Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 128: Suppressing Dawachi ①

Meiruo was in a very bad mood when she came out of Lujun Palace.

She was the most favored little princess on the grassland. When she was on the grassland, she had never suffered such humiliation before. She was almost beaten.

What made her even more angry was that she heard that Concubine Mei was a courtesan in the Nan Mansion. A servant actually dared to hit her. Meiruo really couldn't swallow this.

What is this Concubine Mei?

The emperor respected the forty-nine Mongolian tribes. As long as she acted coquettishly to the emperor tonight, he would definitely punish Bai Ruiji severely. When the time came, she would definitely watch Bai Ruiji being punished with her own eyes, and then let Abao slap her a few times to calm her anger.

Meiruo thought it was a beautiful thought, and she felt better. She slowed down her pace and turned to look at Concubine Ke who was following behind her.

Concubine Ke was startled by her sudden stop.

Meiruo changed her attitude drastically. She stepped forward and took Concubine Ke's arm. "Concubine Ke, although I entered the palace later than you and have a higher status than you, we both come from the steppes and are Mongolian concubines. The Emperor respects Mongolia. We should work together to resist those weak women in the harem. Otherwise, something like what happened tonight will surely happen again."

Lady Ke smiled.

Her background was no worse than Meiruo's. Hongli did respect the forty-nine Mongolian tribes, but to put it bluntly, Mongolia and the Yu family were both vassals of the Qing Dynasty.

They need the Qing Dynasty to protect their interests.

I heard that Meiruo was the most beloved little princess of King Bahrain. But if King Bahrain really loved her, why would he send her all the way to the Qing Dynasty to marry? King Bahrain and his wife must have known that once Meiruo entered the palace, they would never see each other again.

Who in this world would want to be separated from their family?

If she had a choice, Concubine Ke would not want to enter the palace. It would be great if she could return to Abu and Eji.

Too bad she can never go back.

Before entering the palace, Ke Guiren's mother had told her that her husband was the emperor and had supreme power. If she wanted to survive in the palace, she should not challenge the imperial power because the imperial power was supreme.

Hongli was a very suspicious person.

Concubine Ke did not dare to challenge the emperor's authority. She knew very well that with her status and the power behind her, as long as she behaved herself in the harem, Hongli would not treat her unfairly. But if she was like Meiruo, talking about Mongolia every day, she would definitely be disliked by Hongli in the future.

Concubine Ke pulled her hand away, leaned forward slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much."

"Don't be afraid. From now on, you will be my sister. As long as you are loyal to me, and as long as I am favored, I will protect you."

Noble Lady Ke smiled but said nothing.

Meiruo is young and at the age of being lively and active. I believe that after staying in the palace for a few years, she will understand what she said today.

The courtyard is deep, with green bamboos and tall bamboos.

Jinzhong was standing outside Tiandi Yijiachun, pacing back and forth.

Lan Qi and Yan Wan looked at each other, thinking that something had happened to Hongli, and hurried forward to ask.

Jinzhong covered his sleeves and looked at Lan Qi and said, "Empress Cheng, may I have a word with Empress Ling alone?"

Lan Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, Yanwan, I'll go first."

After saying that, Lan Qi took Ji Tao away slowly.

Seeing Lan Qi walk away, Yan Wan felt a little uneasy. She dismissed Lan Cui and hesitated for a moment before choosing her words carefully: "Jin Zhong, do you have anything to say to me?"

Yanwan still remembers the agreement she made with Jinzhong in the rain.

She took a gamble with her beauty and became a ladder for Jinzhong to climb up. She was successful. In just a few years, she climbed to the position of Concubine Ling, and Jinzhong also climbed to the position he had always dreamed of.

I just don’t know why Jinzhong came to see me now?

Jinzhong smiled gently and pulled a ring from his sleeve. It was a sapphire ring, the gem carved into the shape of a swallow, lifelike. He grabbed his sleeve and wiped the ring, as if trying to remove dust.

"My Lord." After wiping it, Jinzhong handed the ring to Yanwan with both hands.

Yan Wan opened her mouth slightly, stunned for a long time, and then said: "Jinzhong, what are you doing..."

Jinzhong smiled, grabbed Yanwan's hand, and forced the ring onto her index finger, whispering, "Yanwan, this ring looks great on your hand."

Yanwan retracted her hand, frowned, and felt vaguely unhappy.

In these years, Yanwan has been relying on Lanqi and Yihuan and has rarely interacted with Jinzhong. She didn't expect Jinzhong to be so bold as to touch her in broad daylight. If this was discovered by others and reported to Hongli, wouldn't all her efforts over the years be in vain?

But compared with Jinzhong, Yanwan had no power and did not dare to offend Jinzhong. She took two steps back and kept a distance from Jinzhong.

Jinzhong's hand froze in the air, his fingertips feeling the lingering warmth of Yanwan's soft hand.

Today he didn't come to reminisce with Yan Wan, but to say goodbye.

The love triangle between Li Yu,惢心 and Jiang Yubin, as well as Li Yu's heartfelt words to Jinzhong before she left, have made him reflect on a question over the years.

Is it worth it?

He loved Yanwan, and this love had existed since Yanwan was still a little palace maid.

But he was a eunuch and could not give Yan Wan the happiness of love. Looking at Yan Wan's pitiful face and graceful figure, he felt that Yan Wan could fight her way out of the palace.

She is beautiful and ambitious.

Sure enough, Jinzhong was not wrong about the person.

Now that they both got what they wanted, it's time to let go.

Seeing Jinzhong silent, Yanwan thought he was unhappy. She raised her hand and touched the swallow on the ring, smiling, "This swallow is so beautifully carved. By the way, Jinzhong, I haven't congratulated you on your promotion to the position of chief steward yet."

Jinzhong withdrew his hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "As long as my lady likes it."

"Why did you suddenly think of giving this to me?" Yan Wan asked puzzledly.

Jinzhong remembered that Ling Yunche had given Yanwan a ring in the past. That thing was not valuable, but Yanwan still treasured it for many years. At that time, he secretly vowed in his heart that he must give Yanwan a bigger and more beautiful ring.

"Yanwan, I will only take you here. You will have to walk your future path on your own." Jinzhong suddenly said with a serious face.

"what?"

The man in front of me has sharp eyebrows and a pair of bright eyes.

"What do you mean?" Yan Wan asked in confusion.

Jinzhong lowered her eyes. From being a palace maid, she rose to the position of concubine. How many eyes were staring at her, wanting to pull her down from her high position? If people found out about his relationship with Yan Wan, those people would definitely make a fuss about their affairs. If Hongli believed it, their fate would be even worse than Li Yu's.

Jinzhong used to think that love was possession, that it was about pushing the person you loved into a hopeless situation. But after seeing Li Yu's love for惢心, Jinzhong realized that love is about forbearance and fulfillment.

Gradually, Jinzhong's eyes became moist.

Jinzhong turned around, not wanting Yanwan to see his tears.

Tears welled up in his eyes, but Jinzhong tried hard to hold them back, a hoarse sob choking in his throat, "It's okay, my lady, take care."

After saying that, Jinzhong turned a corner and disappeared.

Yanwan hasn't yet reacted to Jinzhong's words. Is Jinzhong going to part ways with her?

Does this mean that Jinzhong will never appear in Yongshou Palace again?

It was obviously a good thing, but Yan Wan couldn't smile at all. She just felt a tightness in her chest, as if something was missing.

She wasn't wearing the ring.

Instead, he asked Lan Cui to put it away.

Lan Qi and Ji Tao were enjoying the scenery on their way back to Chunze Zhai.

Time flies so fast, three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Three years ago, when she was reborn as Lan Qi, she was still an unfavored noblewoman thrown into the Old Summer Palace, but now she has become the emperor's favorite concubine.

Here she ordered the eunuch Jinde to be beaten to death, and also made good friends like Yihuan.

It’s a pity that Yihuan left.

In fact, many people are gone.

Seeing Lan Qi's melancholy expression, Ji Tao asked worriedly, "My lady, what's wrong?"

Lan Qi shook her head and said, "It's okay, let's go."