vstars Chapter 113 Jade Tablet
Chapter 113 Jade Tablet
Prince Dun's wife's eyes dimmed. "Thank you, Your Majesty, but it's not necessary. I want to see Gong Ding's future bedroom, so I'd better go to Shoukang Palace early. I met Concubine Wan once when I was at the Peony Terrace, and I'd like to catch up with her."
Jiang Ruyin saw Prince Dun's wife pinching her palms tightly from the corner of her eye, and said sympathetically, "In that case, then take these snacks. The Empress Dowager has a light taste. Although she won't treat the princess badly, I'm afraid the imperial kitchen doesn't have such a delicate heart."
Watching Prince Dun's wife walk away, Suo Chun leaned in closer and said, "Your Majesty, everyone in the palace knows what happened yesterday."
Jiang Ruyin sighed deeply, "If that's the case, it's all my fault. Come with me to apologize later."
In the afternoon,
Chunxi Hall,
Seeing Zhen Huan's cheerful and cheerful appearance, Prince Dun's wife could hardly keep her smile. "I have some things to do in my house, so I will go back first."
"Jinxi, please send Fu Jin off for me."
"Aunt, please stay." Prince Dun's wife said softly, without noticing Cui Jinxi's slightly meaningful expression.
At the corner of the corridor, Prince Dun's wife couldn't help but cover her mouth and sob. The maid worriedly supported her, "Fujin, this is the palace after all..."
Prince Dun's wife waved her hands and huddled in a corner, sobbing for several times before she regained her composure and grabbed the maid's hand. "We're about to leave the palace, and we should bow and say goodbye to Concubine Fang."
Jiang Ruyin was dressed neatly and was about to go out when she heard Yuan Beishan announce that Prince Dun's wife had arrived again.
"Please come in quickly. Maybe you have some good news to tell me." Jiang Ruyin curled her lips.
Prince Dun's wife looked at Jiang Ruyin in surprise, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Why is Her Majesty dressed so simply? And are You going out?" Prince Dun's wife glanced at the beige velvet-edged waistcoat on Jiang Ruyin.
Jiang Ruyin touched the silver hairpin on her head unnaturally and said, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the concubine. There have been some rumors in the palace recently, and I can't escape the blame. I am about to go to the Yangxin Palace to apologize to the emperor."
Jiang Ruyin's frustrated and sad face overlapped with Zhen Huan's smiling face. Prince Dun's wife clenched her hands, "This is not the Queen's fault. Someone has ulterior motives and is putting the cart before the horse."
Jiang Ruyin stroked her forehead, "What?"
"Nothing..." Prince Dun's wife's eyes became firm, and she took out an object and presented it to Jiang Ruyin: "Your Majesty, please look, this is the jade token from my mother's family."
Jiang Ruyin's eyes warmed up, and she asked in surprise, "Fujin, why are you doing this?"
Prince Dun's wife and her maid supported each other and knelt down. "Your Majesty is kind-hearted. I am deeply grateful. The Queen Mother has no intention of raising Gongding! Please take care of my poor child. She has been weak since she was young and always needs medicine. As long as the Prince Dun Mansion is still there, Your Majesty will be the benefactor of my master. If... if the Prince Dun Mansion is gone, Your Majesty will still be the benefactor of the Hesheli family!"
Jiang Ruyin hurried to help her up, "Fujin, you get up first!"
Prince Dun's wife took Jiang Ruyin's hand and forcefully thrust the jade token into her hand. "Your Majesty! Please consider Gongding's young age and frailty and take care of him!"
Jiang Ruyin hesitated for a moment, then clenched the jade token tightly in her palm. "Well, don't worry, Fu Jin. I don't have a daughter. As soon as I saw Gong Ding, I felt a sense of familiarity. Gong Ding is my biological daughter."
Prince Dun's wife finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled softly, "Having the Queen and Hongxuan as a brother is a blessing for Gongding."
Jiang Ruyin also laughed, "I heard that Fu Jin's son Hongyao was originally named Hongxuan. Later, a traveling monk said that the name didn't match the horoscope, so he changed it. Now it seems it was fate."
The spacious and luxurious sedan chair was thickly cushioned, and the air still stank of the bitter medicinal aroma that was essential for a formal outing. Prince Dun's wife closed her eyes, her hand still seemingly holding the warm hand of a child.
"Fujin, why don't you give the jade token to the princess, Concubine Fang... After all, you can only know a person's face but not his heart!" Yue'er couldn't help but ask after holding it in all the way.
Prince Dun's wife was silent for a long time, then she said with tears in her eyes, "Of course I want to, but the Queen Mother won't even let you stay. If the Queen Mother's people find out, my Gong Ding will be dead!"
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Outside the Yangxin Palace,
Jiang Ruyin lowered her eyes and said softly, "Please tell the eunuch that I am here to apologize."
Su Peisheng was in a dilemma. Not to mention half a month ago, even three days ago, Su Peisheng would have gone in to pass on the message without hesitation. But now, rumors were spreading in the palace again. Judging from what the emperor and Wanpin talked about this afternoon, it was obvious that he was more satisfied with Wanpin and quite dissatisfied with Fangfei.
"It's not that I don't want to, but Concubine Wan is assisting the Emperor in reviewing memorials, and she has instructed that no one should disturb her."
Jiang Ruyin's eyes turned cold, "Eunuch Su, it's the Emperor's decision whether to meet or not, but it's your decision whether to pass it on or not."
Su Peisheng's whole body stiffened suddenly, and he ran away as if someone had seen through his thoughts and told him to go in and report.
Zhen Huan paused, then shook the emperor's hand. "Empress Fang is in charge of palace affairs. It must be something important. I will step aside first."
The emperor's face flashed with dissatisfaction, "No need, let her in."
Jiang Ruyin, dressed in plain clothes, walked in slowly and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." She bowed with her brows lowered and her face slightly furrowed, giving her a bit of the charm of Xi Shi.
The emperor couldn't help but soften his heart, "No need for formalities."
Jiang Ruyin stood up, ignoring Zhen Huan who was leaning over, and said softly, "I have failed to manage the palace properly, and I have come to apologize."
Those watery eyes fell on the emperor, and there was worry between her brows.
"... Wanpin, please go back to the palace." said the emperor.
Zhen Huan opened her mouth, then bowed again, "I'll take my leave."
"Yin'er, what do you want to say?" The emperor looked down at her.
Jiang Ruyin said quietly, "In reply to the emperor, Eunuch Su has already told me that the emperor does not allow anyone to disturb me. However, I came here not because of his advice, but to firstly apologize for my crime and secondly to protect Wanpin's reputation."
The emperor frowned, his eyes slightly cold.
She raised her eyes, her distant mountain-like eyebrows slightly raised, and her bright eyes were stained with tears. "The Empress Dowager's words have enlightened this concubine. The affairs of the six palaces are not just about food, clothing, housing, transportation, food, clothing, and other expenses, but also about the reputation of the emperor and the reputation of the concubines."
She lowered her eyes again, her brows furrowed slightly, revealing a gloomy expression. "There are rumors in the palace again. Now that I think about it, what Sister Hua Fei said about having an iron fist, an iron hand, and a heart of stone is true. I am incapable of doing this, and I beg Your Majesty to choose another sister to take charge of the palace affairs. I have no complaints. Now that things have come to this, I have arrested Xiao Han from the imperial kitchen. According to the palace servants, he heard about Wanpin's affairs while delivering food to the other palaces, and he spread the rumors. I have punished him with ten strokes of the cane according to the palace rules and expelled him from the palace."