Jinwei joins hands in rebirth: villains can also eat at the table

Chapter 228 Seeking a meeting

The faint smell of gunpowder, like invisible smoke, slowly spread between Ruyi and Yanwan. The smell carried a tense atmosphere, like a war on the verge of breaking out, ready to burst into a blazing flame at any moment.

The air seemed frozen, heavy enough to make it difficult to breathe. Their gazes met in mid-air, igniting a fierce spark. Each look was filled with complex emotions: resentment, jealousy, and unwillingness.

The smell of gunpowder followed them like a shadow, enveloping them and plunging everything around them into a depressing atmosphere.

Most of the concubines in the palace stood on Yan Wan's side. She took the initiative to provoke, and no one dared to step forward to smooth things over.

The air was frozen, Ruyi paused for a few breaths, and finally said lightly: "Your Highness, I am so thoughtful. I heard that you have been managing the affairs of the six palaces for me during the days when I was recuperating. Yongqi's marriage was also well arranged. Now I am doing very well..."

"Thank you for the compliments, Your Majesty. I will naturally devote my utmost efforts to fulfilling the Emperor's request."

Before Ruyi could finish her words, Yanwan took over. She accepted the compliment generously and turned around to stop Ruyi from speaking.

Before Ruyi could finish her words, Yanwan quickly took over. She still had a generous smile on her face and accepted the compliment without hesitation.

She raised her chin slightly, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes, blocking Ruyi's words.

Ruyi's words were just an attempt to use her noble status as the Queen to put pressure on Yan Wan and try to make her voluntarily hand over the power of managing the six palaces.

No matter how much Ruyi was unwilling, she couldn't force Yanwan to hand over power at this moment. Her face became increasingly gloomy, but she was helpless.

In this silent contest, Yanwan temporarily gained the upper hand, while Ruyi fell into a passive situation.

She has been a hands-off boss for so long, and she wants to regain the power of queen overnight?

The queen is not a thing. How can she act like a queen when she is in a bad mood and act like a queen when she is in a good mood?

In the past, if it were someone else, facing the pressure from the Queen, they might have handed over the power long ago. But who is Wei Yanwan?

She was the most favored concubine in the harem, her favor at its peak, her power unmatched. Within the harem, none of the concubines dared to disobey her. Wei Yanwan dominated the harem, her influence unparalleled.

And what about Ruyi? Now she had neither power nor favor, and was in such a state of destitution, what right did she have to control Wei Yanwan? Ruyi's so-called title of empress was, in Wei Yanwan's eyes, nothing more than an empty title.

In Wei Yanwan's eyes, Ruyi's situation was nothing more than the struggle of a loser, and was not enough to pose a threat to her.

As Yan Wan spoke, her expression gradually darkened, her once delicate features now shrouded in a layer of frost. A hint of sharpness shone in her eyes, and her pupils, once filled with smiles, became even more pointed.

Ruyi's eyes were drooping, filled with gloom. She sat there quietly, emitting a low pressure.

In her opinion, why should someone of Wei Yanwan's low status fight for it?

Now that he has taken the initiative to ask for power, she should offer it to him with both hands.

He is indeed a despicable person. Once he gets something that does not belong to him, he will not let go.

E Yinzhu stared blankly from the side, not noticing anything wrong at all. She just thought that the two of them were being naive in her nature, but stupid in her nature. Naturally, she couldn't see through their rhetoric.

The two were on the verge of a tense situation. Seeing that the situation was not going well, Concubine Chun quickly jumped out to ease the atmosphere.

"Speaking of Yongqi, I think he's a very good child, very smart since childhood. It's just a pity that he has such an unreliable mother."

She had her own thoughts, and after she finished speaking, she glanced sideways and looked at Ruyi's expression.

Bai Ruiji smiled and continued, her words hinting at something: "Noble Lady Hai has committed many evil deeds, and now the Emperor has simply sent her to the temporary palace to reflect on her actions. This is really a bargain for her."

Concubine Hai has committed many evil deeds. How can Ruyi, who relied on Concubine Hai to sit on the throne of Queen, be innocent?

For the sake of his own face, the emperor did not spread the news of what happened in the Yangxin Palace that day. He only described Ruyi's house arrest as recuperation, and not many people present knew about it.

"Yes, Queen, you must be careful when making friends in the future. Someone like Hai Guiren is worthy of death a thousand times..."

These words came one after another, and the only constant was that they made Ruyi feel embarrassed.

She convened a morning meeting today to greet the queen, originally intending to use her majesty as the queen to intimidate the concubines, and more importantly, to combat the trend of disrespecting the queen in the palace.

As long as she sat in the back seat, no one could get past her.

But she never expected that the current situation was no longer under her control.

"Noble Lady Hai has committed many evil deeds, but she has now been punished by the Emperor. If you are dissatisfied, you can go to the Emperor to discuss it. Why bother to discuss this in my Yikun Palace?"

She managed to calm herself down and spoke dryly.

I wonder how Hailan is doing in the palace. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't have to personally intervene in such a scene. If Hailan were here, she would definitely help her block these...

After so long, this was the first time that Ruyi felt how difficult it was to live without Hailan by her side.

As soon as she said this, the hall fell silent.

Other concubines might respect her because of her status as queen, but Yan Wan would not.

"Everyone was just chatting about some family matters. Why should the Queen be angry? It's not good for your health to be angry. After all, the Queen and Noble Lady Hai used to be like sisters. I don't think it would be easy for her to suddenly find out that the person next to her is a vicious wolf..."

Like sisters? Like wolves?

Those who can go together to play are all similar, and Yanwan is finding different ways to scold them for being in cahoots with each other.

Seeing that Ruyi's face was so dark that ink could drip out of it, Yanwan felt very happy.

It's good enough if you don't interfere with each other, so why bother asking for trouble?

Ruyi felt like she was being roasted on the fire, unable to move forward or backward. She wanted to say something, but she could not think of anything good to say. Fortunately, Yurong was smart and quickly came over to give her a way out.

"Empress, it's time to take the medicine. Imperial Physician Jiang said that you need to take the medicine on time every day..."

Upon hearing this, Ruyi looked at Yurong with great admiration and said, "I understand. Let's stop here for today's greetings. I'm a little tired..."

After saying that, she rubbed her forehead as if she was feeling unwell.

"Since the Empress is unwell, I will not bother you any more. I will take my leave."

Only after Ruyi entered the inner hall did Yanwan leave Yikun Palace surrounded by concubines.