Chapter 330 Wei Yanwan 70
"In fact, the emperor has always been thinking about Empress Xiaoxian. The Changchun Palace where Empress Xiaoxian lived during her lifetime has been kept in its original state for many years, and he writes countless mourning poems every year. This shows the emperor's deep love for her."
Wei Wei Yanwan followed He Jing's words and praised the emperor's deep love, but refused to mention anything else.
He Jing saw this and his expression turned cold. "What if the Emperor remembers me? I'm afraid everyone in the harem only knows the Empress and has forgotten my mother..."
Bai Ruiji noticed the bad mood and laughed, "How could that be? Empress Xiaoxian's virtue back then was something everyone in the harem truly admired. Even the current Empress owes her current status to Empress Xiaoxian's guidance."
"Alright, I've heard enough nice things, and I know you're trying to please both sides. Why bother saying these perfunctory words?"
Wei Yanwan's raised lips slowly lowered. Seeing He Jing's arrogant look, she lost her patience: "Princess, you understand. In that case, we will not disturb you anymore."
After saying that, he actually stood up and left, leaving He Jing sitting there in surprise.
"Bang--"
The sound of the tea bowl breaking on the ground was very harsh. Bai Ruiji glanced back and really didn't expect that the legitimate princess was still so impatient after so many years.
Not long after the two left, an unremarkable pair of master and servant slowly came from another road. Somehow, they actually entered Princess Hejing's door.
Less than two weeks later, Princess Hejing suddenly presented the emperor with a collection of mourning poems for Empress Xiaoxian. The emperor personally ordered the Fifth Prince and Princess Hejing to distribute them to the princes, ladies of honor, and all members of the harem inside and outside the palace to promote Empress Xiaoxian's virtues.
This was undoubtedly another slap in Ruyi's face.
Everyone inside and outside the palace praised the late queen's virtue, but what about the current queen?
Naturally, he is not very virtuous.
Hongli wanted to force Ruyi to compromise, but Ruyi became even more unwilling to compromise. This time, she didn't have so many people around her to protect her, and Ruyi felt even more desperate in this huge palace.
However, her attitude was still disrespectful in Hongli's eyes. Soon after, even Yongqi was not allowed to be raised by her. Instead, he was moved to Xiefang Palace and looked after by two imperial concubines.
The only things that matter to her now are her past relationship with the emperor and Yongqi today. They barely support Ruyi's increasingly ill body and prevent her from leaving like this.
But now, even these pillars are about to collapse.
Ruyi lay on the couch, allowing all kinds of rumors to spread outside. She neither compromised nor argued, but just remained silent and refused to even argue.
The entire harem fell inexplicably silent, and this silence lasted for two years.
Although there was no Ling Yunche incident to further alienate Hongli and Ruyi, their differences have continued to grow over the past two years, and the discord between the emperor and empress has almost become a tacitly accepted fact in the six palaces.
It was in this cold war that the Mulan Autumn Hunt arrived again.
For the sake of the Mongols, the emperor released Concubine Yu, who had been imprisoned for two years, and allowed her to accompany him. The empress, who had been living in seclusion in the Yikun Palace, was also required to accompany him.
Wei Yanwan discovered that Concubine Mao was very close to the newly released Concubine Yu, and she could roughly guess what she was going to do, but she was too lazy to pay attention to her and simply stayed in the palace to take care of the empress dowager and the young princes and princesses.
As the day she had been waiting for drew closer, Wei Yanwan admitted that even though many years had passed, she inevitably began to feel anxious.
Throughout her life in the imperial palace, what she hated the most was indeed the Qing Palace.
"When will summer come?"
Wei Yanwan looked at the falling maple leaves outside the window and murmured silently.
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"What? You said Yongrong and Yongqi were assassinated and injured?"
Inside the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager's originally calm expression suddenly became fierce: "What about the Emperor and Empress? Are they injured?"
"The Emperor and the Empress are fine, don't worry, Queen Mother. Mulan Paddock is heavily guarded, and the two assassins were apprehended on the spot. We just didn't expect them to be so quick, and even a group of guards couldn't stop them from committing suicide."
"It's good that everyone is alright. As for those assassins, I believe the emperor will definitely send people to investigate."
The Queen Mother sighed, knowing that something was fishy. The assassins weren't going after the Emperor, but the two princes instead. They claimed to be from the Han tribe, yet they didn't even recognize Han Xiangjian. Furthermore, ever since the assassin had shot her, the security at Mulan Paddock had become increasingly tight. Doesn't that make the identities of these infiltrating assassins even more intriguing?
But as the Empress Dowager, she could no longer interfere in these matters, not to mention her age. Now that her two daughters were by her side, she did not want to get involved in these matters. The letters she sent only expressed her concerns and did not mention how Hongli planned to deal with the matter.
Because of Mongolia's influence, Hongli finally asked the queen to be patient and make things less serious. He only sent Concubine Yu back to the harem without even demoting her rank.
The queen's subsequent slapping and copying of Buddhist scriptures were not very painful, which made people feel pity for her and it was difficult to maintain awe of her.
Ruyi didn't care what others thought. Although Ling Yunche helped Yongqi during the assassination, he was a moment late because of some concerns. The wound on Yongqi's neck was quite serious. She devoted all her attention to her son and even seemed absent-minded when arguing with Hongli.
This made Hongli angry, and he directly rejected her request to take Yongji back to Yiku Palace for recuperation. He also said that Yongji was not as good as Yongqi. For that kind and weak child, this was simply a heartbreaking remark.
Having lost her daughter, son and Hai Lan in succession, Ruyi poured all her emotions into her only son. Yongqi was clearly assassinated, but the emperor let him go. This was unacceptable to her. However, she was distracted by her son's injuries at the time and didn't care about these things. However, Hongli ruthlessly took her son away from her again, which once again aroused the anger in her heart.
Ruyi sat on the edge of the bed, holding her son in her arms in a daze. When she thought about leaving for the palace in two days and Yongqi leaving her again, and being exposed to the eyes of those sinister people in the harem, her heart was filled with chills.
"Rong Pei."
After a long moment, she called out in a slightly hoarse voice, and Rong Pei, who was outside the door, hurried in: "Empress, are you calling me a servant?"
"Well, tomorrow morning, ask Concubine Chun to come to my place. Yongrong has suffered a lot today, and I should ask about it."
Rong Pei's heart was moved when she heard this. She looked up at the Empress's deep eyes and quickly replied respectfully, "Yes, I understand."
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