Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

As soon as she left the Yangxin Palace, Yihuan ran to the side and vomited.

She has been in this condition for several days.

Xihe patted Yihuan's back, eyes full of heartache, "My lady, you've been vomiting like this for several days. Why don't we ask an imperial physician to take a look? You've lost a lot of weight these past few days."

Yi Huan waved her hand, wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and glanced back at the Yangxin Palace. "I am fine. The Jinchuan Campaign is pressing right now, and I don't want to make it public."

Xihe got angry when talking about this. The emperor knew that Yihuan was someone assigned to him by the empress dowager, but he still asked Yihuan such a question.

"My lady, don't blame me for being nosy. What exactly is it about the Emperor that you're so obsessed with? He knows you're close to the Empress Dowager, yet he's still deliberately testing you..."

Yihuan smiled bitterly, she knew it very well.

But sometimes, once you fall in love, you fall in love. Her love for the emperor is unwavering, and she is very satisfied to have a place in Hongli's heart.

Xihe held Yihuan's hand and walked forward. "Because I was recommended to the Emperor by the Empress Dowager, I have to be more cautious. But I believe that in time, the Emperor will be able to see my true feelings for him."

Xihe smiled helplessly.

"My lady, I don't understand. Nianqin is a relative of the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor is only her adopted son. If the Emperor doesn't give her face like this, isn't he afraid that the Empress Dowager will completely break off relations with him?"

Yi Huan paused, poked Xi He's forehead, and scolded him softly, "Xi He, what do I teach you normally?"

Xi He rubbed his forehead and said, "There are many people in the harem with many eyes, so talk less and do more to avoid causing trouble."

"Just keep it in mind."

During the years Yihuan spent in the deep palace, she knew Hongli as well as Biyi.

She knew that Hongli's biological mother was Li Jingui from the Rehe Palace, but this was exactly what Hongli was most reluctant to admit. He did not have a mother of noble birth, and he had not been favored by the late emperor since childhood. Therefore, he regarded Zeng Huan as his biological mother and attached great importance to his legitimate son.

If Hongli heard what Xihe said, she might even lose her life.

Xihe held Yihuan's hand again, "But what about the Queen Mother? My lady, you have always been unwilling to say a good word for the Queen Mother. What if the Queen Mother blames you..."

Yi Huan said, "No problem."

Xi He said, "It would be great if my young lady could give birth to a prince like Concubine Jia and Concubine Chun did."

Yihuan subconsciously touched her belly. She wanted to, but she hadn't gotten pregnant in all those years, and gradually she came to terms with it. Children in the harem were unlikely to survive, and with all the intrigue, she couldn't bear the thought of her child spending his entire life in a cage.

In addition, the Queen Mother was watching her closely. If she became pregnant and gave birth to a child, she would definitely take the child away. What difference would this make between her and parting with her loved ones?

So she didn't force it.

At the beginning, she listened to Lan Qi's advice and secretly stopped taking pregnancy-maintaining medicine for half a year. Later, she took the secret recipe for fertility that she asked someone to bring back from outside the palace for a while, but it was all in vain.

My child, since we can’t force it, let it depend on fate.

Zeng Huan said she didn't care about Nianqin's affairs, but when she heard that Hongli sent Zhang Tingyu to deliver poisoned wine, she still fell ill for a long time.

This is a good deal for Ruyi.

Hongli handed the Phoenix Seal over to Ruyi for management on the grounds that Zeng Huan was unwell. He was also worried about Zeng Huan's health, so he went to the Cining Palace whenever he had time, acting as a filial son.

Before Zeng Huan recovered from her illness, news came from outside the palace that Yonghuang was seriously ill.

Hongli felt very uneasy when he heard this. Although he was angry about Yonghuang's evil intentions towards the throne and the misconduct in Changchun Palace, Yonghuang was his own son after all, and he had placed high hopes on him since he was a child. It would be a lie to say that he was not worried.

He had just lost the Ninth Prince, Yongjin, and did not want to suffer the loss of another beloved son. However, due to his reputation and the heavy workload of the Jinchuan Campaign, he had no time to go to the eldest prince's residence. He only instructed Li Yu to take Qi Ru to treat Yonghuang.

As for Ruyi, she learned the news of Yonghuang's serious illness from Yongqi.

That day, Yongqi got home from school and ran out immediately after returning to Yikun Palace. He was seen by Ruyi who was drying green plums in the main hall.

Ruyi thought that Yongqi was unlearned and didn't do his homework well, so she didn't know where he would go next, so she ordered Sanbao to stop Yongqi.

Yongqi came to Ruyi reluctantly.

Ruyi, who usually doesn't like Yongqi very much, now acts like his mother.

Although Yongqi disliked Ruyi, he still bowed respectfully and said, "Your son greets the Imperial Concubine."

Ruyi was stunned and looked at Yongqi. She couldn't remember when Yongqi stopped calling her Xian'e Niang and started calling her Imperial Noble Consort.

But she didn't care. She took a bucket of water and poured it on the green plums. She said coldly, "Yongqi, you are too unreasonable. You don't focus on your studies. You run out like a wild child every day. What kind of person is that?"

Yongqi was speechless for a moment.

After a long while, he finally explained, "In reply to the Imperial Concubine, I'm not being playful, but I've made an appointment with Empress Wan to go to the eldest prince's mansion to see my eldest brother today."

"Yonghuang? What happened to him?"

As the head of the harem, how could she not know that the eldest prince was seriously ill? Yongqi really couldn't understand why his father, who was always wise, brave, and decisive, would fall in love with a woman like Ruyi.

Is it true that behind every successful man there is a simple-minded woman?

In response to Ruyi's question, Yongqi patiently replied, "Yesterday, my eldest sister-in-law came to the palace to pay her respects. She mentioned my eldest brother's condition to Empress Chun, saying that it was getting worse. Empress Chun was worried, so she made an appointment with Empress Wan to go out of the palace to see my eldest brother. I overheard this by chance, so I asked Empress Wan to take me out of the palace with her."

Ruyi was silent.

She didn't know whether Hongli knew about this.

Wanyin waited and waited in Zhongcui Palace but Yongqi didn't show up, so she went to Yiku Palace to pick up Yongqi in person.

She nodded slightly to Ruyi and immediately took Yongqi's hand. Seeing the sweat on his forehead, she took the handkerchief from her waist and wiped it, saying softly, "Is Fifth Prince okay?"

Yongqi nodded obediently.

Ruyi was stunned for a moment when she saw the loving mother and filial son. She had never seen Yongqi smile so brightly. Even before Hailan was under house arrest, Yongqi had never smiled from the bottom of his heart like today.

"My lady?"

Wanyin called Ruyi several times before she came to her senses.

Seeing Wanyin holding Yongqi's hand, a gentle smile appeared on her lips.

"what happened?"

Wanyin said, "The eldest prince is seriously ill, and Concubine Chun is worried, so she asked the Emperor for permission to visit him at his residence. The fifth prince has always been close to the eldest prince, and he insisted on going with him. So, I'm here to pick up the fifth prince. Your Majesty, don't you mind?"

Ruyi shook her head, "I don't mind."

She reached out to touch Yongqi's head, but Yongqi subconsciously dodged.

Ruyi withdrew her hand awkwardly and said to Yongqi with a smile, "Wanyin, take good care of Yongqi."

"Concubine will do it."

After saying that, Wanyin took Yongqi's hand and left Yikun Palace.