Chapter 144: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan. 64
Chapter 144: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan. 64
"Your Majesty's residence is easy to see outsiders, and I specifically instructed you to do so, but I didn't expect..."
It would have been fine if Qingying and Hongli were still in love in the early years, but now Hongli's attitude towards Qingying is not very good, which has led to the current situation.
Hongli would never blame her. He reached out and pulled her up: "You have fulfilled your duties as the queen. Concubine Xian is indeed too unstable. She is an old lady in the palace. She has become more and more unruly in recent years. I don't want to see her either."
It was a headache for Hongli, but the other party didn't take it seriously and kept reminding him, which was also an offense.
Hongli didn't intend to pay any attention to her. After all, she grew up with him. Although their friendship was no longer what it used to be, Hongli didn't intend to do anything to her until she made a big mistake.
To be honest, she was really stupid, which made Hongli not want to bother with her anymore.
Wei Yanwan felt relieved when she saw Hongli's nonchalant attitude. If he still had Qingying, she would feel that all these years had been in vain.
Jinzhong happily took people to send Qingying back, and as soon as he left, he asked people to guard the door, "Remember, if anyone dares to call Concubine Xian out, I will report it to the emperor and the queen, and you will be punished."
"Yes, I will do my duty faithfully and will not embarrass you, sir."
"That's it. You should also remember that you have to flatter the right person. The emperor likes our proper queen, not someone who is out of place!"
Jinzhong left after saying this, not caring whether the people inside could hear him or not.
Qingying really heard it. What she said at the beginning was that her name was inappropriate, so she asked the Empress Dowager to change her name to Ruyi.
And she also seemed to have put aside that name and completely severed the connection between the Ulanara family and herself.
But when Wei Yanwan entered the harem, everything changed.
The emperor was no longer the Hongli she remembered. As soon as Wei Yanwan entered the palace, the emperor bestowed on her all the honors that he had said he would not give her.
The favors that could not be given were also bestowed on her. During that period of time, the emperor did not even enter the harem once, and only favored Wei Yanwan.
Even when she was in the cold palace, she had heard that Wei Yanwan was so favored by the emperor that it was really eye-catching.
Everything that happened after that was beyond their imagination. It was only at this time that Qingying realized that the emperor could go to such a lengths for a woman.
People in the previous dynasty tacitly accepted her existence, and even the empress dowager had to tolerate Wei Yanwan's succession to the throne.
It turned out that the so-called favor he had received was nothing more than charity from the emperor.
Just now, the plum blossoms in the yard made her heart blossom. She thought that the emperor really remembered their friendship and wanted to make amends. The green plum blossoms this time were the proof that he was willing to give in.
But she didn't expect that this was just an arrangement by the subordinates, and even the emperor didn't know about it. For a moment, Qingying blamed the old lady mentioned by Hongli.
Rong Pei helped her in worriedly, "My Lady, let's go in. Don't be too sad."
"Sad, I should be sad..."
Qingying looked down at her armor, closed her eyes slightly and thought carefully about Hongli's ruthlessness towards her over the years. But even so, she couldn't stand it even more. Why could Wei Yanwan, who came so many years later than her, receive such honor and favor from the emperor, but she couldn't!
As soon as she was favored, she would be targeted and plotted against by the six palaces, and the plot actually succeeded. Even though she was vindicated later, she was really sad during those years in the cold palace.
But... the emperor still can't remember her...
Hongli and Wei Yanwan didn't take Qingying's self-pity to heart. The morning glow fell through the clouds into the garden. It had been raining for the past ten days, but it was sunny in the past two days.
It was a spring day with warm moss growing on the stone and mountain pillars. Hongli took Wei Yanwan to change into civilian clothes and asked the guards around them to dress up as ordinary people to protect them. Hongli took her out in a small entourage.
Without all that fanfare, the two of them sat in the carriage together, their lives as leisurely and ordinary as those of an ordinary wealthy couple.
Looking at the street vendors selling various foods, Wei Yanwan asked them about their income, tax rate, whether their family was wealthy, etc. Hongli just looked at Wei Yanwan's kind and generous appearance and followed her all the way.
A street vendor gave them some food for free. Wei Yanwan took it with a smile but said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I still have to pay you the money you deserve."
When those people saw the nobleness in the two men's every move, they knew they were not easy to mess with, but their expressions were frank and clear, so they seemed more sincere.
Wei Yanwan visited the place and found out that people here lived quite well. Although they were not as wealthy as the businessmen, at least they could make ends meet.
Seeing such a prosperous scene, Hongli could not help but sigh: "I have never been here before. Although I do not like the harsh policies of my father, I dare not disobey the emperor's orders to return the fire consumption to the public and to distribute the tax to the land."
He knew all these things. If it weren't for the guidance of his father, it would not be so easy for him to be the emperor now.
At that time, he had just ascended the throne and did not know how difficult it was to be an emperor. Now he has finally experienced the hard work and fatigue of his father.
Although the emperor was indeed outrageous in many things, he actually recognized his father, whom he had misunderstood for a long time, in political affairs.
Wei Yanwan smiled and said, "Yes, it will be fine."
Life will get better day by day, but under such a system, it is far from possible to become a strong country.
Every world has its own standards of existence. Wei Yanwan is trapped here by the rules and can do nothing to improve people's livelihood, so she sighs deeply and feels helpless.
When Hongli and the other man returned, they had some small items in their hands. Wei Yanwan had a jade ornament displayed in the Pearl Pavilion in her hand, and the magnolia hairpin made of white jade on her head was also made of jade.
She bought a jade pendant for Hongli, hung it around his waist and said with a smile: "The son of Liu gave me a jade pendant. The emperor should always wear it."
"Okay, I will never forget it."
No matter what happens in the future, the two of them are still compatible with each other now. Wei Yanwan smiled and held his hand, watching the prosperity of Suzhou.
The two of them found a teahouse and sat down. The tea was tasted before being placed in front of them. As for the food that the vendor had given them before, Wei Yanwan asked the imperial physician to check it and planned to bring it back to Chunchan and Jinzhong.
After all, the two of them have very important identities, so they still need to be careful.
The two of them leaned against the window and looked outside. It was indeed prosperous, but there were always sad things in the unknown places.
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