Chapter 019 Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Ruan Yun's face was pale, and even her lips were even paler. Her black hair was draped over her body, making her face look even more delicate and adorable. There was moisture in her almond-shaped eyes. She kowtowed quickly and said, "My lady, I dare not."
Liu Jin took a step forward and said, "If there is nothing, why are you so nervous? Could it be that the Queen has wronged you?"
Concubine Shu took down the dazzling gemstone gold hairpin on her hair bun and said, "It's too cold here. Take her away."
Ruan Yun's hands were buried in the grass, her skirt was stained with mud, and the palm prints on her face were clearly red. Her arms were held up by the eunuchs in Concubine Shu's palace, so she had to leave with Concubine Shu's procession.
Being dragged was extremely uncomfortable, not to mention that Ruan Yun was in severe pain in her waist.
Arriving at the west side of Yu Garden, this corner is full of mosquitoes and extremely hot in summer. In autumn, it is inevitably windy and few people come here.
Ruan Yun was thrown to the ground, lying prone on the ground, looking extremely pitiful. Concubine Shu must have brought her here because this place was deserted and few people would come here. If she really died here today, I'm afraid no one would know.
Concubine Shu looked at Ruan Yun's wolfish attitude with cold eyes, "I will give you another chance, will you tell me or not?"
Ruan Yun bit her lip tightly, "I don't have any."
Seeing that she was shaking with fear but still refused to speak, Concubine Shu stepped forward and scratched Ruan Yun's face with her armor when she saw her beautiful face. "Such a beautiful face, if it is destroyed, it will be a pity."
"Press her into the water and let her out when she tells the truth. If she doesn't tell the truth..."
Concubine Shu sat down calmly and looked at Ruan Yun with a smile.
The armor was entwined with gold and silver threads, and there was already a bloodstain on Ruan Jun's tender face.
Because it was Concubine Shu's order and the Empress was watching in person, the palace maids grabbed Ruan Yun's black hair and pressed her tightly into the pond in the Yu Garden. They pulled her up every once in a while, and after this happened several times, Ruan Yun never opened her mouth and was about to faint.
The severe coldness gradually came over Ruan Yunhun, and his body was shaking with cold, and his teeth were chattering.
Concubine Shu picked up a piece of pastry and slowly crushed it into powder in her fingertips, "I want to ask you, where did you go just now?"
Ruan Yun shed tears, her clear eyes were full of grievance, "I am following the young master's order to serve soup to the front of the palace."
"Really?" Concubine Shu sneered, "I didn't know that it would take so long to deliver a bowl of soup."
She took off the golden hairpin on her head, and the gems on it were so eye-catching that no one could ignore them. "I see, it was your face that seduced the emperor into entering the Purple Palace and stole the things there."
Ruan Jun shook her head desperately and tried to retreat but someone grabbed her arms tightly and she couldn't move.
With Concubine Shu closing in on her and two strong eunuchs holding her down from behind, Ruan Yun had no chance of escaping at all.
The golden hairpin dazzled her eyes and Ruan Jun was shaking violently. When she closed her almond-shaped eyes, they were filled with despair, and all that appeared before her eyes was her mother's gentle face.
"Sister Shufei." Defei walked slowly around the branches and interrupted Shufei's movements. "It's windy here. Why are you here, sister?"
Concubine Shu tightly grasped the golden hairpin in her hand, a hint of ruthlessness in her beautiful eyes. As her purple skirt swayed, Concubine Shu turned around and said, "Sister Defei, how can you be in such a good mood?"
Concubine De smiled gently, "The eldest prince is on leave today, and it's rare that he is interested in painting, so I brought him to the garden. Who knew I heard a sound here, so I came to take a look."
Concubine Shu's eyes were cold, "She is just a disobedient maid, please don't worry about her, sister."
Concubine De spoke calmly, "It is understandable that my sister punished the maid for her mistakes, but I think that maid looks familiar to me, and she doesn't seem to be from my sister's palace."
"Sister, you have a good memory." Concubine Shu turned to let Concubine De see clearly, "I was admiring the flowers in Yu Garden, and this servant came up and almost made me fall. Sister, you help the Empress manage the six palaces, so it's up to you to decide whether she should be punished or not."
Wang Yi couldn't help but want to speak up for Concubine De when hearing such a humiliating tone, but Concubine De stopped her, "It's natural for a palace maid to be punished for her mistakes, but this time, my sister has gone too far."
Concubine Shu looked at Concubine De with a sarcastic smile on her face, "I didn't know when you were so kind. A palace maid could make you feel compassionate."
Concubine De's expression remained unchanged, as if she didn't understand.
Just as Concubine Shu was about to take the person back to her palace, a cold voice suddenly came, "What's the commotion?"
Everyone in the small corner knelt down. Yan Shiyu, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and with dark eyes, saw at a glance that Ruan Yun was kneeling at the end and trembling constantly.
He turned the white jade ring, and she was fine when she came out of Zichen Palace an incense stick ago. She always had the ability to make herself look so miserable.
There were drops of water on Ruan Yun's crow-feather-like eyelashes. She could only see the tall, cold and stern figure of the emperor in the distance, but she could not see Yan Shiyu's expression clearly.
De Fei spoke first, "Your Majesty, I brought the eldest prince to the Yu Garden to paint, but I didn't expect to see Sister Shu Fei punishing the palace maids."
Yan Shiyu's eyes fell on Concubine Shuling. The moment Concubine Shu raised her eyes, she was stabbed by the alienation in Yan Shiyu's eyes. The blood immediately drained from her delicate face. "Your Majesty, it was this maid who broke the rules first."
Wang Yi's hesitant look caught Yan Shiyu's attention:
"You tell me."
Wang Yi knelt down and said, "The Concubine Shu said that the maid stole the treasures of the palace. She pressed the maid into the pool and then pulled her out again after a while. She did this repeatedly and forced her to confess."
Concubine Shu immediately stood up and said, "Ridiculous! Why would I slander her?"
Yan Shiyu put his hands behind his back and looked at Concubine Shu without any warmth, "Concubine Shu, you have lost your composure."
Ruan Yun's body went limp and she fell to the ground, unable to bear it. Drops of water mixed with blood dripped down her face, looking particularly horrible.
Yan Shiyu raised his foot and kicked Wei Maoyuan, "Why don't you send him back to Yixiang Pavilion!"
Wei Maoyuan hurriedly asked someone to help Ruan Yun up and hurriedly passed by Concubine Shu and Concubine De.
Shufei wanted to say something, but Yan Shiyu turned around without mercy, and her tears welled up in an instant.
When Concubine De saw Concubine Shu like this, she smiled and reminded her, "The Emperor hates it most when innocent people are punished. Sister, don't do this in the future."
Liu Jin stepped forward to support Concubine Shu. She held onto Liu Jin's hand tightly and said, "Liu Jin, the Emperor... has never looked at me like that before."
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The palace maid hurried into Yixiang Pavilion.
Ruan Jun was wearing a cloak, and Yingning was wiping her black hair carefully.
Yan Shiyu was sitting in front of the simple table and chairs in the ear room. He couldn't help but go over and turn Ruan Jun's face. The white jade ring felt a little cold, and Ruan Jun couldn't help but shiver.
Ruan Yun curled her lips and pulled Yan Shiyu's sleeve in a coquettish voice, "It hurts."
Yan Shiyu said coldly, "You also feel the pain."
Ruan Yun's tears fell uncontrollably, "I have become like this, and the emperor still wants to scold me."
Although Yan Shiyu looked cold, the strength in his hands had loosened a lot, "Stupid!"
Ruan Yun looked at Yan Shiyu timidly with her almond eyes, and put down her hand that was holding Yan Shiyu's sleeve. She said politely, "I am just a servant. What can I do?"
The force on the sleeve suddenly disappeared, which made Yan Shiyu feel a little annoyed. "You are so sharp-tongued towards me."
Ruan Yun was shaking more and more violently, and Ying Ning had no choice but to help Ruan Yun drink some soup and hold it in her arms.
Yan Shiyu looked at Wei Maoyuan, "Why hasn't the imperial physician come yet?"
As soon as Wei Maoyuan went out, he ran into Doctor Sun who came in hastily. He pushed Doctor Sun and said, "Come in and take a look."
Looking at the back of Imperial Physician Sun, Wei Maoyuan finally had time to wipe the sweat off his head. He was terrified by what Miss Ruan Yun had just said, fearing that if the emperor was displeased, Miss Ruan Yun would really have to fend for herself. Unexpectedly, the emperor did not intend to get angry at all, and even invited Imperial Physician Sun, who was only there to diagnose the emperor, to come. Miss Ruan Yun was really a wonderful person!
Wei Maoyuan saw Xuanshi Ji approaching out of nowhere and felt a little embarrassed. This was Yixiang Pavilion, but the emperor did not go to Xuanshi Ji's place, but came to Miss Ruan Yun's ear room. If Xuanshi Ji had a vicious heart, Miss Ruan Yun would have a hard time in the future.
Suddenly, Ruan Yun's weak voice was heard from inside, followed by Yan Shiyu's light sigh. Ji Xuanshi's eyes were full of desolation, and she forced a smile at Wei Maoyuan, "Since the emperor is fine, I will go back first."
Wei Maoyuan said, "See you off, young lady."
Ji Xuanshi came quickly and left quickly.
Yicui felt sorry for her mistress, tears falling down her face, "She is just a palace maid, you are the master!"
Concubine Ji pursed her lips and said nothing. After returning to the palace, she asked Yicui to kneel down with a cold face:
"You grew up with me, so I can spare you the punishment. But you must remember that the palace is not a place that only follows rules. Don't let me hear such words again in the future!"
Yicui knelt forward a few steps while crying, "My lady, please don't be angry. I will remember this."
Concubine Ji sighed and helped Yicui up. Yicui was loyal, but she was too loyal and didn't understand many things. In the harem, the emperor's favor was the most important thing. Since she didn't have it, she had to rely on someone who had it.
The ear room was not soundproof, and everyone in the room could hear clearly when Ji Xuanshi came and went.
Ruan Jun couldn't help but turn her face towards the window. Ying Ning's wooden stick missed her for a moment. Yan Shiyu twisted her little face and said, "You don't want this face anymore, right?"
Ruan Jun moved towards Yan Shiyu shamelessly, which made Yan Shiyu frown. The concubines in the palace have always been polite, but who is like her!
Doctor Sun said, "The wound on the girl's face is not serious. She just needs to take good care of herself."
Ruan Jun asked anxiously, "Will it leave a scar?"
Yan Shiyu glanced at her lightly. When Ruan Jun saw Yan Shiyu's gaze, she couldn't help but sit back.
Doctor Sun said: "As long as you take good care of yourself, it shouldn't happen."
Yan Shiyu held Ruan Yun's shoulders to prevent her from moving, and said calmly, "I'll have someone bring you the Jade Dew Cream."
Ruan Jun smiled and pulled Yan Shiyu's hand to lean closer to his arms, "Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty."
Looking at the cunning in Ruan Yun's eyes, Yan Shiyu grabbed Ruan Yun's wrist unhappily and said, "Take her pulse."
The smile on Ruan Jun's face froze, and she instantly became calm. She lowered her head and watched Doctor Sun take her pulse.
Doctor Sun's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Ruan Yun and then at the emperor before withdrawing his hand.
"Excuse me, young lady, do you often feel cold and as if your bones are being cut by a knife?"
Ruan Yun nodded and hid her wrists in her sleeves, her expression gloomy.
Yan Shiyu held onto the white jade ring and supported Ruan Yun. "What's going on?"
Doctor Sun knelt down and said:
"If my diagnosis is correct, the young lady must have taken the bitter cold tea."
"This medicine can be used to clear away heat and detoxify, but the dosage must be used with caution. The amount of bitter cold tea in the girl's body is not small. Even in summer, it will be as cold as a knife. If she drinks this amount for a long time, she will just feel cold at first, but in the end she will die of the chill."
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