Chapter 028 Chapter 28
Chapter 28
When we walked out of Fengyi Palace, the green tiles of the palace walls were covered with white snow. The cold wind blew through the eaves, and the ice was frozen under the eaves. The beautiful trees were all submerged in the snow.
Ruan Jun moved slowly, and from time to time she looked at the food box in Tingxu's hand.
Tingxu seemed to sense that Ruan Yun was uneasy, so he asked, "My lady, has your old illness recurred?"
Ruan Jun said nothing, but she felt it was a little strange. The Queen had never had much friendship with her, and she had brought her to the center of controversy before. But now she was very nice to her. Because her recent injuries had not yet healed, the Queen had taken off her green card. Now the Queen asked her to go before the defense. Wasn't she indirectly telling her that her green card would be put back on tonight?
Before she could figure things out, she walked to the Zichen Palace at a slow pace. It was not long after the morning court session and Ruan Yun suddenly felt a little regretful. She should not have approached the emperor at this moment. Otherwise, if she disturbed the emperor's affairs of state, she didn't know how he would torture her.
But people have already come this far, and it is too late to leave.
Wei Maoyuan was just worrying that the emperor had not had breakfast yet, and was thinking about how to persuade the emperor to have breakfast, when he suddenly saw Ying Baolin, who came at the right time like a rescuer from heaven.
"Ying Baolin." Wei Maoyuan walked forward quickly, bowed and asked respectfully, "My lady, are you here to see the emperor?"
Ruan Yun's first thought was that something bad was going to happen when she suddenly saw such flattery. She was just about to tell Wei Maoyuan to take the snacks to the emperor, but Wei Maoyuan immediately said, "I'll go in and tell the young lady."
Ruan Yun had no choice but to stand under the corridor. Snowflakes were floating in the sky again, but Ruan Yun had no intention of looking at such a beautiful scenery. She just wrapped herself up tighter.
Soon the door of Zichen Palace opened, Wei Maoyuan took the food box from Tingxu attentively and let Ruan Jun in.
Ruan Yun walked slowly into the inner hall. The ground dragon was burning so it didn't feel cold, but without a lit charcoal basin, it was still much colder than Ruiyu Pavilion.
She stood at the foot of the jade steps and looked up. Yan Shiyu was working on memorials at his desk and didn't speak to her. Ruan Jun curled her lips slightly, went up with the food box, and rudely pushed the memorials on the table aside with the food box.
Yan Shiyu threw down the brush in his hand, his face dark as a pot, and shouted: "How brave!"
Ruan Yun took advantage of the situation and placed her small hand on the back of Yan Shiyu's hand, and said in a gentle voice: "The emperor has let me in."
Yan Shiyu rubbed his brows, his face still sullen. Ruan Jun opened the lunch box and said, "I heard that the emperor didn't have breakfast, so I came here specially to have breakfast with the emperor."
His black eyes glanced at the food box, and suddenly Yan Shiyu sneered, tapping the table with his fingertips and said, "This is what you brought to the front."
Ruan Yun's eyes widened, and she acted innocently, saying, "Could it be that the Emperor doesn't like it?"
Yan Shiyu sneered. These snacks were clearly from the Empress's palace. She must have come straight from the Empress's palace to serve them to him. She had no sincerity at all! She was just being perfunctory without any disguise!
His eyes fell on Ruan Yun, who lowered her head guiltily, took out the cakes from the food box and said, "If I go to Yu's kitchen to get them, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth. I'm afraid that other concubines will know and come to Yu. Then the emperor will have to see them or me."
Ruan Yun gently pulled at Yan Shiyu's clothes and whispered in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty..."
Yan Shiyu fell on the person kneeling at his feet, grabbed Ruan Yun's head with his big hand, lifted her chin with his other hand, and said, "Is your injury healed? How dare you seduce me?"
Ruan Jun subconsciously wanted to retort, but was suddenly picked up by Yan Shiyu and made to sit on the desk. His arms hurriedly swept away the memorials piled on the desk. Before she could scream, her lips were suddenly blocked by someone. The tip of his tongue probed into it and caressed her upper jaw unconsciously, but still felt it was not enough. The hot kisses fell all over, and Ruan Jun's whole body immediately felt hot.
Wei Maoyuan was standing outside the palace and heard the noises inside, but he stood still at the door. Given the current situation, even if he had a hundred courages, he would not dare to break in without permission. Although all the concubines from various palaces had been to the emperor in recent days, none of them could make the emperor so happy. He would not just go in and ruin the emperor's good deeds.
The indigo belt and the bright yellow belt overlapped and fell to the ground. Ruan Jun's calves were unconsciously hooked around Yan Shiyu's slender waist. The embroidered shoes hung crookedly on her feet. The dress revealed her fair calves, but they were vaguely visible.
Only when she was exposed to the spring light, Yan Shiyu used his big hand to forcefully break her laces, and covered her with his big hand without mercy to knead her. Her moans gradually rose, and only two figures were left on the wide table. Ruan Yun sobbed and tried to avoid Yan Shiyu's actions, but he grabbed her slender waist and dragged her back.
Holding Ruan Yun's shoulders, her earlobes and body were covered in red, she kept trembling, and her legs slid down weakly.
A drop of sweat dripped from Yan Shiyu's forehead onto her fair skin. He took out a wooden box from under the table. Ruan Jun had to force herself to look at what was in Yan Shiyu's hand.
"emperor……"
Ruan Yun felt uncomfortable and nervous, and because this was in the Zichen Palace, she was particularly nervous. This was where the emperor reviewed memorials every day, and everything was strict, which made her particularly embarrassed and angry.
Yan Shiyu took out the pearl string with his big hand. Ruan Yun's crow-like eyelashes were wet. She dimly saw Yan Shiyu's movements but could not speak. When she opened her mouth, all she could hear was broken sounds.
Leaning against Ruan Yun's side, Yan Shiyu asked her in a hoarse voice, "Do you like pearls?"
Ruan Jun shook her head subconsciously, her watery almond eyes were full of passion and she wanted to speak. Her embroidered shoes suddenly fell to the ground. She tensed up and made Yan Shiyu groan. Under his big hand was her wrinkled dress. Yan Shiyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Did you do it on purpose?"
She was crying so hard that she didn't know what to do. Ruan Jun could only put her arms around Yan Shiyu's neck and put her other hand on the table. This made her feel much better in a trance.
Yan Shiyu suddenly pulled away. Ruan Jun felt extremely uncomfortable. She tilted her fair neck upwards, and Yan Shiyu's eyes could see the vulnerable part of her neck. He placed his palm on her, feeling her obedience and weakness.
Putting the pearl string into Ruan Yun's palm, Yan Shiyu asked coldly, "What's your nickname?"
He had the majesty of the royal family and the look of an emperor who looked down on everything. He was very different from Ruan Yun. She sobbed and said, "Xiao Xiao."
She had no time to care how Yan Shiyu knew she had a nickname. Now her whole body was trembling, and the scene under her dress was even more chaotic.
Yan Shiyu twirled the string of pearls with her fingertips and put them in her hand against the hem of her clothes. She exclaimed, "So good."
Ruan Yun's voice leaked out, she grabbed Yan Shiyu's wrist and cried, "Don't..."
Yan Shiyu firmly grasped Ruan Yun's hand and said calmly, "I don't allow it."
Her evil intentions were used to the extreme at this moment. When she learned that Yuan Baolin was using a string of pearls to embarrass her, Yan Shiyu asked someone to open a private store and personally selected a string of South China Sea pearls. The round purple pearl in the middle was a rare and exquisite product in the world.
He didn't go to Ruan Jun's place, and Ruan Jun didn't come for a long time. It happened that she came back to Yu this time. Yan Shiyu didn't want to let her go so easily. When he saw Zhenzhu, the only thing in his mind was that he really deserved her.
This would be sent in continuously, Yan Shiyu's face was calm, his black eyes were deep and cold, but if the ministers in the court knew about the decadent things his subordinates did, they would definitely report to the emperor and accuse him of being a tyrant.
When it was pulled out again, Ruan Jun burst into tears. Yan Shiyu patted her on the back and carried her to the back hall. The red curtains were opened, and after a long time he finally brushed aside the loose hair in front of her forehead and pulled out the jade hairpin that was about to fall. Her three thousand black hair flowed down like a waterfall. Ruan Jun turned to the inside to avoid Yan Shiyu's hand and fell into a deep sleep again.
His hand movements failed, and Yan Shiyu sneered. She actually enjoyed it. After finishing, she turned over and hugged the quilt to fall asleep, no longer caring whether the person next to her was the emperor or not.
He brought the water-stained pearl bracelet into the inner hall and gently helped Ruan Yun put it on. The sparkling pearls against her fair wrist were truly a beautiful sight in the world.
Wei Maoyuan from the outer hall had already brought people in to tidy up all the cases, and had the wet memorials taken away to be re-transcribed.
Yan Shiyu held the table, looked at the two plates of snacks on the table, and said in his usual indifference, "Keep them until she wakes up."
Wei Maoyuan immediately understood what this meant. Ying Baolin was to sleep with the emperor in the Purple Palace for the first time, which was an honor that no other concubine had ever had. The emperor was not the kind of person who would neglect state affairs for the sake of beauty, but he made exceptions for Ying Baolin again and again.
When Ruan Yun woke up, it was already past lunch time. She was in severe pain all over her body. She looked at the scene in front of her that was familiar yet unfamiliar. She struggled to get up, and accidentally moved something on her wrist, causing her to blush when she looked over.
She knew exactly where the pearl was placed just now, and now it was on her wrist, which was so embarrassing.
She hurriedly tried to pull off her bracelet, but Yingning heard the sound and hung the curtain on the golden hook, then asked her with a smile, "Are you hungry, young lady?"
Ruan Jun was hungry and felt a little frustrated. She had not gotten what she wanted when she arrived at the Zichen Palace today, and she had been fooling around with the emperor in broad daylight, which made her suffer a lot.
He was trying to sit up when Yan Shiyu came in from behind the screen.
As soon as Ruan Jun saw Yan Shiyu, she covered herself with the quilt and went back to sleep.
Yan Shiyu kneaded her buttocks with a livid face, "Get up."
Ruan Yun whined and said, "I don't want it."
Turning the white jade ring on his hand, Yan Shiyu said unhappily: "Is Zichen Palace for you to rest?"
Ruan Jun turned over, looked at Yan Shiyu, and whispered, "It's because the emperor can't control himself."
Yan Shiyu's eyebrows twitched at this, and he said to Ying Ning, "Help your young mistress get dressed."
Yingning had no choice but to step forward with a smile and help Ruan Yun change into the dress that Wei Maoyuan had asked her to prepare. However, her skin, as white as cream, was covered with red marks, and the bruises around her waist were even more severe, which made Yingning feel heartbroken.
Ruan Yun asked Ying Ning in a sweet and sticky voice, "Did Ting Xu go back?"
Ying Ning replied, "Yes, Eunuch Wei sent someone to inform me to prepare a set of palace clothes. When we arrived at Zichen Palace, I thought that Ruiyu Pavilion should not be left unattended, so I asked Tingxu to go back and I stayed behind."
Tingxu did go out with her on weekdays, but when walking in front of Yu, Yingning was the most suitable.
Yingning helped Ruan Yun out of the inner hall. Yan Shiyu was already in front of the table. Ruan Yun frowned and sat down. Yan Shiyu glanced at Wei Maoyuan. Wei Maoyuan immediately put the medicine in the eunuch's hand in front of Ruan Yun and said with a smile: "Young lady, drink it quickly."
Ruan Yun had never liked drinking these bitter medicines since she was a child. She backed away with a wrinkled face, showing resistance.
Yan Shiyu said calmly: "This is Dr. Sun's new prescription."
Ruan Yun muttered, "I have been drinking it for so long and it has no effect. This medicine is killing me."
Yan Shiyu scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Sensing that the tone was not right, he looked towards Ruan Jun the next moment and saw fear on the girl's face. Her cute look turned into cautiousness, and her almond-shaped eyes were filled with timidity.
Yan Shiyu pulled Ruan Jun over and held her on his lap.
Surrounded by palace maids, Ruan Yun was extremely embarrassed. She hugged Yan Shiyu's neck and whispered, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I will drink it."
I wanted to say something, but when I saw Ruan Jun's expression, I was speechless and inexplicably felt uncomfortable.
He signaled Wei Maoyuan to put the medicine cup closer, and then Wei Maoyuan, the eunuch and Yingning retreated.
When leaving, Yingning looked at the young lady worriedly. The young lady was young and used to being spoiled when with the emperor. It would be bad if the emperor really annoyed the young lady.
However, Wei Maoyuan urged: "Stop looking and get out."
Yan Shiyu stroked the black hair of the woman in his arms. Although he still looked calm, he was much better than before. He said, "I didn't hurt you."
Ruan Yun grabbed Yan Shiyu's collar, with a look of shock on her face, and said, "The emperor said no."
Yan Shiyu said, "It's almost the end of the year, and the weather is very cold. If you don't want your old illness to relapse, you must take medicine every day. If I know that you don't take it, I will take the palace maid named Tingxu beside you to the Ministry of Punishment."
Ruan Jun's eyes widened, "The Emperor is so unreasonable."
Yan Shiyu pressed his fingertips on her waist. Under the emperor's power, Ruan Yun had to drink all the medicine, her face wrinkled with bitterness.
Yan Shiyu pinched a piece of candied honey and stuffed it into Ruan Yun's mouth. He then stroked Ruan Yun's lips with his thinly circumscribed fingertips. Ruan Yun immediately closed her red lips, puffed up her cheeks slightly, and buried her face, not wanting to see anyone.
"Let's eat." Yan Shiyu let go of Ruan Jun's wrist and let her sit over.
After going through such a ordeal and drinking a bowl of bitter medicine, Ruan Jun sat there in a bad mood with no appetite. He only ate two pieces of food with his chopsticks before putting them down and making no more movements.
Yan Shiyu touched her face lightly and said, "You can take a rest in Zichen Palace for a while. You don't have to go back."
Ruan Jun bit her lower lip and said softly, "That's right. I only have some snacks when I'm hungry in Zichen Palace. Once I go back to Ruiyu Pavilion, there's nothing left."
Yan Shiyu looked at her coldly, then remembered the two plates of snacks she brought back from the morning court, and tapped her forehead, "How dare you bring that up."
Ruan Yun held Yan Shiyu's arm and said, "If the emperor goes to my place, the food will get cold and he will have to go back to the kitchen. It will be very troublesome. If there is a small kitchen, the emperor will not eat cold food."
All under heaven belongs to the king.
He had never had anything cold before, so only the woman in front of him dared to say that.
Yan Shiyu was unwilling to agree to her easily, so he pulled her hand off and said sullenly, "No."
Ruan Jun was furious. She stood up and was about to leave, her pretty face full of anger.
Yan Shiyu saw the pearl bracelet on her wrist clearly, but before he could say anything, Wei Maoyuan came in and said, "Your Majesty, Young Master Yu has arrived."
The war in the south had just ended, and Young Master Yu must have just returned to the capital. Ruan Yun bowed gently and said to Yan Shiyu, "I will return to Ruiyu Pavilion first."
Yan Shiyu stood up and touched her cheek with his hand. He looked at her moist pink lips, his larynx moving slightly up and down uncomfortably:
"Take Nuan Jiao back."
As long as the little kitchen was favored, it could be obtained with the emperor's nod, but the formalities had to be of a certain rank. Ruan Jun felt aches all over her body, and she immediately felt that it was not worth it. She came here for nothing, and instead she felt very uncomfortable.
Yan Shiyu strode out of the hall, and Ruan Jun followed him out.
Young Master Yu had already changed into his crimson court robes and stood respectfully at the foot of the jade steps. Hearing the footsteps, he said in a deep voice, "Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
Yan Shiyu grabbed his arm, and Young Master Yu stood up straight, only then did he realize that there was another person in the hall.
Ruan Yun bowed politely, and Young Master Yu greeted him again, saying, "How is Ying Baolin?"
But when he said this, his eyes were clear and he looked at Ruan Jun without blinking. Ruan Jun just felt strange, as she didn't seem to know the young prince Yu in front of her.
Yan Shiyu also sensed that something was wrong with the young master, his black eyes turned cold, and he clasped the white jade ring in his hand.
Ruan Jun didn't dare to stay for long. She lowered her head in a hurry and left Zichen Palace. However, she kept thinking about the look that Young Master Yu gave her.
He looked at her with scrutiny and temptation, as if he wanted to pry open her shell to see who was inside.
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