Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

The concubines gathered in Zhongcui Palace and chatted for a while.

It was not until Lujun fell asleep that the concubines knelt down and bowed before leaving.

Lu Muping flattered Jin Yuyan and walked with her. Yihuan was heavy and shouldn't overexert herself, so Xihe supported her as she returned to Chuxiu Palace.

Although Concubine Mei was born in a poor family, she had not only fallen out of favor after the tragic loss of her beloved son, but her health had also deteriorated. Fortunately, she had Yongrong by her side, so she didn't feel so lonely.

Although he has to carry medicine with him all day long, he is not as sick as before.

Ever since Yongrong went to Yonghe Palace, she has put all her thoughts on Yongrong, and she wanted to bring the best things in the world to Yongrong.

Lan Qi and Yan Wan walked out of Zhongcui Palace together, but saw Wan Yin and Rui Ji walking towards Xiefang Palace together.

"It seems that Concubine Wan really likes the Fifth Prince." Yan Wan withdrew her gaze and spoke in a gentle tone.

Lan Qi chuckled and nodded, "After all, the palace is lonely, and the emperor is busy with affairs. He has no time to care for the harem, and the favor he gives to the concubines is very little. What's more, Wanpin is an honest person and doesn't fight for anything. Although she has followed the emperor since he came to the palace, it is difficult for her to attract the emperor's attention with her personality."

Yanwan sighed softly, a look of sadness appearing on her face.

Although she sympathized with Wanyin, she was also another Wanpin.

She was born in a humble family and had no powerful background. If she did not have a prince by her side, she would surely be despised by the emperor when she grew old and lost her beauty.

By then, a large number of beauties will flood into the harem, and she is just an old woman without favor or children in the harem. How can she not be panicked?

Yan Wan's expression was a little vague. She murmured, "Sister, how do you think the Emperor will deal with the Queen and Ling Yunche?"

Lan Qi turned her head and said with a stern smile, "Yan Wan is worried about Ling Yun Che?"

"No." Yan Wan quickly denied, "I'm just curious."

Ling Yunche became a eunuch. Jinzhong secretly ran to Guanju Palace last night while Hongli was away and told Lanqi about it.

No different from the previous life.

Ling Yunche still couldn't escape the fate of becoming a eunuch. Does that mean that the emperor will throw Ling Yunche, who has become a eunuch, into the Yikun Palace just like in his previous life?

But Lan Qi didn't intend to tell Yan Wan about this. She smiled, looking bewildered, and said, "Who knows?"

Zeng Huan learned about the ridiculous things that happened between Ruyi and Ling Yunche from Fujia.

She took a puff of her cigarette and stared at Fuga with wide eyes.

Are you kidding me? Ruyi was madly in love with Hongli, so how could she no longer love him? Is Ruyi trying to emulate Wu Zetian?

Zeng Huan was so shocked that she was speechless.

After a long while, she endured the humiliation and said, "Fujia, go and invite the emperor to me."

"Yes, slave, go right away."

Soon Hongli appeared in the Cining Palace.

He lowered his head and said nothing. Zeng Huan really couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Zeng Huan stroked the Persian cat sleeping on her lap and said helplessly, "Emperor, I've heard about the Empress's affairs. Your sudden confinement of the Empress will probably arouse suspicion among the concubines in the harem. Besides, I can find out what happened in the Yikun Palace, so how could the women in your harem not know? If the news gets out to the people, who knows what they will do to you."

"The Empress Dowager is teaching me that my son was not thoughtful enough."

Seeing Hongli's dark circles, Zeng Huan naturally felt distressed. Although he was not her biological son, he was also her adopted son who was raised since childhood. She specially ordered Fu Jia to stew bird's nest and pear for Hongli to replenish his body.

"Emperor, please sit down and have a bowl of bird's nest. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. You must not have slept well last night, right?"

Hongli sat down, picked up the spoon and drank a few sips before saying, "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your concern. I will take good care of myself."

After finishing a bowl of bird's nest, Hongli looked much better. Seeing this, Fujia served Hongli another bowl. She smiled faintly and said, "I heard that the Emperor had the guards lock the Yikun Palace last night. The Empress was feeling unwell last night, and this morning the imperial physician couldn't get in to check her pulse. The servants in the Empress's palace were so angry that they started cursing."

"These slaves are really unruly."

"Li Yu... Li Yu..."

Hearing Hongli calling his name, Li Yu immediately ran into the hall, "Your servant greets the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor."

Hongli took the bird's nest handed to him by Fujia and tilted his head and said, "Since the queen is ill, you should ask Qi Ru to go to Yikun Palace to check on her. Also, the servants in the queen's palace are unruly. You should convey my order to transfer all the people in the queen's palace and only leave one eunuch and a palace maid to serve her."

Although Ruyi was under house arrest, she was still the queen after all. Li Yu was afraid that Hongli would take revenge on her in the future, so he looked up at Zeng Huan and found that Zeng Huan had an indifferent expression, as if it had nothing to do with her.

"Go quickly, you bastard."

Seeing Li Yu standing still, Hongli became angry.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Li Yu didn't dare to disobey the imperial edict and could only leave the Cining Palace in disappointment.

Zeng Huan winked at Fuga, who understood and immediately retreated tactfully.

In an instant, only Zeng Huan and her son were left in the room.

"Emperor, tell me the truth, is the affair between the Queen and that guard true?" Zeng Huan said coldly with a stern face.

Hongli put down his bowl with a cold face. How could he explain this? His own queen was shameless and had an affair with another man, and he was the emperor.

Hongli's expression was dull, and he hesitated as he said, "To answer the Empress Dowager's question, I don't know either. It was the Empress's former maid,惢心, who reported it to me. So, I..."

Zeng Huan paused for a moment. She knew this惢心. When Ruyi was falsely accused by Yuyan of having an affair with Master Anji, she tried her best to protect Ruyi. She suffered so much in the Ministry of Punishment, but she was unwilling to betray Ruyi. It can be seen that this person is loyal.

Therefore, it can be shown that what comes out of惢心's mouth is more authentic.

Zeng Huan asked tentatively, "Then, Emperor, what do you plan to do with the Empress? Do you want to depose her? But you've only been established for a short time. If you rashly depose her, it will probably arouse suspicion in the court and tarnish your reputation."

Hongli lowered his head. He naturally understood the seriousness of the matter.

He couldn't depose the queen for the time being, but he could still confine her to a prison and announce to the public that Ruyi had an infectious disease so as not to arouse suspicion.

"I understand, son." Hongli stood up, leaning slightly as if to salute, and said, "Madam, please rest. I still have official business to attend to, so I won't disturb you."

After Hongli left, Zeng Huan immediately found Fujia and asked her to secretly bring惢心 to the palace for an audience.

Li Yu was ordered to take the eunuchs and maids from the Yikun Palace away. Rong Pei, dragging her crippled leg, hurriedly grabbed Li Yu's arm and frowned, asking, "Eunuch Li, what do you mean by this?"

Li Yu turned around and smiled slyly, "Of course it's the Emperor's order. The Emperor said that only one maid and one eunuch will be left in the Yikun Palace to serve, and all the others will be taken away."

Seeing that Sanbao and Lingzhi were about to be taken away, Rong Pei began to panic. The concubine who had just entered the palace was served by two eunuchs and palace maids. Could it be that Ruyi, the empress, was not treated as well as the concubine?

"The Emperor said that the Empress has contracted an infectious disease and needs proper medical treatment. Compared to Sanbao and Lingzhi, I think it's more appropriate for you to stay and serve the Empress."

"As for the eunuch..." Li Yu smiled, "I will send Guard Ling, no, I should call him Little Ling Zhizi, to Yikun Palace when he can get out of bed and walk."