TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

"I want to walk alone, no need to follow me."

"Yes."

Jinzhong stopped and looked in the direction where the emperor was leaving, keeping a watchful eye on him.

They said we were not allowed to follow, but if we didn't know anything, if anything went wrong it would all be the fault of these servants.

After experiencing the feeling of being in power, Jinzhong became more careful in his actions.

He didn't want to be like his master and ruin himself because of a small thing.

Hongli walked into the imperial garden under the moonlight. Everything was withered in the cold winter, except for the plum blossoms that were still blooming in the snow.

The rich plum fragrance was carried by the cold wind and invaded the body, dispelling the turbid air in the body one by one.

The fragrance of wintersweet is richer and mellower, not as clear as that of red plum. Ruyi doesn't like it very much, but Hongli thinks it is just right at this moment.

Light white snow covered the pale yellow flowers, gleaming in the bright moonlight.

This beautiful scene suddenly made Hongli want to write poetry.

"Crench!"

……

The movement in the dark attracted Hongli's attention, and he looked over there curiously.

I saw a palace maid in thin clothes standing under the tree, with just a few small flowers on her head. She looked like a little palace maid in the imperial garden.

Her fair skin gleams with a translucent luster in the moonlight, and her beauty cannot be concealed even against the backdrop of the white snow and jade plum.

She was looking at the plum blossoms on the tree intently, holding a brown pottery jar in her arms.

She was reaching out to pick the half-opened flowers on the plum tree, and the sound just now was made when she accidentally stepped on a dead branch.

"Who are you? What are you doing here so late at night?"

"what!"

"Bangdang..."

A Ruo was startled by the sudden sound, and the jar in her hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Please forgive me, I didn't notice you were here and didn't mean to disturb you."

Seeing her trembling with fear, Hongli still couldn't bear it.

"Get up, I don't blame you. Be careful not to step on the debris on the ground. You haven't told me yet, what's your name?"

Upon hearing this, A Ruo thanked him, stood up, and slowly looked up at the other person.

"A Ruo! It's you?"

Only then did Hongli see A Ruo's face and asked in surprise.

A Ruo lowered her head in embarrassment, with a hint of embarrassment in her tone.

"Your Majesty, it's me. I'm a maid sweeping the Imperial Gardens."

Hongli was already upset about Ruyi's affairs, and when he met a former maid of Ruyi, he also wanted to talk to her.

"Why are you here so late at night?"

"In the past, every winter, Concubine Xian would bring her servants to pick plum blossoms to make fragrant soup. I heard that Concubine Xian was not feeling well, so I guess she doesn't have the energy this year."

"I just want to make some and send them to the Yanxi Palace."

Hongli's eyes fell on the pottery jar on the ground, and there were plum blossoms of various colors in the jar.

The only thing in common is that they are all half-opened buds, which are the main ingredient for making the fragrant soup.

only……

"It seems you, little palace maid, have only learned half of what you are doing. You must have been lazy in the past. The petals of wintersweet are poisonous. How can you use them to make a fragrant soup?"

Ah Ruo's face flushed red from his teasing, and she responded in a very low voice, "How would this servant know?"

Seeing her like this, Hongli felt that all the depression in his heart had disappeared, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He reached out and touched A Ruo's nose.

"You, I've heard you were a spoiled child. Now that you've made a mistake, you've become more cautious, but you haven't changed."

"Did Concubine Xian ever take you to pick wintersweets?"

Ah Ruo scratched her head embarrassedly, "It's my stupidity. Now that I think about it, it's not the case."

"I'm so glad you still remember her!"

"I have been with Concubine Xian for many years. Even though I can't serve her now, I still miss her."

Hongli looked at A Ruo with admiration and chatted with her about many things in the past.

In other words, besides Ruyi, A Ruo also experienced those years with Hongli.

But she is not as arrogant and stubborn as Ruyi, and provides enough emotional value to Hongli.

"Princess Xian is currently recuperating, so I'm afraid she doesn't need your plum blossom anymore. I'll accept your kindness on your behalf."

"I'll send someone to pick you up tomorrow, so don't pick these poisonous wintersweets anymore!"

"This slave...this slave bows to thank the Holy Spirit for His Grace!"

A Ruo suppressed her excitement and knelt down to express her gratitude. She had finally waited for this day. After tonight, she would no longer be a palace maid who was bullied by others.

It was worth it for her to suffer in the Imperial Garden for so long and try her best to restore her reputation.

A Ruo has been looking for an opportunity for a long time. It’s not that she has no chance to meet the emperor, but that she has no chance to impress him.

Having served Ruyi for many years, A Ruo knew very well that the emperor was a man who valued feelings very much.

If you want the other person to remember you, there must be a reasonable breakthrough.

When she saw Jiang Yebi going to the Yangxin Palace, A Ruo knew that her chance had come.

If nothing works, this jar of plum blossoms can still play its due role.

In short, it’s not a loss.

During the conversation with the emperor, A Ruo keenly discovered the points that the emperor was interested in.

Instead of being angry about his own ignorance, he thought it was a good thing.

A Ruo was not stupid. She knew that as a maid of Concubine Xian, it was impossible for her to defect to the Queen and the Imperial Concubine.

Even if she is willing, the other party will not trust her. In this case, she can only cling to the emperor tightly.

As for Concubine Xian, her personality will definitely not tolerate herself. When the time comes, she only needs to use a little trick to create a victim.

When paying their respects, everyone looked at A Ruo with puzzled eyes, some with contempt and some with disdain.

But A Ruo didn't seem to care about these things. She knelt there respectfully, bowed, and said nothing more.

Quietly waiting for the sarcasm and attacks from those high-ranking concubines.

"Get up! From now on, you must serve the emperor well in the palace and give birth to a son for him as soon as possible."

Langya didn't show any abnormality. She just said a few words and let her get up, as if she didn't care about her at all.

Others may not know how A Ruo came to power, but Lang Ya knows it all too well.

In Langya's eyes, any girl who has the ambition and means to change her own destiny is not hateful.

On the contrary, she was very interested in A Ruo. In the early part of the story, she was obviously the most loyal maid around the heroine.

Here, without Gao Xiyue's punishment and Jin Yuyan's instigation, she still embarked on this path.

It’s just a change of method, and it also gives myself a better future.

Looking back now, how much loyalty did A Ruo show at the beginning?

But it doesn't matter. She can use her own ability to break away from Ruyi and escape the control of the plot. This is her ability.

Unlike the male protagonist, even though he was tortured by Ruyi countless times, he would fall for her quickly every time he woke up.

The same thing happened to Concubine Yu. Not only did she not notice anything unusual, but she became more and more crazy.

In the past, Langya thought that as long as they spent less time with Ruyi, their own temperament would prevail.

But the facts prove that the influence of the plot and the heroine is still very strong.

Langya is looking forward to it, wondering whether A Ruo's presence can pull Hongli out of the quagmire.