The young palace maid looked at her for a few times and said, "You are here from the laundry department to deliver clothes, right? Sister Caixia is busy right now, so just leave it to me."
Han Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, thanked her quickly, handed her the clothes, and turned to leave. Just as she reached the gate, she bumped into Empress Xie returning.
She quickly lowered her head and stepped aside.
Xie Wanyun had just returned from the Empress Dowager's palace. As she entered the palace, she caught a glimpse of a palace maid standing in the corner. Although she didn't see her face, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
She stopped and said calmly, "Raise your head."
Han Ruyi's whole body was stiff, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh.
Yuzhui raised her voice, "Which palace are you from? Why are you so rude? The Empress told you to look up, didn't you hear?"
Han Ruyi had no choice but to raise her head reluctantly.
"Han Ruyi?" Xie Wanyun opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Han Ruyi smiled bitterly and said, "I am the sinful slave Han Ruyi, paying my respects to the Empress." Then he knelt down.
The little palace maid who had just collected her clothes thought she had offended the Empress and ran over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, she came from the laundry department to deliver clothes, so I accepted them."
"Oh, now that you've delivered it, let's go back." Xie Wanyun said calmly.
Han Ruyi felt as if she had been pardoned, and she stood up and left.
Yuzhui was also stunned, not knowing what to say. Life is so unpredictable. Who could have imagined that the daughter of a wealthy family would end up as a washerwoman?
Xie Wanyun turned to her and said, "Go and call the laundry manager over."
After a while, Qiu Niang came in with great trepidation and knelt on the ground to greet the guests as soon as she entered the door.
"Are you the manager of the laundry department?" Xie Wanyun asked calmly.
"It's me. The Queen sent for me. What instructions do you have for me?" Qiu Niang didn't even dare to breathe.
"Tell me everything about Han Ruyi's situation at your place. Don't leave anything out."
"Yes, yes," Qiu Niang hurriedly explained Han Ruyi's behavior one by one. As for the fight, she did not dare to hide it.
Xie Wanyun listened and was silent for a while before sighing, "He does have a temper."
Qiu Niang didn't understand whether the Queen's words were a compliment or criticism, and she didn't dare to respond. She just waited quietly.
"Go down first, and don't tell anyone else what happened today."
Qiu Niang hurriedly agreed and went. I really didn't understand the Queen's attitude. Was she satisfied or dissatisfied?
Yu Zhui couldn't help but ask, "Why did your Majesty ask about her? She originally wanted to enter the palace and become a concubine."
There was one more thing Yuzhui didn't dare say: "Don't be so pitiful as to want to support her." Her father's actions, the crimes he committed against the Xie family, couldn't be redeemed even if the entire Han family was beheaded. Although she knew her master wasn't a soft-hearted person, she couldn't help but remind him.
"I know." Xie Wanyun did not comment.
When Emperor Renzong returned from court, he heard about this and asked, "Mingmie, did you see Han Ruyi today?"
"Yeah," Xie Wanyun nodded, but said nothing.
Renzong lost his patience and asked, "What do you think?"
Xie Wanyun smiled and said, "She came to my palace to deliver some clothes, and I ran into her by chance. After all, we are old friends, so I asked around a bit, but I didn't think anything of it."
Renzong said: "If you feel pity for her and want to help her, that's fine."
Xie Wanyun frowned and said angrily, "The Emperor feels sorry for her, right? After all, she almost became the Emperor's concubine..."
"Empress!" Renzong raised his voice and frowned, "I didn't!" Looking at Xie Wanyun's face again, he felt something in his heart and smiled, "Could it be that the Empress is jealous?"
Xie Wanyun snorted coldly, "Your Majesty is now the supreme ruler. It's no wonder that he has a few concubines. If I get jealous, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it in the future."
Renzong sighed, "I've already said it wouldn't happen, why don't you believe me? If you're worried, how about I banish Han Ruyi from the palace?"
"No need. I do have an idea, but I can't express it right now. Let's wait a while. By the way, Your Majesty, are the Wusun and other countries in Mobei causing trouble again?"
Renzong sighed and said, "This spring there was a drought. The cattle and sheep on the grasslands had nothing to eat and many of them starved to death. Their lives became difficult, so they came to the border to beg for food."
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