Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

A red gauze curtain hangs above the bed, and the red dragon and phoenix candles on the table emit a gentle halo of light, creating a private and warm atmosphere.

Shuizhi changed out of Ruoxin's wedding gown and took off the phoenix crown. Her long flowing hair fell to her shoulders. Shuizhi combed her hair and said, "Madam, are you hungry? Do you want me to bring you some food?"

Suo Xin said calmly, "No need, Shuizhi. You've been tired all day, go back and rest early."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Yunche drunkenly pushed open the door of the bridal chamber.

He was leaning against the door frame, holding a jar of wine.

Shuizhi saluted, "Master."

Ling Yunche waved his hand and said vaguely: "You go down first."

Shuizhi looked back at惢心. She thought Ling Yunche would take good care of惢心, so she didn't think much about it, closed the door and left.

Looking at herself in the mirror,惢心's eyebrows were silent, and her eyes revealed a bit of loneliness. She whispered softly, "Ling Yunche, our engagement is just a sacrifice under the imperial power. I know you don't like me, and I don't love you either. In this mansion, we can just be a fake couple who respect each other like guests. Is that okay with you?"

Ling Yunche's head was groggy. When he heard someone talking, his eyes drifted to the source of the voice. He looked at Rong Xin's back, and the faint skin made him swallow unconsciously. Seeing that Ling Yunche didn't say anything, Rong Xin turned her head with difficulty and said, "Ling Yunche, are you listening?"

A pleasant sound was heard, and Ling Yunche began to have ringing sounds and hallucinations.

At first, it was Yan Wan, she told him why she left him, but he didn't want to listen. Then the face turned into Ruyi, she said that she was not happy with the emperor and wanted Ling Yunche to take her away.

Of course he is willing.

He couldn't wait to run towards Ruyi and picked her up.

Frightened by his actions, Ruoxin screamed and tried to get Ling Yunche to let her go. However, Ling Yunche had already drunk too much and had completely lost his mind. He put Ruoxin on the bed and tore off her clothes, revealing the ugly scars. However, Ling Yunche acted as if he didn't notice anything and took off his own clothes and pounced on her. Ruoxin couldn't move her whole body except for her left hand. Even if she struggled desperately to maintain her innocence, it was useless.

But the more Ruoxin struggled, the more excited Ling Yunche became.

There was nothing Ruoxin could do except cry and scream.

"You love me too, right? Otherwise you wouldn't have accepted the hairpin..."

Did he mistake惢心 for Wei Yanwan?

Suo Xin struggled desperately and screamed, "Ling Yunche, wake up, I am not your noble lady."

Ling Yunche stopped and looked up into惢心's eyes. He knew of course that the person under him was not Wei Yanwan.

He often drank with his brothers on weekdays, but this was the first time he was so drunk that he couldn't recognize people.

The face of "Ruyi" appeared in his mind, and his eyes were all about Ruyi. In a trance, he saw Ruyi smiling at him, her hand gently stroking his face, her long hair as smooth as black brocade falling behind her, and her snow-white skin under the thin veil revealing a jade-like luster.

Ling Yunche could no longer contain his inner desire and kissed惢心's red lips. Regardless of惢心's willingness or not, his hands wandered all over her body.惢心 was deeply hurt by his rough behavior, but she could only whimper, tears streaming down her face.

In the palace, she only wanted to be an ordinary maid, waiting to save enough money to marry the man she loved. But it seemed that fate always played tricks on her, always torturing her just when she was about to find happiness. After finally escaping the palace, she fell into another trap.

It was unknown how long it took before Ling Yunche left her.

In the darkness,惢心 stared at his profile viciously. If she had a knife in her hand, she would stab Ling Yunche's neck without hesitation.

"Ruyi... Ruyi... leave him and come back to me, okay?" Ling Yunche talked in his sleep in a daze.

Suo Xin stared at him for a long time.

Ling Yunche was calling out to Ruyi. He had actually completely abandoned Wei Yanwan and fallen in love with Ruyi? He even considered himself her replacement.

But when did Ling Yunche fall in love with Ruyi?

惢心's pupils dilated, and she suddenly felt nauseous. This disgusting couple. She clenched her fists, wishing she could expose their scandal to the public. But she knew now was not the best time.

Li Yu and Jiang Yubin didn't know that惢心 had suffered inhuman torture on her wedding night.

Qixiang Palace was completely silent. The sound of a falling vase suddenly woke Yuyan up. Li Xin hurried over to Yuyan with a candle and patted her on the back, "My lady, are you okay?"

Yuyan had just had a nightmare and was still in shock. Li Xin put down the candle and poured her a glass of water. As Yuyan was drinking, she heard crying and noise coming from outside the house.

"Ninth Prince passed away—"

Yuyan heard this clearly. She quickly grabbed Lixin's hand and shouted, "What were they talking about outside just now? Who died?"

Li Xin was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, kowtowed and cried, "Yes... Ninth Prince..."

"Asshole, how could it be Yongjin? You must be lying to me. I have to go and take a look."

Before she had taken two steps, Yuyan felt dizzy and passed out.

The prince died, and the harem was in chaos again.

When Hongli got the news, he immediately rushed to Qixiang Palace. Yuyan had just woken up at this time. She hugged Hongli and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, Yongjin is gone. He was so young. Why did he leave me? It's all my fault for not taking good care of him."

Yongjin's death was also a great blow to Hongli.

That's his son too.

According to the wet nurse, a mouse entered Yongjin's room. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the mouse came out to look for food and accidentally knocked over a porcelain vase, which scared Yongjin to death.

But ever since Jiang Yebin diagnosed Yongjin with heart palpitations and told him not to be frightened, Yuyan had removed all the porcelain vases and sharp objects from Yongjin's room in Qixiang Palace. Where did the porcelain vases in the side hall come from?

Unless someone did it on purpose.

A palace servant saw Jiang Yubin holding a black package when he came to Qixiang Palace to treat the Ninth Prince, and the package disappeared when he left.

Hongli felt that this matter was rather suspicious, so he asked Li Yu to go to the Imperial Hospital to bring Jiang Yubin.

As the head of the harem, Ruyi naturally had to come to Qixiang Palace to see what was happening.

Ruyi said, "Your Majesty, I don't think Jiang Yubin would do such a thing."

Unexpectedly, the moment Yuyan saw her, her anger surged. She pointed at Ruyi's nose and cursed, "You were the one who instigated Jiang Yubin, weren't you? If you have any grievances, come to me. Why did you want to harm my Yongjin? He's just a child. What threat can he pose to you?"

Ruyi felt extremely aggrieved. "Jiapin, please be careful with what you say. I have never intended to harm you and your son. Please don't slander me so casually."

Yongjin died when he was only three or four months old.

Yuyan was in so much pain that she almost fainted from crying several times. Li Xin urged her to think more about the Fourth and Eighth Princes. Only then did Yuyan cheer up.

Hongli ordered Yongjin to be buried next to Prince Duanhui. In order to comfort Yuyan, he promoted her to the position of concubine and asked the Ministry of Punishment to thoroughly investigate the matter.

This can be considered a blessing in disguise for Yuyan.

When Li Yu arrived at the Imperial Hospital, Jiang Yubin was the only one there.

He sat in the lobby, something in front of him. The crimson, the white silk, the dagger—it didn't look like a good thing. Li Yu hurried forward and asked, "Jiang Yebin, what are you doing?"

Jiang Yubin smiled and said, "Li Yu, I knew you would come."

"Qixiang Palace is in chaos right now. The Emperor asked me to come find you."

Jiang Yebin ignored him and took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Li Yu, "Please give it to惢心 for me."

Li Yu took it and looked at the envelope. It turned out to be a farewell letter. He looked at Jiang Yebin in confusion and said, "What does this mean?"

Jiang Yebin smiled and said, "I killed the Ninth Prince. The Emperor must have known about this. Murdering a prince is a grave crime that can result in the extermination of nine generations of the family. I know my sin is grave, and I will use the life of an innocent child to avenge惢心. I am willing to sacrifice my life for another's."

He killed the prince, so there was no doubt that he would die.

After hearing his story, Li Yu fell to the ground in shock. He hadn't expected it to be Jiang Yebin. How could he dare to attack the prince? This was a heinous crime punishable by extermination of all nine generations of his family. How could he dare?

Li Yu's face was pale and he was trembling, unable to even speak clearly. "Jiang Yebin, is it worth it to take revenge on a vicious woman like Jin Yuyan?"

"For惢心, even if it means sacrificing my life, what does it matter?"

Both fell silent.

Li Yu couldn't believe it. He didn't expect Jiang Yebin's love for惢心 was so deep. No wonder惢心 loved Jiang Yebin instead of him.

After a while, Jiang Yebin broke the silence.

He said, "Don't tell惢心 about my death. If she finds out one day, give her this letter and tell her that I love her, but we are not destined to be together in this life. Jiang Yebin will be her husband in the next life."

Li Yu turned her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, then replied, "Don't worry, I will take good care of惢心."

Jiang Yebin stood up, stood on a stool, and put his head into the white silk. He smiled and said one last word to Li Yu, "惢心, I'll trouble you from now on."

After saying that, he kicked the stool away, and after struggling for a few times, he completely lost his life.

He,惢心 and Jiang Yubin came from a small county town. Because their families were poor, they were sold to wealthy families as slaves when they were young.

Li Yu had a miserable life. He was sold into the palace to be a eunuch since he was young.

After more than a decade of living in the palace as a treadmill, he unexpectedly bumps into his fellow townspeople,惢心 and Jiang Yubin. His intelligence and abilities are appreciated by the Imperial Concubine, who then appoints him as the Imperial Chamberlain.

She thought it was the beginning of a good life, but she never expected that even though she was the emperor's favorite, she still couldn't protect her loved ones and friends. Now she had to watch her former friend commit suicide before her eyes.