Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Deposing the queen is a big deal.

Although Hongli was so angry that his head was dizzy, he only spoke angry words and did not issue an edict to depose the empress.

He shook off Ruyi's hand. He really didn't want to stay in the same room with this fickle woman for a moment.

Jinzhong saw Hongli coming out of the house in a rage and hurried forward to help him up. "Your Majesty, are you going back to the Yangxin Palace?"

Hongli glanced back and snorted coldly, "Go to the Cining Palace."

"Yes." Jinzhong retreated to the palace gate and heard the sedan chair coming.

After helping Hongli into the sedan chair, Hongli bowed his head and ordered: "Jinzhong, have someone find a few skilled maids to watch over the empress. Without my order, no one inside is allowed to leave the Yikun Palace."

"Also, Ling Yunche is no longer a royal guard. Since he can no longer be humane, there's no point in keeping that thing. Jinzhong, I'm leaving this matter to you. Don't let me down."

Jinzhong was stunned. He didn't expect Hongli to punish Ling Yunche so severely. His eyes curved up, as if smiling. "Your servant obeys your order."

The guards locked the gate of Yiku Palace.

Ruyi was half-kneeling on the ground, her head raised to the sky, her eyes wide open, glaring at the gate. Seeing the guards leave, Rong Pei, who was trapped in the side hall, immediately limped to Ruyi and reached out to help Ruyi up from the ground.

Sanbao and Lingzhi stood outside the door, looked at each other, and had no intention of going into the house to comfort Ruyi.

Rong Pei looked at Ruyi, who was wearing a sad face. Her eyes were full of heartache and she said, "Your Majesty, don't be sad. The Emperor was just blinded by a villain. When the Emperor comes to his senses, he will naturally let you go."

Ruyi hugged Rong Pei, her whole body limp in her arms. She clenched her fists and beat her chest a few times, then rubbed her arms back and forth. Her throat gradually relaxed and she finally burst into tears.

She knew Hongli would not believe her.

She blamed Ling Yunche and also hated herself for being nosy today. She asked someone to invite Ling Yunche into the house for a short visit, which allowed Li Yu to take advantage of the opportunity.

Rong Pei gently stroked her back. Suddenly, Ruyi felt nauseous and ran to the door to vomit.

Sanbao and Lingzhi felt disgusted and immediately jumped three feet away.

"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?" Rong Pei poured a cup of tea for Ruyi.

Seeing Sanbao and Lingzhi motionless, Rong Pei once again put on her masterly airs and ordered, "What are you doing standing there? Can't you see that the Empress is feeling unwell? Lingzhi, quickly go boil some water, and Sanbao, quickly go get the imperial physician to see the Empress."

Ruyi was the queen, so Lingzhi didn't dare to disobey and turned to go to the small kitchen.

As for Sanbao, now that the Yikun Palace is sealed, he naturally cannot get out.

He glanced at Ruyi, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"You bastard, what are you still standing there for? Can't you see that the Queen is not feeling well? If anything happens to the Queen, can you bear the responsibility?" Rong Pei roared.

Sanbao was speechless, "Empress, it's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I can't leave."

Ruyi understands her situation.

She waved her hand and said, "I'm fine. The imperial physician will come tomorrow to check my pulse. Rong Pei, you don't have to worry."

In the Cining Palace, when Fujia went out to pour tea, she happened to see Hongli on the sedan chair. She stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your servant greets the Emperor. Are you here to see the Empress Dowager at this late hour?"

Hongli pinched the beads in his hand, shook his hand, and asked softly, "Is the Empress Dowager asleep?"

Fujia shook his head and smiled knowingly, "Princess Roushu came to the palace today and is talking to the Queen Mother."

"Oh!"

"So it's Hengti who has entered the palace. I won't bother you anymore."

After thinking about it for a while, Hongli still didn't go in to see Zeng Huan.

Fuga bowed towards Hongli's receding back, then turned around and returned to the Cining Palace.

"You said the emperor just came? Then why didn't he come in?" Zeng Huan put down the teacup and asked in confusion.

"Empress Dowager, I hope my brother will not hate me for marrying Jingse to Khorchin instead of me?" Hengti said.

Zeng Huan took Heng Ti's hand and patted the back of it. A soft gleam shone in her eyes. In a light voice, as clear as a distant mountain, she said, "Your royal brother isn't so petty. He grew up in my care. I know him. Something serious must have happened to him, for him to come to the Cining Palace so late at night."

She looked at Fuga, "Fuga, did the emperor say anything?"

Fujia recalled carefully and said, "Replying to the Queen Mother, the Emperor didn't say anything, but his face didn't look good, as if he had just been angry."

"Could it be the one from Yikun Palace? Fujia, go to Yikun Palace and see what happened."

"Yes." Fujia accepted the order and slowly left the Cining Palace.

The news that Hongli had confined Ruyi to her house quickly spread throughout the harem.

According to her position, Lujun became the most powerful woman in the harem.

But ever since she suffered last time, she no longer had any desire for power and only hoped that her children would be safe.

As the concubines from various palaces paid their respects at Zhongcui Palace, Yuyan couldn't help but start gossiping. "Aren't the Emperor and Empress inseparable? Why is the Empress under house arrest now? I heard from the palace servants that the Emperor even invited Concubine Ling to Yikun Palace yesterday. I'm curious what that was all about."

"This..." Yan Wan's face suddenly changed.

The matter between Ling Yunche and Ruyi had already made the emperor unhappy. If she told others about what happened last night, and Jin Yuyan caught hold of her, she would then report her to the emperor, and all her years of hard work would be wasted.

She's not that stupid.

Yan Wan stood up, biting her lower lip lightly, and raised her wrist slightly, her eyes moving as she said softly, "Empress Jia, you are too kind to me. The Emperor simply asked me to play a piece of music. As for what happened between the Emperor and the Empress after I left, I don't know."

"But I heard that Concubine Ling did not bring any maids with her when she went to Yikun Palace, and later Concubine Cheng also went to Yikun Palace alone, right?" Lu Muping said sarcastically.

Lu Muping came from a prominent family, so naturally she looked down on concubines like Yan Wan who were born as palace maids.

"What's the point of Concubine Qing just talking nonsense in front of me and Concubine Ling? If you have the ability, go ask the emperor." Lan Qi retorted.

Lu Muping's face suddenly darkened, "Princess Cheng, don't be too proud too soon."

Yihuan was carrying a heavy body, and she felt more and more tired as the pregnancy progressed. At this moment, she was supporting her head with her hands and closing her eyes to rest.

Rui Ji has always been well-informed. She climbed up the ranks from being a pipa player to the position of concubine. Even when she was pregnant with the royal heir, she was arrogant and domineering, and never took anyone seriously.

This time, he naturally didn't hide the gossip and just told everything he heard.

"Empress Chun, I heard that the Empress was caught having an affair with a guard by the Emperor, and that's why I'm so furious."

Lujun's face changed, fearing that Hongli would hear her words. It didn't matter if Bai Ruiji died, but she must not let her Yongrong be implicated. She slammed the table and warned, "Concubine Mei, stop talking nonsense."

Ruiji stuck out her tongue. She certainly knew that slandering the queen was a serious crime, but that was how the rumor spread in the harem. She was just sharing what she heard with her sisters.

"Empress Mei, please don't say these things again in the future." Wan Yin said worriedly.

She was not worried about Ruyi, but about Yongqi. She heard early this morning that Ruyi was under house arrest, but Yongqi still lived in Yikun Palace. She didn't know whether Ruyi's affairs would implicate Yongqi. He was already very pitiful. He lost his biological mother and now he was about to lose his adoptive mother.

This reminded her of someone.

That was Yonghuang who died young. She was afraid that Yongqi would end up like Yonghuang in the future.