Chapter 329 Wei Yanwan 69
"I never thought that I would have the chance to become a royal concubine."
Bai Ruiji seemed to be in high spirits all day, and even now she couldn't stop smiling while sitting in Yongshou Palace.
"I thought I would only be able to be a concubine in this life, but I didn't expect that I would get this opportunity at the last minute."
Yihuan took the tea Chunchan offered her and smiled, shaking her head. "You better be more restrained and don't get too proud. The emperor has a reason for making you a noble concubine. You must serve him wholeheartedly from now on."
"I know. The Emperor simply dislikes the Empress's disrespect and wants to push us obedient people to suppress the harem. Besides, we haven't shown any dislike for Concubine Rong. I guess I'll have to go there in person tomorrow to show my friendship."
Rui Ji shook her handkerchief and thought in a carefree manner: "It's just a matter of trying to please someone. I've done a lot in the past. Just saying a few nice words can earn me a concubine. It's not a loss at all."
She spoke frankly, and Yihuan, seeing that she didn't mind, was naturally happy for her friend. She wasn't that obsessed with status; as long as the emperor had a small place for her in his heart, she would be satisfied.
"The Queen is in a very difficult situation right now."
Wei Yanwan rubbed the soft rabbit in her arms, lowering her eyes with a hint of pity. "She's already in a difficult position being caught in the middle of this matter. The Emperor knows it's wrong, but he still takes his anger out on her. A dignified Empress, her power was taken away because of a concubine. How can she manage the six harems in the future?"
"The Queen... is too stubborn. The Emperor is now a peaceful ruler and will not tolerate disobedience."
Although Yihuan loved the emperor deeply, she also understood that the emperor was now very powerful and not as easy to get along with as before, and it was difficult for her to feel sympathy for the queen's experience.
"Well, the Queen and the Emperor have been childhood sweethearts. You have never seen how favored she was when she was Concubine Xian. I'm afraid that the Queen has always regarded the Emperor as her husband and herself as his wife for so many years, so naturally she is unwilling to bow down."
Bai Ruiji glanced at Yihuan and saw that she agreed, but she still had something to say in her heart.
Every woman in this palace has two faces: one is the master when facing the servants; the other is the slave when facing the emperor.
Even those women who are aware of their Mongolian origin may not need to be servile for favors, but they will still bow down for their families.
Only the Queen claimed that she and the Emperor were one and the same. No matter how generous, fair, gentle and loving she appeared to be, she could not hide her inherent arrogance.
I wonder if she herself realized that from the beginning to the end, she had placed herself on an equal footing with the emperor, and whether she was dealing with servants or the emperor, she was the master.
In the past, the emperor naturally regarded this as a sign of intimacy due to their deep affection, but now...
Ruiji suddenly thought of the story that Yanwan had told her privately before. Now applying it to the emperor and Ruyi, it was so absurd and yet reasonable.
“Puff~”
"Why are you laughing so happily all of a sudden?"
Yihuan blinked in confusion. She hadn't said anything funny just now.
"No, no, I just suddenly remembered the joke Yan Wan told me."
"What joke has stayed with you for so long?"
Yihuan approached curiously. Bai Ruiji touched her pipa, and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up into an unfathomable arc: "Do you really want to know?"
"Why do you smile so maliciously? It's creepy."
"Then do you still want to listen?"
"Listen, of course I want to listen, just tell me."
Bai Ruiji raised her eyebrows and waved at her. Yihuan clearly felt something was wrong, but she couldn't help but lean over to listen out of curiosity.
I don't know what Bai Ruiji said, but Yihuan's face suddenly turned red, and he slapped her shoulders twice in anger: "You, you really are a dog's mouth that can't spit out ivory!"
"Oh, you insisted on listening to it. I told you, and you hit and scolded me. You're really unreasonable."
Bai Ruiji pretended to hide behind Wei Yanwan and said to her in a soft voice: "Yanwan, look at her, she is so fierce~ I am so scared~"
Yihuan, such a cold and elegant little fairy, was actually seduced by the enchantress Bai Ruiji and brought down to earth. She stood up and walked towards Yanwan:
"Look, I'm not going to let you off today! Don't hide, even if you hide in front of the emperor today, I won't let you off!"
"Hehehe... I was wrong, I was really wrong, haha, it's so itchy... Yanwan, save me!"
"Alright, alright, considering I'm still ill, please be kind and spare my little temple."
Yihuan let go of her hand after hearing that. Bai Ruiji sat up panting, still hiding behind Yanwan. She showed her head and kept chattering, "That's right, Madam Shufei, please be kind. I'll pick a big, red peach and taste it myself. I'll definitely choose the sweetest one for Madam Shufei."
"Bah, who asked you to eat it...Aren't you ashamed?"
Yihuan's cheeks, which had always been too fair, turned a faint pink, adding a bit of charm to her, and she really looked as beautiful as a flower in the spring morning.
Wei Yanwan understood what Ruiji had just said. She turned her head and jabbed her index finger at Ruiji's forehead in anger, "You're already a mother of two children, yet you've become a bit of a gangster now, like a female pervert."
"That's the opposite of what I said. I'm already a mother of two children. As an old woman, I have to talk like those young girls. That's too tiring."
Yi Huan was probably a bit desperate, and since she had lost her image in front of them anyway, she immediately rolled her eyes at Rui Ji and said, "You're just taking advantage of your age."
"Wrong, I'm being disrespectful to my elders."
"Well, it won't come to this."
Yihuan was kind-hearted. After hearing Ruiji say that, she couldn't help but refute Ruiji's self-deprecating words.
Bai Ruiji and Wei Yanwan couldn't help but laugh softly: "Yihuan, you are always so likable."
The three of them were having a great time in Yongshou Palace, but no one else in the harem was happy.
The Emperor still loves Rongpin, but not as madly as before. However, the Empress and the Emperor are in a cold war; the Mongolian concubines are also dissatisfied with the Emperor's previous actions; Concubine Chun, after her promotion, realizes that she has once again displeased the Emperor and is in a state of panic; the other concubines are unable to see the Emperor and receive no favor...
That day, Wei Yanwan and Rui Ji were checking the recent expenses of the palace when they suddenly heard that Princess Hejing had a request.
The two looked at each other. They knew that with He Jing's arrogant nature, they were afraid that there would be some difficult problems waiting for them if they went, but they had no choice but to make the trip.
Sure enough, not long after the two sat down, He Jing brought up the recent discord between the emperor and the empress, and frequently mentioned the deceased Empress Xiaoxian. The hints were already obvious.
This wasn't something that couldn't be done. The Emperor was hoping to find an excuse to remind the Empress of her duties as a wife. Doing this now would truly resonate with the Emperor.
But firstly, this kind of thing is useless to the two imperial concubines who have children and status; secondly, if the queen really comes to her senses and reconciles with the emperor, they will immediately become cannon fodder, which is not worth the loss.
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