Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 125 The Emperor Shows Respect to Mongolia ①

The sun was scorching hot, and Meiruo was catching butterflies with her maid in the garden of the Old Summer Palace.

Meiruo raised the palm-leaf fan and stared at the pink butterfly on the flowers. She approached cautiously, and when the fan touched the pink butterfly, it was suddenly frightened and flew away.

Meiruo was unwilling to give up, so she turned around and bumped into Hongli. The fan fell and almost hit Hongli in the face.

Hongli grabbed Meiruo's raised wrist and the two looked at each other.

Jinbao had never met Meiruo before, so he naturally didn't know her identity. He scolded her, "Which palace's lady are you from? You don't even greet the emperor when you see him."

"Emperor? Are you the emperor?" Meiruo stared at Hongli.

Seeing this, the maid beside her immediately knelt down. A Bao gently tugged at the corner of Meiruo's clothes, raised her eyes slightly, and mouthed: "My lady, please pay your respects quickly."

Meiruo finally reacted and bowed to Hongli according to the rules taught by her nanny.

Hongli bent down and helped her up from the ground, saying, "You are the daughter of the King of Bahrain, my concubine Ying."

Meiruo nodded and said, "Yes, I am your concubine."

"Why are you staring at me like this? Have you seen me before? Or is there something on my face?" Hongli touched his face subconsciously.

"I've seen him before." Meiruo looked at Hongli infatuatedly, "I've seen him in a portrait, but I didn't expect him to be even more handsome in person."

Meiruo had lived alone in the Old Summer Palace for several months, but had never been summoned by Hongli. Yuhu had already left, and the maids around her either taught her the rules of the palace or how to serve in the emperor's bedchamber in the future.

She was so bored that she naturally complained about Hongli. If she had known this earlier, she would not have come to the Qing Dynasty. It would have been so nice to be on the grassland, with blue sky and white clouds, it was so beautiful.

Although the Forbidden City is beautiful, it looks like a cage.

However, from the moment she saw Hongli, Meiruo was deeply attracted to him.

Meiruo's words made Hongli laugh. He took Meiruo's hand and invited her, "Would you like to walk with me?"

"Okay!" Meiruo nodded, took Hongli's hand and walked forward.

That night, Hongli summoned Meiruo to sleep with him.

Zeng Huan held the bottom of the cup with her fingers, lifted it up, placed the rim of the cup close to her nose, took a deep breath, and enjoyed the fragrance and richness of the tea.

There was a pot of ice on the table. Fuga used his hand to operate a fan, letting the cool breeze blow to cool down Zeng Huan.

Fujia said, "It seems that the Emperor is still filial to the Empress Dowager, even sending such precious tea."

Zeng Huan sneered, it was all superficial. If Hongli was really filial, why didn't he visit her more often?

Zeng Huan put down his teacup and asked, "I heard the emperor has been favoring Balin recently?"

"Yes, Concubine Ying was young, lively and likable, and beautiful. The Emperor loved her very much..." Fu Jia paused as she spoke. Yi Huan's figure flashed through her mind. She glanced up at Zeng Huan and said, "It's a pity for Concubine Shu to pass away at such a young age."

Zeng Huan turned her head and chuckled softly, "Yihuan placed too much emphasis on feelings. Her fate is entirely her own fault. But now, I have no one to rely on."

"Empress Dowager, you forgot about Concubine Mei and Concubine Cheng." Fuga reminded in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Huan raised her eyebrows slightly and sneered, saying, "Concubine Mei's health has been getting worse over the years. If it weren't for Yongrong's company, she might have died long ago. As for Concubine Cheng, I really don't understand her. If you say she loves the Emperor, it doesn't seem like she has any intention of competing for his favor. If you say she doesn't love him, I've never heard her say a good word for me in front of the Emperor. As for that Concubine Qing, I get a headache just by looking at her. She never says anything to the point. She's all beautiful, no brains..."

Fu Jia asked, "Then does Empress Dowager Yi want to find a few more beautiful girls to send to the Emperor?"

Zeng Huan waved her hand and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it later."

From the imperial palace to the Old Summer Palace, all the concubines were headed by Lujun. In order to meet Meiruo that day, Lujun gathered all the concubines in her palace.

While Meiruo was away, Yuyan mocked, "This Old Summer Palace is truly a great place to be favored. I remember that Concubine Cheng was favored by the Emperor in the Old Summer Palace, and only then was she able to return to the palace."

Yuyan glanced upwards.

Lan Qi picked up the milk tea on the table, took a sip, and said, "It's amazing that Concubine Jia still remembers what happened to me back then. But Concubine Ying is different from me. She is a princess of the Balin tribe. When she entered the palace, she became the head of the Xianfu Palace. The emperor let her live in the Old Summer Palace first, just to let her learn the rules. Which concubine in the harem has such an honor?"

When Yuyan heard this, her face suddenly turned pale. Although she was a foreign woman, she could understand Lanqi's nonsense. Behind Yuyan was the Yu family. She was also born into a noble family, but she traveled thousands of miles to the Qing Dynasty to become Hongli's concubine.

What is a concubine or a lady? She is just one level higher than a slave.

Yan Wan smiled slightly, her voice low and pleasant. She glanced at Yu Yan and said, "When Sister Chengfei came to pay her respects to Empress Xiaoxian before, she also said the same thing. I wonder if someone was jealous. Will Your Majesty say the same thing when Yingpin comes?"

"Ling Fei, you..." Yuyan was furious.

Seeing that the crowd was about to quarrel, Lujun hurriedly tried to persuade them, "Alright, alright, we are all sisters. Yingpin will be here soon. Don't make fun of us."

"I heard that Balin is the youngest daughter of King Balin. She is very pampered. We are both from the Mongolian tribe. I wonder if Concubine Ke knows this little princess?" Rui Ji looked at Concubine Ke and said.

Noble Lady Ke shook her head politely and said, "I've heard of him, but I've never met him. He must be a kind person, otherwise Xianfu Palace would have a hard time."

"No way, I heard that the Balin tribe has always attached great importance to etiquette. Could this Balin be a shrew?" Lu Muping said jokingly.

Lan Qi smiled but said nothing.

Although Lu Muping looks stupid, what she said is true. Although Balin Meiruo looks cute and lovely, she is actually very vicious.

In her previous life, she lost the Sixth Princess because of Yan Wan. Hongli was afraid that she would be unhappy, so he gave the newborn Seventh Princess to her to raise.

Thinking back to the day when the Seventh Princess insulted her biological mother like a shrew, she must have said a lot of bad things about Yan Wan behind the Seventh Princess's back.

This shows that her kindness is all fake.

Since that’s the case, she will be the one to tear off the disguise on Meiruo’s face in this life.

"Yingpin is here——" the eunuch's voice sounded.

A woman came in with her maid.

She walked straight to Lujun and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant Balin pays respects to the Empress..."

Lujun paused and widened her eyes.

There was unbridled laughter from below.

A Bao tugged at the corner of Meiruo's clothes and whispered in her ear, "My lady, this is Concubine Chun."

Meiruo realized that she had said the wrong thing and immediately corrected herself: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't mean to do that."

Lujun smiled awkwardly and motioned Meiruo to take a seat.