I just want to live a happy life

Jin Yuyan's words hit upon something that Ruyi had subconsciously ignored. Her face turned grim, her lips moved, and she did not call A Ruo "Noble Lady Shen".

In her heart, Arruo has always been her servant. Even though she has become Shen Guiren now and has been transformed from a servant to a master, she is not worthy of being called Shen Guiren.

Jin Yuyan was still trying to mock Ruyi when the Queen came in and everyone stood up and saluted.

The Queen first expressed her concern for Ruyi, and then introduced her to the Emperor's newly appointed concubine.

Ruyi looked at the beautiful woman sitting in the palace, and her heart sank.

She had suffered a lot in the cold palace. Not only was her body weaker than before and had to take medicine all the time, but her face also looked much older. If she hadn't put on thick powder today, the scars on her face would have been exposed to these people.

The emperor is her young lover. She has loved him for so many years. How could she not know that the emperor likes beautiful women and cannot tolerate any flaws.

I think the emperor feels guilty towards her now, so he didn't despise her when he went to the cold palace to see her, but it may not be the case as time goes by.

When she thought that the emperor would dislike her in the future, Ruyi felt panic for no reason. What should she do to keep the emperor by her side for a long time?

As for the Queen's request that she get along well with these concubines, Ruyi just perfunctorily brushed it off. In her opinion, these were the people who were competing with her for the Emperor, so how could she get along with them calmly?

She was already very tolerant by not taking her anger out on them.

Ruyi was lost in her own world, and the Queen's eyes turned away from her, and she began to show concern for Hailan, who had been named Consort Yu by the Emperor. "Although you are already three months pregnant, you should still take good care of yourself. If you need anything, just let me know."

Hai Lan stood up and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Queen, for your concern. Everything is fine."

When she heard the word "pregnant", Ruyi came back to her senses. She then remembered Hailan, the person she regarded as her sister.

She turned to look at Hailan, only to find that she was very different from before. In the past, she dressed very plainly and was not noticeable at all.

But now she is dressed very exquisitely, with expensive jewelry on her hair, and her clothes have more patterns and brighter colors.

She was always timid and evasive when following her before, but now her eyes and brows showed determination and confidence.

I guess it was because she could no longer be protected after being sent to the cold palace, so she stood up on her own. Looking at Hai Lan now, Ruyi's eyes showed relief.

After paying respects, Ruyi walked out of Changchun Palace. She walked very slowly and soon fell behind the other concubines.

Hailan watched her movements and knew what she was thinking, but she was no longer the Hailan who had always followed closely behind her.

Hai Lan walked straight forward without any intention of stopping to talk to Ruyi. Seeing that the development of things was not what she expected, Ruyi became anxious.

She couldn't help but shout out: "Hai Lan."

Hai Lan paused, turned around and bowed to Ruyi: "Lady Xian."

But Ruyi did not move. After watching Hailan finish her greeting, she said, "Hailan, what's wrong with you? You used to call me sister, why are you so distant with me now?"

Hai Lan did not answer, but said: "Noble Lady Xian, now you are a noble lady, and I am also a noble lady. I performed the equal ceremony with you, but you did not perform the ceremony with me. Have you forgotten all the rules of the palace after entering the cold palace once?"

Ruyi's eyes widened, unable to believe that Hailan actually said such words to her: "Hailan, we are sisters, we don't need to care about these rules."

Hailan: "Since you said that we don't need to care about the rules, why didn't you refuse when I saluted you just now?"

Ruyi was choked by these words and didn't know what to say. She just looked at her with a wronged expression.

Hai Lan was also annoyed and didn't want to say anything to her: "Since Concubine Xian has nothing to tell me, I will leave first. Please do as you please, Concubine Xian."

"Hai Lan, Hai Lan."

However, this time, Hailan did not stop.

Looking at Hai Lan's back as she left, Ruyi was confused. She didn't understand why Hai Lan, who used to have a close relationship with her, had become like this and why she was so distant from her.

She didn't do anything to let Hailan down. On the contrary, she had helped Hailan many times before.

Or was it that Hai Lan was blaming her for being sent to the cold palace and not being able to protect her or make decisions for her, causing her to suffer a lot of grievances in the harem?

But that shouldn't be the case. She didn't think Hai Lan looked like she had been wronged.

So what's the reason?

Ruyi thought about it and realized that Hailan was so distant from her now, she must have some misunderstanding about her. Once she asked clearly and explained everything, their relationship would definitely return to what it was before.

Now that Hailan is pregnant, she must be having a hard time. She wants to reconcile with Hailan as soon as possible, help her take care of the child and reduce her burden.

When Ruyi was in the cold palace, first a snake appeared, then a fire broke out, and arsenic was added. After these things happened, the emperor almost believed that the murderer who had caused Ruyi to be sent to the cold palace was killing people to silence them.

Ruyi was falsely accused and sent to the cold palace, where she suffered. He still felt guilty towards her, so during the few days when Ruyi was out of the cold palace, the emperor often went to Yikun Palace to see Ruyi.

On this day, the emperor came to Ruyi and had lunch with her as he did in the previous few days.

After finishing the meal, the two of them began to appreciate a painting. Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Ruyi spoke of something that had been on her mind: "Your Majesty, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Oh, what's the matter? Tell me about it."

Ruyi said, "Your Majesty, Ling Yunche is a guard in the cold palace. He helped me many times when I was in the cold palace, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to transfer him to another place. It is really unfair for him to keep serving in the cold palace."

The emperor thought about it and nodded: "What you said makes sense. If he hadn't saved you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see you now. How about this, I will order him to work in Kunning Palace."

Ruyi was dissatisfied. She had promised Ling Yunche that she would make him a royal guard, and she could not go back on her word.

"Your Majesty, Ling Yunche is a very capable person. Why don't you let him stay by your side and be your imperial guard?"

The emperor frowned and said, "Ruyi, I am giving Ling Yunche a job in Kunning Palace because of you. Don't say anything more."

However, Ruyi was a person who could not read the emperor's expression. She ignored the emperor's cold expression and continued, "But Your Majesty, Ling Yunche..."

The emperor interrupted her and asked, "Ruyi, do you know who can be the imperial guards?"