Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Jinzhong helped Hongli into the imperial chariot. As they set out, trailed by a group of eunuchs and guards, Hongli glanced behind him and realized Ling Yunche had disappeared again. He had returned to the imperial court as soon as his injury healed, but now he was nowhere to be found. Could he be looking for惢心 again? He'd forgotten the pain after the wound had healed. When Ling Yunche returned, he would definitely teach him a lesson.

Li Yu returned to the ear room, took some supplements and cloth and went to Yiku Palace. He looked at the red silk in his hand happily, thinking that惢心 might be happier seeing these.

In order to better take care of惢心, Jiang Yebin stayed up all day, and except for making medicine, he stayed by惢心's side almost every step of the way. He was exhausted all day, and the hair on his head had turned visibly whiter. Li Yu pushed the door open, placed the supplements and silk on the table, and then walked to the bed.

She had lost weight, and her cheeks, which originally had some baby fat, had become sunken. Her big eyes were bulging and staring at the ceiling. Pale and thin was no longer enough to describe Suoxin. It would be more appropriate to say that she looked like a dead person with her eyes open.

"惢心, drink the medicine." Jiang Yebin fed the medicine to惢心's mouth spoon by spoon, but she just didn't want to open her mouth, and the medicine flowed from the corners of her mouth onto the pillow.

Even when Li Yu spoke to her, she pretended not to hear.

Li Yu felt distressed. If possible, he would rather be the one who was disabled. He hated Jin Yuyan, and he also hated himself for not being able to do anything.

"Li Yu?"

Hearing someone calling him, Li Yu turned around and saw it was Ruyi. He immediately wiped the tears from his eyes, walked outside, and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine is calling me?"

Ruyi glanced at惢心, sighed helplessly, and said, "Is惢心 still the same?"

Li Yu burst into tears, "My Lady Imperial Concubine,惢心 has been by your side since we moved to the Qian Mansion. For so many years, she has always put you first in everything she does. Even in a place like the Cold Palace,惢心 stayed with you for three years. This servant,惢心, Jiang Yebin, and I are from the same hometown and have known each other for many years.惢心 used to be a kind and innocent girl, but now she has been harmed and turned into this half-human, half-ghost appearance. This servant does not understand why God would treat such a good girl so cruelly? And there is also the harmful Concubine Jia. Although her rank has been demoted, she still has a prince, and it is only a matter of time for her to make a comeback. But this servant just cannot accept this. How can such a vicious person be worthy of being the mother of a prince?"

Ruyi was silent.

How could she not understand what Li Yu said? Jin Yuyan, in order to become the empress, had not hesitated to use harsh means to harm her, even using a woman's most precious reputation to frame her, ultimately harming an innocent person. It was truly abhorrent. It was not that she did not propose severe punishment to Hongli, but Hongli was wary of Yuyan's family, so he only temporarily withdrew her position as imperial concubine.

Ruyi curled her lips, "Don't worry, Eunuch Li. I will settle this score with Rong Xin sooner or later. It's just that Zhenshu volunteered to take the blame, so the Emperor and I can't do anything about it yet. But we still have a long time in the palace, and we will eventually find Concubine Jia's fault. Just be patient and wait."

Li Yu was helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Seeing Li Yu crying, Ruyi's old habit came back. She took off the handkerchief from her waist and handed it to Li Yu, saying, "Don't be sad. The most important thing right now is to heal惢心's injury. I still hope that she can accompany me to stand at the top of the harem."

Li Yu was in a daze. He took the handkerchief and wiped away his tears in a dull manner. The palace was a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones. He had accompanied Ruyi to the cold palace before, and was poisoned by snakes, drugs, and arsenic. This time, he was crippled again. Next time, he might even lose his life.

Velvet flowers, a lifetime of prosperity. But the velvet flowers he gave to惢心 did not bless惢心.

He found it hard to accept and fell to his knees with a plop, begging, "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. Even if you don't pity me, please have mercy on Suo Xin. She has been by your side for more than ten years. When she was in the Yanxi Palace, she was often bullied by A Ruo. She worked hard to become your senior maid, but now she has become like this. It's a life worse than death. Let her go, let her leave the palace and find true freedom."

Since you can't keep her, just let her go. Only in this way will惢心 have hope of survival.

Ruyi glanced sideways at Jiang Yebin, who was trying to persuade her earnestly. Suddenly, she felt a little guilty and murmured, "It's all my fault. 惢心 mentioned her marriage to Jiang Yebin to me back then. I felt the time was not right and wanted to keep her for a while longer. If I had known this would happen... ah..."

Ruyi really regretted it and wanted to do her best to make it up to惢心.

"Don't worry, when惢心 gets better, I will ask the Emperor to grant her a marriage, so that she and Jiang Yebin can finally be together."

Li Yu was happy to hear this. He was close to the emperor and could not escape from the palace anyway. If惢心 could live the life she wanted, he would be truly happy for her.

Li Yu was about to thank her when Ruyi held out her hand to stop him. "Alright, there's no need to say thank you.惢心 is someone close to me. Seeing her like this, I feel bad too. It's getting late. You should go back to the Yangxin Palace first. You are someone close to the Emperor and should always put the Emperor first. You keep coming to the Yikun Palace to see惢心 and see how she behaves. If someone with ulterior motives catches you, you'll lose the position of Chief Eunuch you worked so hard to climb to.惢心 is with me, and Jiang Yebin is taking care of her. What else do you have to worry about?"

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Li Yu bowed, tears in his eyes, and looked at惢心 reluctantly.

Li Yu was in such a hurry that he paid no attention to the oncoming Hongli. By the time Sanbao tried to warn him, it was too late. He'd bumped into him without noticing. Li Yu covered his face in pain and was about to curse, but when he saw it was the emperor, he knelt in terror and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was distracted and that's why... that's why I didn't see..."

Hongli's face was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "Didn't you go to the Imperial Hospital for abdominal pain? Why are you in Yikun Palace?"

There were traces of tears on Li Yu's face, and she was holding Ruyi's personal handkerchief in her hand.

"Slave..." Li Yu's thinking became slow. Faced with Hongli's sudden question, his mind went blank for a moment.

Seeing Hongli, Ruyi ran up to him with great joy and hugged his arm. Her face was filled with happiness and she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it has been a long time since you came to Yikun Palace. I have missed you so much."

As she spoke, she glanced at Li Yu and continued, "Just now, I saw Eunuch Li running hurriedly through the Yikun Palace, so I asked Shuizhi to stop him. Upon asking, I learned that Eunuch Li had been suffering from abdominal pain for a long time. You also know that Jiang Yubin has been helping me treat惢心, so I asked him to come into the palace to let Jiang Yubin take a look at him."

Hongli looked at Li Yu doubtfully, "Really?"

Li Yu kept his head down, his dark eyes curved like the moon, and replied calmly, "I dare not deceive the emperor. I have been feeling bloated for the past few days and I am afraid of losing my composure in front of the palace, so I wanted to go to the Imperial Hospital for a checkup."

Ruyi didn't give Hongli a chance to ask more questions. She took his hand and pulled him into the house, saying coquettishly, "I just got some good tea. Your Majesty, would you like to come in and try it?"

Hongli raised his eyebrows slightly, held Ruyi's hand in reverse, and his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. The joy in his heart was like a trickle, flowing slowly in his heart.

Li Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hongli and Ruyi enter the room. His forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and even his body was soaked with sweat. Jinzhong hurried forward to help Li Yu up, but he did not let the emperor take the opportunity to demote Li Yu. His eyebrows were full of disappointment, but he had to pretend to care. Even his tone was full of worry: "Master, are you okay?"

Li Yu's expression was blank for a moment, as if due to excessive shock, and he replied solemnly: "I'm fine, thanks to the Imperial Noble Consort today."

Jinzhong was a little nervous, worried that Li Yu would suspect him. He hurriedly explained, "Master, I didn't know the emperor would suddenly come to the Yikun Palace, otherwise I would have informed you."

"Master doesn't blame you."

After saying that, Li Yu stood outside the house to guard the door.