Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Lujun frowned slightly and looked at the scene in front of her.

"Concubine Qing, you are also a concubine. You live in Yongshou Palace with Concubine Ling, and you are the daughter of a nobleman. How can you be so harsh and rude?" Lujun turned her gaze to Yuyan and scolded her, "Concubine Jia, you entered the palace at an advanced age, and you are pregnant now. Concubine Ling is our sister, and it is her duty to serve the emperor. Concubine Ke just entered the palace, and she is helping me share the affairs. What's wrong with taking care of the concubines? Be careful, if this gets to the emperor's ears, he will punish you again."

Yuyan's expression froze, and she subconsciously covered her four-month-old belly.

The Ninth Prince had died young due to his weak constitution due to her own negligence. Now the child in her belly was her hope, and she must take good care of him.

But her face still showed arrogance and defiance.

She leaned back, rolled her eyes, and pouted, "Sister, you're right. I know I was wrong. I will be more careful with my words and actions in the future."

Seeing Yuyan apologized, Lu Muping didn't want to openly contradict Lujun. She stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Noble Concubine Chun is right."

Since Yihuan gave birth, her health has been much worse than before. The Tenth Prince had a miserable life. He was sent to Xiefang Palace by Hongli just after he was born. Yihuan, despite her sick body, often hung around in front of Hongli, wanting to take the Tenth Prince back to Chuxiu Palace.

At the beginning, Hongli would find various excuses to put her off, but as time went on, Hongli was too lazy to see Yihuan and directly asked Jinzhong to stop her outside the hall.

It’s strange to say, the Tenth Prince was in good health when he was just born, but he started to fall ill after he went to Xiefang Palace, and no matter how the imperial physician treated him, he couldn’t be cured.

Hongli was hiding and Yihuan was extremely panicked. This was the only child between her and the emperor. She had no choice but to take Xihe to ask Zeng Huan for help.

Zeng Huan was still holding a grudge against Yi Huan because she had refused to help Heng Ti, so naturally she refused to see her.

Poor Yihuan had to kneel in the Yangxin Palace and then in the Cining Palace. Even a body of iron could not bear it, let alone a woman who had just given birth.

After all, Zeng Huan was not a heartless person. After deliberately ignoring Yihuan for two days, she asked Fujia to invite Hongli to take a walk in the Imperial Garden.

She didn't want to beat around the bush with Hongli and directly told him, "Your Majesty, Shu Fei is a concubine. Why don't you let her raise the Tenth Prince herself? Instead, why do you send him to Xiefang Palace?"

Hongli held Zeng Huan's arm and said with a smile, "So the Empress Dowager came to me because of this matter. Shu Fei is in poor health and she is a new mother. Even the experienced maids in Xiefang Palace can't take good care of the Tenth Prince. I am afraid that if I leave the Tenth Prince in Chuxiu Palace, Shu Fei will not only fail to take care of herself, but I am also afraid that she will delay the Tenth Prince. That's why I want to keep him in Xiefang Palace first."

Hongli thought his words were very good, but he didn't expect that he would dig a hole for himself instead.

Zeng Huan stopped.

Turning to Hongli, he said, "If the Emperor is at ease, why not send the Tenth Prince to the Cining Palace and let me take care of him personally? What do you think?"

Hongli's face froze. Although he was unhappy, he didn't dare show it. He smiled stiffly and said, "Let's wait until the Tenth Prince is better."

Zeng Huan didn't force him.

Hongli accompanied Zeng Huan for a walk in the Imperial Garden before sending her back to the Cining Palace.

Unexpectedly, just as Hongli returned to the Yangxin Palace, Yihuan rushed in.

Yihuan is a lady from a noble family who grew up in the beautiful Jiangnan area. This is the first time Hongli has seen Yihuan so ignorant of the general situation.

Jinzhong apologized, "Your Majesty, I really can't stop Concubine Shu."

Hongli sighed helplessly and waved his hand, asking Jinzhong to leave. Yihuan knelt on the ground, her bright little face already wet with tears. Hongli couldn't bear it and helped her up from the ground, "Shu Fei, what are you doing?"

Yihuan held Hongli's hand and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, our Tenth Prince is weak. I beg Your Majesty to let him return to Chuxiu Palace, or let me go to Xiefang Palace to take care of him. Seeing his sick state, I really can't bear it."

Just when Hongli didn't know how to tell Yihuan, Jinzhong came to report that the Imperial Observatory wanted to see him.

Hongli asked Jinzhong to invite the person in quickly.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory saluted, glanced at Yihuan, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Hongli asked, "What do you want from me so late at night?"

"This……"

Hongli followed the Imperial Observatory's gaze and glanced at Yihuan, saying, "No problem, go ahead."

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory bowed and said, "Yes. I observed the celestial phenomena at night and found that a small, faint star in the sky is in conflict with the Emperor Planet. If this continues, I am afraid that one of them will be injured."

"Oh?" Hongli frowned. "What do you mean?"

"The small star next to the Emperor Planet indicates a newborn baby, which may refer to the Tenth Prince..." The voice of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory became softer and softer.

Yihuan was very happy on the spot.

How is it possible that her son is his father's undoing?

Yi Huan seemed to have lost her mind. She pointed at the Imperial Observatory's nose and cursed, "How dare you slander my Tenth Prince, saying that he is unlucky for the Emperor."

Then she knelt down again and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Tenth Prince is still so young, how could he possibly bring unfortunate consequences to his father? The Imperial Astronomical Observatory must be talking nonsense. Your Majesty, you must not believe it."

Hongli helped Yihuan up, stroked her cheek and wiped her face with his hand, and comforted her: "I will make the final decision on this matter. Shufei, you should return to the palace first."

"Jinzhong..."

Jinzhong heard the shouting and immediately broke in.

"Send Shu Fei back to Chuxiu Palace." Hongli said lightly.

"Your Majesty..." Yihuan's standing body trembled for a moment, and she stared at Hongli with wide eyes.

Instead of having the Imperial Observatory, who was spreading rumors and misleading the people, dragged out and beheaded, he asked her to leave. Yihuan felt disappointed.

Seeing Yihuan standing still, Jinzhong called out softly, "Empress Shufei, please..."

"I will take my leave..."

The moment Yihuan walked out of the Yangxin Palace, she was devastated and almost fainted.

Seeing this, Xihe immediately stepped forward and took Yihuan's hand, saying, "My lady, what's going on? Has the emperor agreed to let us take the Tenth Prince back?"

Yihuan remained silent, with only two lines of tears falling from the corners of her eyes.

Jinzhong felt a little sorry for her. Having been with Lanqi and Yanwan for a long time, he naturally knew Yihuan's infatuation with Hongli. He whispered to her, "Don't be sad, Your Majesty. After all, the Tenth Prince is the Emperor's child. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Even if the Imperial Observatory's prediction is true, the Emperor won't take the Tenth Prince's life."

In the Yangxin Palace, the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor knelt in the hall, supporting himself with his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, will Concubine Shu do anything?"

Hongli walked to the window with his hands behind his back. He could still vaguely see Yihuan's back outside the window. He felt a little guilty, but between Yihuan and her son and the country, Hongli loved the country more.

The Tenth Prince is just one of his many children. He is still young and will have many children with different women.

Yihuan was the person placed by Zeng Huan by his side, and she was also a descendant of Yehenara. Her offspring must not be allowed to stay in the palace.

Finally, Hongli wrote down an edict and ordered people to send the tenth prince to Prince Zhen's mansion overnight, asking Prince Zhen's wife to take good care of the tenth prince.