"How kind was His Highness to me at that time? Except for the two old maids who he used to teach him about ethics in the palace, there was no one who could warm his bed."
Han Ruyi said quietly, "He told me that he was in poor health and had always been strict about drinking and sex."
"Besides, since he got engaged to me, he sent those two old maids out of the palace. How clean is this palace!"
"The first year I entered the palace, he slept in my room every night."
"Even if I was menstruating sometimes, he would never ask for a maid to serve me. He would just rest on the couch outside and talk to me through a curtain at night to relieve his fatigue."
"At that time, I was living in honey every day. I felt like I was really the best married woman among the ladies in the capital!"
"In the past, when I was about to get married, I often competed openly and secretly with Princess Bingqing of Prince Nan's family."
"When Princess Bingqing married the second prince Qi Xingchen as the house-filling wife, I really despised her in my heart,"
"Second Prince Qi Xingchen's original principal concubine died of illness, leaving behind a pair of children. There are also two concubines in the palace, and several aunts share the same room."
"The second prince is a laid-back prince with the most children in the palace. I once wanted to watch Princess Bingqing's drama and see how difficult it was for her stepmother,"
"I was once glad that I didn't have these troubles and eye-catching things, but now, several years have passed,"
"Princess Bingqing has secured her position as the second prince's concubine, and has given birth to two little grandsons. She respects the second prince as a guest,"
"And what about me? My only daughter died of smallpox when she was less than half a year old. My queen's aunt died of illness. My grandmaster's grandpa passed away soon after his white hair was passed away."
"From that time on, His Highness began to gradually neglect me."
"I got pregnant again last year. When I was six months old, I went to the palace to congratulate my father on the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"I accidentally fell and the child slipped."
"Those annoying censors joined me and accused me of being disrespectful in front of the palace. They said that the daughter of the Grand Master was incompetent and that the eldest prince's husband was weak."
"My father cared about my aunt's old relationship and kept those things aside. But since then, His Highness has become more and more unfavorable to me."
"It's a kindness to be able to rest in my room for one night a month, especially in the past year, his health has gradually improved,"
"Someone wanted to please him and gave him Zi Yan, the number one courtesan in the capital. Ever since Zi Yan entered the palace, His Highness has been doting on her alone."
"He doesn't want Yu Shi Shen to be exposed to the rain and dew evenly, so he comes to my house symbolically a few times a month,"
"But every time I just sit down and leave. Even if I take a break, I won't do the husband-and-wife rituals with me."
"As a result, I have been entering the palace for several years, but I still have nowhere to go. Every time I go to the royal banquet,"
"The second princess, the former Princess Bingqing would always use words to attack me, and the concubines in the palace who relied on their seniority and father's favor would also use their words to attack me. I really feel bad about it. enough!"
As Han Ruyi said this, the violent anger in his chest rose again, and he punched the soft embroidered pillow beside him with his fist.
The pattern of mandarin ducks crossing their necks on the embroidered pillow is so dazzling and ironic at this time!
Grandma Chen packed her things and came to the bedside.
Looking at the young lady she had raised by herself, Grandma Chen ignored the gap between master and servant and leaned down to hug Han Ruyi gently in her arms.
Han Ruyi was startled for a moment, then reached out and hugged Grandma Chen.
Being held by her quietly like when I was a child...
"Mommy, why is my majestic daughter-in-law of the Grand Master's Mansion, niece of the late Queen, and once the most talented woman in the capital, so miserable today?"
Han Ruyi murmured, her eyes a little distracted.
Grandma Chen gently patted Han Ruyi's back and whispered: "It will be fine, everything will be fine. You are the legitimate daughter of a famous family, you must learn to be patient and patient!"
"Mommy, I still say the same thing, playthings are playthings after all, no matter how His Highness dotes on Zi Yan to the sky at this moment,"
"For a courtesan of humble origin, she is never qualified to become a royal wife,"
"Even my aunt is not worthy of her. She will be nothing more than a bed warmer until she dies!"
…
While Han Ruyi and Nanny Chen were relying on each other and cheering each other on in times of trouble, the eldest prince Qi Xingming was really busy.
However, their master and servant really misunderstood Qi Xingming tonight. He was not busy having fun with Zi Yan, but busy reading a secret letter.
"Snapped!"
Qi Xingming slapped the secret letter on the table and raised his head, his eyes burning.
"His Highness looks good. I wonder if there is anything happy about this letter?"
The speaker was a middle-aged man with fair face and slight beard sitting below Qi Xingming.
Upon hearing this, Qi Xingming cast his gaze on the man, his eyes faintly flashing with excitement.
"Mr. Fu, this letter comes from Helanzhou. It is the best news I have heard in the past six months!" Qi Xingming said.
Mr. Fu raised his eyebrows and said, "I would like to hear the details."
Qi Xingming said: "According to the report of the spies placed by my king, my father personally went to Helanzhou to relieve the disaster and quell the chaos."
"Luo Fengtang and Mu Zichuan, both civil and military, act as my father's right-hand man."
"In the confrontation with the rebels, Luo Fengtang fought seven battles and won seven victories. He was extremely brave and suppressed rebellions in many places in Helanzhou."
"And Muzichuan also effectively pacified local disasters and plagues..."
Hearing this, Mr. Fu's eyes showed a bit of surprise.
The above does not seem to be enough to make His Highness so excited, right?
Mr. Fu smiled slightly and did not intend to talk to Xingming, but continued to listen patiently.
Sure enough, Qi Xingming changed the topic and said: "My father is really too anxious to show that he loves the people like a son. Not only did he issue an edict to offend himself, he even issued an edict to eat locusts alive in order to apologize to the people in the disaster area. .”
"Eating locusts alive?" Mr. Fu's expression changed slightly.
"That thing, I heard it is fried and then supplemented with various expensive seasonings, can barely be regarded as a delicate snack." Mr. Fu shook his head and said.
"But Your Majesty actually eats it raw? The taste... is really a bit strong! Hahaha..."
Qi Xingming's lips curved into a sneer, and he waved his hands and said, "The point is not the way to eat it, the point is..."
"My father was poisoned after swallowing the raw locust!"
"ah?"
Mr. Fu stood up from his stool in shock, his eyes widened and his breathing quickened.
"Your Highness, are you serious about this?" he asked tremblingly.
Qi Xingming raised the letter in his hand and said, "It's absolutely true!"
"My father was poisoned seven days ago. According to a letter from a secret agent, the locusts were presented by General Luo Fengtang."
"After my father swallowed it alive, he felt dizzy after just one bowl of tea."
"All the imperial doctors who were brought here were ordered into my father's camp. These imperial doctors stayed in the camp for three full days and did not come out."
"And in the past three days, there has been no news about my father in the camp. However, there is no wall that is airtight in the world, and paper cannot contain fire."
"My people bribed the people guarding the camp and got the unprecedented news that my father died that night after being poisoned!"
"In order to ensure the accuracy of the news, the spies I sent spent another two days and finally managed to sneak into the camp where my father was staying. They saw with their own eyes my father's dragon body. There was no breath at all, and the corners of his lips were blue. Even if it was Hua Hua, Even Tuo’s reincarnation is helpless!”
