A quick journey starting from Wu Dalang

Chapter 284: The Goddess of Childbirth: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (5)

The Ministry of Rites prepared for the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor and the enthronement ceremony of the two empresses in accordance with the emperor's will. Ruyi was eagerly waiting for her own announcement, but there was no news for a long time.

"惢心, have you found out? What position does the emperor want to give me?" Ruyi pouted, trying her best to act like a girl, even though she was already in her thirties.

"There is no news. The former court and the harem are discussing the affairs of the two queens."惢心 told the truth. In fact, if you just pay a little attention, you can know all this, but Ruyi doesn't even want to listen.

"It's really hard for the emperor to come up with such an idea for me." Ruyi pouted. In her heart, the emperor did this entirely for her. If there were two empresses at the same time, they would fight to the death, and she could continue to favor the one alone.

When it comes to trusting Hongli's love, Ruyi is terrifyingly naive.

As long as the matter of conferring the title of Queen is not decided, the concubines in the harem will have no status. For her own sake and for the sake of her children, Gao Xiyue joined forces with several other concubines and wrote a letter to her family, asking them to support the emperor utmost to avoid being implicated in the future.

Fu Cha's efforts were finally rewarded and the matter was settled. Zhang Tingyu was completely defeated. Shi Yi silently said sorry to Zhang Tingyu in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Empress Fucha is here." A Ruo was still the head maid beside Shiyi, and she brought Fucha Langhuan to see Shiyi.

Fu Cha Lang Huan looked at Shi Yi, not knowing how to address him. Shi Yi smiled and said, "Just call me Qing Ying. There is no need for those conventional formalities between us."

"Qingying, just call me Langhuan." Fu Cha Langhuan quickly expressed his goodwill. The last time they met was when they were newly married.

Shi Yi had been reluctant to see them in the past. After seeing how close they were to Hongli, he found it difficult to face them and even tried to avoid them.

"Although the emperor has appointed you and me as queens, there should be a distinction between the superior and the inferior. Langhuan is willing to respect you as the superior." As he said this, Fucha Langhuan bowed to Shi Yixing.

"You will still be in charge of the palace affairs in the future, and there is no need for them to come to see me. Just do it like in the past." Shi Yi waved her hand. She was just borrowing this identity to do things and harvest some dragon and phoenix energy by the way.

As soon as Fu Cha Langhuan heard Shi Yi's words, he felt relieved. He came with a smile on his face and left with a smile on his face, which made Jin Yuyan, who was trying to sow discord, very angry.

"I really didn't expect that our two queens could endure such humiliation. The two queens are really ridiculous. If it were the prince, he would definitely not do this."

"My lady is right," the maid beside her flattered her master.

Of course Jin Yuyan was dissatisfied. She had given birth to two children, so why was she still a mere noble lady, with the same rank as Ruyi? She was a noble lady sent by the prince.

What is Ruyi's identity? She was originally a slave in the Ministry of Punishment, and later worked in the Empress Dowager's palace. After that, she was the daughter of Empress Ulanara. Now she is on the same level as herself. How can she be a match for her?

Jin Yuyan was not convinced, and there was someone who was even more unconvinced than her, and that was Ruyi herself. In her mind, she should be Hongli's noble concubine. After all, there were already two queens. It would be too conspicuous to make herself an imperial noble concubine. A noble concubine would be just fine.

But she never expected that Fu Cha Chu Ying became Concubine Zhe, Gao Xiyue became Concubine Hui, and she was just a noble lady, and a noble lady without a title, just like the tribute from the Li Dynasty.

Ruyi and Jin Yuyan look down on each other, but in terms of favor, Jin Yuyan receives much more than Ruyi. In addition, Jin Yuyan is a straightforward person, so Ruyi is often targeted by Jin Yuyan.

"Oh, isn't this sister Ruyi? No, I should call you sister. Sister is much older than me." Jin Yuyan covered her mouth and laughed at Ruyi's age.

"Sisters in this palace have always been judged by their status. Lady Jin calls you sister, maybe she wishes you to achieve a high position as soon as possible. Then I would like to thank you on behalf of my sister." The person who spoke was Hai Lan.

Unlike the girl who was favored by Hongli after drinking, Hailan entered Hongli's mansion through a formal selection. Because of her identity as a Mongolian military bannerman, she became Concubine Yu after giving birth to two children.

However, even though the original trajectory was different, Hai Lan still became Ruyi's loyal lackey, just because Ruyi urgently needed a helper. The two happened to live in the same courtyard when they were at home, so Hai Lan was brainwashed.

"Is that so? I thought Concubine Yu called her Noble Lady Ru because she was older. I didn't expect Concubine Yu to have such high expectations for her. I was really confused."

Jin Yuyan always likes to set traps for others with her words. If her words were heard by several high-ranking concubines, Hailan and Ruyi would inevitably be accused of usurping the throne. If it were other concubines, they would naturally keep their mouths shut, but Hailan and Ruyi didn't care.

"Isn't it a bit presumptuous of Concubine Jin to speak to me like this? Since Concubine Jin doesn't know the rules, then go back and learn them well." Hai Lan said with full confidence.

"I remember that Concubine Yu didn't seem to have any power in the palace, right? How could she punish me? Isn't Concubine Yu overstepping her authority?" Concubine Jin walked towards the Yangxin Palace with a smile on her face.

Today was the first time that all the concubines paid respects to the two queens after entering the palace. In order to show her attitude, Fucha Langhuan decided to take the lead in paying respects to the first one with all the concubines.

Shiyi really didn't want to get up so early in the morning, so he sent someone to inform everyone to come later, preferably after breakfast, since they didn't have to pay their respects to the Queen Mother anyway.

This is also the reason why Jin Yuyan had time to tease Ruyi on the road. The three of them came all the way to the Yangxin Palace. Shiyi had just woken up and had breakfast served by the palace maids. Beside her were Fucha Langhuan and the child.

"Today is the first time that the whole palace has an audience with the emperor. I always feel a little uneasy in my heart." Fu Cha Langhuan touched Yonglian's head and felt very uneasy.

"You are a legitimate queen. What's there to be uneasy about facing a group of concubines?" Shi Yi had no guilt at all for snatching Fu Cha Langhuan's sole position as queen.

"Come to think of it, actually, in front of you, I can also be considered a concubine." Fu Cha Langhuan was a little confused. She didn't care about these things at first, but Jin Yuyan's words a few days ago did affect her.

"How can you not be the emperor's wife? You are the empress of the Qing Dynasty, and Yonglian is the emperor's legitimate son. I will only be someone you will worship from generation to generation. I cannot be considered the emperor's wife." Shi Yi and Hongli's marriage status was no longer in name only.

"To put it bluntly, even if you are the Emperor or Empress Dowager, you still have to burn incense for me. What difference does it make whether you are the Empress or not?"

Shiyi's words comforted Fucha Langhuan greatly. The moment he regained consciousness, he understood Jin Yuyan's sinister intentions. He became a little angry and diligently added more porridge to Shiyi.

Yonglian was babbling in Fucha Langhuan's arms, teasing her in a good mood. Seeing that the time was almost up, he and Fucha Langhuan walked out of the inner room hand in hand.

When the concubines sitting below saw the two men come out, they looked at them intently. Only Ruyi looked as if she was about to fall asleep, as if she was very sleepy.

"Why are all of you sisters so quiet? I'm still a little uncomfortable with it." Fu Cha Langhuan spoke first, breaking the silence in the room.

"The Queen came to the Master's place early in the morning, which makes it seem that we sisters are very neglectful." Gao Xiyue is not very smart. Compared with Jin Yuyan's sweet words and treacherous heart, she is really straightforward and outspoken.

"Empress Hui has always been outspoken, please don't blame me, Your Majesty," Concubine Zhe spoke quickly. She was afraid that Fucha Langhuan and Shiyi would be angry. In the past few years in the mansion, they had no contact with Shiyi and had no idea of ​​each other's temperament.

"It's okay, I won't blame her. It's normal for children to not be able to control their mouths." Shiyi didn't care about this little offense to someone who had no ill intentions. After all, it couldn't be called an offense.

Gao Xiyue couldn't help feeling shy when being called a child, and her eyes changed when she looked at Shiyi. Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, Jin Yuyan spoke.

"Sister Ruyi, did you not sleep well last night? How could you be so rude in front of the mistress and the Queen?" Jin Yuyan was also amazing. She targeted Ruyi all the time. Of course, it was also related to the fact that Ruyi was disliked by others.

"Empress, Master, I didn't do that." Ruyi slowly knelt on the ground and cried out for herself, but in fact, there was still no sign of grievance on her face.

Fu Cha Lang Huan was naturally dissatisfied and wanted to say something, but Shi Yi stopped her: "I think Concubine Ru didn't mean it, Lang Huan, why do you have to embarrass her? I'm afraid Concubine Ru is not feeling well. Tell the Jingshifang to stop making Concubine Ru's green card. Wait until Concubine Ru is better."

Everyone's heart skipped a beat. Even though the emperor did not stay in the harem because he was in mourning, it would not make a difference whether the green card was used or not. However, the mistress' order was not to be Ruyi's green card.

This means that although Ruyi is now a noble lady, her identity is actually not recognized, and she is even inferior to the concubines in the Emperor Kangxi's harem.

Ruyi obviously didn't understand what this punishment meant, and her face remained calm. Only Hailan clenched her hands and asked, "My Master, is this punishment too severe?"

"Oh? Concubine Yu seems very dissatisfied with my punishment?" Shi Yi laughed angrily: "In this case, Concubine Yu will be demoted to a concubine, and the two children around her do not need to be raised by her personally. Send them to Shoukang Palace to be raised by the concubines. It can also be regarded as a companion for them."

"I am the Concubine Yu appointed by the Emperor himself." Hai Lan knelt on the ground, not understanding why she got into such big trouble just by asking for mercy.

"You are wrong. Your position as a concubine was conferred by Langhuan and I. I will talk to the emperor later. You sit down. Langhuan, send someone to her palace to take the princess away." Shi Yi just gave the order and Langhuan sent people to carry it out.

Seeing Hailan fall to the ground, Jin Yuyan paused while holding the tea. However, Shiyi had no intention of letting her go: "Jin, you are trying to sow discord. It's really hateful. I will punish you and make you agree. In the future, the three of you must get along well when you live together in Qixiang Palace~"

After punishing the people and venting his anger, Shiyi drove everyone away.

Everyone walked out of the Yangxin Palace in silence. Hailan and Jin Yuyan were really unwilling to give up. They thought of the Queen Mother and ran to the Cining Palace to ask to see her, but saw Jinxi and Su Peisheng guarding the palace gate.

"Are you two young ladies going to see the Empress Dowager? What a coincidence, the Empress Dowager is talking to Prince Guo and his wife, and she really doesn't have time to see you two young ladies." Su Peisheng tried to stop the two with a smile on his face.

"I want to see the Empress Dowager. The Ulanara family has really gone too far. The Empress Dowager must put an end to it." When Hai Lan thought of the punishment she and Ruyi received, her mind ran away from home.

"I've already said that Prince Guo and his wife are in there, so you'd better go back quickly." Su Peisheng's expression changed immediately. He was too lazy to be nice to someone who didn't understand what he was saying.

In the Cining Palace, Zhen Huan was pregnant with Prince Guo's child and was chatting and laughing with Prince Guo. Huanbi was always keeping an eye on Zhen Huan's belly, fearing that something might happen to her.

"Hongyan and Lingxi are both your children. I thought it would be better to persuade the emperor to adopt Hongyan to you, so that their father-son relationship can be preserved."

"Eldest sister, isn't this too unfair to Hongyan?" Huanbi's heart is now entirely on Prince Guo and Zhen Huan. As long as the two of them are doing well, she will be happy.

"No, after all, it is difficult for Yunli and I to have the official status of husband and wife. After Hongyan is adopted, I will ask the emperor to issue an edict to personally confer you the title of Prince Guo's wife. After all, Yunli and I have done you wrong." Zhen Huan touched Huanbi's head, her eyes full of tenderness.

Prince Guo was somewhat resistant to "Huan'er", but when he thought of Huanbi's years of care and covering up for him and Zhen Huan, he said, "Forget it, Huanbi, I am sorry for you."

"My Lord, elder sister, don't we need to say this? We are all one family." Huanbi snuggled up to Zhen Huan and said, "My father is gone. I only have my elder sister and Yurao as my relatives."

Zhen Yuandao was old after all, and he died when he couldn't hold back during the mourning for the late emperor. When Huanbi mentioned Zhen Yuandao, Zhen Huan couldn't help feeling sad.

"Yu Rao and Prince Shen don't have any children either. If things really don't work out, I can give the two babies in my belly to them for adoption in two years."

"We still need to discuss this with Yu Rao. We can't make any rash decisions," Prince Guo said with a smile, holding Zhen Huan's hand.

Jin Yuyan and Hailan could not stand after kneeling outside the Cining Palace for an hour, and they returned to the Qixiang Palace trembling. Jin Yuyan hurried back to see her child, and Hailan suddenly remembered her own child.

"Where's the wet nurse? Where's the princess? Why aren't they here?"

"My lady, has Aunt Su Lian from the Queen's side come here with the imperial edict to take the two princesses and their wet nurse away?" Ye Xin couldn't bear it, but she had to say it.

"Is the emperor really so heartless? Where is my sister? Is she okay?" Hai Lan's first reaction was not to worry about whether the child would be well taken care of, but to worry about Ruyi.

"Noble Ruyi was fine. As soon as she came back, she went to read a book. It seemed to be called "Qiangtou Mashang". I don't know what's good about it. Even Su Lian and her men came over and she didn't stop them." Ye Xin was of course dissatisfied. Her own lady was punished like this for pleading for Ruyi, but Ruyi didn't say anything.