Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Hongli's eyes were full of regret and self-blame. He regretted that he had not treated Langya better when she was alive. After a moment of silence, he came back to his senses after Ruyi called out to him a few times.

Knowing the truth, Hongli asked Li Yu to take Lianxin away.

Ruyi naturally didn't believe that what she had experienced before had nothing to do with Langya. She took Hongli's arm and wanted him to make the decision for her. She said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, I don't believe that what happened before had nothing to do with the Empress."

Hongli was restless and didn't want to continue this topic with Ruyi. He held her in his arms and said soothingly, "Alright, Ruyi, Langya is dead. Even if she did many wrong things in her life, what does it matter? The dead are gone. Let those things rest in peace with Langya's passing."

"But the emperor..."

Seeing that she wanted to say more, Hongli let go of her hand, turned around and walked to the table, lowered his head and picked up the pen, and said coldly: "You go back first, I have something else to do, I will come to see you later."

Ruyi said no more, knelt down and bowed, then left.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Ruyi kept wondering why the emperor didn't support her. Was it because there was no one in her family and the emperor needed the support of the Fucha family?

Has the emperor forgotten the friendship we shared when we were on the wall?

The more Ruyi thought about it, the more unwilling she became, and even a hint of desire for power flashed in her eyes.

After leaving the Yangxin Palace, Lianxin did not return to the Changchun Palace. When passing by the Lotus Lake, she stood on the bridge, looking at the dark water surface, and she began to cry.

Langya died, and her younger siblings also died of a cold due to Fucha's negligence. She had no relatives to rely on in this world.

The cold wind at night made her feel chilly, but it couldn't resist the chill in her heart.

In fact, Lianxin has always known that Langya is a good person. If she had not been in the palace and often provoked by Ruyi, and if she had not been afraid of losing her position as queen, Langya would have given her to Wang Qin. After learning about her experience, Langya was also heartbroken, but Langya was soft-hearted and could not resist the instigation of Concubine Jia and Su Lian, and eventually harmed herself.

Lianxin lost the will to live. She stepped onto the stone railing and jumped into the lake.

Lianxin's death did not cause any waves in the palace. People just treated her as an ordinary palace maid. She was dead, so she was wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave by the corpse-carriers.

Hongli summoned Yu Hu and asked her if she had found out whether Su Lian's death was suicide or self-inflicted.

Yu Hu hesitated for a while, but still handed the pearl flower in his sleeve to Hongli. Hongli recognized it at a glance as the one he gave to Lujun on the Chinese Valentine's Day.

But Hongli did not reveal the truth and only asked about Lujun's recent situation.

Yu Hu said, "The Queen has passed away. As the head of all the concubines, Imperial Concubine Chun is currently in charge of the funeral rites for the Queen."

Hongli snorted coldly and threw the pearl flower onto the table. "She is very proactive. Even Concubine Jia obeys her orders."

"I heard from Kexin that Concubine Chun brought the Sixth Prince to visit the Empress Dowager at the Cining Palace today. The Empress Dowager mentioned that Empress Xiaoxian recommended Concubine Chun for empress."

Hongli was shocked. He never expected that Concubine Chun would be so eager to take the throne right after the Queen's death.

He snorted coldly, "You usually just stay in Zhongcui Palace all day, and act like a mouse seeing a cat when you see me and the Empress Dowager. And now you're rushing to Cining Palace to curry favor with the Empress Dowager?"

Although Yu Hu had some doubts in her heart, she did not bring up the matter when she saw that Hongli did not mention it.

Hongli returned to the table and nodded slightly: "Forget it, bury Su Lian properly. After all, she was the Queen's maid."

Yu Hu responded, "Yes."

These days, the rain has been falling, as if God is heartbroken for Langya's passing.

According to etiquette, the queen's coffin will be sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial after seven days, and today is the sixth day.

Ever since Langya passed away, Hongli locked himself in the Yangxin Palace, writing poems every day to mourn Langya. Hailan sneered and threw paper money into the basin and burned it.

Our emperor did not know how to cherish people when they were alive, but now that they are gone, he has become more affectionate. I am afraid that if the late empress knew about this, she would probably regret that she died too late.

There was constant crying throughout the palace. Although everyone had tears in their eyes, no one in the entire harem, except Jingse, was sincere.

After the prayer, Hailan took Yongqi's hand and walked to Ruyi, saying, "Sister, I heard Yongqi has been coughing for the past two days. I want to take him to the Imperial Hospital for a checkup."

Ruyi glanced at Hailan and comforted her, "Go, the child's illness is more important."

After getting Ruyi's permission, Hai Lan took Yongqi's hand and left Changchun Palace.

In the past few days, Lujun has been staying in Changchun Palace every day, taking care of Langya's funeral. She does everything herself and works hard, hoping to perform well in front of the emperor and the empress dowager.

She couldn't even take care of her child in time.

Yong Zhang was old and could take care of himself, but her sixth prince Yong Rong was only three years old and was being taken care of by his wet nurse in Xiefang Palace. She couldn't leave Changchun Palace, but she was worried, so she had to send Ke Xin to check on him.

In Xiefang Palace, the wet nurse was feeding Yongrong with a bowl of bird's nest porridge.

Ke Xin sighed, her brows filled with worry. "Alas, Miss Chun has been busy with the funeral of the late Queen these days and has no time to take care of Sixth Prince. It's really hard for Sixth Prince."

The wet nurse echoed, "Sixth Prince is still young and needs his mother's care. This Concubine Chun..."

The wet nurse hesitated to speak, but Ke Xin naturally understood what she meant. However, in the harem now, the only ones who could compete for the position of queen were Concubine Chun and Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian had nothing, while Concubine Chun had three sons, so naturally she had to plan for her sons' future and of course she had to perform well.

"Don't talk about the young lady in front of the prince. The queen's funeral is coming soon, and the Sixth Prince will also go to see her off."

Ke Xin scolded in a low voice, and the wet nurse quickly nodded in agreement.

After feeding Yongrong some liquid food, Kexin picked up Yongrong and carried him out of Xiefang Palace.

"This servant greets the Empress Chengpin."

"Yongrong greets Empress Cheng."

Lan Qi ran into Ke Xin and her wet nurse who were holding Yong Rong.

Seeing that Yongrong was well-behaved and cute, Lan Qi couldn't help but step forward and pinch Yongrong's little face. Yongrong buried his face in Kexin's neck with a smile.

Lan Qi smiled and said, "Miss Ke Xin, are you going to take the Sixth Prince to Changchun Palace?"

Ke Xin nodded, "Yes, the Empress passed away these past few days, and our young master was busy with the funeral ceremonies and had no time to take care of the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince has not been able to eat or drink these past few days, and I am really heartbroken to see him like this."

"Father Emperor, Empress Cheng, I haven't seen Father Emperor for a long time..." Yongrong suddenly struggled in Kexin's arms.

"Sixth Prince, be good. The Emperor is busy. He will take you to see the Emperor after Miss Chun finishes presiding over the Empress's funeral." Ke Xin comforted him.

"No, no, I just want to go see the Emperor now."

Ke Xin was in a dilemma, "This..."

Lan Qi smiled and said, "Miss, if you feel at ease, I'm going to the Yangxin Palace to see the Emperor. Why don't you let me take the Sixth Prince with me?"

Ke Xin was overjoyed when she heard this. In her heart, Lan Qi was a non-competitive person and naturally would not do anything to hurt Yong Rong. "Really? That's wonderful. Thank you, Concubine Cheng. I thank you on behalf of my young mistress."

Lan Qi held Yongrong's hand as they walked on the palace road. Because it was raining and she was afraid that the prince would catch a cold, Lan Qi tilted the umbrella to try not to let Yongrong get wet.

When passing the Locust Gate, Lan Qi saw Yong Zhang standing not far away from her, staring blankly at Hai Lan and Yong Qi who were squatting in front of him.

Yongrong tried to break free from Lan Qi's hand and run forward, but Lan Qi grabbed him, covered his mouth and hid behind the locust door.

Yongrong opened his eyes wide and asked in confusion: "Empress Cheng, why should we hide when we see our third and fifth brothers?" Lan Qi did not answer, but asked Yongrong to be quiet.

Hai Lan straightened Yongqi's clothes and deliberately shouted at him, "Yongqi, tomorrow is the day your mother's coffin will be moved to the Guande Hall on Jingshan Mountain. It's a big day, so you must remember not to cry on that day, okay?"

Yongqi was still young, so he naturally didn't understand Hailan's intention, because the palace nanny and the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had told him that if he didn't cry sadly enough at the funeral, the emperor would be angry.

Hai Lan stole a glance in Yong Zhang's direction to make sure he could hear the conversation, then she deliberately mentioned that on the day of Langya's funeral all the princes and princesses would pretend to cry miserably, and if Yong Qi could remain calm, he would surely impress the Emperor.

It turns out that in the previous life, Concubine Chun and her son were suspected by the emperor and fell out of favor because of Hai Lan's scheme.

Killing two birds with one stone, Hailan's trick is really brilliant.

Not only did Su Lujun lose her position as queen forever, but even her two princes had no chance of becoming crown prince.

"Go to Yonghe Palace." Lan Qi said.

Ji Tao was surprised. "Isn't the young lady going to the Yangxin Palace?"

Lan Qi smiled slightly and walked towards Yonghe Palace with Yongrong.