After Bai Ruiji found out that her child was gone, she cried and made a scene, saying that someone had harmed her and her child, but she could not produce any evidence. This made Hongli even more unhappy, and he even refused to enter the harem.

Yixiu was worried that Zhen Huan would take advantage of the situation again, so she went to visit Bai Ruiji in person and gave her a severe scolding.

Yixiu: "You make a fuss all day long and you can't produce any evidence. The emperor and I sympathize with your grief over the loss of your son and have tolerated you for a long time, but you have become even worse."

Bai Ruiji looked at Yixiu in grief, "Empress! You are also a mother, you should understand my pain. My child is gone for no reason. Doesn't someone want to harm me?!"

There are many people who want to harm you. Yixiu sneered and said, "Everything in the palace depends on evidence. If there is no evidence, it depends on the emperor's intention. You still don't understand it now. Has the emperor come to visit you in all these days since you gave birth?"

Bai Ruiji was shocked, cold sweat broke out on her already pale face. She wanted to open her mouth to explain but felt her throat was blocked and no sound came out.

Yixiu continued, "I'm telling you the truth. The fact that you gave birth to a stillborn baby is detrimental to the emperor's reputation and prestige. The emperor and the queen mother will definitely think that you are unlucky. If you continue to make trouble and cause the wrath of the palace, I will directly banish you to the cold palace, and the emperor will not say anything."

Bai Ruiji was horrified. When she was pregnant, the queen dared to demote her. Now she has lost her child and fallen out of favor...

Bai Ruiji: "Please spare my life, Queen."

Seeing that the deterrent effect had been achieved, Yixiu said slowly: "I came here today to give you a chance. Either you continue to make a fuss about revenge for the child and make the emperor completely disgusted, and then I will send you to the cold palace. Or you keep the matter to yourself and serve the emperor well, and then I will ask the emperor to promote you to a concubine."

Bai Ruiji's eyes were filled with tears, she couldn't stop crying, but she said resignedly: "I will serve the emperor well."

After that, Yixiu left with satisfaction, and quickly went to the Qianqing Palace to find the autistic Hongli and told him about the matter. She said that the matter of the stillbirth should not be spread out, so it would be better to promote Bai Ruiji to a higher position to appease her.

After hearing this, Hongli agreed immediately. The queen only knew that it was a stillbirth, but he saw the child with his own eyes. If the news of the child's deformity spread out, it would be used by people with ulterior motives to accuse him of being punished by heaven, which would be troublesome.

The decree of promotion came down quickly, and Bai Ruiji was promoted to the rank of Dai Yi and given the title of Mei.

When the news came, Gao Xiyue and Hai Lan were playing the pipa and the yueqin together in Chengqian Palace.

Gao Xiyue opened her mouth and said, "The emperor is really wicked. He actually gave her such a title. Does he think she is not unlucky enough?"

Hailan: ...What did I hear?

Ye Xin, Mo Xin, Xing Xuan: We are deaf.

The matter was finally suppressed. Jin Yuyan wanted to stir up trouble, but Bai Ruiji was deeply trapped in the fear that "the emperor thought she was unlucky", so she was very obedient and only dared to hide in her room and cry.

Wan Da Ying was a good-tempered and soft-hearted woman, and they lived in the same palace together. She even put aside her past grudges and often went to comfort Bai Ruiji, and the two gradually became familiar with each other. Perhaps it was because both of them had fallen out of favor that they sympathized with each other.

Zhen Huan was unwilling to waste such a hidden chess piece, but the emperor had already promoted her. Although it was still the lowest level of a concubine, she could not do it too obviously, and she was unable to do so for the time being.

With Bai Ruiji's frustration and disfavor, Ruyi became the most favored person again. Hailan and Jin Yuyan were in the second tier. Yixiu and Gao Xiyue relied on their family background and were favored but not much.

In the fourth year of Qianlong's reign, Princess Hengchui Longyue came of age and was married to Junggar as scheduled. The empress dowager was extremely sad.

(Zhen Huan gave birth to Long Yue when she was 20 years old, and became the Empress Dowager at the age of 31. Long Yue was only 11 years old. Although it was normal to marry at this age in the Qing Dynasty, in "Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace", the girls got married at the age of 16 or above, depending on the drama.)

Zhen Huan: "Gao Bin asked my daughter to marry, so I want him to feel the pain of losing her. Tell Qi Ru to act quickly."

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