Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

The harem cannot be without a master. Seeing that Hongli insisted, Zeng Huan did not force him to appoint a queen, so she proposed to appoint an imperial concubine to replace the queen in charge of the harem.

Hongli thought this move was feasible.

These days he has been thinking about who is the most suitable one. The only ones above the position of concubine are Concubine Chun Su Lujun, Concubine Xian Ruyi and Concubine Jia Jin Yuyan.

During Langya's funeral, Lujun wanted to compete for the position of queen and raised two inappropriate princes. Moreover, the pearl flower in Sulian's hand after her death made him suspect that Lujun wanted to murder Langya. Therefore, Hongli would never consider promoting Su Lujun to the position of imperial concubine.

The only options there are Ruyi and Yuyan. Yuyan has the powerful Yu family behind her and two princes under her knees. She seems to be the most suitable candidate at the moment, but with her foreign ancestry and Yuyan's temper, if she becomes the queen in the future, won't Hongli's harem be in turmoil?

After much thought, Hongli decided that Ruyi was the most suitable woman. She had no children, no one in her family, and was sincere to him. If Ruyi became the empress, she would definitely treat his children as her own.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?" Seeing Hongli was in a trance, Ruyi shouted.

Hongli tilted his head and touched the dragon throne beside him with his hand. There was a hint of loneliness in his eyes. He said, "Ruyi, I am above thousands of people and look down on thousands of people. But among these thousands of people, I always feel lonely." He stretched out his hand to Ruyi and said, "Come to me, I want to be with you."

Ruyi rarely heard Hongli say these sweet words to her, but at this moment, they sounded extremely pleasant to her.

With tears in her eyes, she placed her hand on Hongli's palm and choked out, "Your Majesty."

Hongli covered her hand and said sincerely, "Ruyi, I chose you to be my legitimate wife from the beginning. After Empress Xiaoxian passed away, I wanted to grant you the throne of empress."

To sleep in the same bed in life, to be buried in the same coffin in death, to be painted together, these were Ruyi's wishes. But only the empress could do these things for Hongli.

She leaned on Hongli's shoulder and said, "Your Majesty, I am terrified of the position of Empress."

Hongli was puzzled. With so many people vying for the position of empress, why was she afraid when he handed it to Ruyi?

"Why are you so anxious? Is it because of your aunt?" Hongli thought for a moment and continued, "You are different from your aunt. So what if it was the Ulanara family? I had no control over the situation in the early years, but now it is all over. Who I choose as the empress is always my decision. Ruyi, listen, I am the emperor and a husband. The one who accompanies me is my empress and my wife."

"But Your Majesty, I have never thought of becoming an empress. However, when my aunt passed away, she asked me something. I was hesitant. My aunt asked me if I wanted to share the same bed with Hongli and die in the same coffin. I did want to, but I wanted to share the same bed with Your Majesty and die in the same coffin. I could only be an empress."

Hongli smiled with relief, "This means we are destined to be together. I feel very lonely on this deserted mountain top. I want you to be by my side, and I only want you to be by my side. Is that okay?"

Ruyi stood up, hugged Hongli, and let his head rest on her abdomen, "Okay."

Ruyi finally got what she wanted. She loved Hongli and Hongli also loved her. So even if Langya used her family background to become Hongli's legitimate wife and even sat on the position of queen, it would not last long.

Although Ruyi doesn't seem to care on the surface and appears to be as calm and indifferent as a chrysanthemum in front of outsiders, what she thinks in her heart is that only she, and only she, can share the same bed and coffin with Hongli. She is Hongli's only wife and the only queen.

Because she had to remain chaste for Empress Xiaoxian for three years, Hongli did not directly make Ruyi the empress, but first appointed her as the Imperial Noble Consort.

While Hongli was happy, Ruyi knelt down again to plead for Hailan, asking Hongli to allow her to visit Hailan in the Yanx Palace for Yongqi's sake.

Although Hongli was unhappy, he agreed.

When Yuyan found out, she got very angry in Qixiang Palace.

She originally thought that apart from Concubine Chun, she was the most qualified to become the empress, but she didn't expect that after all her scheming for so long, she ended up making wedding dresses for others.

Yuyan threw the last vase in her hand, and it smashed into pieces at Lixin's feet. Suddenly, Yuyan felt a cramp in her abdomen, and she fell to the ground holding her stomach. Seeing this, Zhenshu immediately sent Lixin to bring her the pregnancy-preserving medicine.

Zhenshu helped Yuyan sit on the couch and gently patted her back to help her breathe. "My lady, you are just an imperial concubine. Please don't disturb the fetus."

Yuyan was furious and said angrily, "How could I not be anxious? The Emperor promoted Consort Xian to Imperial Noble Consort and gave her the power to rule the six palaces. It's clear that he wants to make her Empress. News has come from the Yu family that the old prince is dying. If the old prince really passes away one day, I want to become Empress when the Crown Prince ascends the throne."

Zhenshu smiled and gave a logical analysis, "My lady, don't panic. She's just an Imperial Noble Consort. We don't know what she'll become in the future. We just need to wait for an opportunity to pull Imperial Noble Consort Xian down from her perch."

Yuyan listened to Zhenshu's words and felt that they made sense, so she was not so angry anymore.

In Zhongcui Palace, Lujun had been in a coma for many days and had no idea what was happening outside. As soon as she woke up, she rushed to see Yongzhang and was happened to be seen by Kexin who was coming back with medicine.

Ke Xin immediately put down the medicine in her hand, ran to the bedside anxiously, and held down the restless Lu Jun, "My lady, you just woke up and your body is weak. You must not move around."

Lujun held Kexin's hand and asked nervously, "Where's Yongzhang? I'm going to ask the emperor not to blame Yongzhang. It's all my fault as his mother."

"What happened?" Chen Wanyin heard the noise in the main hall in the side hall and immediately rushed over to see what happened.

"Lady Wan, please help me persuade my young lady. She wants to go find the Third Prince." Ke Xin pleaded.

Lujun pushed Kexin away, not even bothering to put on her shoes. She ran to Wanyin and said in horror, "Wanyin, tell me, was Yongzhang scolded by the emperor? What happened to him?"

Wanyin glanced at Kexin, pulled Lujun to the bed, and covered her with the quilt. She said in a gentle tone, "Don't worry, sister. The Third Prince is being well taken care of in Xiefang Palace. The emperor's anger has subsided. You don't have to worry."

"But I always feel uneasy. No, I have to go and explain everything to the emperor." As she said this, Lujun wanted to lift the quilt and get out of bed again.

Wanyin hurriedly stopped her and told her everything that happened after Lujun fainted that day.

Lujun found it a little unbelievable. She never expected that Yonghuang and Yongzhang would be disliked by the emperor. It was actually Hailan's fault. But she couldn't understand why. They were so close when they were in the Qiandi Palace. When Ruyi was banished to the cold palace and Hailan was bullied, she was the only one willing to give Hailan a little care and warmth. She was also the only person in the harem willing to talk to her. But why did Hailan end up hurting her and her son like this?

Lujun turned to look at Kexin and asked, "Kexin, has anyone visited me during the time I was unconscious?"

Ke Xin said as if in embarrassment: "Princess Cheng, Noble Lady Ling, and Concubine Shu came to see you."

"Where is Concubine Xian?" Lujun asked persistently.

"Noble Concubine Xian...she..." Ke Xin hesitated and didn't dare to say anything. She was afraid that Lujun would be furious when she knew that Ruyi was named Imperial Noble Concubine.

Wan Yin, who was standing by, tried to persuade her, "Sister, don't get excited. Imperial Concubine Xian has been appointed by the Emperor as Imperial Concubine, and the canonization ceremony will be held on the second day of next month. Perhaps you're busy, so..."

Wanyin felt more and more guilty as she spoke, and even her voice became softer.

Lujun widened her eyes and leaned weakly on the soft pillow. She stared at the bed curtains for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter, "I'm wrong. I'm wrong."

What sisterhood? You, Ruyi, are so good that for the throne of Queen, you don't hesitate to harm my son's future, and even don't let Yonghuang, whom she raised in her early years, go.

Lujun pounded her fist on the quilt unwillingly, tears falling silently from the corners of her eyes. "Ulanara, you will get your retribution."