bayedsolid Chapter 860 [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 50]
Chapter 860 [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 50]
Jiapin had been waiting for the best opportunity. Finally, when everything was ready, she cleverly led Hongli to that room. Hongli was walking in the palace when he suddenly heard a strange sound. The sound was vague, revealing a hint of ambiguity and unbearableness. He secretly wondered in his heart whether the maids and guards in the palace were secretly doing something shameful.
With full of suspicion, Hongli walked quickly towards the direction of the sound. When he approached the door, he pushed it hard, but the scene in front of him made him dumbfounded and furious! It turned out that the people entangled in the bed were not the palace maids and guards, but Ruyi, whom he had always loved deeply, and the imperial guard Ling Yunche.
Hongli was instantly furious, his face livid, and he shouted loudly: "Come here! Quickly drag this shameless couple off the bed!" Before he finished speaking, a group of guards rushed forward and mercilessly dragged Ruyi and Ling Yunche off the bed. Then, a bucket of icy cold water was poured on them fiercely, and Ruyi and Ling Yunche were immediately awakened by the sudden chill.
Ruyi slowly opened her eyes and looked at the chaotic scene in front of her. She was at a loss for a moment. She felt a splitting headache and unbearable pain in her body, as if she had just experienced a fierce lovemaking. Gradually, she realized the awkward situation she was in - she was only wearing thin clothes and was surrounded by people.
As if waking up from a dream, Ruyi looked at Hongli with horror on her face and asked in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty...what is going on? Why am I like this?" However, Hongli was already overwhelmed by anger at this time and would not listen to Ruyi's explanation at all.
He pointed at Ruyi with his eyes wide open and cursed: "You bitch, how dare you do such a shameless thing behind my back? You deserve to die!" Facing Hongli's rebuke, Ruyi burst into tears and shook her head repeatedly to deny: "I really didn't do that. Your Majesty is wise!"
But Jiapin on the side took the opportunity to fan the flames and sneered, "Noble Concubine Xian, you still want to deny it now? The adulterer is right here, in front of everyone, and the two of you did this in broad daylight. The evidence is solid, and you can't argue!"
"I really didn't do that! I have always been innocent!" Ruyi cried with a face full of grievance, tears welling up in her eyes and her voice trembling slightly.
"Innocent? Humph, could I be wrong? Ruyi, I never expected that you, who were so gentle and docile in the past, would become so eloquent and good at making excuses!" Hongli's eyes were wide open, veins bulged on his forehead, and he pointed at Ruyi and shouted loudly.
"I have absolutely never done anything to let Your Majesty down! There must be a misunderstanding here, someone must have deliberately framed me! Your Majesty, you are very observant, how could you believe in other people's slander? My love for you is witnessed by heaven and earth, by the sun and the moon! Have you forgotten the wonderful times we spent together? Has the deep love we had at that time just disappeared like that?" Ruyi was crying, she took a few steps forward, trying to grab the corner of Hongli's clothes.
"Enough! Concubine Xian, at this point, we have both witnesses and evidence. The evidence of your affair with Ling Yunche is irrefutable and cannot be denied! Everyone present has witnessed it with their own eyes, so how can you continue to talk nonsense!" Youyou said coldly on the side.
"I am innocent!" Ruyi cried out with a face full of grievance, tears welling up in her eyes. Her beautiful and sad face made people feel pity.
"Noble Concubine Xian, you keep saying that you are innocent, but how can anyone believe it? Now you and Ling Yunche have been caught in bed together, and the evidence is irrefutable!" Jiapin said sharply with a sneer on her face.
"Ling Yunche, please explain it to me." Hongli looked at Ling Yunche with a gloomy expression, anger flashing in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I have always admired Concubine Xian, and it was indeed Concubine Xian who asked me to come this time." Ling Yunche lowered his head and answered with a slightly trembling voice.
"What? Ling Yunche, how dare you lie! I never made an appointment with you!" Ruyi widened her eyes and looked at Ling Yunche in disbelief. Her voice became a little distorted due to anger.
"Oh? Ling Yunche, since you are so sure, do you have any evidence for what you said? If you can't produce any evidence, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor!" Youyou on the side frowned and questioned sharply.
"My lords, I have evidence. Your Majesty, you may send someone to search my residence. There is a pair of shoes that Concubine Xian made for me personally." Ling Yunche raised his head, glanced at Ruyi, and quickly lowered his head.
"Okay, Li Yu, take people to Ling Yunche's residence to check it out quickly." Hongli ordered expressionlessly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Yu responded and hurried away with a few guards.
After a while, Li Yu hurried in, holding a pair of exquisite shoes in her hands. Hongli took a closer look and knew that the shoes were undoubtedly made by Ruyi. His face darkened instantly, and he looked at Ruyi coldly and said, "Noble Concubine Xian, what else do you have to say at this point? The evidence is already in front of you!"
Ruyi heard this and her eyes fell on the shoes. A hint of surprise appeared on her face, but she soon calmed down and explained, "Your Majesty, this is a thank you gift from Ling Yunche to thank him for his help. It is definitely not a private gift. Please understand!"
However, Hongli was not moved at all. He snorted coldly and said in a stern voice: "Li Yu, go and announce the imperial edict quickly. Tell them that Concubine Xian drank poisoned wine because she missed Empress Xiaoxian too much and decided to follow Empress Xiaoxian! As for Ling Yunche, he will be executed as well!" After that, he pulled Youyou aside and left without looking back.
"Your Majesty, how can you treat me like this? Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Ruyi looked at Hongli's receding back and shouted at the top of her lungs. But no matter how she cried and begged, no one stopped to respond to her.
At this time, Li Yu slowly walked to Ruyi with a pot of poisoned wine in his hand and said expressionlessly: "My queen, the time has come, you should get on your way quickly."
"I won't drink! I don't believe that the emperor would be so heartless to me! I'm clearly being wronged!" Ruyi's eyes were wide open, staring at the pot of poisoned wine in Li Yu's hand, and she shouted loudly.
"Someone come!" Li Yu shouted, his voice resounding throughout the palace. He glanced sharply at the two attendants beside him and said sternly: "You two, hurry up and grab Concubine Xian!"
The two eunuchs moved upon hearing the order. They were strong and powerful, and rushed towards Concubine Xian like hungry tigers. In the blink of an eye, they were in front of Ruyi. One of them stretched out his hand and tightly grasped Ruyi's right arm, while the other quickly went around behind her and hugged her waist tightly.
Ruyi struggled hard, but the two men were too strong, and no matter how she resisted, it was useless. She was forcibly lifted off the ground, her feet off the ground, and she completely lost the ability to move on her own.
At this time, Li Yu, holding a pot of poisoned wine, approached Ruyi step by step. His face was expressionless, but his eyes revealed a hint of coldness and determination. When he got closer, Li Yu stopped and stared coldly at Ruyi's face, which was distorted by fear.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry! This is the order from above, you just have to accept your fate!" As he said this, Li Yu suddenly aimed the spout of the kettle at Ruyi's mouth and poured it down without hesitation.
Ruyi stared with eyes wide open, desperately watching the black liquid flowing into her mouth. She wanted to close her lips and refuse to swallow, but the two eunuchs held her cheeks tightly, forcing her to open her mouth. In this way, the poisoned wine flowed down her throat into her stomach, and Ruyi felt a burning sensation instantly spread throughout her body.
After a while, the poison took effect and Ruyi groaned in pain. Her body began to twitch and her face turned from pale to purple. Finally, after a violent tremor, Ruyi slowly closed her eyes and stopped breathing...