Chapter 065 Chapter 65
[Chapter 65]
The palace maids did not dare to listen or watch any more, and quickly retreated from the inner hall. The people in front of the emperor were naturally happy to see that the emperor was in a good mood, but the palace maids around Ying Chongrong were not so happy.
Tingxu whispered: "How can your weak body stop the emperor from enjoying you every day?"
Ying Ninglian covered her lips with a handkerchief, glanced at Wei Maoyuan who was standing by and eavesdropping, and whispered, "Okay, Your Majesty knows how to behave."
Ruan Yun suddenly burst into tears and fell into Yan Shiyu's arms. Her red lips were rubbed so painfully that the tears in her eyes never stopped.
Yan Shiyu pinched her little face and held it under her jaw. Seeing Ruan Yun's coquettish face, he couldn't help but rub it with his fingertips. His fingers were rubbed with thin threads from sword practice and horse racing, and her tender skin turned red from rubbing.
Suddenly his palm fell and hit Ruan Jun's buttocks hard. Before Ruan Jun could react, she felt a burning pain under her waist. Her eyes wavered for a few moments, and then she silently pushed Yan Shiyu away and shed tears.
Lying on the bed, Ruan Yun couldn't stop crying tears of grievance. Bei Chi bit her lower lip tightly and cried with tears all over her face.
Yan Shiyu could only see her shoulders shaking constantly, and he walked towards her with a frown.
"you……"
As soon as he turned over Ruan Yun's body, he saw that she awkwardly turned her face away, unwilling to let him see her tears. Yan Shiyu's black eyes flashed with helplessness. He had never felt panicked in the court affairs. In the current situation, he really didn't know what to do.
Yan Shiyu hugged Ruan Yun and let her sit on his lap, but Ruan Yun struggled to get off. Yan Shiyu shouted, "Don't move!"
Ruan Jun burst into tears immediately and no longer suppressed herself like she did at the beginning.
Yan Shiyu noticed that his words were a bit harsh, raised his hand, and wiped away the tears on her face uncomfortably, "Why are you crying?"
Ruan Jun hugged Yan Shiyu's neck, not caring whether the emperor would be angry or not, and wiped all her tears on the dragon robe. This small action made Yan Shiyu's face turn black, but she cried so miserably just now that he couldn't bear to push Ruan Jun away, so he could only let her do what she wanted.
He kneaded her waist with a gloomy face, lowered his head to look at Ruan Jun's exposed white neck, which was slightly red, making his eyes darken.
Ruan Jun pulled Yan Shiyu's sleeve, her voice was very soft and cautious, "Does the emperor only treat me as a plaything?"
Yan Shiyu couldn't help scolding her for what she said. He pinched her face with his hands, his expression sullen, "Nonsense!"
Ruan Yun cried out and said weakly, "Could it be that the emperor treats other people the same way?"
Yan Shiyu really couldn't stand it anymore, so he shut up her chattering mouth. If he didn't do something else, she would just sit there all day with her wild thoughts and say anything.
The bed was soaked with water. Ruan Jun stretched one hand out from the curtains, her upper body flushed red as she tried to get off the bed. However, a hand dragged her back and held her down tightly, leaving her no chance to leave.
The red on Ruan Yun's waist/hips was also particularly charming, and the blush behind her became deeper and deeper, also dyeing the corners of Yan Shiyu's eyes.
…
As soon as she woke up from the bed, Ruan Jun felt her eyes were swollen and painful. She pressed her eyelids lightly and couldn't help but take a breath of cool air.
Tingxu was standing by the bed. When she heard the sound from inside, she slowly opened the curtains to let Ruan Yun adjust to the light outside. She hung the curtains on the golden hook and said softly, "The queen is awake. Do you want to get up?"
Ruan Yun nodded, feeling a chaotic and uncomfortable tension in her head.
My throat hurt when I opened my mouth, and I whispered, "Help me to the bronze mirror."
Tingxu saw the red spots on the empress's face that even her apricot nightgown could not cover, and the large spreading purple patches. A flash of heartache appeared in her eyes. Every time the empress went to bed with him, she was tortured so badly. In the eyes of other concubines, it was a kind of show-off. They didn't care at all whether the empress was too tired.
Ruan Yun sat in front of the dressing table and was shocked when she saw herself in the bronze mirror, "How did I become like this?"
Her eye sockets were swollen, and her watery almond-shaped eyes no longer had the sparkle they once had. Instead, they looked a little tired, which made her look quite scary.
"Oh no." Ruan Jun was constantly upset. She didn't expect that she would appear like this in the eyes of the emperor yesterday.
There has never been a shortage of beauties in the harem. All she has now is a face like this. What if the emperor sees her ugly side and gets tired of her and abandons her?
Her right eyelid twitched. Ruan Yun let Tingxu press the egg on her eye, drank a sip of tea, and asked, "When did the emperor leave?"
Tingxu looked at the clepsydra, "The emperor left at 3:30 a.m., and Eunuch Wei said it seemed that it was Young Master Yu who asked to see him."
Sure enough, after hearing this, Ruan Jun's eyes twitched again. She hadn't seen Young Master Yu a few days ago and thought he hadn't come. Now that she knew he was coming to the palace, she would definitely avoid him if possible. Otherwise, if Young Master Yu behaved unruly in front of the emperor like before, she would really have no reason to live.
Her eyesight was better than before. Ruan Yun ate lunch with the help of Tingxu. She looked around and asked, "Why can't I see Yingning?"
Tingxu's face was solemn, and he lowered his voice and said, "It seems that something happened to Consort Du. Sister Yingning is worried, so she went to check it out herself."
Ruan Jun paused with the jade chopsticks in her hand, and listened to Tingxu's words in deep thought.
…
Miaoranju.
Seeing Qing Ling calmly walking towards her with the medicine cup in her hand, Lady Du suddenly stood up and slapped Qing Ling in the face, "You bitch! What medicine did you give me? Who asked you to harm me? Was it that bitch Ruan Yun? Did she bribe you?"
As she spoke, Lady Du suddenly overturned the medicine cup in Qingling's hand, and the boiling medicine splashed onto Lady Du's hand. Only a few drops splashed onto the back of Qingling's hand. Lady Du screamed from the burn, but Qingling just calmly wiped the medicine off the back of her hand with a handkerchief.
"Since the medicine is hot, and you don't want to drink it now, I will boil another bowl for you until the medicine cools down."
Concubine Du took two steps forward, grabbed Qingling's hair, and slapped her hard, "You bitch, how dare you betray me! Even though I'm imprisoned here, I'm still the emperor's concubine. How dare you treat me like this!"
Qing Ling was slapped, but she just wiped the blood from the corner of her lips calmly, and then looked at Du Xuanshi expressionlessly, "You are still the emperor's concubine, but you are no different from a useless person."
Du Xuanshi wanted to hit her again, but Qingling easily pressed her hand down, "My lady, please save your energy. I'm afraid the emperor won't want to see you again because of what you did. Please save your energy... After all, your mother's family has already given up on you, and my family is the same as Chenlu's family. I have nothing to be afraid of."
After saying this, Qing Ling gently pushed Du Xuanshi to the chair behind her. Du Xuanshi sat down with no emotion in her eyes. "What do you mean by that?"
Qing Ling looked at Concubine Du's cold eyes and chuckled, "My young lady, you may not know yet, your concubine sister, the third daughter of the family, also came to the palace this time. The mistress even sent someone to teach the third daughter how to dance. It's a pity that the third daughter didn't live up to her expectations and angered the emperor. But you also know that the Marquis doesn't have many concubines, but he has a lot of concubines. If the third daughter is gone, there will still be the fourth daughter and the fifth daughter. My young lady, do you still think that the Marquis will plead for you in front of the emperor? Wait for you to go out and raise the second prince yourself?"
Du Xuanshi became emotional and pointed at Qingling and suddenly started coughing. Qingling stepped forward and said, "My lady, please save some energy. You still have to take the medicine, otherwise you won't be cured. My lady, please take care of your body. After all, the Second Prince is still in the care of Concubine Xian. Don't you still want to take care of him yourself?"
After hearing Qing Ling's words, Concubine Du began to calm down and murmured to herself: "This is my child. How can I let others raise him? I still have a chance. I am the biological mother of the Second Prince. Who can do anything to me?"
Qing Ling looked at Du Xuanshi coldly, picked up another bowl of medicine beside her, and poured it down to Du Xuanshi without hesitation, "My lady, if you don't drink such good medicine, it will be a waste."
She walked out carrying the bowls and plates, and a wave of heat hit her face. Qingling's eyes were red, and if you looked closely, you could see that her hands hidden under her sleeves were shaking.
Putting the bowl casually under the corridor, Qing Ling walked to the door and stuffed the silver in her hand to the maid at the door, "Selectwoman Du said she wanted to eat some sweet fruit. I want to go to the kitchen to get some. Can you please make an exception?"
There was quite a bit of money in their hands. The two maids looked at each other and then waved their hands impatiently, "Go quickly, and be careful not to be seen by too many people. Come back after you get the things, or you will never go out again."
Qing Ling smiled and said, "Thank you, Ma'am. I'll be back soon after I get the fruit."
The door was opened. Qingling glanced behind her imperceptibly and turned a corner to take another path. Someone was waiting for her in the pavilion ahead. When he saw her coming, he asked, "Did Concubine Du drink the medicine?"
Qing Ling said respectfully, "Yes, I fed it to you personally, and you drank it all."
The man nodded, and the people beside him handed the other packages to Qingling, "Well done, your parents are safe now, don't worry, this is a new medicine, boil it in water and give it to Du Xuanshi to drink."
Qing Ling took the medicine package after some hesitation. When she saw the person in front of her was about to leave, she immediately asked, "Can you give my parents a message?"
The man only asked the servant beside him to take out something and give it to Qing Ling. "It's not the right time now, but I can give it to you first. I will send you out of the palace when things are over. As long as you do what I say, you will definitely meet your parents."
Qingling took the jade bracelet. It was the money her father earned from working as a laborer for a few months when her parents got married, just to buy a nice jade bracelet for her mother. Her mother has been wearing it and keeping it well for all these years, always cherishing it.
"What you said... is it true?"
Qing Ling couldn't help asking. The man was about to leave but turned around and said, "I don't need to lie to you. This is given to me by your mother. She said you would need money in the palace, so she asked me to give it to you."
After saying that, the man turned around and left. Qingling tightly held the jade bracelet in her hand, wiped away her tears, put it on her hand, and walked towards Miaoranju with a calm expression.
Qingling made up a story and hid the fact that there was no fruit in his hand. He boiled a pot of hot water and brought it into the main hall. Du Xuanshi ran over madly and snatched the pot from Qingling's hand. Not surprisingly, she was scalded. Qingling calmly took a few steps back. It seemed that she had expected Du Xuanshi to do this from the beginning.
Lady Du's throat became hoarse, and she murmured incoherently, "Water... I want to drink water."
Qing Ling then poured the cold water from another pot and placed it in front of Du Xuanshi. She watched Du Xuanshi drink it in big gulps, and then walked out with a normal expression.
…
Ying Ning stood in front of Ruan Yun, frowning and saying to the Empress, "Qing Ling has come back to serve again these days. I wanted to go to Miao Ran Residence to take a look, but I didn't expect that all the maids were guarding outside, so I had to give up."
Ruan Yun twisted the handkerchief tightly in her hand. "Is there anything else wrong?"
Ying Ning shook her head. "This matter is secretive, and I don't trust anyone else to do it. Although Chun Qing said he could do it, he's always sneaking around outside Miao Ran Residence, and I'm afraid he'll be discovered, so I have to go by myself."
"I haven't found anything else yet."
Ruan Yun said softly: "In that case...you shouldn't go yet. Protecting yourself is the most important thing."
Tingxu asked from the side: "Where is Danxing?"
Ruan Jun's eyes flashed with some reluctance. Not being able to suppress Lady Du in the same way was always a big worry in her mind. The bitter and cold tea put in the meal naturally could not be made to be drunk directly by Lady Du like that year. The medicinal effect was so strong and it would take a longer time. But she didn't expect that someone else would intervene.
"Let Dan Xing stop first."
Ruan Yun's tone was calm, but the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn into pieces by her, revealing her anger.
Who could that person be?
…
Early July.
Ruan Jun had been in a daze since she got up. She wasn't as happy as usual, but she wasn't sad either. But when Ying Ning asked what she wanted to eat for breakfast, Ruan Jun really thought about it and said, "Yangchun noodles."
This noodle is simple to make, and most concubines would not be willing to eat it, but Yingning just wanted to make the young lady happy, so she obeyed the young lady and bowed, saying, "I will prepare it now."
When the kitchen heard that Ying Chongrong wanted to eat Yangchun noodles, they acted very quickly and soon a bowl of hot noodles was placed in front of Ruan Yun.
Ruan Yun had a good appetite today and ate all the noodles in the bowl. "It's a nice day today, let's go out for a walk."
Ying Ning ordered someone to take away the gold-painted bowls and plates on the table and said, "I heard that the lotus flowers in the Houhu Lake have already bloomed. If your Majesty wants to see them, may I accompany you?"
Ruan Jun touched her forehead with her fingertips, "Lotus..."
She smiled and said, "It would be best if there were a few carps swimming around. It should be time to pick lotus seeds at this time of year. Ask the eunuchs to get a small boat and we can go to the lotus pond to row the boat."
Ying Ning nodded, "I'll ask the eunuch to skip the preparation."
Just as I took a step forward, a cold voice came from the door, "What are you talking about?"
Ruan Yun looked in the direction of the voice with her bright eyes. Yan Shiyu was wearing an emperor's robe today, with a jade hairpin on his hair. If you didn't look closely, he looked like a young master from a wealthy family.
"Your Majesty, our queen wants to go rowing on the lotus pond in the back lake." Tingxu said this very cleverly. Ruan Yun turned around and gave her a glare, then stepped forward and held Yan Shiyu's arm and said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to this girl's nonsense. It's hot in summer and I don't want to go."
Yan Shiyu turned around and said, "Why don't you get ready?"
Ruan Jun let go of Yan Shiyu's arm in a daze, "Your Majesty..."
Yan Shiyu held Ruan Yun and sat back at the table. He grabbed her and naturally stretched out his hand in front of her. "If you want to go, why don't you go when I'm here?"
Ruan Jun buried her face in Yan Shiyu's chest embarrassedly, "If something happens to the emperor, I won't die even if I have nine lives. I dare not."
Yan Shiyu followed her words lazily: "Yes, the tyrant emperor and the enchanting concubine are of course the best match."
Ruan Jun quickly pressed Yan Shiyu's lips with her soft hands. When she looked up, her face turned red from Yan Shiyu's teasing words, "Your Majesty, please don't tease me."
Yan Shiyu smiled faintly and hugged Ruan Yun's waist, rubbing it with his fingertips and whispered, "I am not busy with government affairs today."
Ruan Yun was a little confused about what the emperor meant by saying this, but counting the days, the emperor had not visited other concubines for ten days. At most, when Lady Meng brought soup before the emperor went to court, he would go to Jiangxue Tower for dinner. He did not summon other concubines to sleep with him at night.
The Emperor suddenly said this today, it must not be because he wants to stay, then the only reason is...
Ruan Yun looked unhappy, and she leaned into Yan Shiyu's arms again while mumbling softly, "Your Majesty is still thinking about going to someone else's place while I am here. Your Majesty should go now."
Yan Shiyu pinched her little face and glared at her coldly, "Are you awake now?"
Ruan Yun felt pain, and looking at Yan Shiyu's appearance, she muttered, "It's been a long time since the emperor has visited Sister Ji. If he wants to go to someone else, he might as well go to see Sister Ji."
Yan Shiyu was so angry that he laughed, and his eyebrows were twitching. Ruan Jun was the only one in the palace who had this ability. Just a few simple words from her could make his mood fluctuate.
Wei Maoyuan stood behind the screen and heard no sound from inside, so he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the boat is ready. Shall we set sail?"
Yan Shiyu lowered his head and looked at Ruan Jun. Ruan Jun's face showed a hint of smile again. She kissed Yan Shiyu on the lips in a flattering manner. There was a cunning look in her almond eyes. Since the emperor said he wanted to go, she might as well go along with him.
He took Ruan Yun to the back lake, and somehow the news leaked out. Several concubines were standing by the lake. When Chen Baolin and Zhou Xuanshi saw the emperor coming, they said shyly, "Your Majesty is well, Ying Chongrong is well."
Ruan Yun grabbed Yan Shiyu's sleeve and looked at the emperor with resentment, but this look made Yan Shiyu in a good mood. He scolded a few people and said, "What are you doing here?"
Chen Baolin listened to the emperor's words, and he couldn't say what he had prepared. Ying Chongrong wanted to row a boat to Houhu Lake, and she didn't even care about the emperor's body. The emperor was willing to accompany Ying Chongrong, but they just stood by the Houhu Lake and made the emperor unhappy.
Consort Zhou was calmer, but her expression was not particularly good. "The concubines saw that the lotus flowers in the back lake were in full bloom, so they came to see them. We didn't expect to run into the emperor and Ying Chongrong."
Seeing that Concubine Zhou looked aggrieved and pitiful, yet spoke very reasonably, Ruan Yun could not help but sneer. The Emperor always had trouble with her, and now it happened again in the palace.
Ruan Jun let go of the dragon robe's hand pitifully and said magnanimously: "In this case, Your Majesty should go and accompany Sister Chen and Sister Zhou. They haven't seen Your Majesty for a long time and miss you very much."
Although Chen Baolin and Zhou Xuanshi couldn't stand Ruan Yun's hypocritical look and wanted to spit at her, how could they not be happy when Ying Chongrong left such a good opportunity to be their companion?
"You go back."
When Chen Baolin and Zhou Xuanshi lowered their heads and heard this, they were overjoyed. But when they looked up, they found that the emperor had already walked away with Ying Chongrong. They were dumbfounded. The emperor's words just now -
I'm not talking to Ying Chongrong!
The two of them had purple and blue faces, which did not look very good. Tingxu, who was standing beside them, had already laughed out loud.
Chen Baolin was furious, "You bitch——"
Just as she raised her hand, she saw Wei Maoyuan, the former Grand Eunuch, walking towards them. Chen Baolin didn't want to be seen in this state by Wei Maoyuan. After all, Wei Maoyuan was by the emperor's side every day. If he saw it, the emperor would certainly know.
"The Emperor wants to go boating with Ying Chongrong. The two young ladies should go back if they have nothing else to do."
Zhou Xuanshi left calmly, but Chen Baolin was so angry that he had to walk away.
Chen Baolin looked at Consort Zhou who was calm and composed in front of him, and said sarcastically: "Sister, you dressed so beautifully, but the emperor didn't even look at you. Your efforts were really in vain."
Consort Zhou looked at Chen Baolin from head to toe. Today, she and Chen Baolin just happened to meet in Houhu Lake, but they both had the same intention. "Sister Chen, don't say that to me. Is it because Sister Chen is not like this? The Emperor's eyes did not fall on Sister Chen. Sister Chen even wanted to beat Ying Chongrong's maid. I wonder if Ying Chongrong will hate Sister Chen even more after she finds out."
After saying this, Concubine Zhou bowed to Chen Baolin gracefully and left triumphantly.
If she couldn't go boating with the emperor, she couldn't go. Anyway, she was not the only one who had been embarrassed by the emperor. Besides, there was no one in the palace who could compare to Ying Chongrong.
Yan Shiyu went to the boat first and handed the handbag to Ruan Yun. Ruan Yun naturally got on the boat. As soon as they got on the boat, Yan Shiyu hugged Ruan Yun and asked her not to fall off.
The eunuch stared at the two masters nervously, but Yan Shiyu said, "Go down, I will do it myself."
Ruan Yun's eyes widened and she said quickly, "Hey! Your Majesty has a precious dragon body, how can you do such things?"
Yan Shiyu just looked at the eunuch coldly, but the eunuch did not have the courage to leave the boat in a hurry.
Ruan Jun was looking at the scene in front of her and was already wondering if her thin arms could row the boat. If they were really cut, would she still be able to lift the jade chopsticks tomorrow?
Yan Shiyu stood there with a distressed look on his face, but he had already let go of Ruan Yun and walked to the bow. Ruan Yun turned her almond-shaped eyes around and said hesitantly: "Why don't I do it? I am truly the emperor's dragon body..."
Yan Shiyu said calmly, "I started to learn martial arts from my master when I was eight years old. When the war broke out in the north, I personally led the army to repel the barbarians. Xiaoxiao thinks that I can't even paddle this boat, so I can't take Xiaoxiao on a boat trip?"
After listening to this, Ruan Jun sat silently opposite the emperor.
The boat swayed slightly, carrying Ruan Jun and Yan Shiyu towards the depths of the lotus pond.
The lotus leaves and flowers cover the entire pond, creating a special kind of fun for people wandering in it.
Ruan Yun personally plucked a lotus petal and wanted to feed it to the emperor after peeling it. However, she did not dare to do so because the lotus seed came from an unknown source. Just as she was about to quietly put it into her mouth, Yan Shiyu said, "Xiaoxiao only cares about herself, but doesn't care that I worked so hard to row the boat for her?"
Ruan Yun quickly put the lotus seed into the emperor's mouth and whispered in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty, please stop teasing me."
Yan Shiyu looked at Ruan Jun with burning eyes. When he saw her beauty, which was more beautiful than flowers, he said with a chuckle, "Today, I will take Xiaoxiao out of the palace to play."
"Okay?"
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