Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Walking along the corridor paved with blue bricks and lined with weeds, you can see faint moss growing in the damp cracks of the bricks, and entwined vines growing everywhere. A few ancient trees block out the sun, and their branches and leaves sway in the wind. Under the trees, there are overgrown weeds, creating a bleak scene.

Occasionally, two coughs were heard from the side hall.

No need to guess who it is.

Su Lian supported Jing Se as they walked. They pushed open the door to the side hall, and saw a beam of light shining into the hall. The person lying on the couch subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it. He moved his bony hand away and squinted his eyes, as if trying to see the person clearly.

Hai Lan had no friends in the harem besides Ruyi. She was already a disgraced concubine, and no one would come to the Yanxi Palace to taunt her, much less rescue her. Besides Ruyi, she couldn't imagine anyone else coming to the Yanxi Palace.

Hailan, who had been waiting for many years, blurted out: "Sister, is that you?"

The hall was just like the courtyard, with no place to stand. Jing Se could only stand there, expressionless, looking down at Hai Lan.

In his impression, Hailan's appearance was not outstanding, especially in the harem where hundreds of flowers competed for beauty, her appearance seemed even more dull. But now that Hailan was under house arrest, she looked even more old and frail. If she hadn't spoken just now, Jing Se would have thought she was an old lady from some palace.

Her temples were gray, and her skin was covered with wrinkles. The most ridiculous thing was that the first thing she said was not about her concern for Yongqi, but about Ruyi. It was a pity that her dream was about to be shattered.

Jing Se: "Mrs. Hai, do you still remember me?"

Hai Lan arched her body and looked carefully. Only then did she see who it was. She smiled and said, "So it's Princess Hejing. Didn't you marry into the Khorchin tribe? Why are you here in Yanxi Palace?"

Jing Se: "Thanks to you and the Queen, I'm back. I heard you weren't having a good time in the palace, so I came to see you."

Hailan laughed at herself. She didn't believe Jingse would be so kind. After all, she was someone close to Ruyi, and Jingse hated Ruyi so much.

Hailan: "I'm fine. This is an ominous place. Princess, please go back."

Jing Se's eyebrows moved slightly, and he quickly smiled and said, "The Emperor never allows outsiders to talk to you, right? Don't you want to know how Ulanara and Yongqi have been doing these years?"

Hai Lan was slightly startled, then closed her eyes and said calmly: "I believe the Queen will take good care of Yongqi."

Jing Se was silent for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "Really? It seems you really don't know that the Ulanara family was abandoned by the Emperor."

Hearing this, Hai Lan, who had been heartbroken, finally showed some expression. She suddenly opened her eyes, stared at Jing Se sideways, and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? The emperor loves the queen so much, how could he abandon her? He Jing, what on earth do you want to do?"

Jing Se couldn't help but curl his fingers, looking lost, and said, "I just haven't seen Queen Hai and my fifth brother for many years. I missed them so much that I came to Yanxi Palace to see them. Why is Queen Hai so angry? Otherwise, my fifth brother would be so sad if he knew."

Hailan's knuckles twitched suddenly, and her heart skipped a beat. "You want to attack Yongqi? Jingse, Yongqi is your brother. If the emperor finds out, he will definitely not let you go."

Let go? Jing Se smiled. When had they ever let her go, let her brother and younger brother go, and even used the knife of family affection to force her mother to death?

Jingse came to the Yanxi Palace today simply to get to the bottom of the matter. Was Ruyi actually involved in Langya's death?

Jing Se: "Then there's no need to worry about Empress Hai. Empress Hai has been locked up in this dark and gloomy Yanxi Palace and is not allowed to go out. Her days must be very lonely. But I don't understand. Empress Hai and the Queen of Yikun Palace were so close, why didn't she come to see you?" Jing Se walked around the room and finally set his eyes on Hai Lan. He said slowly: "Could it be that she has long forgotten you, her close friend? Haha..."

Hai Lan's aged fingers pressed down the tangled white hair by her ear. She had plotted against Yong Huang and Yong Zhang for Ruyi's sake, intending to completely ruin the future of Lujun and her son. She had given up her position as a concubine and left Yong Qi to Ruyi's care. It was impossible to say she had never considered leaving the Yanxi Palace. But as long as she thought about Ruyi getting what she wanted, she wouldn't blink an eye, even if it meant death.

Hailan: "He Jing, you don't need to sow discord between me and the Queen."

What a deep sisterly love, Jing Se sneered in her heart.

Jing Se: "Empress Hai is truly loyal to the Empress of Yikun Palace. Ever since I entered the gates of Yikun Palace, you've been talking about the Empress of Yikun Palace all the time, and never once mentioned Yongqi. Do you know how Yongqi is living now?"

Hai Lan gnashed her teeth and said, "Yongqi is the emperor's son, and he is also under the care of the queen. He will definitely not lack anything..."

Jing Se smiled coldly and interrupted her without any hesitation, "Take care? Let me tell you, Ulanara was confined to the Yikun Palace by the Emperor's father because of an affair with a guard. As for Yongqi... when you were deposed and imprisoned in the Yanxi Palace, he was disliked by Ulanara because she was afraid that your affairs would implicate her. But fortunately, Concubine Wan Chen liked the Fifth Prince, so she asked the Emperor to adopt Yongqi. Originally, they lived a good life, but for some reason Yongqi offended the concubine sent by the Balin tribe and was framed and had one of his legs crippled. Concubine Wan was so angry that she killed Balin's brother and then committed suicide. Yongqi has asked the Emperor's father for permission to guard Concubine Wan's tomb in the imperial mausoleum for three years."

What? Yongqi's leg is broken?

"impossible……"

Hailan shook her head, still not believing Jingse's words. She didn't believe Ruyi would treat Yongqi like this, and she didn't believe Ruyi would abandon Hongli for a guard.

She struggled and stretched out her hands to grab Jingse's clothes. Seeing this, Su Lian thought Hailan was going to harm Jingse, so she hurried forward to protect Jingse behind her, "Princess, be careful."

Su Lian protected Jing Se and took a few steps back. Hai Lan missed and rolled off the couch. Without the quilt covering her, she was visibly thin, like skin and bones.

"Cough cough..."

"Princess Hejing, you lied to me, didn't you?"

Hailan raised her eyes, wanting to get an answer from Jingse.

Jing Se was not that stupid. She gently pushed Su Lian's hand away, walked in front of Hai Lan, and looked down at her.

"Are you the murderers of my mother?"

Hai Lan's heart trembled, and she looked blankly into the distance, as if she was afraid of meeting Jing Se's gaze. Hai Lan pretended to be calm, trying her best to hide her inner panic, "What are you... talking about? Didn't Empress Xiaoxian die by drowning? Don't you know all about these princesses?"

"You're lying." Su Lian pulled off the veil on her face, revealing her true appearance.