I just want to live a happy life

Ruyi withdrew her gaze and stopped looking at her.

Jin Yuyan couldn't help wanting to say a few words. Seeing Ruyi's cold expression, she couldn't help but say, "Empress Xian, do you think that Concubine Ling is somewhat similar to you?"

Ruyi did not reply.

Jin Yuyan was not angry: "Ah, I think I was wrong. How can you two look similar? You are different ages. Look at how young and beautiful this lady is."

Of course Ruyi could hear what she meant. Wasn’t she implying that she was no longer young?

She was filled with rage and wanted to vent it, but in the end she didn't. She still maintained her dignified appearance, not wanting others to look down on her, and even less wanting to act like a shrew in front of these people.

The Queen looked at Ruyi's expression of not daring to get angry and said, "Empress Xian, you are not familiar with the other concubines. If you have time, you can talk to them."

Ruyi did not face the queen, but nodded coldly: "Yes."

The Queen felt that Ruyi was really ungrateful. Even after she rescued her, Ruyi still looked disrespectful to her. Suddenly, her eyes fell on Ruyi's wrist.

She asked anxiously, "Empress Xian, where is the bracelet I gave you? Why aren't you wearing it?"

When Ruyi heard this, she glanced at the Queen, only to see that she was looking straight at her.

Everyone also focused their eyes on her wrist, but Gao Xiyue looked at the bracelet on her hand with an ambiguous expression.

Chen Wanyin was once again speechless at the Queen's stupidity. "You asked this question in public with an anxious expression. Aren't you afraid that others will notice something?"

Ruyi said slowly: "The bracelet is a little loose, I took it to be repaired."

The queen was relieved. It seemed that she hadn't noticed. "After it's repaired, you must wear it every day. The red gold and jadeite bracelets that I gave you back then not only represent the harmony between wife and concubine, but also represent the sisterhood between us in the palace."

"Yes."

After paying her respects, Chen Wanyin did not stay long and hurried back to the palace.

When they returned to the palace, Yongqi had just woken up. She was lying on the couch, playing with a small rattle in her hand, and Shunxin was watching her beside her.

When Yongqi heard the voice, he immediately looked towards the door. When he saw the person coming, he immediately smiled without teeth.

Chen Wanyin also smiled knowingly, walked over, took off her armor, hugged him in her arms, kissed his cheek, and made him giggle.

The day passed quickly and soon it was night. The lights in Yonghe Palace were lit, illuminating the entire house.

Yongqi has fallen asleep and was taken to sleep by her wet nurse. Hongli will come today, so he naturally won't sleep with her.

She had already taken a bath and was sitting on the couch in her pajamas, waiting, reading a storybook in her hands.

Following a message from outside, Hongli came in.

He came in and looked around: "Where's Yongqi? Why can't I see him?"

Chen Wanyin said: "Your Majesty, it is already late today and Yongqi has fallen asleep."

Hongli felt a little regretful. Although Yongqi was only a few months old, he was well-behaved and very close to him, so he liked him very much.

Chen Wanyin pretended to be jealous: "Your Majesty, I know you miss Yongqi, don't you miss me?"

Hongli was amused: "You are such a grown-up, yet you still compare yourself with a child."

Chen Wanyin acted coquettishly and hugged his waist tightly, and Hongli also hugged her.

"Your Majesty, I miss you. Do you really not miss me?"

Hongli pinched her face and said, "Of course I do."

When Chen Wanyin heard this, she hugged him even tighter. Hongli felt the softness in his arms and naturally couldn't help but take her into the inner room. Soon the bed curtains were lowered.

The lights in Yonghe Palace were turned off, but Ruyi was still asleep in Yikun Palace.

She sat up from the bed and looked at the empty room. A trace of regret flashed through her mind. If she had not treated Hongli like that yesterday, would Hongli have come to her Yiku Palace?

However, she was really full of anger and unwillingness at that time. Hongli knew that she was wronged, but he still sent her to the cold palace and ignored her for all these years.

How could she resist not questioning him?

She also thought of the concubines who were younger than her today. What could she use to compete with others?

She had no looks, no children, and even Hongli was pushed away by her.

There are only two loyal people around her, Suoxin and Sanbao, and as Ulanara has lost power over the years, it is unknown how many people are left in her network. Even if there are still some, it is unknown whether they are loyal.

Thinking of this, she didn't know what to do. This was completely different from the life she had imagined after leaving the cold palace.

. . . .

Hongli was angry that Ruyi did not give him face, but after all, there was still some friendship between them.

Not long after, Hongli pretended to casually let Ruyi know that he had been taking care of her during the years she was in the cold palace, and he even knew how many handkerchiefs and purses she had embroidered and exchanged for silver.

Ruyi was deeply moved after hearing Hongli's words.

Soon, everyone in the harem who was originally laughing at Ruyi knew that she and Hongli were in love again.

The Queen was extremely angry, but now she had no time to care about Ruyi, because Hai Lan was killed by a butterfly. The Second Prince Yonglian was still alive. Although he was in poor health and often had to take medicine and could not work hard, he at least had his life.

Due to the poor health of the second prince Yonglian in recent years, he would never be able to sit on the throne in the future, so Hongli was not on guard against him and was only full of concern for his son.

Hongli also attached great importance to Yonglian's selection of a wife. He wanted to find a virtuous and decent daughter-in-law who could take good care of Yonglian.

The Queen naturally felt sorry for her son, but she also knew that he was useless and had no future without being able to ascend the throne. So in the past few years, at the urging of Lady Fucha, she drank a lot of pregnancy-maintaining medicine, hoping to have another prince, but so much time has passed and there has been no movement until now.

But she didn't give up. She was just over 30 and there was still a chance.

But what the Queen didn't know was that Chen Wanyin had already given her a sterilizing drug, so it was impossible for her to have another prince.

Since Ruyi reconciled with Hongli, she has been in high spirits.

Only at this time did she start to think about who had caused her to be sent to the cold palace.

Naturally, the Queen had a grudge against her, and she was the one who produced evidence piece by piece, using sharp and affirmative words.

Even if she had nothing to do with it and it wasn't her fault, Ruyi had no intention of letting her go.

She has never been pregnant with a child since she entered the palace, all because the queen put linglingxiang in her bracelet.

In addition to the Queen, there might also be Concubine Hui Gao Xiyue. Gao Xiyue had defected to the Queen from the very beginning, so she might also know about this matter.

And it is undeniable that cinnabar was found in both Concubine Yi and Noble Lady Mei, but Gao Xiyue gave birth to a princess safely. It is strange no matter how you think about it.

How could it be such a coincidence that Yipin was found to have cinnabar and Jin Yuyan became pregnant right after that?