Chapter 092 Chapter 92
[Chapter 92]
Flower petals were scattered all over the ground, and the window was opened a little. Ruan Yun was wearing a crisp dress made of rosy gauze, a thin green gauze skirt with gold thread tied around her waist, and her hair was tied up in a bun with gold thread eight-treasure beads. Her waist was like a slender willow, her black hair was flowing, her clear and bright almond eyes were soft and shy, she wore a little makeup, and her lips were red without any makeup.
Yingning opened the sandalwood box and placed it on the dressing table. Ruan Jun's eyes fell on the mutton-fat jade necklace.
Tingxu also saw the intricately patterned gold lock hanging from the collar, "Luckily the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were attentive and were able to create such a complex pattern."
Ruan Jun also showed some satisfaction in her eyes and said, "Put it away."
If it's done well, it means that this top-quality material has not been wasted. It just depends on whether this material can be used.
Now, in late autumn, the dead leaves from the trees have fallen all over the ground. The palace ladies have not yet had time to sweep the ground, but the sound when you step on it is quite different.
Yingning put a cloak on Ruan Yun, and then helped her queen to the ceremonial procession.
Shen Chongyi has never left Yuechun Palace since her miscarriage. She sent Chunqing to check and found that there were many more guards at the gate of Yuechun Palace than usual. So it was not difficult to guess what the emperor was thinking. It all depended on whether she could bet right this time.
Arriving at the gate of Zichen Palace, little Muzi ran down the jade steps attentively, "The queen is here."
Ruan Yun saw that the door of Zichen Palace was closed, and thought that perhaps a minister had come to discuss matters, so she subconsciously said, "I will go to the side hall to wait for the emperor."
Little Muzi smiled and said, "It's the little princess inside. Madam, just go in."
Ruan Yun smiled without changing her expression, and simply asked, "Did the little princess come alone?"
Little Muzi, who was serving in front of Yu, was naturally smart and said quickly, "Yes, the little princess was brought here by her wet nurse."
Ruan Yun motioned Ying Ning to open the ebony box and show it to Xiao Muzi. Xiao Muzi glanced at it and said, "Of course there is nothing wrong with the things that the queen brought."
He walked slowly into the inner hall, and as soon as the door opened, he could hear bursts of laughter coming from inside.
Ruan Yun felt a little depressed for some reason. Ting Xu supported her own queen and said softly, "Are you okay, queen?"
The feeling of disgust subsided a lot. Ruan Jun frowned slightly and pursed her lips, "Maybe the lunch today was too greasy."
Tingxu took note of the empress's discomfort and thought about what to get for dinner.
Ruan Yun had already walked to the inner hall. The emperor, who was sitting in the hall, was rarely dealing with state affairs. Instead, he held the little princess in his arms and let her hold the pen and write and draw on the rice paper.
When the little princess saw Ruan Jun, her face was filled with unhappiness, and Ruan Jun also noticed this.
Ruan Yun bowed gently and took the wooden box from Ying Ning's hand.
Every movement fell squarely into Yan Shiyu's dark eyes. Yan Shiyu touched the little princess's black hair, reminding her what to do at this moment.
The little princess reluctantly stepped down from her father's lap and paid her respects to Ruan Jun.
Ruan Yun stood beside the table in a soft voice, looking at the child's handwriting on the rice paper, "Your Majesty, have you had lunch?"
Yan Shiyu glanced at Ruan Jun with a neutral tone, but Ruan Jun didn't feel uncomfortable at all. "I brought some cakes from the kitchen for His Majesty."
While putting the cakes down, Yingbai in front of him swayed a circle and was reflected in Yan Shiyu's dark eyes.
There was suddenly a different color in her eyes and the fragrance of flowers filled her nose, which made Yan Shiyu want to hold her in his arms.
But because the little princess was still here, he suppressed this thought, and only his larynx moved slightly and imperceptibly.
Ruan Yun did not ask why the little princess was in Zichen Palace. She looked at her with a smile, squatted down and said softly, "I heard from the Queen that Xin'er likes to eat snacks the most. Queen Ying has some here. Xin'er, do you want some?"
The little princess turned her face away uncomfortably, and hurriedly stood beside her wet nurse, shaking her head.
Yan Shiyu saw the little princess's expression, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a cold voice: "Take the little princess away."
Tears immediately appeared in the little princess' eyes. She clutched her skirt with her hands, not knowing what to do.
Ruan Yun said softly, "I brought something with me. It's from Concubine Ji and she wants to give it to the little princess."
Yan Shiyu held Ruan Yun's hand under the table, preventing her from taking out the collar.
The little princess was still here. She and the emperor were like this, their hands secretly intertwined, and there were several pairs of eyes staring at them. Ruan Yun's cheeks instantly turned red, and her voice became coquettish, "Your Majesty..."
Yan Shiyu glanced at Yingning coldly. Yingning felt the emperor's gaze and did not dare to delay. She quickly opened the sandalwood box and placed it in front of the emperor.
Ruan Jun wanted to pull her hand back but failed. She glared at the emperor with her almond-shaped eyes, not knowing that this glance would only arouse the emperor's even stronger emotions.
"Sister Jipin thought about the little princess's childhood and the shock she received from falling into the water, so she took out the material from her private room and made a white jade necklace for the little princess."
Yan Shiyu sneered, but because of the little princess, he didn't say anything.
Ruan Jun didn't blush or feel nervous. After all, the emperor gave her the gift, so it was hers and she could do whatever she wanted with it.
Yan Shiyu then let go of Ruan Jun's hand and said in a low voice, "She is really thoughtful."
Ruan Yun took the opportunity to grab the emperor's hand, which had not yet fallen, and said in a pinched voice: "If it weren't for the fact that Concubine Ji was not feeling well, she would have come in person today."
Yan Shiyu frowned slightly and looked behind him. Wei Maoyuan was startled by the emperor's gaze and quickly asked someone to bring an armchair to the side of the emperor's desk and invited Ying Chongrong to sit down.
In the past, when Ying Chongrong arrived at the Purple Palace, she always sat on the dragon throne with the emperor. She had never sat beside him.
Ruan Jun sat down, but was unable to pull her hand away, so she simply hooked her index finger around the emperor's palm from time to time. The slight and tiny feeling made Yan Shiyu narrow his eyes slightly, and he held Ruan Jun's hand tighter.
Yan Shiyu's dark eyes fell back on the white jade collar, and then looked at the little princess:
"Does Xin'er like it?"
However, the little princess just hid behind her wet nurse out of fear and was unwilling to come over.
The nurse immediately panicked and hugged the little princess to coax her, saying, "The emperor is calling the princess."
But the little princess suddenly burst into tears and said, "No, Xin'er doesn't want her! Xin'er doesn't want her things."
The wet nurse who was serving the little princess knelt down as soon as her body softened, but the little princess still stood there crying loudly.
Wei Maoyuan was sweating nervously, noticing that the emperor's eyes were getting colder, so he walked over and said to the little princess, "That's Ying Chongrong, little princess, you don't know her?"
Ruan Jun tightened her grip on the handkerchief, and her lips were pursed as well, and the smile on her face faded a lot.
Yan Shiyu's eyes turned cold, but he still sat there, his expression neither salty nor indifferent. He stretched out his hand and said, "Xin'er, come to your father."
The wet nurse knelt on the ground, wiped the tears from the little princess's face, patted her on the back, and signaled her not to be nervous.
The little princess clenched her fists, walked towards Yan Shiyu, and called out softly, "Father."
Yan Shiyu saw tears still hanging on the little princess's eyelashes, and remembered that the woman beside him always looked like this when she felt wronged. He didn't know how sad and upset she would be if she heard it.
"Why doesn't Xin'er like Ying Chongrong?"
The little princess hid in her father's arms out of fear, buried her head tightly and refused to speak.
Yan Shiyu used his hands to straighten the little princess's body, making her stand in front of him, and asked softly, "Xin'er, if you don't tell me, do you have to hide from Ying Chongrong like this every day? Ying Chongrong is also Xin'er's mother. It's too rude for Xin'er to do this."
When Ruan Jun heard the emperor's words, her almond-shaped eyes trembled slightly. No matter how she looked at it, the emperor's words were meant to elevate her status.
The little princess saw her father's fierce eyes and was so frightened that her voice trembled. She said, "My mother once talked to Queen Meng and said that Ying Chongrong was not a good person. She told Xin'er not to talk to Ying Chongrong."
When the wet nurse and Wei Maoyuan heard the little princess say this, they both knelt down hurriedly.
Are Shen Chongyi and Meng Xuanshi crazy to speak like this to Ying Chongrong? Children in the palace have always been precocious. The little princess must have listened to what they said, otherwise she wouldn't be so afraid of Shen Chongyi now.
Ruan Yun loosened her hand that was twisting the handkerchief. It turned out to be because of this. She was so upset that she thought it was something else. She didn't expect Shen Chongyi and Meng Xuanshi to hate her so much, and Jing would even say such words.
Yan Shiyu's remaining eyes happened to fall on Ruan Yun, and he saw that her face was like a withered flower, with a bit of decay and even a sense of ruin. There was a little more coldness in his black eyes, and he looked at the little princess again, "Xin'er told the truth to father, and she did the right thing. Does mother have anything else to say?"
The little princess shook her head and then nodded. Under Yan Shiyu's encouraging gaze, the little princess said:
"He also said that Ying Chongrong is just a slave, and told Xin'er to just treat Ying Chongrong as a slave."
Yan Shiyu's voice suddenly turned cold, "What did father say to Xin'er just now? Who is Ying Chongrong? Is there any deviation in what Xin'er said today?"
The little princess slowly walked up to Ruan Yun. Her crisp voice now looked particularly pleasing to the ear.
Concubine Ji wanted to raise the little princess, but she didn't know whether it was right or wrong.
"Xin'er shouldn't be like this. Ying Chongrong, please don't blame Xin'er."
After saying that, the little princess saluted Ruan Yun politely. Now it seems that the little princess is very obedient and well-behaved, but it's a pity that she has a mother like Shen Chongyi.
Ruan Yun smiled, touched the little princess' head, and said softly, "It's okay, as long as Xin'er admits her mistakes."
After saying that, he pushed some more cakes in front of the little princess, "Xin'er, do you want to eat some?"
The little princess nodded and took the pastry from Ruan Jun's hand. The moment the little princess turned around, Ruan Jun's smile faded a lot.
Yan Shiyu looked at the scene in front of him with a sullen expression, snapped his finger, and said, "Wei Maoyuan."
Wei Maoyuan moved slightly and knelt lower, "What does the emperor want?"
"Go and see if Concubine Ji has recovered. Let Concubine Ji go to the Empress' Palace." A different emotion flashed across Ruan Yun's slightly lowered eyes.
Xin'er leaned in the arms of her wet nurse. Although the wet nurse was still holding the little princess, her hands were shaking.
Yan Shiyu left with a few words, then held Ruan Yun's hand and left, "Take the little princess back to Fengyi Palace."
When the wet nurse heard what the emperor said, cold sweat broke out on her forehead and she followed behind the little princess.
Ruan Yun got on the emperor's throne and did not speak for a long time.
Yan Shiyu pinched her little face, saw the sadness flashing across her eyes, and said, "Are you wronged?"
Ruan Yun slowly moved her hand, wanting to take it out. Her intention was seen by Yan Shiyu, who held her hand tighter and rubbed the back of Ruan Yun's hand with his fingertips.
Ruan Yun took advantage of the situation and moved closer to the emperor's arms, saying in a muffled voice, "I am not wronged."
It was clear that all her thoughts were written on her face, but she still tried to act strong.
Ruan Yun looked up at Yan Shiyu, and boldly placed her fingertips on the emperor's jaw. She then followed his ridged jaw and tapped his larynx. Feeling the surge under her hand, her voice became coquettish:
"I just don't understand why Concubine Meng and Shen Chongyi are targeting me. If they knew that I gave the little princess a necklace, wouldn't they be even angrier? But I feel very sorry for the little princess. She is so young and has been frightened so badly. I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep well at night. Without someone by her side, what will she do?"
Ruan Yun really shed two tears when she said this, "Besides, Master Meng is dedicated to the country and the people, and Concubine Meng is Master Meng's only daughter. I can't even compare to the friendship between the Emperor and Concubine Meng."
Seeing that she was becoming more and more unruly as she spoke, he even took it in with more force.
Yan Shiyu took her hand away with a dark face. Ruan Jun smiled awkwardly and took back her hand. "Your Majesty, just tell me, am I right?"
He said coldly, "Who said you can't compare?"
Ruan Yun opened her red lips slightly, but didn't say a word for a long time.
The Zichen Palace and the Fengyi Palace were not far away, and they had arrived there in the time it took the two to talk.
Yan Shiyu was the first to step down from the imperial procession and naturally handed it to Ruan Yun.
Looking at the big hand in front of her, Ruan Jun was stunned and didn't put it down. Yan Shiyu just hugged Ruan Jun and said:
"What are you dawdling about?"
It was originally a very common sentence, but it suddenly made Ruan Jun's face turn red. She looked at the emperor with shyness and timidity in her eyes, blaming the emperor for what he had just said.
I originally thought that there was nothing wrong with what I said, but when I saw Ruan Yun's face, I remembered what I said.
It turned out that he had forgotten that this was what he used to say whenever they were having sex.
His sight gradually moved downwards, and he saw Ruan Jun's fair and pink skin, which could hardly conceal the naked desire in his eyes.
Every time she raised her hand, a large area of red appeared there, which made people feel pity for her.
When Concubine Ji arrived, she saw exactly this scene.
Yicui wanted to step forward and warn them, but was stopped by Jipin, "Let's go, the Empress is still inside."
The emperor didn't even look at his mistress, and Yicui felt disappointed. The mistress obviously didn't have many chances to see the emperor. "It's not easy to meet the emperor, so the mistress should go and pay her respects, so that the emperor will remember her."
Concubine Ji shook her head and said, "I wanted His Majesty to see me just for that one thing. Now that Sister Ying can help me, why should I go there?"
Moreover, looking at Sister Ying's expression, if I really went over there, I'm afraid the Emperor would be unhappy.
There is no man in the world who can resist the coquettishness of Sister Ying.
The queen had people prepare tea and snacks early in the morning. The wet nurse took the little princess in a warm sedan chair and took a small path, which was much faster than the emperor's carriage.
Not long after the little princess arrived at Fengyi Palace, Concubine Ji also followed. After what happened in Zichen Palace just now, the little princess had become much more sensible. She found Concubine Ji looked familiar and knelt down obediently to greet her.
Jipin squatted in front of the little princess and said, "Little princess, there is no need to be so polite."
Although she said so, when the little princess heard Concubine Ji say this, she hurriedly ran behind her wet nurse.
Concubine Ji was not bothered and took Yicui to the inner hall to pay her respects to the empress.
The queen was holding a book in her hand and sitting quietly reading the contents of the book.
When Ruan Yun and the emperor came in, Concubine Ji stood aside to serve the empress, and the little princess sat beside the empress.
The queen said gently, "It is already late autumn. If you feel unwell, please find the imperial physician to see you immediately."
Ruan Yun smiled and said quickly, "Everything is fine with me."
The queen nodded, "That's good."
The little princess wanted to take the purple rice osmanthus cake beside Jipin, but before she opened her mouth, Jipin took the plate to the little princess and said, "Xin'er, have another piece."
The little princess instantly became happy, and the whole scene fell into Yan Shiyu's eyes.
The Queen spoke at the right time and said, "Xin'er and Jipin are very compatible."
The little princess looked at Concubine Ji, and only then did she know who the person in front of her was.
As if he remembered something bad, his little face showed panic and fear, and he even refused to eat the cake in his hand.
Ruan Yun pulled the emperor's sleeve and said quickly, "Sister Ji was just getting better two days ago. The emperor summoned her to the empress's palace today. Could it be that she was here to see this scene?"
Yan Shiyu stared at Ruan Jun with a stern face, but Ruan Jun just stared at Ji Pin and the little princess as if nothing had happened.
"You are thoughtful about that collar." Yan Shiyu's cold voice sounded, but the Queen just sat there without saying a word, as if she had heard something trivial.
Concubine Ji stood up and said calmly, "I and the little princess get along very well."
Yan Shiyu looked at the little princess again and said in a cold voice, "In that case, you will be the one to raise the little princess."
Concubine Ji showed no emotion on her face, as if what she heard was just a trivial matter.
Yan Shiyu waved to the little princess and asked her to come to him.
The voice slowed down a lot, and he said, "Xin'er, from now on, you will follow Jipin, okay?"
Xin'er looked at Jipin, and the purple rice cake in her hand fell to the ground instantly, "Is it because Xin'er is not good enough? Xin'er doesn't want anyone else."
Ruan Yun was quite surprised that the little princess would say such a thing. The little princess used to be well-behaved and sensible, and she didn't know what she had heard from Concubine Meng.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Ji stood up to thank the emperor and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely treat the little princess well."
Yan Shiyu waved his hand, and Jipin was ready to take the little princess away, but the little princess suddenly pushed Jipin away with all her strength, "No, I don't want you, Xin'er doesn't want you."
"Xin'er misses her mother. Xin'er wants her mother."
The more the little princess said this, the more Yan Shiyu's face became unhappy. He remembered what Shen Chongyi and Meng Xuanshi had taught the little princess, and said directly: "She is not worthy of being your mother, and she is even less worthy of you thinking about her like this."
The little princess suddenly stopped crying, and Concubine Ji breathed a sigh of relief and left with the little princess.
Ruan Yun stood up and went to Xihua Palace with Concubine Ji.
The little princess cried non-stop along the way. Ruan Yun felt a headache and said, "The little princess's biological mother is still alive, and she was raised by Consort Meng for a while. I'm afraid you..."
Jipin held Ruan Yun's hand and said, "Don't worry, Sister Ying, everything will be fine."
Since they hurt their own child, they had to compensate her, and not only that...
How could she allow Shen Chongyi to be a threat?
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