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Chapter 116 Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace – Gao Xiyue 16

After Hongli ascended the throne, Xiyue and others officially became palace concubines. As the first person under the Queen, Xiyue's life was too comfortable. However, there were always people who wanted to make trouble in such a comfortable life.

Fucha Fujin went to the palace to visit Langya. Su Lian died not long ago and Langya was under house arrest. Fucha Fujin lost her source of information and was very anxious. Now that Hongli ascended the throne, Langya was finally released from house arrest and became the queen. Fucha Fujin found an opportunity and immediately entered the palace.

"Langya, what happened recently? Why did Su Lian suddenly disappear?"

When Langya heard Fucha mention Su Lian, she suddenly stopped smiling. She really didn't know what to say about Su Lian.

She knew that what Su Lian did was for her own good, but as a master, she was kept in the dark by a servant. After the truth was exposed, she had no way to prove her innocence and was forced to take the blame for Su Lian...

When Langya thought of this, she felt very suffocated. She sighed deeply, looked at Fucha who was waiting for an answer, bit her lip, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally told him what Su Lian had done.

The more Langya spoke, the more uncomfortable she felt. She wanted to blame Su Lian, but she felt sorry for her since she was dead. Gradually, the helplessness in her words became apparent. However, she did not notice the strange look on Fucha's face when she heard her talk about what Su Lian had done.

"So what does the emperor think about this matter?" Fucha Fujin was most worried about whether she had been exposed, so she quickly asked.

"The Emperor doesn't believe that Su Lian did everything on her own. No matter how his daughter explains, the Emperor won't forgive her. If she wasn't pregnant with Yonglian, perhaps the position of Queen would be abolished soon."

Hearing Fucha Langya say this, Fucha Fujin's eyes flickered. She knew that she had not been exposed. She did not expect Su Lian to be so loyal. Not only did she not expose herself, but she also did things more thoroughly. According to Langya, Su Lian drugged all the women in the harem, and even the emperor was not spared. Doesn't that mean that the emperor will only have two sons, Yonglian and Yonghuang, in the future?

Thinking of this, Fu Cha looked at Lang Ya who was still worried about being deposed: "Lang Ya, remember, the emperor has only two sons now, both of whom were born to women from the Fu Cha family. This means that no matter what, the emperor will not easily touch you, the queen!"

"Just be your queen and don't worry about the concubines in the harem. No matter how favored they are, as long as they can't give birth to a son, it won't affect your status!"

Langya listened to it, but she was still unwilling to accept it. She felt wronged and she still wanted the emperor's favor: "But mother, if this goes on, the emperor will not come to Changchun Palace again. My daughter can only be a queen in name only and will not be favored by the emperor. Uh, my daughter is wronged."

Seeing Langya being so petty, Fucha Fujin was really unhappy: "Langya, you have to remember that the glory of the Fucha family is the most important. As long as it does not affect you as the queen and your future as the queen mother, the emperor's favor is nothing!"

Langya finally listened to what Lady Fucha said, and not only that, she also had other ideas. She thought that maybe she could do more to let the world know about her virtue, and then perhaps the emperor would believe her and be willing to favor her again.

So even though the Xiefang Palace incident did not happen, the practice of setting an example and taking the lead in frugality still happened.

At the beginning of winter, the concubines came to pay their respects to the Queen. The Queen thought that the palace was full of extravagance, so she decided to set an example and save money. Not only did she not allow the people to wear too fancy clothes, but she also reduced their monthly allowance by half. Although the concubines were dissatisfied, they could not say it out loud, and they all expressed their willingness to follow the Queen.

Xiyue was not used to her and said directly: "If the Queen wants to be known for being frugal, then go ahead and be frugal. Why cut our expenses?"

"I'm already a concubine, but I can't wear good clothes or eat good food. I want to ask the emperor if he can't afford to support me, Gao Xiyue, so the queen is so stingy!"

Langya has never been able to be tough in her attitude towards Xiyue, if for no other reason than Xiyue's mouth and her carefree attitude. She would be just as straightforward even if the emperor was present. What's more, Langya herself was guilty. She was originally guilty about Linglingxiang. Although she was dissatisfied, she was afraid that Xiyue would expose the matter. Now that she knew what Su Lian had done in private, she felt even more guilty. Xiyue couldn't stand seeing her like that. If you say she was stupid, she still knew how to protect her reputation. If you say she was kind, she did do a lot of bad things. If you say she was vicious, she was not bad enough.

Xiyue got close to her and opened her mouth wide. Langya was angry but didn't dare to say anything. Not to mention that Xiyue's family was now well-off and their status was not much worse than hers, but Xiyue had been the most favored for so many years. Langya also tried to report Xiyue to the emperor, but Xiyue had the same attitude towards the emperor. The emperor enjoyed it himself and not only did he not punish her, but he couldn't stop wanting her.

Whenever she met Xiyue, Langya had no choice but to give in. Now looking at everyone's faces, it was obvious that Xiyue's words had touched their hearts. Everyone looked at Langya being scolded, wanting to laugh but not daring to, so they had to lower their heads and use a handkerchief to cover the corners of their curved mouths.

"Noble Concubine Hui, that's not what I meant. The Emperor has just ascended the throne and has many things to do, and there are places to spend money. As concubines in the harem, we can't share the worries of the Emperor, but at least we can save him some money."

"Oh, saving money?"

"Empress, please don't blame the Emperor for everything. Can't you see what you are up to by looking at us?"

"If you want fame, why don't you give money to the refugees and disaster victims outside the capital, give them some porridge and cotton clothes, so that they can spend the winter well? Wouldn't that earn you more fame than saving money from us concubines?"

"Except for me, who is a noble concubine, the others present here don't even have a concubine. How much monthly allowance can they get? Life is already hard, and now they are cut in half. How are they expected to live?"

Xiyue's words really touched everyone's heart. Even Jin Yuyan couldn't help but feel that Concubine Hui had a bad mouth but really had no bad intentions. The other concubines were even more so. Their gratitude towards Xiyue was rising wildly. Hailan had always thought that Xiyue was kind-hearted and the only good person in the palace. Now she felt that Xiyue was the one who should sit on the throne of queen.

After Xiyue finished speaking, she stood up, bowed and left. It was very obvious that she disagreed with Langya's arrangement from the beginning to the end. After Xiyue left, this frugal greeting was over. Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment at Langya's half-hearted operation. The timid Su Lujun and Chen Wanyin didn't know what to do next.

After Xiyue left Changchun Palace, she took her people straight to the emperor and asked him directly if the emperor had no money and could not afford to support the concubines in the harem. If so, Xiyue said that she could ask the Gao family outside the palace for money.