Ruyue had a very sweet dream.

In the dream, the emperor is still the approachable Prince Jia, not the majestic and respectful son of heaven who sits on the throne. And she herself is not a high-ranking concubine, but just the eldest daughter of the chief minister's house.

Prince Jia embraced her on his horse and rode with her on the vast green meadow. The sky is so high and so blue, and the clouds are rolling around. There are only whipped whips galloping, the sound of whistling wind, and the sweet words of the two of them.

When she woke up from the dream, only Sister Yushu was by her bedside. This lonely and lonely scene is so similar, it has been staged over and over again, which really makes Ruyue feel sad, and she suddenly wants to cry.

There is such a big gap between the dream and the dream, in the final analysis, it is because I have too much extravagance.

"You're finally awake." Yu Concubine put the cushion on it before helping Ruyue get up.

Ruyue used a little strength, only to feel that the wound on her arm was painful. "Why is my sister here, don't you still have to take care of the fourth elder brother?"

"What else do you say?" Yu Concubine sighed helplessly, and her sorrow showed her eyebrows: "I was embroidering tweed, and suddenly Chang Yonggui hugged the fourth elder brother who was crying and full of rashes. Even if he came, he still carried an unbelievable holy decree. Speaking of the holy decree, Concubine Yu was a little discouraged, and there was inevitably a hint of self-deprecation in her words: "I can't remember clearly, how long has the emperor not been to my courtyard."

It's just that people don't come, you know best that I don't have this mind. But this will of Jin Feng was so shocking that I almost dropped my chin! There are also the four princes, I have never given birth to them, and there are not many concubines who have no children in the palace! ”

"Doesn't my sister like that kid?" Ruyue took the water that Yu Concubine had served, took a slight sip, and suddenly felt that her throat was not so dry and itchy.

"I can't say whether I like it or not." The jade concubine's face was intertwined with indifference and calmness, but there was not too much joy. "After all, it's just the emperor's heir."

"Ruyue is reckless." Looking back on that day, it was also that I didn't think about it deeply, after all, Sister Yushu has always been a person outside the circle. Why bother to pull her into this whirlpool!

"I'm not blaming you." Yushu thoughtfully stroked the thin cold sweat on Ruyue's forehead with her hand: "I also understand that you are for my good." It's a pity that such a good child, he is the queen's flesh and blood, and he will not be of the same heart as us. Besides, if you don't love someone, you won't have as much trouble pleasing them as you do. ”

Ruyue thought she was hiding it well, but even Sister Yushu, who had never asked about the harem, could see it. "I'm really struggling. Sometimes I feel like I've exhausted my strength. Full of grievances, Ruyue didn't want to mention it, but picked the head and said: "Mianxin is still young, my sister just teaches slowly."

After a long time, he will kiss you himself, and he will definitely not be as vicious and cruel as the queen. The emperor is grateful for his sister's education, and naturally he will also appreciate the merits of his sister's mother's family. Although you don't have to compete for favor, you always have to find a place to stand. ”

Concubine Yu glanced at Ruyue suspiciously, and when she heard what she said, it was also reasonable, so she couldn't help but agree with her head. "What you say is also reasonable, it is not easy not to disgrace the family, if you can glorify a few points, it will not be in vain for me to enter the palace. At the moment, I can breathe here, but it is the harem, I'm afraid I will have to work your heart, take care of it! ”

"How?" Ruyue was a little uneasy in her mouth, and the emotions of disgust and resistance came to her heart together: "Is there anything that doesn't stop?" ”

"Stop?" Concubine Yu couldn't help but shake her head again and again, and she was sad: "In the matter of Xianfu Palace, the queen was grounded, I was promoted to the concubine position, and the fourth elder brother sent my Yanxi Palace from Chuxiu Palace. These things already make people speculate, but coincidentally, you were injured, and the emperor fell ill again. I'm afraid that the rumors in the harem have already been boiling, and everyone wants to know what is going on, and see what kind of drama you are like a concubine to make in one fell swoop! ”

Concubine Yu didn't mean to tease at all, nor did she accuse Ruyue of coveting the phoenix crown, but she was most worried that she was a little rash: "Why don't you stop slowing down?" The emperor lost the eighth princess with you, and the concubine was aborted. At this time, I'm afraid that the five will be burned, and you will drag the queen into the water.

That An Concubine also doesn't know the depths, and even the death of the former queen is making a big fuss, so why don't you force the emperor to have no way out? But Ruyue, Concubine An and the emperor's affection may not be deep at all, but you are different, you care so much about the emperor, why do you want to be so aggressive? ”

The words on the side swept by, like ripples in the wind, and after all, they couldn't touch much of their hearts. However, it was the "dragon body that was sick" that made Ruyue stunned for a while. "The emperor's body has always been strong and rarely unwell, this time it must be because of his worries." lowered her eyebrows and said in a deep voice, Ruyue felt guilty and blamed herself, if it wasn't for the crime imposed on the queen at this time, the emperor might not be so uncomfortable, right?

"I know you're worried, but I can't help but say this." The jade concubine took the words in her mouth and said after a while: "Good sister, the deceased is gone, and the road between you and the emperor is still long!" ”

Ruyue nodded, paused, and nodded again. "Thank you sister for explaining, Ruyue understands."

"The wound on your arm must not get wet, and you must also avoid eating it, and you must not eat many things. lest it leave a scar, but it will really become a white and slightly flawed. Concubine Yu turned her worries into a smile, and said goodbye: "Okay, I'm relieved to see you wake up." There's a noisy little guy waiting for me in the palace, so you can rest. ”

The jade concubine blessed her body and abided by the etiquette in the palace and knelt down. Ruyue looked at a series of movements, and felt more and more dignified and demure, like a clear lotus that could be seen from a distance and could not be blasphemed. Is it wrong to force her to pull down the sewage in the harem?

The queen has fallen for the time being, and now only herself and Concubine Zhuang are evenly matched in the harem. Does it mean that he still has to fight with Concubine Zhuang?

Ruyue pressed her temples with both hands, trying to alleviate the symptoms of the headache, but there were too many of these intertwined things. No matter how she thinks, it is difficult to figure it out.

"Mother, you're awake." Xi'er pushed the door in, and inquired: "Concubine Yu has been with you all night here, and the slave maid saw that she had just left." "Is the emperor better?" Ruyue didn't care that she was still injured, and only instructed Xi'er: "Bei Yuan, I want to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace to accompany the emperor." ”

Xi'er was overjoyed and said earnestly: "The emperor is fine, but he was angry and fell ill with a cold." Four or five imperial doctors stayed in the Heart Cultivation Hall to take turns to take care of them, and there were concubines to accompany them, so they could recover quickly. The slave maid thinks that it is better not to go at this time. ”

"Are you afraid that the emperor will be even more unhappy when he sees me?" Concubine Fang Cai had already reminded herself, but Ruyue still didn't want to believe it. Could it be that even the emperor is blaming himself for being greedy and rash?

"Not really." Xi'er accompanied Ruyue to speak, and rolled up the curtains and long yarns, and the golden sunlight sprinkled down more and more dazzlingly. "It's just that on the cusp of the storm, it is safer to avoid obscurity than to be strong in the wind. To say something that slaves and maids shouldn't say, Niangniang and the emperor have always been close. But because he has no scruples about being kind, when he is wronged in his heart, he is often angry with the person he is closest to. ”

Ruyue sneered, her face was flushed with a layer of spring, and she reflected her sick face faintly, but she was exceptionally good-looking. "You're the best at making people happy. But there is no trace of it. ”

Xi'er smiled solemnly, and couldn't help but roll her lips and said proudly: "Niangniang doesn't know, once upon a time, the slave maid was also so lenient to the heart of the first queen's mother. ”

"Do you blame me?" Ruyue asked.

"What?" Xi'er was puzzled, only glanced at Ruyue, and then understood: "How come, it's too late for the slave to be grateful to the mother!" If Concubine An continues to go wild, but there is no evidence, even the relatives of the former queen's mother will be involved. If it weren't for your sober stopping, there might be a lot of misfortune. ”

"Alas!" Ruyue sighed faintly: "I didn't want to endure this breath back then. But the queen has her own choice. Things have changed, and I really can't let the people she wants to protect suffer because of my own selfishness. ”

"Yes." Xi'er lowered his head: "The second elder brother still needs your help." At this time, it is really not appropriate to give birth to chaos. And the third elder brother is almost an adult after all. ”

Ruyue stretched out her hand and shook Xi'er's hand: "Fortunately, there are still people who understand me and believe in me." That's a bit of a negative statement. Ruyue couldn't feel aggrieved in her heart, but she was wronged for the emperor. But the emperor still has to be angry with himself and say those chilling words.

"Niangniang, the slave maid still has something unknown." Seeing that Ruyue was troubled by a depressed mood again, Xi'er hurriedly diverted the words: "The sachet that the queen mother gave to An Concubine, we found a clever mother-in-law to open the sealed needle and thread and mix the powder into it." Although it was not noticed, it took a lot of work in the end.

It's just that Concubine Zhuang is also prepared for this. Could it be that she also wanted to frame the queen in the morning? It's strange that the powder mixed in is the same, which is too unbelievable. ”

"If she hadn't planted eyeliner in our palace, it would have been her outside the side hall of Xianfu Palace early in the morning to listen to the sound. Someone to prepare it temporarily. At that time, the situation was critical, and the queen was already so angry that she couldn't carefully tell whether it was her original embroidery. Ruyue also thought about this problem, after all, Concubine Zhuang is also a strange woman in the deep palace.

Xi'er nodded silently, and continued: "Miss Peishuang went out of the palace early in the morning, saying that she wanted to find a good medicine for her mother to eliminate scars. But the slave maid felt that this matter should have something to do with Lord Zhenning. ”

"Your Majesty, I won't go for the time being." Ruyue didn't want to think about this at this time, so she only ordered: "Xi'er, you prepare, later, I will personally go to Chuxiu Palace for a trip." There are some things that I want the queen to admit personally. ”

Ruyue was hard-hearted, and it was not easy to persuade her, so she nodded solemnly. "The medicine should also be boiled, and the slave maid will bring it to the mother."