TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

In the end, Ruyi returned to the Yanx Palace with the support of惢心.

She went to Changchun Palace to cause trouble for the Queen, not because she really wanted to use the child in her belly to cause trouble.

The two happened to meet Li Yu who was being carried in at the gate of Yanx Palace.

After the young eunuch from the Ministry of Punishment hurriedly paid his respects, he placed Li Yu and the wooden board at the palace gate.

"Empress Xian, the Emperor has ordered that Li Yu be demoted to a lowly eunuch and sent to the Yanxi Palace immediately after his punishment. If he survives, he will be assigned to duty immediately. The palace does not want idle people."

When Hongli woke up, he summoned Li Yu to ask about the details.

When he learned that he had been injured, Li Yu lied and said that it was just a few red marks, and he became even more furious.

Jinzhong happened to report the information he had found at this time.

Li Yu and惢心 from the Yanxi Palace are from the same hometown and have always had a close personal relationship.

Recalling his actions in recent days, Hongli was even more certain that the other party was secretly colluding with the Yanx Palace.

I was annoyed but also unwilling to be played around by them like this.

So Li Yu was sent to the Ministry of Punishment that day. He was beaten with a hundred sticks in the court, which almost took half his life. Now he is in a coma.

The young eunuch left in a hurry, fearing that he would be affected by the bad luck of the Yanx Palace.

Although Concubine Xian was pregnant, there were many surviving children in the palace, and with a mother who was disliked by the emperor, it was unlikely that this child would be valued after birth.

Such an attitude made Ruyi grit her teeth in hatred, and she secretly vowed to make these people regret it.

Sanbao called a few eunuchs to carry Li Yu in.

"惢心, go give him some good medicine. Li Yu helped us so much in the past, and the disaster he suffered today is also because of me. Make sure he survives."

"Yes, Master. I will go right away."

惢心 smelled the blood in the air and tears welled up in her eyes. Li Yu was implicated because he helped her.

From then on, Ruyi stayed in the Yanx Palace to take care of her pregnancy, looking forward to the birth of the child to bring her new hope.

Hongli gradually recovered under the careful care of the imperial physician, but the disease was really difficult to treat and it recurred several times before he was completely cured.

As New Year’s Eve approaches, the joy of the New Year dispels the gloom of these days.

In order to get rid of bad luck, Hongli specially ordered to make good preparations, and the decorations for this Spring Festival were particularly grand.

Outside Shufangzhai, Gao Xiyue and Bai Ruiji had just come out after watching the musicians' rehearsal progress.

The two chatted about the performance just now. Bai Ruiji learned these things to please the superiors, but she also really understood them.

She knew Gao Xiyue's arrogant personality well, and she knew that as long as she spoke sweetly and knew how to talk, she would be easy to please.

By asking Gao Xiyue for advice on pipa skills, she successfully changed Gao Xiyue's opinion of her.

Previously, the Queen instructed the Southern Mansion to prepare some innovative songs and dances for the New Year. Gao Xiyue was interested in these and took the initiative to take on this task, and also brought Bai Ruiji along.

"The piece your majesty just played was truly heavenly music. Didn't you see that the surrounding musicians were all stunned?"

After watching those people's performances just now, Gao Xiyue felt itchy and showed it to them on the spot.

It can be considered as guidance, not an insult to one's status.

"Of course. You think everyone is like you. You can play the Yueqin better, but you insist on learning the Pipa."

Gao Xiyue learns to play the pipa because she likes it, and she doesn't understand Bai Ruiji.

Speaking of this, Gao Xiyue tilted her head and jokingly said, "If you had played the Yueqin back then, there wouldn't have been such a thing as this song that would have disturbed Zhou Lang's elegant mood!"

Bai Ruiji didn't feel embarrassed at all and responded openly, "Well, this is all to attract the emperor's attention. If I don't use some tricks, I'll have to stay in this Nan Mansion for the rest of my life."

"If you spend your whole life being an object for others to admire, then you really have no future."

Gao Xiyue felt a little embarrassed by her frankness. She sighed and said, "It's all the same. Don't I have to work hard for the honor of my family?"

Seeing her face full of empathy, Bai Ruiji secretly complained in her heart.

She looks as if she has worked very hard and made great sacrifices, even though she has capable family members outside the palace and a biased queen inside.

How are they the same?

"You have everything you need now, don't you? Having a child means you have a firm foothold in the palace. As long as you don't commit suicide like Concubine Xian, your life will be fine."

"Your Majesty is right. It is thanks to the Queen's kindness that we concubines of low rank are able to live in the situation we have today."

Bai Ruiji knew very well what Gao Xiyue liked to hear, and she could make her happy with just a few words.

"Concubine Yi's presence used to be less noticeable than yours. Look at her now, running to Changchun Palace all day long under the pretext of preparing fresh food."

"I always run into her eight out of ten times I go there. For the princess's future, you have to pay attention to her."

Gao Xiyue said sourly that she was happy that others respected the queen, but she always hoped that the queen would value her the most.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice. I understand."

Listening to Gao Xiyue's sincere reminder, Bai Ruiji also remembered this affection in her heart.

Yes, she gave birth to a princess, who could not have her own future like a prince. The princess's future depended entirely on her.

This is also the most important reason why Bai Ruiji began to please Gao Xiyue.

I once wanted to use Ruyi to improve my status, but unfortunately I never found the opportunity.

Outside the Yanx Palace, there was an endless stream of busy palace maids coming and going.

"Wait a minute, you can't afford to kill yourself if you break this lantern."

"Follow up, hurry up and deliver these to Qixiang Palace."

"Eunuch Qin, please give me the things. We know you are busy so we can come and get them ourselves."

"Oh, Miss Zhenshu has been a great help. I still have a lot of things to do. I will definitely go to Qixiang Palace to apologize to Concubine Jia!"

"Please get busy first!"

……

Ruyi could clearly close the palace gate, but she insisted on opening it and sat not far away to listen to the noise outside.

Seeing Ruyi’s brows getting tighter and tighter,惢心 sighed, took a small purse and walked out.

He hurried in after a moment.

"Master, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has just received a batch of uniquely designed glass palace lanterns, and they are now being delivered to the various palaces."

"They have a lot of things to do today. Why don't we close the palace gate and I'll help you go back and have a good rest!"

惢心 looked at Ruyi's expressionless face with trepidation, maintaining a saluting posture and not daring to move at all.

The master's temper has become increasingly bad, and after Li Yu was demoted to the Yanx Palace, the role she can play has also declined sharply.

If it weren't for Doctor Jiang who secretly sent her some medicinal herbs from time to time, her life would probably have been even more difficult.

"Glass palace lanterns? Haven't the ones from Yanxi Palace been delivered yet?"

Ruyi's voice was calm but full of oppression, which frightened惢心 so much that she knelt down immediately.

"Master, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that this thing is scarce and they haven't prepared any for us this year."

Ruyi stared at the black scabs on her fingers in a daze, and after a long time she said "hmm" lightly.

"Get up."