Yan Wan is reborn as a legitimate wife: Curing Ruyi's Douyi syndrome

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Qin Li whistled, lying in the rocking chair, and leisurely counting the banknotes.

A young eunuch came in and said worriedly, "Eunuch Qin Li, it's time to pay the monthly salary. What are the rules at Jingren Palace?"

Qin Li got up from the rocking chair and said, "Nothing, don't worry about it, I will go there myself."

Gyeongin Palace

Qin Li came in with great fanfare. Sanbao and Baishun from Chen Wanyin's palace came forward to greet him and said, "Eunuch Qin, why are you here in person?"

Qin Li smiled and said, "Isn't it time to pay the monthly salary? Your Jingren Palace is a bit complicated, and the young eunuchs are confused. I have no choice but to go there myself."

Bai Shun flattered, "Thank you so much, Eunuch Qin, for coming all this way in person."

Qin Li nodded and said, "You are much more talkative than the one in the main hall. I have brought your Concubine Wen's monthly salary. You can take someone to count it."

Baishun nodded and said, "Yeah."

The young eunuchs behind Qin Li left with Baishun holding the monthly salary. Sanbao was dumbfounded. He did not go to the main hall that day, so he naturally did not know what punishment Hongli had given Ruyi.

He had thought that sending Ling Yunche, the little eunuch, here was already a punishment. Why did it seem that he wouldn't be given his monthly salary?

Ling Yunche bent over, holding a basket of flowers, and slowly passed by Qin Li.

Qin Li was the manager of the Imperial Household Department and rarely went in and out of Kunning Palace, so naturally he didn't know who Ling Yunche was.

Qin Li asked, "Hey, there's a new eunuch in your Jingren Palace? How come I've never seen him before? Come forward and let me take a look."

Ling Yunche lowered his head, stepped forward and whispered, "Eunuch Qin."

Qin Li asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Who transferred you to Jingren Palace? Why have I never seen you before? Besides, even eunuchs should walk with their backs straight. Why are you always hunched over?"

Ling Yunche could only endure the pain and straighten his back and said, "Eunuch Qin, I...I was transferred to Jingren Palace by Eunuch Jinzhong."

Qin Li frowned and said thoughtfully, "Did Eunuch Jinzhong bring it?"

Qin Li looked down at the flower basket in Ling Yunche's hand and asked, "What are you doing? Hasn't your queen been grounded? Where are you going with a flower basket?"

Ling Yunche wanted to scold Ruyi again. Who knew what was wrong with her? She had to pout and act coquettishly and ask him to go pick flowers. When he heard Ruyi's smoky voice, goosebumps fell all over the floor. He could only ignore it and agree to go out to pick flowers.

Who knew I would be so unlucky that I would run into Qin Li before I even went out.

Ling Yunche held the flower basket tightly in his hand and replied, "Eunuch Qin, although the queen is under house arrest, she said that even if she is under house arrest, she still wants to enjoy the spring scenery in the imperial garden.

Even if I can’t go out now, I have to pick a few flowers from the Imperial Garden and put them in a vase to enjoy, so as not to waste the splendor of spring.”

Qin Li laughed and said, "Yes, your master has a strange temper and is good at making things difficult for his servants. You go now."

Ling Yunche nodded, but he had only taken two steps when he heard the bad news.

Sanbao: "Eunuch Qin, where is our monthly salary?"

Qin Li: "Oh, you don't know yet? Your master has been fined three years by the Emperor, and all his future monthly wages will be gone."

The flower basket in Ling Yunche's hand fell to the ground. At this moment, he just wanted to kneel down and shout: "No——" It was bad enough that he was castrated and became a eunuch, but he also had no money. How could such a tragic thing happen in this world?

Sanbao was already familiar with the place and said, "Eunuch Qin, our master lives on dew, so it doesn't matter whether he has moon silver or not, but look at us ordinary people.

Look at this little Lingzi, she is so tired from working that she can’t even stand up straight. Look at the other little palace maids…”

The palace maids in Jingren Palace also cooperated by taking out their handkerchiefs and crying softly.

Sanbao: "...Look at us, the old one is old (Rong Pei), the young one is small (the young palace maid), and there is also a disabled one (Ling Yunche). How can we survive without Yueyin!"

Qin Li was helpless and waved his hands, saying: "I am used to this trick every day. All your monthly silver is here. It is this little Lingzi. I didn't know there was one more of him. I will make up for it later.

Your master's monthly salary is impossible. It is a great kindness of our Ministry of Internal Affairs that she can eat pickled vegetable porridge in the future."

Sanbao took Yueyin and said with a smile: "The servant does not care about the master's affairs, but she. The servant's tricks don't need to be many, as long as they are effective. I know that Eunuch Qin loves us."

Qin Li had no choice but Sanbao diligently led Qin Li into the main hall.

Ruyi heard the noise outside, which seemed to be the distribution of monthly wages in the side hall, but she still didn't take it to heart and kept picking chrysanthemums in her hands.

Qin Li came in and bowed, saying, "Your servant pays his respects to the Imperial Noble Consort."

Ruyi asked without even looking up, "Excuse me, what brings Eunuch Qin Li here?"

Qin Li ignored Ruyi's sarcasm and said with a smile, "Isn't it time to pay your monthly salary? I, your servant, have come here by order of the Emperor to inform you that you will be fined for three years and will not receive any monthly salary in the future."

The white chrysanthemum in Ruyi's hand fell back into the basket. She could barely control her expression, as calm as a chrysanthemum, and squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth: "I know."

Qin Li observed Ruyi's expression with a good mood, then bowed and said with a smile: "Then I will take my leave."

Ruyi suppressed her dissatisfaction and lowered her head to continue what she was doing.

Outside Jingren Palace

Ling Yunche chased after Sanbao and asked, "Eunuch Sanbao, will we still have monthly silver in the future?"

Sanbao raised the purse in his hand and said, "We do have money. When we first entered the palace, Eunuch Qin Li refused to pay us our monthly salary, so Concubine Shen stopped him and scolded him.

The Empress and Princess Yongle happened to see this and gave Eunuch Qin Li a lecture. So from now on, regardless of whether the master has monthly salary or not, our monthly salary will be paid.

But Eunuch Qin Li is soft-hearted, so you have to say a few nice things to him. He's a tough kid! But once you enter our Jingren Palace, don't even think about any rewards."

Ling Yunche asked, "Why wasn't there any reward? Don't all the ladies in the palace give rewards?"

Sanbao glanced at Ling Yunche and replied, "Have you ever seen our master rewarding others?"

Ling Yunche shook his head.

San Bao: "You're right, you haven't seen it. Our master is a notorious stingy person in the palace. He would rather bury his gold, silver, and jewelry than give them to others. You've been consigned to a poor government office."

Ling Yunche was stunned and asked, "But I saw that some of the palace maids were wearing nice things. How could they afford them without the reward silver?"

San Bao said helplessly, "How can you compare with them? They all have people behind them. They get two paychecks, plus rewards from the various palaces. Of course, they can't compare with us."

Ling Yunche was surprised and asked, "What? There's no one behind those people in Jingren Palace?"

Sanbao glanced up and down at Ling Yunche and said with a strange smile: "No more, no less, including you, there are exactly four."

Ling Yunche: "Four? Then the other three are..."

Sanbao: "Me, Jinxin, Rongpei, the four of us are all the people of that person inside. Who would bribe us?"

Ling Yunche: ...

Ling Yunche was speechless when he thought of the few silver ornaments on Rong Pei and Jin Xin's heads.

Main hall

Ruyi had not yet recovered from her shock and was still picking dried chrysanthemums from the bamboo basket.

Rong Pei reported, "Your Majesty, Ling Yunche told me not to assign him any duties in the inner palace and to keep him at a distance."

Ling Yunche wanted to stay away from Ruyi and also didn't want to attract the emperor's attention.

Ruyi picked up the white chrysanthemum and said in a hoarse voice, "I understand his intentions. Rong Pei, do you think this matter is over?"

Rong Pei didn't understand what Hongli was thinking. She just followed her own thoughts and asked in a low voice, "Ling Yunche has become... eunuch, isn't it over yet?"

Ruyi whispered, "The Emperor's will is arbitrary, and I don't know. Let's not talk about that. I picked out some dried chrysanthemums. You can mix them with angelica, magnolia, and buckwheat husks to make him a pillow."

Rong Pei was speechless. If you didn't know, just listen to Ling Yunche's wishes and stay away from him! Why are you rushing to pick dried flowers for him to make a pillow? Are you afraid that he won't die? If you want to die, don't drag me with you.

Rong Pei said in embarrassment: "My lady, but this servant does not know how to embroider."

Rong Pei was secretly happy, fortunately she had never revealed her embroidery skills in front of Ruyi.

Ruyi was stunned and asked, "What about Jinxin...?"

Rong Pei sighed and said, "Jin Xin has been feeling unwell these past few days and now she can't get out of bed."

Ruyi sighed and said, "If it really doesn't work, let the young palace maid do it."

Rong Pei, out of a desire to protect everyone, tried to stop her, saying, "Your Majesty, no! If others knew about this, I wonder how they would frame you.

Your Majesty, in my opinion, let's just forget about this matter. As long as your intention is there, that's all."

Ruyi refused to give up. How could she let Ling Yunche know her feelings if she didn't do it? Besides, she had been picking the chrysanthemum for so long!

Ruyi pouted and said, "Forget it, I'll do it myself."

Rong Pei has no other choice but to sacrifice her life for her friend. Ling Yunche, please don't vent your anger on me when you are in the underworld! I've already tried to persuade you, but there's nothing I can do!

Changyin Pavilion

Hongli finally thought it through and summoned Ruyi to watch "Wall Horseback Ride". Hongli and Ruyi sat together to watch the play. Two actors on the stage were singing the scene where they were meeting their relatives together:

Pei Shaojun: ...What should we do?

Li Qianjin: I'll meet your father soon, why should I be afraid of him...

Ruyi still had a cold face. Seeing this, Hongli could only drink tea. Ling Yunche, who was standing behind her, was so scared that he didn't dare to breathe.

Hongli couldn't help but ask, "Ruyi, do you still remember this play, 'On the Wall Horse'? It's the play that sealed our love."

Hongli: Do you still remember the friendship we had when we were young?

Ruyi said coldly, "From the wall and on horseback, we gazed at each other from afar. The moment I saw you, I knew your heart was broken. I have watched this play many times and never get tired of it. I wonder if Your Majesty is tired of it."

Ruyi: Of course I remember, it’s you who doesn’t remember.

Hongli said meaningfully, "If I had known it would be heartbreaking, I wonder if Miss Li would regret meeting Pei Shaojun?"

Hongli: If you had known this, would you have regretted meeting me?

Ruyi sneered, "With just a few harsh words from my father, Pei Shaojun didn't dare to protect Miss Li, who bore him children. If I had known his character was such, he would be nothing but a flowery facade, full of sweet talk. How boring."

Ruyi: Pei Shaojun is like this because he is a bad person and is treacherous. Does the emperor also want to be such a treacherous person?

Hongli: "Is the Imperial Concubine dissatisfied with Pei Shaojun? I remember that when you were young, weren't you the one who loved them the most?"

Hongli: Are you dissatisfied with me? Don't you miss our youth the most?

Ruyi said calmly, "When I was young, I was ignorant and only knew that love was the best. But in the end, I saw clearly that love was nothing but a mirage."

Ruyi: You don’t love me as much anymore.

Hongli smiled faintly, looked at Ruyi intently, picked up the tea bowl and drank it all, and said: "Imperial Concubine, you are tired too, right? Go back. I am busy with official duties and will go back to review the memorials."

Ruyi looked at Hongli's back and felt a little panicked, feeling that she had lost something, but she still had a cold face and refused to bow her head. She could only watch Hongli leave silently.

Hongli came out, looked at the wild geese in the sky, breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and saw that Ruyi did not follow him out, felt relieved, turned around and left.