Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

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In Qixiang Palace, Jin Yuyan was covering her mouth and retching uncomfortably.

"My lady, are you okay?" Zhenshu hurried forward and patted her back gently.

Yuyan waved her hand, took the tea handed to her by Zhenshu, rinsed her mouth, and her complexion improved slightly.

"I'm fine." Yuyan stroked her belly, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, "The imperial physician came to check my pulse today and said I'm pregnant again."

Zhenshu was stunned at first, then her eyes widened in surprise, "That's great."

Yuyan nodded, unable to conceal the joy in her eyes, but soon she turned sad again. She touched her belly and sighed, "I just don't know whether the baby in my belly is a boy or a girl."

Zhenshu patted Yuyan's calf and said soothingly, "Before we came to the Qing Dynasty, the prince asked someone to see you and said that you have a good appearance for a boy. If you get pregnant, you will definitely have a boy. Besides, you already have two princes."

Yuyan looked at the blooming flowers outside the window, but a trace of loneliness flashed in her eyes.

Originally, she was the most noble princess of the Yu family. She fell in love with the prince at first sight. If it were not for the prince's future, she would never have come to the Qing Dynasty to become the emperor's concubine. If she was still in the Yu family, she and the prince would definitely be a loving couple.

"So many years have passed, and I don't know how the prince is doing."

The smile on Zhenshu's face faded a little, and she replied cautiously: "Don't worry, my lady, the prince is fine."

Yuyan smiled self-deprecatingly, but her eyes were full of bitterness.

"My lady..." Zhenshu looked at her with heartache, but didn't know how to comfort her.

Yuyan took a deep breath, suppressing the bitterness in her heart. A sharp glint flashed in her eyes as she spoke, "The Emperor is on an eastern tour. The Empress's body has long since collapsed. Just a slight push would kill her. Zhenshu, we must find a way to get rid of the Empress while clearing ourselves of all charges. I must seize the position of Empress. Only in this way can I help the Crown Prince and the Yu family in the future."

On the day of the eastern tour, the sky was clear and the air was fresh, with a gentle breeze.

Hongli, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, stood in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a heroic and high-spirited look, accepting the worship of civil and military officials.

Then, under the loud cheers of the ministers, he entered the imperial carriage.

Behind Hongli was a huge ceremonial procession that stretched for miles, with no end in sight.

Various canopies and banners are magnificent and golden, with colorful flags fluttering and banners blocking out the sun.

The palace maids and eunuchs, dressed in their best attire, followed the team in an orderly manner on both sides, marching towards the outside of the imperial city.

At the front of the team was a gorgeously decorated imperial sedan chair with a golden top and red silk, and golden bells hanging from the four corners. As the sedan chair moved forward, it made crisp and pleasant sounds.

Langya was wearing the queen's court dress and a phoenix crown on her head, sitting upright on a cushion. Although her face was flushed, she was just holding on to her breath, trying hard to maintain a dignified demeanor.

In her hand, she tightly grasped a handkerchief soaked in ginseng juice, and sniffed it from time to time to refresh her mind.

Despite this, Langya could still feel that her body was weakening bit by bit.

But she couldn't fall down, she told herself, and also used her body to swear to everyone that she, Fu Cha Langya, was the Empress of the Central Palace.

At the foot of Mount Tai, inside the post station.

Just as Hongli sat down and was about to review the memorials, he heard Li Yu come forward and report that the court minister Zhang Tingyu wanted to see him.

Zhang Tingyu mentioned to Hongli that the Khorchin tribe wanted to marry the legitimate princess of the Qing Dynasty.

Hongli originally wanted to use the eastern tour to relax himself, but he didn't expect to encounter these troubles after leaving the palace. He asked Zhang Tingyu to leave and let him think about it carefully. After Zhang Tingyu left, Hongli turned around and sat back at his desk.

After thinking for a moment, Hongli took Li Yu to Langya's house.

Langya, supported by Su Lian, slowly walked out and bowed to Hongli, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Your Majesty, there's no need to be so polite." Hongli quickly stood up and personally helped Langya up. He asked with concern, "Why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell again?"

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Langya forced a smile and sat down on the chair next to Hongli.

Lianxin served tea.

Langya was a smart woman. She had heard a little about what was going on in the court and immediately understood the purpose of Hongli's visit.

She said straight to the point, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Khorchin tribe wants to marry our legitimate princess?"

Hongli calmly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said, "It is true."

Langya's heart tightened. There were only two suitable legitimate princesses in the palace. Apart from her own Princess Hejing Jingse, the only one left was the empress dowager's youngest daughter, Princess Hengti.

In fact, the empress dowager had another daughter, Hengchu, who was married off to Junggar more than ten years ago. As a result, Princess Hengti became the only daughter of the empress dowager. If she married far away to Khorchin, the empress dowager would certainly be sad.

But Jingse is her biological daughter, how could she bear to let her marry far away?

Langya hesitated for a moment, then spoke again, "Your Majesty, I have already lost Yonglian and Yongcong. Now Jingse is my only child, and I cannot bear to part with her. Sister Hengti is a few years older than Jingse. In my opinion, it would be more appropriate for her to marry into the Khorchin tribe."

Langya knew that women in the harem were not allowed to participate in politics, but for Jingse, she had no choice but to give it a try and hoped that the emperor would understand her motherly feelings.

Hongli paused. Jingse was his daughter whom he had loved since she was a child. He was reluctant to let her marry so far away.

But I'm afraid Zeng Huan will not agree to marry Hengti to the Khorchin tribe.

Hongli was in a dilemma, but the scale in his heart was ultimately on the side of his daughter. He did not give in, but only told Su Lian Lianxin to take good care of Langya and then left.

No one expected that the conversation between Hongli and Langya was heard clearly by Ruiji who came to pay her respects, and a hint of viciousness flashed in her eyes.

Fucha Langya, you care so much about your child, but I won’t let you get what you want.

Don’t you feel very sorry for your precious daughter?

Then I will insist on letting her marry far away.

Ruiji turned to Suyun and said, "Suyun, let's go to the Queen Mother."

In a blink of an eye, Rui Ji knelt before Zeng Huan and said, "Empress Dowager, everything I said is true. In order to keep her daughter, the Empress wanted to marry your Princess Hengti off to the Khorchin tribe..."

Zeng Huan put down the pipe in his hand and frowned unhappily, "Did the Queen really say that?"

Rui Ji nodded, "It's absolutely true. I heard it with my own ears in the Queen's Palace."

Zeng Huan snorted coldly, "I don't usually see you working for me, but today you seem to be running around like crazy."

Rui Ji paused deliberately, observing Zeng Huan's expression. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and sobbed, "Empress Dowager, I also have my own children. I have experienced the separation between mother and child. Princess Hengchu has married far away in Dzungar. You certainly don't want Princess Hengti to leave you, right?"

Zeng Huan stood up abruptly and said viciously, "This queen wants to marry my Hengti far away. Isn't she trying to kill me? Fujia, go find the emperor and tell him I have something important to discuss with him."

Seeing Zeng Huan taking the bait, Rui Ji lowered her head and raised the corners of her lips.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, she retreated with Suyun.

When Fujia went to invite Hongli, he was stopped outside by Li Yu, who said it was late at night and he should go to pay his respects to the empress dowager tomorrow.

Fuga reported truthfully.

Zeng Huan understood that the emperor was deliberately avoiding her. An adopted son is an adopted son, and there is no way he can be as close as a biological son.

For several days, Hongli either caught a cold and was afraid of infecting Zeng Huan, or was busy with court affairs and avoided Zeng Huan.

Seeing that Hongli was determined not to see her, Zeng Huan asked Fujia to invite Langya.

Langya knew she couldn't escape, so she asked Sulian to help her put on makeup, and then asked Lianxin to go to the warehouse to get a pair of golden mandarin ducks.

On the way to Zenghuan Palace, Lan Qi suddenly appeared and stopped Langya.