Wen Zhi was startled, turned around and lowered his hands and called, "Your Majesty."
The rain has stopped for a while, but water is still dripping under the eaves, and the raindrops are like a linked bead tent. It has been rainy recently, and every autumn rain makes the sky a little colder.
Jiang Huaiyang could almost imagine a kneeling young lady hidden under a flower-painted oil-paper umbrella. Her brocade skirt was dirty, but it made her face more beautiful.
Seeing the new emperor walking forward, Wen Zhi hurriedly took an umbrella and followed him in small steps.
He knew that on the surface, she was a well-behaved and obedient person, but deep down she had tenacity. She was lazy to compete with others only because others did not touch her bottom line.
Thinking about what happened now, she also knew how taking a break would make herself uncomfortable. There were many bullying and suppression incidents in the harem, so what was he anxious about.
Thinking of this, he slowed down his pace.
The rain fell on the oil paper umbrella, making a muffled sound intermittently. Wen Zhi held the umbrella, glanced at his face, and matched his steps.
When Mu Xiang returned to the front of Chonghua Palace, Ruan Yuyi was already kneeling unsteadily. Her skirt was scattered beside her, almost soaking her inner clothes and sticking to the bluestone, like a broken flower.
There were raindrops hanging on her cheeks and eyebrows, which seemed to wash her face even more brightly, making her look pitiful and delicate.
But the palace maid on the side who held up the umbrella for Yuyi again was unexpected by Mu Xiang.
She went up to talk to the maid for a few words, and then found out that this person was actually Concubine Shu. Although she was suspicious, she suppressed her emotions and asked the maid to go to Concubine Shu to intercede for Ruan Yuyi.
The palace maid agreed and handed her the umbrella.
Mu Xiang originally had no hope that Concubine Shu would relent. After all, she was the one who was punished. But now she became uncertain and stared at the high palace gate.
Not long after, the palace maid came out and said, "The servant told our mistress about the situation of the mistress. The mistress asked the mistress to go in and warm up for a while before returning."
Mu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in thanks.
Ruan Yuyi didn't have much strength at this moment, her little face was drained of all color, and she knelt down on her heels. Even though Muxiang was carefully and slowly being mixed in, her vision went dark for a while, and she stood there for a while before finally
Slow down.
Her knees were already numb with pain, and she didn't even need to look at them, but that area was definitely a horrific bruise.
After entering the house, the door blocked out the cold wind and drizzle. Concubine Shu was sitting on the Arhat bed in the inner room. There were some refreshments on the low table. She glanced at the visitor and said softly, "Sit down."
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She was wearing a long double-breasted Yunyan brocade dress, with a red gold hairpin in her hair that shone slightly in the daylight. Her back was straight, and she carried the character of an aristocratic family.
Ruan Yuyi thought for a while, thinking that her clothes were not clean, and finally sat down on the round stool next to the couch.
Concubine Xu Shu had already given the order, and the maid on the side brought her a cup of hot water. It was just water and no tea leaves. She took it and poured her thanks in a low voice.
She took a sip, and a warmth fell from her mouth into her throat and spread to all parts of her body. It seemed that even her blood was warming up and flowing slowly. Because the pain in her lower abdomen had just passed, her face looked better.
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She remained silent, waiting for Concubine Shu to speak.
Concubine Shu seemed to be deliberately trying to keep her cold. After a long time, she asked, "How do you feel, sister?"
"It's better." She opened and closed her lips, but her voice was still as light as a floating cloud. If you didn't listen carefully, it would be blown away by the wind.
"That's good. I will take this as a warning to others in the future," Concubine Shu naturally would not reveal anything she could be punished for, and said in a deep voice, "Clear your identity and don't make the wrong move.
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Others saw that Ruan Cai had been raised outside the palace as a concubine, so they felt that she was not favored by His Majesty, but Concubine Shu disagreed. She knew in her heart that she was the first to be favored in the palace, and she could not be despised, so she could not avoid beating her.
Fan.
Concubine Shu raised her eyes slightly and looked at the pale and weak little lady in front of her.
Concubine Shu was born cold and smart, and was the most suitable girl from the Rong family to enter the palace. She was placed in high hopes, and she received the education of the mother of a nation in the Rong family. She was destined to enter this deep palace since she was born.
She felt that she could tolerate the emperor's doting on other women more generously, but the power of controlling the Sixth Palace could never be neglected. Therefore, she would not tolerate anyone climbing on her head. The easiest way was to cut off the other party's influence from the beginning.
arrogance.
Ruan Yuyi bowed her head and responded.
She understood that she had been humiliated as soon as she came, but without the support of His Majesty, she could only break her arms and hide them in her sleeves. She did not want to place her hope on him anymore, she had known about him for a long time.
Cold-hearted.
And accepting the punishment obediently, on the one hand, it was because she was unable to resist, and at the same time, she was telling Concubine Shu that she had no intention of going against Concubine Shu.
I just didn't expect my menstrual period to come suddenly.
She sat on the round stool and did not dare to move easily. Fortunately, her clothes in late autumn were thick and the blood would not show through. Despite this, she could still feel a sticky feeling between her legs, which was uncomfortable.
The two of them had their own thoughts and were relatively speechless, and the atmosphere suddenly dropped.
At this time, someone outside the palace announced that the emperor had arrived.
Concubine Shu smoothed her hair and got up calmly to greet her. Ruan Yuyi lowered her eyes, averted the strangeness in her eyes, and consciously fell behind her.
A slender man walked in at the door. He may have been tall. He always looked at people with a stern attitude, and his gestures had the aura of a man of superior status. Under his feet, there were shadows as clear as thin ink, and the people who came in were wrapped around him.
All are bitingly cold.
Everyone in the palace saluted.
Jiang Huaiyang's eyes crossed the shoulders of the leading concubine Shu and landed on the young lady in a plain dress behind.
Her complexion was as white as the cold snow three feet below, and her lipstick was bright red, covering her bloodless lips. Her whole body was fragile and pitiful, and her figure was as thin as paper.
He frowned unconsciously.
Concubine Shu stepped forward and raised her voice, "Why are you here today? Liu Ying, prepare tea." She ordered the maid standing beside her.
She pretended not to know the purpose of his visit, and her face was filled with joy, but it didn't reach her eyes.
The new emperor rarely came to the palace. Occasionally, she could not resist the nagging of the court ministers, who wanted to come and sit in the palace. Even so, she groomed and dressed carefully every day and never slacked off.
Speaking of which, this was the first time Concubine Shu had looked at her nominal husband so closely.
He glanced at Concubine Shu. She was so frightened by the coldness in his eyes that she didn't dare to move forward. She thought he was going to be furious because of Hongyan, but she didn't expect him to act like he had never heard about her punishing Ruan Cairen.
He looked calmly and said, "No need."
Ruan Yuyi's face remained as usual, but she was angry in her heart and hid herself back.
She looked up carefully and saw him waving to her, with a voice like frost and snow, "Come here."
She hesitated at her feet, took a breath, and then passed by.
He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Ling Ling has made Concubine Shu unhappy, is it a sin to accompany her?"
She stood side by side with him and felt a hand pinching the soft flesh on her waist from behind. She resisted the tingling in her bones and did not bother to argue with him, "Mother, I am wrong this time. I promise not to do it again in the future."
Do it again.”
She lowered her eyelashes, her black hair was damp, which made her face even paler, and she looked docile.
In front of the new emperor, Concubine Shu didn't feel comfortable saying anything when she saw the two of them acting intimately.
She stared at the departing figures of the new emperor and Ruan Yuyi, and stood there for a long time. Suddenly she felt cold, and then turned around and entered the inner room.