Chapter 174 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 26
Spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and fall, and before we knew it, the flowers in the Forbidden City have been falling for ten years.

During these ten years, the Queen, Concubine Ling and Concubine Chun managed the harem together. The harem was peaceful and harmonious, with new people coming in one after another, but no disturbances occurred.

It was just that Jiapin, who was under house arrest in Qixiang Palace, had passed away. The news of the death was reported to Yu, but they did not say that they would take her back.

It's a pity that although Jiapin made many plans for Yu family, she didn't get any sympathy from her mother's family.

Because of their contributions in helping the Queen manage the harem, the Queen specifically requested the Emperor to promote Concubine Ling and Concubine Chun to Noble Concubine Ling and Noble Concubine Chun.

At the same time, Shupin and Yingpin were promoted to imperial concubines for their contributions in childbearing, while Guiren Qing and Guiren Ke were promoted to imperial concubines.

Shu Fei went through untold hardships and gave birth to a prince, the Seventh Prince. However, the Seventh Prince's health was not good and he had to take medicine all the time.

Concubine Ying also gave birth to a little princess, who was as smart and clever as she was.

During these ten years, the most favored ones were Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, Concubine Ying and Noble Lady Ke.

However, although Concubine Xian was favored, she had always been a concubine and had never been promoted. This was something that puzzled everyone in the harem.

As for the Empress, Concubine Ling, Concubine Chun, Concubine Wan and others, the Empress had no intention of sleeping with him, and the other three had princes by their side, so all they needed to do was to raise the children well. Therefore, the Emperor did not often visit the palaces of Concubine Chun and Concubine Wan. He did often visit Concubine Ling's palace, but only to visit the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Princess.

Yongshou Palace.

The child who was once a swaddled baby has grown into a handsome teenager, gentle and elegant, a gentleman.

In the quiet afternoon, the peaceful sunshine shines brightly into the Yongshou Palace.

A young man ran into Yongshou Palace like the wind.

Chunchan and Lancui smiled when they saw the person coming: "Fifth Prince is here."

The fifth prince Yongxuan asked gently, "Aunt Chunchan, Aunt Lancui, is my mother here?"

Chunchan replied, "The master is here."

Lan Cui pulled open the curtain for Yongxuan, and Yongxuan ran in.

Chunchan and Lancui looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

When Yongheng walked into the inner hall, he saw his mother taking a nap on the couch. He stopped and let out a breath. Then he walked forward and sat on the stool next to the couch, quietly waiting for his mother to wake up from her nap.

Ling Xi heard familiar footsteps and slowly opened her eyes, she saw Yong Xuan sitting next to her. The little boy from before has now grown into a ten-year-old boy, tall and graceful, well-mannered, and elegant, making people happy when they see him. It is enough to see how outstanding he will be when he grows up.

She smiled and asked, "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the Shangshufang at this time?"

Yongxuan moved to the prince's residence when he was six years old, and later he often returned to Yongshou Palace.

Yongxuan replied: "The Emperor is checking our homework today, so the teacher gave us a day off early."

Seeing that Yongxuan looked unhappy, Ling Xi asked with concern: "What's wrong? Did something happen in the Shangshufang? Are you unhappy?"

Yongxuan shook his head and was silent for a while.

Then he hesitated and said, "Mother, does the Emperor dislike us children anymore?" Ling Xi was very puzzled as to why he asked this question. Although the dog emperor was not very good as an emperor over the years, he was still somewhat responsible as a father. Ling Xi did not stop the emperor and Yongxuan from developing feelings. They were biological father and son, and their blood relationship was undeniable. Ling Xi had no way to stop them.

She touched Yongxuan's head and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Did your father do anything?"

What has the dog emperor done again that infuriates heaven and man? He has been doing a lot of evil in the harem over the years, and Ling Xi has always tried to avoid him. After all, the emperor will not live for more than a few decades, and Ling Xi will not care about him unless he harms her interests.

Yongxuan said in distress: "Today, the Emperor scolded my eldest brother and third brother very harshly, saying that they were unfilial and so on."

Yongxuan was a little confused. His eldest and third brothers didn't do anything, but the emperor seemed to be dissatisfied with everything they did recently.

Ling Xi sighed softly after hearing this. The emperor now has five princes. The oldest prince, Yonghuang, is already in his twenties and has already gained a certain amount of power in the previous dynasty. The fight for the throne has already begun at this time, and many court officials support the eldest prince.

The emperor was getting older, but his son was in his prime and still had power in the court. How could the emperor not be wary and afraid?

Yongxuan raised his pair of dark and bright eyes, "Mother."

Ling Xi knew that Yongxuan appeared to be kind, gentle and harmless, but in fact he was a black sesame ball with eight hundred schemes.

Everyone in the palace who knew him, whether it was the Empress, Concubine Chun, or Concubine Wan, even the Emperor, his own father, thought that his son was very kind and were worried that he would be bullied.

But only Ling Xi knew that what she gave birth to was a sesame dumpling with white skin and black filling.

But no matter how smart he was, he was still a kind child. The one who was scolded was his brother who was very good to him, and the one who scolded him was his royal father. How could he not feel uncomfortable?

Ling Xi touched his bald head and said meaningfully: "Yongxuan, you must remember that the emperor is not only your royal father, he is also the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor is the father first, then the father. He is the emperor first, and then your royal father. You must know the difference."

Yongxuan's eyes were filled with sadness. He nodded, but answered firmly: "Mother, I understand."

Ling Xi was very pleased: "Mother knows that you have always been a smart child. Mother said this to you not to let you guard against anything, nor to say bad things about your father, but just to let you protect yourself better. In this palace, anyone can be your enemy."

Yongxuan had a meal in Yongshou Palace and left satisfied.

Chunchan watched Yongxuan walk away, then looked at Lingxi's face and asked in confusion: "Since you want to let the prince know the emperor's thoughts, why don't you tell the prince what the emperor did?"

Ling Xi took a deep breath and suppressed the nausea in his heart. "How can I tell him that his father, in order to seek immortality, hangs out with those women all day long, drinks deer blood wine, eats refined pills, and even believes in the way of dual cultivation."

Over the years, the Dog Emperor indulged himself in women more and more excessively. Gradually, he began to drink deer blood wine and take elixirs developed by imperial physicians. Later, he was not satisfied and directly asked folk alchemists to develop elixirs for him.

Although there are other people's methods involved, the Dog Emperor himself also likes that attitude.

Chunchan also felt that it was unbelievable that a king of a country could be so absurd.

"Is Concubine Xian still giving the Emperor drugs recently?" Ling Xi asked.

Chunchan lowered her voice and replied, "According to our people, Concubine Xian has been giving the emperor increasingly larger doses of medicine recently."

Ling Xi's voice was extremely calm: "Continue to watch her and help her when necessary."

Chunchan: "Yes."