Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 123 Shu Fei Self-Immolation

The light in Yihuan's eyes dimmed little by little, like a rose in the afterglow, withering silently, leaving only the quiet beauty of the color gradient.

She never expected that her wholehearted devotion would only be rewarded by Hongli's calculations. Suddenly, she realized that Yongyan's frailty might be a side effect of the "pregnancy-pregnancy medicine" she had taken.

This means that she and Hongli were both indirect murderers of the Tenth Prince.

"Your Majesty, I love you sincerely. Why do you torture me like this?" Yihuan had tears in her eyes.

"I tortured you? Shu Fei, you were recommended to me by the Queen Mother. Don't you know what the Queen Mother is up to? What's wrong with me being on guard against you for the sake of my country?"

Yihuan's face flushed red, her beautiful eyes tinged with annoyance at Hongli's absurd words. She suddenly laughed out loud and said, "Haha, so the Emperor has been wary of me from the beginning. It was my fault. I shouldn't have been so foolish as to accompany the Emperor. If I could do it again, I would never want to enter the palace again. This life has been wasted after all."

Hongli's face turned pale instantly. He stood there blankly, feeling cold sweat running down his back. With a last shred of stubbornness, he said to Yihuan, "Shufei, I am also very sad about Yongyan's passing. After knowing your true feelings, I also regret it. If you are willing to forget the past, I can still start over with you."

Hongli extended his hand towards Yihuan.

Yihuan's gaze rested on Hongli's palm for a few seconds. She knelt and took two steps back, creating some distance between them. She clasped her hands together, then bowed deeply towards Hongli and said coldly, "Your Majesty, take care. I will not disturb your rest."

After saying this, Yihuan picked up the spirit tablet and turned to leave the Yangxin Palace.

Hongli was left with his hand stretched out in the air in embarrassment. After a while, he withdrew his hand and muttered to himself, "You really... don't know what's good for you."

When walking out of the Yangxin Palace, Yihuan's eyes dimmed slightly, with a hint of self-mockery in them.

Seeing this, Lan Qi and Xi He immediately stepped forward.

Xi He choked up and said, "My lady, are you okay?"

Lan Qi took in Yihuan's expression, her eyes darkened, but she said nothing.

Yi Huan shook his head like a zombie and said, "It's okay, I'm tired, let's go back to Chuxiu Palace."

"Okay, I'll take you back right away."

Lan Qi followed behind Yihuan. It seemed that Yihuan still couldn't escape the fate of self-immolation. She looked back at the Yangxin Palace. Was it really worth it to sacrifice her life for such a heartless man?

How nice it would be if Yihuan could see things in this light-hearted way.

There is no such thing as free and unrestrained love in a man.

After returning to Chuxiu Palace, Yihuan locked herself in the room. Just like in her previous life, she dismissed all the servants in the palace and took out all the poetry collections she had copied from the desk.

It was full of her love for Hongli, but now it just seems like a joke.

Yihuan spread out all the imperial poems until the room was full of them. Then she slowly picked up the candle, wanting to burn all the memories, along with herself.

Wax dripped, and just as the flame was about to burn the paper, Lan Qi kicked the door open and came in. Behind her followed a eunuch carrying clothes, who looked like Jinzhong.

Seeing that Yihuan was about to do the same thing as in her previous life, Lan Qi hurried forward, snatched the candle from her hand, and blew it out.

Before Yihuan could react, she reached out and slapped her again, trying to wake her up. "What are you going to do? Set yourself on fire? Do you think the emperor will feel guilty? I tell you, he won't. You are just one of his many women. Even if you die, there will be other women who will enter the palace to replace you and live in Chuxiu Palace. Yihuan, wake up. The emperor is not your emperor. He is the emperor, the emperor of thousands of people. He does not belong to you, nor to anyone in the harem. Even Ulanara, his childhood friend, he can ban her from the palace just like that..."

Yihuan was in a state of confusion. How could she not understand what Lanqi said? It was just that her heart was in so much pain that it made her numb. If Yongyan were still alive, she would still have the faith to live on, but unfortunately he was no longer there.

"Lan Qi, I know it's selfish of me to do this, but I'm really tired. Ever since Yong Yan left, my head is full of the sound of a crying baby. I even dreamed that he called me mother and asked me why I abandoned him, but I didn't. I don't want to." Yihuan couldn't help but cover her face and cry.

Lan Qi knew her pain, held her arm and comforted her, "I understand, so you should live well, for the sake of the Tenth Prince."

Yihuan looked up, not understanding what Lanqi meant.

Lan Qi smiled and wiped away the tears on Yi Huan's face before she began to tell the story, "The Tenth Prince is not dead. When the Emperor sent him to Xie Fang Palace, he had someone drug him. You know how suspicious the Emperor is, and he's always been wary of your status. He drugged the Tenth Prince and had the people at the Imperial Observatory say that the Tenth Prince's horoscope was in conflict with the Emperor's. This was to prevent the Empress Dowager from taking advantage of the opportunity to raise the Tenth Prince."

"I couldn't bear to see the Tenth Prince suffer such undeserved misfortune, so when he left the palace, I had Jinzhong secretly swap the child. Therefore, the child who died in Prince Zhen's mansion was not the Tenth Prince. Yihuan, do you still want to commit suicide after this?"

"Really? My child is still alive?" Yihuan's eyes were filled with excitement.

Lan Qi nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't want to tell you, but I was afraid you would do something stupid, so I told you the truth. I hope you live well, but..."

"Just what?" Yihuan asked anxiously.

"Everyone knows that the Tenth Prince has passed away. Naturally, he can no longer enter the palace to be the Emperor's child. If my sister wants to reunite with the Tenth Prince, Shu Fei will perish. Can you bear to leave the Emperor?"

Yihuan wiped away her tears.

Hongli has no true love for her. He dotes on her now only because of her appearance. But one day she will grow old and her beauty will be gone. But children are different. They are the flesh and blood of her body.

Yi Huan's eyes were determined as she said, "I want to leave the palace."

Yihuan went into the house and changed into eunuch clothes.

After everything was ready, Jinzhong pulled out another body similar in size to Yihuan from under the bed. She had already changed into Yihuan's clothes. After Lanqi and Yihuan left Chuxiu Palace, Jinzhong started a fire.

By the time the palace servants discovered that Chuxiu Palace was on fire, it was already too late.

Ruyi sat in the courtyard of the Yikun Palace, watching the fire in the Chuxiu Palace, feeling relieved. Why should she be confined to the Yikun Palace while they could chat and laugh without restraint outside? No, since she was crying, then they all had to cry with her.

"Oh, why did Chuxiu Palace suddenly catch fire?" Yanwan hurried over with Lujun.

Thick smoke was billowing from the Chuxiu Palace.

Xi He anxiously shouted towards a palace, "My lady, are you in there? There's a fire, please come out quickly."