Royal Garden

The flower-viewing banquet was coming to an end. Yiyun acted like a good wife to Ruyi, and coaxed Ruyi into a daze. Ruyi was very satisfied with Yiyun who was "of the same mind" with her.

The time has come and several princesses are preparing to leave the palace.

Gao Xiyue waved her hand and said, "Xingxuan, bring it up."

Xing Xuan came out holding a tray with six brocade boxes on it. Mo Xin stepped forward and handed the boxes to the princesses.

Gao Xiyue: "Here are the head flowers that I selected with the Empress at the Jinan Palace. They are given to you ladies to enjoy. Lady Hanchun."

Hanchun stepped forward and saluted.

Gao Xiyue pulled out a hairpin from her head and inserted it into Hanchun's bun, saying with a smile, "Your outfit is too plain. A hairpin is not enough. This butterfly gold hairpin that the emperor gave me when I entered the palace can also be used to embellish my hair."

Hanchun smiled shyly and said, "This subject thanks you very much, Her Majesty Hui Guifei."

After expressing his gratitude, Hanchun returned to his original position.

There was silence for a moment. Gao Xiyue looked at Ruyi, who was pretending to be mute with her brows lowered and her armor on, with a puzzled look on her face, and asked, "Isn't the Imperial Concubine preparing any rewards?"

Ruyi's plan to pretend to be dead failed. She suppressed her heartache, picked among five or six rings, and gritted her teeth to pull the ruby ​​ring off her hand.

However, Ruyi's fingers were too thick and she couldn't pull it out after several attempts. She had to use a slender finger to pull out a yellow sapphire ring.

Ruyi forced a smile and said, "Princess Yiyun."

Yiyun stepped forward and saluted.

Jinxin took the ring from Ruyi's hand and put it on Yiyun's finger.

Ruyi suppressed her distress and said, "This is the ring that the Emperor Shengzu gave to the Empress Dowager Xiaogongren, who then gave it to my aunt..."

Ruyi recited a long story, her heart aching as she continued. She concluded, "...This ring is my aunt's wish for me, and I now give it to you."

Yi Yun looked at the dusty ring on her hand that hadn't been cleaned in who knows how many years. She gritted her teeth and smiled as she thanked him, "Yi Yun thanks the Imperial Noble Consort for the reward."

Yiyun returned to his original position.

Ruyi only gave gifts to Yiyun and didn't want to give gifts to anyone else. There was only one concubine, so why would she give gifts to others? And she didn't return the gift.

Chen Wanyin stepped forward to make amends and gave each of the princesses a pair of earrings, and also gave Yiyun a coral bracelet, only then did the matter come to light.

But it was of no avail. Ruyi's bad reputation had long been deeply rooted in people's minds. Seeing is believing. Now that she had seen it, she had personally experienced Ruyi's stinginess.

The princesses looked at each other and decided to go back and shatter their family's beautiful dream.

They only have a few reserve concubines, and Ruyi is unwilling to spend money and effort to prepare rewards. She still hopes to bet on Yongqi, a potential stock, and get the credit of following the emperor after Yongqi ascends the throne?

With such an adoptive mother, even if Yongqi ascended the throne, he could only give their family some useless things at most. It would be impossible for them to get promoted or make money. They should avoid doing such stupid things that would cost them both the wife and the army.

Since they had nothing to say to each other, the princesses left, and Gao Xiyue and the others also dispersed.

Gyeongin Palace

Ruyi was very happy. If Yongqi and Yiyun got married, Yonghuang and Yongzhang would be far behind, and Yongsheng would have no chance of succeeding. The other princes were not yet grown up, and their talents were not as good as Yongqi's...

Yiyun's mother, Heshuo Gege, also sent some jewelry as a return gift. Ruyi thought the matter was settled, so she didn't ask any more questions.

The more Ruyi thought about it, the happier she became. She returned to the palace and had sweet dreams for three days, waiting for Hongli to grant Yongqi a marriage.

in a few days

Sanbao hurried in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has decreed that Xilin Jueluo be appointed as the Fourth Prince's Consort, and Yiergen Jueluo be appointed as the Prince Zheng's Consort."

Ruyi was still looking at "Wall Horse" with a smile on her face, but when she heard this, the book fell to the ground.

Ruyi looked up in disbelief and asked, "What? Isn't Yiyun the Fifth Lady? What about Yongqi? What about Yongqi?"

Sanbao: "Fifth Prince... the Emperor didn't say..."

Ruyi stood up and stormed out, leaving only one sentence: "I'm going to find the emperor."

Yangxindian

Ruyi walked in angrily and quickly.

Hongli was still looking at the portrait in his hand with great interest, but when he saw Ruyi come in, he quickly put it away.

Hongli: "Why is the Imperial Noble Consort here?"

Ruyi coldly asked, "Why did the Emperor give Irgen Jueluo to Prince Zheng as his wife?"

Hongli frowned, but did not care about Ruyi's disobedience, and said calmly: "Oh, this is because the Imperial Observatory said that Yongqi is not suitable to marry in the next two years.

Irgen Jueluo's family is prominent, and she has wasted a lot of time on the selection process, and she is already old. Now that this has happened, I can't let her wait any longer, so I simply arranged a good marriage for her."

Ruyi frowned and said, "It's a royal marriage, so what if we wait a few years? Do you think Irgen Jueluo will dare to disobey the order?"

Hongli said coldly, "Yirgen Jueluo has been waiting for more than a year, and you are still not satisfied? Do you want the royal family to bother me again? There is no need to mention this matter anymore. Since the Imperial Observatory said that Yongqi is not suitable for marriage, then you can marry a concubine in two years."

But in two years, Yongrong and Yongyu will be of marriageable age. What appeal does Yongqi have? The choice of wife will definitely not be better than this one!

Ruyi angrily asked, "Can the Imperial Observatory's words be trusted? The Emperor gave Yongqi's wife to Prince Zheng based on their one-sided account. The Imperial Observatory is so accurate, so why didn't they say Yongqi couldn't marry a wife before they chose one?"

Hongli was also annoyed. Ruyi came in today and scolded him. He was the emperor. If he didn't grant Yongqi a marriage, did he need Ruyi's consent?

Hongli said coldly, "Royal Concubine, Yongji died at birth. I understand that you didn't leave the confinement period and I don't blame you. Your pregnancy was predicted long ago by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. It was predicted that a pregnancy would be forced, that a prince would be born, and that mother and child would be incompatible. Is that wrong?"

Now the Imperial Astronomical Observatory says Yongqi's luck is not good and it's not suitable for him to get married. Do I have to force the marriage regardless of Yongqi's safety? It's better to believe it than not to believe it! "

Ruyi was deeply hurt by Hongli's words and said coldly, "If Your Majesty is saying that my old age and pregnancy caused Yongqi's premature birth and difficult labor, I have nothing to say.

It is better to believe it than not to believe it. Your Majesty, by saying this, do you believe that I, as the Imperial Observatory said, have killed my own child?"

Hongli said coldly, "The Imperial Observatory's words are certainly half true and half false, but if you hadn't forced the medication on him, how could Yongji be born with deficiencies and weakness from birth? He died at birth."

Ruyi looked at Hongli in disbelief. How did he know about her medication?

Seeing Ruyi's expression, Hongli said angrily, "If it weren't for your medicine, Shu Fei's Tenth Prince would have been a healthy prince. Ruyi, don't you have a brain when you do things?"

Ruyi was shaken by Hongli's criticism, and the words of rebuttal she had prepared were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

Hongli waved his hand and said, "Yuhu, please ask the Imperial Concubine to go down and clear her mind. Imperial Concubine, you don't need to come to the Yangxin Palace for a while. See you when you have figured it out."

Yu Hu forcibly invited Ruyi to leave.

……

One month later, Jingren Palace

Ruyi was still thinking about Hongli's heartbreaking words in the Yangxin Palace. She hadn't slept well recently. But today was the day when the newlyweds paid their respects, and Ruyi got up late. Jinxin was at a loss as to what to do.

Although Ruyi was deprived of her palace power and the right to pay respects to the emperor, her title and position were not taken back. New people entering the palace still had to pay their respects to Ruyi according to the rules.

The concubines arrived at the door one after another. They all knew Ruyi's temper and did not foolishly come early.

Only a few newlyweds arrived early and stood obediently at the door of the hall waiting to pay their respects.

Su Lujun stopped and sighed, "It's still too early. I have to wait again."

Bai Ruiji rolled her eyes and said, "You're so hypocritical. I came early too. I should have slept a little longer."

Huang Qiying said coldly: "You never change your bad habits!"

E Yinzhu was very curious and came up to Lin Ruoyao and asked, "Sister, who are the sisters talking about?"

Lin Ruoyao's eyes lit up, and she told the whole story in vivid detail. She also emphasized the Jingren Palace's unique rule of making people stand when they could sit. She specifically compared the Queen and Ruyi, and talked about everything in a nagging manner.

The newlyweds frowned.

Like a newborn calf fearless of a tiger, the loud-voiced E Yinzhu shouted, "Why? Aren't you embarrassed to use these little tricks?"

Everyone looked at Eyinzhu with approval.

The drowsy Ruyi woke up after hearing Eyinzhu's roar, but her face turned pale and blue.

Gao Xiyue arrived on time and said, "I'm not too late, am I? Why are you all standing outside? Come in."

Ah Ruo said sarcastically, "My Lady, it's not that I don't want to go in, it's that the Imperial Lady won't allow me to. She said it's the rules and I'm not allowed to sit in the palace and wait."

Gao Xiyue snorted coldly and said, "So pretentious." Then she stepped forward and kicked open the door of the hall, then went in and sat down very naturally.

Jinxin was busy combing Ruyi's hair inside and couldn't stop it at all.

The concubines were all shocked and followed Gao Xiyue into the palace.

Ruyi was furious. Was Gao Xiyue trying to jinx her? Why did she have to target her alone?

Ruyi arrived late and sat down.

The new arrivals in the palace, E Yinzhu, Rui Guiren, Bai Changzai and Lu Changzai, paid their respects to everyone.

All the newlyweds: "I pay my respects to the Imperial Noble Consort and all the ladies."

Ruyi said calmly, "Get up."

The newlyweds said: "Thank you, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."

The newlyweds stood up and sat down.

Ruyi forced a smile and asked, "You guys have been in the palace for quite some time now. Are you used to it?"

E Yinzhu smiled and said, "Thanks to the kindness of Your Majesty and the Imperial Noble Consort, I feel that being here is no different from being at home."

Ruyi said calmly, "Princess Yu, you have the highest rank among the newcomers, and you are the most favored by the Emperor. You must serve the Emperor well."

E Yinzhu nodded and said, "Yes."

Ruyi: "You too, must serve the Emperor well and help the royal family to flourish as soon as possible."

The newcomers: "Yes."

The concubines had nothing to say to Ruyi, and after admonishing the newcomers, Ruyi dispersed.

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