Chapter 137 The Traitor of Yikun Palace
Chapter 137 The Traitor of Yikun Palace
"Even I can hardly tell the difference between these colors when they are placed alone, let alone you. What's the point of blaming you now?"
Ruyi's eyes were as cold as ice, and the air seemed to freeze. She tried to sort out her thoughts, but she always felt that she had overlooked something.
Fu Cha Lang Ya ordered Lian Xin to send this cloth to the embroidery room.
Logically speaking, Lianxin had already defected to Ruyi and hated the Queen in her heart.
Now in the harem, the only people who can compete with Fucha Langya are the Empress Dowager and Ruyi.
If Lianxin knew about this, there was no way she would not inform Ruyi.
Unless Lian Xin changed her mind, or there was a traitor in Yikun Palace...
Thinking of this, Ruyi suppressed her inner urgency and anger, and ordered in a deep voice, "This dress was taken by Huaping, and Sanbao was asked to put Huaping in solitary confinement.
I will come back to interrogate you after the silkworm ceremony is over.
Rong Pei, the most urgent thing is that you have to go to the laundry department and get back my real court dress as soon as possible.
If I can’t find it, then I can only take the risk and pretend that the baby in my belly is sick to avoid disaster…”
Ruyi had already prepared for the worst.
Although the Silkworm Ceremony was extremely important, her absence would undoubtedly cause a major blow to her reputation, and might even be seen as disrespect and contempt for the royal family.
But this is also a helpless move.
If she was accused of disrespecting the royal family during the Silkworm Ceremony, it would be an irreparable shame with disastrous consequences.
Looking at Rong Pei's hurriedly leaving back, Ruyi's heart was filled with grief and anger.
She took off her armor woodenly and rubbed her forehead gently, trying to calm her inner impatience.
Liuying walked in lightly, holding a cup of hot tea.
Placing the teacup on the table in front of Ruyi, Liuying raised her eyes and asked in confusion, "My dear, I don't understand, is the Queen really so bold?
I heard from Aunt Rong Pei that the Queen gave you this pale yellow cloth in front of the Queen Mother.
If the truth comes out, she can't escape responsibility."
Ruyi sneered coldly, "So, our queen is becoming more and more capable now.
Taking advantage of her recovery from a serious illness, she openly resorted to such tactics.
She thinks that once the truth comes out, with the legitimate son Yongcong in hand, the emperor will not touch her at all. "
This Fu Cha Langya, as soon as she left Changchun Palace, couldn't wait to frame herself.
Ruyi didn't want to touch her so early, but she asked for it, so don't blame Ruyi for fighting back.
Sanbao came in to report that Huaping had been tied up, gagged, and locked up.
Strangely, Huaping did not resist, as if she had anticipated this outcome.
After hearing this, Ruyi snorted coldly, and she understood what was going on in her heart.
He only told Sanbao to take good care of Huaping and not let her commit suicide easily or be assassinated by others.
Rong Pei ran back, sweating profusely, holding a red cloth package in her hands.
She spread the package on the table and said breathlessly, "My dear, the people in the embroidery room refused to admit that they had hidden your court dress at first.
Fortunately, I brought a few strong maids with me. After some effort, I finally found the court robes.
"I have checked it, the color is correct, and it has not been tampered with. Master, please take a look. If there is no problem, I will help you change it as soon as possible."
Ruyi looked through it carefully several times, and then with the help of Rongpei and Liuying, she quickly put on her court dress.
After she had hurriedly taken the sedan chair, she finally got on the carriage smoothly without wasting any time.
When Fucha Langya saw Ruyi getting off the carriage, there was an inexplicable smile on her lips.
But when Ruyi stood together with Hailan, Su Lujun and others, her smile obviously froze.
Damn it, this Ulanara family escaped again.
Fu Cha Langya secretly complained in her heart, her eyes unconsciously glued to Ruyi's unsightly face.
Sensing the malice in Fucha Langya's eyes, Ruyi's eyebrows turned and she met Fucha Langya's eyes.
Ruyi's eyebrows moved slightly, she lowered her eyes and saluted, and no one could find any fault with her.
But just as Fucha Langya snorted coldly and was about to look away, she saw Ruyi raise her eyes, and the tenderness in her eyes disappeared, replaced by naked provocation.
As if mocking her, Fu Cha Langya's little tricks had been discovered by her.
Fucha Langya was about to lose her temper with anger boiling in her heart, but then she saw that Ruyi had turned her head away and started chatting and laughing with other concubines.
Seeing this, Fu Cha Langya couldn't stop herself from getting angry and her body was shaking slightly.
Hai Lan saw Ruyi was the last one to get off the car, and her heart finally settled down.
"Sister, why are you so late today? Are you not feeling well?" Hai Lan asked in a low voice with concern.
Ruyi shook her head. "There were some minor problems with the court dress, but they were all resolved."
Gao Xiyue was a little worried when she saw Ruyi was late. But she was still in the mood to joke with Hailan, which made her a little angry.
She laughed loudly, "Your Highness's belly is really precious. They say a daughter is worth a thousand gold. Could it be that Your Highness's baby is a little princess?"
Gao Xiyue ridiculed Ruyi for being pregnant with a princess who was better than nothing, but Ruyi knew that her guess was correct, so she did not refute it.
She replied softly, "Princess or prince is a gift from heaven. In this case, I will borrow Concubine Hui's good words."
Gao Xiyue felt bored when she saw Ruyi using such a simple sentence to fight back against her with a soft and strong approach. She curled her lips and said no more.
After a long period of busy work, the silkworm ceremony was finally over, and nothing went wrong during the process.
When Ruyi returned to Yiku Palace, she felt her hands and feet were numb.
Rong Pei quickly fetched some water to wipe Ruyi's hands, and Liuying brought the stewed blood swallows to Ruyi.
But Ruyi has no appetite to eat these now.
Sanbao understood and brought the painting screen in. Although his hands and feet were still tied, the rag in the painting screen's mouth had been removed.
But the painting screen was like a puppet, staring blankly at the ground without saying a word.
Ruyi gently stirred the bird's nest in the bowl with a silver spoon and spoke casually, "Huaping, you used to be very eloquent, why are you so silent today?
Don’t you have anything to say to me?”
Huaping lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "I am sorry to my master. I deserve to die."
Rong Pei was furious, and rushed forward and slapped Huaping hard in the face.
Huaping was knocked to the ground, sobbing and gradually starting to cry.
"You and I were the same batch that came here to serve the Lord. Have you forgotten how good the Lord was to us?
The Yikun Palace receives the most silver in festivals and holidays. The master never treats us servants harshly, and always treats us kindly and tolerantly.
Those who benefit from doing good things will be rewarded by their bosses. If they make mistakes occasionally, they will be punished.
But in other palaces, palace maids were often beaten and scolded, and slapping the palms and beating with sticks were common, but the master never used harsh measures against us.
What exactly are you dissatisfied with that you want to help Changchun Palace to frame the master?"
Facing Rong Pei's questioning, Huaping just kept sobbing and couldn't say a word in rebuttal.
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