In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 128 Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace – Gao Xiyue 28

In the Changchun Palace late at night, Langya had washed up and was about to go to sleep, but she heard a palace servant come to report that someone came to her at night and said that he had a secret medicine for Yonglian's death. It was about Yonglian's death, so even if Langya was already asleep, she would get up to listen. Moreover, Langya had just washed up and was not asleep yet, so she decisively let the person in.

"You said that my Yonglian was not killed by the negligence of the palace servants, but by your master?"

"My Yonglian!" When Langya first heard the news, she was in great grief. She had finally come to accept the fact that Yonglian died in an accident. Now she suddenly knew that Yonglian's death was not an accident but man-made. Hatred towards Ruyi surged in Langya's heart, but her rationality had not disappeared.

Langya looked at Ah Ruo kneeling in front of her with red eyes, her expression showing both hatred and confusion: "I remember that you were Ruyi's maidservant who came with her as a dowry, and you grew up with her. Why did you betray your master and tell me this?"

Langya had no doubt that Ruyi had killed Yonglian. Just as she had always been wary of Ruyi, hated her so much and wished she would die, Langya could sense that Ruyi hated her just as much.

What she couldn't understand was why A'ruo came to her to tell her all this. It was clear that A'ruo had been on Ruyi's side and had been mocking her for the past decade. Why would she suddenly betray her and tell on her?

Although Langya wanted to find out the truth of the matter, she was also afraid that there might be some other conspiracy behind it. After calming down, Langya waited for A Ruo's explanation. If she found anything wrong, she would go directly to the Queen Mother and ask her to force the Emperor to investigate!

A Ruo knew that she had no reason to speak up, and it would be hard for people to trust her even if she went to the Queen, so she confessed her desire to be a concubine: "Queen, my father is now the magistrate of Huaiyin, and I am a daughter of an official family, but I am still working as a maid."

"I am unwilling to accept this. Lady Xian is unwilling to find a good future for me, so I have to find one on my own."

"I have evidence that Concubine Xian harmed the prince. As long as the queen agrees to let me become the emperor's concubine, I will give the evidence to you!"

When A'ruo was speaking, Langya kept paying attention to her expression. After making sure that what A'ruo said was true, she pondered for a long time and finally agreed to A'ruo's request. She discussed with A'ruo that the Queen would expose Ruyi to the Emperor, and then A'ruo must come out as a witness to testify against Ruyi.

A'ruo was willing to do anything to become a concubine, so what was the big deal about just testifying against Ruyi? She nodded and agreed immediately. Not long after, A'ruo left. Langya sat on the bed for a long time without falling asleep. Hatred and worry towards Ruyi kept brewing in her heart. She was worried that the emperor would protect Ruyi.

"Sure enough, it won't work just to expose the matter to the emperor. We still have to rely on the empress dowager." In the end, Langya decided to expose the matter when paying her respects to the empress dowager. With the help of the empress dowager, even if the emperor really wanted to cover up Ruyi, he would not be able to do so. There were other concubines present when paying their respects, and everyone could help to examine and approve Ruyi together.

The Queen's plan to expose the truth went smoothly. It was the first day of the new year, and all the concubines gathered in the Cining Palace under the leadership of the Queen. As a noble concubine, Xiyue was also present. After paying her respects to the Queen Mother, the Queen refused to stand up. "Madam, I recently discovered that Yonglian's death was not an accident, but a man-made one. I hereby request that you bear witness. I want to expose that Concubine Xian killed Yonglian. Please, Madam, make the decision for me and Yonglian!"

Everyone was shocked by Langya's action, even the empress dowager herself was not surprised. However, she was quite satisfied with Langya's initiative. After the emperor ascended the throne, her power in the palace was forced to shrink due to the emperor's distrust. Now the empress has found that there is something wrong with Yonglian's death but she did not ask the emperor to investigate thoroughly. Instead, she gave her a ladder and asked her to intervene. Isn't this a kind of distrust of the emperor?

So the Queen Mother immediately ordered: "Fujia, send someone to see if the emperor has left the court. When he has left the court, tell the emperor about this and ask him to come to the Cining Palace."

"Also, send someone to the Yanxi Palace to call Concubine Xian over!"

Fu Jia should withdraw. Xiyue found the development interesting. It seems that no matter how the plot changes, what is coming will come. In the original plot, Yonglian was killed by Hailan, but it is easy to see whether Ruyi had any thoughts. Now that Hailan is gone, Ruyi actually chose to do it herself...

The waiting process seemed very long. Langya had already stood up and was now sitting below the Queen Mother, crying silently. Xiyue was sitting opposite Langya and looking at her with interest. She always felt that Fu Cha Langya's crying was a little fake. After Su Lian passed away early in this life, Langya became much stronger than when Su Lian was still there in the plot, and even her heart was much colder.

Perhaps this is the true nature of Fu Cha Langya's soul? Xiyue thought uncertainly. She always felt that people who were easily influenced were just afraid to admit their true feelings and passively agreed under the persuasion of others. To put it bluntly, even if no one persuaded them, their own ideas were biased.

While she was daydreaming, the emperor arrived. Before he could ask what had happened, Ruyi arrived right after her.

Now that the key figures have appeared, Langya and the Queen Mother can finally start to expose the truth. Xiyue and other unrelated concubines sit quietly by and watch the overall development, not interrupting or saying a word.

After listening to Langya's confession, the emperor was unwilling to believe it, but he also felt that the queen would not do anything about Yonglian's death, such as using Yonglian's death to frame Ruyi. In the end, the emperor listened to Langya's words with a sullen face.

"Ruyi, do you have anything to explain to me regarding the Queen's accusation?" The emperor looked at Ruyi who was kneeling in the middle without saying a word, and still wanted to give Ruyi another chance to defend herself.

However, Ruyi was confident that her plan was foolproof and there could not be any flaws. She did not make any excuses and said, "The innocent are innocent, and I, a concubine, have no reason to defend myself!" The emperor, who wanted to believe her, was instantly speechless.

"Humph, Lady Xian is still resisting, and I have witnesses!"

After receiving Langya's eye signal, A'ruo behind Ruyi suddenly knelt down with a plop, "I can testify!"

"I heard with my own ears that the master contacted the old master's men and ordered them to secretly collect reed flowers. When the prince's room was unattended, they secretly opened the window and blew the reed flowers into the room!"

"Arruo, I have treated you well, why are you slandering me?" When Arruo knelt down, the calm expression on Ruyi's face instantly cracked. She really didn't expect that Arruo saw everything she did.

Ah Ruo looked at the hatred on Ruyi's face and knew that if she couldn't suppress Ruyi this time, she would definitely be retaliated by Ruyi in the future. She hurriedly explained: "Master, I really don't want to help the tyrant! The master used to be so kind, but now the master is so cruel that he can even kill a little child like the prince."

"I really don't want to see my master make the same mistake again and again! You hate the queen, why did you attack the prince? The prince is also the emperor's son!"