Ruyi accompanied the emperor on another southern tour to Hangzhou
Deep in the palace, secrets always flow like an undercurrent.Yan Wan, the once glorious queen, is currently experiencing the saddest moment in her life.She was shocked to learn that Ling Yunche was executed by the queen.What made her even more heartbroken was that she lost two young brothers. The fourteenth and sixteenth brothers had a sudden convulsion last night. Even the imperial doctor had no time to summon them, so they died together.The pain of losing a loved one made Yan Wan heartbroken.
At the same time, Hailan came to Yikun Palace, hoping to see Ruyi, but Ruyi insisted not to see her.Ruyi's heart was filled with guilt. She often dreamed of Ling Yunche, remembering that she had caused him harm.Although Rong Pei comforted her and Ling Yunche had been properly buried and worshiped, his departure still made it difficult for Ruyi to let go.
Time flies, two years later, the emperor's mind has been away from the harem for a long time, and he rarely even sets foot in Baoyue Tower.The emperor is about to tour the south. The twelfth prince believes that the relationship between Huang Ama and Huang Eniang is due to his own reasons, so he persuades Ruyi to accompany the emperor on the tour to the south.Under Hailan's persuasion, Ruyi finally agreed to accompany him.
During the southern tour, the emperor and Ruyi recalled the first time they visited Hangzhou.They talked about the plum blossoms in Gushan, Ruyi once liked the scenery there.Xiangjian thought that the name of Gushan was not pleasant. Rong Pei told her that there is a saying in Hangzhou: "A lonely mountain is not alone, but broken bridges continue to break", while Ruyi lamented: "Broken bridges continue to break the heart, but a lonely mountain is not lonely, and the king's heart is lonely".This sentence expresses the emotional changes between Ruyi and the emperor.
Later, Xiangjian came to see the emperor and talked about Ruyi.The emperor is still concerned about Ling Yunzhe's incident, and Xiangjian thinks that Ruyi has been wronged.The emperor angrily rebuked Xiang Jian for being presumptuous, but Xiang Jian bluntly said that if the emperor wanted to hear flattery, there would be kabuki theater from all over the country to coax the emperor.The emperor complained that the women sent from various places were boring, but Yan Wan secretly made up her mind to let Jin Zhong select women to give to the emperor.
At night, Jinzhong took the emperor to a boat, where a woman danced gracefully, mysteriously and charmingly.The next day, Jin Zhong reported back to Yan Wan, saying that the girl Shui Linglong presented by Yan Wan was deeply loved by the emperor.Yan Wan asked Jin Zhong to arrange for a few more people to come in and serve the emperor well.However, all this was overheard by Rong Pei.
While the emperor was watching a play, Yan Wan accompanied the emperor back to rest first, but their conversation was overheard by Rong Pei.The matter of Shui Linglong was so secretive that even Li Yu, who was beside the emperor, did not know about it.Fu Heng, who was in charge of the garrison, discovered some clues. Li Yu asked Fu Heng to conceal the matter.However, the people were talking a lot and it was hard to hide it.
Ruyi once again came to the place where she once bought Tiaotou cake with the emperor, but she could no longer taste the same taste.She learned about the emperor's affair with Shui Linglong from the romantic anecdotes by the West Lake mentioned by the storyteller.Ruyi was very angry, thinking that Yan Wan did not hesitate to charm the emperor and damaged the emperor's reputation.She ordered San Bao to investigate the matter in detail and asked Li Yu who was serving the emperor on the ship.Ruyi became even more angry after learning that Jin Zhong was serving him closely.
At this time, the emperor was sitting on the dragon boat, enjoying the service of many kabuki actors.The next day, the emperor was supposed to have dinner with his concubines, but he failed to arrive.Ruyi stared at Yanwan and accused her of lying.The emperor came to the banquet, and Ruyi alluded to the emperor's enjoyment of kabuki all night long, which made the emperor very unhappy.The emperor ordered Li Yu to bring some cakes to Ruyi. When Ruyi saw that the cakes were sticky to his teeth, he knew that the emperor wanted him to talk less.
Ruyi called Yanwan into the room and accused her of dedicating the brothel girl to the emperor.She asked Sanbao to lock up Concubine Zhuang and wait for the emperor's decision.Concubine Zhuang was unconvinced and kept claiming that she was the concubine personally designated by the emperor. Ruyi did not show any weakness and repeatedly declared that she was the queen personally designated by the emperor.
