12dz Chapter 365 You're Not Feeling Well
Chapter 365 You're Not Feeling Well
The affair between Ruyi and Hailan caused a huge uproar, but when it came down to it, it was handled quietly, without any noise.
No one knew that the Fifth Prince’s biological mother was killed quietly by Ruyi.
No one knew that the woman, who had blatantly violated palace rules and was demoted, was almost driven crazy by the stinking corpse.
She yelled in the closed room like a madman.
She cried, vomited, and refused to eat, trying to force the emperor to see her by fasting.
Unfortunately, she never achieved her wish.
Hunger is something more terrifying than direct death. It can make people eat blood-stained buns next to corpses, and even lead to cannibalism.
On the third day, when she saw Hailan's dried blood, she no longer felt disgusted. Instead, she swallowed her saliva at the terrible stench. She was stunned for a moment, then she crawled over to pick up the dry and hard steamed bun, and started to chew it madly, not daring to stop at all.
Every day that followed, she spent her days curled up in Rong Pei's arms, not looking, not listening, not talking, and only moved when she heard steamed buns being thrown in.
She overestimated her determination to die, just as she underestimated her desire for Hongli's love. She wanted to survive and see for herself whether Hongli still loved her.
If he didn't love her, why wouldn't he be willing to kill her even for the crime of murdering his own son?
If he loved her, there were so many punishments in the world, why would he choose such a terrible method.
She had died once in her previous life, and she saw how he missed her after her death, so she firmly believed that he loved her.
He was just... deceived by Wei Yanwan.
He is different from her. She has lived her life again and knows his deep love for her, but he doesn't know it, so he hurts her.
As long as Wei Yanwan's true face is revealed in front of him just like in the previous life, the emperor will definitely repent and regret everything he has done to her now!
Ruyi gnawed the bun numbly. When she heard Rong Pei swallowing her saliva, she paused, lowered her eyes and scolded her:
"You are a human! You can't think about eating humans, understand? Once you eat a human, I will no longer want you."
She had an expressionless face, looked superior, and had the aura of a queen, which immediately shocked Rong Pei.
Rong Pei knelt on the ground and reflected on herself, as if she was an ascetic monk who had broken the precepts and was caught by the Buddha:
"I was wrong! I was wrong! I was wrong..."
He admitted his mistake and kowtowed, and he knocked his head so hard that his forehead started bleeding and he passed out.
When Rong Pei woke up the next day, Ruyi broke off a small piece of steamed bun for her and smiled warmly:
"Rong Pei, you are the only one I have. I am really afraid that you will go the wrong way. Promise me that you will not let me down, okay?"
Rong Pei suppressed her hunger, stood up solemnly, kowtowed, and responded: "I will definitely not let my master down!"
Ruyi pulled the corner of her mouth, paused, and held back her nausea as she reached out to help Rong Pei up, placing the small piece of steamed bun in her hand: "Eat it."
Rong Pei then held the steamed bun and wolfed it down... one bite.
Outside the house, a trace of deep vigilance flashed across Zhao Ma's eyes - even at this time, the elegant lady still did not forget to train the dog, she was truly a ruthless person with a heart as hard as iron.
She warned herself not to look down on the master and servant just because they were in trouble. Otherwise, if they really got into trouble, she would have no hope for her future.
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Ruyi's courtyard was like purgatory, but the concubines outside knew nothing. They ate, drank, gathered together to chat, enjoyed the cool air, and raised children.
The focus of everyone's conversation was not even on Ruyi, but on Concubine Chun.
However, everyone only knew that Concubine Chun was causing trouble for Concubine Ling again, so she was punished by the emperor. She was timid and had a high fever.
They all went to see her, and seeing how she looked, it seemed that she was terminally ill and about to die.
Even those who had a good relationship with Yan Wan, such as Concubine Mei and Concubine Shu, felt a little uneasy, thinking that the Emperor had gone too far in order to please the Imperial Concubine, let alone others.
After listening to Jinzhong's report of the rumor, Hongli was silent for a while before saying calmly, "It's just a rumor, don't worry about it."
Jinzhong understood what he meant - he wanted to confirm the rumors and put the blame of Concubine Chun's death on Master Ling, and to prove that the Emperor doted on Concubine Ling, which was why he scared Concubine Chun to death.
A hint of sarcasm and hostility flashed across his eyes, and he instantly realized that his attitude was wrong. He lowered his eyes and hid all the inappropriate emotions deep in his heart.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I understand the seriousness of this matter."
Hongli still had a conscience, and after dealing with official documents for a while, he irritably asked Jinzhong to pick something to give to Concubine Ling as a consolation.
After a while, he went to Empress Fucha to talk to her.
Jinzhong respectfully entered Hongli's private storehouse and picked out the most expensive and best-looking ones for Yanwan. Then he took these rewards and went to Yanwan openly.
He hadn't seen her for several days and he really missed her so much that he couldn't sleep at night without taking medicine. Even after taking medicine, his dreams were filled with her shadow, making him restless and irritable.
If the emperor didn't give him another chance, he would really pretend to be sick and skip work to sneak over to see her.
It was only a wall between them, and sometimes when he got close to the wall, he could still hear her voice. But he felt very uncomfortable because he couldn't actually see her and talk to her in private.
Li Zhe said that his symptoms were a disease and needed to be treated, but no matter how strong the medicine was, it would not work slowly. Although he was young, he couldn't take too strong a medicine for the sake of his future, so it was best to focus on mild medicine.
Li Zhe also told him not to be anxious and to take it slow. If he went too far against his will, it might make his condition worse.
Now that he has come to Master Ling, he will do what he wants and obey Master Ling's orders to take good care of himself.
As soon as he entered the room, he did not move, even turning his head was very slight. He glanced left and right, and when he saw that there was no one around, he immediately walked quickly behind Yan Wan and reached out to take her red hairpin.
"Master, don't you want to see what the emperor has rewarded you with?"
"It's just those things. Nothing to see."
"Yes, I have been choosing for a long time, but I haven't found many things you haven't seen before."
Yanwan turned her head and glanced at him.
Jinzhong immediately moved forward and asked, "Master?"
Yan Wan smiled and said, "Since it was chosen by the chief steward himself, I will take a look."
Jinzhong was so happy that he laughed: "You can still have time to take off your hairpins and rings and have a look. Zhang Yun said that the queen is well now, why do you still go there every day?"
After he finished speaking, fearing that Yan Wan might be angry, he added softly, "I am worried about you. You are not in good health either."