Chapter 064 Chapter 64
[Chapter 64]
Yan Shiyu naturally grasped Ruan Yun's soft hand and held it in his hand. He saw the two masters go out and let the palace maids carry the imperial staff to follow.
The summer night was particularly cool. Ruan Jun held a round fan in her hand and smiled, "The Emperor is so kind to me."
Yan Shiyu sneered. He had never seen her say this before, but today he suddenly remembered it. He turned around and pinched her face with two fingers, "Did you eat honey today?"
Ruan Yun leaned softly in Yan Shiyu's arms, blushing and unable to help rubbing him, "Isn't it clear whether I have the emperor or not?"
Yan Shiyu's voice was flat, but he pushed Ruan Jun closer to him, "If you are tired, follow me back to Jingqi Palace."
There was something rocky pressing against her from behind, but it was hard to see clearly in the darkness. Ruan Yun's body softened and she moved back a little. Her neck and the area behind her ears were all red. Although she didn't touch her earlobes, which were dangling from the earrings, she knew that they must have been burned.
Yan Shiyu held her arm with a cold look in his eyes, "Don't fall."
Ruan Jun naturally didn't dare to do anything else, for fear that the emperor would really get angry and take her back to Jingqi Palace.
In the corridor shaded by the lush branches of flowers and trees, the candlelight swayed in the breeze, leaving mottled shadows in the night.
Yan Shiyu held Ruan Yun's hand for a long time without letting go. After they walked a few steps forward, they heard a stern female voice coming from the front, "Why are you here?"
Ruan Jun raised her almond-shaped eyes and stopped at the same time as the emperor. Her fingertips gently touched Yan Shiyu's palm like a kitten, leaving a slight touch. When he saw Ruan Jun's pleading face, Yan Shiyu sneered silently but did not let anyone go forward to drive the person in front away.
The other woman's voice was soft and frail, perhaps because she was a little flustered in this environment, "You can come, why can't I?"
When Fourth Miss Wen saw Third Miss Du in front of her, she sneered, "Who knows what you, the Marquis of Pingyang, are planning? Are you planning to wait for the Emperor to come here so that you can pretend to run into him by chance?"
Afterwards, when he saw Miss Du San's dancing costume clearly, the sarcasm in his eyes became even stronger. "What? Do you want to learn how to dance in front of the emperor? What can a little concubine like you learn? I think you'd better not embarrass yourself, lest the emperor dislikes you and scolds you. You will hang yourself with a white silk."
Miss Du San had never experienced anything like this before. Today's events were all ordered by her stepmother, so how could she dare to disobey? When she heard Miss Wen Si's merciless ridicule, her face turned red. She noticed that Miss Wen Si did not bring a maid with her, sobbing, "You are not here for the emperor. Do you still have the leisure to appreciate the flowers in the middle of the night? It is a serious crime to spy on the emperor!"
Miss Wen was obviously irritated by Miss Du. "How dare you mock me with such a despicable method? Your sister herself did something wrong and can't even raise the heir to the throne herself. Do you still have the nerve to dance?"
Miss Du San was not to be outdone, "Is your cousin really so glorious?"
Fourth Miss Wen was stunned for a moment before she chuckled. "My cousin has done something wrong and brought shame to the family. My uncle and aunt have already apologized to the emperor for this matter. Not only do you from the Pingyang Marquisate not have the slightest regret, but you dare to do such shameful things... Is it because your dancing is so bad that you can only dance in secret here?"
"That's right. The candlelight here is very dim at night. Even though the emperor is the true dragon emperor, it's hard to guarantee that he can't see clearly."
Fourth Miss Wen walked forward and pushed Third Miss Du to the rockery. The rocks behind her made Third Miss Du's back ache. Her eyes were red and she could only bite her lower lip tightly. She dared not say anything. She could only look at Fourth Miss Wen's aggressive attitude and said, "Your sister dared to harm the Emperor's most beloved Concubine Ying. If you enter the palace, can you compete with Concubine Ying?"
After hearing what her stepmother said, Miss Du couldn't help but speak up, "Concubine Ying is just a little beauty, what's so great about that? There are more than one or two people in the palace who have higher positions than Concubine Ying. Can a little beauty be more important than the heir to the throne?"
There was only coldness in Ruan Yunxing's eyes, and she really had to be taken with her no matter what time it was.
He winked at Ying Ning behind him, who quickly understood and stepped forward, "How dare you! Who are you to criticize the Emperor and Lady Ying?"
Ruan Jun looked at the emperor pitifully, biting her lower lip with her teeth and looking at Yan Shiyu with clear eyes.
Yan Shiyu touched her lips with his fingertips, looked at the bite mark on her lower lip, and tapped her forehead with his slightly bent knuckles, "Stupid!"
Ruan Jun covered her head with her hands, and before she could say a word, she saw Yan Shiyu going out from behind the rockery.
Miss Wen the Fourth and Miss Du the Third did not take Ying Ning seriously at first. It was too dark at night and Ying Ning was only wearing the clothes of an ordinary palace maid. They thought she was just a palace maid. But when they raised their eyes, they saw the emperor walking towards them with big strides and a sullen expression.
Yan Shiyu twirled the ring in his hand, his brows stern, "Who gave you the courage to criticize the beauty behind her back?"
Fourth Miss Wen and Third Miss Du were so frightened that they quickly knelt down, and only then was Ruan Yun helped out.
Seeing the two people kneeling on the ground, Ruan Yun trembled and huddled into Yan Shiyu's arms, "Ah! Isn't this the girl from the Wen family who performed the dance today?"
Fourth Miss Wen was a little embarrassed by what she said. She was talking bad about the concubine behind her back and was heard by others. There is no more unfortunate thing in the world than this.
When she closed her eyes and then opened them again, there was a trace of pity in them, "Please forgive me, my lady Ying. I just mentioned it casually, please don't take it to heart."
The one who said bad things about Concubine Ying just now was not Fourth Miss Wen, but Third Miss Du. When the palace maid came out just now, Third Miss Du was already scared. Now that she really saw the Emperor and Concubine Ying, and heard Fourth Miss Wen's words, Third Miss Du's body went limp and she fainted.
Ruan Yun used a round fan to cover her red lips, which were opened wide in surprise. She did not expect that Miss Du San was so timid that she fainted.
But even so, Yan Shiyu held the ring and said coldly: "Wake up."
He had no sympathy for her and didn't even think about the fact that she was the daughter of Marquis Pingyang. He poured water from the nearby lake directly on Miss Du San.
The dance costume was made of gauze and was light and thin, so Miss Du San's fair skin could be seen through it.
Her face was filled with humiliation as she curled up into a ball and tried to wrap herself around him. She had never suffered such humiliation since she was a child. Even though the men standing in front of her were eunuchs, they were still half men after all.
Miss Du bit her lower lip and dared not cry out. Yan Shiyu looked at her coldly with his dark eyes, "Just now you said that Beauty Ying is just a beauty?"
It was what Miss Du San said just now that made Miss Du San raise her eyes and shake her head consciously, "Your servant..."
Yan Shiyu interrupted Miss Du San directly and said, "The beautiful lady Jin Ying is Ying's concubine. As for you... go back and copy the female code a hundred times. You don't have to stay in Shangjing anymore."
The emperor's words made Miss Du burst into tears unconsciously. She didn't care that her clothes were wet and wanted to grab the emperor, "No... Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please do it for my sister's sake..."
Without being able to utter a complete sentence, Miss Du San fainted completely this time.
The commotion here also attracted many female relatives, and some concubines also saw this scene.
Fourth Miss Wen was extremely frightened. It was clear that the Emperor did not intend to let Third Miss Du survive when he punished her. If a family had a daughter like this, they would have given her a white silk thread and let her commit suicide. Otherwise, it would delay the marriage of future girls.
"I am guilty! I will be careful with my words and actions in the future. I will go home and ask to be confined to my home."
Yan Shiyu glanced at her and took Ruan Jun away. Ruan Jun was still a little dazed when she was taken away by the emperor, but now she has become Ying Chongrong.
Wei Maoyuan ordered the eunuchs to drag Miss Du San away directly, and sent her directly back to her room without caring whether her clothes were neat or not. This humiliating thing made the female relatives whisper to each other.
Miss Wen's maid came forward to support her. Miss Wen lowered her head and hurried away. At least she did not become like Miss Du.
When Ruan Yun was taken down from the imperial guard by Yan Shiyu, she was pressed by Yan Shiyu beside the hot spring pool before she could react.
Her skirt was completely stripped off, Yan Shiyu held her waist to prevent her from running away, and the warm water on the surface of the water was squeezed in, and Ruan Jun's hot and swollen body leaked out with a sound.
"Privately spying on the emperor?" Yan Shiyu leaned over Ruan Yun's back and bit her fragile neck. "My Xiaoxiao is really brave."
The emperor pinched Ruan Yun's pink nipples with two fingers, which made her burst into tears due to the rubbing and pain. Some of the water in the hot spring splashed onto the white jade slab next to her. Ruan Yun's slender legs were dragged back by the emperor and placed at his waist. The only connection she could rely on was with the emperor.
"I know I was wrong."
It didn't take much thought to know what happened tonight, and Ruan Jun never expected that there would be an unexpected gain.
I had thought that the two of them would argue and annoy the emperor, but who would have thought that they would say such things later. However, Ruan Yun could not deny the fact that she had secretly visited the emperor.
He left suddenly, leaving Ruan Jun with nothing to grab.
Turned over like a white dough ball, Yan Shiyu placed his palm on her fragile neck to feel the beating there. His dark eyes were not like Ruan Jun's gradually indulging, but became more and more sober, so he whispered: "Xiaoxiao, can you..."
Ruan Yun was finally defeated by the final blow, and fell into Yan Shiyu's arms sobbing. She did not see the emperor's seemingly affectionate gaze, nor did she see the last half sentence, which was drowned out by the sound of water.
…
The next day.
Ruan Jun woke up from the bed. When she opened her eyes, she was dazed for a moment by the unfamiliar Cheng Chen. Her throat ached badly. She reached out her hand and touched the quilt under her body. Her legs moved slightly, and she unconsciously remembered that the emperor gradually moved down last night. His lips pressed against the wet and hot place. His head moved slightly between her legs, but the stimulation there was more than a little.
Unfortunately, Ruan Yun couldn't get over the dizziness and could only watch the emperor teasing her.
When the golden bell beside the bed was rang, the person who came in was not a palace maid but Yan Shiyu.
When Ruan Jun opened the curtains, she saw that it was the emperor. She remembered the emperor's bad intentions last night and turned the quilt inwards. In fact, she couldn't bear to see the emperor's face now, otherwise as soon as she saw him, she would remember the water stains at the corners of the emperor's lips last night, which were sparkling and could be seen clearly in the faint moonlight.
Yan Shiyu's brows were painted with a faint smile, "Go and pay your respects to the Queen, but it's too late."
These words reminded Ruan Yun that she had already been promoted to the throne and it was time for her to pay her respects to the Empress.
Her body was lightly pink, and Ruan Jun buried herself in the quilt, unwilling to come out, "Your Majesty, can you please let Ying Ning in?"
But the usually dignified emperor hooked a stool with his hand, as if he wanted to see how long Ruan Jun could dawdle.
There was really no other way, Ruan Jun could only get off the bed with the quilt on, but the quilt was too thin in summer, and when Yan Shiyu saw her half-exposed fair and round breasts, his throat rolled and his black eyes were suddenly filled with love. He took care of her body and thought that if he didn't let her go to pay her respects to the Queen today, she would probably cry.
So Yan Shiyu stood up, said "I'll send someone in to serve you" and walked out of the inner hall.
Ying Ning and Ting Xu came in quickly and congratulated the queen with a smile, "Congratulations, Queen Ying Chongrong."
Ruan Jun had never thought that she would reach her current status, and even be on par with Shen Chongyi, who had a little princess.
He looked outside and saw that no one was around, so he asked Ying Ning, "Have you taken care of that little palace maid?"
Ying Ning nodded and said, "Don't worry, young lady. I have already made arrangements. She won't tell anyone."
Ruan Yun felt relieved, "That's good, help me change my clothes, and we'll go to the Empress' place."
Yingning and Tingxu felt distressed when they saw the marks on the Empress' body. They felt even more sorry for her when they saw the large bruises on her body and the tiredness in her eyes and brows.
It only took half a minute to get from Jingqi Palace to Lanhui Palace. Ruan Yun raised her hand and stepped down from the ceremonial procession. The palace servants in Lanhui Palace knelt down to greet Ruan Yun.
Ran Xia saw the person coming and walked to Ruan Yun with a faint smile, "Ying Chongrong is fine, the Empress is already waiting for Ying Chongrong inside."
Ruan Yun was thin but stood very straight and said, "It's Aunt Lao Ranxia."
When Ruan Yun arrived at the inner palace, she found that not only the empress was in Lanhui Palace, but also Consort De and Consort Xian were there, as well as several concubines of lower status. Ruan Yun was startled for a moment, but then quickly recovered, "To the Empress, may Her Majesty be well."
"My Lady Defei and Lady Xianfei are doing well."
Everyone in the hall stood up and saluted Ruan Yun, and many of them had jealousy in their eyes.
A year ago, Ruan Yun was just a little maid in the flower room, but now she is ranked third and is quite favored by the emperor. If she gives birth to a prince in the future, wouldn't she be able to directly become the head of the four concubines and sit on the throne of noble concubine? It is not impossible for her to become royal noble concubine.
Ruan Yun didn't have time to care about what others were thinking. She sat beside Concubine De and said softly, "I am a little late today. It's really..."
The Queen interrupted her by ordering someone to serve tea to Ruan Yun. "It's okay. You are young and it's okay to be sleepy. Besides, the Emperor loves you very much and has sent someone to Lanhui Palace a long time ago. But we must not abandon etiquette and let you suffer."
Concubine Xian couldn't help but say, "Yes, you were wronged yesterday because of the daughters of the Wen and Du families. Now the emperor has promoted you, which can be regarded as a compensation. You must seize the opportunity since you are favored by the emperor. If you are pregnant, it will be very different."
Defei picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then looked at Ruan Yun with a slightly frown.
Ruan Yun touched her belly and said regretfully, "My sister is not so lucky. Unlike Concubine De and Concubine Xian, they don't have a clever and smart prince. But my sister likes the little princess very much. It would be nice to have a daughter as clever as the little princess."
Concubine Xian was choked by these words, "Sister, you have to have your own children eventually."
Ruan Yun stared at her almond-shaped eyes and said innocently, "Could it be that Sister is not satisfied with the Second Prince? Who in the palace doesn't think that the Second Prince is Sister's biological child?"
Concubine Xian couldn't hold back her expression. She held the armchair beside her tightly and forced out an awkward smile, "Sister, you're right. I love the Second Prince very much, too."
The Queen said, "Well, we are all concubines serving the Emperor. Why bother about it? No matter who has a child, the Emperor will be equally happy."
The concubines in the inner hall all stood up and reported to the queen. The queen waved her hand and said, "It's getting late. Go back and have a good rest. When you have nothing to do, walk around the palace. You don't have to be so restrained like you are in the palace."
The concubines below all stood up to take their leave, but Concubine De and Concubine Xian had not moved yet. Seeing this, Ruan Yun also wanted to leave, but the Queen said, "I still have something to say to Ying Chongrong. If you two sisters have nothing else to do, you might as well go back first."
Concubine De understood what the queen meant. "I haven't seen the Second Prince for a long time. Why don't I go to my sister's place to see the Second Prince?"
Concubine Xian nodded, "Okay."
The queen was helped up by Ran Xia and sat on the soft couch beside her. "Sit down, don't stand."
Ruan Yun sat next to the empress in a proper manner, "I wonder if your Majesty has anything to say to me?"
The queen chuckled, "I have nothing to do in the palace to cool off, but it always reminds me of someone."
Ruan Jun looked at the Queen in confusion, and the Queen's smile deepened. "You look a lot like someone I know."
Ruan Yun didn't know what to do next, and she didn't even know whether the person the queen was talking about was a man or a woman.
"So how is he doing now?"
The Queen said thoughtfully, "It should be good. I don't know, but seeing you is like seeing her. It would be great if she was like you."
Then he let out a long sigh and looked at Ruan Yun with a smile, "Is what I said a little frightening to you, sister?"
Ruan Yun shook her head, "No, I am very happy that the Queen is willing to tell me this."
The Queen clapped her hands and said, "I know you are smart, and the Emperor likes you for this, but if you get involved in too much of the palace's intrigues, the Emperor may find out. I am telling you this because I like you. Do you understand?"
Ruan Jun immediately bowed, "I dare not forget."
…
Shuohan Pavilion.
Li Cairen and Jiang Baolin had been waiting inside for a long time.
Li Cairen was a concubine who had served the emperor since her birthplace, while Jiang Baolin was selected to enter the palace with Jipin. When Ruan Yun saw the two of them, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Why are you coming to my Shuohan Pavilion when it's so hot?"
Jiang Baolin immediately said attentively: "I heard that Your Majesty likes to use cakes. It just so happens that my hometown has a kind of Yunque cake that melts in the mouth. My concubine and Sister Li made one by hand and sent it to Your Majesty."
Jiang Baolin opened the food box and placed it in front of Ruan Yun. Ruan Yun only looked at the cakes and didn't look at Jiang Baolin carefully. Instead, she looked at Li Cairen first. Seeing that she looked calm and didn't seem to be here to congratulate, she said to Jiang Baolin, "Thank you, sister Lao."
"Yingning, look at the tea."
Jiang Baolin was overjoyed, "Thank you, Madam."
"I haven't congratulated you on your promotion to the position of Chongrong yet. The Emperor is so kind to you."
Ruan Yun looked at Jiang Baolin and said with a faint smile: "Sister, you are very talented. The emperor will definitely like you."
Jiang Baolin was very happy and sat down quickly.
Ruan Yun asked them to drink a cup of tea and then said she was tired, so Li Cairen and Jiang Baolin left Shuohan Pavilion.
As soon as he walked out, Jiang Baolin couldn't help but say, "Sister, why don't you say anything and let me talk alone?"
Li Cairen frowned and said, "I am not good at speaking, and I don't know what to say when I feel that Ying Chongrong is not so enthusiastic."
Jiang Baolin wanted to speak, but when he looked at Li Cairen's belly, he couldn't help but say, "Sister, you have to have a plan."
Li Cairen took a deep breath and said, "It's still early now, no rush, let's wait and see, it doesn't necessarily mean we have to choose Ying Chongrong."
Jiang Baolin's expression was complicated when he heard this. The two of them walked away with the palace maids, not knowing that Chunqing had seen everything.
"Jiang Baolin and Li Cairen talked for a long time, but they seemed to be a little worried. I didn't hear what they said. I only knew that the expressions on their faces were a little nervous."
Ruan Yun first looked at the cakes that Jiang Baolin brought and said, "I feel a little dizzy. Let the imperial physician take a look."
Chunqing hurried to ask for the imperial physician, and Ruan Yun was also leaning against the pillow by Yingning.
The imperial physician arrived at Shuohan Pavilion very quickly. After carefully examining Ying Chongrong's pulse, he said, "Your Majesty is not seriously ill. It is probably caused by the heat. I will prescribe a medicine to cool you down."
Tingxu quickly replied, "The young lady became like this after eating a piece of cake today. Could it be that the cake is difficult to digest?"
The doctor knelt down and asked, "Are the cakes still there?"
Ting Xu placed the pastry in front of the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor picked up a piece, crushed it, looked at it, and said, "This pastry should not be soft and soft, but if you are suffering from the heat, don't eat the pastry."
Ying Ning said calmly, "I have asked Imperial Doctor Lao to write a prescription and have the medicine delivered."
The imperial physician said repeatedly: "It is what I should do."
Ying Ning sent the doctor out, and Ting Xu asked in a low voice: "Madam, do you still want to eat this cake?"
Ruan Yun looked at the cakes on the table. She had to be on guard as the people in the palace were unpredictable. She had never had any dealings with Li Cairen and Jiang Baolin before, so it was strange that they came to her as soon as she was promoted to the throne.
He shook his head and said, "No need, just continue to appreciate it."
Tingxu took the cakes away, and Ruan Jun couldn't think of anything else. Yingning came into the hall and said, "I have asked someone to boil the medicine. Madam, would you like to rest for a while?"
Ruan Yun said with a bitter face: "The medicine is too bitter, so I won't take it. My bad complexion is all because of the emperor. This bitter medicine should be taken by the emperor."
Just as he finished speaking, the Emperor, wearing a dark black dragon robe, looked at Ruan Yun with a gloomy face at the door. Ruan Yun was frightened and scolded Chun Qing, "If there is a next time, I will send you back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Chunqing had a tearful face. He could not afford to offend the Emperor, nor could he offend his own wife. The Emperor did not allow him to pass on the message and looked at him with a cold gaze. He did not want to lose his head and was in a dilemma.
Ruan Yun threw herself barefoot into the emperor's arms, "Why is the emperor here?"
Yan Shiyu pushed her away, "You are so disrespectful and have no manners at all."
I was handling government affairs when I suddenly heard that she had called a royal physician. I thought she was not feeling well, but I didn't expect that she didn't take her health seriously at all.
The anger that had been building up for the past few days had all dissipated in the hot spring yesterday. Yan Shiyu reached out his hand and saw Ruan Yun standing there with tears in her eyes. He said in a deep voice:
"Come here, I will punish you today!"
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