Ruyi remembers her old friend and passed away peacefully
In the splendor of the palace, Queen Ruyi was alone on the tower overlooking the endless palace, her heart filled with memories of the past.The emperor led the concubines to Mulan Qiuyi, but Ruyi chose to stay in the palace. This decision gave her more time to recall her life.
Ruyi and Rong Pei walked together in the palace and came to a place where they had laughed when they were young.Ruyi walked up to the tower alone and asked Rong Pei to wait below.She stood on the tower and looked into the distance. Those endless palaces reminded her of her life.
At night, Ruyi sat in the courtyard and invited Rong Pei to sit down and drink tea with her.Although Rong Pei repeatedly complained that this was against the rules, Ruyi insisted that she sit down.Ruyi recalled the first time she met Rong Pei on the long street. At that time, Rong Pei was still a helpless little girl, and Ruyi's kindness made her as lucky as she is now.Ruyi said with emotion that she was lucky to have Rong Pei.
Ruyi began to recall many things in the palace. She remembered that when she first met her aunt, she was shocked by the red walls and green tiles in the palace.She remembered that when she first met Hongli, it was because he immediately stepped out of the wall, and Hongli also promised on the wall that he would always make her feel at ease.She remembered the way Hongli looked at her on the first day she married into the palace, and the emperor's reliance and trust in her when she became the middle palace.Ruyi keeps these memories in her heart one by one.
However, Ruyi also lamented that she thought of many people from time to time these days, including her aunt, A Ruo, Xi Yue and others, and even Yan Wan.She deeply felt that the endless battles in the palace were boring, and she had sacrificed so many lives for the sake of favor and her relatives.It would be great if both Yonghuang and Yongqi were well, and Jingsi and Yongjing had grown up.Ruyi asked Rong Pei, if all this had not happened, what would the emperor's concubines look like now?The people he drinks tea with and talks to may be them, and maybe the emperor.
Ruyi and Rong Pei tasted tea together. Ruyi said that the tea was weak and asked Rong Pei to get a new one.Ruyi stayed alone in the courtyard, looking at the green plums that the emperor had given her, and passed away peacefully.The next day, the emperor learned in Mulan Paddock that Ruyi had passed away and Rong Pei had also died. The emperor now learned that Ruyi had been seriously ill for a long time.
The emperor returned to the palace and felt extremely painful when he saw the paintings of the two destroyed by Ruyi.He recalled the time he had spent with Ruyi, those laughters and sweet moments, all of which had turned into the alienation he felt now.The emperor burst into tears. He could not accept the fact that Ruyi had left.
The emperor ordered Li Yu to decree that Ruyi's funeral ceremony should be performed according to the etiquette of an imperial concubine, and all traces of her in the palace should be erased.The Queen Mother met the emperor and asked him why he handled Ruyi's death in this way. The emperor said that it was not that he was determined to abolish the queen, but that Ruyi no longer wanted to be his queen.The Queen Mother knew that the Emperor wanted to give Ruyi some freedom, so she said no more.
Nine years later, the emperor was in the Plum Wu of Yangxin Hall, staring blankly at the green plums left by Ruyi.He felt relieved but also uneasy. He lamented that in his life, he had lost most of his family ties and love, and he was just an orphan between heaven and earth.
In the fourth year of Jiaqing, Qianlong was already old.He ordered people to find the box containing Ruyi's broken hair, cut off his own white hair, and send it together with Ruyi's broken hair.Soon, the young eunuch who was serving found that the green plum blossoms in the palace had sprouted new leaves. Just when he was about to tell the emperor, he found that the emperor had passed away and he was still holding the brocade box containing the hair of the two people.
