Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Ruyi never thought of leaving the palace.

She is a daughter of the Ulanara clan. Her status has been extremely noble since she was born, and the man she loves most is the most noble man in the world. Why does she want to leave the palace?

Seeing Ruyi remained silent, Ling Yunche tried to persuade her, "Your Majesty, I know you don't like life in the palace. There are too many intrigues. You once suffered in the cold palace because of the Emperor's distrust. Don't you have any resentment towards him? He treated you so badly in the past, and he might repeat the same mistakes in the future. I am the same. I have been with Yanwan all the way, and I never thought she would abandon me for fame and fortune. Your Majesty, we have both been hurt by the ones we love, and naturally we are also the closest of comrades..."

Ruyi tightened her grip on the teacup, as if trying to hide something. She had long known that Ling Yunche had developed feelings for her. If she were a commoner, perhaps choosing a man like Ling Yunche as her husband would be a good choice.

Unfortunately, she was not. She was a descendant of the Ulanara clan and the Empress of the Qing Dynasty.

She understood Ling Yunche's feelings for her, but she had a husband. Even though her husband had so many women around him and gave her very little love, she just didn't want to leave Hongli.

Maybe Hongli had hurt her and distrusted her before, but that was all in the past, wasn't it?

The one who has become the empress now is still her, Ulanara Ruyi.

Ling Yunche was just a tool she used to make things difficult for Wei Yanwan. She never expected that one day this tool would fall in love with her.

Ruyi's brow wrinkled slightly. "Ling Yunche, you are my dearest friend. Seeing you and惢心 finally get married, I am truly happy for you."

Friends, Ling Yunche didn't want to be friends with her. He held Ruyi's hand and asked, "Just friends?"

There was a look of loss in his eyes.

Ruyi didn't dislike Ling Yunche's touch at all. She patted the back of his hand and smiled faintly, "Of course it's more than that. The moment I saw you, I felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. It felt like I'd known you for years. Ling Yunche, there's more to this world than just family and love. There's also something beyond love, and that's how I feel about you..."

"Empress..." Ling Yunche was suddenly moved. He knew that he was different in Ruyi's heart.

Of course, these words were heard clearly by Hongli who was standing outside the door.

Hongli came so suddenly that Rongpei, Lingzhi and Sanbao had no time to inform him.

They could only kneel in fear in the courtyard, praying that Ruyi and Ling Yunche would not do anything out of line.

Hongli couldn't stand it any longer, and kicked the door open with a dark face. With a loud "bang", Ruyi and Ling Yunche were so scared that they let go of their hands, stood up and looked outside the door in unison. They saw Hongli standing at the entrance with an angry look on his face, his eyes staring at Ruyi and Ling Yunche.

"What are you doing?" Hongli asked in a gloomy tone.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Why are you here suddenly?" Ruyi's mouth twitched.

Ling Yunche hurriedly followed suit and saluted, "Your humble servant pays respects to the Emperor."

The queen and the guard, if Hongli hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really wouldn't have believed that his queen was having an affair with a low-ranking guard behind his back.

The more Hongli thought about it, the angrier he got. Before Ruyi could explain, he rushed forward and kicked Ling Yunche on the shoulder, cursing as he kicked, "Who the hell are you? How dare you snatch a woman from me? You even have your eye on the Queen Mother. Who do you think you are? Slave, I'm going to kill you."

Ling Yunche was beaten so hard that he had no strength to resist. The last kick hit his vitals. Ling Yunche groaned, covered his lower body, curled up and turned over and over, and then he fainted completely.

Ruyi was afraid that someone would be killed, so she stepped forward to stop the fight, but was slapped away by Hongli.

Ruyi covered her face and looked at Hongli with a wronged expression, "Your Majesty..."

Hongli didn't tolerate her. He pointed at Ruyi's nose and cursed her. His saliva flew all over Ruyi's face, but she didn't dare to wipe it off.

"Bitch, have I not treated you well? I gave you the position of Queen despite the pressure from the court and the Empress Dowager. And you? You are having an affair with such a lowly man behind my back, in the most luxurious palace I have given you. Queen, you have disappointed me so much. I am going to depose you..."

"I'll destroy you..."

Hearing that Hongli was going to depose her, Ruyi began to panic. She knelt down and hugged Hongli's thighs, choking with sobs and saying, "Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. I was only asking Ling Yunche about your recent situation. I did not betray you."

Hongli kicked her hand away and sneered, "Li Yu."

Li Yu immediately came to Ruyi with the blood letter and showed it to her.

After reading the blood letter, Ruyi was furious and tore it to pieces, shouting, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. Who wants to harm me?"

"Noble Concubine Jia? Noble Concubine Chun? Or Concubine Cheng or Concubine Ling?" Suddenly, Ruyi's face froze. She grabbed Li Yu's clothes and said viciously, "Li Yu, it's you, isn't it? Why are you framing me like this? Why?"

Facing everything before him, Li Yu's eyes revealed calmness and indifference. "Empress, I have no grudge against you. Why would I resort to such a risky tactic to frame you? Don't you know what you have done?"

"You... well, since惢心 doesn't want to marry you, you're holding a grudge against me." Ruyi crawled to Hongli's feet and cried, "Your Majesty, I'm innocent. They're holding a grudge against me, so they set me up. Your Majesty, please don't be fooled by them."

After calming down a little, Hongli also figured it out.

After all, this matter is of great importance. The queen's affair is a scandal. If it spreads to the people, where will the emperor's face be?

It is said that emperors are ruthless, but sometimes they are forced to be so.

He ordered Li Yu to confine everyone in the Yikun Palace to a side hall.

He also sent people out of the palace to invite Qi Ru and惢心.

Ling Yunche was carried to the side hall, and Qi Ru and惢心 entered the palace together.

"Doctor Qi, how is Ling Yunche?" Ling Yunche had not yet woken up. Hongli was sitting not far away drinking tea. Although Ruyi lowered her head, Qi Ru saw the wound on Ruyi's face at a glance.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead. He already knew enough secrets and really didn't want to get involved in the royal family's affairs, lest he bring disaster upon himself.

Qi Ru glanced at惢心 sympathetically before saying, "Your Majesty, I just checked Guard Ling's pulse. I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Hongli frowned and said impatiently.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to be humane in the future."

I really didn't expect Hongli's kick was so hard. Now Ling Yunche has become a eunuch.

"What?" Ruyi raised her head in surprise, with some regret in her eyes.

惢心 and Li Yu looked at each other and smiled.

Hongli glanced at Ruyi and said calmly, "What's wrong? The Queen doesn't seem very happy?"

Ruyi's eyes dimmed. When had her young man become like this? He had clearly been the one who beat the man beyond measure, yet why did he still act like he had been wronged?