Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 109 Let Wanpin take good care of Yongqi ①

Seeing this, Ke Xin felt a little sore in her nose and her eyes turned red immediately. She lowered her head hastily, letting her tears fall into the snow.

Lujun raised her eyelids and glanced at Kexin quietly. She gently stroked her cheek and said softly, "What happened? Who made our Kexin sad again?"

Ke Xin was sad that she had not taken good care of Lujun and caused her to get injured.

She stubbornly wiped away her tears, resisting the urge to complain. She had a sedan chair brought over, then slowly helped Lujun to her feet. Then she complained, "My lady, it's all my fault. I made you twist your ankle accidentally. Why don't you have them send the Twelfth Prince to Xiefang Palace? Your foot injury looks serious. I'll take you back to the palace and call the imperial physician to take a look."

Lujun's eyes flickered as she smiled faintly, "I don't blame you. I was distracted. This place isn't far from Xiefang Palace, and I haven't seen Yongzhang and Yongrong for a long time. Let's stop by and take a look."

As she spoke, she reached out and gently tapped Kexin's forehead, smiling gently, "You, you've been by my side for so long, you really need to change your crybaby habit."

"Okay, I'll take note of it." Ke Xin pursed her lips and responded.

Knowing that Lujun missed the two princes, Kexin did not stop her. After the eunuchs brought the sedan chair to her, she carefully helped Lujun onto it.

From Xiefang Palace came the sound of the princes reading aloud.

I saw two familiar figures sitting at the stone table in the yard drinking tea.

The eunuch gently put down the sedan chair, and Ke Xin reached out to support Lu Jun and walked into Xiefang Palace.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Ruiji and Lanqi.

When the two saw Lujun coming, they both stood up and bowed slightly, saying, "May the Empress Chun be blessed with good health."

"You're welcome, sisters."

Because Lujun had an injury on her foot, Kexin had to help her sit down on a stone bench.

Lan Qi was observant and noticed Lu Jun's abnormality at first glance. She asked with concern, "What's wrong with the queen? Why are you limping?"

"It's okay. The road was slippery due to the snow and I accidentally fell." Lujun said ashamedly.

Upon hearing this, Rui Ji said calmly, "Is there any bone damage? Ke Xin will have to ask the imperial physician to give the queen a thorough examination when she returns."

Ke Xin leaned forward slightly and said, "This servant knows."

"Concubine Mei is so thoughtful." Lujun glanced at Lanqi and Ruiji, then continued, "By the way, why did you all come to Xiefang Palace together today?"

Lan Qi pursed her lips and smiled, "I originally wanted to go see the Emperor this morning, but when I arrived at the Yangxin Palace, I found out that the Emperor had gone to Concubine Ke's palace. I didn't want to disturb him, so I wanted to go back to the palace, but I ran into Concubine Mei on the way. She said she was coming to Xiefang Palace to pick up Yongrong from school, so I thought I would come and see him together..."

At this point, Yihuan's face appeared in Lanqi's mind.

She then sighed, "Just hearing the cheerful voices of the princes reading makes me think of Concubine Shu. It's a pity that the child she gave birth to with all her might died before he was even a year old."

Lujun lowered her eyes and felt sorry for Yihuan.

Rui Ji, on the other hand, seemed to have let it go. She sighed and said in a softer voice, "Perhaps Shu Fei and her son are not destined to be together."

Ruiji's eyes were empty when she said this, and one could even see some tears in them. Perhaps she was thinking of her child who died before she had a chance to see him.

Suddenly, Yongqi in the cradle made a "baby" sound, which brought everyone back to their senses.

Ruiji suddenly looked back.

Seeing the wet nurse holding a child, she had heard rumors long before she came to Xiefang Palace that Ruyi had a miscarriage last night and gave birth to a prince.

Ruiji didn't care.

In the past, she lived for the Queen Mother and to become a favorite concubine and climb to a high position. In the past twenty years, she had many things that were beyond her control. In order to survive, she could only keep trying to please others.

But now it’s different, she has Yongrong.

Although he was not her biological son, she truly treated Yongrong as her own child during the years she took care of him, and this also gave Ruiji hope of survival.

If possible, she hopes Yongrong will live a safe and healthy life.

Out of curiosity, Ruiji lifted her skirt and walked to the wet nurse, wanting to see what Yongqi looked like, but the moment she saw him, the smile on her face slowly faded.

Ruiji's heart skipped a beat and she clenched her fingers.

What did she just see?

Most newborn babies are white and plump. Even Yongcong, who was so weak back then, was not as skinny and dark-skinned as Yongqi in the cradle in front of him.

Is this really the emperor’s dragon seed?

Don’t let it be a bastard brought from somewhere to serve as the royal bloodline.

But Ruiji didn't dare to say these words.

After being tossed around all night, and not knowing whether Ruyi had fed Yongji, Lujun had someone clean up a palace in Xiefang Palace to temporarily house Yongji.

After clearing out of the palace, Lujun let the wet nurse take Yongqi away, and selected a few smart palace maids and eunuchs sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve Yongqi.

"Mother——"

Suddenly, a baby's cry came from behind.

Lujun was delighted, as she recognized Yongrong's voice. When she turned around to hug her little son, she saw him throwing himself into Ruiji's arms, holding a small schoolbag.

The smile on Lujun's lips gradually disappeared, and even her hand, which was frozen in mid-air, fell down weakly.

Looking at Rui Ji and Yong Rong, the loving mother and filial son, she realized that she had really lost Yong Rong.

Also feeling lost was Yongqi who followed him out.

Although both of them had adoptive mothers, Yongqi's adoptive mother's status was several times nobler than Ruiji's, but both of his mothers were under house arrest by his royal father.

And Yongqi was also sent to Xiefang Palace by Hongli.

Yongqi has experienced the ups and downs of life.

He walked forward slowly, bowed and said, "Your son greets Empress Chun, Empress Mei, and Empress Cheng."

Rui Ji raised her eyes, smiled, and said, "I haven't seen Fifth Prince for a long time. He seems to have grown taller."

"Mother, mother..." Yongrong shook Ruiji's hand and said coquettishly, "Mother, my fifth brother has grown taller. What about our son?"

Yongrong looked at Ruiji expectantly.

Rui Ji scratched his nose lovingly and said with a smile, "How come you're even jealous of your fifth brother?"

Yongrong hugged Ruiji's neck, rubbed her shoulders, and said softly, "Mother, I want to eat chestnut cake."

"Okay, mother will take you back right away." After saying that, she took Yongrong's hand, walked to Lujun, and said, "Empress Chun, I will take Yongrong back to the palace first."

Lujun looked at Yongrong, her eyes slightly red, but she had to keep smiling. She touched Yongrong's forehead and said, "Go back."

The moment Ruiji turned around, Yongrong turned back and waved to Lujun, saying, "Goodbye, Queen Chun."

Looking at Yongrong's departing back, the unfamiliar voice of "Empress Chun" made Lujun feel empty in her heart. She felt as if something was flowing out rapidly and could not be stopped no matter what.

"Sister Chun, just cry if you are sad." Lan Qi patted Lujun's shoulder and handed her a handkerchief.