Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Yan Wan suppressed her smile and looked at Yu Yan pitifully, saying, "I heard that Zhen Shu was going to be sent back to the Yu Clan, so I came to see if there was anything I could do to help you, Your Majesty."

Yuyan tightened her grip on Lixin's hand, as if trying to hide something. She feigned indifference, a faint smile playing at the corners of her mouth, her eyes quirking slightly, a faint glint in them. Yet, her mind was already in turmoil, her thoughts racing.

She didn't believe Yan Wan would be so kind, and was afraid she was just trying to make fun of her. She stood there, looking at Yan Wan, not moving, not even blinking, and sneered, "Could your noble lady be so kind? Your noble lady must still be holding a grudge against me."

Yan Wan smiled alone, "How dare I?"

"Hmph, stop pretending in front of me. You're a palace maid climbing onto the dragon bed without a prince by your side. I want to see how far you can climb." Yuyan said disdainfully.

Not having children has been Yan Wan's regret for all these years. Yan Wan's heartbreak was touched upon. She followed Lan Qi's advice and stopped taking the abortion medication for half a year, but there was still no sign of pregnancy. She lowered her eyes, a look of sadness radiating from them, and said lightly, "I am not so blessed as Your Majesty, who gave birth to sons for the Emperor one after another. But I also pity Your Majesty..."

Yuyan frowned slightly, her eyes were filled with coldness, and she said angrily: "Have pity on me?"

Yanwan raised her eyebrows and gave Yuyan a mysterious smile. Li Xin felt something was wrong and shouted, "Your Excellency, please stop talking nonsense in front of Concubine Jia." Li Xin glanced sideways and said, "My lady, it's windy here. I'll take you back to Qixiang Palace."

Yan Wan would not miss this opportunity to strike a blow against Yu Yan. She shouted at Yu Yan's back, "I am childless and sad that I do not have the strong support of the Yu Clan. But I still feel sorry for the Empress. I am afraid that I will lose the support of the Yu Clan in the future."

Yuyan stopped in her tracks and turned back sharply. What was this woman babbling about? Was she cursing the prince? Yuyan glared at Yanwan fiercely, walked quickly up to her, and said bitterly, "Bitch, are you worthy enough to mention Yu and the prince in front of me?"

Yanwan's lips curled slightly, it seemed that Yuyan really didn't know that Prince Yu had entered the palace.

To provoke Yuyan, she said, "Your Highness, Concubine Jia, you may not know yet. Prince Yu forced his legitimate wife to death, and someone reported it to the Emperor. The Emperor was dissatisfied with this and had the Prince escorted to the capital early in the morning. He is currently undergoing training in the Yangxin Palace."

Yuyan has always been a steady person, but as long as it involves the Yu family and Prince Yu, she becomes irrational. She looks at Li Xin, eager to know the truth.

Li Xin was afraid that Yu Yan would blame her, so she was too scared to look her in the eye, but she cursed Yan Wan silently in her heart. Yu Yan got the answer from her expression, and without caring about Yan Wan, she rushed directly to the Yangxin Palace.

When she arrived, Prince Yu was being escorted out of the Yangxin Palace. He was walking outside the Zunyi Gate, and Yuyan saw him from a distance.

Fifteen years, fifteen years since they last met. Unexpectedly, their reunion would be like this. Yuyan stood high on the city wall and shouted, "Prince?"

Prince Yu also heard Yuyan's voice. He stopped and slowly turned around. He saw the girl who admired him again. He remembered the year they first met. He was only fifteen and Yuyan was only fourteen. She was flying a kite in the yard. Suddenly, the string broke and the kite fell on the tree where he was perched. Yuyan was very naughty at that time, completely unlike the women in the backyard of the palace. Yuyan climbed up the tree to pick up the kite, but was suddenly startled by the face under the kite. Her foot slipped and she fell from the tree. The prince hurried to pull her away, but accidentally fell to the ground with Yuyan.

The two just stared at each other, their hearts pounding. Yuyan thought she would marry the prince in the future, and the prince was also waiting for the day to grant the marriage.

However, the prince was waiting for the old prince's order. He wanted the most beautiful woman of the Yu family to go to the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to fight for the greatest benefits for the Yu family. Yuyan was the best candidate. The prince was very sad and told Yuyan about this. Although Yuyan was heartbroken, she hugged the prince from behind and said with tears in her eyes that she was willing to go to the Qing Dynasty for the prince.

So many years have passed, but Yuyan still can't forget the prince. She has been living with a man she doesn't love for many years, risking her life to give birth to children for him, and also having to compete for his favor with so many women. She is too tired.

Now that they met again, Yuyan laughed while crying.

The former crown prince had become a prince, but more than a decade had passed, and he seemed to have aged. Although he wore a hat, the gray hair on his temples betrayed him. The prince glanced at her indifferently before turning and quickly leaving. Because of the matter of his wife, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty had already been enraged and punished him. He was no fool. If he got involved in a life-threatening situation with a concubine in the Emperor's harem at this time, he would be completely finished.

Yuyan was very disappointed when she saw that the prince ignored her. She ignored the etiquette of the palace and ran while shouting: "Prince, Prince——"

Because she ran so fast, Yuyan twisted her ankle and fell on her butt.

Li was extremely anxious and rushed forward to help Yuyan, urging her to return to Qixiang Palace. Yuyan would not listen, she held her stomach and endured the pain and ran to kneel outside the Yangxin Palace.

Yan Wan hid not far away, watching Yu Yan's pain with great pleasure. However, Lan Cui behind her was puzzled and asked, "My lady, I don't understand. Didn't Concubine Cheng tell you not to get involved in this matter? Why did you go to Concubine Jia and tell her about Yu Shi? What if Concubine Cheng finds out and gets angry?"

Yan Wan sighed, "I was tortured by Jin Yuyan in Qixiang Palace for five years. Those five years still linger in my mind. Lan Cui, I was originally just an ordinary little palace maid, but Jin Yuyan tortured me for five years just because of my appearance." Yan Wan stroked her face, "I thought I was just unlucky, but when I found out that the Imperial Noble Consort had the ability but didn't save me, I was filled with hatred."

Lan Cui held back her tears and held Yan Wan's hand, "My lady, please don't say anything. It's all in the past."

Yan Wan glanced in Yu Yan's direction, and without lingering for long, she said softly, "Let's go to Guan Ju Palace."

When Yan Wan arrived at Guan Ju Palace, Lan Qi was reading a book. She smiled and said, "Sister, you seem to really like reading."

Lan Qi turned a page and said quietly, "The knowledge in the book can help one cultivate one's character. Are you feeling happier now, little sister?"

Yan Wan lowered her head, twisting her handkerchief between her fingers. She knew Lan Qi was talking about her private visit to Yu Yan. "Sister knows everything, I..."

Lan Qi closed the book, looked at Yan Wan and smiled, "Sister, there's no need to explain. I know everything. You've suffered so much for so many years with Concubine Jia, so it's only right that you get some interest back from her."

Yan Wan didn't understand. This was obviously a good opportunity. They could use the incident of the Seven Treasures Bracelet to get rid of Jin Yuyan directly, so that they would have a way out. However, Lan Qi did not take action and stopped Yan Wan from doing so.

She really wanted to know what Lan Qi was thinking. Lan Qi seemed to see through her thoughts and said slowly, "I know you hate Concubine Jia. The Imperial Concubine is very thoughtful. Although she has found evidence to prove that she and Master Anji did not have an affair, do you really think the Emperor is unaware of her having replaced the bracelet? This happened so long ago. I believe the Emperor must have taken the bracelet in his hands and carefully examined it more than once. The Emperor is not a foreigner, so it is natural that he cannot be unaware of carnelian and agate, unless..."

"Are you saying the Emperor did this on purpose?" Yan Wan continued, "He wanted to protect the Imperial Concubine?"

Lan Qi shook her head. "The emperor is ruthless. She's just a noble concubine. If she's unworthy, he can naturally depose her and reinstate her. But the noble concubine's affair with the master is a serious crime. If convicted, the royal family will be disgraced. Our emperor is a man who values ​​face. How could he allow such a thing to happen? So when Ruyi secretly had someone replace the bracelet, the emperor must have known about it. He was just going along with it and doing the noble concubine a favor."

"But those who work for her will probably be in trouble."

After hearing this, Yan Wan's heart skipped a beat. On the Emperor's birthday, she'd noticed Ling Yun Che was absent-minded and a little nervous, glancing at the Emperor and the palace gate from time to time. Could he be involved in the baby swap? Yan Wan couldn't believe it. When had her brother Yun Che become so close to the Imperial Concubine?