GBP Chapter 143 Worry
Chapter 143 Worry
Meiruo handed the letter to Abao to deliver. The guards rode at top speed from the Forbidden City to the Balin tribe, and it took half a month to deliver the letter to King Balin. Meiruo exaggerated the events that had occurred in the palace. The maid read the letter to the princess. Upon hearing that her beloved daughter was being bullied by other women in the palace, she was heartbroken and immediately ran to King Balin, tearful and wailing.
Balin Naqin had read the letter before his wife received it, and by then he had already prepared a memorial to apologize to Hongli.
Half a month later, a memorial from the Balin tribe appeared on the desk of the Yangxin Palace. In it, Balin Naqin repeatedly apologized to Hongli, saying that he only had this one daughter and that he had spoiled her since she was a child. However, Meiruo was not a bad child, but simply needed discipline. He hoped that Hongli would, for the sake of his old age, tolerate her and that as a noble, he would write to her frequently to teach her.
There was nothing unusual about the memorials and the letters home.
Hongli asked Jinbao to deliver the family letter to Meiruo at Xianfu Palace.
In his letter, Balin Naqin urged Meiruo to take good care of herself. She was pregnant and had been named Consort Ying, so she had a promising future. She must not clash with the nobles in the palace, lest it bring disaster. Furthermore, Princess Balin and the prince would depart in a month to visit Meiruo in the Forbidden City.
In order to welcome Eji and her brothers, Meiruo had already applied to Hongli for a palace for her mother's family to live in. The grand ceremony caused great unrest in the harem.
Meiruo took advantage of her pregnancy and even refused to go to the Zhongcui Palace to pay respects, which caused the concubines in the harem to complain.
Yuyan sneered, holding her tea, "I don't know what extraordinary abilities this Concubine Ying has. The Emperor finally managed to ignore her for a few days, only to find she's pregnant right now. He even allowed people from her mother's family to visit her in the palace until she gave birth. Poor Concubine Ying, I never had this honor when I was pregnant..."
After hearing this, Lujun felt a chill in her heart.
When Yongzhang was born, Lujun was still a princess in the imperial palace.
After Hongli ascended the throne, she was granted the title of concubine because she gave birth to a prince. Only she knew how difficult and cautious her journey was to become a noble concubine.
She did not have the emperor's favor, and even her children were mediocre.
At this moment, she couldn't help but envy Meiruo. With the Empress away, Lujun had the most seniority, and naturally, the other concubines respected her as their leader. In front of them, Lujun couldn't reveal her innermost thoughts. She could only smile and comfort Yuyan, saying, "Don't worry, Concubine Jia. If you miss someone in your clan, you can ask for permission from the Emperor, just like Concubine Ying."
Yuyan's hand trembled, and the water in the cup instantly overflowed.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly and her eyes dimmed.
The Yu clan was Yuyan's natal family. However, her parents passed away shortly after she married into the Qing dynasty. Her only bond within the Yu clan was her white moonlight prince. But how could the prince possibly enter the palace to accompany her? When Zhenshu was still around, she could confide her innermost thoughts to her, but who could she confide in now?
When Yanwan heard that Meiruo's family could accompany her mother into the palace to visit her during childbirth, she showed envy on her face.
Yan Wan said slowly, "I'm so envious of my sister Ying Fei being able to reunite with her family." As she spoke, she stroked her slightly swollen belly and continued, "I wonder if I'll have the chance to invite my mother and brother to visit me in the palace."
Lan Qi turned around, patted Yan Wan's hand, and said with a smile, "Of course you can."
Yan Wan did not answer, but just smiled slightly.
She longed for family affection, always yearning for it. But her mother's heart and eyes were filled with her brother. Every time she wrote or sent someone to her, it was only to ask for money, just to pay off her unworthy brother's gambling debts. If it weren't for Lan Qi's support over the years, Yan Wan would have long since left Yongshou Palace. Although she was a concubine, she was the poorest concubine in the harem.
Lujun also cast a look at Yanwan and said, "Yes, Concubine Ling, with the emperor's love for you during this period, he will definitely agree. You don't have to worry."
Yanwan stood up and thanked him.
Meiruo's arrogance and rudeness were well-known in the harem. Even the quiet Wanyin couldn't help but complain: "Yingfei's family background is good, but she can't abandon the rules of the ancestors just because she is pregnant."
Lu Muping continued, "When Concubine Ying first entered the palace, wasn't she on good terms with Concubine Ke? How come now that Concubine Ying has been promoted to Concubine, she's forgotten her former best friend?"
There was something sharp in Lu Muping's words, but Concubine Ke was not afraid at all.
She reached out to pick up the tea, and Mans said in a methodical manner, "My status is not as noble as Concubine Ying's, so naturally I am not as favored as she is. Sister Qingpin should take care of herself first. I heard that the Emperor hasn't visited your Jingyang Palace in a long time. I wonder if you can stand the loneliness."
Lu Muping slammed the table and stood up, her face grim. She pointed at Concubine Ke and said, "You..."
"Okay, we are sisters, so don't ruin the relationship because of a small matter." Rui Ji, who was sitting quietly on the side, suddenly spoke.
Lujun frowned, "Princess Qing, sit down."
It was not until Lujun spoke that Lu Muping sat down reluctantly.
Lan Qi: "Concubine Ying's family background is indeed prominent, but in the final analysis, the Balin tribe is just a small country that is dependent on the Qing Dynasty. This Concubine Ying does not know how to hide her edge, and instead publicly publicizes her family background. I feel that sooner or later, she will fall into my hands."
Everything Lan Qi said made sense, and Lujun nodded in agreement.
"When I first met Concubine Ying, she was a well-behaved and polite girl. She brought me a pregnant baby. Although she wasn't good at speaking, she didn't talk about the Forty-Nine Tribes of Mongolia every day. I don't know what's happened recently. Is this just Mongolian nature? But Concubine Ke doesn't have that kind of personality."
Concubine Ke turned her face away, resistance written all over her face.
Although she did not have as good a background as Meiruo, her Abu at least had a title and was a prince. As long as her Abu did not do anything to harm the Qing Dynasty or violate the law, Concubine Ke believed that their tribe would definitely get better and better. It was a pity that she could not see it.
Meiruo was on good terms with her only because they were both Mongolians and she entered the palace earlier than Meiruo. She just treated Concubine Ke as a tool. Concubine Ke was not a fool, and she did not believe that there was any true love in the harem.
If it really happened, she didn't believe she would be the lucky one.
"Yingfei's Abu is the King of Bahrain, in charge of Mongolia's military power. My Abu is just a prince. It's normal for Yingfei to look down on me. I know in my heart that Yingfei doesn't really regard me as a good sister, so I naturally won't treat her sincerely. What's more, before I entered the palace, my mother-in-law once told me not to trust anyone in the palace easily."