si-mexico Chapter 42: It is better to say that it is better to lose your life
Chapter 42: It is better to say that it is better to lose your life
"Yes. The commotion in Changchun Palace has spread to Yonghe Palace and Yongshou Palace. Why is there no commotion in front of the Emperor?"
"Who was on duty before the Emperor yesterday?"
Jin Yuyan's sharp eyes swept over the people serving around the emperor and fell on Li Yu.
"So it's you. You are different from others."
"You got up early in the morning and rushed to pick up Concubine Xian. It took you a long time to come here. And you were the first one to pick up Concubine Xian when she was released from house arrest yesterday."
"The Emperor loves Concubine Xian, so it's not wrong for you to do your job like this."
Li Yu was so frightened that he knelt down and apologized.
Before Li Yu could speak, Yan Wan said:
"Don't be angry, Concubine Jia. Li Yu is a servant in the imperial court. I think everything Li Yu does is what the emperor wants. The emperor has not seen Concubine Xian for three months and he must be missing her.
The Fifth Prince's fever was beyond human control. The imperial doctors tried their best to treat him, and I'm afraid the same result would have occurred if the Emperor had come last night."
Yanwan glanced and saw the emperor's frown.
It was not the emperor's order for Li Yu to pick up Ruyi, and it was not the emperor's order for Li Yu to conceal the news of Yongqi's fever.
But how could the emperor really admit in front of Ruyi that he hadn't thought about Ruyi or cared about her for three months?
I had no choice but to do what Yan Wan said.
"Yes, Concubine Jia. Yongqi's illness is severe and it is indeed a pediatric disease. I am very sad, but the fault should not be placed on Concubine Xian."
Jin Yuyan was not very happy. She knew the emperor's thoughts very well, but she couldn't tell him. She sat there angrily.
Yan Wan was glad that now that the emperor had spoken, Yongqi's illness would no longer arouse suspicion.
Yan Wan silently glanced at Li Yu, who was sweating profusely.
Li Yu was in such a difficult situation, and he was suffering for Ruyi, but Ruyi seemed to know nothing. She sat upright, not saying a word or moving.
There was even a hint of pride in her eyes, showing that she was pleased with the special relationship between the emperor and her.
Yan Wan leaned back gently. Ruyi has always been like this. In her eyes, everyone's efforts are their due. She never looks at what others are carrying behind them.
Yanwan congratulated Li Yu in her heart for following a good master, and her heart believed that his good days were yet to come.
Just as Yan Wan was thinking, Shupin came in from outside.
Yanwan hurried to help Shupin.
"Is Concubine Shu okay now? He Xi..."
Yan Wan said halfway, then felt something was wrong and stopped talking, but it was too late. Jin Yuyan asked Yan Wan in confusion.
"What happened to He Xi?"
Faced with Jin Yuyan's questioning, Yanwan did not dare to answer and looked at Ruyi with a tentative look.
There was a flash of displeasure in Ruyi's eyes, and she pouted and scolded.
"Your Excellency, just say whatever you want to say. What do you mean by deliberately looking at me?"
"You just want to say that the person next to me accidentally bumped into He Xi and killed her. I have already said it, and I will punish him when I return.
You won't show off unless you make a scene in front of the emperor, right?"
"Just now you deliberately said something about someone serving in the imperial court. The person serving in the imperial court is Li Yu."
"Li Yu treated me better, so you became jealous and wanted to find fault with Li Yu."
Ruyi expressed all her dissatisfaction and speculations about Yanwan.
"What? He Xi died and Concubine Xian said it was just an accident and only brought her back to the palace to be reprimanded?"
“Then I don’t understand, He Xi’s life is not a life.
Why is Concubine Xian willing to cause trouble in front of me again and again just for a guard like Ling Yunche?
His life is at stake.”
Jin Yuyan's expression turned from shock to ridicule on the spot.
Ruyi's words were stuck in her mouth. She didn't know how to refute. She just stared at Jin Yuyan blankly.
Jin Yuyan was too lazy to look at Ruyi, so she turned to look at Shupin and said:
"Shupin, you always hate people like us. I thought you were just pretending to be noble, but now it seems that you are truly noble."
"The death of one's own maid is as easy as the death of a thing."
Jin Yuyan's ability to curse was not inferior at all, and the more Yan Wan listened, the more she wanted to listen.
"Empress Jia, I was there to see what happened. It was indeed an accident."
"Empress Xian and Concubine Shu have already properly arranged He Xi's funeral. I was talking nonsense. We came to Changchun Palace to see Yong Qi."
"Oh. You remember that you came to see Yongqi."
"Does Concubine Xian still remember?"
"I'm afraid Concubine Xian has long forgotten that she came to see Yongqi. One moment she's talking about Li Yu, the next she's talking about the eunuch who killed someone, and the next she's talking about Ling Yunche.
How can I have time to see the Fifth Prince?"
"The Fifth Prince is not her biological son anyway."
After Jin Yuyan finished the call, Yanwan felt relieved.
Jin Yuyan is a nasty person, but Yanwan really likes her mouth. It would be a pity if she didn't make good use of it to scold Ruyi.
Ruyi was almost doubting her life after being scolded by Jin Yuyan.
The emperor listened for a long time. He couldn't blame Ruyi, nor could he stop Jin Yuyan from speaking, so he just watched quietly. When he met Ruyi's eyes that wanted him to support her, the emperor drank tea by himself.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yu is here."
When the emperor was about to collapse, Jinzhong finally invited Hailan over.
Hailan hurried in, not paying any attention to the emperor sitting on the top or the people accompanying him.
He went up and held Ruyi's hand.
"Sister, how is Yongqi?"
"They all said Yongqi couldn't speak anymore, but I don't believe it. Sister, I don't believe anything they said. I only believe you."
Wei Yanwan rolled her eyes to the sky.
Yongqi is Hailan's son. When Hailan came, she didn't go to see her son first. Instead, she ran to Ruyi and held her hand to ask Ruyi how her son was.
"Empress Yu. Empress Xian has only been here for a while and hasn't seen the Fifth Prince yet."
Ruyi was unhappy that Wei Yanwan spoke before her again.
"Hai Lan, don't worry. I really haven't seen Yong Qi yet. It's just right that you're here. Let's go and take a look together."
"Yongqi is a good kid. He will be fine."
"Even if it's like they said, and I really can't talk anymore, that's okay. Not being able to talk is better than losing my life."
Ruyi pulled Hailan to the side hall. However, Hailan seemed to be really shocked by what Ruyi said. She hesitated.
The people following the two of them didn't dare to speak.
What Ruyi said was really crazy. She could comfort her good sister. It didn't matter if her son was dumb, he was still alive.
Yanwan followed in the crowd. Jinzhong came up to Yanwan without knowing when.
He whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"You deliberately blocked the news about Yangxin Palace last night."
Jinzhong looked up at Li Yu who was walking in front of him.
"Master, he..."
Yanwan walked at the back and looked around to see that there was no one around.
"If he doesn't fall, how can you take over?"
"I promised you."
Jinzhong stopped and took a step back.
"I know you love me."