Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

The woman before her was thin and petite, wearing loose clothes. Her hair was as messy as the fallen leaves in the courtyard. She was served by only a maid and a eunuch. This was completely different from what she had imagined. Could this be the Empress?

Concubine Ke covered her nose with a handkerchief to block out the unpleasant smell in the air.

Ruyi also stared at Concubine Ke for a while. She stood there in a daze for a few seconds before saying, "Concubine Chun, why are you here? Where is the Emperor?"

Lujun brought Concubine Ke into the Yiku Palace.

Ruyi is still the Empress of the Central Palace, and they must abide by etiquette.

Noble Lady Ke bowed slightly and said, "Your servant Baierguosi pays homage to the Empress."

Baierguo? This surname seemed to come from the grasslands. Ruyi stared at her face. Her features were well-defined, her features were regular, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and her eyes were clear and bright. Compared to her beauty, the heroic spirit of a chivalrous man was more appropriate to describe her.

But I didn’t expect that after just a few months of not seeing each other, Hongli had already taken in a new wife.

Ruyi coughed lightly, then immediately assumed the queen's demeanor and said, "No need to be polite."

Ruyi doesn't care about her as she is just a small noble lady. What's more, she has the emperor's most valued legitimate son, and she has secured the position of queen in the harem. In the future, as long as her son ascends the throne, she will be the empress dowager. She must drive all these women who she hates out of the Forbidden City.

Seeing that Hongli hadn't come, Ruyi asked again, "Lujun, why didn't the emperor come to Yikun Palace?"

Lujun looked disgusted. Ruyi had been under house arrest for over six months. How could she not have any sense? Had she forgotten why the emperor had put her under house arrest in the first place?

In this situation, Lujun didn't say much. She slowly walked to Rong Pei and wanted to see the twelfth prince.

Rong Pei was afraid that Lujun would hurt the child, so she stepped back while holding the twelfth prince, and then looked up at Ruyi.

Ruyi knew Lujun. Although she was easily deceived and easily fooled, she was actually a good person. She nodded at Rongpei, indicating that Lujun could be trusted.

Only then did Rong Pei carry the twelfth prince to Lujun.

Twelve was thin and small, with very yellow skin, a truly ugly child, but he did not cry when he saw Lujun. Lujun only took one look and was sure that this was indeed the emperor's child.

Although Concubine Ke didn't say it openly, her eyes were full of disgust when she looked at Twelve. It was not like she hadn't seen newborn babies before, all of them were white and chubby, but he was so thin and small that it felt like he would die if she pinched him lightly.

"Oh, why does this child look so thin?" Concubine Ke said bluntly.

Lujun tugged at her sleeve and let Kexin hold Prince Twelve again. She smiled and said, "Empress, the Emperor has been feeling unwell recently. He just heard this morning that you had safely given birth, so he ordered me to bring Prince Twelve to see him."

When Ruyi heard that it was Hongli who asked her to come, her eyes lit up instantly, "Is that so? Then you should take him to see the emperor as soon as possible."

"Then I will not disturb the Queen's rest." After saying this, Lujun led everyone away.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chun wouldn't do anything to harm the twelfth prince, right?" Rong Pei asked anxiously.

Ruyi gently lifted her eyelids and glanced at Rong Pei coldly. She was like a judge standing high above, looking down at an insignificant person.

Finally, she said in a cold voice, "I am the Empress, and the Twelfth Prince is the legitimate son. The Emperor values ​​legitimate sons very much. If anything were to happen to Concubine Chun, the Emperor would certainly not let her off easily. Okay, you and Ling Yunche go and clean up. The gates of Yikun Palace will open soon, and I will greet them with the best attitude possible."

Concubine Ke and Lujun went to the Yangxin Palace together.

Qi Ru had just finished checking Hongli's pulse and was about to leave when Lu Jun called him back.

Lujun walked up to Hongli and leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, I have brought the twelfth prince here."

After saying that, Jinzhong carried the twelfth prince in his arms and walked in front of Hongli. Hongli glanced at the baby in the cradle and saw that the baby's eyebrows were somewhat similar to his own, but the baby's eyes were dull and he didn't cry or make a fuss.

Hongli said calmly, "Why does this child look so thin and small?"

Lujun was also puzzled. Although she hated Ruyi, she did not let the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs mistreat Ruyi when she was temporarily in charge of the six palaces. It is reasonable that pregnant women should take supplements, but when she saw Ruyi just now, she almost didn't recognize her. She looked so thin that she was unrecognizable.

At this time, Jinzhong spoke up, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Empress was afraid someone would harm her child, so she refused to eat the food sent by the Imperial Kitchen. She somehow managed to get some vegetable and fruit seeds into the palace and planted a lot in the Yikun Palace. Eating this all day long is not nutritious at all!"

Qi Ru consciously put down the medicine box, looked at the Twelfth Prince's eyes, then took his pulse, and quickly came to a conclusion.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed as Eunuch Jinzhong said. The twelfth prince did not get enough nutrition when he was in the womb, which is why he is so thin."

Hongli slammed his fist on the table, glaring at the baby in Jinzhong's arms with anger and shame. This Ruyi, after all, had never given birth. Hongli regretted it so much; he shouldn't have chosen a queen so early.

"Your Majesty, since the Empress has successfully given birth to the twelfth prince, should the gates of the Yikun Palace be opened?" Lujun asked tentatively.

Although the child is indeed Hongli's,惢心's previous silence at the risk of her life does not prove the innocence of the relationship between Ruyi and Ling Yunche.

Hongli stood with his hands behind his back and said coldly, "Let's send the twelfth prince to Xiefang Palace first. Concubine Chun, please find some maids to take good care of the twelfth prince."

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

"By the way, Your Majesty, has the Twelfth Prince been given a name?"

Hongli thought for a moment, and finally blurted out two words, "Yongji."

"I am tired, you all may leave, and only Noble Liu Ke will serve me."

Concubine Ke was happy. She was not familiar with Ruyi, so naturally she would not say anything good for her. After all, she represented the Mongolian tribe, and her father and brother had only one purpose in letting her enter the palace, which was to make the emperor happy.

Seeing that Hongli was frowning all day, Concubine Ke took Hongli's arm and coquettishly pulled him to her bedroom.

"Your Majesty, Sister Lingpin sent me a lot of game from my palace. Would you mind if I could grill it for you?"

Hongli couldn't persuade Concubine Ke, so he scratched her nose affectionately and then went to Xianfu Palace.

The Xianfu Palace was inhabited by Mongolian concubines.

For them on the grassland, at least archery is what they are best at.

After playing archery with them for a while, Hongli ran out of energy. Looking at the young and energetic bodies in front of him, Hongli panted and asked Jinzhong to bring a chair over.

Concubine Ke was squatting in the snow and making a snowman. Seeing Hongli sitting still, she immediately went forward and hugged Hongli, resting her chin on his shoulder, wanting to invite him to make a snowman together.

Hongli patted her arm gently and said with a smile: "You guys play, I'm a little tired."

"Your Majesty, are you tired? Then I will help you go in and rest for a while."

Concubine Ke took Hongli's hand and walked into the bedroom.