0p0 Chapter 853 [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 43]
Chapter 853 [Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 43]
On the eve of New Year's Eve, the entire Forbidden City was filled with a festive and peaceful atmosphere, but behind this bustle, there was deep worry and sadness. Fu Cha Langhuan was worried about the Seventh Prince. She was pale and her eyes were bloodshot. She had been standing at the door of Xiefang Palace for many days without sleep. On the other hand, Hongli knelt devoutly in front of the Buddhist temple without drinking a drop of water, silently praying in his heart that the Seventh Prince would be safe. His frown and solemn expression showed his extreme worry.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence. An eunuch came running in and brought a heartbreaking news: the Seventh Prince had passed away! This bad news hit Fucha Langhuan like a bolt from the blue. She felt a black screen in front of her eyes, and her body shook involuntarily. Finally, she could not hold on and collapsed to the ground, tears pouring out like a flood, sobbing.
At the same time, the empress dowager learned the news. She looked at Hongli with heartache and said slowly: "Emperor, there is one thing no one has dared to tell you, and now I can only tell you." However, Hongli, immersed in great grief, had no time to care about anything else. He just shook his head and muttered to himself: "I don't believe it... I don't believe that Yongcong is gone like this..." His eyes were empty, as if he had lost his soul.
The Queen Mother knew that as the ruler of a country, Hongli must cheer up from the grief as soon as possible. So, she suppressed her sorrow and advised earnestly: "Emperor, you are the ruler of the world and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country. Although Yongcong died unfortunately, you still have other children to take care of and teach. You must not be depressed because of the temporary pain."
Meanwhile, Fucha Langhuan's situation was equally grim. Due to long periods of worry and crying, she fell ill in bed, her face pale and pale, and she looked extremely weak.
Just when everyone was immersed in grief, Princess Hengti came to the palace to visit. When the Queen Mother saw Hengti, a rare look of joy appeared on her face. It turned out that the Queen Mother was about to follow the Emperor on his eastern tour, and the one she was most worried about was Hengti. Especially when she thought that Hengti had reached the age of marriage, and her sister had married far away, the Queen Mother was reluctant to let Hengti suffer the pain of separation again. Therefore, the Queen Mother secretly made up her mind that this time, no matter what, she would personally arrange a satisfactory marriage for Hengti.
Jingse came to Fucha Langhuan's palace to visit her with great concern. When she saw Fucha Langhuan, who looked pale and haggard, Jingse hurried forward to hold her hand and comforted her softly: "Don't be too sad, mother. Although you have lost your prince now, at least you still have your son by your side."
However, Fu Cha Langhuan smiled sadly, shook her head and said: "In this deep palace, with a prince, the princess is just the icing on the cake. Once the prince is lost, the princess will not even be as good as the charcoal in the snow!" After saying that, she couldn't help but burst into tears, her heart full of self-blame and regret for her own incompetence, as she couldn't even save her own flesh and blood.
Seeing this, Jingse felt heartbroken and hurriedly advised: "Although the emperor has many concubines and children, you are the only mother in my life! No matter what, you must cheer up."
At this time, Jingse angrily mentioned Hongli's whereabouts in recent days and complained: "The emperor was busy preparing for the eastern tour all day long. He didn't even come to visit you when you were so seriously ill!"
Hearing this, Fucha Langhuan was slightly stunned, and just then she knew that Hongli was about to go on an eastern tour. She thought about it again, this was the first eastern tour since the emperor ascended the throne, and it was of great significance. And as the mother of a country, how could she be absent? But when she thought of Ruyi, the little concubine, who had repeatedly surpassed her recently and was in the limelight in the palace, she couldn't help but feel a surge of bitterness and unwillingness in her heart.
Fu Cha Lang Huan sat on the bed, looking out the window with a determined look, and vowed to cheer up. She took a deep breath and called her personal maid: "Go and ask Doctor Qi to come over. I want to treat him properly!"
At the same time, Hongli was discussing state affairs with the ministers in the court. Suddenly, he had an idea to take his beloved Fucha Langhuan with him on the eastern tour to relieve her recent sorrow.
However, when this idea was conveyed to the Imperial Observatory, they were horrified. The officials of the Imperial Observatory knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible! According to my humble observation, the recent celestial phenomena are very different. This is an ominous sign, indicating that the imperial palace may be in great trouble!"
When Hongli heard this, he frowned slightly, but soon waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense! I have made up my mind to take the Queen on an eastern tour. You can leave now!" After that, everyone in the Imperial Observatory had to obey the order and leave in fear.
A few days later, Hongli led a large group of people from the capital and slowly moved eastward. Along the way, the scenery was picturesque and beautiful. Fucha Langhuan always stayed by Hongli's side, taking good care of his daily life and diet. At this time, she looked much better, and her face gradually showed the gentle and graceful smile of the past.
However, every night, Fucha Langhuan would fall into deep pain. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, and her body became weaker and weaker. Due to lack of sleep, her originally beautiful face also looked extremely haggard. After getting up every morning, she needed to spend a full two hours carefully dressing up to barely cover up her exhausted look.
Despite this, Fucha Langhuan never complained to anyone. Because in her opinion, if she could not accompany Hongli on the eastern tour, she would be ridiculed by the world, which would not only affect her personal honor, but also damage the reputation and face of the entire Fucha family. So, no matter how difficult and hard it was, she gritted her teeth and persisted.
Now, for Fu Cha Langhuan, her only hope and expectation are all placed on her daughter Jingse. Every day and night, she silently prays that God will bless them and give Jingse a happy marriage.
Fu Cha Langhuan is looking forward to finding a truly good marriage for Jingse with his own efforts and wisdom. This marriage must not only be of equal status, but also require the man to be from a famous family. In this way, Jingse can marry in style and become the object of everyone's envy. And with the success of Jingse's marriage, the Fu Cha family will surely shine again with its former glory, and continue to prosper.
At this moment, Hongli came to Fucha Langhuan and told her solemnly: "The Khorchin tribe sent people to ask for the marriage of our dynasty's legitimate princess. But now, the only legitimate princesses who meet the requirements are the Queen Mother's daughter Hengti and your beloved daughter Jingse!" After saying that, Hongli sighed softly.
Hearing this, Fucha Langhuan's heart suddenly tightened. She knew very well that once the princess married to Khorchin, it would mean that she would be away from her familiar hometown, relatives and friends, and live a lonely life.
Thinking of this, Fucha Langhuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I feel that Jingse is still young and it is not suitable to talk about marriage so early. How about... marrying Hengti to Korchin?" As she spoke, she raised her head and looked at Hongli eagerly, hoping that he would adopt her suggestion.