Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

The appearance of Hongli was like a ray of light, illuminating Yonghuang's gloomy face.

After seeing Hongli, Yonghuang shed tears and felt better.

He called out to his long-lost father.

Hongli wanted to be alone with Yonghuang for a while, so he asked everyone present to leave.

Hongli took Yonghuang from Lujun's hands, hugged him as he had when they were children, and stroked his forehead. Yonghuang was his eldest son, the one he had raised from childhood. Now, because of him, he had become neither human nor ghost, and Hongli blamed himself deeply.

He had promised Chu Ying to take good care of their only son, but it seemed he had broken his promise.

He touched Yonghuang's head and said, "Yonghuang, I'm sorry for you."

"The Emperor needs you, you have to get better, okay?"

Yonghuang smiled.

The corridor was very quiet.

Everyone was immersed in grief, and no one dared to disturb the last warmth of Hongli and his son. Suddenly, an untimely cry broke through the sky, and everyone looked towards the source of the sound.

Ruyi had fiery red lips and was wearing a bright yellow imperial concubine's dress. She also had a bright red rose on her bun. It was obvious that she had dressed up carefully.

Ruyi held onto the door frame, the pearl tassels hanging from her head swaying beside her ears.

Lingzhi supported her, and Ruyi pinched the hem of her skirt with her orchid fingers, howling like a ghost: "Yonghuang, my Yonghuang..."

Just as she was walking through the courtyard and about to go up the stairs, Ilari suddenly stepped forward to stop her, her eyes red as she said coldly, "Why is the Imperial Concubine here? It's a pity that my eldest prince doesn't want to see you. Please go back."

Ruyi's face froze. She didn't really come to see Yonghuang, but she heard Jinbao say that Hongli might go to the eldest prince's mansion to visit the eldest prince, so she asked Lingzhi to dress up carefully.

"I understand that Fu Jin is sad, but Yong Huang is my child after all. How can I abandon him when he is so seriously ill?"

Abandon?

Ilari sneered in her heart. She had begged Ruyi to come to the mansion to meet Yonghuang, but she let Sanbao and Lingzhi send her away casually. Now she remembered the mother's love and filial piety. No way.

Her face was cold and she didn't give Ruyi a good look. "The Emperor is inside. Please don't disturb their conversation between father and son."

Ruyi gritted her teeth and stood outside the door crying, "Yonghuang, my Yonghuang, it's my fault that I'm late. I want to see you..."

Everyone's eyes turned to her.

Lujun's face was almost green with anger. She suppressed her resentment and stepped forward to hold Ruyi, advising her: "Royal Concubine, please be gentle. The Emperor has finally come to see Yonghuang. Let's have a few words with him. Please don't make trouble."

Ruyi was about to retort when she heard a creaking sound. A eunuch walked out of Yonghuang's room with a solemn expression and shouted hoarsely to the sky, "The eldest prince has passed away—"

Upon hearing the bad news, everyone present knelt down and cried.

Mrs. Ilari hugged her two young sons and cried loudly, while Lujun twisted her handkerchief and leaned against the pillar, sobbing.

In an instant, the corridor was filled with crying.

Hongli walked out with a broken heart. Seeing this, Ruyi smiled and ran up to hold Hongli's arm, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."

Hongli held back his tears and looked at her.

No matter how he looked at Ruyi today, he felt something was strange, especially her clothes and makeup. He felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at her.

It always feels dazzling.

How could Ruyi be so heartless? A prince just died in the palace, yet she still dared to dress so brightly. She really deserves to die.

But after all, Ruyi was the imperial concubine appointed by him personally, so he couldn't but give her face.

She said lightly, "The Imperial Concubine's dress is truly luxurious and beautiful."

Hongli's eyes were sharp. It was the first time that Ruyi saw him looking at her with hatred. She suddenly felt guilty, let go of her hand, and took a few steps back involuntarily.

She explained, "Your Majesty, I heard that Yonghuang was seriously ill, so I thought I'd dress nicely to make him look festive. Perhaps once Yonghuang saw me, he would be healed."

Lan Qi almost laughed out loud, but fortunately she pinched her thigh to stop herself from laughing. She knew that Ruyi was stupid and always liked to wear inappropriate clothes and accessories on important occasions.

Knowing that Yonghuang was critically ill, he still dared to wear it so ostentatiously.

Hongli was angry, and Ruyi knelt down to apologize. Seeing this, the concubines also knelt down to apologize.

"Master, please don't abandon me and my two children." Ilari took the children's hands and ran to Yonghuang's bed.

Yonghuang's eyes were closed and he was no longer breathing, but there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth. He seemed to have passed away peacefully.

Ilari lay on Yonghuang's chest and cried bitterly, "Master, now that you are gone, what should I do in the future..."

The young children did not know that their father had passed away. When they saw their mother crying, they started crying too.

Crying and calling "Ama".

Lujun was sad, but she did not lose her mind. She asked Kexin to take the two eldest grandsons away.

He then stepped forward to comfort Ilari and told her not to be too sad.

After Yonghuang passed away, eunuchs and maids soon came to prepare for the funeral.

Hongli sat solemnly in the main seat. His wife and family, already dressed in mourning, secretly wiped tears from their eyes. Ruyi sat upright, twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers, feeling a little uneasy. Her bright clothes seemed out of place among the plainly dressed crowd.

When she heard that Yonghuang was seriously ill, she just wanted to dress nicely to see Yonghuang and make him happy. What did she do wrong?

Why would the emperor get angry when he saw this?

Hongli said, "Noble Concubine Chun, Yonghuang is your adopted son, so you will be in charge of his funeral."

What? Let Su Lujun handle Yonghuang's funeral, then what about Ruyi? She's the Imperial Noble Consort...

Ruyi suddenly raised her head and looked at Hongli in disbelief. If she bypassed the Imperial Noble Concubine and asked the Noble Concubine to handle the funeral of the eldest prince, then was she still the Imperial Noble Concubine?

Lujun was about to kneel down to express her gratitude, but Ruyi stood up first, walked to Hongli and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, before Concubine Chun raised Yonghuang, Yonghuang was raised by me. He also called me mother, and I also want to fulfill my responsibilities as a mother. Your Majesty, your concubine..."

Ilari knew that Ruyi wanted to show off in front of the emperor. She had heard Yonghuang say that he had been raised by Ruyi for a period of time.

Others may not understand Ruyi's thoughts, but as a woman, how could Ilari not understand that raising Yonghuang was just a tool for her to overthrow Imperial Noble Consort Huixian.

At that time, Yonghuang was suspected and disliked by the emperor because of his inappropriate behavior at the funeral of Empress Xiaoxian. Yonghuang was so afraid that he died of depression. If Ruyi had been willing to intercede for him at that time, perhaps Yonghuang would not have died today.

Furthermore, during the two years that Yonghuang was ill, Ruyi never came to see him. Even when she went to Yiku Palace to ask for an audience, Ruyi claimed to be ill and refused to see her. How could such a woman be a legitimate mother and a queen?

Now Ruyi wants to use Yonghuang's death to please the emperor. How can she make Ruyi happy?

Ilari's eyes were filled with tears, and finally he could no longer bear it, and the tears burst out like a flood.

She brought Mian De and Mian En to the emperor, knelt down, wiped the tears from her face, and said firmly: "Father, the eldest prince grew up under the care of Empress Chun. Over the years, he has already regarded Empress Chun as his own mother."

"I know that the Imperial Noble Consort dotes on the eldest prince. He and I are deeply grateful. I am truly ashamed that I was unable to fulfill my filial duties during the two years you were ill. After the funeral is over, I will go to the Yikun Palace to apologize."

After saying this, Ilari did not forget to kowtow to Ruyi with her child.

Although Ilari was blaming herself implicitly, the people present were not fools and could naturally understand the meaning of her words.

Ruyi claimed to be ill and refused to see Yonghuang. No wonder she didn't know Yonghuang was so seriously ill. Hongli looked at Ruyi with disappointment in his eyes.

After so many days and nights, how good is Ruyi's health? How could Hongli not know?

Lan Qi suddenly had an idea and added fuel to the fire, "Fujin, please take care of yourself. Mian De and Mian En still need your care. The Imperial Concubine is very understanding and will naturally not make a fuss about you."

Ruyi's face turned pale. She pointed at Lanqi and said fiercely, "Chengpin, what do you mean by singing the same tune?"