Chapter 050 Chapter 50
Chapter 50
Ruan Yun put down the notebook in surprise. She thought that the emperor would not come to the harem in the near future after this incident, but she didn't expect that he would come to her place.
"Thank you, Uncle Lao."
Wei Maoyuan smiled as he followed Tingxu to the warm pavilion to drink tea. After watching Wei Maoyuan leave, Ruan Yun remembered to ask Yingning, "Ms. Meng is also an old friend of the Qian Mansion. She was named Consort Shu as soon as she entered the palace and was favored by the emperor. Logically, she should have no major health problems, but how come she has been childless for so many years?"
Even Shen Chongyi relied on Noble Meng because she was pregnant with the royal heir. Now that she has been demoted to a noble, if Shen Chongyi was a smart person, she would not follow Noble Meng anymore.
Ying Ning shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know exactly, but it is true that Ms. Meng has never been pregnant in all these years."
It's strange that there is not even a small production.
Before Ruan Jun could think too much, the holy carriage had already arrived at Ruiyu Pavilion.
Lunch was too late, and Ruan Jun had a lot of snacks when she returned to Ruiyu Pavilion, so she couldn't finish dinner.
Seeing Ruan Yun picking up her chopsticks only occasionally, Yan Shiyu frowned and said, "From now on, your young lady can only have one plate of snacks a day."
Ruan Jun's eyes immediately widened, and she wanted to put down the jade chopsticks in her hand, but she felt so wronged.
Yan Shiyu glanced at her calmly, and Ruan Yun threw the chopsticks on the table and walked behind the screen, saying, "I don't need it anymore."
Wei Maoyuan felt that the earth dragon in Ruiyu Pavilion was too strong, otherwise why would he be sweating all over in winter.
Yan Shiyu's face twitched violently, and he stood up and said, "Let's retreat."
Ruan Jun lay comfortably on the beauty couch behind the screen. The couch was just right for her to sleep on alone, but it would be very crowded if the emperor came again.
But Yan Shiyu picked her up and held her in his arms, pinching her face and scolding her: "How dare you give me the cold shoulder."
Ruan Yun pushed Yan Shiyu and said, "I finally got a small kitchen, but the emperor threatens me every day by taking the cook away or not giving me snacks. I'd rather not have this small kitchen."
Yan Shiyu saw that she was thin and was afraid that the big hand ring would break her waist every night.
Ruan Yun turned sideways to face Yan Shiyu, and both of them lay on their sides. Ruan Yun said in a coquettish voice: "I know that the emperor loves me the most, so please don't bully me like this."
"I am such a well-behaved concubine. I never dare to say anything that the emperor says. I don't know how much I listen to the emperor."
Yan Shiyu pinched her face, lazily brought her closer to his arms, looked at her with a more nonchalant look in his black eyes, and said, "Yes, you are the most obedient one."
There was a hint of joking in her words, but Ruan Jun didn't blush and put her arms around Yan Shiyu's neck, stepped forward to flatter him, and said, "Your Majesty is right."
A muffled sound came out of his nose. Yan Shiyu did not expose Ruan Yun. There were many concubines in the harem, and who could be so pretentious as her? She would never stop until she achieved her goal. She had delayed him so much every time, and yet she dared to say that she abided by the rules. If all of them were like her, he would not want this harem.
After bathing, all the palace servants of Ruiyu Pavilion withdrew, leaving only two people outside the hall waiting for orders.
The sound of Ruan Yun's sobbing gradually became louder, accompanied by a few moans and the emperor's low voice.
Tired to the point of passing out, while her body was soaking in the tub, Ruan Yun seemed to hear the emperor whisper, "I have wronged you every day."
Ruan Yun had no idea what the emperor was planning. She only knew that she had been bullied too badly that night. Her skin, as white as jade, was dotted with purple and red marks, and finger marks could be seen at the groins of her legs. Her legs ached whenever she lifted them. She had placed her legs on his shoulders since last night and her calves were trembling. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying.
There was no trace of the coral bracelet on the pillow. At least the emperor took the bracelet away, saying that he would use it when she went to the Zichen Palace. Ruan Jun sneered. If it was not necessary, she would never set foot in the Zichen Palace again.
Ting Xu ran in in surprise, put the food box on the table and said, "Eunuch Wei is here to announce the decree."
Ruan Yun was helped to dress and kneel down to receive the imperial edict, but she had no idea what was happening until she heard Wei Maoyuan read out the imperial edict:
"The talented lady Ruan is of outstanding virtue, gentle, kind, virtuous, serene and gentle appearance, and gentle and kind. She has won my heart and I have appointed her as a beauty. I am grateful for this."
Ruan Jun took the imperial edict in her hand and handed it to Ying Ning, asking her to keep it together with the previous ones.
It turns out that this is what the emperor was talking about last night.
Ruan Yun asked with a smile: "Eunuch, do you still want to go to another palace to announce the decree?"
Wei Maoyuan immediately understood what the beautiful lady in front of him meant and said, "I still have to go to Yixiang Pavilion."
Ying Ning saw the young lady's gaze and stepped forward and said, "I will escort you out."
After leaving the palace, Ying Ning put the money bag in Wei Maoyuan's hand and said, "It's cold in winter. Just consider this as the young lady treating you to tea."
Wei Maoyuan smiled and said, "Please ask Miss Yingning to thank the young master for me."
Yingning saw several other imperial edicts on the support and spoke thoughtfully.
After seeing Wei Maoyuan off, Yingning entered the inner hall. Ruan Yun was already sitting at the table eating breakfast. She looked at Yingning with her watery eyes. Yingning stood beside Ruan Yun and said, "In addition to Ji Xuanshi, Shen Chongyi, Lady Liu, and Chen Yunu have also been promoted this time."
Ruan Yun was not surprised that Shen Chongyi was the little princess's biological mother. Concubine Liu was an old friend of the Qian Mansion and had always been a peace-loving person. Although she was not outstanding in her work, she had no faults. It was just that Chen Yu was also selected into the palace together with Ji Xuanshi, and she was always unforgiving in her words.
The emperor's intentions are truly unfathomable.
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Yixiang Pavilion.
Ji Xuanshi was helped up by Yicui, and Wei Maoyuan said with a smile, "Congratulations, talented lady Ji."
Ji Cairen also smiled a little more and asked someone to give Wei Maoyuan a reward of silver.
Wei Maoyuan accepted the reward and said, "The emperor said that the East Palace is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is most suitable for the young lady to take care of her pregnancy. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will have someone move a bedroom for the young lady in a while."
Ji Cairen nodded and said, "I am pregnant and cannot go to the front. I hope you can thank the emperor for me."
Wei Maoyuan immediately responded, "Don't worry, my lord."
Yicui happily sent Wei Maoyuan away, and when she entered the inner hall and saw Ji Cairen, her face was also full of joy.
Ever since the Emperor personally took care of the affairs of Yixiang Pavilion, the young lady's complexion has been getting better and better, and she is not as uncomfortable as before. If she can give birth to the dragon offspring in her belly safely, and now that she has given birth to so many positions, she will definitely be able to raise the royal heir personally.
Yicui said: "Among the concubines who were promoted this time, only the young lady jumped several levels to become a talented person, and even Ying Meiren only rose one level."
Ji Cairen frowned slightly and touched her belly. There was no movement there, only a few signs of swelling. She said, "Don't say that. If you are careful, someone with ulterior motives might hear it."
Yicui stuck out her tongue and said, "I am also happy for the young lady."
Ji Cairen lowered her eyes. If possible, she would definitely like to raise her own child herself. She didn't know whether the emperor would fulfill her wish.
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Now that Concubine Ji is pregnant, and Concubine Meng and Concubine Du are under house arrest, life in the palace is unusually quiet.
Fengyi Palace.
Ran Xia pressed the empress's forehead while Qi Yue came in from outside with some tea. The empress had already ordered the charcoal basin in Fengyi Palace to be removed. Now there was only a goose down blanket on her knees.
Qiyue placed the teacup next to the empress and said, "Your Majesty, the guy from Yinlanxuan is making trouble again."
The empress did not even open her eyes, her face usually looked calm. She had heard a lot before and had ordered the imperial physician to check on Du Cairen's baby. She was making a fuss every day but nothing happened, so the empress simply let her be. Although the emperor had Du Cairen under house arrest, the empress ordered the eunuchs not to slack off, so Du Cairen became more and more arrogant, and she had smashed countless things in the past three months.
"Why?"
Qiyue lowered her eyes slightly and said, "It's because the queen refused to let her family enter the palace."
The Queen opened her eyes and asked, "Have you told her?"
Qiyue nodded and said, "I sent Lu Sui, but Lady Du..."
The queen saw Qiyue hesitating, tapped the teacup on her face and said calmly, "What's wrong with her?"
Qiyue knelt down and said angrily, "Du Cairen slapped Lu Sui and said some unpleasant things."
The queen was so angry that she closed her eyes. "She made a mistake and is still under house arrest. How can she see her family?"
Qiyue said: "Du Cairen is clearly slapping your Majesty's face. Your Majesty must not let Du Cairen off so easily."
The Queen suddenly slammed the table. Qiyue realized that she had said something wrong and quickly lowered her head.
"I am the Queen, why should I bother with Du Cairen about these trivial matters?"
Qiyue wanted to speak again, but the Queen waved her hand and said, "Go down, don't worry about Yinlanxuan."
Qiyue wanted to open her lips but seeing the empress's tired face, she had to swallow her words back. When Qiyue walked out of the main hall, the empress began to cough violently. Ran Xia hurriedly handed the warm medicine placed aside to the empress. The empress drank it all in one gulp. She didn't even feel the bitterness of the medicine after drinking too much, and she didn't even frown.
He wiped the medicine stains on the corners of his lips with a handkerchief and said, "Inform the eunuchs. If Du Cairen breaks things again, you don't have to repair them."
Ran Xia took over the Queen's words and asked softly, "Do you want to tell the Emperor about what happened today?"
The queen glanced at her and drank a sip of tea in a calm tone, "If you tell the emperor, I am too incompetent in his heart."
Ran Xia was about to kneel down, but the Queen helped her up. "Okay, I don't mean to blame you. Go and give some gifts to Ji Cairen. She is five months pregnant now, so you can't be careless."
"yes."
The weather was fine when Ran Xia walked out of the inner hall, but her mood was not very good. Although Ran Xia felt sorry for the empress, she could not really do anything.
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Purple Palace.
Ruan Yun was carried into the hot spring by Yan Shiyu while crying. The emperor had been busy with state affairs recently and had not been to the harem for a long time. After paying his respects, the empress specially kept her, implying that she should go to the front of the emperor.
Thinking of how the Emperor had found so many strange things from nowhere, Ruan Jun was reluctant at first, but when she saw the gentle eyes of the Empress, she could not say no and had to agree to it.
The bell was thrown aside by Yan Shiyu, and Ruan Yun's throat was hoarse, "The emperor bullies me again."
These words made Yan Shiyu feel guilty for no reason, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.
Ruan Yun leaned on Yan Shiyu like a boneless person, muttering softly: "I am already in front of the emperor, but the emperor doesn't even look at me. I don't know where his heart is."
Yan Shiyu lowered his head and looked at Ruan Yun, avoiding Ruan Yun's words and said, "Do you still like Xiaoxiao today?"
Ruan Yun hurriedly shook her head, fearing that the emperor would find something else at any second that night, "I don't like it."
Yan Shiyu rubbed her back from time to time along her spine, which made Ruan Jun enjoy it very much.
He has never liked to indulge in beauty, but he broke the rules repeatedly with Ruan Yun. Even Meng Guiren was not kind to him because they had known each other for many years and she had always been obedient and sensible, and understood his feelings. He felt more comfortable with her than with others. He was used to doing whatever he wanted and didn't mind showing favors to Meng Guiren, but everything was always done according to the rules.
Only Ruan Jun couldn't help but have other thoughts every time she saw her smile or cry. This uncontrollable feeling was something she hadn't experienced in all these years.
Yan Shiyu still had to deal with government affairs in the afternoon, and Ruan Jun didn't want to go into the back hall to rest again, for she was afraid that the emperor would suddenly get interested in doing something.
Finally, she was gentle and considerate for once, adding to the beauty of the Zi Chen Palace.
Ruan Jun's hands were sore from grinding ink, and she started to slack off after just a few grinds. Yan Shiyu noticed how her eyebrows were twitching. All concubines who came to the Zichen Palace had to behave themselves, but she was the only one who started to complain of being tired after just a few grinds.
Wei Maoyuan came into the palace and said, "Your Majesty, Young Master Yu has returned to the capital to see you."
When Ruan Yun heard this, she put down the ink tablet in her hand, took a handkerchief to wash her hands, and immediately said, "I will go back first."
Originally wanted to let her go to the back hall, Yan Shiyu seemed to remember something and nodded in response to Ruan Yun's words.
When Ruan Yun turned around and walked out, the young master Yu just entered the hall. After greeting the emperor, the young master Yu suddenly spoke:
"May I ask Miss Ying, are you from Yangzhou?"
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