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

Old Summer Palace Gardens

Rong Pei helped Ruyi take a walk in the garden.

Ruyi asked, "Is the Tenth Prince feeling better? Only when the Tenth Prince feels better, and Concubine Shu feels better, will I feel more at ease."

Rong Pei's heart is all with Ruyi, and she rarely goes to inquire about news, so how could she know all this?

Rong Pei changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty has been feeling a bit upset these past few days. It would be good for you to walk around more and relieve your anger."

Ruyi nodded and said, "Yes."

The sound of opera singing could be heard from afar.

the other side

Lin Ruoyao asked, "Will the emperor really come here?"

Ning Xi hesitated and said, "Eunuch Jinzhong said that the emperor has been coming here frequently these days, but I can't say for sure whether he will come today."

Lin Ruoyao nodded and said, "Then I'll sing here. No one comes here anyway. It would be even better if the emperor could hear it."

Ning Xi: "Yeah."

Lin Ruoyao sang: "It's hard to let go of my spring feelings in the midst of chaos, and suddenly I feel resentment towards someone..."

Rong Pei: "The Tenth Prince is seriously ill, and the Emperor is sad. Who is still here singing these songs?"

Ruyi said calmly, "It sounds more like Concubine Mei's voice."

Sanbao replied, "I heard that Concubine Mei has found a master and learned some Kunqu opera lyrics these days."

Lin Ruoyao sang: "Whose dream is it, flowing quietly with the spring light..."

Ruyi glanced at him coldly and said, "No wonder, Rong Pei, go and see. No matter who it is, anyone who sings these frivolous songs while the Tenth Prince is ill will be punished by kneeling in front of the Buddhist temple for a day and a night."

Rong Pei: "Yes."

Behind the rockery

Lin Ruoyao was singing in her costume.

Rong Pei arrived in a rage.

Ning Xi exclaimed, "Aunt Rong?!"

Lin Ruoyao also stopped singing and looked at Rong Pei with a puzzled look.

Rong Pei said loudly: "The Imperial Concubine has given an order."

Lin Ruoyao knelt down reluctantly.

Rong Pei said loudly, "Noble Lady Lin, despite the Tenth Prince's serious illness, openly sang frivolous songs. As punishment, Noble Lady Lin must kneel before the Buddha for a day and a night, praying for the Tenth Prince."

Lin Ruoyao was stunned and retorted, "How does my singing in the garden bother the Tenth Prince?"

Rong Pei snorted coldly, "The Tenth Prince is seriously ill. As a concubine's mother, Concubine Mei has no compassion. Shouldn't she be punished?"

Afterwards, Rong Pei left in a proud and arrogant manner, leaving Lin Ruoyao dumbfounded. What? The Tenth Prince's concubine mother? Was she worthy?

Lin Ruoyao asked: "Ning Xi, what should we do?"

Ning Xi: "Since the Imperial Noble Consort has punished you to pray for the Tenth Prince, why don't you go directly to the Shu Consort and confess your sins, and ask for her forgiveness? As long as she forgives you, the Imperial Noble Consort won't be able to say anything."

Lin Ruoyao gritted her teeth and said, "You're right, let's go find Empress Shu Fei."

Chunyu Shuhe Pavilion

Lin Ruoyao gritted her teeth, knelt down in front of the palace, and kowtowed, saying, "Madam Shu Fei, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have sung a song while the Tenth Prince was ill. Please forgive me!"

The palace maids guarding the door looked at each other and went into the hall to report.

Inside the palace, Yihuan looked at the sleeping Tenth Prince with eyes full of love.

He Xi quietly entered and whispered to Xiang Huan, "I don't know why Lady Mei is outside the palace, kneeling down and begging for forgiveness from the master."

Yihuan looked up in confusion and told Xia Lian to look after the Tenth Prince carefully before leaving with He Xi. Xia Lian was the nanny Hongli had given Yihuan.

Seeing Yi Huan coming out, Lin Ruoyao knelt forward and kowtowed, saying, "Empress Shu Fei, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have sung a song while the Tenth Prince was ill. Please forgive me..."

Yihuan remained silent. Hexi stepped forward and asked, "Lady Mei, who asked you to come?"

Lin Ruoyao cried, "I came here on my own initiative. The Imperial Noble Consort asked me to go to the Buddhist temple to pray for the Tenth Prince. I felt that this was inappropriate, so I wanted to ask Madam Shufei to forgive me.

The Tenth Prince is almost recovered from his illness now. How can I go to the Buddhist temple to pray for blessings? Isn’t this... "Are you cursing the Tenth Prince?

Yi Huan's expression grew colder and colder, and she said coldly, "Get up, Concubine Mei, singing is your business, how can you offend the Tenth Prince?

You don't need to go to the Buddhist temple to pray anymore. It's not necessary for the Tenth Prince. You can go back first. I will report the reason to the Emperor."

Lin Ruoyao was overjoyed and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Madam Shufei! Although I don't go to the Buddhist temple to pray, I will pray to the heavens and wish that the Tenth Prince will be safe and sound and grow up healthy. I'll take my leave."

Yihuan nodded and said, "Well, it's good that you have the intention."

Yi Huan watched Lin Ruoyao leave. He Xi, who was standing by, saw Lin Ruoyao leave and stepped forward to report, "My Lord, I've found out that Concubine Mei was singing in the garden when she ran into the Imperial Concubine.

The Imperial Noble Consort was dissatisfied and punished Concubine Mei on the pretext that the Tenth Prince was seriously ill."

Yi Huan said coldly: "Seriously ill...?"

He Xi sneered, "Noble Lady Mei knew that the Tenth Prince was almost recovered from his illness, yet the Imperial Concubine used this as an excuse. Who is she cursing? She's clearly the one who's eating her own heart, yet she's using the Tenth Prince as an excuse!"

Yi Huan said coldly, "How the Imperial Concubine wants to punish the concubines is beyond my control as a concubine, but she dares to use Nafu as an excuse, so I can't sit idly by. He Xi, let's go to Jiuzhou Qingyan to see the Emperor."

Jiuzhou Qingyan

Hongli and Ruyi were sweet and affectionate when Wang Qin came in to report, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu requests an audience."

Hongli sat upright and asked, "Shu Fei? What is she doing here? Let her in."

Wang Qin: “Yeah.”

Yihuan came in and saw Ruyi sitting with Hongli. She bowed and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, and to the Imperial Concubine."

Hongli asked, "Get up, Concubine Shu, what brings you to me?"

Yi Huan: "I have come to report to His Majesty that Nafu has recovered from his illness."

Hongli asked doubtfully, "I know. Bian Du reported this to me this morning."

Yi Huan sneered, "Isn't it that the Imperial Noble Consort doesn't know this? I've come to report this."

Ruyi was still sitting beside Hongli, fiddling with her handkerchief, waiting for him to speak to her. Suddenly, she heard Yihuan call her name. Ruyi said blankly, "Is the Tenth Prince recovered?"

Yi Huan sneered, "Yes, the Tenth Prince has recovered from his illness. Is the Imperial Noble Consort very disappointed?"

Hongli looked at Yihuan, then at Ruyi, confused, and asked, "Where did you get this from?"

Yihuan knelt down and cried, "Just now, Concubine Mei came to me to apologize, saying that she shouldn't have sung in the garden and asked me to forgive her. Nafu is almost recovered from her illness, and she can't go to the Buddhist temple to pray for blessings, for fear of cursing Nafu, so she had to come to me to apologize."

Hongli asked in confusion, "What does it have to do with her singing in the garden?"

Yihuan glanced at Ruyi coldly and sneered, "Then let's ask the Imperial Noble Consort what she did. She insisted that Nafu was seriously ill and that Concubine Mei shouldn't sing. She punished Concubine Mei by making her pray in the Buddhist temple. Nafu was fine, so why was she praying for anything?"

Ruyi blinked her innocent eyes and said, "Your Majesty...I didn't know that the Tenth Prince had recovered from his illness."

Yi Huan angrily said, "You don't know? You don't know why you use Nafu as an excuse? Are you deliberately cursing Nafu?"

Ruyi glanced at Yihuan, then looked at Hongli with a look of grievance, and said blankly, "Your Majesty, I have no right to defend myself."

Familiar memories flooded into Hongli's mind, and he had a heart attack for a moment.

Yi Huan pursued the matter with all her might, "The Imperial Concubine is jealous and wants to find an excuse to punish the concubines at will. I have no power over any of the concubines, but you should never use Nafu as an excuse! You have absolutely no compassion at all!"

Ruyi was a little confused by Yihuan's scolding. She looked at Hongli with grievance and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't mean it."

Hongli was overwhelmed and waved his hands, saying, "You are wrong in this matter. Ruyi, go back to your palace and copy scriptures to apologize for your bad words. Don't come out for the next few days."

Ruyi said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty~"

Hongli: "Go ahead."

Ruyi gave Yihuan a reproachful look and left with a wronged look on her face.

Seeing Ruyi leave, Yihuan said to Hongli with grievance, "Your Majesty, I asked Concubine Mei to return to the palace. This incident was not her fault. She is fine, why does she need to pray for blessings?"

Hongli nodded and said, "You did a good job."

……

准噶尔

When Dawachi received Hongli's letter, he slammed the table and said, "The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is so indecisive, what a waste."

Sarin, who was serving beside him, was startled and asked, "King, what happened?"

Dawachi sneered, "That cowardly Emperor of the Great Qing was about to agree to marry the princess to me, but the Queen Mother refused and fell ill. That coward, for the sake of his reputation, told me to wait a little longer."

Dawachi's confidant asked, "King, should we wait?"

Dawachi said coldly, "Wait. We don't have enough food and grass right now, and it's only the beginning of summer. Morale is low. We can wait until the end of autumn, then we can send out the troops."

Saren said with a smile, "Your Majesty, even though the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty hasn't agreed yet, isn't it enough as long as the princess agrees? The rice has been cooked, so there's no need to worry about the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty not agreeing."

Dawachi asked, "Oh? What can you do? It's because the princess has always disagreed that I had to send a letter to the Emperor of Qing."

Sarin smiled charmingly and said, "My king, the princess is not on guard against me. Women understand women best. I will persuade the princess more and I guarantee that she will agree."

Dawachi's confidant asked suspiciously, "Sarenfu...Miss, the others have been trying to persuade us for so long but it's useless. Why would the princess listen to you? And why are you helping us?"

Sarin glanced at Dawachi coquettishly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please remember Sarin. You promised to make Sarin your second consort after the matter is accomplished."

Dawachi laughed and said, "Okay, okay, when I marry the princess, I will take you as my second consort."

Sarin fell charmingly into Dawachi's arms, and Dawachi's confidants also believed it. It turned out that she was after the position of second concubine. No wonder she was so anxious to give advice.

Princess Residence

Saren came into the house carrying food as usual.

Hengchu stared blankly at the katydid in the cage. Saren came in and said with a smile, "Princess, come and have something to eat."

Hengchu nodded and ate slowly.

Sarin said with a smile, "Princess, do you like katydids? I'll ask the king to prepare one for you."

Hengchui didn't understand what was going on, so he nodded and replied, "It's up to you."

Sarin continued to persuade her, "Princess, the king is the most courageous and resourceful warrior in Junggar. What exactly are you dissatisfied with? Marrying the king is a blessing that every woman in Junggar would love to have."

Hengchui said coldly: "If you like her so much, why don't you marry her?"

Saren smiled and said, "I want to do that too, but the king is deeply in love with you, princess."

Hengchui lowered his head and said nothing.

Prince's Palace

Dawachi scratched his head and asked, "Why won't the princess let go?"

Dawachi's confidants also didn't understand. They were all men, so how could they know what the princess was thinking?

Saren: "Your Majesty, I see the princess always fiddling with katydids. Why don't we please her and give her something she likes to impress her?"

Dawachi nodded and said, "Okay, you are also a woman, you understand the princess's thoughts, you go and do it."

Saren nodded.

Sarin sent gifts for several days in a row, from rouge and powder to gold and silver jewelry, but Hengchu remained unmoved.

Sarin could only ask for permission to go out and buy some fine things. Dawachi agreed and asked his confidant to accompany Sarin.

Junggar Market

Xiangyun was hawking her wares in front of the stall. Most of the items she sold were expensive and flashy, which ordinary herdsmen could not afford at all, so few people stopped in front of the stall.

Sarin passed by and took a fancy to the golden katydid cage on the stall. He asked, "How much is this?"

Dawachi's confidant stopped him and said, "Miss Saren, this cage is expensive and useless. The princess probably won't like it."

Saren whispered, "Let's try it. The princess likes katydids, so maybe she'll like this cage too."

Xiangyun looked up and said, "Miss, this cage was shipped from the capital. It's very exquisite. It must cost at least one thousand taels!"

Saren was surprised and said, "One thousand taels? Are you robbing money? It came from the capital, not from the sky. It should be five hundred taels at most!"

Xiangyun was speechless and said, "Miss, look at this cage, it's made of gold wire. How can we in Mongolia have such craftsmanship? How about this, since you know the value of it, how about eight hundred taels?"

Saren: "Five hundred taels, that's five hundred taels. If you don't want it, forget it."

After saying that, Saren walked away.

Xiangyun quickly stopped her, saying, "Five hundred taels is five hundred taels, young lady, this cage is yours."

Dawachi's confidants standing by were stunned. Is this even possible?

Saren came back satisfied and paid the money readily.

Dawachi's confidant carefully carried the cage worth a huge sum of five hundred taels.

Saren wandered around a bit more and came back past Xiangyun's stall and sighed, "It seems the prices are too high."

Dawachi's confidant touched his head and asked, "Where is it higher?"

Sarin pointed at the stall and said, "I've been there several times, and we're the only ones buying anything. It seems like this thing isn't worth the price."

Dawachi's confidant nodded in agreement, his mind solely focused on how to bargain.

Prince's Palace

Dawachi asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Dawachi's confidant patted his head and said, "There's nothing wrong. Saren bought a lot of things to please the princess. Your Majesty, Saren is from Dzungaria, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Dawachi sighed: "After all, she stayed in Khorchin for several years."

Dawachi personally wrote: "Her mother and father were cruel. They promised her to a wealthy family in Khorchin for money. That wealthy family beat Sarin every day until he died a few years ago. Sarin escaped and returned. Sarin probably has no feelings for Khorchin."

Dawachi nodded and said, "Let's wait and see."

Princess Residence

Saren came in with food, wrapped the golden katydid cage in a box, and gave it to Hengchu.

Hengchu opened it casually and took a look. He saw that it was a cage for golden katydids. He picked it up and examined it carefully.

Hengchu asked, "Where did you buy this?"

Hengchui: Where did this come from?

Saren thought, "Does the princess like it? The king specially sent his servant to the market to buy this. It's a fine item from the capital, and it cost a full five hundred taels. The king treats the princess very well."

Saren: From the imperial court.

Hengchu chuckled and asked, "What exactly does Dawachi want to do?"

Hengchu: What does the court want me to do?

Saren was surprised and said, "The king wants to marry the princess as his consort. Has the princess made up her mind?"

Saren: You agree to get married first.

Hengchui took a deep breath and asked, "Has the emperor issued an order?"

Hengchui: You really want me to marry you?

Saren said awkwardly, "Although the emperor hasn't issued an order yet, he will soon. The king means that we should prepare for the wedding ceremony first so that we won't be in a rush when the time comes."

Saren: Fake marriage, fighting at the wedding.

Hengchu stroked the cage of the golden katydid and decided to take a gamble. How bad could it get?

Hengchui said calmly, "Then let's prepare. My wedding ceremony must be grand, even grander than marrying Dorza. Dawachi won't refuse such a small matter, right?"

Saren was pleasantly surprised and said, "Of course, the king will be happy to know that the princess has given in."

Prince's Palace

Dawachi was surprised and asked, "Did the princess agree?"

Saren nodded and said, "Yes, the princess agreed, but she asked that the wedding ceremony must be more grand than the previous king's."

Dawachi's confidant stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, we still need to... where will we get the money to prepare?"

Dawachi smiled and said, "After the wedding ceremony, we should ask the court for more money. The princess is getting married for the second time, so we should at least give her some dowry."

Saren echoed, "Wang Yingming!"

The prince's mansion was preparing for the wedding ceremony with great fanfare. For this ceremony, they temporarily recruited some more people, and some of Jingqin's people were mixed in.