Chapter 038 Chapter 38
Chapter 38
When the big hand clasped Ruan Yun's head, it inevitably got stained with water. Yan Shiyu frowned and moved away from her. Seeing her pink lips slightly parted and breathing softly but leaning obediently on his chest, he directly carried Ruan Yun into the inner hall.
"Tie your young lady's hair." After saying this, Yan Shiyu hugged Ruan Jun and sat on the beauty's backrest.
Ying Ning saw this situation, and then looked at Ting Xu who was standing there at a loss, and took the handkerchief and said, "I'll do it."
This posture was too strange. Ruan Jun wanted to get off Yan Shiyu, but he refused. She could only sit on his lap in an awkward manner.
By chance, I looked up at Yan Shiyu and saw his unfriendly expression. Calculating the time, the emperor should have just come out of Hanyu Palace not long ago.
I originally thought that after the commotion this afternoon, the Emperor would just rest in Hanyu Palace. He had seen how noisy Yu Ronghua was, and how she had gone to great lengths to let the Emperor pass through. How could she let the Emperor leave so easily?
Yingning finally tied up Ruan Yun's black hair and took out a wooden comb to comb her hair, but Ruan Yun stopped her with her eyes.
Ignoring the big hand that Yan Shiyu placed on her waist, Ruan Jun bent her knees and knelt between Yan Shiyu's legs. When she was almost unstable, Yan Shiyu held her waist again to steady her body.
The smooth fingertips pressed on Yan Shiyu's temple, and Ruan Jun pressed Yan Shiyu in this position.
Yan Shiyu's black eyes suddenly opened and caught Ruan Jun's gaze. A layer of worry appeared in Ruan Jun's almond-shaped eyes. Yan Shiyu saw the change in her expression, narrowed his eyes slightly, and snorted coldly.
She was always good at acting, but he always caught her red-handed, without any self-awareness at all.
"Is Your Majesty still feeling uncomfortable?" A gentle and sobbing voice fell into Yan Shiyu's ears, and Ruan Yun said in a coquettish voice: "Even if Your Majesty is feeling uncomfortable, you can't ignore my sore hands and feet."
Yan Shiyu's face turned pale as he grabbed her hand and pulled it off. "Do you think I'm wronging you?"
There was a hint of coldness in her voice. The anger from the afternoon had not completely dissipated even though it was wrapped in wind and frost. Ruan Jun's breathing stopped for a moment. Her eyelids dropped to cover the fear in her almond-shaped eyes. She pulled her hand out of Yan Shiyu's big palm, and when she wanted to press it again, Yan Shiyu held it tightly again.
Lifting her chin, I saw her tears falling like beads on a string, and suddenly I felt strange. I wiped away her tears with my rough fingertips and said stiffly, "Don't cry."
He didn't mean to say this, but he didn't expect her to be so scared. Although the depression inside was mostly an act, she had never felt so wrong since she started to do this.
Ruan Jun pulled Yan Shiyu's sleeve and whispered, "I dare not. I will do whatever the emperor asks me to do."
Yan Shiyu's eyebrows jumped, and he calmly clasped the white jade ring and pulled her into his arms. "Tomorrow is the New Year's banquet in the palace. Xiaoxiao, what do you want to do?"
His black eyes fixed on Ruan Jun, as if trying to see from her face whether what she said was sincere.
Ruan Yun pursed her lips, not daring to make any other requests. She just grabbed Yan Shiyu's collar and said, "I used to set off fireworks with my father and mother."
After the palace banquet during the new year, the emperor and empress would lead the concubines and civil and military officials to the main gate of the Qingxuan Palace to watch the fireworks, which symbolized prosperity in the coming year.
This was not a difficult task. When Yan Shiyu heard Ruan Yun's explanation, he put aside his strange emotions, rubbed her cheek and said, "I promise you."
Wei Maoyuan wanted to go in but was stopped by Ying Ning. However, Ruan Yun could see everything behind the screen clearly. She held up her arms and her eyes were slightly red, but she was still concerned about Yan Shiyu and said, "Your Majesty, has not had dinner yet? I am a little hungry too. Can you ask them to serve you food?"
When the man's cold voice sounded, Wei Maoyuan, who was standing outside, almost knelt down to Ruan Yun. In the whole palace, only Yingcai had such ability.
What happened in Hanyu Palace today has already spread everywhere, but Ruan Yun doesn't know what happened inside. But looking at the emperor's current expression, Yu Ronghua must have done something to make the emperor angry.
Ruan Jun had no intention of asking Yan Shiyu about this. Otherwise, if the emperor knew about it, he might wonder if she had other thoughts. Ruan Jun didn't want to touch the emperor's sore spot. Who knows how he would torture her then.
The table was soon filled with dinner. Ruan Jun was not actually very hungry, so she used her jade chopsticks to gently and carefully serve the food to Yan Shiyu.
Yan Shiyu only took a few bites of each dish and wanted to send them away, but Ruan Yun stopped the palace servants and placed a bowl of mutton soup in front of Yan Shiyu and said, "Your Majesty didn't take much. If the holy constitution is violated, it will be blamed on me."
Although they knew that Concubine Ying was trying to persuade the emperor to use more, the palace maids in Hanyu Palace were still frightened and knelt down in a crowd. Wei Maoyuan even felt a chill on his neck when he saw the emperor's stern eyes.
Ruan Yun's almond-shaped eyes sparkled with light, and she said tenderly, "It's going to get cold soon."
Yan Shiyu did not reach out to take the bowls and plates immediately, but handed his big hand to Ruan Yun. Seeing this, Ruan Yun put her little hand on it, and then sat on Yan Shiyu's lap naturally.
Yan Shiyu leaned close to Ruan Yun's ear and said in a cold tone, but it sounded cold and hard again: "Xiaoxiao now dares to order me."
The bowl of soup was finally consumed, but it was only for two people.
The palace servants of Hanyu Palace stood outside the hall waiting. Inside the hall, the golden bells were ringing, but no one dared to go in.
Ruan Yun's crying became louder and her hand unconsciously fell outside the curtain. Yan Shiyu grabbed her hand back with sweat dripping down his face, then turned her over and clasped her hands behind her back. When he noticed that she was about to move outward, he unceremoniously pressed down on Ruan Yun's shoulders to prevent her from moving.
The area around her waist had been pinched until it was bruised purple. Her upper body had no support and was rubbing back and forth on the quilt. The once soft satin was now rough and the contraction was even more obvious.
Yan Shiyu obviously felt it, and stretched out a hand to hold her down, and whispered in her ear in an unsteady voice: "Xiaoxiao is such a charming girl."
Ruan Yun's toes were stiffened by these words. She shook her head and begged him, "Don't... don't say that."
However, Yan Shiyu had no intention of letting her go. He let her hold herself up and then held her slender ankles and lifted them to her waist, smoothing out every wrinkle on her body.
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Before the New Year's banquet, all concubines had to go to Fengyi Palace to meet the Queen.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ying Ning took out an ice towel and covered Ruan Yun's face with it, which made Ruan Yun cry and say, "Don't come again."
Ying Ning blushed upon hearing this. Ruan Yun's exposed arms were covered in blue and red, with some marks.
Ying Ning hardened her heart and pushed Ruan Yun, saying, "My lady, you can't sleep any longer. It will be late to go to Fengyi Palace."
Ruan Jun opened her almond-shaped eyes with resentment. Her eyes were so red and swollen that it hurt whenever she opened them.
She didn't even dare to raise her eyes to look at Ying Ning. There was too much noise last night. Although she was very sleepy, she couldn't sleep. The noise of the palace maids going in and out of the inner hall to change the things on the bed was heard by Ruan Yun without missing a word.
Ying Ning helped Ruan Yun up and said, "My lady, Ting Xu has brought back the breakfast."
Ruan Yun felt really uncomfortable in her daze, and let the palace maids help her wash and comb her hair while she leaned listlessly on Ying Ning's body.
The eyelids of the beauty in the bronze mirror were lightly closed, and faint red spots were visible under her nightgown, which made the clean and flawless picture of the beauty suddenly tinged with decadence.
Tingxu placed the breakfast in front of Ruan Yun. She smiled and said, "Eunuch Deng is already waiting outside."
Ruan Jun didn't understand what he meant, and her brain was still a little confused. She just said slowly: "Let him in."
After Eunuch Deng saluted Ruan Yun, he smiled and said, "The emperor ordered me to bring people to prepare a small kitchen for the young lady."
Ruan Yun smiled slightly and said, "Then there is Eunuch Lao Deng."
Seeing this, Ying Ning also stuffed a bag of silver into Eunuch Deng's hands and said, "It's cold, eunuchs, have some hot tea."
Eunuch Deng looked at Ruan Yun a few more times. He had met many people in this palace and helped many people. Ruan Yun might be just one of them, but only Ruan Yun's appearance could catch the emperor's eye. He always knew what his identity was, and concubines must not have anything to do with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After receiving the silver, Eunuch Deng knelt down to express his gratitude. Ruan Yun saw the complicated look in his eyes but did not stop him. Instead, she let Eunuch Deng kneel down.
Having a small kitchen is certainly a good thing, but it makes things difficult for her.
When I walked out of the palace gate, there were chariot guards outside.
The person carrying the ceremonial procession immediately said, "The Emperor has ordered that the roads be slippery due to the snow, so let the young lady ride on the ceremonial procession."
Ruan Jun would not refuse this. She was already in great pain. If the emperor did not react at all today, she would have to think carefully about it.
Only after sitting on the ceremonial carriage did she feel a little better. Ruan Jun held her forehead with her hands. No makeup could cover the pink underneath.
Only concubines of the sixth rank and above can use ceremonial guards. I wonder if the emperor will bestow honors upon the six palaces during this New Year's banquet, but it seems that he will not.
She sighed for a long time on the procession, and when she got off the procession, she happened to meet Concubine Shu who was also coming down from the procession. However, Concubine Shu was used to showing off her high rank, so the procession was much wider.
Ruan Yun saluted Concubine Shu respectfully, but if you look closely, you can see that her legs are trembling a little. Unfortunately, Concubine Shu deliberately made things difficult for her and refused to let her stand up.
Seeing Ruan Yun's smug look, Concubine Shu felt happy and said, "A bastard is indeed a bastard. Even if she becomes the emperor's concubine, she will never be able to appear on the stage."
When Ruan Yun heard this, she no longer waited for Concubine Shu to ask her to stand up, but stood up directly.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Shu immediately scolded, "How dare you!"
Ruan Yun had a cold expression. She would not be able to speak to Concubine Shu calmly after she had scolded her. "Your Highness, it doesn't seem like you are talking about me, but rather about the emperor's poor vision. The emperor has been particularly fond of me recently. If I were sick or injured, what do you think the emperor would do?"
Concubine Shu was shaking with anger behind her. Liu Jin and Liu Yu supported Concubine Shu, fearing that the queen would do something outside Fengyi Palace.
Ran Xia told the empress everything exactly as it happened. The empress lowered her eyebrows slightly, and allowed the palace maid to put on the golden crown with silk and pearls for her. "A talented person will never wrong herself."
Qiyue said at the side: "The Concubine Shu has been arrogant and domineering for many years, and finally someone can dampen her temper."
The Queen slowly opened her eyes and said, "Duke De has worked hard enough these years."
"Since Lady Ying has made Consort Shu speechless, there is no need for me to interfere."
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