Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Chapter 217 Falling into the Land of Tenderness

The Empress Dowager had just heard the Emperor's words once before. Now the Emperor said it again in front of Ruyi and other juniors, and the Empress Dowager felt so angry that she almost felt dizzy.

But ever since the Imperial Astronomical Observatory predicted the death of Empress Xiaoxian during his last tour to the east, the Emperor has placed special trust in astrology. The Empress Dowager was not in a position to ask for concessions.

The emperor acted decisively and immediately ordered Shupin to be sent back to Chuxiu Palace. He also emphasized that Shupin should come to Cining Palace less often in the future.

What this meant was that if Shupin's child was to be given to the Empress Dowager to raise, the Empress Dowager would no longer be able to live in the Cining Palace.

If the Empress Dowager still lived in the Cining Palace, then in order to avoid conflict, she would have to give up the idea of ​​raising the child.

The Queen Mother clenched her fists, suppressing the pent-up anger in her chest, and said kindly, "The Emperor has thought it through. So be it."

After everyone had left the Cining Palace, the empress dowager became extremely angry and threw the teacup in her hand to the ground.

The scalding tea mixed with the broken porcelain pieces spread on the ground, and the Queen Mother finally recovered a little.

"Fujia, go check what's going on with the Imperial Observatory. How dare they obstruct me for no reason?"

Fujia said carefully, "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will send someone to check it out right away.

However, since the death of Lord Nianqin, our manpower in the previous dynasty has also been hindered, and I am afraid it will take a lot of time to complete it..."

"Yes, my people either commit suicide by themselves or are eliminated by others. If this continues, I will really become a lonely person."

The Queen Mother sneered at herself, and Fujia could only help massage her shoulders and comfort her, "It's just a fetus whose gender is unknown, why does the Queen Mother take it so seriously?

I am speaking presumptuously, Queen Mother, please change your mindset."

"Change your thinking?"

The Queen Mother was puzzled, and Fujia said in a deep voice in her ear, "Empress Cheng used to love discussing Buddhism with you, and now that she is pregnant, she is sincerely chanting Buddha's name every day.

As soon as she came back from Jiangnan, she sent a box of golden Buddha incense to the Cining Palace. She said it was a famous product of the south, and one stick cost a hundred taels. She specially found it to honor you.

"Oh? She is so filial?" The Queen Mother thought about it and her eyes finally warmed up a lot.

"Concubine Cheng is pregnant and filial. The emperor should pay more attention to such a wonderful person."

In Chuxiu Palace, pink shadow curtains were layered and hung down. Yihuan, wearing a snow-blue Cantonese embroidered mandarin dress with a pattern of crabapple and moon, was leaning against the bed.

The emperor sat on the edge of the bed, accompanying Yihuan for half a day with deep affection in his eyes. Now that she had woken up, he left with peace of mind under the pretext of reviewing memorials.

When the emperor was with her, Yihuan still looked cold. But when Ruyi came in, she could no longer hide the sincere smile in her eyes.

"The Queen..."

Seeing Yihuan sitting up from the bed and intending to salute, Ruyi hurriedly took two quick steps towards the bed and gently pressed down her shoulder.

"You are already pregnant, so you should skip these unnecessary formalities."

"You can dispense with the formalities, but I am grateful for the help that the Queen has given me, and that is indispensable."

Yihuan looked at Ruyi with tears in her eyes.

"Without your help, how could I have saved the child from the Queen Mother once and for all?"

Today, Yi Huan learned that the Queen Mother had summoned him, so he ate a lot of cakes in advance. When he arrived at the Queen Mother's palace, he deliberately drank a lot of tea.

His stomach was filled to the brim with water, and when Yihuan knelt down and bent slightly, he vomited easily.

This is the most direct and effective way Yihuan can think of, while trying not to harm the fetus in her belly.

On the other hand, Ruyi had already notified the Imperial Observatory and reported the unusual astrological signs to the emperor in advance, laying the groundwork for disaster.

Later, everything the emperor said in the Cining Palace was heard clearly by Yihuan who had "fainted".

God knows how hard she tried to restrain herself from waking up from laughing.

"It's just... why does the Queen have to help me like this? After all, I can't do anything for you."

Coming back to his senses, Yihuan spoke cautiously.

Ruyi smiled lightly and said, "Although you didn't do anything for me, your mother's family helped my father and brother a lot in the court.

Otherwise, with their own abilities, without anyone's help, how could they have gained a foothold in the court so quickly as they have now?

Although the emperor hates the harem interfering in the past, we are all mortals after all, and we are all blood relatives, so who can escape this?"

Yi Huan nodded in understanding, "Your Majesty, I feel much more at ease now that you have said this."

Seeing Yihuan's vigilance disappear, Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly, and a hint of cunning disappeared in an instant.

She said with a hint of deep meaning, "Shupin, you should avoid thinking too much when you are pregnant.

You can rest assured and take care of your pregnancy. If you want to repay me, there will always be a chance in the future."

The emperor was reviewing memorials in the Yangxin Palace and felt a little tired, so he got up and wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to relax.

The imperial carriage had not traveled far when it passed by the Yongshou Palace, where it seemed as if someone was singing.

The emperor was a little surprised for a moment and stopped the imperial carriage. Li Yu responded cleverly, "Rou Changzai and Li Changzai are currently living in Yongshou Palace.

The tune sounds like the soft Wu dialect, it should be the two ladies in charge."

The emperor had not seen the two of them's green card for a long time. Now that he mentioned it again, there was a sense of strangeness and freshness in his reminiscence.

"This song doesn't sound real enough." The emperor sighed with emotion. Li Yu understood and immediately waved his hand to signal him to go to Yongshou Palace.

Ever since the pair of sisters in the palace regained favor, the emperor's visits to the harem each month have increased significantly.

Sometimes, when he was in a good mood, he would simply review memorials in the Yongshou Palace. He was truly immersed in the land of pleasure and reluctant to leave.

Soon, the sisters who were originally called Changzai were promoted to Concubine Rou and Concubine Li. The speed of their promotion was almost as fast as that of Concubine Ling, Wei Yanwan.

Ruyi knew that being sisters naturally had its own advantages, and the way they slept together and the pleasures they enjoyed in the bedroom were not something that outsiders could tell about.

Not only did Ruyi not take any action to stop it, but she went along with the emperor's wishes and turned a blind eye to the love wine and deer blood drink that the Ministry of Internal Affairs secretly sent to Yongshou Palace, pretending to be ignorant of it.

It was not until later, when the emperor went to pay his respects to the empress dowager, he felt weak and dizzy for a moment, and was noticed by others. It was only then that he was discovered that the medicinal wine had damaged his vitality.

The Queen Mother ordered Fujia to go and reprimand Yongshou Palace in person.

After all, he was recommended by the Queen Mother. Although he had made mistakes, he was only punished with house arrest for half a month, which was not a serious punishment.

However, when the concubines went to the Cining Palace to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager, she gave Ruyi the cold face.

"As the queen, if you don't do your duty to advise her, you're derelict in your duty. Although the queen is the successor, you should also learn more from the virtuous character of Empress Xiaoxian."

Knowing that the Queen Mother was deliberately embarrassing her, Ruyi was too lazy to argue, and her expression only darkened slightly.