Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 137: Rong Pei Majesty

Zhao Jiuxiao reached out and took Lan Cui's hand.

Then he put the back of her hand on his lips and kissed her gently. Lan Cui, who was originally crying because of parting with Yan Wan, lowered her head shyly at this moment.

"Look, the bride is shy." The matchmaker shouted from behind Yanwan.

Zhao Jiuxiao raised his eyes, his dark pupils gleaming brighter than the stars in the sky. His thin lips curled up slightly, a faint smile hinting at his affection. He cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Lan Cui is my beloved. I will do my utmost to love and protect her, and will never let her suffer even the slightest injustice."

Yanwan never doubted Zhao Jiuxiao's true feelings for Lan Cui.

At the matchmaker's urging, Yan Wan took the veil from the dresser and placed it on Lan Cui's head. After all, Lan Cui wasn't a princess or a lady-in-waiting, so Hongli's decision to allow a palace maid to marry out of the palace was already a special favor. Zhao Jiuxiao didn't dare allow the bridal sedan into the palace, so they had to walk to Taihe Gate.

Lan Qi accompanied him all the way.

After passing Taihemen Gate and seeing the wedding procession about to leave Taihemen Square, Lan Cui suddenly stopped, let go of Zhao Jiuxiao's hand, and lifted her veil.

Yan Wan was shocked and said hurriedly: "Lan Cui, what are you doing? It's unlucky..."

But Lan Cui didn't care. With tears in her eyes, she took Lan Qi and Yan Wan's hands and said with a sob, "I am deeply grateful for the care you two masters have given me. I have nothing to repay you with. Please accept my greetings, masters."

Having said that, Lan Cui knelt down.

Yan Wan wanted to reach out and help Lan Cui up, but Lan Qi stopped her, "Since this is Lan Cui's heart, Yan Wan, don't stop her."

After Lan Qi finished speaking, she smiled calmly at Yan Wan.

Yanwan let go of Lan Cui's arm and accepted her kowtow. The pearls and jade intertwined with each other, making a tinkling sound.

Lan Cui left after all.

Yan Wan stood in Taihemen Square for a long time in her court dress. Lan Qi knew she was reluctant to leave, but she could only pat her shoulder and comfort her, "It's windy outside, go back."

Yanwan raised her chin slightly, picked up a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, then followed Lanqi towards Yongshou Palace, but her head glanced in the direction where Lan Cui left as if uncontrollably.

The sound of suona when the sedan chair was lifted outside the palace gate reached Yiku Palace.

Three months had passed since she last saw Hongli. Ruyi lay on a broken recliner in the courtyard, her silk and satin clothes replaced with coarse linen. Her eyes were numb as she stared at the birds flying around in the sky.

She never thought that one day she would end up like her aunt. Although the emperor did not depose the empress, it was not difficult to see from the items sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs that Ruyi had fallen out of favor and she was no longer Hongli's favorite woman.

Hongli would not come to take her out. Her fate was the same as Hailan's in the Yanxi Palace. The only difference was that Hailan had Yongqi, while her Yongqi was sent to the Old Summer Palace. Such a young child, without his biological parents by his side, did not know what life was like there. Was he being bullied?

The constant sound of suona in her ears made Ruyi upset.

She covered her ears, her features becoming grim with pain, and she yelled, "What's that noise outside? It's so loud, Rong Pei... Rong Pei... You lowly slave, where have you been..."

At this moment, Ling Yunche was standing not far from Ruyi with a plate of melon seeds. When he was hesitating whether to give the melon seeds to Ruyi, Rong Pei came out.

She got angry when she saw Ling Yunche's cowardly look.

No matter what, Ling Yunche was her husband in name only. He actually wanted to leave the good things for outsiders to eat, and that person was the one who often bullied and beat his wife.

Rong Pei felt angry when she thought of her experiences during this period. She rolled up her sleeves, revealing the bright red scars on her arms. She reached out, grabbed Ling Yunche's ear, and dragged him to the backyard. Ling Yunche didn't dare to resist. He could only protect the melon seeds in his hand and let Rong Pei drag him away.

Ling Yunche said nothing.

Rong Pei instantly got angry. She didn't want to stay like this for a moment. If she had known earlier, she might as well have gone to the laundry department. That way, her legs wouldn't have been damaged, and she wouldn't have been forced by the emperor to marry a dead eunuch, and she wouldn't have to be confined to this remote place with Ruyi.

Years of youth were wasted in vain.

There are no normal people in Yikun Palace.

A violent master, a cowardly husband, and a wronged and suffering woman.

Rong Pei really couldn't stand it anymore.

Today she is going crazy for a plate of melon seeds.

She snatched the melon seeds from Ling Yunche's hand and threw them to the ground. Even then, she still felt unsatisfied. She stomped on the melon seeds like crazy, crushing them and saying confidently, "I let you eat them, so I let you flirt with me in front of me, so I let you hit me, bitch... bitch... bitch..."

"Rong Pei?"

Ling Yunche felt distressed, but he wasn't distressed for Rong Pei. Instead, he felt distressed for the melon seeds at Rong Pei's feet. Those were the snacks he had asked Zhao Jiuxiao to bring in for Ruyi. But now they were all ruined.

He stamped his feet anxiously and pushed Rong Pei's body away like a madman.

Rong Pei was knocked to the ground by Ling Yunche, and her head accidentally hit the table, and blood immediately flowed out.

Ling Yunche was terrified and didn't care about the crushed melon seeds. He reached out and covered the wound on Rong Pei's head, "Rong Pei, are you okay?"

Rong Pei didn't appreciate his kindness. She put her arms around Ling Yunche's neck and pressed him to the ground, slapping him on the face again and again. After a while, Ling Yunche's face was scratched with bloody marks.

Ever since Ruyi fell out of favor, she no longer pretended to be a virtuous queen.

At first, she just took out her anger on Ling Yunche, thinking that Ling Yunche had hurt her. But ever since Hongli inexplicably decreed that she and Ling Yunche must get married, Ruyi no longer even liked Rong Pei, and would often take it out on her, using scalding water, heavy teacups, sharp canes, whatever she picked up to hit Rong Pei. In just a few days, she had countless wounds on her body, but Ling Yunche seemed to be blind. She secretly ran back to her room to cry, and Ling Yunche would only comfort her, "The Queen is in a bad mood, and she lost the twelfth prince. Don't take it to heart."

It’s really strange. Ruyi’s suffering was not caused by Rong Pei. Why should she be tortured by her?

Ling Yunche didn't dare to fight back and had to cover his face with his hands.

Ruyi couldn't find anyone, so she followed him to the backyard.

Seeing Ling Yunche being pinned to the ground and beaten by Rong Pei, she yelled, "What are you doing? Are you treating me like I don't exist?"

Only after hearing Ruyi's roar did Rong Pei stop.

Ruyi stepped forward to teach Rong Pei a lesson.

But from now on, Rong Pei was no longer the submissive palace maid. She grabbed Ruyi's hand and slapped her left and right in the face. Only two "bang bang" sounds were heard in the air.

Ruyi stood there for a long time before she came to her senses.

"You...you dare to hit me?"