Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 122: The Ruthless Emperor and His Unfortunate Concubine

Xihe was about to catch up when she heard footsteps behind her. She subconsciously turned around and saw Ruyi walking out of Anhua Palace.

"The Queen?"

Ruyi ignored her and walked towards the Yiku Palace in a daze.

Xihe felt a little scared. Yihuan ran out so abnormally just now. It must be that Ruyi said something to her.

But Yihuan was no longer in sight. It was already late, and no one knew where she would go with the Tenth Prince's spirit tablet.

After some thought, she decided to ask Lan Qi for help.

In the corner of Anhua Hall, a veiled woman took out a purse from her waist, took out a few ingots of silver, and handed them to the young eunuch in front of her. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly under her veil, and she said, "You did a good job this time. These are your rewards."

The young eunuch took the silver with both hands, a smile on his face, and said gratefully, "Thank you, young lady."

Su Lian raised her eyebrows, touched her scattered hair, and said lazily, "I haven't seen you today, and we don't know each other. Do you understand?"

The young eunuch stuffed the money into his arms and said, "Don't worry, young lady. I will not talk about what happened today."

Su Lian then nodded with satisfaction.

Xihe ran to Guanju Palace in panic, and after hesitating for a while, she dared to reach out and knock on the door.

When Ji Tao heard the knock on the door, she immediately put on her coat, picked up the oil lamp and walked out of the house. She yawned and complained, "It's not even daybreak yet. Who is so wicked as to disturb my sweet sleep?"

Ji Tao opened the palace gate, only to see Xi He standing outside with an anxious look on her face. Seeing Ji Tao, she hurried forward and asked, "Is Concubine Cheng here?"

Ji Tao nodded and said, "Our young lady is sleeping. What do you want to see her for?"

Xi He took Ji Tao's hand and knelt down, tears in her eyes, and hurriedly said: "Ji Tao, please inform Concubine Cheng that Concubine Shu has disappeared after running away."

Seeing Xihe anxious, Ji Tao knew that something big must have happened. She took Xihe's hand, handed her the oil lamp, and went to Lanqi's room.

When Lan Qi learned that Yi Huan was missing, she immediately sat up, quickly put on her clothes, walked out of the palace, and came to Xi He, saying, "Shu Fei is missing? What happened?"

Xihe sobbed softly and recounted what happened tonight.

"What? Why did the Queen come out?"

Suddenly, Lan Qi thought of someone. Perhaps Yi Huan's problem was related to her. Lan Qi asked Ji Tao to go to Ying Si's room to take a look.

Ji Tao knocked on the door and found that no one answered, so she pushed the door open and walked in. The house was tidy and there was no sign of Yingsi.

She hurried back and whispered in Lan Qi's ear, "My lady, Yingsi is not in the room."

Sure enough it was her.

This Su Lian always acts on her own and doesn't take her seriously at all.

If Su Lian had not been useful, she would not have saved her.

Lan Qi sighed deeply. She thought Yihuan would run out of control, probably because she knew the truth about the pregnancy-maintaining medicine.

Given her personality, she would definitely go and confront Hongli.

"Go to the Yangxin Palace."

Lan Qi took Ji Tao and Xi He to the Yangxin Palace.

Jinzhong was standing outside the Yangxin Palace and saw Yihuan running towards him in a hurry from a distance.

He hurried forward to greet her, saying, "Your servant greets Her Majesty Shu Fei."

"I want to see the emperor."

Jinzhong frowned. Shouldn't Yihuan be in Anhua Hall praying for the Tenth Prince right now? Why was she in Yangxin Hall at this hour? What had happened?

Jinzhong smiled apologetically and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has gone to bed. If there is nothing important, please come back tomorrow."

"No." Yihuan avoided Jinzhong's hand and rushed directly into the Yangxin Palace.

Jinzhong thought to himself that something was wrong and followed Yihuan inside.

Hongli was light-headed. When he heard the noise outside, he immediately sat up from the bed, put on a cloak and walked out.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was unable to stop Concubine Shu."

This was not the first time Yihuan had acted like this, and Hongli was already used to it. He waved his hand to signal Jinzhong to leave.

Before Hongli could speak, Yihuan knelt down in front of him and kowtowed twice.

Hongli looked at Yihuan blankly and realized that something was wrong with her. Seeing that she brought in the spirit tablet of the Tenth Prince, Hongli felt uncomfortable all over and did not dare to look at the mother and son.

He frowned, his handsome features showing some displeasure, and said to Yihuan coldly, "Shu Fei, what are you doing? Didn't I allow you to pray for the Tenth Prince in Anhua Palace?"

Yihuan also looked up at Hongli, her former lover. If what Ruyi said was true, what should she do?

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, as if they were carrying too much emotion and finally could not bear it anymore. Tears fell one by one like pearls with a broken string.

Hongli's heart softened. He lowered his stance and tried to help Yihuan, but Yihuan instinctively dodged. She placed the Tenth Prince's tablet aside, gently stroking it before looking up at Hongli with a resolute gaze. "Your Majesty," she said, "I heard something today, so I brought Yongyan to the Yangxin Palace."

Hongli lowered his hands, frowned, considered his words, and said slowly, "Go ahead."

"What exactly was the pregnancy medicine that the emperor gave me back then?" Yihuan stared at Hongli, as if hoping he would say no.

Hongli's pupils shrank, but he remained calm and said, "Of course it's a pregnancy-maintaining medicine."

But when Hongli really denied what he had done to her, Yihuan felt even more disappointed.

She hadn't expected Hongli to deny it so easily. Yihuan pulled out the note Ruyi had given her from her sleeve and asked, "Then why did they tell me it was contraceptive soup when I asked them to check the formula for the abortion medicine?"

"That's nonsense. Who told you that?" Hongli was angry.

Jinzhong paced back and forth outside the Yangxin Palace with a heavy heart.

Lan Qi walked along with brisk steps.

"Jinzhong, is Shufei in there?" Lan Qi asked.

Jinzhong hurried forward and held Lanqi's hand, saying, "Yes, Concubine Shu rushed into the Yangxin Palace as soon as she arrived. I don't know what they said, but the emperor was furious."

Lan Qi paused; she was still too late. It seemed Yihuan had already told Hongli about the pregnancy-enhancing drug. Hongli was a man who cared about his reputation and that imperial power was paramount. Yihuan had challenged that authority. Even if Hongli felt guilty about her, it had long since vanished.

Everything is too late.

Lan Qi could only think of another way.

"Jinzhong."

"The slave is here."

Jinzhong leaned over and Lanqi whispered a few words in his ear.

"This..." Jinzhong looked embarrassed.

Lan Qi disagreed. She pinched the handkerchief in her hand and said, "Do as I say. Ji Tao, go help Jin Zhong. I'll wait for Shu Fei here."

"Yes."

Then Jinzhong took Ji Tao away.