Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent.

After waiting for so long, Yihuan finally got what she wanted.

Hongli's expression was indifferent, as if he had misheard. He looked at Qi Ru in disbelief. He had clearly asked him to prepare contraceptive soup for Yihuan to drink, so how could she still get pregnant? Hongli's face did not show any joy. He asked Qi Ru again with an indifferent expression, "Doctor Qi, are you sure?"

Qi Ru suppressed the fear in his heart, not daring to look Hongli in the eye, and nodded, "Your humble servant...is sure."

Yihuan touched her belly happily and said, "Your Majesty, I finally have your child, but you don't seem happy."

Hongli was smiling with a forced smile. He was unhappy inside, but he didn't want others to see it. He patted Yihuan's shoulder and smiled reluctantly, "Happy, of course I'm happy. Qi Ru, you better take good care of Shupin's pregnancy..."

"Yes."

After the pregnancy was confirmed, Lan Qi and Yan Wan also came forward to congratulate her.

Yan Wan felt envious and smiled, "Congratulations, sister, for getting what you wished for."

Yi Huan smiled and extended her hand to Yan Wan, "Thank you for your kindness, sister. I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet, otherwise I definitely wouldn't be able to keep this child."

Hongli's face darkened instantly, and he asked, "What's going on?"

Xihe and Yihuan grew up together. Although they are nominally master and servant, Yihuan has always treated her as a good sister and has never treated her unfairly over the years. When she encountered the cunning servant today, she naturally had to seek justice for Yihuan from the emperor.

"I beg Your Majesty to intervene on behalf of my young master. Today, when Concubine Cheng and Noble Lady Ling invited our young master to the Imperial Garden to relax, they ran into the Imperial Concubine scolding Eunuch Zhao. The Imperial Concubine wanted to punish Eunuch Zhao with fifty lashes of the cane for a trivial matter. The three young masters thought this punishment was too severe, so they stepped forward to try and persuade him. Unexpectedly, a cunning servant rushed out and tried to smother Noble Lady Ling. My young master couldn't bear to watch this, so she stepped forward to stop him. As a result, the cunning servant pushed our young master. Fortunately, Noble Lady Ling acted quickly, and the dragon fetus was saved."

Hongli clenched his fist and punched the soft quilt with one punch, his tone cold, "You are such a bold slave, you have disregarded the law. Where is she now? Have Li Yu arrest her and have her executed by beating at the Ministry of Punishment."

Outside Chuxiu Palace, Ruyi asked Sanbao to tie up Rong Pei, and tied a few thorny vines behind her back, and then she apologized for her crime.

Yihuan was in favor. If Hongli knew that it was her new maid who hurt Yihuan, he would definitely vent his anger on her. At this moment, Ruyi regretted it very much. Why did she care about this trivial matter?

She held Ling Zhi's hand tightly and waited anxiously for Hongli's summons.

Rong Pei was even more nervous than her, fearing that the emperor would get angry and sentence her to death.

Lan Qi reminded her, "The Imperial Noble Consort is kneeling outside the Chuxiu Palace with her Rong Pei."

"Li Yu, go and invite the Imperial Concubine in."

Li Yu responded, accepted the order and withdrew. He walked to the palace gate. He hadn't seen Ruyi for many days. He glanced at her calmly and said, "Royal Noble Consort, the Emperor invites you in."

Ling Zhi helped Ruyi across the stairs by holding up her skirt. She looked at Li Yu anxiously, "Li Yu, is Yihuan okay? She just fell, she's not unconscious, is she?"

Li Yu was speechless. He was finding it increasingly difficult to understand Ruyi, or perhaps he had never understood Ruyi at all. When惢心 was around,惢心 was loyal and protective of her master, so his heart naturally leaned towards Ruyi.

The face of惢心 flashed through Li Yu's mind, and he felt an inexplicable pain in his heart. He didn't know whether she was living well in the Ling Mansion. What if she knew the news of Jiang Yebin's death, would she be unable to accept it?

Afraid that惢心 will do something stupid.

As Ruyi's voice, the troublemaker, rang out again, Li Yu finally came to his senses and said coldly, "Royal Concubine, go in and take a look and you'll know."

The Imperial Noble Consort actually had to look at the face of a eunuch. Ruyi's face instantly felt hot and painful. Li Yuke would no longer indulge her. After notifying her, he immediately turned around and returned to the emperor.

Ruyi's face looked extremely ugly, but she also knew that this was not the time to lose her temper, so she walked into Chuxiu Palace tremblingly.

The people in the room were still talking, but when they saw Ruyi come in, their faces instantly turned gloomy.

The lower-ranking officials and palace maids present saluted her. Ruyi walked slowly to the emperor and glanced at Yihuan.

Apart from his pale face, he doesn't look sick at all. He must be faking it.

Yihuan used to be so aloof and cold that she disdained to associate with other concubines, but now she has also learned to feign illness to win favor? She glanced at Lanqi and Yanwan, thinking that these two must have corrupted Yihuan.

"Yihuan, Rong Pei was wrong about the Locust Clan incident. I've already made her kneel at the gate of Chuxiu Palace to apologize for her crime. Don't bother with her."

Lan Qi gazed into Ruyi's eyes and said slowly, "Royal Consort, do you know that Rong Pei not only injured Yan Wan today, but also nearly killed Yi Huan's unborn child. Fortunately, the prince is fine, otherwise she would have been beaten to death immediately."

Ruyi raised her eyes and looked at Yihuan's lower abdomen, then shifted her gaze to her face.

Yihuan, who had just become a mother, was happy and did not intend to argue with others about it.

But Yanwan was also injured.

So this punishment must still be there.

Yihuan held Hongli's hand and said, "Your Majesty, I want to pray for good fortune for my unborn child. Eunuch Zhao and Rong Pei are both at fault. Why not send them to the Ministry of Punishment and give them ten strokes of the cane as a warning to others?"

Hongli did not object and let Jinzhong handle the matter. He also promoted Yanwan because of her contribution in saving the heir to the throne.

From Concubine Ling to Concubine Ling.

Yan Wan was overjoyed and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

Hongli said softly, "Princess Ling, you are also injured. Go back and rest. I will visit you later."

"Yes."

Then Hongli spoke to Yihuan for a few more words.

Ruyi looked very uncomfortable. Ever since she came into the house, Hongli had never looked at her straight in the eye. Now, seeing him and Yihuan being so affectionate, she felt as if she was the outsider.

In order to let Yihuan rest assured and take care of her pregnancy, Hongli took Qi Ru away from Chuxiu Palace on the pretext of having something to do.

Because he was worried about Yanwan, he asked Jinzhong to send Lanqi and Yanwan back to the palace.

After seeing Hongli off, Jinzhong waved his hand and several young eunuchs came up immediately to hold up Rong Pei.

Rong Pei panicked and shouted in fear, "What are you going to do? I'm the Imperial Concubine's close friend. How dare you be so rude to me? Aren't you afraid of offending the Imperial Concubine?"

Jinzhong sneered, "This entire Forbidden City belongs to the Emperor. The Imperial Concubine is of noble status, but she still has to obey the Emperor. How dare you, a lowly servant, sully the reputation of the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine? Come, slap them in the face."

He saw Yan Wan's injuries. Even though he knew that Yan Wan always had Ling Yunche in her heart and not him, even if Yan Wan wanted his life in the future, he would not be willing to touch a hair of Yan Wan. This lowly servant not only spoke rudely, but also dared to hurt Yan Wan. He could not swallow this humiliation.

The young eunuch hit Rong Pei without restraint. Her face was swollen and blood was oozing from the corners of her mouth. She screamed in pain, but she never begged for mercy.

"stop--"

Ruyi heard the screams coming from outside and rushed out immediately. Seeing Rong Pei was almost beaten into a pig's head, she scolded him harshly: "Jinzhong, you are so bold."

Jinzhong waved his hand, ordering the eunuchs to take Rong Pei away. Rong Pei was terrified and desperately asked Ruyi to save her. Jinzhong's lips curled slightly, and he turned around and respectfully bowed his head to Ruyi to explain, "Oh, Your Majesty, please understand. This maid was rude and disrespectful to the Emperor. I am here to teach her a lesson on your behalf. I believe your Majesty does not want another A Ruo to appear in the Yikun Palace."

"You--" Ruyi's hands trembled with anger, but she could not refute and could only watch Rong Pei being taken away.

Jinzhong saw that his goal had been achieved, so he stopped talking and said his respects before leaving. "Your Majesty, please take care. I still have to escort Concubine Cheng and Concubine Ling back to the palace on behalf of the Emperor, so I won't be seeing you off."

Ruyi was so angry that she felt dizzy, and only with Lingzhi's support did she barely return to Yiku Palace.