Ruyi adopts eldest brother
Deep in the palace, a battle for the eldest brother's adoptive mother quietly began.The emperor discovered that his eldest brother was being treated harshly by his servants. He felt pity and decided to find a satisfactory adoptive mother for the prince.The queen, the concubine and Ruyi, the three outstanding figures in the court, all hope to adopt the prince to add glory and security to themselves.
The emperor knew that this matter was important and was unwilling to make his own decision, so he decided to let the eldest brother make the decision himself.This decision undoubtedly added some variables to the battle.In order to attract the eldest brother, the imperial concubine brought out exquisite pastries, but the eldest brother was unmoved. He claimed that he was not hungry, but he had already made up his mind.He chose Ruyi as his adoptive mother, a choice that surprised everyone present.The emperor saw the eldest brother's determination and immediately agreed to his request.
However, the imperial concubine's sense of loss did not dissipate.When she saw that Ruyi got her eldest brother, she was very unwilling and determined to get the prince back.Su Lian, who was beside the queen, reminded the queen that it was possible that Concubine Xian and the eldest brother had colluded a long time ago, which led to what happened today.Concubine Xian wants her mother to be more valuable than her son and covets the position of queen.When the queen heard this, she felt a little vigilant in her heart. She decided to send someone to observe secretly so that she could also get some information.
Ruyi took the eldest brother back to Yanxi Palace and vacated the East Side Hall for the eldest brother to live.Everyone congratulated her one after another, and Ruyi said that she would treat her elder brother like her own son.She knew very well that she and her eldest brother were both lonely people, and they relied on each other like each other to keep each other warm in winter.Eunuch Qin from the Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent many gifts to Yanxi Palace. Now that Ruyi has an elder brother, Eunuch Qin changed his previous attitude and became very respectful.However, Ah Ruo didn't appreciate it and made some sarcastic remarks to Eunuch Qin, so Eunuch Qin had to keep apologizing.
Eunuch Qin brought his eldest brother's wet nurse, Aunt Li, with him.However, when the eldest brother saw Nanny Li, he hurriedly hid behind Ruyi.Ruyi accused her of not taking good care of her eldest brother, and dragged Nanny Li out, beat her with a cane for thirty years, and drove her out of the palace.She told her servants that this was the fate of bullying their master.Eunuch Qin immediately knelt down to plead guilty, while Ah Ruo threw the inferior cloth sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in front of Eunuch Qin, and forced Eunuch Qin to eat the scraps of food sent before.
When the queen heard that Ruyi had punished Nanny Li and Eunuch Qin, she became even more wary of Ruyi.She suffered from the inability to find out the emperor's thoughts, and Jiaguiren reminded her that Wang Qin, the chief eunuch, had taken a fancy to the maids around the queen. If the queen seduced her with her beauty, Wang Qin would definitely be sincere to her.The queen thinks that Su Lian is very stable, considerate and capable, but Jia Guiren says that Su Lian is old now and not as young and beautiful as Lian Xin.All this was heard by Su Lian, and she was grateful to Jia Gui for speaking for her.
Ruyi took great care of her eldest brother and was very touched when she heard her eldest brother call her mother.She coaxed her eldest brother to sleep, and the emperor also quietly came to Yanxi Palace. He saw Ruyi painstakingly choosing clothing materials for his eldest brother, and praised her as a satisfactory mother-in-law.The emperor was grateful to Ruyi for thinking about him, and settled his worries, allowing his biological mother to be granted the title, and the two reconciled as before.
After that, the eldest brother Yonghuang studied hard, and Ruyi was also very concerned about him, and the two got along very harmoniously.However, the fighting in the palace never stopped.Wang Qin was ordered by the emperor to send mint and ginger powder to his second and third elder brothers to prevent heatstroke, but he met the queen in front of the palace gate.Wang Qin quietly told the queen that he was determined to do things for the queen, but he was unable to do anything for her. He said that he had taken a fancy to Lian Xin and asked for the queen's grace.The queen was unwilling at first, but she couldn't refuse in order to win over Wang Qin.The queen mentioned this matter to the emperor, and the emperor reminded the queen that she should first ask Lian Xin's feelings before talking about it.
The next day, when the queen sent her second elder brother to study, she told him to study hard and not to live up to her expectations.The news that the queen wanted to give Wang Qin the lotus heart had spread. When Ruyi heard about it, she realized that the queen wanted to win over Wang Qin and find out the holy intention.Ruyi told Hai Changzai that the emperor saw her hard work in taking care of her eldest brother and wanted to promote her as a noble.At this time, the eldest brother came back from studying and was a little unhappy. It turned out that the second elder brother was praised for his prince-like behavior on the first day he came to study. The eldest brother thought that as the eldest son, he could also become a prince.Ruyi warned him that in the palace, the son is more important than the mother. The second elder brother is the son of the queen, and the eldest elder brother's mother-in-law and herself are only concubines. Naturally, he is not as good as the legitimate son. She tells the eldest elder brother not to say this again in the future.words to avoid causing trouble.
