Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

"By the way, Ji Tao, you and Yingsi will go to the side hall and clean up a room." Lan Qi picked up the teacup and said casually, "It doesn't have to be too luxurious, but it should be clean and tidy. Also, place a statue of Guanyin on the altar, and put some lamp oil on the altar. Keep it lit day and night, and never let it go out."

Ji Tao tilted her head, a little confused, "Why is this happening, young master?"

Lan Qi put down the teacup and glanced at Ji Tao calmly. "Seventh Prince is ill. I can't do anything for the Emperor and Empress. I can only pray for His Majesty's heir day and night."

After listening to Lan Qi, Ji Tao said no more and went back to clean up the house with Yingsi.

Ever since Yongcong caught a cold, Lan Qi often went to Xiefang Palace to visit him.

Langya sat by Yongcong's bed every day and took care of him personally. Because she had not slept for many days, her face was haggard and her eyes were red and swollen.

Lan Qi took off her armor, took the porridge from Su Lian's hand, and brought it to Lang Ya. Looking at Lang Ya's haggard face, she comforted her softly, "Empress, please take care of yourself. If you fall ill, the Emperor will be distressed. Don't forget that besides the Seventh Prince, you also have Princess Jingse."

Langya pushed the porridge away from Lanqi's hand, shook her head and said, "Yongcong's illness is not getting better. I really can't eat it."

Lan Qi put down the bowl and said to Lang Ya, "Empress, I know you are worried about the Seventh Prince, but you can't ignore your own health and let others laugh at you."

Langya's expression changed, and her already pale face became even paler. She naturally understood that the person Lan Qi was talking about was Ruyi.

Langya has always been brooding over the matter of selecting the legitimate wife in Jiangxue Tower. She knows that she is not the legitimate wife in Hongli's mind. Now Ruyi has become the imperial concubine and has the power to assist in managing the six palaces. During the time that Yongcong was ill, he never set foot in Xiefang Palace.

He seemed to not take her, the queen, seriously at all.

Langya was furious. She covered her handkerchief with her handkerchief and coughed lightly, her face showing a hint of anger: "Su Lian, do you know what Concubine Xian has been doing these days?"

Su Lian stepped forward, glanced at Lan Qi, and said truthfully, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has been accompanying the Emperor these past few days, and most of the affairs of the six palaces have been handed over to Concubine Chun to take care of."

Langya twisted her handkerchief and said angrily, "This Imperial Concubine Xian..."

Seeing Langya angry, Lanqi comforted her, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is so arrogant because of her favor. If you really fall ill in the future, and the Emperor gives her the power to assist in the management of the six palaces, won't she become even more arrogant?"

"She's meddling in other people's business. I'm not even dead yet, yet she's so rude. Does she really think the glory of her Ulanara family is still here?" Langya picked up the porridge and drank it all in one gulp in frustration.

"Your Majesty, please drink slowly. Be careful of the heat." Su Lian looked at Lang Ya worriedly.

Only after Langya finished drinking the porridge did Su Lian carefully take the bowl from her hand, and then looked at Lanqi with gratitude.

Lan Qi smiled, stood up and knelt down to greet him, saying, "Your Majesty, it's late, I will return to the palace first. As for the Seventh Prince's illness, you don't have to worry too much. The Seventh Prince is a blessed man and will get better."

Langya felt a warm feeling in her heart and called Sulian, "Sulian, please escort Concubine Lan out for me."

Su Lian nodded and gestured for invitation, "Please come this way, sir."

Su Lian escorted Lan Qi out of Xiefang Palace.

When Su Lian returned, Lang Ya was wiping Yong Cong's forehead with a handkerchief and said, "This Concubine Lan is quite thoughtful. Su Lian, take some fine jewelry and supplements from the Changchun Palace storehouse and have Lian Xin send them to Concubine Lan to show my appreciation."

Su Lian responded and took Lianxin back to Changchun Palace. She took some precious jewelry and medicinal herbs from the warehouse and asked Lianxin to deliver them.

During the time that Yongcong was ill, apart from Hongli and Lanqi who visited him frequently, Yuyan was the one who visited him most frequently.

As a tribute girl of the Yu clan, although she had a distinguished family background, she had no one to rely on in the palace, just like Yan Wan, and was walking on thin ice. The only people she could rely on were the emperor and the empress.

In order to show the deep love between brothers, she also brought the fourth prince Yongsheng to visit her frequently.

With the joint treatment of Qi Ru and Jiang Yubin, Yongcong's health gradually improved. Langya was worried about Yongcong, so she took him back from Xiefang Palace to live in Changchun Palace.

However, after a few days, smallpox broke out in the palace, causing panic among the entire palace. Lan Qi ordered Ji Tao to send some mugwort to Changchun Palace, and Yongcong recovered from his cold. Langya was worried that the people in Changchun Palace would be infected with smallpox and infect Yongcong, so she asked Su Lian to order the people in Changchun Palace to only leave but not enter, and even exempted the harem from the ceremony of paying respects.

Late at night, when Lan Qi was preparing to go to bed with Yingsi's service, Ji Tao ran in with a panicked look.

"My lady..." Seeing Yingsi was there, Ji Tao hesitated to speak.

Lan Qi waved her hand, signaling Yingsi to go down.

Seeing Yingsi leave, Ji Tao stepped forward and whispered, "My lady, I just saw Zhenshu and Concubine Mei enter Xianfu Palace. I waited outside Xianfu Palace for a long time before I saw Suyun, who was beside Concubine Mei, leave wearing only an inner garment. I followed them all the way and finally saw Concubine Mei and Suyun enter the Sizhiku with my own eyes."

Lan Qi sat down slowly, looking thoughtful.

She recalled that in his previous life, the Seventh Prince had contracted smallpox after drinking his wet nurse's milk. Now, Meipin had brought clothes contaminated with smallpox into the Sizhiku. Lan Qi could almost conclude that Meipin was most likely responsible for Yongcong's contraction of smallpox.

"My lady, what do you think Concubine Mei wants to do?" Ji Tao asked puzzledly.

doing what?

Lan Qi sneered. She had heard about the incident in which Concubine Mei gave birth to a monster. From Ruyi to Arruo, and later to Gao Xiyue, Concubine Mei had spent her whole life trying to avenge her child, but she always avenged the wrong person. Just think about how miserable her life was. Before she died, Ruyi told her the truth, saying that she had avenged the wrong person. She didn't know whether Bai Ruiji died with her eyes closed.

When Ji Tao proposed to tell Hongli and Langya about this, she was stopped by Lan Qi.

Her purpose of returning to the palace was to support Wei Yanwan. If she wanted Yanwan to take the throne, then Langya must die, and the legitimate son could not be spared.

Anyway, this matter was not done by Yan Wan. As long as Bai Ruiji is not exposed, why don’t I do her a favor and find an opportunity to bring Bai Ruiji into my team? Wouldn’t that be better?

Lan Qi closed her eyes, but her heart was filled with mixed emotions. She felt sympathy for Langya, but also disgust at her own cruelty. However, this was the harem, and since she had made the decision, she had to go all the way. After all, Langya was also responsible for the five years of purgatory that Yanwan had endured as Ying'er in Qixiang Palace. She could just regard this as retribution.

Lan Qi opened her eyes, picked up the scissors on the table, and began to trim the lilies that Yingsi had picked during the day. She asked Ji Tao to go back to her room to rest and pretend that she didn't know about this.

Ji Tao retreated silently.

Lan Qi snipped the leaves, and a green leaf fell from the vase. Her eyes were firm, and a flash of guilt passed through them. She whispered, "Empress, please don't blame me in the afterlife. If you want to blame someone, blame your surname, Fucha. But don't worry, I, Concubine Xian, will help you punish her."