jdhmnovel Chapter 208 Take action
Chapter 208 Take action
"In the eyes of the Emperor, am I not also a jealous and incompetent person?"
Ruyi looked at the emperor and suddenly felt her mind clear. Seeing him walking towards her step by step without any trace of his former appearance, Ruyi felt disheartened.
Her voice was eerily quiet, yet it was remarkably clear in the empty hall.
Snapped--
A heavy slap landed on Ruyi's face.
Ruyi was caught off guard and was almost knocked to the ground by the powerful force. She staggered back a few steps and held onto the museum shelf beside her to barely steady herself.
When Ruyi came to her senses, her face was burning with pain.
She held her hand to her cheek, her jeweled armor trembling slightly, tears streaming down her cheek, falling to the ground like beads from a broken string.
Looking at the emperor standing in front of her with an indifferent expression, Ruyi was filled with sadness.
She didn't expect that the emperor would actually attack her.
The emperor felt uneasy when she stared at him.
He was so irritated by the queen's words that he subconsciously slapped her.
As the king of a country, he actually beat a woman. The emperor felt so angry that he was confused.
After the slap, his anger subsided, but he felt uneasy in his heart, and a feeling of guilt spread throughout his body.
But he was the emperor, and even if he did something wrong, he would not admit it, and could only continue to speak openly.
"Queen, remember today's lesson. Go back to Yikun Palace and reflect on your mistakes. I will leave the rest of the matter to Noble Concubine Ling. If you dare to speak rudely to me again in the future, it will not be as simple as today..."
The emperor had a blank expression on his face. The guilt he felt after beating someone only appeared for a moment before suddenly disappearing.
He put his hands behind his back and put on his majestic imperial demeanor again.
He felt that he had shown sufficient mercy. Any other emperor would have deposed the empress and taken his anger out on her family long ago. He had only given her a small punishment and warned her against it. He only hoped that she would be more careful with her words and actions in the future.
Ruyi looked extremely disheveled at this moment, her hair all disheveled. The messy hair hung beside her cheeks, but she didn't look charming at all. Her face was filled with shock and resentment.
Ruyi didn't say anything else. Looking at the emperor's indifferent expression, she felt sad.
The two people who loved each other so much at the beginning ended up like this.
She was disheartened and just moved her left cheek slightly which was hurt by the slap. Without saying anything else, she turned around and walked out of the hall with numb hands and feet.
Seeing Ruyi leave, the emperor slumped on the dragon throne.
He looked at the hand that he had just used to angrily slap Ruyi, and his mind was full of Cao Yi's theory of astronomical phenomena.
"The Empress is unlucky with those around her, and is prone to verbal disputes..."
The emperor has always prided himself on being lenient and has only ever assaulted Jin Yuyan and Hai Lan. But today, he was furious with Ruyi.
But Ruyi was right about her hypocrisy and indifference towards him. The emperor was so angry and embarrassed that he attacked Ruyi.
Ruyi was holding on for a long time, but when she left the palace, she became completely distraught.
"Empress, shall I send someone to escort you out?" Seeing the empress walking out in a daze, Jinbao approached her cautiously and spoke to her.
The dispute between the emperor and the empress was truly thrilling for him to listen to.
All the people brought by the Queen were sent to the Ministry of Punishment, so now he could only send someone to send her back.
Seeing the queen in such a miserable state, Jinbao felt very sad.
If the Queen returns like this, she will probably become the target of everyone's criticism in the palace.
Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there has never been a precedent of the empress walking out of the Yangxin Palace with disheveled hair. The emperor must be really angry this time.
Ruyi never cared about what others thought, even as she walked down the palace path in a state of disarray. She ignored the palace maids who were performing formal rituals but making a commotion around her, her mind filled with the emperor's furious expression.
The young man who loved her so much back then has changed after all.
She looked shabby, and many eunuchs and palace maids along the way looked at her strangely. Although they faced the wall and dared not look at her any more, they didn't know how embarrassing it would be if the rumors were spread behind her back.
Looking at the towering palace walls and the square piece of blue sky trapped by the red walls.
Ruyi just felt extremely depressed.
Is she going to be trapped within this small palace wall for the rest of her life?
It was the first time she felt so tired.
"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Empress. Oh, what's wrong with Her Majesty's face? Do you want to summon the imperial physician to take a look?"
A clear and pleasant voice was heard. Although it was pleasant, the words were full of sarcasm.
It was Yan Wan. The orange-yellow Manchu dress she wore made her look elegant and charming.
Anyone who sees this would think that Yan Wan at this moment is more like the Empress Dowager than the gloomy and dejected Ruyi.
On her way back to Yiku Palace, Ruyi passed by Yongshou Palace and ran into Yanwan who was coming out of Yongshou Palace.
Yan Wan was waiting here on purpose for this moment.
Jinbao stepped forward to stop her upon seeing this, "Your Highness, I have been ordered to escort the Empress back to Yikun Palace. Please don't embarrass me..."
He looked embarrassed. The emperor had been in a bad mood recently, so he had to be extra careful when doing his job.
Seeing this, Yan Wan gave him a look, and Chun Chan quickly and quietly handed him a banknote: "Eunuch Jin Bao, my master is just concerned about the Empress. Please be flexible. It's just a few words, the Emperor won't know..."
The emperor is angry now and doesn't want to hear any news about Ruyi.
Jinbao squeezed the banknote in his hand and said with an embarrassed look, "Okay, but it has to be done quickly."
"Don't worry, a few words won't delay your father-in-law's work..."
All the servants were taken away, and only Yu Ruyi and Yanwan were left confronting each other at the gate of Yongshou Palace.
In fact, Ruyi's predicament is difficult but not too difficult.
Considering the affection between her and the emperor over the years, if she played the victim and said that she was ill due to missing him, and apologized to the emperor, the matter would be over.
Even if it's over, the emperor won't do anything to his queen.
But she was stupid and went against the emperor. Now she not only hurt herself, but also implicated the people around her.
"Your Highness, are you satisfied now?"
That slap woke Ruyi up completely.
She knew that someone was behind all this.
As for the person behind this, Ruyi could not think of anyone else except Concubine Ling.
Yan Wan looked innocent: "What did the Queen say? I don't know. Please forgive my ignorance. I can't understand the Queen's teachings."
"Stop pretending. I want to ask you, now that I'm under house arrest and Ling Yunche has been sent to the Ministry of Punishment, are you satisfied? Noble Concubine Ling, if a person even betrays his sincerity, then this life is the most tragic..."
"Empress, sincerity is divided among different people. I am only sincere to the Emperor. Others are just passing by and do not count."
Yan Wan pretended to be deaf and dumb and spoke seriously.
snort!
Ruyi sneered in her heart.
She was too lazy to play along and said directly: "Ling Yunche is now imprisoned. If you really still care about our old friendship, then quickly find a way to rescue him. Don't let me look down on you..."
Haha, Ruyi has been looking down on me for a long time, so why would Yanwan care about her opinion?
Yanwan's eyes were smiling, and her words were full of teasing.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The Ministry of Punishment will torture Ling Yunche but will not let him get seriously injured or die. I will definitely rescue him when I find the opportunity..."
One sentence petrified Ruyi instantly.
She, how could she know this?
Seeing Ruyi's expression cracked, Yan Wan was in a good mood. After a slight bow, she turned around and walked away leisurely, saying as she walked: "Empress, it's windy outside, please go back. I still have to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, so I won't see you off..."
Ruyi just stood there in a daze, staring at Yanwan's departing back.