sbdcsierra Chapter 111 Blame
Chapter 111 Blame
Yanwan's bright eyes flashed with passion, and she couldn't help herself. She raised her hand to untie his hat string, put the hat aside, and leaned forward slightly...
Seeing her move, Jinzhong almost instinctively closed his eyes to greet her, but his lips did not receive the warmth he had imagined. When he opened his eyes and was stunned, a gentle kiss fell on his forehead like a feather.
The delicate and gentle kisses fell on her forehead, then moved down to her eyelashes, nose bridge, and cheeks...
Soft kisses dotted his face as she caressed him.
Finally, it landed softly on his lips. He half-closed his eyes and responded to her like water.
The two of them tasted each other briefly and when they separated, Jinzhong's hands were trembling slightly. He put his arms around her slender waist and buried his head in her. His voice was a little hoarse: "Master, I really don't have any way to deal with you..."
Yan Wan didn't say anything, but just smiled slightly and put her arms around his neck, playing with his already red earlobe with her slender fingertips.
Seeing this, Jinzhong just buried his face deeper and let her do whatever she wanted.
He came here on the pretext of delivering something. Li Yu was still watching closely over there. He didn't dare to stay too long. He just spent a little time with her before going back to wait.
He reluctantly took Yan Wan's hand and, imitating her earlier actions, placed a gentle kiss on her forehead before reluctantly bidding her farewell: "Master, I will be leaving now. I will serve you well when I return to the palace."
Yanwan nodded, her eyes full of tenderness and attachment to him, and she watched him leave reluctantly.
The news that the two Mongolian concubines were sent back to the palace by the emperor soon reached Ruyi's ears.
"Your Majesty, the two Mongolian masters were sent back by the Emperor for privately discussing Concubine Ling and the Emperor. Apparently, the Emperor was so angry that he even removed the two of them from their official positions."
Rong Pei approached Ruyi cautiously and told her about this matter. She didn't know how these two masters lost their sense of propriety. It was bad enough that they talked about high-ranking concubines in private, but the emperor heard it. Now they were sent back in public. I'm afraid they were completely embarrassed.
Ruyi had just finished her confinement and was getting dressed. Upon hearing this, her eyebrows slightly furrowed and she asked in disbelief, "She was sent back?"
Rong Pei nodded with a grim expression.
You should know that the emperor could demote them or punish them by making them copy palace rules, which was not a big deal. The most serious punishment was to send them back in public while accompanying the emperor. This was equivalent to announcing to the world that the emperor disliked them, and they would lose face in front of everyone in the palace, and would not be able to gain a foothold in the palace in the future.
If it were someone with a thin skin, he would probably be frightened to death.
"The Emperor has always been lenient towards others, so why is the punishment so severe this time?"
Ruyi couldn't believe it. She thought sending them to Mulan Paddock was giving them a chance, but she didn't expect it to backfire and harm them.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to blame yourself for this. After all, they were the ones who said it. Even if Concubine Ling intended to frame them, it was their own fault for not keeping their mouths shut. Flies don't bite cracked eggs. If they had followed the rules, this wouldn't have turned out so ugly."
Seeing Ruyi blaming herself, Rong Pei comforted her repeatedly.
Ruyi nodded and was about to say something when she was interrupted by Sanbao's entrance: "Your Majesty, Aunt Fujia from the Empress Dowager's side is here. She said the Empress Dowager wants to speak to you."
Upon hearing this, Ruyi turned her head and looked at Rong Pei, her eyes full of helplessness.
As soon as the news of the two concubines' offense against the emperor came back, the empress dowager sent someone to invite her. Most likely, the empress dowager knew about this and wanted to hold her accountable.
The weather at the end of July is the hottest time of the year.
Ruyi, wearing a long, dark brown gown with dark patterns, walked along the corridor. The wind blowing in her face was hot and muggy. Sweat broke out on her back, and the sticky feeling of her clothes clung to her body, making her feel very uncomfortable.
"My son, please pay your respects to the emperor's mother."
"Everyone else please leave. I want to speak to the Queen."
The empress dowager held a round fan in her hand, waving it lightly from time to time, and the green tassels at the end of the fan handle also swayed along with it.
Seeing the Empress Dowager expelling people, Rong Pei was very worried. She looked down at Ruyi who was squatting on the ground and unable to get up, and worriedly went out of the palace door with Fujia to wait.
"Noble Ying and Ke agreed to return to the palace, right?"
"To reply to the Empress Dowager, the two of them are indeed on their way back to the capital. I think they will be back at the Old Summer Palace in a few days."
The Empress Dowager didn't ask her to stand up, so Ruyi could only maintain her posture of greeting, half-squatting, half-kneeling. With her feet on the bottom of a flowerpot, Ruyi tried to steady herself, but she couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"I kindly sent someone to teach Concubine Ying the palace rules, but you sent her to Mulan Paddock after less than half a month of study. Now, not only have you offended the Emperor and Concubine Ling, but you have also ruined their bright futures. You are so foolish!"
"It's my fault. When Lady Ying returns to the palace, I'll send a nanny to discipline her properly..."
"Forget it. I will continue to let the nanny around me discipline you. Get up. You just came out of confinement not long ago, and you are pregnant one after another. The six palaces are handed over to Concubine Chun and Concubine Ling to manage. It is possible that you are not thoughtful. You should be more cautious in the future. Although this matter was caused by Concubine Ying and the others, as the queen you also have the responsibility to discipline the concubines. If they make mistakes, it means you are not strict enough. You indulged them for a moment of softness and harmed them instead..."
Ruyi was relieved when she heard the Queen Mother asking her to stand up, but when she heard her next words, she felt dizzy.
She stood up slowly with a wooden face, her red lips slightly pursed, as if she had suffered a great injustice. It was the Queen Mother who rebuked her, and she could not refute her, so she could only mumble a reply: "Your Majesty, I have taught you this, and I will remember it."
Seeing her cowardly look, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh: "I have reminded you more than once that being an empress is not just about being the emperor's empress. You have to think about the people of the world and the concubines in the harem. You can't just focus on the emperor. You think being an empress is too easy, which is why you are so lazy..."
"Forget it. Go back and think carefully about what I said. I don't ask you to be as good as Empress Xiaoxian, but at least you should do better than Concubine Chun, Concubine Ling and other concubines, okay?"
Being so cowardly, I wonder if she can keep the position of queen.
"Yes, I understand."
"Go, I'm tired."
"My son, please retire."
This was the countless times that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had compared her to the late Empress Xiaoxian. Ruyi walked to the palace gate in a daze, almost tripping as she stepped over the threshold. Fortunately, Rong Pei, who was standing beside her, supported her.
"Empress?" Rong Pei was very worried about Ruyi's condition and couldn't help but ask.