eurekapd Chapter 489: Old and Fading
Chapter 489: Old and Fading
Since the Imperial Concubine wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Concubine Yao, it would be inappropriate for outsiders to stay and listen.
Nanny Zhao stood up and took her leave very sensibly, and took two strong palace maids with her, and also covered Rong Pei's mouth and dragged her away.
Ruyi looked at Yanwan in horror; "What do you want to do?"
Her face hurt a lot. She hadn't been beaten for seven years. Although her face was much better than before, it still hurt more than a normal person's face.
Besides, she hadn't been beaten for seven years. It was like she had escaped from hell. She had lived a leisurely and comfortable life for seven years. If she was asked to go back to hell, how could she bear it?
Concubine Mei was amused by her frightened look and laughed: "I thought the noble lady of the Ulanara clan would not be afraid, but it turns out that you are also a human being, you can also flatter and frighten people?"
Ruyi didn't want to retort, she just wanted to escape.
Yan Wan called her and said, "Stand up and sit down. After listening to the emperor's order, I will naturally call a doctor for you."
Ruyi sat down stiffly: "You go ahead."
Yan Wan continued the previous topic: "The emperor loves Concubine Rong and does not allow anyone to slander her reputation. These thirty slaps every day are just to teach you a lesson. If you still can't remember, it will be more than just a simple punishment for you."
Ruyi looked at her in disbelief: "Your Majesty...are you threatening me with the child in my belly?"
She simply couldn't understand it. The child was his on paper! How could he threaten her again like he had threatened her with Ling Yunche and Rong Pei before?
Even if the feelings are gone, the affection for each other over the past few decades will always be there, right?
Why does the emperor have to be so heartless and selfish?
Yan Wan frowned slightly: "I have never said such a thing. How can you make malicious assumptions about the emperor? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Even if you, as a mother, are ignorant and will bring trouble to the child, as long as you are in this palace, you will have at least status and food and clothing."
After hearing this, Ruyi felt even more resentful towards Hongli.
Yan Wan continued, "Noble Concubine Rong is weak and has no children yet, but if she does in the future, it will definitely be the child that the Emperor values and loves the most. I hope you won't be as vicious as before, because that would be the same as ruining the future of the Qing Dynasty, do you understand?!"
After hearing this, Concubine Mei pointed at Ruyi and said, "Don't forget, you still have nine clans. Even if you want to kill yourself, think about your nine clans and the child in your belly! When you see Concubine Rong in the future, you must keep your claws away!"
Ruyi's eyebrows were raised, but she finally stammered and replied, "I can't afford to offend you, but can I hide away? At worst, if I see Concubine Rong in the future, I will just stay three miles away."
Yan Wan said calmly, "It would be best if you could figure it out. Imperial Concubine Rong is the woman the Emperor truly loves, and the only woman he loves. I don't want you to offend her. Your life or death is not important, but if you anger the Emperor, it will definitely implicate the other sisters in the palace."
Ruyi felt heartbroken when she heard this. Even though she and Zhang Qing were like a married couple, her only real husband was Hongli.
She gritted her teeth and said, "The Imperial Concubine is really generous!"
Yan Wan said coldly, "I am already an Imperial Noble Consort, with the same status as the Vice Empress. The Emperor loves me dearly, and the Empress treats me even better than the Hejing Princesses. The Emperor just truly loves a woman, and that woman is not one to argue. Why can't I be more generous?"
She looked Ruyi up and down. "Compared to the emperor's unconditional favor towards you, I would rather that person was Concubine Rong. At least, Concubine Rong is truly as indifferent as a chrysanthemum, while you want both. You pretend to be aloof and indifferent, but you go around instigating people to fight for you."
She stood up and said, "Chunchan, Aunt Zhao has something to do tomorrow, you go and finish the slapping tomorrow, and then we'll go back to the palace."
Ruyi glared at Yanwan fiercely: "Killing people is not the right thing to do..."
Chunchan's fingertips trembled, and she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and reveal a smile. Before Ruyi could finish speaking, she walked up to her and slapped her in the face.
Ruyi's head tilted to the side.
Chunchan pinched her chin to straighten her face, looked at Ruyi respectfully, and said softly: "Madam Yaopin, I am sorry for the offense. The emperor's decree cannot be disobeyed. Please cooperate!"
Ruyi has been slapped thirty times today, and they were done by Madam Zhao, a woman with great strength. How could she bear any more?
She gritted her teeth and begged: "Royal Concubine, I am pregnant. It doesn't matter to me, but the child..."
Chunchan slapped her again: "Don't worry, Madam Yaopin, I hit you on the face and will not hurt the heir."
After saying this, he slapped her hard, leaving Ruyi no chance to say anything. He slapped her thirty times in one go.
Although his palms were aching from the beating, he felt refreshed. Even the sadness he felt about Lan Cui's marriage today was largely alleviated.
Yan Wan was also very happy. The benefits of her struggle for power over the years were clearly revealed at this moment: "Yao Fei, go back and lie down. Since you like Jiang Yubin to treat you, I will ask him to take care of your pregnancy."
Ruyi was in so much pain that she was speechless.
Yan Wan walked to the door and turned back slightly: "Remember, if it is not important, do not leave the gate of Yanxi Palace. Even if you must go out, take Zhao Ma and the others with you. The emperor said that if you go out by yourself and cause trouble and get beaten, you will be considered a slut."
Ruyi; “…”
She fell on the stool, trembling all over, tears streaming down her face.
She was unhappy, but Yanwan was very happy and laughed out loud as she stepped out of the door.
Concubine Mei glanced back and said sarcastically, "Thinking back then, the emperor loved her so much. Now she is just old and ugly, and the old love is not as good as the new one."
Yan Wan replied: "How can the emperor be blamed? It's all because she is asking for trouble. The emperor is really pitiful. He is stabbed in the back every time by her, but he still remembers their old friendship and treats her with extreme tolerance."
Their voices faded away, but their laughter could still be heard.
For a moment, humiliation, anger, frustration...all kinds of negative emotions intertwined together, making her scream out and sweep everything she could see to the ground like a madman.
What do they know?
A group of people who only know how to flatter the emperor and blindly obey him!
How did the emperor humiliate her? They were just outsiders, how could they know? How could he say that to her?!
Sooner or later...
Sooner or later she would make them all regret it!
……
Yan Wan and Concubine Mei had just walked out of the gate of Yanx Palace when they heard the sound of something breaking inside. They looked at each other and their smiles grew even bigger.
Concubine Mei smiled and praised Chunchan: "Our Chunchan is becoming more and more powerful. No wonder that person has never been married."
Chunchan blushed: "Empress Mei..."
Yan Wan smiled and said, "Chun Chan is naturally very good. There are many people who want to marry her, but I just can't bear to let her go."
Chunchan said hurriedly: "Madam Meifei, it is because I can't bear to leave the master, not because the master wants to keep me and won't let me go. The master is afraid that others will say bad things about me, so she always says this."
Concubine Mei smiled with the corner of her mouth raised: "Don't worry, we have been sisters for so many years, how could I not know your master's temper?"
She looked back at the Yanxi Palace meaningfully: "We are both senior palace maids. Think about you and then think about惢心. It's a good thing that she can ask Imperial Doctor Jiang to come and see her so confidently. I don't know what Imperial Doctor Jiang thinks when he hears this bad news."