The next day is the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner. The concubines saw that Ruyi was presiding over the palace ceremony as the imperial concubine as usual, but Yuyan, who was arrogant the day before yesterday, was silent, and she didn't dare to speculate for a while, just laughing and drinking as usual. The emperor seemed to be very happy, and persuaded the concubines to drink and not refuse to drink, and finally got drunk, and leaned on the green jade case, like a jade mountain falling down, and fell asleep a few times.

In the charm of the silk and bamboo singing and dancing at the banquet, Ruyi looked at each other coldly with a graceful and clear attitude, with a decent and warm smile, and instructed Li Yu: "Help the emperor go back." Her gaze met Shang Yanwan's longing eyes, and she quietly instructed, "Send the emperor to the palace to order the concubine." ”

The concubines dispersed one by one, and Hailan presided over the endgame of the drunken gold fans in the hall and cleaned them up one by one. Ruyi only felt lazy, as if this prosperous chapter was just a flashy embellishment of the ember life. Only the full moon hangs high in the sky, mocking the impermanence of the world with a posture that does not concern itself.

She sighed softly and saw a long shadow beside her. She recognized whose shadow it was, so she called softly, "Lord Ling." ”

In a word, it is indescribable amazement and gratitude. Ling Yunche's words were vague: "The night is cold, and the imperial concubine should not stand here." ”

Ruyi turned to look at him, and her skirt swirled into a beautiful glow. She chuckled: "I've been in a cold place, and it's already good here." ”

Hearing these words in Yun Che's ears, it was clearly sad. He was speechless, but said, "The imperial concubine has suffered." ”

"The bitterness of this palace in your eyes is a great blessing for this palace in the eyes of others. I'm afraid that many people are thinking, look, this woman actually got up again and stood so firm! She seemed to be smiling, leaning on the side and sighing lightly, "The world only admires success, but no one pays attention to the pain of loneliness." ”

Yun Che calmly: "So the imperial concubine is blessed endlessly." ”

"It's not that the palace is blessed." She stared deeply, "In the crisis, it was you who saved the palace." There is no problem with Jin Yuyan's Qibao bracelet, it is indeed carnelian, and it is you and Hailan who have replaced it with an almost identical agate for the main palace. Jin Yuyan is extravagant by nature, and only if she is wrong will people believe it. Because she is the only one who does not believe in Buddhism. ”

Yun Che's face was so humble: "It was also Concubine Yu Niangniang who asked Wei Chen if he had seen the Seven Treasures bracelet, and Wei Chen thought of this." And most of the palace maids don't know the difference between agate and carnelian, that is, Concubine Jia is afraid that it will be difficult to distinguish for a while. Since the emperor is suspicious, he will naturally believe it. Weichen just thought that since she intended to harm her mother, it was not wrong to repay her body in her own way. ”

It was as if a faint glimmer of light suddenly illuminated the deep twists and turns in the heart from the dark depths. It turns out that he, like Hailan, still follows each other no matter how stormy the waves are. Yun Che said that, and a hint of peace of mind flashed in his eyes that were as bright as cold stars. Ruyi looked at him and smiled, looking at the bright moon together, and her heart was also clear.

On the sixteenth day, Ruyi accompanied the emperor to enjoy the gifts sent by the princes of each palace in the Yangxin Palace. The emperor especially liked a snuff bottle with an enamel painting on the inside of the boy to enjoy spring, and asked people to reward it to Prince He Hongday. There is also a pair of golden phoenix Izumo point gold rolling jade acacia step shaking, the most exquisite, the emperor personally hand-held hairpin on Ruyi's green silk, said with a smile: "Acacia means that the two are happy, I will be on the hairpin for you, it is more suitable." ”

Ruyi just lowered her head and smiled, thanksgiving. Really, the so-called happiness between the two is only in mutual affection and trust, if you want to be suspicious step by step, frightening step by step, and a trace of stability is also rare, how can you be happy?

At this time, Li Yu came in with a piece of paper and said, "Your Majesty, the slave is tortured, but Zhenshu still refuses to confess." However, the slave asked some palace people who were close to her to push some news and sort out this confession. He also forced Jung-sook to write a grievance with her left hand, and a few of the words were very similar to the words of the imperial concubine Niangniang, all of which were written by one person. ”

"If she is willing to write, it will be difficult to distort the handwriting to cover it up. It's hard for you to be so attentive and find out clearly. The emperor glanced at it a few times, "Written with his left hand?" It's really exactly the same as the imperial concubine's handwriting. He handed it to Ruyi: "See for yourself." ”

It's the same. Ruyi sneered: "It's hard for her to be a woman of the Li Dynasty, but it is so similar to the words of this palace." ”

Li Yu said: "Yes." The minion asked. Zhenshu learned calligraphy when she was in the Li Dynasty, and she knew a little about medicine, so she became a concubine of Jiagui. Zhen Shu bit to death and refused to confess anything, it was the little palace maid of Qixiang Palace who happened to see her hiding a few copies of the imperial concubine's temporary post and practicing calligraphy in private, so that the slave could follow. But those palace people said that since the death of Empress Xiaoxian, Zhenshu has often studied all kinds of handwriting behind her back, so as to practice exactly the same, and she knows the words of the imperial concubine well. He shook his head and said, "Tut, Concubine Jia really has a heart." Empress Xiaoxian had just passed away, and she had such a harmful thought, which was really long-term. In addition to the imperial concubine, I don't know who to target. ”

The emperor casually threw the paper to the ground and said coldly: "Concubine? Passing the decree to the six palaces, Jiaguifei Jin disrespected the queen of filial piety, acted arrogantly and recklessly, did not harmonize with the six palaces, was demoted to the concubine position, and was grounded in the Qixiang Palace to think about it. He thought about it, "Such a mother is not worthy of raising the three elder brothers born to her." Li Yu immediately took back her three elder brothers, and handed them over to the elder brother to raise. ”

Li Yu agreed. Ruyi stroked the cold gold thread beaded tassel on her bun, and felt related: "Jin Yuyan is vicious, the emperor is only demoted to a concubine, and the concubine is really a pity for one of her left legs." ”

The emperor looked at her quietly, and his eyes did not rise or fall at all: "Do you know why I know that I have been severely punished?" ”

Ruyi's eyes were full of tears, and her heart was sad: "The concubine doesn't know." ”

The emperor's voice was calm and determined, without a trace of hesitation, and he said loudly: "My mind is very simple, just like promoting you to be the imperial concubine first. What I want is to grant you the position of queen. ”

"Queen?" Ruyi didn't understand that the crown of the emperor's concubine and the six palace affairs were the only way to the back position, and she faced the emperor's indifference with a posture of resistance, "But I can't worry about it, why do I have to be tortured?" ”

"I know that the punishment of the Shen Penal Division is cruel, and it is wronged to break a leg in my heart. But I can't help but wronged her. Because you don't know if you don't move, you are innocent. Only if you are innocent can you be my queen. ”

It was as if he had been thrown into the frozen lake, and his body was cold to the bone. She couldn't hide the sneer in her heart, and raised her eyes to stare at the emperor: "Your Majesty, the pure ones are self-purifying, and the concubines are innocent!" ”