Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 126 The Emperor Shows Respect to Mongolia ②

According to her rank, Meiruo's seat was arranged opposite Wanyin, and Ke Guiren had a lower rank and sat right below Meiruo.

Noble Lady Ke smiled politely at Meiruo.

Meiruo felt particularly close to her when she knew that she was from Mongolia like herself.

After Meiruo sat down, Lujun smiled and said, "This is Yingpin's first visit, and I don't know what you like to eat, so I asked someone to prepare milk tea and milk candy."

Meiruo took a look at the candy on the table, and Abao immediately brought the candy to her. Meiruo reached out and picked up a piece of candy and took a light bite.

"Pah, pah—" Meiruo felt that the taste was not authentic and immediately spat out the residue in her mouth and threw the candy back onto the plate. She said with disgust, "What is this? It's much worse than our Mongolian candy. It's not authentic at all. Is this stuff made by the palace chef, Concubine Chun? Could it be that we were deceived?"

The only person in the harem who could calm down and make these strange things was Yan Wan. Knowing that Mei Ruo was from Mongolia and the daughter of the King of Bahrain, she was worried that she would miss home, so she locked herself in the kitchen early in the morning.

All the concubines present had tasted it, and even Noble Lady Ke thought that Yanwan was very skillful. Although this milk candy was not as good as the authentic Mongolian one, it was her first time making it after all, and it was a sign of her talent to be able to make it like this.

Lujun raised her eyes to look at Yanwan and saw that her face was slightly gloomy, but she still maintained a smile.

Meiruo glanced to the side, picked up the teacup, and wanted to use it to rinse her mouth, but ended up spitting it out again.

She put down her teacup heavily and glanced at it with disdain. "What is this? It's an insult to my taste buds."

After saying that, she picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth.

The corners of Lujun's mouth twitched slightly, revealing an extremely unnatural smile.

Before she could speak, she heard Yuyan below her, covering her mouth with her hands and laughing. With a hint of mockery, she said, "Yingpin, you've just entered the palace, so you don't know the methods of our Concubine Ling. When she was a little palace maid, she loved doing all kinds of strange things to please the eldest prince. Even after becoming a concubine, she couldn't change her bad habits and always liked to do these things to please people."

Yanwan came from a poor family.

She had never been loved by her parents and brothers since she was a child, so even though she had climbed from a palace maid to a concubine, she still felt afraid.

When she was a maid in Qixiang Palace, she was often bullied by Yuyan.

Now that she has become a concubine only one rank lower than her, she still looks down on her.

Lan Qi took a sip of the milk tea on the table with a half-smile on her face. "Whether these milk candy cakes and milk tea are delicious or not, they are all gifts from Concubine Ling. It's understandable that Concubine Ying just entered the palace and doesn't know the rules, but what have you prepared, Concubine Jia?"

Yuyan glared at Lanqi as if she wanted to burn her to ashes. Her two round pupils almost popped out, revealing her uncontrollable anger.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Concubine Cheng, don't think that just because you have the Empress Dowager behind you, you can act as an accomplice to me. I am a noble concubine, and my position is far higher than yours. It is not your place to give me orders."

Lan Qi was not angry after being scolded. She slowly raised her eyes and glanced at Yuyan's face lightly. There was nothing unusual in her eyes, but they were as cold as usual.

Wanyin had a bad feeling, fearing the two would quarrel in public, making Meiruo, who had just entered the palace, laugh at them. She smiled and advised, "Yingpin is straightforward, and Lingfei is not petty. Since you think the toffee cakes are not tasty, just have them removed. But don't let this damage the relationship. If word gets to the emperor, he will be unhappy."

Yuyan's lips curled slightly, but her heart was filled with depression.

Seeing Wanyin helping Lanqi, they couldn't help but point the finger at her again.

She had a sinister look in her eyes and laughed.

Yuyan tilted her head slightly, reached for the teacup on the table, and slowly swished the tea in it. She raised her eyelids slightly, glanced at Wanyin, and said, "Wanpin, you too have been serving the Emperor since he was in the Qiandi Palace. More than a decade has passed, and the faces in this palace have changed one after another. Even the childless Concubine Cheng and Concubine Ling were superior to you. How come you are still just a mere concubine now?"

"My concubine..." Wanyin's face changed slightly and she was speechless for a long time.

Lujun's slightly furrowed brows revealed a hint of annoyance.

If Yuyan continued to speak, she was afraid that it would arouse public anger. She hurriedly interrupted Yuyan and said slowly: "Okay, stop arguing. We are all sisters serving the emperor." As she spoke, Lujun looked at Wanyin and said comfortingly: "Wanpin, Concubine Jia is outspoken. Don't take it to heart."

Wanyin smiled politely.

Lan Qi smiled mysteriously and said, "Yingpin is of noble birth. As soon as she entered the palace, she was appointed as the head of a palace. This shows how much the emperor values ​​Yingpin."

Meiruo raised her head with a proud look on her face and said, "Of course. The emperor respects Mongolia, and I, Abu, am the King of Bahrain."

Meiruo's gaze drifted towards Yanwan, her eyes darkening slightly. She had heard of Yanwan's background, how she had risen from a palace maid to the position of concubine, and she had thought that Yanwan had some kind of peerless beauty, but it turned out to be just this.

Meiruo is the legitimate daughter and Eji is the princess consort.

Although she had five older brothers, Abu only married her, Eji.

Meiruo naturally looked down on women like Yanwan who used dirty means to get to the top.

But Yanwan was a concubine, and she was a concubine.

Mei Ruo nodded and said calmly, "So it was Concubine Ling who did it. I didn't do it on purpose. Please don't be offended, Your Majesty."

Yan Wan's expression eased slightly, and she said, "It's nothing serious."

"If it's Yingpin's sister..."

"Your Highness," Meiruo interrupted Yanwan impatiently. She took Abao's hand and walked slowly to Lujun. Then she waved at Abao, who understood and hurriedly took a brocade box from a waiting maid outside the hall. Then, she returned to Meiruo and opened it.

Everyone was curious and stretched their necks to look at Meiruo.

There were two big-bellied dolls in the brocade box.

Meiruo's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up, her expression relaxed and calm. She took a big-bellied doll from the brocade box, placed it in front of Lujun, and said with a leisurely smile, "Empress Chun, this is a little toy from my hometown. My husband Abu made it for me, and I love it very much. Although it is not worth much, it contains the blessings of my family."

"This palace is prosperous. I believe that Your Majesty has everything she needs. I can only offer this baby to Your Majesty's children. I hope they will be safe and blessed."

Peaceful and smooth, full of blessings, these words amused Lujun.

She took a look at the brocade box and saw two big-bellied dolls. Yongzhang was too old to play with these things, but Jingyan was still young, so it was just right for her to play with them.

He then motioned Kexin to take it.