On this day, the palace concubines gathered in the queen's palace to say goodbye, and the queen looked at Ruyi's wrist, and smiled gently: "This palace remembers that in the past, I gave Concubine Xian's sister a string of jade beads wrapped around the red golden lotus bracelet, why haven't I seen my sister wear it these days, but is it not satisfactory?" ”

Ruyi's heart sank, as if a sharp thorn had been deeply pierced and whistling out, she maintained a light and appropriate smile on her face: "The red gold thread on the lotus bracelet is a little loose, so it has to be empty to ask someone to twist it." ”

The queen bowed her head and said: "No, it was originally a pair, and this palace was left to you and Concubine Hui." If it is hanged, it must be worn all the time, which is the unusual affection of our sisters in the palace. ”

Concubine Hui said with a smile: "The queen is very loving, and the concubines wear it on their bodies every day, and they don't dare to relax at all." ”

Ruyi sneered in her heart, but she heard the queen say: "The emperor was so happy that he suddenly thought of letting Concubine Xian's sister out of the cold palace, and even the queen of the palace only learned about it afterwards." It can be seen how much the emperor misses his sister these days. ”

Concubine Hui interjected: "It's just strange to say, since the emperor loves Concubine Xian so much, why didn't Concubine Xian come out for a few days, the emperor didn't call you to sleep, but the concubine's sister served a lot." ”

Ruyi just smiled faintly, not surprised: "If it is cherished by love when accompanied by a physical body, then why should people in the world care about affection?" ”

Concubine Chun said with a smile: "I haven't seen Concubine Xian for a few years, but I am becoming more and more Zen when I speak." ”

Ruyi greeted her with gentle eyes and said, "Sister Chunfei doesn't know anything, and the cold palace is quiet, which is convenient for clarifying her mind." I just think that with the emperor's concern, it is rare to be able to see the light of day again, so why bother to be close to the flesh. She turned her eyes to stare at the queen: "What's more, even if the husband and wife are together every day, in the same bed and with different dreams, they are pleasing on the surface, and they do things that the other party does not like or dislike in private, what is the point?" ”

The queen didn't think so: "Concubine Xian's words are very ear-catching in this palace. The emperor is the king of a country, and he is the husband of everyone in the harem, as long as the emperor has you in his heart, why bother to fight for favor and obsessiveness, and compete for temporary favor? is as indifferent as a concubine, but in fact, it is more promising. ”

Jia Concubine laughed and said: "We naturally can't compare to Concubine Xian's ability, even the people who used to serve Concubine Xian Niangniang have become very powerful, and they hold on to the emperor." ”

Jia Concubine has always been strong, and the queen didn't pay attention to it, but she just said that she wanted to accompany the third princess to learn calligraphy, so she ordered everyone to disperse. Ruyi took her hand and stepped out of the courtyard of Changchun Palace, but she heard a call from behind, "Concubine Xian Niangniang", turned her head over, but saw Ah Zhen holding Xinyan's hand hurriedly stepped forward, stopped in front of her and said: "Concubine Xian Niangniang stays, I have a sentence, I must ask Niangniang to understand." ”

He bowed to her with a good heart, and abided by the etiquette of the slave and maid to see the little master. A hint of scornful pride flashed across Ah Zhen's face. Ruyi didn't want to talk to her more, so she asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Ah Zhen took a step closer: "I heard that Concubine Xian was poisoned in the cold palace, the emperor went to visit, and the emperor saw you again after leaving the cold palace, did you say anything to the emperor?" ”

Ruyi raised her chin and said proudly: "What do you think this palace said?" ”

Ah Zhen's face was a little distorted, and he said hurriedly: "Did you tell the emperor that I gave you arsenic?" Did you tell the emperor that I framed you and wronged you back then? ”

Ruyi smiled clearly, looked at her and said, "Does it matter what this palace said?" How many times have you met the emperor in this palace, and how many times have you served in bed, and you have often been by the emperor's side over the years, isn't the words you say more than this palace? Do you still need to care about what Hongu said? The emperor favors you, and will naturally believe you, what are you afraid of? ”

Ah Zhen's face was pale, which did not match her bright outfit made of pink coral and amethyst, and she staggered back and said with a strong momentum: "What am I afraid of?" Naturally, I'm not afraid of anything. ”

Ruyi's gaze brushed over her, as if she was as transparent as a ball of air: "It's good that you can be so confident." As for people, suspicion is easy to give rise to dark ghosts, you just have to be open, naturally you will not bring the ghosts in your heart to the emperor's heart. But if you bring the ghost in your heart to the emperor yourself, then you don't have to say anything to others, and the emperor will naturally suspect you. ”

After that, Ruyi saw Concubine Chun come out and waved to her, so she stepped forward with a smile and accompanied Concubine Chun. Concubine Chun laughed loudly: "You too." What do you have to say to her, have you forgotten how she hurt you in the first place? ”

Ruyi smiled slightly: "I haven't forgotten, she naturally can't forget." ”

Concubine Chun hugged her affectionately and smiled: "Big brother has been raised in my palace, but I miss you." If you are free, go and sit in my palace, and see how much I treat my eldest brother wholeheartedly? ”

Ruyi hurriedly said: "My sister said this, it was cold to me." The eldest brother is raised in his sister's palace, that is my sister's child, naturally there is no one who is not unsatisfied, I ran away, what is it. ”

Concubine Chun smiled: "It's just because my sister has been wronged, so the eldest brother is temporarily fostered in my palace." Now that my sister has come out, sooner or later I will have to return to my sister's palace. In this way, Jia Concubine has four elder brothers, I have three elder brothers, and my sister also has eldest elder brothers, so everyone is the same. ”

Ruyi saw that she was half-truthful, and she didn't dare to deal with it for a while, so she had to smile and say, "What did Sister Chunfei say?" After all, you have given birth to the third elder brother, and you are naturally better at raising children than me, unlike me. And my sister doesn't know, my sister looks at Fang Cai's tone towards me, although I came out, I'm afraid that I'm also being watched by others, and I can't take care of myself, where can I take care of the big brother! ”

Concubine Chun looked at her and said, "What does that sister mean...... Big brother has been kept in my palace all the time? ”

Ruyi smiled modestly and said in her heart: "I am not the biological mother of the eldest brother, but now that my sister has raised the eldest brother so well, how dare I ask the eldest brother with a shy face, even the emperor refuses!" ”

Concubine Chun exhaled quietly, patted her hand and said with concern: "Now my sister has raised her body first, and Concubine Shen's fox has charmed the emperor for many years, and there is no one in her eyes. ”

Ruyi smiled and said: "With my sister's heart, I will feel at ease." ”

After a few days in a row, Ah Zhen said that he was sick and never went out. Ruyi summoned Jiang and Bin to ask, and knew that Ah Zhen was angry and was really sick. The cause of the illness is unknown, but it always makes people a little speculative, the medicine from the hospital is brought in in turns, and Ah Zhen is not necessarily good, and the people who have seen it only say that people have lost weight, and they are very sick.

Ruyi learned that it was just a flick of her nails, she had only been out of the cold palace for a few days, and Ah Ji was sick by herself, and fell into the tongue of others, always thinking that Ah Ji was weak-hearted, and couldn't help but speculate whether it was her idea to give Ruyi arsenic. Taking advantage of Ah Zhen's illness like this, he was a little uncontrollable, and said to Ruyi in private: "If the little master is unwilling, leave such a pickled matter to the slave and maid to do." Anyway, the person who killed the little master back then was really Ah Zhen, even if we hurt her once, there will be revenge and revenge. ”

Ruyi gently sipped the clear tea and said, "So how are you doing?" ”

Yi Xin bit his lip, but there was no fear in his eyes: "It's just to find Jiang Youbin and give her something good." ”

Ruyi took a fragrant cherry on the table and said slowly: "It's not appropriate." I listened to Ah Zhen's tone a few days ago, and I felt more and more that the emperor didn't treat her just like what we saw. Since the emperor did not treat her as well as he seemed, it must make sense to say that I was wronged and aggrieved and that her status would be promoted instead of being lowered. At this time, it's inconvenient for us to start. ”

Seeing that Ruyi had an idea, it was difficult to persuade her. However, when Jiang Youbin came to ask for a pulse, Ruyi secretly instructed: "Since Ah Zhen's illness is a heart disease, don't cure her, and don't cure her." ”

Jiang Youbin raised his eyebrows and smiled, as if he was very sure: "The little master's orders have been received from all over the hospital." Every Imperial Physician knows it. ”

Ruyi closed her eyes for a moment, smelled the faint fragrance of plums outside the hall, and felt cold: "Is it the emperor?" ”

"Your Majesty, and the Empress."

Ruyi's mind was not on Ah Ji, and asked, "There is one more thing that I have never been able to understand. Recently, I saw Hui Guifei, I see that her complexion is not as good as three years ago, Hui Guifei and I have the same as the queen's bracelet mixed with tonka, why do people want to give her those medicines that make her more sick, are you afraid that the medicinal power of Lingling incense is not enough? ”

Jiang Youbin groaned: "Or someone is more protective of the concubine than the little master." Or maybe someone coincides with the queen's mother. ”

Ruyi groaned slightly, took out the broken bead and jade bracelet hidden in the brocade box, and handed it to Jiang Youbin: "You go, find someone who can be relied on outside, take out the tonka pill inside, and I will wear the jade bracelet as usual, so that the queen can feel at ease." ”

Jiang Youbin accepted it, his eyes were full of affection, and he glanced at it and said, "The little master's orders, Weichen should do his best." ”

Ruyi nodded: "I will not forget the people who helped me and those who are loyal to me, and I will repay them one by one." By the way, Ling Yunche ......"

"Little lord rest assured. According to the little master's orders, Ling Yunche has been transferred out. Now, he is already a guard guarding Kunning Palace. ”

Kunning Palace, which was supposed to be the wedding place of the emperor and queen, has become a place of shaman worship since the Shunzhi Dynasty, which is both noble and quiet, and it is really a good place to go.

Ruyi raised her head, looked at the clear blue sky outside the window, and secretly thought, in this way, it can be regarded as giving Ling Yunche a good way out. Naturally, what happens in the future is still up to him.

Everyone can only walk this road by themselves, without exception.