Chapter 1678 Will You Still Hurt Me?

That night, Ruoyin was about to go to bed.

I saw a small head sticking out of the door.

Don't think about it, there is no one else except that cute little Ai Er.

Although the fourth master ordered someone to build a palace for Ai'er, it is still under construction.

Therefore, Ai'er is still living in Ruoyin's side hall of Yongshou Palace for the time being.

Usually, when fourth master stays with Ruoyin, Ai'er won't bother her.

The key servants are guarding outside, and Ai Er can't come in even if he wants to.

Only when fourth master was not with Ruoyin, Ai'er ran to Ruoyin's bed from time to time, and the mother and daughter fell asleep together.

However, every time Ai'er came in directly, she wouldn't spend so long probing at the door.

Such Elle is like an insecure child.

Ruoyin tilted his head to look at the door, and asked, "Ai'er, is that you?"

The one who answered her was a childish and pitiful voice: "Emperor Niang, can I come in?"

For some reason, Ruoyin heard a trace of uneasiness in Ai'er's words.

"Of course." Ruoyin simply lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and when Ai'er walked towards her, she also walked towards Ai'er.

After approaching, she hugged Aier, "It's so late, you still haven't slept?"

Ai Er shrugged her little head, nodded a little discouraged, "Well, I have insomnia."

Hearing Ai Er talk about insomnia, Ruoyin found it funny for some reason.

This little girl, at such a young age, speaks like a young adult.

But after laughing, some just feel distressed.

Ruoyin hugged Aier and lay down on the bed together.

As soon as Ai'er lay down, she burrowed into Ruoyin's arms, and said in a crying voice, "Mother Huang, I, am I Huang Ama's daughter? If not, would he still love me? He Will you still buy me beautiful jewelry and build me a palace?"

"Will he stop building palaces for me? Will he give that palace to other young ladies?"

Before Ruoyin could answer, the little girl choked up and said, "And brothers, will they still recognize me as my sister and play with me?"

Hearing Ai'er crying and asking these words, Ruoyin's heart ached.

She hugged Ai'er tightly in her arms, and coaxed her softly: "Ai'er, listen to me, you are your emperor Ama's legitimate daughter, and the brothers will naturally spoil you as a little girl."

"Really...?" Elle asked, sobbing.

"Of course it's true." Ruoyin wiped the tears from the corners of Aier's eyes with a handkerchief, and then said, "So, let's ignore what others say, be obedient, and sleep well."

After speaking, she lightly patted El on the back.

Ai Er listened, and closed her eyes obediently.

It's just that there are tears in the corners of the eyes.

However, for children, sadness comes quickly, and sleepiness comes even faster.

But in the time of a cup of tea, Aier's long eyelashes, which were still fluttering, stopped fluttering and fell asleep completely.

Seeing that Ai'er was asleep, Ruoyin ordered his servant to pour warm water and wipe away the tears on Ai'er's face.

Then, she covered Ai'er with a quilt, went to the outside room and sat down, and asked Banmei: "Have you found out, who was the first to spread the rumor?"

Banmei: "If you go back to your mother, there is no one yet."

Ruoyin tightly held the handkerchief in his hand, his eyes turned cold, "I pass on the order of my palace, and anyone who rumors about Princess Mingyi's life experience will be killed with a stick!"

Imperial power is inviolable.

Anyone who violates the imperial power will only have a dead end.

What's more, they are not just violating the imperial power, but discrediting the royal family.

This is not to blatantly slander her, the empress, for being unruly, cuckolding the fourth master, and slandering Ai'er's identity.

Although the first rumor spreader and the person behind the scenes have not been found out yet.

And those who spread rumors are also hearsay.

But they can choose not to spread rumors.

The only way is to kill a few servants with sticks, as an example to others.

In this way, when those people spread rumors, they knew what consequences would arise.

If there is no punishment, wouldn't everyone be able to talk nonsense and spread rumors.

This incident hurt Ai Er the most.

Originally, children can easily take everything seriously.

When such rumors spread suddenly, the original innocence and joy were gone.

Before that, Ai Er was such a lively little girl, she was happy all day long.

If you have nothing to do, go to elder brother's office, and take turns to find three elder brothers to play.

Moreover, not only the eldest brother, the second elder brother, and the fifth elder brother, but also the other elder brothers and Ge Ge in the harem, they also liked Ai Er very much when they met.

Because she is the youngest sister in the Forbidden City.

It's better now, I don't want to go out when I stay in Yongshou Palace, and I'm too embarrassed to find my three older brothers to play with.

If you have low self-esteem, it is even more difficult to play with other brothers and sisters.

"Got it, empress, this matter, the emperor also adopted this kind of punishment." Banmei said.

Hearing this, Ruoyin raised her eyebrows slightly, "Your Majesty?"

Banmei: "That's right, although the emperor handles the government affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and doesn't care much about the trivial matters of the harem, the emperor must know about this matter, and naturally he will take care of it. I heard that the emperor, like you, also ordered people to investigate the first Those who spread rumors, and the ones behind the scenes."

"I know." Ruoyin nodded solemnly, "Recently, you should pay more attention to the little princess and avoid letting her go out to play. Even if you leave the Yongshou Palace, pay more attention to those who communicate with her. If anything goes wrong, report it to the Palace.”

"yes."

After instructing Banmei, Ruoyin took a rest.

The next morning, Ruoyin and Ai'er got up together.

After the two of them washed and dressed, Banmei and the others served breakfast.

Ai Er has been very clingy to her recently, probably because of her lack of security.

That's right, in Ai'er's heart now, Fourth Master's father is not necessarily his own father.

The blood relationship between her brothers and her is not so strong.

Only a mother like her can get close to her.

Not long after eating breakfast, there was a singing voice outside: "Xin Concubine is here."

After a while, Li Fukang entered the room and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xin said that she was ordered by the emperor to return the key to manage the harem and the account books of each palace to you."

"Let her come in." Ruoyin told Li Fukang, and then said to Ai'er, "Ai'er, you and Ruxia will go to the side hall to have a meeting first, and Empress Huang'erniang wants to meet guests."

"Okay." Ai'er jumped off the chair, and went to the side hall with Ruxia.

After a while, Concubine Xin came in with her personal maid.

Concubine Xin was seen wearing a water-blue flag dress, with tin coiled on her head.

The clothes on her body will not be very luxurious, but they are quite satisfactory.

Concubine Xin is not exaggerated, not extravagant, modest and prudent, and loves tea indifferently.

Concubine Xin has beautiful features, she is one of the very few good-looking women who look very comfortable.

As soon as she came in, she kowtowed to Ruoyin and said, "My concubine, please rest assured that the empress is safe, and the empress is blessed and golden!"

And behind her, followed by two court ladies.

The maids followed closely behind Concubine Xin, each holding a wooden box in their hands.

"Get up, give me a seat." Ruoyin said lightly.

"Thank you, empress." Concubine Xin got up and took a seat on the rose chair at the bottom.