Rong Pei enters Yikun Palace
Deep in the palace, an emperor was lamenting his reign.Since he ascended the throne, he has been diligent and caring for the people, but fate does not seem to favor him.His sons, the princes whom he loved deeply, died one after another, and he had to endure the sadness of white-haired people sending black-haired people away.He looked at the children he had raised with heartache, but could not bear their unfilial piety.He told Ruyi that it was a royal taboo for a prince to seize power. He reprimanded those unfilial children, but he still loved them.
Ruyi knew the emperor's pain well, and she comforted him, telling him that if Yonghuang knew the emperor's thoughts, he would definitely feel comforted.She mentioned that Yonghuang never forgot about Concubine Zhemin before his death, and told her that it was Concubine Jia who said that Concubine Zhemin and the second princess were killed by Empress Xiaoxian.The emperor was deeply shocked by Ruyi's words. He remembered that Queen Xiaoxian insisted before her death that she had not harmed Concubine Zhemin. He thought that his suspicion might have harmed Yonghuang as well.
The emperor confessed his feelings to Ruyi. He said that although he was among thousands of people, his loneliness made him deeply painful.He told Ruyi that he always wanted her to be the queen because he thought Ruyi was the one he really chose.Ruyi was moved by the emperor's true feelings, she agreed to him, and the two hugged each other tightly.
When the news spread, everyone in the palace treated Ruyi with great respect.On the road, Ruyi saw a group of maids newly broadcast from the Old Summer Palace by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Among them, a maid named Rong Pei caught her attention.When Ruyi saw Rong Pei loudly accusing Eunuch Zhao of being unfair, she immediately stepped forward to stop him and expressed her appreciation for Rong Pei's straightforwardness.She asked Rong Pei to come to Yikun Palace as an errand, and Hailan also helped prepare for the ceremony.
On the day before the ceremony of establishing the queen, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent colorful satin for the queen's front and back tailoring, but Rong Pei stopped it.She told Ruyi that the eldest brother had been mourned for less than a hundred days, so these bright satins were not suitable for entering the palace.Ruyi also agreed with Rong Pei and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send some plain satin.After Eunuch Qin left, Ruyi expressed appreciation for Rong Pei's attentiveness and asked her to take Xingxin's position from now on and be the aunt in charge of Yikun Palace.
However, the emperor's rebuke to Yongzhang caused controversy.The fifth elder brother defended Yongzhang, thinking that he often stopped explaining just to let himself and his sixth brother understand better.After hearing this, the emperor no longer criticized Yongzhang, but asked him to read more of the Classic of Filial Piety and understand a little about the etiquette of filial piety and brotherhood.
Ruyi met Concubine Chun outside the palace, and the two returned to the palace together.Concubine Chun has now worshiped Buddha and recited sutras. Ruyi believed that she was instigated because she loved her son so much.Concubine Chun expressed her gratitude to Ruyi because she knew that Ruyi would not be partial to any prince.
The Queen Mother expressed concern about Ruyi's canonization. She believed that Ruyi's posthumous position was not earned by herself, but was given to her by the emperor.Ruyi told the Queen Mother that she didn't care about her position, she just wanted to be the emperor's wife.However, the queen mother reminded her that the emperor was the emperor and could never be a husband. Even the queen was just a slave around the emperor.
Finally, the emperor announced to the portrait of the late empress that he had decided to make Ruyi his queen.Jingse also rushed back to the capital, and father and son finally met again.Jingse reminded Ruyi that she had no family background and children, so she might be dissatisfied with the concubine.But the emperor believed that it was precisely because Ruyi had no family background that she would not spend her whole life planning like the previous empress.
The next day, Ruyi was named the Queen of the Central Palace, and she led everyone to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Under the attention of millions of people, she walked towards the emperor. The two looked at each other and smiled, and the emperor also extended his hand to Ruyi.Everyone saluted the emperor and queen one after another to celebrate the birth of the new queen.
