TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Faced with the pitiful appearance of these palace maids, Ruyi generously asked惢心 to deliver medicine to them.

He completely ignored the other person's hesitant look.

After this incident, everyone once again realized the status of Ruyi in the emperor's heart, and that she was not affected at all even by such things.

The palace quickly regained its favor with Ruyi, but now there was another Yihuan who shared the same favor with her.

Concubine Qing, who entered the palace at the same time, could only occasionally take advantage of opportunities.

Everyone thought that the two of them would dislike each other, because they both truly liked the emperor.

What surprised everyone was that they actually became close friends.

In the Imperial Garden, Ruyi was admiring the newly opened apricot blossoms with Yihuan and Hailan.

In the cool spring breeze, the slightly red buds of apricot flowers are shivering in the calyx, and only a few have bloomed, with pink and white flowers hanging prettily on the branches.

Ruyi looked at the beautiful scenery in front of her and felt very happy. Her future was like this bunch of flowers. Even if she was in the wind and rain, she would surely bloom into a brilliant and grand future.

"The apricot blossom rain wets my clothes, while the willow breeze blows on my face without chilling me. The apricot blossoms in the drizzle truly have a unique charm."

Yihuan stretched her hand out from under the umbrella and caught a petal that had fallen from the rain. Looking at the delicate and soft petals in her palm, she couldn't help but sigh.

"He Xi, take some of it back with your handkerchief. We'll make some flowery notes later."

"Yihuan, you really do like these!"

"Thank you for inviting me, otherwise I would have missed such a beautiful view."

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and Hailan, who was following behind them, looked particularly lonely.

She was not good at poetry and could not join in their conversation at all.

Hailan is still pregnant, and things are not very safe right now. No one else would choose to go out unless it is necessary, except her.

When he received the invitation, he immediately got ready and came out to accompany Ruyi despite Ye Xin's dissuasion.

Ye Xin carefully supported his master on the side, feeling a little resentful in his heart.

The roads are slippery on this rainy day, and Concubine Xian doesn't care about her master's health at all. She just wants to show that she has friends in the harem.

Even if she acted like this, the palace maids would still praise her as a beautiful and kind-hearted fairy. They were really blind.

When a few people passed by a rockery, they heard rustling sounds from inside.

There must be a few young palace maids hiding from the rain here.

"Her Majesty Xian is truly kindhearted. Yesterday, my roommate was punished by the nanny to kneel down and went to the Yanxi Palace to ask for medicine. Her Majesty Xian gave it to her without a word."

"That's right. I heard that several seriously injured people were carried away, and Concubine Xian personally gave them medicine."

The tone was extremely exaggerated, and envy was overflowing.

"It would be great if Concubine Xian was the Empress. I heard that she was the Emperor's favorite when he was young."

"If that's the case, our lives will definitely be better. Your Majesty is so kind."

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Everyone present lowered their heads and dared not speak. If they took such disrespectful words seriously, the lightest punishment would be to be sent to Xinzheku.

When Ruyi heard this, her heart was filled with joy, and she gestured for everyone to continue moving forward with a smile on her face.

After they walked away, she finally spoke, "It was just a few jokes, don't take it seriously. If you speak rashly, it might scare them. Let's just pretend we didn't hear anything!"

Hailan finally found an opportunity to speak and quickly opened her mouth.

"Sister, you are right. You are kind-hearted. What these maids said is true."

"They are all hard-working people. There is no need to be too harsh on them. Every effort to help is appreciated." Ruyi raised her head proudly, her eyes full of compassion for the palace servants at the lower level.

"Sister Xianpin is very kind. There are not many people like you in this palace."

Although Yihuan felt something was wrong, she did not have a good impression of the Queen and others.

She looks kind, but in fact she has a sweet face and a bitter heart. She allows the imperial concubine and others to ridicule her. It is better not to get along with such a person.

After this experience, Ruyi no longer had the same impatience towards the palace maids as before.

Those people have sharp eyes. They can see the good qualities in her and recognize the pure feelings between her and the emperor.

In fact, anyone with a little bit of common sense would have noticed the abnormality.

It is really strange that a concubine suddenly has such a good reputation in the palace and no one has tried to stop it.

The Queen has always been very polite and would not ignore her even if she was pregnant, but now...

With everyone's tacit understanding, the rumors became more and more intense.

"You have a fever? Go to the Yanxi Palace and ask the Empress for some medicine."

"Mammy hit you again. There's medicine for wounds in the Yanxi Palace. Just say a few nice words and get it. Let's go together."

"Oh, your hand was cut by a flower branch. Let's go to the Yanxi Palace to ask for medicine."

"What? The master won't blame me. Last time, I was a little late serving the master. When the master heard that I went to the Yanxi Palace, not only did he not punish me, he even rewarded me with a pair of earrings!"

"That's right, as long as it doesn't interfere with our master's business, it's all fine. The other day, when I mentioned the grand scene of the queue outside the Yanxi Palace, our master was amused and I even got a reward."

On the way to the Yanxi Palace, such conversations occurred several times from time to time.

This place is not far from where the palace servants live and work, which makes it more convenient for them to travel and they don’t have to worry about offending any master.

Inside the Yanxi Palace, A Ruo stood in the dark, rubbing her arm with a gloomy face and muttering something.

"惢心, you went to see Li Yu again. If he hadn't been so ignorant, how could we have ended up like this? Why are you still caring about him?"

"Sister A Ruo, he is trying to help us anyway."

"Alright, alright, if you're not too tired, you can do whatever you want. I need to go back and rest."

惢心 pursed her lips and sighed, then dragged her heavy steps back to the main hall. After all, the master needed someone to serve him.

Looking at the cash box in her hand,惢心's face wrinkled.

Thinking of the bland diet she had been eating these days, she unconsciously raised her hand and touched her empty stomach.

"Master, we are running low on money. It's already hard to survive after the allowance was cut in half. We have spent a lot of money on the Imperial Hospital these days."

"If we continue like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on any longer."

Ruyi paused while pinching the embroidery needle, and her good mood was immediately ruined.

She had never worried about these mundane things and had no idea what it meant.

"Where did our money go? What about the things in the treasury? How much can the Imperial Hospital spend?"

When asked this question,惢心 immediately knelt down. All these expenses were recorded, and she did not embezzle any money at all.

"Master, please understand. We have sent out a lot of medicine for injuries these days. One or two times may not be enough, but with more people, the cost will be no small amount."

"The Imperial Hospital will not be responsible for these expenses."

惢心 reported all the expenses one by one, and Ruyi fell silent.