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

Yangxindian

Xia Zhang followed Hongli to the Yangxin Palace.

Hongli frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xia Zhang replied, "I have something important to report."

Hongli: "Speak."

Xia Zhang whispered, "There are also traces of medication used in the Imperial Concubine's pregnancy."

Hongli looked up suddenly and asked, "What did you say? Ruyi also used the medicine?"

Xia Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, it should be the same prescription as Empress Shu Fei's."

Hongli asked, "Does she know she is pregnant?"

Xia Zhang shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Hongli waved his hand and said, "Go away. I will think about it."

Xia Zhang: "I will take my leave."

Hongli leaned on the couch without saying a word. He now didn't even understand what Ruyi was going to do.

The consequence of Hongli not understanding is that he would not go to Jingren Palace.

Normally, the cold war between Hongli and Ruyi would benefit the concubines. However, after this incident, Hongli entered the harem less and less, and when he did, he went to the new concubines' palace. Except for taking care of the children, he rarely set foot in the palace of the old concubines in the Qiandi Palace.

Even Meipin, who was conferred the title after he ascended the throne, was left out in the cold. Only the newcomers in the selection received some favor.

However, Lin Ruoyao and others were confined to their homes, and soon after Ke Guiren and other newcomers came to favor, Hongli became bored. Gong Changzai and Xi Changzai were both honest people, and their looks were not outstanding in the palace, so they were naturally not favored.

Concubine Ke was too lively. Hongli could tolerate her temper at first, but he got tired of it after staying with her for a long time. Hongli was not young anymore, so where did he get so much energy to play with Concubine Ke?

Hongli only gave Concubine Ke the title of Concubine Ke to Concubine Ke and then forgot about it.

Jingqin and Jingse finally returned to Beijing. They had just seen their children at the princess's mansion and had no time to reminisce with the princes-in-law when they were summoned into the palace by Hongli.

Yangxindian

Before entering the palace, Jingqin and Jingse exchanged a glance. Then, Jingse burst into the palace crying, "Father Emperor! Father Emperor, what's wrong with you?"

Jingqin also had a sad face. She hurried forward and grabbed Hongli and asked, "What's wrong with your father, Emperor?"

The energetic Hongli was stunned. Although he wanted to feel the enthusiasm of his daughters, wasn't this too enthusiastic?

Hongli asked, "The Emperor is fine. What happened?"

Jingse cried, "Father Emperor, please don't lie to me. This has spread all over the palace. Father Emperor is obsessed with..."

Jingqin scolded, "Jingse!"

Hongli then realized something was wrong and said seriously, "Jingqin, let Jingse speak."

Jingqin said worriedly, "Father, why don't you let the imperial physician see you first? Otherwise, I will be worried."

The more Hongli listened, the more puzzled he became. He asked, "I'm fine. What's there to worry about?"

Jingse exclaimed, "Everyone in the capital is saying that the Emperor is addicted to alcohol and sex, and has drained his body."

Hongli said angrily, "How can this be? When did I become addicted to wine and women?"

Hongli looked at Jingqin for confirmation.

Jingqin whispered, "When I came to the capital, the news spread everywhere. Even people outside the capital knew about it. They said that Your Majesty, you are addicted to wine and women, and are delaying the affairs of state. The Imperial Concubine gave you frank advice, but you..."

Hongli slammed the table and said, "What do I want?"

Jingqin whispered, "...but she listened to the evil concubine's slander and angered the Imperial Concubine into miscarriage."

Hongli said angrily: "This is absolute nonsense!"

Jingqin and Jingse looked puzzled and asked, "Father Emperor, what on earth is going on?"

Hongli was too embarrassed to speak up and sighed, "It's just trivial matters in the harem!"

Jingqin advised, "Father Emperor, the most urgent thing is to investigate the rumors! Otherwise, won't your reputation be ruined?"

Hongli glanced at Wang Qin, and Wang Qin understood and left.

Jingse said fearfully, "This rumor is so true that my sister and I both believed it a little bit. I'm afraid it must have spread from the palace."

Hongli became even more upset after hearing this. Seeing that they had almost finished talking, Jingse and Jingqin stopped talking about it and changed the subject to talk about interesting things in Korchin.

Hongli was preoccupied and listened inattentively. Jingqin and Jingse talked for the whole afternoon before taking their leave and returning home.

Wang Qin saw Jingqin and Jingse leave and stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, these are rumors spread from Jingren Palace."

Hongli said in disbelief, "What?"

Wang Qin repeated, "The rumor originated from Jingren Palace. I secretly captured some insignificant servants and interrogated them."

Hongli waved his hand and said, "What good are those servants? What can they know? Go find the people around the Imperial Concubine."

Wang Qin stopped him, saying, "Your Majesty, this is impossible. The people around the Imperial Concubine are too conspicuous. Even if you take her away, she will be noticed. These humble servants are the best at spreading rumors.

Hongli still didn't understand the scope of the people around Ruyi. Wang Qin captured all of them except Sanbao, Rong Pei and Jinxin.

The servants in Jingren Palace lived up to everyone's expectations and insisted that it was Ruyi who spread the rumor.

Hongli raised his eyes and asked, "So what did you find out?"

Wang Qin laughed and said, "Those people said that they were spreading rumors on the orders of the Imperial Noble Consort, in order to earn her the reputation of being a virtuous person who advises the emperor."

Hongli was a little overwhelmed and almost died of anger.

Hongli said in disbelief: "She fought with me and lost her child because of it, and you say she did it for a false reputation?"

Wang Qin wiped his sweat and said, "I didn't say that. I just found out about the rumors spreading from Jingren Palace."

Hongli was furious and shouted angrily: "Get out of here!"

Hongli's long-held fantasy about Ruyi was shattered. He disliked entering the harem even more these days. He only liked to summon Jingqin and Jingse to chat and see his grandson.

Yonghuang's wife and concubine both gave birth: the wife gave birth to the eldest prince, and the concubine gave birth to the eldest princess. The eldest princess was born strong, but the eldest prince was weak. Yonghuang was very worried and didn't even bother to run to Hongli to show himself.

Yongzhang married Borjigit from Khorchin, and Jingqin also went to watch the ceremony. It is unknown what Yonghuang secretly said to Yongzhang, and Yongzhang looked a little dazed when he came out.

Lin Ruoyao was also released. Ruyi was very angry about this, but it was useless. Hongli lifted the house arrest with his own words.

Hongli's idea was very simple. You said that Lin Ruoyao was a witch concubine and I was a tyrant. If I punished Lin Ruoyao for this matter, wouldn't it prove my own incompetence?

Hongli could only try his best to make this matter go back. He wanted to clear his name, but he couldn't put the blame on the evil concubine Lin Ruoyao. So the final victim could only be Ruyi:

The Imperial Noble Consort is a stubborn and paranoid person. I and Concubine Mei were just admiring flowers and drinking some wine, but the Imperial Noble Consort believed the slander and came here to do something stupid and kill her own child. I feel deeply guilty and can only confine Concubine Mei to vent her anger.

What Mei Guiren and I were doing was a serious matter. The Imperial Noble Concubine was wrong. Considering that she had a miscarriage, I cannot punish her. Everyone in the harem should take this as a warning and think twice before doing anything.

In order to make the fake play real, Hongli also found a scapegoat for spreading rumors, and framed Wang Qin as a scapegoat for offering slander and punished him severely.

Hongli showed his true intentions. But the court and harem did not buy it. They believed it on the surface, but secretly made up stories.

Perhaps the discussions about Hongli in the former court and the harem were getting louder and louder, or perhaps the recent pressure was too great, and Hongli could not bear it anymore, so he ordered the Mulan Autumn Hunt.

Mulan Paddock

Ruyi was walking alone when she heard laughter coming from the west.

Ruyi asked, "Is it Concubine Ke who is accompanying the Emperor on horseback?"

Rong Pei listened carefully and replied, "It doesn't sound like Concubine Ke's voice. It sounds more like the two princesses riding horses with the emperor."

Ruyi frowned and said, "Why does the princess always cling to the emperor? A girl should avoid her father when she grows up. Besides, none of the concubines in the harem spend as much time with the emperor as the princess does."

Rong Pei nodded and said, "Yes, the emperor has been unwilling to enter the harem for the past few months and has only been fooling around with the princesses."

Outside Mulan Paddock

Hongli, on his horse, looked at the officials in the hunting grounds and said unhappily, "I've only caught some rabbits, deer roe, and the occasional wild sheep during my hunting trips these past few days. The first time I followed the Emperor, I managed to catch a black bear, which earned him special respect. But what's the point of hunting like this now?"

Official A kowtowed and said, "Your humble servant acknowledges his guilt. A few days ago, wild horses appeared in the enclosure, causing unrest. I was afraid of disturbing Your Majesty, so..."

Hongli waved his hand and said, "A wild horse is a wild horse. I have just tamed it! In the afternoon, I will take the princes and princesses hunting. You can release some wild animals."

Official A: "I will arrange it immediately."

Mulan Paddock

Ling Yunche was bored and started playing with the grass.

Guarding the paddock is pretty easy, but the benefits are not as good as in the cold palace. In the cold palace, there are abandoned concubines willing to weave cloth and sell it for money, so he can go out of the palace to resell it and make a profit. The paddock is full of men, and it is not like the palace, so how can he make money?

Ling Yunche has been in the enclosure for so long that he has been drinking less. It is a long way to go to the town to buy wine, and he cannot go out of the palace every day like he does in the palace.

A familiar voice came from the distance.

Ruyi said in surprise: "Ling Yunche~"

Ling Yunche turned around stiffly and smiled, "My Lady, you're here."

Ruyi smiled brightly and said happily, "Ling Yunche, long time no see. How have you been here these past two years?"

Ling Yunche: "In reply to your Majesty, I am currently in charge of patrolling the horse ranch. This place is usually deserted except for the autumn hunt."

Ruyi said worriedly, "You've lost weight, and the way you look at people is different."

Ling Yunche: "For the past two years, whenever I look at the moon in the sky, I think of that night at Jiangning Palace... I always feel a little uncomfortable."

Ruyi: "Just bear with it for now, but you have to understand why you're being wronged."

Ling Yunche: What else could it be? If I hadn't sent you a message, I wouldn't have ended up like this!

Ling Yunche gritted his teeth and said, "I will remember your Majesty's words and return with dignity."

Ruyi smiled and said, "Then this beating was not in vain."

Ling Yunche gritted his teeth and stopped talking, fearing that he would blurt out and call Ruyi cold-blooded and heartless. It wasn't Ruyi who was lying there getting beaten with a stick, yet she could say such sarcastic words!

……

On the second day, the autumn hunt began

Hongli led the group in the front, while Ruyi and the concubines watched them leave.

Hongli ran farther and farther away, and the concubines had nothing to say to Ruyi. They all sat on the stage and watched quietly.

Ling Yunche was patrolling the edge of the enclosure.

A wild horse galloped through the grass.

Hongli said excitedly, "Where did this wild horse come from? It's truly a thousand-mile horse!"

Yonghuang and Yongzhang were weak and never dared to take risks. Yongzhang advised, "Father, wild horses are very aggressive. Don't chase them!"

Hongli angrily shouted, "Useless thing! This horse is a fine steed. Let me show you how to tame it! No one is allowed to follow it!"

Hongli rode away on his horse.

Fu Heng shouted anxiously, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Jingse also shouted, "Father Emperor! Stop chasing. No one has patrolled the deep forest!"

Hongli replied, "Jingse, wait for the emperor to hunt a good horse for you!"

Jingse asked anxiously, "Big sister, what should we do?"

Fu Heng was also very anxious and shouted, "Princess."

Jingqin said helplessly: "Don't worry, Jingse, uncle, you come with me and take the people to follow the emperor."

Fu Heng nodded and said, "Yes."

Yongqi was born a year later and is not old enough to come to Mulan Paddock.

Hongli ran deeper and deeper into the wild horse, and Jingqin had to catch up from a distance. Hongli became more and more excited as he ran, and he didn't pay attention to his feet. The horse tripped over a tree root and Hongli fell heavily to the ground.

Jingqin shouted, "Father Emperor!"

The wild horse being chased turned around and ran towards Hongli, trying to trample him to death.

Hongli was so hurt from the fall that he didn't even have the strength to dodge. Jingqin had no choice but to raise her bow and arrow from a distance and shoot the wild horse.

The wild horse felt pain and ran away.

Jingqin dismounted, stepped forward to support Hongli, and asked, "Father Emperor! Are you alright? Father Emperor! Uncle! Come quickly, carry Father Emperor back!"

Hongli was carried onto a stretcher by the attendants who arrived.

Hongli walked out vertically and then sideways, shocking everyone.

Concubines came to visit in an endless stream.

Hongli had already fallen hard and felt uncomfortable all over, and now he was even more annoyed. He said, "Let them all go back. I don't want to see any of them."

Wang Qin: “Yeah.”

Hongli: "Tell Fuheng to come in here."

Fu Heng came in and kowtowed, "Your Majesty."

Hongli said weakly, "How's the investigation going?"

Fu Heng said, "I, your humble servant, have searched the forest thoroughly with the Imperial Guards. There are no signs of any deployment in the forest. The injured wild horse escaped into the forest and was caught by a patrolling enclosure guard. Imperial Physician Xia is currently examining it."

Hongli asked, "Garrison commander? What's his name?"

Fu Heng: "Ling Yunche."

Hongli sighed and said, "Tell Xia Zhang to come see me after he finishes his investigation."

Fu Heng: "Yeah."

Xia Zhang investigated for a long time and reported back, "Your Majesty, this wild horse is from the deep forest and shouldn't be in the enclosure. It came out this time because it's in heat and ran to the enclosure... There are no traces of drugs in the wild horse's body.

Xia Zhang then whispered, "The wild horse fell not far away because Princess Yongle's arrow injured its leg. The horse was in pain and naturally couldn't walk far. There were no traces of medicine on the princess's arrow, so it must have been an accident."

Hongli took a deep breath and sighed, "Let Ling Yunche in."

Ling Yunche came in and said, "I pay my respects to the Emperor."

Hongli: "I remember you. You were someone close to me, and you left in disgrace."

Ling Yunche said excitedly: "I acknowledge my guilt."

Hongli asked, "How did you end up near Mustang?"

Ling Yunche answered truthfully, "I was on patrol today and happened to be passing nearby. I heard the princess's cries and hurried over to help her."

Hongli glanced at Ling Yunche and sighed, "You, step down. I hereby declare that Ling Yunche, for his meritorious service in protecting the emperor, shall be conferred the title of..."

Hongli was in a dilemma. Ling Yunche's status did not allow him to return to the imperial guard, but Ling Yunche had a past relationship with Ruyi, so he could not be assigned to the six palaces in the east and west. Other places...

Ling Yunche kowtowed and said, "I thank the emperor for his grace."

Hongli was in a dilemma and said, "Appoint him as the third-class guard of Kunning Palace."

Ling Yunche kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hongli sighed and said, "Go down."