Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

In the Yangxin Palace, Hongli sat motionless on the dragon throne holding a brush. Ink dripped from the tip of the brush, and a beautiful plum blossom painting was instantly ruined by the black ink.

Yu Hu came forward with the invigorating tea, handed it to Hongli, and said softly, "Your Majesty, you have been sitting for a long time. It is time to get up and stretch your muscles."

Hongli put down his pen, took the tea and drank it all.

Yu Hu frowned and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, drink slowly. Be careful of the heat."

Hongli didn't feel the heat, so he pursed his lips, put down the cup, and said nothing. Yu Hu found it strange and asked, "Your Majesty, you don't look very happy. Is it because of the Imperial Noble Consort's appointment as Queen?"

Hongli glanced at Yuhu calmly and said, "Yuhu, you've been by my side the longest. Am I wrong to want to make Ruyi the empress? Why do they all have to oppose me?"

Yu Hu didn't know what to say. Hongli was the master and she was the servant, so it was really inappropriate for her to interfere in the affairs of the royal family.

She didn't know whether Ruyi should be made queen, but she knew that Ruyi was not suitable to be queen.

But she didn't dare to say it.

The ministers opposed it because Ruyi's family background was of no help to the court and the harem, and Zeng Huan's opposition might be because she still had prejudice against the late emperor for abandoning the empress.

Yu Hu lowered her head and said slowly, "I don't know, but I have watched the emperor grow up since he was a child. Seeing him so sad every day, I really can't bear it."

"I am of low status and know I shouldn't discuss my masters' affairs behind their backs. The Empress Dowager and the ministers opposed the Imperial Noble Consort's appointment as empress, simply because Empress Xiaoxian's mourning period had not yet ended and Prince Heshuo Ding had recently passed away..."

When Hongli thought of this, he felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have been so emotional and set the ceremony of conferring the empress on the eighth day of the next month. But he was the emperor, and it was not easy for him to go back on his word. He really regretted it.

Yu Hu continued, "If the Emperor insists on making the Imperial Noble Consort the Empress, there are solutions, but this will require the Imperial Noble Consort to put things in a difficult position and keep things simple..."

Hongli's eyes lit up. Why hadn't he thought of this?

It's just a title of queen, not ascending the throne. The main thing is to announce it to the world. Those ceremonies are just empty talk. I believe Ruyi will understand him.

"Li Yu, Li Yu..." Hongli shouted.

Li Yu heard the emperor calling him and immediately ran in, "What does the emperor want?"

"Instruct the Ministry of Internal Affairs to keep the ceremony of conferring the empress simple."

"Yes." Li Yu accepted the order and immediately left the Yangxin Palace and went to the Imperial Household Department.

Li Yu still held a grudge against Ruyi because of惢心's matter. While reading out the emperor's edict, he secretly reminded the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the imperial concubine was frugal and did not like extravagance, so the expenses for the ceremony of her coronation did not need to be too lavish.

Of course, Ruyi didn't know all this.

Until the eighth day of the New Year.

The sedan chair carried by eight people was already waiting at the gate of Yiku Palace. Rong Pei and Ling Zhi were busy helping Ruyi put on the queen's court dress and phoenix crown.

"My lady, you look so beautiful today."

Ruyi smiled and said to herself in the mirror, "Only today?"

Ling Zhi said something wrong, Rong Pei quickly poked Ling Zhi's arm, Ling Zhi quickly corrected herself and said: "This servant deserves death, Your Majesty is naturally beautiful and will always be the most beautiful."

Only then was Ruyi satisfied.

Rong Pei had a lame leg, so it was inconvenient for her to follow the sedan chair and she stayed in Yiku Palace.

After covering her head with a red veil, Lingzhi took Ruyi's hand and helped her into the bridal sedan.

With a loud shout from the leading eunuch, eight eunuchs lifted the bridal sedan chair and headed towards Taiqing Gate, followed by two rows of eunuchs and palace maids. Wherever they went, the palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly retreated to the sides and knelt down.

The new eunuch was curious and secretly looked up. He leaned close to the old eunuch's ear and asked, "Eunuch, which young lady is this? She's so arrogant..."

"Hush." ​​The old lady quickly covered the young eunuch's mouth and waited until the wedding procession had gone far before speaking again, "This is the emperor's new empress, Ulanara. Humph, what kind of pomp is this? You haven't seen the scene when the emperor ascended the throne and named Empress Xiaoxian."

"The Empress Dowager, Nianqin, personally brought Empress Xiaoxian from Prince Bao's residence into the palace. Ministers and concubines all wore court robes to welcome the new empress. They walked up the ten-meter-long steps before reaching the Emperor's side."

And Ruyi's coronation ceremony?

Even the princess's marriage was more festive than hers.

Ruyi didn't know all this because, because of her aunt's involvement, she was imprisoned in Prince Bao's Mansion by Zeng Huan for three years to mourn for Yixiu, so she didn't see the ceremony of Langya's coronation as queen.

The bridal sedan arrived at Taiqing Gate, passed through Tiananmen Gate and Wumen Gate in turn, and then arrived at the harem.

It was unknown how long it took before the sedan finally stopped.

When the matchmaker stepped forward and kicked the sedan chair, Ruyi knew that she had reached her final destination. She shyly stretched out a hand from the sedan chair, wanting the matchmaker or the emperor to help her out.

This is probably the same as when she became Prince Bao's concubine.

It was quiet all around. Ruyi couldn't see the surrounding scenery because she was covered with a red scarf, so she had to lower her head and follow the matchmaker.

But the more she walked, the more Ruyi felt something was wrong. Although she couldn't see, the limited areas she could see were all too familiar to her.

Suddenly Ruyi stopped, and just when the matchmaker was wondering why Ruyi didn't leave, Ruyi lifted the red veil.

Yikun Palace. Unexpectedly, after a tour of the Forbidden City, she was carried back to the Yikun Palace.

"What's going on? Why did you send me back to Yikun Palace? Where is the emperor? I want to see the emperor and let him punish you..."

The Imperial Household Department also followed the order and had no idea what was going on. When they saw the Empress was angry, everyone knelt down.

Ruyi was making a fuss in the Yikun Palace, and Li Yu came to the Yikun Palace with the imperial edict.

Jinzhong followed Li Yu holding the imperial edict.

Naturally, he didn't want to miss such a good show.

Ruyi frowned and ran to Li Yu without caring about her image. Her grinning expression made her look very unpleasant. She pointed at Li Yu's nose and cursed, "Li Yu, what's going on? Did you deliberately let the Imperial Household Department humiliate me?"

She crossed her arms over her chest and suddenly realized that Li Yu was taking revenge on her for惢心.

"Li Yu,惢心's matter was ordered by the Emperor. What does it have to do with me? Besides, you are just a rootless thing. Even if惢心 is with you, you can't give her happiness. You are not even a man, and you still want to marry a woman, humph."

Li Yu was just a eunuch, how could he have such great ability. Facing Ruyi's sarcasm and insults, Li Yu chose to swallow his anger.

It's not because he is incompetent, but because he knows very well that if he wants to stand out or survive in this deep palace, he must endure.

In the past, Ruyi and A Ruo grew up together, so how could she not know what kind of person she was.

A'ruo has a hot temper and cannot tolerate any bullying from others. Instead of reminding her to restrain herself, Ruyi indulges her. In the end, A'ruo becomes outspoken and offends Imperial Noble Consort Huixian.

Not only did Ruyi not help but abandon A Ruo, which made A Ruo want to betray her.

There is also Hai Lan. No matter in front of others or behind their backs, she always follows Ruyi's lead and considers her in everything. In the end, she even sacrificed herself for Ruyi's future.

Not only was she not grateful, she also ran to the Yanx Palace to blame Hai Lan for acting on her own and almost getting her into trouble. She even failed to take good care of the Fifth Prince.

Although he lived in the Yiku Palace, their relationship was not as good as the one he had with Concubine Wan in the Zhongcui Palace.

And惢心, who did nothing, ended up being separated from her beloved. She didn't even dare to tell惢心 that Jiang Yebi was dead.

It is really unfortunate for everyone to know Ruyi.

Li Yu smiled and said, "Empress, I don't have the ability to do this. These are all the emperor's wishes."

"Today is the enthronement ceremony for me. Why are there no court officials to pay homage to me? Why hasn't even the palace been moved?" Ruyi roared.

She has nothing. Can she still be called a queen?