Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 151 A foster mother is no match for a real mother

"Please forgive me for not being able to obey your command." Zhao Jiuxiao lowered his head.

Hu Richa didn't care about that. He clenched his fist and punched Zhao Jiuxiao in the chest. Zhao Jiuxiao didn't dare to fight back. Hu Richa pressed on step by step, and Zhao Jiuxiao dodged repeatedly.

Fortunately, they did not use weapons and only fought hand-to-hand, so no one in the Yangxin Palace noticed anything unusual outside.

This scene happened to be witnessed by Jinzhong who had just returned from Guanju Palace. The prince and the guards were fighting, what a shame! Jinzhong hurried forward to mediate.

Jinzhong held Hu Richa's waist tightly and said, "Prince, you can't do this. If the emperor finds out, this is a serious crime that could cost you your life."

Hu Richa stopped, feeling bored.

Why are there so many rules in this palace? It's nothing like the free and unrestrained prairie. If he had known this, he would never have come.

Hu Richa grabbed Jinzhong by the collar like he was picking up a chicken, then threw him to the ground and said indifferently, "Who are you?"

"My servant Jinzhong is the chief eunuch."

Hu Richa snorted coldly. He turned out to be just a eunuch leader. He thought he was some big shot.

He couldn't go to Xianfu Palace to see his younger sister, and he wasn't allowed to fight with others. It was too boring to go back to the palace. Hu Richa really didn't know what to do at the moment.

Jinzhong was a master at reading people's expressions. He knew what Hu Richa was thinking, so he stood up, approached him, and said flatteringly, "I know that you, Prince, have nothing to do in the palace. I have a place to go that would be fun, but I wonder if you would condescend to accompany me."

When Hu Richa heard that there was a fun place, he immediately nodded in agreement.

Jirimutu and Hongli had a very pleasant conversation, which lasted for several hours. As the princess was a distinguished guest, Hongli suggested that they take her back to the temporary palace and visit Meiruo at Xianfu Palace.

The princess was naturally overjoyed.

Xianfu Palace was quiet. Concubine Ke had gone to Anhua Hall to pray early in the morning. Meiruo, unaware that the princess had gone to Yangxin Palace, ordered Abao to make some simple pastries and prepared to go to the temporary palace to see the princess and her two brothers.

"Mother, look, there's a little red flower on the tile."

Wanyin held Yongqi's hand, and suddenly Yongqi pointed at a tile not far away and shouted. Wanyin looked in the direction of Yongqi's finger and exclaimed, "Wow, there's not even any soil on this tile, and yet such beautiful flowers can grow on it. It's really a miracle."

Yongqi's eyes wandered around, and he said, "This flower is self-reliant and can survive even in desperate situations. I hope Aunt Duanshu can be like this tenacious little flower, survive even in desperate situations, and return home to the Empress Dowager as soon as possible."

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He looked up at Wanyin, bared his white teeth, and said, "Mother, can I go pick those little flowers?"

Wan Yin asked in surprise, "Why? Isn't it better to let it grow on the tiles?"

Yongqi shook his head. "It's not that I'm not good. It's just that recently I've seen Mother and the other ladies kneeling with the Imperial Grandmother in the Anhua Hall to pray for blessings. Although I'm still young, I've heard from my teacher that the Emperor is upset about the war in Dzungar, and that the Imperial Grandmother is also angry with the Emperor because of Aunt Duanshu. So I wanted to use that little flower to tell the Imperial Grandmother that Aunt Duanshu will definitely be like this little flower, and will find a way out of this desperate situation. She will definitely come back safely."

Wanyin touched Yongqi's forehead. She really didn't expect that Yongqi could say such words. She was relieved, but also blamed herself, hating herself for not being able to find a better way out for Yongqi.

Wanyin: "This tile wall is too high. Mother, please ask the palace maids to take it down."

Yongqi: "No, it would be more affectionate if you picked them yourself."

After saying that, Yongqi ran away.

"Yongqi..."

Wanyin was afraid that something might happen to Yongqi, so she immediately chased after him with her followers.

Just after turning a corner in the palace, no one expected Meiruo to come out. Yongqi didn't see her and accidentally bumped into Meiruo.

A Bao pushed Yong Qi to the ground and yelled, "Which palace are you from? How dare you not know any etiquette? You even dared to bump into Concubine Ying."

Meiruo covered her stomach with lingering fear. Fortunately, Yongqi didn't hit her hard, otherwise how would she survive in the palace with the child in her belly?

Thinking about how Yongqi had almost caused her to have a miscarriage, she became furious and rushed forward to slap Yongqi without thinking of the consequences.

Yongqi pinched the corner of his clothes and didn't dare to look up.

"Yongqi." Wanyin happened to see this scene.

She held Yongqi's face in her hands and saw five finger marks on his fair skin. Wanyin had lived in the palace for half her life and was always seen as a mature, steady and kind person by others. But this time, Meiruo dared to hurt Yongqi, and she hated him deeply.

She stood in front of Yongqi and said harshly to Meiruo, "Yingfei, what are you doing?"

Mei Ruo sneered, "It's his fault for not having eyes to see and bumping into me. If anything happens to the heir in my womb, can he afford it?"

Wanyin: "Your child is precious. Are you going to abuse the other princes and princesses in the palace?"

Meiruo said with a smug look on her face, "Yes, my child is just that precious. My father-in-law is the King of Bahrain, I'm pregnant, and the Emperor has made me the Ying Fei, a position far higher than yours. Wanpin, what do you have to compete with me?"

"You..." Wanyin was at a loss for words. She couldn't win over Meiruo no matter what she did.

She lost her mind and wanted to hit Meiruo, but was stopped by Shunxin and Yongqi.

Shunxin: "My lady, don't be impulsive."

Yongqi also cried anxiously, holding Wanyin's arm with his small body, and said, "Mother, my son is fine, please don't be angry."

Wanyin regained her senses and realized that she was useless and could not seek justice for Yongqi. She had no choice but to take Yongqi's hand and walk past Meiruo towards Anhua Palace.

But Meiruo was unyielding and blocked Wanyin and Yongqi's way, saying proudly, "Wanpin, you're almost forty, right? This Fifth Prince isn't your biological son, is he? I'm quite curious, are you really willing to help others raise a child? I heard that Haidaying in the Yanxi Palace was confined for many years..."

Is it revenge? Or is she just that kind of person?

Wanyin glared at Meiruo fiercely. The child was still here, and Meiruo actually dared to say such things in front of Yongqi. What a fool!

"Have you finished speaking, Your Majesty?" Wan Yin asked coldly.

Meiruo sneered. She certainly wouldn't let Wanyin leave so easily.

She walked around Wanyin several times.

Suddenly Meiruo sneered and said, "Actually, there is something I don't understand, and I would like to ask you for advice."

Wanyin: "This seems to have nothing to do with you."

Mei Ruo sarcastically said, "Wanpin has been serving the emperor for decades."

She stared at Wanpin's belly. "You haven't left the Emperor with a child in all these years. It's really pitiful. But don't worry, Wanpin, I won't look down on women in the harem who haven't been pregnant. I just feel sorry for the Fifth Prince, whose biological mother has been confined for so many years."

"I suddenly remembered a saying. A foster mother is not as good as a biological mother. How can a foster mother treat a child sincerely?"

"Fifth Prince, people's hearts are unpredictable, you must be careful." Mei Ruo said.

Wanyin hadn't expected Meiruo to be so bold. Didn't she know that Hongli was the Empress Dowager's son? What if the Empress Dowager heard this...

But the Forbidden City is small.

Zeng Huan heard everything Meiruo said just now.

Unexpectedly, Zeng Huan just wanted to go to Anhua Palace as soon as possible, but he didn't expect to meet Zeng Huan and Wan Yin here.