So he threw the spoon away and said: "Tell the people around us, no one should neglect Yugui, especially Ah Ruo."

Just as Xin was about to agree, Yizheng came in leading the eunuch Wang Qin and two ministers.Wang Qin slapped a thousand children and said: "My lord, under the imperial decree. The senior scholar, Minister of Rites, Santai, is the envoy, and the cabinet scholar Dai Qi is the deputy envoy, and the canonization ceremony will be performed."

Ruyi bowed her head and knelt down, and the people in the courtyard followed suit.I saw that Wang Qin had taken the imperial decree and read aloud: "I only teach the beginning of the palace, the style is soft and beautiful, the virtue is admired, and the merits of Yu Ziyi are praised. Tin is spoken by Lun. Guangzi Yidian, Ershu Concubine Ulanara, who is respectful and cautious, has a peaceful nature, and has made orders early. She is always respectful and diligent in her work, and she is always humble and obedient. I hereby honor the empress dowager's benevolent order, and I will seal you as a seal. Xian noble concubine. Erqi is only obsessed with the order of Sunda, and He Qingze comes from Fang. Praise Kunyi, and the descendant will rest in Youyong. Qinzai."

Hearing that she was a noble concubine, Ruyi couldn't help being a little surprised, and took the imperial decree with both hands, "My concubine, thank the emperor for your kindness." Xinxin helped Ruyi get up, Yizheng hurriedly took three red envelopes from his sleeve, and handed them in one by one. into the hands of the three.

Wang Qin smiled all over his face, "Thank you for the reward, the imperial concubine. The emperor said that the Yikun Palace will be given to the empress to live in. Please move to the Yikun Palace immediately, the nobleman Yu has already moved to the side hall."

Yikun Palace?Isn't that Nian Shilan's residence?Heh, after so many years, I don't know if the smell of Huan Yixiang has dissipated... Ruyi's face remained the same, she nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Eunuch. I'm sorry, I'm so happy to send Eunuch and the two adults out."

Xin Xin agreed, and Wang Qin cupped his hands and said: "The slave will go to the emperor to return to his command, my lady, don't forget to change into the auspicious clothes and go to Changchun Palace tomorrow morning to thank the emperor and empress."

"Thank you for reminding me, Father-in-law." Ruyi nodded, turned around and saw that everyone in the courtyard was still kneeling on the ground, and they all kowtowed loudly: "Congratulations to the imperial concubine, the empress is safe."

Ruyi smiled calmly, waved her hands and said: "I am tired, I will give you some money later, and you can pack your things and go to Yikun Palace."

Yizheng hurriedly followed Ruyi to the inner hall and closed the door.Ruyi held her breath and asked leisurely, "Is there any news from Yue Fujin?"

Yizheng nodded, and said in a low voice: "I just got the news. Yue Fujin also named a noble concubine, but he didn't have a title, and he was only called Gao Guifei inside and outside. The emperor's oral order, the noble concubine's relatives, put on a coat and entered the original Manchuria The flags are divided. Sure enough, the whole family carried the inlaid yellow flag, and gave the surname Gao Jia, and the noble concubine also moved to live in Xianfu Palace."

Ruyi sneered, thinking that she had done a good job in history books, "Gao Guifei? Heh, she has always been arrogant. When we meet tomorrow, I don't know if others will laugh at her for not even having a title in the end."

Yizheng said softly: "It's really a joke, but after all, the status of a noble concubine is there. If she hadn't offended the Queen Mother that day, and you are pregnant, I'm afraid the Emperor and Queen Mother would not give her such shame."

Ruyi looked at the setting sun in the distance, and the sky was full of sunset, and said in a deep voice: "I think about the Gao family, this faceless is just a beating, it's nothing. Fortunately, Concubine Gao will not have children, so we don't need to do anything." It was also on that day that I said those words of deep love between mother and child to the emperor. The emperor respects the queen mother these days, and the relationship has eased, so the queen mother is willing to make such efforts in the middle."

Yizheng nodded and said: "The emperor treats the empress with more affection than the concubine Gao Guifei. Empress, your top priority is to give birth to the little brother in your womb safely. You don't have to worry about anything else for the time being. If you have a title or not, There’s a big difference between that.”

It was already night time to live in Yikun Palace.Apart from the Kunning Palace where the emperor and empress were married, the Yikun Palace is the most magnificent and noble.The main hall is five rooms wide, with yellow glazed tiles on the top of the mountain, front and rear corridors, spacious and bright.Dougong under the eaves, beams and squares are decorated with Su-style colored paintings, the door is a brocade bottom with five bats holding a birthday skirt, and the window is a step-by-step brocade branch, decorated with a group of Wanzi longevity patterns.On the east and west sides, there are side halls called Yanhong Hall and Yuanhe Hall.

Now Hai Lan lives in the Yuanhe Hall on the west side, and when she saw her coming, she waited at the door early, and after paying her respects, she said loudly, "Greetings, Concubine Xian, Your Majesty."

Seeing her thin body, Ruyi hurriedly stepped forward to hold her hand, and felt cold, "What are we talking about. It's cold in late autumn and you are weak. Why don't you take care of yourself like this? Come with me." Go in and warm yourself."

In this way, they entered the West Nuan Pavilion of the main hall hand in hand. The inside has been carefully cleaned by the palace people, and there are still autumn flowers such as green chrysanthemum, golden osmanthus, and tumi. Concerned that she is pregnant, no incense is lit in the incense burner. There are some citron blends on the treasure house.Ruyi pulled her to sit down, and said with a smile, "Are you still happy that you have sealed Mrs. Yu?"

Hailan was not like in the past, she poured the incense sticks carefully and said humbly, "Your pleasure, please have tea." She didn't drink tea either, but just held the tea bowl, looked at Ruyi with tears in her eyes and remained silent.

Ruyi knew that she was grateful and happy, so she didn't know what to say for a while, so she smiled and said, "You and my sister, if you want to say something like thank you, I won't forgive you. I still have half a year to go before giving birth." , In the past six months, you will have to work hard to serve me, so don't try to be lazy."

After hearing this, Hai Lan's eyes turned slightly red, and she was about to roll down tears. She managed to hold it back, but said softly: "I am soft-spoken and not favored. I know, my sister asked for a position and title for me." It’s definitely not easy, and there’s nothing I can do, but serve the dragon fetus with all my heart.”

"Ye Xin, Xing Xin, you go outside and watch." Ruyi Yang raised her face and ordered, and waited until only herself and Hai Lan were left in the room before she sighed and said earnestly, "Hai Lan, since you called me I want to ask you a question: Do you want to stay with me like this without favor and children, if one day I fall into trouble, you can do nothing? Or serve the emperor well, support each other with me, and live in the harem Go on for a long time?"

Hailan was taken aback when she heard the words, she seemed very surprised, and after a while she realized it, and said with a wry smile: "Sister, why bother to tell me this?...Sister knows, if you want me to do something, I will not refuse."

"Hailan." Ruyi interrupted softly, her eyes became a little more serious, "If I just want to use it to compete for favor, then I will do it in the hidden mansion, why wait until today?" Hailan stared blankly. Looking at her, Ruyi sighed, "I know, what you have experienced in the past made you no longer trust men. But have you ever thought about it, in this palace, apart from the emperor, what else can we rely on? Competing for favor or being unknown is all It's just a way of living in the harem. And I hope you live well for me, I hope you have your own children, and I hope you have someone to rely on besides me in this world."

"...Aren't you afraid, sister?" After a long silence, Hailan suddenly asked, "For example, Mrs. Yi was the maid who used to serve the empress. Concubine Gao, there used to be a girl who served the emperor when she was inconvenient. She thought of a way to kick her out. Sister, aren't you afraid that I'll steal the emperor's favor behind your back?"

Ruyi smiled and shook her head, picked up a green chrysanthemum and sniffed it lightly, "There are so many women in the harem like a hundred flowers blooming, saying that doting is too boring. I don't worry that you will harm me, because I know you are a flower." It will grow with my heart." Saying that, he pinned the green chrysanthemum on the skirt of his shirt.

"Sister... I understand." Hailan smiled relievedly, like a blooming lily of the valley, "Now that my sister is pregnant, I will try my best to win over the emperor in Yikun Palace. I know that I am not as beautiful as Concubine Gao, but There are some things that Concubine Gao cannot do, but I can."

Ruyi nodded solemnly, wiped away Hailan's tears with a silk cloth, and said, "You don't need to force anything, you have your own advantages, why compare yourself with Concubine Gao?" She looked around, "Actually, when I was in the mansion, You live in the pavilion next to me, and now we live together in Yikun Palace again. Fortunately, the emperor is kind, otherwise I will be separated from you abruptly, I am really worried."

Hailan laughed through tears, and Xu Xu recalled the past, "I don't want to leave my sister either. I was bullied when I was a maid in the embroidery room of the hidden mansion. It was my sister who occasionally saw me pity me and persuaded me to be brave. Later, I embroidered The boots are presented to the emperor, so that the emperor will favor me and give me a title. My sister helped me, I remember in my heart. It is getting late, my sister will retire first, and my sister should rest earlier."

Ruyi personally sent her to the eaves of the corridor, and watched her back disappear into the corner of the side hall. In the courtyard, only the moonlight covered the ground like clear frost, which added a bit of coldness and desolation, and she sighed unconsciously.

Yizheng took the cloak and put it on Ruyi's shoulders, and said softly: "I heard that Mr. Gao Bingao is hosting a banquet at home tonight, please colleagues to see his new rosewood threshold."

"I'm really afraid that too many congratulators would have broken through the threshold." Ruyi sneered, "In the Qing Dynasty, there were only a handful of people who could raise the flag and confer surnames on the whole family, not to mention that the Gao family was not a big family in the previous dynasty. In my opinion There are more people who are jealous and look down on from the bottom of their hearts than those who sincerely congratulate."

"Empress Shengming." Yizheng said with a smile, "Who doesn't know that Concubine Gao has no title? Those who congratulated were just watching the emperor rely on Gao's family, and it's just a formality."

"A relative is a relative after all, it's only useful for a while."

Ruyi was in a waning mood, and was about to go back to the palace, when she suddenly remembered that Naerbu's death was still three or four years away, so she should remind this cheap Ama to be careful, it's better to have someone useful outside than nothing at all.