Chapter 030 Chapter 30
Chapter 30
Walking slowly back to the inner hall, Ying Ning looked at the unhappy face of the young lady. She always knew how to comfort people, but now she didn't know how to comfort the young lady.
Although concubines can survive in the deep palace if they are favored, the emperor's heart is as deep as the sea, and who can guarantee that they will always be favored throughout their lives? It is always necessary to have a child, even if it is just a princess, rather than being alone in this harem.
Ruan Jun lay back on the bed, with severe abdominal pain. She vaguely saw Ying Ning's face and smiled weakly at her, "I'm fine."
Ying Ning held Ruan Yun's hand and said in a muffled voice, "If you are unhappy, just say it out."
Ruan Yun shook her head and said, "At first I was just a slave. I had to do whatever my master told me to do. Even if I couldn't have my own children, as long as the emperor was still by my side, that was enough."
Yingning forced a smile, not wanting to dampen Ruan Yun's interest.
Behind the screen, the bright yellow figure quietly left. Ruan Yun closed her eyes, rolled to the inside with the quilt, and said in a gurgling voice, "I'm in pain. Please help me get some hot water. I'll take a nap."
Yingning agreed to this, and when she went out, she saw Wei Maoyuan taking Tingxu away. She just paused slightly, and then walked straight into the backyard as if she didn't see it.
Yan Shiyu rode on the imperial carriage, and his voice was as cold as the wind, piercing the bones, and he asked, "What happened to your young master in Hanyu Palace?"
Tingxu knelt in the snow with a determined expression and told the emperor all the things that happened in the past. Even if she didn't exaggerate, what she said was enough to shock the listeners.
Wei Maoyuan frowned as he listened. Yu Ronghua was really too jealous. It was obvious that she wanted to offer her to the emperor, but was reluctant. She also wanted to use Ying Baolin to regain the emperor's favor. She drugged her and tortured her slowly. She was sure that she would regain the emperor's favor while Ying Baolin was still a palace maid. By then, the emperor would no longer care about what happened to Ying Baolin. If she died suddenly, no one would care.
What a vicious method.
After listening to Xu's words, she wiped away the tears in her eyes, knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "It is my fault that I failed to protect the young lady. I only ask the emperor to severely punish Yu Ronghua and not let the young lady suffer so much injustice for no reason!"
She knelt down again, Tingxu's hands buried in the snow, frozen red. She only hoped that the emperor in a high position could show more mercy to her, so that her suffering would not be in vain.
Yan Shiyu tapped the imperial staff lightly, and Wei Maoyuan immediately ordered his men to ride away without saying a word to Tingxu.
He stood up and brushed off the snow on his body, then Tingxu pretended nothing had happened and went to the inner hall. Seeing Ruan Jun sleeping soundly, he quietly left. However, he did not see Ruan Jun's almond-shaped eyes slowly opening, which were full of brightness.
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Purple Palace.
Yan Shiyu picked up the memorial and threw it back on the table. Wei Maoyuan promptly replaced the tea with a new one and placed it next to the emperor. The emperor was probably finding it difficult to deal with. After all, Yu Ronghua was an old member of the Qian Mansion. Although the power of the Marquis' Mansion was no longer as great as before, if Yu Ronghua was punished and the Marquis' Mansion knew about it, it would be disadvantageous to Ying Baolin.
"Yu Ronghua..." Yan Shiyu started to speak in a deep voice, but suddenly stopped talking. Just when Wei Maoyuan wanted to ask the emperor what he meant, Yan Shiyu picked up the pen again and wrote on the memorial, "Forget it."
Wei Maoyuan understood that this meant to suppress the matter first, but when he saw the emperor's movements, surprise was evident in his eyes, and he had lost his usual calmness.
After Ruan Jun and everyone from Ruiyu Pavilion received the imperial edict, Roudi was still a little dazed and unsure after receiving the bright yellow imperial edict.
It was not until Yingning and Tingxu helped her up that Wei Maoyuan said with a smile on his face, "Congratulations, Yingcai."
Ruan Yun winked at Ying Ning, who quickly understood and stuffed a bag of silver into Wei Maoyuan's hand. Ruan Yun said gently, "Thank you for coming here, Eunuch Wei. It's freezing cold. These are for tea."
Wei Maoyuan took it and said, "Thank you, my lord."
Then he turned sideways, followed by a dozen eunuchs. Wei Maoyuan explained to Ruan Yun, "These are the rewards from the emperor to you, young lady."
Ruan Jun agreed with a smile. Xiao Muzi stepped forward and placed a support under Ruan Jun's eyes. Not understanding what this meant, Ruan Jun looked at Wei Maoyuan with a puzzled look on her face.
Wei Maoyuan hurriedly said, "The emperor said that you should open it yourself."
Ying Ning helped Ruan Yun down and uncovered the red silk. What came into view was a gold-threaded nanmu hollow carved box. Ruan Yun opened the wooden box with delicate fingers. Wei Maoyuan immediately said, "This pair of coral hairpins with twin crabapples are made from coral from the East China Sea. I'm afraid there is only this pair in the world. The emperor specifically ordered that they must be handed over to the young lady personally."
Corals are hard to find, and corals that are this red and pure are even rarer. Under the moonlight, they glow faintly, which is really beautiful.
Ying Ning took it for the young lady, and Ruan Yun said gently, "I will go to thank you in person later."
Wei Maoyuan ordered his men to put all the things into Ruiyu Pavilion and then left. If Ying Cairen was really unique in the harem, the emperor had always followed his will. Most of the concubines in the harem did not have high ranks, and many concubines could only wait for the opportunity to be promoted to the top of the six palaces throughout the year. Ying Cairen was promoted from a palace maid to Baolin in just a few months, and now she has become a talented person. She is really a wonderful person.
After returning to the Purple Palace, Wei Maoyuan paid his respects and saw that the emperor had no intention of asking any more questions, so he took the initiative to speak up and said, "Your Majesty, I have already sent all the things to the Ruiyu Pavilion."
Yan Shiyu pinched his brows, leaned back lazily, and asked indifferently: "How is she?"
Wei Maoyuan immediately realized what the emperor was asking and said, "Mr. Ying looks good. I think he is much better after Dr. Sun's acupuncture."
"Besides, Ying is a talented person who has been promoted to the throne and received a reward from the emperor, so he must be very happy."
Yan Shiyu didn't say anything, just leaned against her. Happy? He was afraid that she knew everything now, and who knows how she would pester him in a while. But now was not the time to punish Yu Ronghua.
He waved his hand to signal Wei Maoyuan to go down. Wei Maoyuan did not dare to delay and left immediately.
Yan Shiyu was the only one left in the hall. He wore only a jade crown on his head tied up with a jade hairpin. His face was as pale as frost, and his imperial majesty was evident from everywhere. He picked up the pen again, rubbed his brows, and continued to read the memorial.
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Swiss Court.
Tingxu looked at Ruan Yun's pale face and asked softly, "Young Master, are you unhappy?"
Ruan Yunchong raised the corner of her lips and saw Yingning ordering people to put things into the warehouse. She held her head up, her long black hair swaying, and her jade fingers like green onions on her head. She said, "I have been promoted to a higher position and received a reward. How can I not be happy?"
She closed her eyes as if she was tired, and said to him, "I'm going to thank you in front of you. Please help me put on makeup."
She doesn't even need to look in the mirror to know that her face is pale. Now all she can rely on is her own face and a bit of mercy from the emperor, so she must hold on to it tightly.
Ruan Yun still felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen, and endured the discomfort all the way from Ruiyu Pavilion to Zichen Palace. When Wei Maoyuan saw Ruan Yun, he hurried down to greet her, "My lady, how are you?"
Ruan Yun asked softly, "Is the emperor in there?"
"Yes, yes." Wei Maoyuan looked a little embarrassed. "It's just that Shen Chongyi brought the little princess in. Why don't you wait for a while?"
Shen Chongyi could not come to the Zichen Palace once a year, so what a coincidence that she came at this time? The emperor did not want to see Shen Chongyi, but who knew that Shen Chongyi brought the little princess with her. The little princess has been particularly dependent on the emperor since she fell into the water, so the emperor had to see her.
Ruan Yun lowered her almond-shaped eyes and buried her face in the cloak with rabbit fur trim. The tip of her nose was red from the cold, and her small earlobes were also red. She said in a very small voice, "Thank you, eunuch."
This was outside the gate of Zichen Palace. Ruan Yun could only stand under the corridor and wait. Gusts of cold wind blew over, bringing up the snowflakes that had already fallen on the ground. Layers of snow fell from the bare tree trunks, and the bells on the eaves of the corridor were jingling in the wind.
Wei Maoyuan and the others were sweating profusely. Normally, they would not feel anything wrong after standing for hours, but after only half a minute, he felt his legs go weak. He looked over and saw Yingcai standing straight without making any noise.
The emperor always says that Ying Cairen is not well-behaved. Look at Ying Cairen, she has actually learned to be well-behaved, but she only behaves like that in front of the emperor.
Even Yingning, who was usually calm, had a hint of anger between her brows. Shen Chongyi came at this time, probably because he knew the news of the young lady's promotion, and brought the little princess here on time.
She glared at Wei Maoyuan unhappily. Wei Maoyuan felt like crying when he received Miss Yingning's glare. With a throbbing heart, he stepped forward and said to Yingcairen, "I will go in and tell the young lady that something has happened."
The bloating in her lower abdomen had long been replaced by the coldness in her body. Ruan Yun bit her lower lip with her teeth, which made her lips stained with some blood. Otherwise, it would have looked too ugly.
It's just a matter of waiting. We have already suffered so much in the past, how can we not endure it now?
The longer Shen Chongyi stays in there, the more she will benefit if the emperor finds out.
The sound of Wei Maoyuan entering the hall made several people look over. Yan Shiyu was holding the little princess, who was holding a brush in her hand, while Shen Chongyi was standing beside her with a gentle look.
Yan Shiyu glared at Wei Maoyuan coldly. Wei Maoyuan's legs softened and he knelt on the ground, wishing he could bury his head in the golden seams of the Purple Palace. He said, "Your Majesty, I have been waiting for a quarter of an hour to express my gratitude."
Shen Chongyi's delicate face was full of apology, and she said to Yan Shiyu, "I actually forgot that Sister Ying had to come to Zichen Palace to thank you after she ascended to the throne, and I even brought Xin'er here for a long time, leaving Sister Ying to freeze outside."
When the little princess heard this, she knew her mother was going to take her away. She turned around and hugged Yan Shiyu's neck, saying in a childish voice, "Xin'er hasn't seen father for a long time. Xin'er doesn't want to leave."
Shen Chongyi immediately frowned and wanted to take the little princess away, saying, "Xin'er, don't mess around."
Yan Shiyu pulled the little princess's arm down and scraped the tip of her nose. "Father will go to see Xin'er in two days. Is it okay for Xin'er to go back first?"
The little princess was still young, and could not hide her feelings. After hearing this, she got off Yan Shiyu's body, bowed properly, and said, "Then my father must come."
Yan Shiyu nodded to the little princess, and Wei Maoyuan immediately ordered someone to arrange a warm sedan chair.
When walking out the door, Shen Chongyi happened to run into Ruan Yun.
Ruan Yun bowed according to the rules and said, "Shen Chongyi is fine."
Shen Chongyi said with a guilty look on her face: "I didn't know that my sister was coming, so I delayed the little princess for a long time, causing my sister to get cold."
Then he pushed the little princess and said, "Xin'er, hurry up and apologize to Yingcai."
The little princess turned her face away and looked elsewhere. Her little body was wrapped up roundly and she hugged Shen Chongyi's legs, obviously unwilling.
Ruan Yun didn't react much, she just said, "It's cold, Sister Shen should take the little princess back quickly."
After saying this, she walked into the hall without hesitation, no longer caring about the reactions of the people behind her.
Yan Shiyu was sitting with his eyes closed. When he heard the noise, he frowned and opened his eyes. He stretched out his hand to Ruan Jun and said, "Come here."
Ruan Jun walked towards him, but in the end she just stood beside Yan Shiyu and did not take another step forward.
Yan Shiyu's hands were suspended in the air, unable to grasp the sweet fragrance. Seeing her small hands in her sleeves, he pulled her over without any hesitation and let her sit on his lap.
But he didn't expect Ruan Yun's hands to be so cold that Yan Shiyu couldn't help but frown and said, "Cold?"
Ruan Yun was in low spirits and nestled in Yan Shiyu's arms. After a long while, she said quietly, "Your Majesty has a beautiful woman by his side and children around his knees. How can he care whether I am cold or not? Even if I freeze to death outside the Purple Palace today, I'm sure Your Majesty won't say a word."
Yan Shiyu hit her on the buttocks in annoyance, causing Ruan Jun to twist her body uncontrollably.
Ruan Jun rudely put her hand into Yan Shiyu's hand, which was so cold that Yan Shiyu frowned, but he did not push her away in the end.
She raised her head and kissed the corner of Yan Shiyu's lips, pretending to be angry and said, "I am very happy."
Yan Shiyu's dark eyes suddenly pinched her bright almond eyes, and there was no joy in the depths of them, which made him narrow his eyes slightly and said, "Little liar."
Ruan Yun shyly tried to get up from Yan Shiyu's arms. The veins on Yan Shiyu's forehead were throbbing, and thinking about her current condition, how could she move? He could only hold her slender waist and press her belt with his big hands. It was a threat and a warning, which made Ruan Yun stop moving.
"Your Majesty, I don't think the emperor would be unhappy to hear what I said."
Yan Shiyu sneered. She was the smartest one and must have known how the throne came about. He could ignore how she made a fuss or who she targeted, but he could not disrupt the harem and cause unrest in the front court.
"Smooth talk."
While Ruan Jun was chattering and wanted to continue talking, he leaned down and covered her rosy lips.
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