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

南府

Bai Ruiji practiced pipa diligently for many days, and finally got the last chance given by that adult: to enter the palace to accompany the dancers.

After being disturbed by Ruyi, Hongli no longer had the heart to listen to the pipa. He just kept hanging out with Ruyi. It was not easy for the Nan Mansion to take the initiative to arrange it. After all, such things can only be encountered by chance. There would be no chance until the emperor wanted to listen.

The Queen Mother could no longer sit still. Perhaps her old profession as a pimp had been buried, and she felt that her professional ethics were being suppressed. Perhaps it was because the harem was too peaceful, and the power in the palace was firmly in the hands of the Queen, and she was unwilling to accept this.

The Queen Mother took the initiative to organize a family dinner. In order not to appear too purposeful, she not only invited Hongli, but also invited all the concubines and princes and princesses.

In the Qianqing Palace, all the concubines took their seats. In order to fulfill the Queen's wishes yesterday, all the concubines wore auspicious clothes, and wore velvet flowers, paper flowers and the like. The jewelry and head ornaments were also simple and elegant.

Langya was very satisfied and looked at the concubines with a smile on her face. The emperor was used to seeing concubines dressed in luxurious clothes, and when he saw everyone today, he felt his eyes brighten.

There is only one exception.

Ruyi stood out among the concubines. Although she didn't have many jewels, her headdress was a small, two-piece bun, unlike the others, and she wore two pink roses in her hairpin, so her other jewels seemed to fill up the entire headdress. But it wasn't extravagant, so Langya turned a blind eye.

Hongli was petty and overthinking things. Ruyi pretended to obey him but did not even pretend in front of him. The concubines seemed to be used to it. It seemed that Ruyi did a lot of things like this.

He also agreed to cut the allowance, but Ruyi insisted on having her own way. Did she want the Empress Dowager to laugh at the Queen for not managing the household well or to laugh at his lack of prestige?

While Hongli was daydreaming, the empress dowager had already started preparing to lecture him, and first called the princes and princesses to come up and see.

The Queen Mother beckoned kindly and said, "Come, children, come here and let the Queen Mother take a look."

Jingqin took Yonglian and Jingse to stand in a row, and Yonghuang, who went to stand opposite them alone, looked a little lonely. It was Su Lujun who reacted and stood next to Yonghuang holding Yongzhang.

Langya saw Yonghuang's little thoughts, and the corners of her mouth gradually turned down.

Hongli naturally also watched Yonghuang's actions, but he was biased. Compared with Yonghuang, he preferred Jingqin, Yonglian and Jingse. He did not feel sorry for Yonghuang who was bullied by Jingqin and others. Instead, he felt that Yonghuang's behavior was inappropriate, and his eyes gradually became cold.

The Queen Mother seemed to be concerned about Yonghuang, and kept caring about his health, clothing, and diet. She seemed even more attentive than Fu Cha Chu Ying who was sitting below.

Fu Cha Chu Ying could not sit still. She was in poor health. The imperial physician said that she could only live a long life if she took good care of herself, but she might not live to see Yonghuang grow up, get married and have children.

Now that Yonghuang was doing this, wasn't he putting the Empress on the spot? What hope would he have in the future? If she died, Yonghuang's food, clothing, housing, transportation, and even marriage would be decided by the Empress.

Yonghuang was already that old, so which of the two, Concubine Gao and Concubine Xian, would be interested in him? Now that he had offended the Empress, Concubine Gao's path was blocked, and living alone in Xiefang Palace was also out of the question. He could only follow Concubine Xian's path...

But to be honest, Fucha Chuying looked down on Concubine Xian. Although Concubine Xian was a Manchu military flag, her family background was not even as good as Fucha's. She must have been crazy to let Concubine Xian raise Yonghuang.

Originally, if Concubine Xian was promoted to Concubine, she would have been somewhat tempted. But now Concubine Xian was only promoted to Concubine, the same rank as her. Why would she give Yonghuang to Concubine Xian? It would be better for her to live longer.

(Yes, in fact, Fu Cha Chu Ying is very ambitious. She will only look up to find a foster mother for Yong Huang, and will never look down.)

Yonghuang played a miserable game, and the Queen Mother also caught the Queen's little handle, and said seriously: "Queen, I know you are busy with palace affairs, but the prince is also a top priority..."

"Empress Dowager!" Fucha Chuying stood up suddenly. "It's my fault. I was sick and inevitably neglected Yonghuang, which is why Yonghuang was bullied by my servants. I will definitely discipline these servants when I go back... cough... cough..."

Fucha Langya came to the rescue and said, "This matter is also my fault for not taking good care of you. Yonghuang, if there is anything missing, just tell the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager will take care of it for you."

Seeing that his wives and concubines were getting along well, Hongli felt much less unhappy about being bossed around by the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother's plan failed, and she teased Yong Zhang again. Although Su Lujun was not smart, she knew what she didn't understand after seeing Fu Cha Chu Ying's behavior. The Queen Mother wanted to use them to step on the Queen. If she spoke in her favor, wouldn't that offend the Queen? Su Lujun's eyes rolled, and she kept praising the Queen.

The empress dowager could only turn around and care for Jingqin and the other two. Jingqin and Yonglian were much smarter. They answered the empress dowager's questions eloquently and said nice things to make the empress dowager happy.

Jingse was a little stubborn, thinking about the Queen Mother's cold treatment of her, and refused to speak. The Queen Mother noticed Jingse's little thoughts and said with a smile: "Jingse, come to the Queen Mother~"

Jingse was reluctant to move forward, but Jingqin saw through Jingse's plan and said to her through gritted teeth: "Jing-Se--"

Jingse quickly stepped forward and spoke sweet words to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother thought Jingse was going to be stubborn to the end, and she wanted to use her to step on the Queen, but she didn't expect Jingse to be so flexible and go straight ahead. The enthusiastic Queen Mother was speechless and had to end it in a hurry.

The Empress Dowager was still unwilling to accept it and said, "Emperor, you only have three sons and two daughters, which is not enough. Emperor Shengzu has many descendants, how enviable."

Hongli didn't know what the Queen Mother wanted to do, so he replied, "My son knows."

The Queen Mother changed the subject and said, "Other things are fine, Your Majesty, you have an eldest son and a legitimate son. Now the main thing is to see who can give birth to your precious son, the Emperor. This is the serious matter."

Jin Yuyan couldn't hold it in any longer and asked, "Empress Dowager, what is a noble son?"

Fujia understood and stepped forward to explain, "The first son of the emperor upon ascending the throne is called auspicious and the most precious."

Langya and Hongli looked at Jin Yuyan meaningfully, but Jin Yuyan was immersed in the ecstasy of her son and could not extricate herself.

Langya and Hongli looked at each other and both knew what the other meant: the empress dowager wanted to stir up the ambitions of the concubines and make the harem no longer peaceful.

Hongli: "I've remembered everything the Empress Dowager said."

The Queen Mother wanted to get a piece of the pie, and he also wanted to see how far the Queen Mother's hands were and how ambitious the concubines in her harem were.

The Queen Mother stopped there and arranged for people to go on stage to perform singing and dancing.

The songs and dances were all common pieces, and the dancers were not as beautiful as the concubines. The gorgeous dance dresses they wore were not only not unique but also outshined by the concubines' simple and elegant dresses.

Hongli was obviously not in the mood and was playing with the wine glass in his hand out of boredom.

Suddenly, a pleasant sound of pipa was heard. Bai Ruiji was playing the pipa with great effort. After many days of hard practice, her skills had improved. In the mediocre dance music, the sound of the pipa stood out, crisp and pleasant.

Everyone looked at Gao Xiyue. After all, her pipa skills were compared to those of a national player. Now this pipa player also played the pipa, and no one knew where she came from. She wanted to stand out and attract the emperor's attention, so the concubines naturally didn't want that.

Jin Yuyan: "This pipa player plays well, but I have heard the Imperial Concubine play, and that is the real skill."

Huang Qiying: "That's right, the Imperial Concubine plays the pipa really well. Only after listening to the Imperial Concubine playing the pipa, you will understand what it means to be "a song of red silk with countless meanings"."

Chen Wanyin: "Is the Imperial Concubine's pipa playing really that good?"

Fucha Langya smiled and said, "Xiyue was praised even in her boudoir. Her teacher at the time even said to others, 'Xiyue is worthy of being a national player.' Unfortunately, Xiyue never played in public and only played in private."

Su Lujun: "Then may I have the pleasure of hearing the heavenly voice of the Imperial Concubine?"

Jin Yuyan: "I haven't listened to it for a long time, and I want to listen to it again."

The imperial concubine had an IQ of only two and a half years old. After being urged by several concubines, she immediately nodded in agreement.

Hongli also became interested and said, "Wang Qin, take out the "Qingyue" pipa from the storeroom and give it to the imperial concubine. Imperial concubine, if Langya, Ruyi and others praise you, then this pipa will be given to you."

Gao Xiyue said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, are you not going to give it to me just because I can't play it well?"

Hongli: "You don't play well, so you can only wait a little longer. This is the birthday gift I prepared for you."

Gao Xiyue smiled happily, picked up the pipa and started playing. She was happy because of Hongli's coaxing, and she played the cheerful "Yangchun Baixue".

When the song ended, the hall suddenly became quiet.

Jingqin suddenly asked, "Could this be the meaning of 'hearing heavenly music and having your ears temporarily cleared'?"

All the concubines laughed and praised Gao Xiyue, and Gao Xiyue's head was almost raised to the sky.

Gao Xiyue looked at Hongli with pride and said, "Your Majesty, can I take possession of this pipa now?"

Hongli smiled and replied, "Of course you can. Come, give the imperial concubine three more pieces of warm satin, and also the black fox fur that General Jilin has paid as tribute this year. Give them to the imperial concubine as a reward."

Gao Xiyue said happily, "That's great! I have taken all the black fox furs sent by General Jilin."

Hongli: “Oh?”

Gao Xiyue said proudly, "The Queen also gave me a black fox fur as a reward."

.........

Everyone was chatting happily, except for the Queen Mother who had an unsustainable fake smile and Bai Ruiji who had a face full of resentment.

Well, today's performance is all in vain.

Hongli did not miss their expressions. When he saw the Pipa player walk in, he knew that there must be someone behind her. Now it seems that it is very obvious who it is.

Cining Palace

The Queen Mother was furious and smashed the vase, angrily scolding, "Useless, really useless! Such a good opportunity, and yet she failed again. Is this Bai Ruiji possessed by the spirit of bad luck?"

Fujia consoled her, "Empress Dowager, it's not entirely Miss Bai's fault. She was too reckless today. The concubines saw through her thoughts. Why don't you try to put her under your feet?"

The Queen Mother angrily said, "Isn't this her fault? What an idiot! The other musicians all played just fine, but she was so outstanding. How could she not be noticed by those concubines?"

What's the point of her showing off her skills in front of Gao Xiyue? Doesn't she know that Gao Xiyue's pipa is famous in the capital? What a fool, showing off her sword in front of Guan Gong! "

Fujia: "Bai Ruiji is from the Southern Mansion. How could she know about the news of the famous families in the capital? Bai Ruiji is too arrogant and too stupid. Such a person is difficult to control."

The Queen Mother said: "Anyway, I don't expect her to climb too high, nor do I want to temper her temper. This temper is just right for stirring up trouble in the harem. She is too smart and therefore timid.

Fujia, go find someone else, this Bai Ruiji is useless."

Fuga: “Yes.”

南府

Bai Ruiji was furious. She had a sure win the first time, but Concubine Xian ruined it. The second time, she played several times better than before, but Concubine Gui had to stand in her way.

Bai Ruiji knew that she had no chance, and could only curse Concubine Xian, Concubine Gui, and all the concubines at that time madly.

In fact, the failure of the Queen Mother and Bai Ruiji this time was entirely due to a communication problem between the two. The Queen Mother just wanted Bai Ruiji to show up and get the Emperor's attention, so she only sent someone to tell Bai Ruiji to prepare the accompaniment.

But Bai Ruiji misunderstood, thinking that he wanted her to practice more and stand out at the family dinner. Thinking that she only had one chance, Bai Ruiji had to practice like crazy to grab this life-saving straw?

(This is a real example of talking at cross purposes. The Queen Mother is at the second level, but Bai Ruiji can only comprehend the first level and is still stuck in a rut. People who are paranoid and arrogant are prone to getting into a dead end.)