Chapter 058 Chapter 58
Chapter 58
The color had drained from Ruan Jun's face, revealing a clear yellow under the candlelight. The moisture in her almond-shaped eyes had not yet faded, and her eyelashes were curled and blinked uncontrollably, covering up the complex emotions that flickered in her eyes.
The Queen looked towards the inner hall. Ji Cairen's cries of pain had gradually become quieter. She looked at Ruan Jun thoughtfully, as if wondering how Ying Meiren and Ji Cairen had become so close.
Noble Meng stared at Ruan Yun. If Concubine Ji really died today because of giving birth to the royal heir, the emperor would definitely choose a suitable foster mother for Concubine Ji's child, and she would be the most suitable candidate at that time.
Thinking of this, Mr. Meng was determined to kneel down regardless of Liu Jin's obstruction. Suddenly, there was a shout from the inner hall from Ms. Ji. Ruan Jun's heart trembled and her red lips moved slightly without saying a word. She just looked at the emperor with even more pitiful eyes.
Yan Shiyu held the ring tightly and did not turn it again. He said calmly, "Save Ji Cairen."
Meng Guiren staggered backwards and fell completely on Liu Jin, tears flowing out of his eyes uncontrollably. He turned around and wiped away all the tears as if he was being stubborn.
Ruan Yun's body went limp and she was about to fall down, Yan Shiyu held Ruan Yun's back and let her lean on his arms.
Ruan Jun didn't feel anything when his fingertips dug into his palms. She just held Yan Shiyu's fingertips with her cold hands, "Your Majesty..."
The tone was sticky and soft, with a hint of crying in it that was hard to dissipate. Yan Shiyu finally let her hold the back of his hand and let it slide across her little face, trying to make her feel better.
Ruan Yun raised her face and said with a hint of pity, "I...want to go in and see the talented Ji."
Yan Shiyu's first reaction was to refuse, but Ruan Yun said, "I am very worried about Ji Cairen. Your Majesty, please allow me to go in. I promise your Majesty that I will come out safely."
Seeing how scared she was, and how she had just kneeled on the ground to plead for Ji Cairen without hesitation, Yan Shiyu frowned and said in a cold voice, "A quarter of an hour."
Ruan Yun then smiled, "I know."
Ji Cairen was fed a bowl of medicine. This medicine was more bitter than what she usually drank. The bloody smell in her mouth was covered by the bitter medicine. She vaguely heard the voices of the old woman but could not make out what they were saying.
Just because of the sharp pain in his body, Ji Cairen clenched his hands tightly on the pillow, and couldn't help but scream out from his throat. His legs were spread apart and he couldn't close them. His stomach seemed to be in an indescribable state.
Ruan Yun had just walked into the inner hall and had not yet opened the curtains when she heard Ji Cairen crying and shouting. The voices of the old woman and the palace maids were intertwined. Ying Ning said worriedly, "My lady, your health is important. You may as well wait here first."
Ruan Yun stood there dizzy. After a while, Ji Cairen's voice gradually faded away, and the voice of the old woman was heard:
"Go and report to the Emperor and Empress."
Ji Cairen stretched out her hand to stop the old woman from taking the dead fetus wrapped in the quilt away. Ruan Yun grabbed her hand and took her cold palm into her own:
"Don't look at it."
Ji Cairen burst into tears and kept saying, "He stayed in my belly for seven months, and that's it..."
As soon as her eyes closed, tears rolled down her cheeks. Ruan Yun wiped her tears with a handkerchief. "In that case, you should make good use of it. If the child cannot be resurrected, then you must make sure that this child dies in a valuable way, so that you will not be in vain as a mother and son."
Ji Cairen's lips moved slightly, and he looked at Ruan Jun with eyes full of pain, "Can I call you sister?"
Ruan Yun tapped her forehead unhappily. Seeing her weak appearance, she couldn't help but say, "Why are you still thinking about these things? Now that you know who did it, you should cheer up."
Ying Ning whispered beside him, "My lady, the time has come."
The emperor's orders were hard to disobey. Although Ruan Yun had disobeyed the orders many times, she could not act too suddenly in front of the emperor about what happened today.
When Ji Cairen saw Ruan Yun stand up, she couldn't suppress the bitter feeling in her mouth and wanted to vomit. It was the bitterest medicine she had ever taken in these years.
Yicui kept wiping her tears. When Ji Cairen saw the dried blood on her forehead, he forced a smile and said, "Silly girl, does it hurt?"
Yicui shook her head desperately, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt me."
When Ji Cairen closed her eyes and thought about the pain just now, she vaguely heard the noisy sounds outside and the emperor's pause for a moment, which made her shiver uncontrollably in the midsummer day, and her heart was filled with sadness.
"Help me up."
Yicui advised Ji Cairen, "The young lady is not well..."
Ji Cairen held Yicui's hand and said, "Master, this is the only chance."
Ruan Yun walked out of the inner hall, and the Queen spoke first, "How is Ji Cairen?"
In order to put on a smile to appear more presentable, Ruan Yun managed to put on a pitiful look.
Yan Shiyu tapped the stool beside him and asked, "Aren't you tired of standing?"
Ruan Jun walked towards Yan Shiyu and sat obediently beside him in a low mood.
The imperial physician replied, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for Ms. Ji to have children in the future."
Ruan Yun's heart sank. Since the imperial physician said so, there must be no room for maneuver. Offspring are important to the emperor, and even more important to the concubines. In the future, talented people...
The curtains were suddenly opened, and Ji Cairen walked out of the inner hall with a weak face.
The queen took a deep breath and asked, "How did you get out?"
Ji Cairen knelt down and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please find the murderer who killed the Dragon Clan."
"I am guilty of not being able to protect the baby in my belly, but I also hoped to give birth to a dragon descendant. Please punish me, Your Majesty, but don't let the real culprit behind this go."
Yan Shiyu looked at Ji Cairen with deep eyes, squatted down and helped Ji Cairen up, holding her thin arm with a slight pause, and said in a deep voice: "It has nothing to do with you."
Ji Cairen cried and grabbed the hem of Yan Shiyu's dragon robe, "Your Majesty, he is your and my own flesh and blood. I have been with him day and night for seven months. Now that we are separated, I am truly heartbroken."
Ruan Yun breathed a sigh of relief. Ji Cairen was a smart person and knew how to take advantage of the emperor's mercy. As long as she was not confused, everything would be easy.
Yan Shiyu held Ji Cairen in his arms and said in a slower voice, "I will find out the truth."
There was affirmation in his tone, Ji Cairen's eyes welled up and he knelt down to express his gratitude.
Yan Shiyu put his hands behind his back and said, "The talented Jin Ji will be the concubine Ji."
Someone whispered, "Ji Concubine is so lucky. In the past, Concubine Du gave birth to a prince, but was demoted. Ji Concubine is lucky. She was promoted to the throne even though she failed to save the prince's fetus."
The emperor has little interest in the affairs of the harem, and as a result, the positions of the people there are not high. Many of the concubines who have served the emperor for many years in the palace are not taken seriously by the emperor. Now it is good enough for them to have the position of a beauty.
But the new concubine Ji, who came into the palace with an ordinary family background and had not yet given birth to a royal baby, was promoted directly to the position of concubine. Not to mention the beautiful lady Ying who is now sitting next to the emperor. A mere maid in the palace can also win the emperor's favor and is even the apple of his eye.
Concubine Ji was not as happy as expected, and said in a flat tone, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yan Shiyu reached out and helped her up personally, "Go back and rest well."
Concubine Ji bowed gently and was helped away by the palace maids. Ruan Yun watched her gradually walk away and really didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
After such a commotion in Zhaiyue Pavilion, the concubines had no intention of staying there. Ruan Yun took the ceremonial procession back to Ruiyu Pavilion. Tingxu had heard the news a long time ago and was waiting anxiously at the door of Ruiyu Pavilion.
Seeing that the young lady was intact, she wiped away her tears with her hands and said, "Next time, no matter what you say, I will accompany you."
Ruan Yun's tense expression relaxed at this moment, "What? Are you not afraid anymore?"
Tingxu shook his head with a determined look, "For Sister Ayun, I'm not afraid."
Ruan Yun glanced at her with her almond-shaped eyes and held Tingxu's hand. "Okay, if you get sick later, you can ask the imperial physician to see you. I'm fine."
Ting Xu supported Ruan Yun and walked inside. She secretly made up her mind that she would never leave the young lady alone again in the future.
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Yixiang Pavilion.
Concubine Ji was lying on the bed with the doors and windows tightly closed. Xiaoyue was feeling unwell, but Concubine Ji didn't say a word. She drank the medicine that was delivered to her every day without even looking at it.
The wound on Yicui's head has almost healed, but Jipin's lips and teeth are numb. These days, whenever she closes her eyes, she will be reminded of the emperor's coldness. The joy she once had for the emperor no longer exists.
All the palace maids around her except Yicui were taken away. Concubine Ji did not ask where they were taken. The next day, the Left and Right Eunuch Departments quickly sent new palace maids.
The eunuch stood at the door and announced, "The beauty Ying has arrived."
The corners of Jipin's lips finally curled up into a bitter smile. She wanted to get up but was held down by Ruan Jun. "Your body is not fully recovered yet, don't move."
"Sister Ying." Concubine Ji still called Ruan Yun in the same way, which made Ruan Yun feel a little uncomfortable.
In terms of age, she seems to be younger than Jipin, and now even Jipin is higher in rank than her. Calling her like that... is not appropriate.
Concubine Ji smiled calmly, "Sister Ying is the first person to come and see me in these days."
All the concubines in the harem sent supplements or other things, but Ruan Yun was the first person to step into the inner hall.
Ruan Yun rubbed his forehead and said, "Since you knew something would happen on that day and even wrote a note in advance, why didn't you tell the emperor?"
Ruan Yun was angry at Concubine Ji, and she really didn't know what she was thinking.
But Ruan Yun's words reminded Jipin of the emperor's hesitation at that time, "The emperor... he is the supreme ruler, he will not do this for me."
Ruan Jun was silent for a moment. "Now that you know who it is, for the sake of your dead child, don't let her go easily."
The two of them knew exactly who it was. The events in Zhaiyue Pavilion were too strange. One only needed to calm down and think carefully to figure it out.
Ruan Yun looked at Jipin's face, which had not yet recovered, and her tone softened. "You wrote the note in advance, aren't you afraid that I won't help you?"
Jipin smiled much more beautifully than before, "Sister Ying won't do that."
Ever since Ruan Yun was still in her palace, she knew that Ruan Yun would never be controlled by anyone. The favors she had done for Ruan Yun in the past finally paid off.
My hand unconsciously touched my belly, and I felt the emptiness there. "Perhaps I should have known from the beginning that I would not be able to keep this child."
Ruan Jun's eyes were filled with calmness. "So, you must not let her go. You must not give her any chance to catch her breath or to attack you again."
"The Emperor's mercy will never be shown to one person a second time."
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