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

Hailan competed for favor for three months and even took pregnancy medicine for three months, but there was still no movement in her belly.

Hailan knew that she couldn't be impatient, so she kept her composure and worked hard for another three months, but there was still no progress.

Hailan even doubted herself. She once confidently thought that she was not pregnant because she was avoiding favor, but now she is not confident anymore.

The imperial physician promised to Ruyi could not be found for a long time, and no one was willing to go to the cold palace to treat Ruyi. When the imperial physicians heard that it was Hai Lan, they avoided her like the plague. Those who didn't know thought they had encountered some monster.

Of course, the imperial physicians were reluctant to go. Ruyi and Hailan were notoriously tightfisted within the harem, and their money was scarce, yet their affairs were numerous. Even the last time Hailan was ill, Imperial Physician Zhang, who had been treating her, was summoned by both the Emperor and Empress, and nearly had his head severed! Who among them dared to go?

The person involved, Imperial Physician Zhang, was filled with regret. He had never felt so aggrieved in his life. The Emperor and Empress suspected that he was helping Hai Lan pretend to be sick, did not believe his diagnosis, and even sent other imperial physicians to treat her together. This was simply a great shame and humiliation!

Is it worth asking Consort Hai, who is so stingy, to help with these drastic actions that confiscate property and exterminate the clan? Others are obsessed with money, and money makes the world go round. What can he get from Hai Lan? Just a thank you from Doctor Zhang for being such a good person?

Because the imperial doctors refused to cooperate, Hai Lan was unable to do anything. She even had to pay for the pregnancy-preserving medicine herself. Wanting the imperial doctors to secretly go to the cold palace to save Ruyi? That would be a different price. And Hai Lan simply didn't have that kind of money!

Thus, Ruyi's hopes in the cold palace were shattered once again.

When Hailan came to the cold palace crying and telling Ruyi how sorry she was, Ruyi was already numb. She numbly comforted Hailan, numbly walked back to the house, and numbly lay down.

Ruyi only had one thought in her mind: Hailan is unreliable! She has to save herself!

But how to save herself? Ruyi couldn't think of it at all.

Three months later, Hai Lan finally gave up her strategy of getting pregnant to save Ruyi and decided to find another way.

Among the concubines who have children, Chunpin is the easiest to trick. If Hailan doesn't trick her, who else should she trick?

Everyone else wanted to stay eight hundred meters away from Hai Lan, but Chunpin foolishly approached her. Hai Lan's conscience was all given to Ruyi, so why would she care about Chunpin's life or death?

After Hai Lan came up with the plan, she went to Zhongcui Palace frequently and became closer and closer to Concubine Chun.

Of course, Hai Lan also saw Wei Yanwan playing with the Third Prince...

Zhongcuigong

Su Lujun and Hai Lan sat in the yard admiring the flowers, while Wei Yanwan and the maids accompanied Yong Zhang in playing and frolicking in the yard.

Hai Lan was originally chatting with Chunpin with a smile, but after seeing Wei Yanwan's appearance clearly, her smile disappeared.

Hai Lan whispered, "Sister Chunpin, does that little palace maid look a bit like her...?"

Su Lujun asked blankly, "Who does he look like?"

It's not Su Lujun's fault for being slow. Wei Yanwan came to Zhongcui Palace very early. She was not grown up at that time, and Yongzhang came from her side. Ruyi was sent to the cold palace more than two years ago. Chunpin can hardly remember what Ruyi looked like.

The little guilt Hai Lan felt towards Su Lujun disappeared, and she whispered, "I feel like she's a bit like the commoner from the cold palace."

Su Lujun glanced at Wei Yanwan, then tried to recall Ruyi's image in her mind. In her memory, Ruyi always wore dark clothes and her headdress was also a unique rose...

Su Lujun racked her brains but couldn't think of anything in common between Ruyi and Wei Yanwan. She could only laugh awkwardly and said, "Haha, sister, now that you mention it, there are indeed some similarities. Yanwan is gentle and kind, and Yongzhang likes her very much."

The implication was that Su Lujun didn't care anymore and didn't want to replace Wei Yanwan. After all, in her previous life, Wei Yanwan was just Yonghuang's personal maid, so she could be driven away at will.

In this life, Wei Yanwan was Yong Zhang's personal maid! Of course, the more devoted and loyal she was, the better. How could he drive her away just because of a single word?

Before Hailan could say anything, Hongli arrived.

Hai Lan could only shut up and follow Su Lujun in greeting, saying, "May the Emperor be well."

Hongli nodded and said, "Everyone, get up. Lady Hai, you are here too."

Su Lujun explained, "Lady Hai envied me for having a child, so she often came to help me. Your Majesty, it would be great if Lady Hai also had a child."

Hailan touched her belly quietly, feeling sad.

Hongli also looked at Hailan and said, "I think so too."

The emperor watched Yong Zhang happily playing with the palace maids, took a few more glances, and criticized: "It's good to be lively. Yong Zhang is four years old now, it's time for him to learn some words and stop playing around."

Su Lujun was a little embarrassed and wanted to explain, but Wei Yanwan bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince is very well behaved now. Concubine Chun taught him how to read today, and after school, I played with him."

Hongli was surprised and asked, "Really? Yongzhang can already recognize words?"

Wei Yanwan bowed and pointed to the two characters "wenhe" (gentle) in the Chinese characters "shushen wenhe" (shen shen wenhe) on the door. She said gently, "Third Prince, what are these two characters?"

Yong Zhang looked at it for a while and replied, "It is gentle."

Su Lujun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Wei Yanwan with gratitude.

Hongli nodded, touched Yongzhang, and after looking at Yongzhang, Hongli left.

Wei Yanwan was promoted by Su Lujun to be the third prince's maid, and Wei Yanwan was very happy.

Seeing Su Lujun's expression, Hailan knew that it was not appropriate to say anything more, as the more she said, the more mistakes she would make, so she said goodbye.

Day 2, Imperial Garden

After hearing the news, Hai Lan hurried to the Imperial Garden hoping to meet Hongli, but unexpectedly, Hongli was chatting with a palace maid under the flower wall.

Hai Lan hid behind the wall and took a closer look. It was Wei Yanwan who played with the Third Prince yesterday!

Hongli: "I remember seeing you in Concubine Chun's palace yesterday."

Wei Yanwan said, "Your Majesty has a good memory. I was there to serve the Third Prince. After sending him to the Upper Study, I walked towards the Imperial Garden and back to Zhongcui Palace. I didn't mean to disturb Your Majesty."

Hongli: "What's your name?"

Wei Yanwan: "My name is Yanwan."

Hongli: "Yanwan? Yanwan is very beautiful. In the Southern Dynasty, Shen Yue's "Ode to the Beautiful Woman" said: "She is graceful like the moon and gentle like spring."

Wei Yanwan: "Your Majesty, this poem is so beautiful, but it's a pity that I don't understand it."

The two chatted for a while about nothing relevant, and then Hongli left in a hurry, while Wei Yanwan still stood there.

Hai Lan hid behind the pavilion and saw the whole process. She gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that there will be another A Ruo in the palace."

Hai Lan often went to Zhongcui Palace in the past few months and asked Xiangyun to bribe the young palace maids in Zhongcui Palace. Although Su Lujun was stupid, she was really careful and Hai Lan had no chance to make a move. What's more, Wei Yanwan also tried her best and wished she could stay with the Third Prince for twelve hours.

Getting rid of Wei Yanwan is imminent.

Zhongcuigong

Hai Lan asked Su Lujun to send everyone away and told her everything about the Imperial Garden.

Su Lujun frowned upon hearing this and said indignantly, "Really? No wonder the Emperor has been coming to this palace so often recently. I'm afraid he's already set his sights on Yan Wan. If he falls for her seduction a few more times, there'll be another new person in the palace."

Hai Lan also said: "Sister Chunpin, you have finally reached this position, so you must be very careful with this little palace maid."

Su Lujun said in distress, "The Emperor likes her, so what can I do? There are only a few people in the palace, so it's understandable that the Emperor wants to take in a new one."

Hai Lan was anxious and said anxiously: "Even if you want to take in a new person, it can't be from your palace. Concubine Chun, please think carefully. The Third Prince is the only healthy prince in the palace.

If Yan Wan becomes favored, others will definitely think that it was you who recommended her, and you will use her to win favor for the Third Prince. Wouldn't the Third Prince then become the target of public criticism?"

When Su Lujun heard Hailan say that it was about Yongzhang, she immediately became anxious and said, "How can that be? No one can harm Yongzhang! My dear sister, what can you do?"

Hailan whispered a few words into Su Lujun's ear, and Su Lujun nodded in surprise.

The next day

Wei Yanwan was sent to the greenhouse by Su Lujun on the grounds that her horoscopes were incompatible with her and that she was unlucky for the prince.

Because of Wei Yanwan

Su Lujun trusts Hai Lan more and more. After seeing what happened to Wei Yanwan, the people around the Third Prince do their work in fear, fearing that they will harm the Third Prince again.

Hai Lan took advantage of the situation and sewed a lot of rag dolls, stuffing gamboge into them. The bribed palace maids took out the gamboge from the rag dolls while no one was around and mixed it into the Third Prince's ink.

Hai Lan intentionally or unintentionally urged Concubine Chun to supervise the Third Prince in reading and practicing calligraphy. As the prince practiced calligraphy so much, he would accidentally smear the calligraphy on his hands and put it in his mouth.

As time went by, the Third Prince became weaker and weaker. Su Lujun was extremely anxious and did not dare to urge the Third Prince to study.

Changchun Palace

There were not many concubines in the harem now, so the empress dowager proposed to hold a beauty contest. However, the war was tense at the front and the cost of the contest was huge, so Hongli refused and only selected two noble ladies in the capital.

One was Lu Muping, the daughter of Lu Shilon, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and the other was Yehenara Yihan, the daughter of Yongshou, the Shilang.

To congratulate the Emperor on his new concubine, a family banquet was held. Lu Muping's talent was mediocre and she didn't attract the attention of the concubines. However, she was very happy and her performance of "Drunk in the Flower Shade" attracted the attention of the concubines in the harem.

Without Jin Yuyan's intervention, no one cared about Yehenara's surname. What the concubines cared about was Yihuan's extremely beautiful appearance and the song "Drunk in the Flower Shade" she sang at the family banquet.

Concubines: This Yihuan? Her style is a bit like Ruyi, the same talented woman, the same love poems/romance dramas, and the same person as pure as a chrysanthemum...

The public's vision is indeed sharp.

Not long after, Yihuan calmly replied to Hongli during the fireworks display presented by the Imperial Concubine, "Fireworks are beautiful and lively, but if one's life could only be like fireworks, vibrant for a short while before returning to loneliness, it would be better to be the tiny stars in the sky, shining faintly but forever bright."

Gao Xiyue, who was happily introducing the names of the fireworks, rolled her eyes!

Concubines: Well, it's Ruyi again. If she can't show her uniqueness, she won't speak, right? What a spoiler!

Jingqin didn't give in either, and said bluntly, "How did the Yehenara family raise their daughter? What a bummer! We're setting off fireworks, and you're saying they're not as good as the stars?"

Jingse also agreed, "The fireworks were sent by Lord Gao. If you think it's not okay, just ask Lord Yongshou to pick the stars for us to see. I definitely won't say a word to you. If you can't do it, just shut up. You look at the fireworks sent by Lord Gao and despise them. How shameless!"

Fucha Langya glanced at Jingqin and shouted, "Jingqin! Jingse! Shut up!"

Jingse felt aggrieved and hid behind Gao Xiyue.

Gao Xiyue kissed Jingse and whispered, "Jingse, you did a great job. Empress Gao's love for you is not in vain."

Jingqin also had a look of approval on her face, Jingse, the best mouth substitute!

Fucha Langya was furious. How could Jingse, with her personality, get close to Aruo? What she said was so inconsiderate! She had to correct her personality when she got back!

Yihuan was also a little embarrassed and aggrieved. She was just speaking from her heart. Why were they targeting her so much?

Seeing Jingqin and Jingse's performance, Hongli swallowed back the words he wanted to say, "Your words make me feel comfortable, so I will grant you the title of "Shu"."

Suddenly, a bunch of fireworks descended straight towards the cold palace and fell into the cold palace in front of everyone.

Gao Xiyue was terrified and knelt down to beg Hongli for forgiveness and to exonerate her father.

Hongli had no time to care about Gao Xiyue and hurried towards the cold palace.

The concubines looked at each other in bewilderment. Fu Cha Langya stepped forward to take charge of the situation. She asked the concubines to disperse, and directed the palace servants to go to the cold palace to put out the fire. She also hurried to the cold palace.

Although Jingqin was worried, she was thinking about Jingse and Yonglian, so she entrusted Jingse and Yonglian to Concubine Gao and gave instructions to the servants. Only then did Jingqin feel at ease and rushed to the cold palace.

Cold Palace

Several rooms in the cold palace had fallen into disrepair and the wood was easily ignited, so they were now engulfed in flames.

Ruyi, however, seemed to have suddenly lost her legs. She hugged herself and hid in the corner of the room, refusing to run to the door which was only a few steps away. She shouted, "Someone come! Ling Yunche! Someone come! Ling Yunche!"

But Ruyi didn't know that after a house catches fire, people inside the house should avoid shouting, otherwise they will faint from inhaling smoke and dust.

As expected, Ruyi fainted.

Ling Yunche outside was very anxious. If Ruyi didn't come out, he was afraid that he would die here too!

Looking at the house with flames rising to the sky, Ling Yunche gritted his teeth, prepared to take risks and rush in.

When Hongli arrived, he was shocked by the fire in the cold palace and did not dare to move forward.

Fucha Langya rushed over later, looked at the stunned Hongli, sighed, and directed the palace servants to put out the fire.

Jingqin arrived shortly afterwards, stepped forward and grabbed Hongli's clothes, saying with worry (joy) and concern (happiness), "Father, the fire is so big, what should we do with the deposed concubines inside?"

At this moment, Ling Yunche also ran into the house, looked at the unconscious Ruyi and sighed, picked up Ruyi with both hands, rushed out of the house, and placed Ruyi against the wall.

Hongli stepped forward and patted Ruyi's face, shouting worriedly, "Ruyi, Ruyi, Ruyi..."

Maybe Hongli's love spell was too effective, Ruyi woke up, but after seeing Hongli, she became angry again and turned her head away and refused to look at Hongli.

Hongli was holding Jingqin behind him and Langya was standing next to him. Seeing Ruyi like this, he couldn't bear it anymore and took off his cloak and covered Ruyi with it.

Hongli: "Let's go."

Jingqin and Langya followed Hongli away.

Ruyi felt even more aggrieved. She had suffered so much, but Hongli not only did not comfort her, he just left like that!

The more Ruyi thought about it, the angrier she became. She planned to wash the cloak and return it to the emperor. She didn't want anything that belonged to him!