Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Hongli hurried all the way to Chunze Zhai. Looking at the courtyard in front of him, he saw only a veiled palace maid cleaning it. He suddenly felt sorry for Lanqi.

He stood with his hands behind his back and warned, "Jinzhong, there are too few people in Lady Lan's courtyard. You should find some smarter ones to serve her later."

Jinzhong nodded and said, "I obey your order."

Just as Jinzhong turned around, Ji Tao walked in with tea in her hand. She accidentally bumped into Jinzhong, spilling the scalding tea all over him. Especially when she saw Hongli, Ji Tao panicked instantly and knelt down immediately, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die, I didn't know the emperor was coming, I..."

Hongli put his index finger on his lips, signaling Ji Tao to keep quiet, then waved his hand for the two to leave, then turned around and pushed the door open.

Hearing the noise, the three people chatting in the room all raised their heads. When they saw that it was Hongli, they immediately smiled with surprise and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Hongli walked over to the couch and sat down, saying, "Everyone, get up."

Yihuan and Yanwan stood up, only Lanqi was still kneeling with her head down.

Hongli frowned and asked, "Lady Lan, why don't you get up?"

Lan Qi slowly turned around, but still had no intention of getting up. She lowered her eyes and begged Hongli to punish her.

Hongli leaned back lazily, touching the jade pendant at his waist, and asked playfully, "Oh? What crime have you committed?"

Lan Qi raised her head, looked at Hongli resolutely, and said, "This morning, after paying respects to the Empress, I passed by the Imperial Garden and saw Eunuch Jinde bullying a palace maid. I had him dragged away and beaten to death."

Hongli was not annoyed, and said calmly: "You are very honest."

Yan Wan was terrified and quickly knelt down to plead, "Your Majesty is wise. I believe that Concubine Lan must have her own reasons for doing this..."

Yihuan also knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, I heard about this matter when I was in Concubine Xian's palace. I think Concubine Lan has a very gentle personality. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding here."

Hongli was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Just before coming to Chunzezhai, Concubine Xian had already mentioned this matter to me."

Hongli stood up and helped Lanqi up, looking at her lovingly and said, "Lanqi, I have already sent Yuhu to investigate this matter, so even if you don't deal with Jinde, I will send Jinzhong to deal with him. I'm sorry for wronging you all these years."

Lan Qi couldn't help but burst into tears, and said aggrievedly: "Thank you for your compassion, Your Majesty."

Hongli gently wiped the tears from Lanqi's face and said softly, "You guys should get up too."

After Hongli accompanied them for a while in Chunze Zhai, he returned to Qinghui Pavilion to review memorials. When Yihuan was leaving, she inadvertently heard Jinzhong telling Ji Tao about Ruyi's complaint to the emperor, and immediately lost all her good impression of him.

Yihuan didn't understand why Ruyi would slander Lan Qi like this without any evidence. Just because Lan Qi was now favored by the emperor, did she have to endure these groundless suspicions and slanders?

Yihuan felt a surge of disgust in her heart, and she suddenly felt that Ruyi was a little disgusting.

Yihuan came out of Chunze Zhai, with Jinzhong's words echoing in her mind. She had always felt sorry for Ruyi, but at the same time she admired her very much. She was framed by the Queen's party, but was able to walk out of the cold palace safely.

She believed that Ruyi loved the emperor as deeply as she did.

Ruyi is gentle and virtuous, and her personality is as elegant as a chrysanthemum, so Yihuan chose to get closer to her. But now it seems that Ruyi is more cunning than she imagined, narrow-minded, and intolerant of others.

Yihuan felt mixed emotions. She suddenly felt that Ruyi was very strange and scary.

So when passing by Xianyue Pavilion, Yihuan subconsciously quickened his pace and quickly left this depressing place with Xihe.

Even when惢心 came forward to pay her respects, she pretended not to see it.

The sun sets in the west, and sparse sunlight shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves. The house is as quiet as before, a little stuffy. The imperial garden is filled with the fragrance of flowers and a mellow aroma. Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Ever since the Jinde incident, Yihuan has been resentful of Ruyi, and naturally became more distant from Ruyi and Hailan.

Ruyi was wondering why her former good sister suddenly became distant from her.

Just when she was about to go check on Yihuan, Suoxin ran in in a panic. Perhaps because she ran so fast, her little face turned red.

Ruyi was startled by惢心 and scolded her, "惢心, you are becoming more and more unsteady in your actions. You are so reckless."

Suo Xin said anxiously, "My lady, it's the Seventh Prince. He suddenly had a high fever..."

"What?" Ruyi stepped forward and asked, "Where's the Emperor?"

Suo Xin replied, "They are already on their way to Changchun Xianguan."

Ruyi said calmly, "Help me go to the Changchun Immortal Pavilion."

The concubines arrived at Changchun Xianguan one after another. When Ruyi saw Hongli, he was scolding the palace maids and eunuchs who were taking care of Yongcong.

A group of palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, too scared to look up.

Hongli roared, "How can a bunch of useless people take care of Yongcong?"

Inside the house, Langya knelt in front of Yongcong's bed, hugged Yongcong and cried, with Qi Ru beside her to treat him.

Seeing the irritable Hongli, Ruyi stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Your Majesty, this is how it always happens when princes get sick. There's nothing to worry about."

Hongli loved his son so much that he didn't listen to Ruyi's words at all.

Qi Ru's brows furrowed after taking the pulse: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, the Seventh Prince has caught a cold, and his condition is so serious due to his already weak constitution."

"Is your life in danger?" Langya asked anxiously.

The imperial physician hesitated for a moment and said, "I will do my best, but..."

"Just what?" Hongli asked sternly.

"It's just that the medicinal materials in the Old Summer Palace are limited." The imperial physician knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.

At this time, Lujun jumped out and suggested: "Since the medicinal materials in the Old Summer Palace are limited, there must be some in the Forbidden City. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, otherwise we..."

Hongli made a prompt decision: "Noble Concubine Chun, I'll leave the matter of returning to the palace to you."

Lujun was terrified and leaned forward and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Ruyi twisted her handkerchief and bit her lip. It was just a cold, could it be so serious? She felt that the Queen must be using the child to win favor.

Langya hugged Yongcong tightly, her heart filled with worry and fear.

Even Su Lian and Lian Xin, who were standing by, felt distressed.

Langya has already lost Yonglian and cannot lose Yongcong again. Yongcong is her only hope and the only motivation for her to live.

When they returned to the palace, they still took the water route, just like when they came.

Along the way, Langya's eyes never left Yongcong. She was afraid that if she closed her eyes, Yongcong would disappear forever like Yonglian.

Hongli saw all of this.

He patted Langya's shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, Queen. Yongcong will be fine. I have already sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to get the best medicinal herbs."

Langya nodded, but tears kept flowing down.

As soon as he returned to the Forbidden City, Yongcong was sent to Xiefang Palace.

Langya still stayed by his side, never taking off her clothes, and took care of Yongcong personally.

Hongli felt distressed to see her so haggard, but he also knew that at this moment, any comfort would be in vain.

"Empress, I know you're worried about Yongcong, but you can't ignore your own health," Hongli advised. "You haven't slept for several days. If you continue like this, your body will collapse."

Langya shook her head and said in a hoarse voice, "I am not tired. I just want to stay with Yongcong and wait for him to recover."

Hongli sighed. He knew that at this moment, it would be futile to say anything.

He temporarily gave the power to manage the six palaces to Ruyi and Lujun.

After Lan Qi became Hongli's favorite concubine, she naturally followed him back to the Forbidden City. However, due to Yongcong's sudden illness, Langya was unable to arrange a palace for her.

When Yan Wan learned about this, she took the initiative to invite Lan Qi to move into Yongshou Palace and live with her.

"Lady Lan, if you don't mind, you can move to Yongshou Palace and live with me. My place is big enough to accommodate you and the people in your palace." Yan Wan said enthusiastically.

Even Yihuan, who was always aloof, invited Lanqi to live in Chuxiu Palace.

Before Lan Qi had time to thank her, Ruyi and Lujun came over.

"Although Yongshou Palace is large, it is the residence of Concubine Wei after all. Concubine Lan is of noble status, how can she be wronged to live there?" Ruyi said with a smile.

As for Chuxiu Palace, she didn't like Lan Qi in the first place, so how could she allow Ren Huan to get closer to her? Naturally, she refused.

Yan Wan's face froze, but she didn't dare to refute.

Ruyi turned to look at Lan Qi and said, "I have already ordered people to clean up Guanju Palace. Lady Lan will stay there for now."

Lan Qi expressed her gratitude, "I thank the Imperial Concubine Xian for her grace."

After expressing her gratitude, Lan Qi took Ji Tao to Guanju Palace.

Yan Wan leaned forward and said, "Empress Xian, Empress Chun, I will go see if Concubine Lan needs any help."

Ruyi nodded.

After they had left, Lujun whispered in Ruyi's ear, "What do you mean, Concubine Xian? Everyone in the palace knows that Guanju Palace was the residence of Emperor Taizu's favorite concubine, Concubine Dong E. It's said to be haunted. If the Emperor knew about this, he would undoubtedly resent you."

Although Lujun said this, she also had complaints in her heart.

Ruyi smiled and said, "Lan Qi is favored, and I also hope that she can continue to enjoy the same favor as Consort Dong E."

Lujun's face froze. She hoped that Lan Qi's everlasting favor was a lie, and that her beauty had a tragic fate.

Although Ruyi gave Lan Qi a place to live, she did not assign eunuchs or palace maids to her.

Fortunately, with the help of Yanwan and Yihuan, she was able to clean up Guanju Palace, otherwise she would not even have a place to stay at night.