TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Ruyi once again returned to the public eye with her own abilities.

So what if there was no one in the previous dynasty? Even if the Fucha family used dirty tricks to cause her father to lose his official position?

She, Ulanara Ruyi, still occupies an indelible position in the emperor's heart.

As long as she can give birth to this prince safely, given Hongli's love for her, this child will definitely not be inferior to the legitimate son.

When Ruyi paid her respects for the first time after the pregnancy was stable, her heart ached as she stroked her bare fingertips.

After the two reconciled, Hongli did not revoke his decision.

The pain of being on the verge of death at that time caused him great psychological trauma, but he still couldn't let go of Ruyi.

Fortunately, this emotion, which was blessed by external forces, is also gradually fading away.

"惢心, bring me a few more rings."

Ruyi chose the largest and brightest gems and wore them on her hands, not leaving out any finger.

Two yellow sapphire rings were worn on top of each other, filling the entire knuckle.

After finishing her makeup, she raised her hand, looked at the luxurious jewelry in front of her, and nodded with satisfaction.

These were all recent rewards from the Emperor. As Concubine Xian, she did not have much money, and her salary was only enough for her to live on.

It is already Ruyi's limit to save enough to support her mother's family.

But she did not want to be looked down upon by others, and the jewelry awarded by the emperor could not be sold or given away.

It also became the only prop for her to support her performance.

Ruyi was surrounded by people, and she walked towards Changchun Palace with her hands on her lower back and her neck stretched out in an exaggerated manner.

惢心 and a little palace maid supported her carefully.

For safety reasons, most of the concubines stopped wearing high-heeled hems after becoming pregnant and chose comfortable hems instead.

But Ruyi was unwilling to do so. In her eyes, anything that showed one's status was extremely important.

She was prepared to enjoy the ugly expressions of the concubines.

But the reality slapped her hard in the face.

"Look, isn't my face a little paler?"

"Now that you mention it, it seems like it's true. What kind of maintenance recipe did you use?"

"The Empress gave it to me a while ago. She said I play the zither well!"

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The concubines in Changchun Palace were chatting and laughing. They seemed to have endless topics to talk about, such as offspring, talents, clothes and jewelry...

After the extremely perfunctory greetings, Ruyi seemed to have disappeared.

Ruyi spoke several times but received no response.

What frightened her more than being framed was the current situation.

There is no place for her in this harem.

In the past, the favored concubines would keep their eyes on Ruyi, and in her eyes, all their criticisms and sarcasm were just jealousy.

Now all of that is gone.

As soon as Ruyi came in, everyone saw her ten fingers adorned with gems, which seemed to blind people's eyes.

But with the tacit understanding of several high-ranking concubines, no one spoke.

After these incidents, everyone witnessed the ups and downs of "love" between Concubine Xian and the Emperor.

A concubine who is mentally ill and pregnant is avoided by everyone.

No one wants to get themselves into trouble at a time like this.

Langya has long stopped paying attention to Ruyi's situation. When encountering interesting scenes, the system will naturally release them.

When watching the drama, I felt that the world revolved around Ruyi. I watched her go through all kinds of injustices and come to an unhappy ending with her lover.

Immersed in this world, Langya discovered that the heroine had no technical skills at all.

None of the changes she expected happened.

Without the villain's contrast and obstruction, Ruyi was unable to support Hongli as she had imagined.

She also did not get along well with other people in the harem.

Ruyi naturally divided herself into camps and set her enemies.

Some people say that all her forbearance and resistance in the drama were forced upon her, but now it seems that Ruyi herself is a selfish and hypocritical person.

Sometimes Langya couldn't even tell whether the world consciousness was favoring the heroine or creating a puppet.

The heroine's boredom made Langya's behavior gradually become more and more outrageous, and she accepted all the flattery from the concubines in the harem.

Huang Qiying presented a dessert she made herself and was rewarded by the Queen with a rare night-shining pearl.

This incident caused an uproar in the harem and pushed the competition for favor to an unprecedented level.

Except for Gao Xiyue who was overwhelmed with a sense of crisis, all the other concubines worked hard.

Everyone could vaguely sense that the Queen's control over the harem was stronger than one could imagine. As long as there was news that she didn't want to spread, it would be firmly under her control.

They are even more proactive in greeting people every day and prepare strange stories from all over the world in advance.

Strive to present a harmonious and interesting harem to the Queen.

He didn't consider at all whether these behaviors would spread to the previous dynasty or make the emperor unhappy.

Ruyi turned the ring on her hand back and forth, trying hard to pretend that she didn't care. After listening for a while, she chose to provoke Bai Ruiji.

When she woke up that day and heard that Hailan had been demoted to a noble lady, she felt a little secretly happy, but more angry.

Bai Ruiji induced the emperor to demote Hai Lan with just a few words, which was obviously targeting herself.

Since when has a musician been qualified to be her rival!

Ruyi has become accustomed to being the center of attention, and this feeling of being ignored makes her particularly uncomfortable.

"Princess Mei, I heard that the Empress was unwell. It was you who discovered the Fifth Prince's frail health. I would like to thank you for your concern."

When Bai Ruiji heard Concubine Xian's sarcastic voice, she felt like she should whip her a few times.

She put down the bracelet she was showing off to Lu Muping and glanced at Ruyi.

"Your Highness, your words are so nice, why don't you be more sincere and give me some thank you gift?"

"I don't need your verbal thanks."

"If not, please don't talk to me. If you get angry and have a stomachache, don't blame me for it."

After saying that, he turned his head away and stopped looking at Ruyi, determined not to communicate with her.

With Ruyi's current financial situation, she couldn't afford any decent thank-you gift, so she could only smile awkwardly and change the subject.

"Princess Mei is such a jokester! Hailan's rank has been demoted, which can be considered a punishment."

No one at the scene took the initiative to respond to Ruyi's words.

It goes without saying that Concubine Yu would not be angry, and it goes without saying that Concubine Xian had given her some kind of love potion.

Langya was listening to Jin Yuyan telling her about the customs and practices of the Yu family, and she didn't see Ruyi's sad eyes at all.

"Sister, is your health feeling better recently?"

In the end, it was Yihuan who spoke up to ease Ruyi's embarrassment. Her situation in the harem was equally embarrassing.

Most of the concubines were just nodding acquaintances with her, and some even had arguments with her.

Although Yihuan and Concubine Xian seem to be good friends to outsiders, in fact, each side has their own considerations.

Yihuan admires Ruyi's infatuation with the emperor, and also sympathizes with the hurt she suffers in this relationship.

But her family was not completely wiped out like the Ulanara family, and Yihuan, who still had some rationality, did not blindly provide support to Ruyi.

A beautiful and talented woman like her is also a target of Ruyi's vigilance.

Without the sense of superiority that the pregnancy-maintaining medicine brought to Ruyi, she could no longer get along with her without any reservations.

After leaving Changchun Palace, Ruyi stood in front of A Ruo with a complicated look.

The moment she learned that A Ruo had become a concubine, she wanted to rush to this person and ask loudly why?

惢心 took great pains to appease her, and her lips were worn out before she finally persuaded Ruyi to restrain herself and not embarrass A Ruo in public when paying her respects.

"Aruo? No, I should call you Suochouluo now. I agree."

Arruo seemed not to notice Concubine Xian's ugly expression, and she walked forward excitedly to salute her.

"Greetings to Concubine Xian."

"Sister Xianpin, how have you been these days? I've missed you so much, but I didn't dare to enter the Yanxi Palace casually. It's so wonderful to see you again today!"

Seeing her like this, Ruyi's anger not only did not dissipate but became even stronger.

The scene of Hongli pleading for her emerged in her mind.

"Your personal maid is truly a sincere person. She misses you so much that she braved the cold snow in the middle of the night to pick plum blossoms for you."

"You're not as arrogant as before. I'll be very surprised to see you again!"

These words were almost telling her explicitly not to get angry because of A Ruo's matter.

But the more this happened, the more disgusted Ruyi felt.

She didn't think there was such a coincidence in the world. Ruyi knew very well what kind of person A Ruo was like in the past.

It was almost impossible to get her to pick plum blossoms in the middle of the night.

A Ruo clearly meant to step on her to get to the top. How could such a traitor be worthy of such gorgeous clothes?

"Does Suo Cho Luo agree? It seems you're doing well now. I heard from the Emperor that you picked plum blossoms specially for me in the winter to make a fragrant soup. I wonder if I could have the honor of trying it?"

"Sister, you're joking. When I learned you had angered the Emperor, I was anxious but there was nothing I could do. You've always loved drinking the Anxiang Soup, so I could only do my best to comfort you."

A Ruo lowered her head slightly, the pearl tassels on her bun gently touched the side of her face, and the shy smile on her face hurt Ruyi.

The smile was fleeting and quickly turned into guilt.

"It's just that my sister is stupid and spent a lot of time to make one. The emperor... the emperor said he liked it and took it all!"

Hearing A Ruo talking about their meeting in the softest tone, she won the emperor's attention with her best fragrant soup.

The corners of Ruyi's mouth twitched slightly, and she grasped惢心's hand tightly, with the hard ring between them.

The pain not only stimulated Ruyi but also made惢心 miserable.

She suppressed the urge to step forward and tear apart A Ruo's smiling face, and said with a forced smile: "It's really clever of Suo Cho Luo to agree, and it's also lucky."

"Then I'll be waiting for your secret fragrance soup this year. We are master and servant, so you won't refuse this request, right?"

"You were very attentive when you served me, and you learned your skills well. I really can't bear to leave you."

A Ruo lowered her eyes to hide the depression in her eyes and expressed her joy enthusiastically.

"It is my blessing to be able to make my sister happy. I will definitely visit the Yanxi Palace often in the future. I hope my sister will not despise me."

Ruyi snorted coldly and turned to get on the sedan chair.

Bai Ruiji came up and scanned his eyes, then asked with a look of dismay, "Even if they were born as palace maids, they are now the emperor's concubines."

"Why are you so respectful to her?"

The two are the main forces competing for favor in the harem, and there are constant frictions between them, but Bai Ruiji also does not want to see Ruyi get a powerful helper.

Pleasing the empress, imperial concubines and others can ensure Bai Ruiji's life in the harem, but it cannot help her win favor.

When they are with these high-ranking concubines, they won't even discuss the emperor, let alone care who he favors more.

Bai Ruiji was very envious of this mentality, but she did not have the confidence for the time being.

A Ruo turned her head to look at Bai Ruiji, hiding the resentment in her heart very well.

"You're joking, Lady Mei. How dare a concubine have a problem with Lady Mei? This is my duty as a younger sister."

Bai Ruiji looked up and laughed at herself before she realized what was happening.

After being promoted to the position of concubine, I became arrogant and forgot how difficult the past days were.

How could a servant who rose to power by taking advantage of the deep affection between master and servant dare to show disrespect to his old master by relying on his favor?

"Princess Xian is pregnant, you'd better stay away, or you might end up losing more than you gain."

When A Ruo heard this, she was stunned. She looked at Bai Ruiji's departing back for a long time, then slowly bowed in that direction.

At the same time, he gave up the plan to go to the Yanxi Palace to show his presence.

She used to be proud of being born in a family of officials, and looked down on everyone. But when she really became a concubine, she realized that everyone had their own abilities.

The head concubine Yi of Jingyang Palace was not very favored, but she gave birth to a princess successfully and also found the protection of the queen.

I am really nothing. I was suppressed after just a few days of being proud.

Not long after returning to Jingyang Palace,惢心 came with her men.

"I see Suo Chuoluo and agree."

A Ruo casually threw the pearl into the box and stood up. The pearl popped out of the box and rolled to Suo Xin's feet.

"惢心, why are you here?"

"Sochoruo agreed, this..."

Suoxin bent down to pick up the pearl and was about to put it on the table with both hands, but A Ruo reached out to stop her.

He said nonchalantly, "No need to put it back, it's a reward for you."

"Thank you for the promised reward."

惢心 stood back helplessly holding the pearls. She hadn't seen these things for a long time. When she thought of the purpose of her visit, she lowered her head even more.

She suppressed her embarrassment and said, "I, the servant, am here on the orders of Concubine Xian to bring her the fragrant soup. Concubine Xian said..."

Seeing her lips opening and closing but unable to speak, A Ruo immediately guessed that Concubine Xian must have asked her to say something unpleasant.

"Just say whatever you want to say. I know it has nothing to do with you."

Suo Xin closed her eyes and finished her words quickly.

"Her Majesty Xian has sent this servant to tell you that this fragrant soup was made by her some time ago. She wants you to savor it carefully, so that you don't disturb the Emperor by failing to learn the skill."

"boom!"

Ah Ruo gnashed her teeth as she stared at the jar in the maid's hand. "Xinyan, take this person away and put the things away properly."

After they left, Ah Ruo slowly walked to惢心's side and said word by word, "Go back and tell Concubine Xian that I've taken note. I will serve the Emperor well in the future so that she doesn't have to worry."

"Yes, I have remembered it."

Looking at the clean but old clothes on惢心, the jewelry on her head that she had collected during her time in the palace, and the obvious bruises on her hands.

A Ruo once again felt fortunate for her original decision. So what if she was humiliated a few times? She was no longer a slave.

Just as惢心 was about to go out, A Ruo's indifferent voice came from behind her.

"I was wrong to bully you before, and it's okay if you keep it in mind. But since we've been together for many years, I'll give you some advice."

"Find a way to leave Yanxi Palace as soon as possible. Anyone who stays with Concubine Xian will become unhappy."

Suoxin paused and looked back at A Ruo in shock.

Ah Ruo sat leisurely on the chair, holding a teacup in her hand, "Why, you don't believe it?"

"Jiang Yebin was dismissed from his post and expelled from the palace, right? You saw what happened to Li Yu. Every time Concubine Xian regains her favor, someone has to be sacrificed. Who do you think will be next?"