eurekapd Chapter 841 [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 31]
Chapter 841 [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 31]
Doctor Jiang told Ruyi the whole story with a serious expression. Ruyi frowned slightly, but soon regained her composure. She knew that if she acted rashly at this moment, not only would it not solve the problem, but it might alert the enemy, so she decided to wait for the best opportunity to strike back.
On the other hand, Gao Xiyue got the news from somewhere and knew that Ruyi was saved by Ling Yunche. She was jealous and immediately sent a team of guards to teach Ling Yunche a lesson. These guards came to Ling Yunche aggressively, and one of them even arrogantly claimed that their master was a noble prince, and tried to frame others with this, so that others would mistakenly believe that all this was secretly instigated by other concubines.
However, the emperor had foresight and had already sent Aunt Yuhu to order Ling Yunche and Zhao Jiuxiao to protect Ruyi. Now faced with this sudden situation, the two were suddenly caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, they had to obey the emperor's order to protect Ruyi, and on the other hand, they had to deal with the group of guards who came with ill intentions.
Ruyi was grateful for Ling Yunche's life-saving grace, so she made a pair of exquisite insoles for him. When Ruyi saw the shocking scars on Ling Yunche's body, she couldn't help but feel sad. She gently asked Ling Yunche if he heard any important information when he was beaten.
Ling Yunche told the truth, saying that those guards had once made wild claims, saying that their master was the father of a prince.
The extremely intelligent Ruyi naturally saw through the other party's conspiracy at a glance, and understood that someone was just trying to take the opportunity to stir up trouble.
At the same time, the Emperor also learned that Ruyi was attacked by a poisonous snake. He was furious and immediately ordered Aunt Yuhu to conduct a detailed investigation into the matter and make sure to find out the culprit behind it.
On this day, the Queen Mother carefully selected Lu Muping to serve the Emperor in the palace. This woman was beautiful and gentle, but perhaps because of her introverted personality or because she did not suit the Emperor's taste, the Emperor did not show much affection for her.
As if things were not bad enough, just when Ruyi was caught up in all kinds of troubles, another piece of bad news came - Ruyi's father was personally leading everyone to build a river embankment, but he accidentally fell into the water, and was then ruthlessly swept away by the surging tide, and eventually passed away.
Gao Xiyue thought to herself that Ruyi had to know about this matter anyway. So, she quietly arranged for someone to quietly reveal the matter to Ruyi in the cold palace.
On the other side, after Fu Cha Lang Huan saw this scene, he rolled his eyes and pretended to be kind-hearted and suggested to Hong Li: "Your Majesty, now that Concubine Xian's father has unfortunately passed away, why not let her go out of the cold palace and go back to attend the funeral?"
However, Hongli shook his head seriously and said: "Since you have been sent to the cold palace, there is no reason for you to leave easily! This is absolutely not allowed!" After that, he turned around and told Fucha Langhuan not to tell Ruyi about this news for the time being.
Despite this, Hongli still cared deeply for Ruyi and her family. He not only rewarded Ruyi's relatives with generous gifts, but also sent his trusted eunuch Li Yu to personally deliver a thick stack of banknotes to Ruyi's home.
Fu Cha Langhuan watched Hongli care about and value Ruyi so much, and the jealousy that was already burning in her heart instantly ignited, and her hatred increased several points.
Ruyi, who was in the cold palace at the time, felt like she was struck by lightning when she heard from others that her father had passed away. She was heartbroken. She couldn't believe the sudden bad news and couldn't stop crying. Ruyi was so anxious that she didn't care about anything else. She rushed to the door of the cold palace and shouted Ling Yunche's name at the top of her lungs.
After seeing Ling Yunche rushing over, Ruyi's face was covered with tears, and she begged him to go to the mansion to check on her behalf with a trembling voice. At this moment, Ruyi was extremely anxious, and she could not accept the fact that her father had left her like this. She kept asking herself in her heart, was it because she was banished to the cold palace that caused her father to suffer such a difficult task as inspecting the dam? If it were not for her, perhaps her father would not have met with an accident... Thinking of this, Ruyi became more and more painful and self-blaming.
In the end, the news Ling Yunche brought back was still so heartbreaking and desperate. Ruyi looked at the familiar cold palace gate in front of her and felt that the whole world collapsed at this moment.
Ruyi was trapped in the cold palace. She fell asleep tiredly at night, but she saw her deceased aunt in her dream. Her aunt was furious and scolded Ruyi harshly: "You are so incompetent. If you continue like this, I'm afraid you will have to spend the rest of your life in this cold palace!" Ruyi was frightened and woke up suddenly, sweating all over.
Ruyi came back to her senses from the nightmare and vowed to find a way to leave this terrible place. While she was thinking, someone suddenly sent some items. When she opened them, she found that they were a stack of paper money and ghost money. Ruyi was puzzled and found out after some inquiries that these things were sent by Fucha Langhuan in the name of Concubine Chun. Not only that, Fucha Langhuan also secretly sent people to deal with Cheng Han, who was beside the Queen Mother, as if he wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Ruyi looked at the paper money in front of her and thought it was quite strange. It was the Ghost Festival, and the palace was busy holding a grand ritual. The concubines in each palace also carefully prepared various offerings and sent them to the ritual boat to pray for peace and good fortune.
In the cold palace, Ruyi silently paid tribute to her deceased father. She looked sad, clasped her hands together, and muttered something. However, at this moment, the Queen Mother suddenly got the news and hurried to the cold palace.
When the Queen Mother saw Ruyi burning paper money, she flew into a rage and accused Ruyi of disrupting the Queen Mother's ritual, and even suspected that she was deliberately taking this opportunity to curse the Queen Mother. Facing the Queen Mother's questioning and anger, Ruyi calmly explained: "Quiet down, Queen Mother, what I burned was not paper money, but the six-character mantra that I copied by hand that you like every day. I did this just to pray for the Queen Mother."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother went forward to check with half-belief. Sure enough, the neatly written six-character mantra was on the paper. Seeing this, the Queen Mother's expression eased a little, but she still had doubts about Cheng Han. After some questioning and investigation, the Queen Mother finally realized that Cheng Han had betrayed her long ago and joined others, and took the opportunity to sow discord. The Queen Mother was furious and severely punished Cheng Han to set an example.
Just as the Queen Mother turned around and prepared to leave, an unexpected scene happened! Ji Taipin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly held an extremely sharp long knife, showed a ferocious look on her face, and rushed towards the Queen Mother at lightning speed. This sudden change shocked everyone present.
In a flash, Ruyi flew forward without hesitation and stood in front of the Queen Mother. At the same time, the well-trained guards also reacted quickly. They rushed forward and firmly pinned down Concubine Ji, making her unable to move at all.
The Queen Mother was still in shock, but she soon regained her composure. She looked at Concubine Ji with a gloomy face, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes, and then she ordered: "This lunatic dared to assassinate me, immediately drag him away and punish him severely!"
Following the Queen Mother's order, the guards dragged Concubine Ji away without mercy. After the storm subsided, the Queen Mother also hurriedly left the place with her entourage.
When the Queen Mother walked away, the surroundings finally became quiet again. Ruyi slowly walked to a secluded place and took out the paper money she had prepared long ago. She lit the paper money and stared at the jumping flames silently, her heart full of thoughts and concerns for her deceased father.
In the light of the fire, Ruyi's face looked particularly sad. She whispered softly, "Father, I am an unfilial daughter and cannot always be with you. I hope these paper money can convey my filial piety. May you rest in peace in another world..." As Ruyi muttered to herself, the paper money gradually turned into ashes and drifted away with the wind.