RPAGF Chapter 440 Hongli and Qingying
Chapter 440 Hongli and Qingying
When Ruyi heard that Hongli was coming to see her, a look of joy instantly broke out on her face.
She knew it!
The emperor has not forgotten her!
Her young man is always special to her!
But Jinbao's next words made her freeze, and she almost subconsciously retorted: "What do you mean? Are you saying my room stinks?! Who allowed you to be so presumptuous?!"
Jinbao: “…”
He raised his eyes and glanced at Ruyi.
Just such an ordinary glance made Ruyi doubt herself instantly. She subconsciously took two steps back and couldn't help but sniff, subconsciously smelling to see if she smelled bad.
Jinbao said in a gentle voice: "My words have been passed on. If Miss Xian doesn't care about the emperor's favor, you don't have to punish her."
After he finished speaking, he bowed to Yingpin and said, "Madam Yingpin, Master is still waiting for me to return and give you a reply. I will take my leave now."
Yingpin said politely: "Eunuch Jinbao, please go quickly."
After everyone left, she turned to look at Ruyi: "What are you still doing here? Go back and clean up, put on more powder, look at your face, it's not even as smooth as my grandmother's!"
Say it, then turn around and walk away with disgust.
Ruyi was angry and embarrassed, and hurried to her room: "Rong Pei, hurry up, help me change clothes, wash and dress up... Open all the windows and ventilate the room, so there won't be any bad smells."
Rong Pei responded happily and ran faster than Ruyi.
These two people don't look like they are almost forty years old. Instead, they are as lively and active as young girls.
Nanny Wu glanced at Ling Yunche indifferently and said, "Why don't you go with her? Isn't she the one who loves to ask you if she looks good in her clothes?"
Ling Yunche lowered his head cowardly, without saying a word or standing up, and limped towards the side hall, his back arched high, like a shrimp that could walk upright.
Nanny Wu sneered, and quickly suppressed her inappropriate expression. She respectfully went to the back courtyard of the hall and helped Ruyi to wash and dress.
Ruyi sat in front of the mirror, looking at her mother's face in the mirror, and said carefully: "Mother, you see, I am still favored. The emperor really treats me differently. Can you believe me? Sooner or later, I will avenge our family."
Madam Wu said calmly, "The smell of incense in this room is too strong, the mixture of various smells makes people feel dizzy."
Ruyi almost subconsciously began to sniff and smell, and for a moment she was worried and fidgeted: "Is the smell from before still there? How is it possible? How can I get rid of this smell?! I have washed it so many times! Why doesn't it work?!"
She held up her back three fingers and rubbed her thumbs and index fingers together until they turned red. Then she said with tears in her eyes, "Mother, mother, please help me!"
Nanny Wu's voice was calm but full of malice: "It's useless. You've been soaked in feces and urine for so long, and your bed has been soaked in it for so long, it's already marinated. No matter how much you wash it, it's useless!"
Ruyi burst into tears and shouted in panic, "Mother! Mother, please help me!"
Nanny Wu's eyes trembled, and she coldly pressed her down on the stool and dressed her up: "Go to the living room later, and don't ask the emperor to come into your room and get on your bed."
Ruyi nodded quickly and burst into laughter.
Just as she finished packing, she heard the sound of the emperor arriving from outside.
She hurriedly looked in the mirror again and again, then timidly took two steps outside. When she saw Hongli, her eyes suddenly turned red: "Your Majesty..."
Hongli looked at the woman standing against the door frame and almost didn't recognize her for a moment.
She had lost a lot of weight, and her clothes seemed to be hanging loosely inside her.
He did become much paler, but his paler color was almost bloodless.
She still liked to wear dark clothes, which made her look more and more like an old concubine.
But damn, he really softened his heart.
He walked to the door and held out his hand.
Ruyi's eyes turned red and she immediately held his big hand.
Hongli frowned slightly: "Why are your hands so cold?"
Ruyi forced a smile: "I am not feeling well, it's okay."
Hongli squeezed her hand lovingly and led her into the main hall: "I just met Yingpin, she said you never take your medicine properly."
Ruyi's face froze: "I just think that it's useless to eat more."
Rong Pei suddenly knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty! Please help our young master! During the time you were away, our young master lost a princess, and Concubine Jia also forced her to drink a lot of medicine, Your Majesty! I sent someone to ask, and it was the sterilization soup, Your Majesty!"
Hongli frowned: "How could such a thing happen?"
Just as Ruyi was about to speak, Hongli suddenly asked, "Why are you still alive?"
Rong Pei paused.
Ruyi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated: "Your Majesty, she, she is the only one who truly loves and cares for me!"
Hongli said in a deep voice: "How can she be the only one? Didn't I ask your mother to come to the palace to accompany you?"
Ruyi: “…”
She knelt down and tightly grasped the corner of Hongli's clothes: "Your Majesty, of those who once followed me and never left me, only Rong Pei and Ling Yunche are left."
Hongli frowned again: "Isn't Sanbao here too? You like Li Yu, so I gave Li Yu to you too."
Ruyi was speechless and couldn't find her own voice for a long time.
Hongli looked at her thin and pointed chin, but he couldn't bear to blame her: "Forget it, just consider it as compensation for you. If you like her, ask her to stay."
After a pause, he frowned and said, "Rong Pei... her name is not good. It conflicts with Rongpin. Let's change her name to A Ruo in the future."
Ruyi looked at him in disbelief: "Your Majesty knows that I hate it most when A Ruo plots to murder me!"
Hongli looked into her eyes and said nothing.
Ruyi paused and closed her eyes: "Yes, I obey your command."
Hongli smiled gently: "I knew you were really different from before. If you are good, I will naturally feel sorry for you."
He said softly: "This room is too small, let's move to the side hall."
Ruyi was surprised: "The Emperor wants to..."
Hongli stroked her hair and said, "Your rank cannot be promoted. Who told you to promise the Imperial Noble Consort that if you falsely accuse the Imperial Noble Consort Jia, you will never be promoted again?"
Ruyi's heart was filled with coldness, which spread from her heart to her limbs and made her shiver.
She suddenly realized that Hongli was warning her not to get involved with Concubine Jia anymore, even though Concubine Jia had given her the infertility soup.
She looked at Hongli in front of her and felt that everything she saw was unfamiliar.
Is this still her young man?
Why does it seem like... he has never really felt sorry for her at all?