TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Inside the Yanx Palace, Ruyi was directing the palace servants to serve the meal.

The tassels on the edge of the flag sparkled in the sunlight. Ever since she came out of the cold palace, she has been particularly fond of these luxurious outfits.

She wished she could put all the jewelry awarded by Hongli on her head to show her favor.

The Hehuan hairpin given by Hongli became her favorite. She wore it together with the rose hairpin she received on her birthday and never wanted to put them down.

"惢心, the emperor loves the white jade frost cake the most, put it closer, and also put the fragrant soup I made myself over here."

When惢心 heard that it was made by Ruyi herself, her heart began to lift.

What happened in the Cining Palace really forced her to be careful, but when she thought of Ruyi's stubbornness, she shut up again.

As soon as Hongli came in, he saw Ruyi waiting at the door. Such jewels and precious stones made him feel a little strange. She was completely different from the beautiful and elegant woman in his memory.

"Your Majesty, why did you come so late today? You made me wait so long."

The refreshing fragrance of plum blossoms brought Hongli back to his senses, and when he looked at Ruyi again, he felt that nothing was different.

"Nothing, I went to Changchun Palace to see the child, so I came a little late. Let's go in quickly, it's windy outside."

When Ruyi heard this, the smile on the child's face faded slightly. She lowered her eyes to look at the two people's clasped hands, and a pang of sadness welled up in her heart.

Why did God treat her like this? With so many princes and princesses in the harem all of a sudden, all of Hongli's attention was drawn to them.

As soon as she entered the harem, she went to the concubines who had children. She asked惢心 to prepare dinner for today early.

If this continues, when will she be able to have her own child?

"Your Majesty, please try this. This is the fragrant soup I made myself. See if it still tastes the same."

Hongli looked at the almost transparent petals in the bowl and sighed. This was Concubine Xian's best soup.

Seeing that he was satisfied with his drink, Ruyi was also happy. "These plum blossoms were picked one by one by Hailan and I. We chose the best half-opened buds."

"It should be best drunk in summer, but now that the season is over, it's hard for the Emperor to not dislike it."

The disappointment in her tone made Hongli feel even more guilty. Thinking of the reason why Ruyi had taken such an unconventional approach, he felt something in his heart.

He held Ruyi's hand tightly in his, and said as if to take credit: "It's okay, we will have many summers in the future. As long as it is made by you, I will love to drink it no matter what season it is."

"I came here today to tell you some good news. The fifth prince born to Concubine Yu is white and plump, and he is a capable child. I plan to let you raise him."

Ruyi gasped and immediately knelt down to express her gratitude, her tears falling onto their clasped hands.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty. But is this too cruel for Hailan?"

"Get up first!"

"Hai Lan was born in a humble family. She was not qualified for the position of concubine. For the sake of Fifth Prince's future, she will be satisfied."

When Ruyi heard Hongli say that Hailan was promoted to the position of concubine because of her, she was secretly happy. She felt that the emperor really had good intentions for her.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will take good care of the Fifth Prince. However... I still want a child of our own."

Hongli heard the disappointment in her words and covered the back of her hand that was placed on his lower abdomen.

He comforted her, "I've heard rumors of people giving birth to children through childbirth. Perhaps this child will bring you good luck!"

When Ruyi heard this, her eyes lit up and she wished she could take the child to her side and raise him.

"I have another humble request, and I hope Your Majesty can fulfill it."

"You said."

Hongli thought he had done a good thing and handled the situation perfectly. He was in a good mood at the time and did not care about Ruyi's excessive demands.

Thinking about how hard she has worked serving the empress dowager these days, it would be fine to agree to it as long as it is not an excessive request.

"If the Emperor has not arranged a palace of his choice for Hailan, can you please allow her to move to the Yanxi Palace and live with me?"

"I know that the position of a concubine is the main position of a palace. Living with me would be an injustice to her. However, this will allow her to see the Fifth Prince more often and avoid separation between mother and son."

"Hahaha!!"

Hongli was stunned at first, then immediately burst into laughter. He knew that the person he valued was not wrong.

"When the late emperor was still a prince, he was raised by Empress Xiaoyiren. After he grew up, he felt very awkward being caught between his two mothers. Ruyi, it's good that you think this way."

Raising her hand to wipe the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, Ruyi glared at Hongli angrily.

"In the emperor's mind, am I really so cruel? Hailan and I have been friends since we were in the palace. How could we become enemies because of these things?"

"It's all my fault. You two sisters are so close, and Concubine Yu also made the same request to me. At that time, I took your feelings into consideration and did not agree immediately. In that case, let's just leave it at that!"

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. Come and have some cake."

惢心 was serving by the side. When she saw Ruyi pick up the pastries and feed them to the emperor, she inexplicably felt a sense of foreboding in her heart.

"Cough, cough, cough...water!"

As expected, the emperor choked on the Baiyushuang square cake.

"Quick...quickly, call the imperial physician!!"

Ruyi hurriedly fed the remaining fragrant soup to Hongli.

After a few bites, the pastry stuck in my throat not only didn't go down, but even became a lump.

Hongli covered his neck with his hands in pain, unable to cough or swallow. He opened his mouth and gasped rapidly, his face quickly turning red.

The palace maids in Yanx Palace were all startled, and the guards ran to call the imperial physician.

Li Yu was also very anxious and patted Hongli's back together with the tearful Ruyi.

Ruyi held the trembling Hongli in her arms, and didn't care about the several bloody marks on the back of her hand where he scratched her in panic.

"Hurry up and bring the imperial physician over, and bring more people, quickly!"

Seeing that Hongli's voice was getting weaker and weaker, and the redness on his face was turning slightly purple, Ruyi could no longer suppress the fear in her heart and roared loudly to the outside.

At the critical moment, the imperial physician was dragged in by many guards.

The imperial physician almost fainted from fright when he saw this scene.

After some treatment, Hongli finally vomited out the cake, holding his chest and breathing in deep gulps of fresh air.

This was the closest he had ever been to death.

"Your Majesty, please have a cup of honey water to moisten your throat."

Hongli didn't say anything, but just reached out and pushed away Ruyi's hand holding the cup.

When Li Yu saw the emperor reaching out his hand to him, he didn't care about Concubine Xian's unhappy expression and immediately poured another cup and presented it to him.

"Your Majesty, I will serve you a drink, please go slowly."

The osmanthus honey with mint passed through my throat, and the burning and stinging sensation was slightly relieved.

The pain in his throat reminded Hongli that what had just happened was because of the pastries fed to him by Ruyi.

Although his mind told him that this was just an accident, he still felt a little uneasy.

When he heard about what happened to the Queen Mother a few days ago, he thought it was all an accident. Now, it seems that there are some things that he really has to believe.