Chapter 134 Chapter 134
[Chapter 134]
Ruan Yun opened her lips to tell the Empress everything that had happened during this period, but when she caught a glimpse of the Empress's pale face, the words that were already stuck on her lips could not be uttered.
The Empress Dowager didn't need to lie to her about this matter. If the Empress Dowager was nice to her, it was also to find out the culprit. The person who protected the nanny was the Empress Dowager's. The Empress Dowager could have just told her the truth. Why did she have to hide it?
Ruan Yun immediately rejected her original idea, put down the teacup, lowered her eyes and said, "It is my fault that I have caused the Empress to be sad."
The queen held Ruan Yun's hand and tried to comfort her, "I am very happy that you have such thoughts. You don't have to think about anything else."
Ruan Yun raised her head and smiled at the Queen, but the Queen suddenly asked, "Has Concubine De come to see you recently?"
Ruan Yun was slightly stunned, but then she quickly reacted, shaking her head and saying, "No, Your Majesty, do you have any instructions?"
The queen then smiled even more, "De Fei is the biological mother of the eldest prince. You are the one who helps manage the six palaces. You must put De Fei first."
Ruan Yun nodded as if she understood, but until she left Fengyi Palace, she still didn't understand the meaning of the Empress' words.
If the Empress really didn't know the truth of that year, why did she mention Concubine De again and again?
Sitting on the ceremonial procession, Ruan Yun's delicate face no longer had the gentleness of the past. The concubines nearby saw this and also felt a bit of awe towards Ruan Yun.
Yingning and Tingxu accompanied Ruan Yun into the inner hall, and as usual, all the palace maids were dismissed.
Ruan Yun held his forehead with his hand and tapped his knees with his fingertips. "Keep watching Madam, don't slack off."
Ting Xu accepted the order, but she didn't expect Ruan Yun to continue, "And Concubine De, if there is anything wrong, find someone to tell me immediately."
Ying Ning asked, "Your Majesty, do you think there is something wrong with Concubine De?"
Ruan Yun paused while knocking on her knees and said, "Whether there is a problem or not, wait a while and you will know."
Ying Ning nodded, understanding what the Queen meant, and said softly, asking the Queen not to be so nervous:
"Don't worry, Madam. Concubine De will soon reveal her true colors."
Ruan Yun agreed with what Ying Ning said, but Defei had been in the palace for so many years that her thoughts were no longer comparable to those of others.
If you want to make her suffer any harm, it will be extremely difficult.
But just because Concubine De wanted her and was still alive, she couldn't let Concubine De live the rest of her life in peace.
…
When Yan Shiyu arrived at Xuan Palace, there were only a few palace maids outside watering the flowers in the flowerbed.
Seeing the emperor, he hurriedly put down the things in his hands, knelt before the emperor, and said, "May the emperor be well."
Wei Maoyuan glanced at the emperor's expression, swung the whisk in his hand and asked sharply, "Where is the noble concubine?"
A young palace maid stood up, but still lowered her head, "The queen is in the inner hall."
Wei Maoyuan's eyes twitched. The Imperial Concubine was indeed the Emperor's most beloved concubine. Now that the Emperor had arrived at Linxuan Palace, the Imperial Concubine did not even come out to greet him.
Seeing that the emperor had already started to walk into the inner hall, Wei Maoyuan hurriedly followed the emperor's steps.
But as soon as I entered, I heard the sweet voice of the imperial concubine coming from behind the screen:
"Yingning, be gentle, it's too itchy."
"Don't do that. Rub harder somewhere else."
Then there was a muffled groan. Wei Maoyuan was a little stunned when he heard it. He was still wondering in his heart what the imperial concubine was doing. Would... the emperor be angry?
Seeing the emperor about to enter the inner hall, Wei Maoyuan had not reacted yet and was about to follow him. However, just after he took a step, a pair of cold eyes shot straight at Wei Maoyuan, making him shudder.
After realizing what he was about to do, Wei Maoyuan suddenly knelt on the ground. He felt a chill on his neck. He was really old and confused. He didn't even have this much common sense.
Wei Maoyuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly retreated to the outer hall.
Yan Shiyu entered the inner hall silently, and no one outside informed him. The master and servant beside the bed did not notice that the emperor had come in at all.
Yingning held the gel prepared by the female doctor in her hand and gently pressed it on Ruan Yun's abdomen.
Ruan Jun sometimes felt a throbbing pain, and sometimes felt a little itchy. The two feelings intertwined back and forth. Her toes were tense, her almond-shaped eyes were moist, and the strands of hair on her forehead were also wet.
Ying Ning sensed that the queen was feeling unwell and said softly, "Just bear with it, your queen, you'll be fine soon."
Ruan Yun's sweet voice sounded a little vague, "Look, do you think there are any changes from before?"
Although Ying Ning said that she saw it every day, she was a palace maid who served Ruan Yun personally, so she could naturally see it.
"Don't worry, madam. The doctor said that after two boxes, it will be enough."
Ruan Jun was feeling uncomfortable at the moment, and when she glanced to the side, she was so frightened that she almost screamed:
"emperor?"
The mellow fingertips quickly pulled the quilt over, and Ruan Jun wrapped herself in the quilt, not caring that the ointment on her body had not yet been rubbed into her body.
Ying Ning didn't know what to do with the ointment in her hand. Yan Shiyu just glanced at her coldly, and Ying Ning took the ointment in her hand and left. Unexpectedly, she heard the emperor say, "Leave it here."
After looking at the empress without changing her expression, Yingning had to slowly place the ointment on the table.
The only sound in the inner hall was the rustling of the pearl curtains. Ruan Yun whispered, "Why didn't the emperor send anyone to pass on the message?"
The massage just now was very uncomfortable, and now there was a barely perceptible cry in Ruan Jun's voice.
Yan Shiyu sneered and walked slowly towards Ruan Yun, but he did not forget to take the ointment on the table.
"What medicine?" There were some medicine stains on Yan Shiyu's slender finger bones, and his black eyes looked at Ruan Jun steadily.
Ruan Yun was unwilling to say anything, so she just said vaguely, "Ying Ning has already helped me and finished applying it."
Yan Shiyu walked up to her, the fragrance of ambergris mixed with the ointment, and his deep brows fixed on Ruan Jun.
It seemed that as long as Ruan Yun didn't speak today, he would stand here and imprison Ruan Yun in this small world.
Ruan Jun's eyes widened as she stared. She felt that the emperor was just like a street bully. Why did he bully her every day?
She looked at Yan Shiyu with a somewhat resentful look, but she didn't know that under the dim candlelight, she looked the most attractive.
"After giving birth, my body has not looked good, so I asked the doctor to prescribe this ointment."
After listening to this, Yan Shiyu frowned.
He did not forget that the woman in front of him was in poor health. He could understand that she cared about her appearance, but for her, Yan Shi was concerned that this ointment might have harmful effects on her body.
Yan Shiyu strode to the outer hall and threw the ointment in his hand into Wei Maoyuan's hand:
"Let Dr. Sun take a look."
Suddenly there was a silver box in his hand and Wei Maoyuan quickly took it.
Seeing the emperor's sullen look, Wei Maoyuan did not dare to delay for a moment and personally took little Mu Zi to the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Ruan Yun buried her head in her knees, listening to what was said outside, and was obviously very embarrassed.
Yan Shiyu touched her cheek with his rough and thin hands and saw that Ruan Yun's ears were so red that they seemed to be bleeding.
There was a barely perceptible smile in his eyes, "You are my mother's, yet you are still so shy."
Ruan Jun grabbed the emperor's sleeve and said, "I am not the emperor, so I cannot say such words so calmly."
Yan Shiyu pinched Ruan Yun's face lightly, "Why didn't you wait for me?"
Ruan Yun couldn't believe that the emperor could say such words, and said in a muffled voice: "How dare I trouble the emperor?"
Yan Shiyu looked at Ruan Jun, not wanting to smile or not, "I thought Xiaoxiao and I were no longer as unfamiliar as before."
This time, Ruan Yun had nothing to say, so she simply pinched the emperor's fingertips and said, "Your Majesty has to review memorials and meet with ministers every day. You are already tired enough."
Yan Shiyu directly pinched Ruan Jun's waist and made her sit on his lap, causing Ruan Jun to tightly grasp the quilt in front of her and let out a slight cry of surprise.
Tingxu and Yingning in the outer hall looked at each other. Yingning pulled Tingxu's sleeve and shook her head, and the two walked outside.
Ruan Yun had no idea what was going on between the two people outside. She only knew that the emperor was very mean and had played a trick on her so that she had no chance of defending herself.
Yan Shiyu's big hand grabbed the softness without any hesitation and measured it with his hand.
Even though there was a small piece of clothing between them, it was enough for Ruan Jun to make larger movements and she quickly tried to avoid the emperor.
With spring water in her eyes, Ruan Jun called softly: "Your Majesty..."
Yan Shiyu chuckled, "I feel it, and it seems to be different from before."
In an instant, the slight blush on Ruan Yun's face spread all the way to her ears. She certainly understood what the emperor was talking about. When she just came out of confinement, the palace skirt made for her by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was no longer suitable.
The embroidery room in the back asked the embroiderer to measure her clothes. When Ruan Yun heard the measurements the embroiderer reported, her face turned red.
He muttered, "No."
Her hands were placed limply on the emperor's chest. Ruan Jun didn't dare to do anything else and could only use this action to express her discomfort.
Yan Shiyu's eyes were unfathomable, "It is a bit bigger."
Ruan Jun's eyes suddenly closed. It was night time now and the emperor was acting like a lecher, saying all kinds of obscene words.
With her waist held tightly by the Emperor, Ruan Yun could not move, nor did she dare to.
Wei Maoyuan hurried back from the Imperial Physician's Office. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Sun said that this ointment is harmless and can be used by the Imperial Concubine."
With a light "hmm", Yan Shiyu pinched Ruan Yun's waist with his fingertips and said in a calm voice: "I will help you?"
Ruan Yun shook her head violently. As soon as she saw the emperor's expression, she knew that the emperor had bad intentions.
She had been tossed and turned in agony in the past few days, but fortunately she didn't have to go to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects every day, otherwise, who knows what would happen if the concubines in the palace saw her.
Ruan Yun hung her arms around Yan Shiyu's neck, and an idea suddenly flashed through her mind, but the person in front of her was the emperor, so she couldn't speak and could only keep silent about the matter.
The emperor was tormented enough that night, and Ruan Yun rolled up her quilt and slept on her side, forgetting that Dongdong liked to sleep with her every night.
…
Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner on September 15th.
Ruan Jun got up early and touched her earrings but didn't know what to choose.
Ying Ning thought that the queen was undecided, so she smiled and said, "The Ministry of Eunuchs prepared a purple dress for the queen. I think this pair of pearl earrings is the best looking. It was given by the emperor."
Ruan Yun, however, had another consideration. Her green onion-white fingertips stroked her pearl earrings:
"Tell me, if he had entered the court as an official, would I have been able to see him today?"
Ying Ning did not dare to make such a guarantee. Since the Queen had assisted in managing the six palaces, it was much easier for her to investigate Cui Juebai's affairs. However, after looking through all the directories, this name did not appear.
Ruan Yun closed her eyes and dug her fingertips into her palms:
"Since he couldn't wait, he must be the same today."
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