Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

"Your Majesty was too careless in the ceremony of establishing the empress. People who don't know would think that our empress do not like your Majesty at all." Yuyan sneered unscrupulously.

"Before I entered the palace, I heard about the enthronement ceremony when the Emperor conferred the title of Empress Xiaoxian. Just hearing the description made me feel it was so magnificent. If I could watch the ceremony in person, the scene would surely be several times more beautiful than what they said." Rui Ji said.

Yan Wan put down her tea and continued, "Among those present, I'm afraid only Concubine Jia and Concubine Chun have had the honor of meeting him."

Yuyan was so proud as to talk about the magnificent scene when the emperor ascended the throne and crowned the queen. The concubines present listened with great interest.

Even Wanyin was listening attentively. Although she had followed Hongli since he was in the Qiandi Palace, she was only a small concubine when she entered the palace. There were rules in the palace that concubines below the rank of noble lady were not allowed to attend any banquets. Although she felt a little regretful, she did not feel much.

Lan Qi was not curious because she had seen Ruyi's coronation ceremony in her previous life.

Yihuan touched her pregnant belly and didn't seem to be very interested in these things.

Seeing that Ruyi hadn't come out yet, Lujun asked in confusion, "Why hasn't the Empress come yet? Is there anything wrong?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Rong Pei helped Ruyi out of the inner chamber.

The concubines stood up and bowed.

Ruyi waved the hand holding the handkerchief gently and sat down in the main seat with a smile, "Please sit down. We are all sisters. Don't be polite."

"Thank you, Queen."

I don’t know if she was showing off intentionally, but she was wearing a wedding dress today, which seemed inconsistent with her status as queen.

"Sisters, I'm so sorry. I was overworked yesterday and kept you waiting for so long. Although the Emperor is middle-aged, he's still incredibly energetic. I'm so sorry for torturing me all night."

No one present paid any attention to Ruyi.

Yuyan looked at Ruyi with eyes full of contempt. In her eyes, Ruyi's behavior was like that of a mistress who could not tolerate a concubine.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and seeing that no one answered, Ruyi changed the subject.

She looked at Yihuan.

After being treated by the imperial physician, Yihuan became much rounder, especially her belly. Although she was only four months pregnant, it was already obvious.

It's pointed and looks like she's pregnant with a prince.

Ruyi was a little jealous.

She said, "Yihuan, you're four months pregnant, right? I see your belly looks like a prince's. The heir to the throne is noble, so you have to be careful."

Although Ruyi was talking to Yihuan, her eyes would glance at Yuyan from time to time.

Yuyan was a little annoyed and frowned, "What does your Majesty mean by this? Are you suspecting me of plotting to murder the heir to the throne?"

"I didn't mean that. There's no need to be angry, Concubine Jia." Ruyi reached out and touched the wedding earrings hanging on her shoulders. They were so golden that they were dazzling.

"Yesterday, I was very happy. I wanted to restore the title of Concubine Jia to the position of Concubine Gui. What do you think?"

Yuyan's face froze, and she suspected that her ears were broken. After she had framed Ruyi like that before, how could Ruyi still let go of the past and restore her position as imperial concubine?

She didn't believe it. It must be the emperor's order. After all, she was a noble lady of the Yu family and had two princes. It was only a matter of time before she was restored to the position of imperial concubine.

Yuyan's lips curled slightly. "Would the Queen be so kind? Is this the Emperor's order?"

Ruyi shook her head. "I am the mistress of the harem. There is no need to disturb the emperor about these trivial matters."

Yuyan's heart tightened. If it wasn't the emperor's order, then there must be something fishy going on. She had to be careful.

The most nervous person present was Yan Wan. If Jin Yuyan gained power, she would avenge the humiliation she suffered that day. She looked at Ruyi. Was this woman crazy? Jin Yuyan had falsely accused her of having an affair with a monk, but instead of using the position of queen to execute her, she wanted to promote her.

Yanwan wanted to ask Ruyi to take back her decision, but Lan Qi reached out and held down Yanwan as she was about to stand up.

Others don’t know that she, who has lived a second life, sees things more clearly than anyone else. Ruyi is killing the chicken to scare the monkey and using Jin Yuyan to reorganize the harem.

She is the new queen and the successor queen, so naturally she needs to establish her authority.

Ruyi waved to Rong Pei, and Rong Pei immediately walked up to Lujun with two exquisite wooden boxes.

"Noble Concubine Chun, these are the jade earrings that the Imperial Household Department just sent. I think they suit you very well, so I thought I'd give them to you."

Lujun glanced at the earrings in the box indifferently.

What kind of fine jadeite? Do you really think she doesn't know the value of it? There's a crack this big on the bead. Do you think she's blind? Ruyi herself wears gold and silver. After becoming the queen, she wanted to wear all the jewelry in the world. The rewards she gave to others were just shoddy.

But Lujun couldn't get angry, and had to keep smiling and thank Ruyi, "I thank the Queen for the reward, Kexin, please accept it for me."

After giving it to Lujun, it was Yuyan's turn next.

Rong Pei dragged her crippled leg slowly to Yu Yan and said angrily, "Please accept it, Your Majesty."

Rong Pei had heard about惢心's affairs a long time ago. Such a good girl had been harmed by Yuyan and now she was in this state. Rong Pei was an impatient person, so naturally she would not be nice to Yuyan.

She lifted the lid, revealing the carnelian earrings inside.

Yuyan was startled and immediately understood what Ruyi meant.

Her face turned pale. "What does the Queen mean by this? Do you want to avenge惢心? Or do you want to remind me of something?"

Ruyi smiled faintly, "I understand that it's not easy for Concubine Chun. Now that you and she are both Concubine, I will naturally treat you both equally."

Yuyan twisted the handkerchief, glared at Ruyi angrily, and said angrily: "I don't need it, Your Majesty, please keep it for yourself."

Ruyi had long guessed that Yuyan would refuse. She said with a smile, "I know that you, Concubine Jia, are dissatisfied and dislike me, but now I am in the position you most want to hold. Punishment is also reward, reward is also punishment. You must accept these earrings."

Yuyan was so angry that her lungs were about to explode.

Unable to convince Ruyi, she had to let Li Xin take the earrings. Rong Pei's hand tilted, and Li Xin missed.

Li Xin frowned and looked at Yu Yan.

At this moment, Yuyan's face looked like a boiled shrimp. She glared at Ruyi, "What does the Queen mean?"

Ruyi was still smiling, "I want to see Concubine Jia put on these earrings with my own eyes."

Yuyan was unwilling, and Lujun pretended not to understand and refused to cooperate with Ruyi.

Not to mention the other concubines, they all just wanted to watch the show and couldn't wait to see Ruyi and Yuyan fighting.

The two were in a stalemate.

Finally, Lujun couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to act as a peacemaker, "Forget it, Concubine Jia, since the Empress wants to see it, you can put it on and let her see it, so as not to waste her time. I have also made an appointment with Minqing to bring the eldest prince to play chess with the Empress."

Yuyan picked up the carnelian earrings in a bad mood, and soon she threw them back into the wooden box, saying disdainfully, "No, these earrings are too big. My ear holes are too small, so I can't wear them."

It happened so quickly that Rong Pei grabbed the earring and grabbed Yuyan's ear like a pig's ear, and pushed the earring in with force.

Li Xin was so frightened that she immediately pushed Rong Pei away and said, "You little dog slave, what are you doing?"