mesbooks Chapter 126 Complaint
Chapter 126 Complaint
"You've been acting like this since returning from Mulan Paddock. Isn't it obvious that you're asking me to help you make things difficult for those two? I wasn't sure whether you wanted to suppress them or win them over, but ever since you helped them go through those thirty palace rules, I've been convinced you were trying to win them over..."
"I'm just going to do you a favor. What's the matter? Could it be that I misunderstood your plan and ruined it?"
Rui Ji saw that Yan Wan was sipping tea with her head down, just listening to her and not saying anything, and she thought she had disrupted her plans.
Seeing this, Yan Wan shook her head slightly, and finally felt relieved.
She called Ruiji over just to confirm whether this was her doing.
Her thoughts gradually returned to her mind. Looking at Ruiji, who was looking puzzled, she shook her head and smiled, "Thank you so much, sister, for helping me this time. Was everything you did so covertly?"
Rui Ji nodded, not understanding why. "Of course, I'm just giving you a few words of advice. It's a common practice in the palace to flatter the powerful and put down the weak. Even if the Emperor sends someone to investigate, they'll only find that the servants are doing their job poorly. How can they implicate me?"
Only then did a smile appear on Yanwan's face.
Seeing her strange smile, Ruiji frowned, her eyes rolled around, and then she thought of something. She instantly understood what she meant, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
She cast an interested look at the person opposite her, and opened her red lips slightly: "Sister, do you have anything to tell me?"
"Sister, you and I are truly in tune with each other. Please continue to help me with one thing."
"Sister, please speak."
"Although Concubine Yu helps the Empress manage the six palaces, she was too careless in this matter. Someone must seek justice for the two sisters..." Yan Wan stopped talking and continued to sip her tea.
Rui Ji smiled brightly upon hearing this. She drank the tea in her cup in one gulp and said, "Don't worry, sister. Concubine Yu is not up to the task. The Empress is no longer involved in the affairs of the six palaces. It's time to find someone else to manage the six palaces properly."
"Then I will wait for good news from my sister."
It was five days later when the news that Concubine Ying had caught a serious cold reached Ruyi's ears.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Ying suddenly fell ill recently. Her illness is very serious. The imperial physician has been summoned to see her for several days in a row. Should we send someone to check on her?" Rong Pei said cautiously. She felt distressed when she saw Ruyi's slightly tired expression as she had been busy taking care of the fifth princess recently.
The Fifth Princess was frail and had a harder time than the other children. Since the beginning of winter, the Empress had been watching over the child constantly, and had lost a lot of weight.
Hearing this, Ruyi raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised.
I haven't heard from Concubine Ying for a long time.
Hearing Rong Pei say that she was seriously ill, Ruyi sighed slightly and said calmly, "Noble Lady Ying has just entered the palace. She's not used to the winter in the capital, so it's possible she caught a cold. Tomorrow, you should personally prepare a pot of red date and ginger soup and send it over to comfort her. Tell her to take good care of herself. When she recovers, I will persuade the Emperor to have the Imperial Household Department put up the green plaque that she and Ke agreed on."
The emperor disliked her, and there was nothing she could do but ask her to be patient for a while.
"I hope Concubine Ying can understand the Empress's painstaking efforts. The Emperor is disgusted with her right now and can't be persuaded. The New Year is almost here, and if the Emperor is happy by then, maybe this matter will be accomplished." Rong Pei sighed.
For some reason, the emperor's temper has become increasingly difficult to predict over the years.
Concubine Ying had merely been gossiping at Mulan Paddock, yet the Emperor had treated her so coldly. Counting the days, it had been nearly five months since she entered the palace, and she had yet to receive his attention. Since the Emperor ascended the throne, this was the first time a concubine had remained unfavored for so long.
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The next morning, Rong Pei went to Chuxiu Palace to deliver soup as instructed by Ruyi, but unexpectedly she came back empty-handed. The people in Chuxiu Palace told her that Concubine Ying had gone to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager early in the morning.
Moreover, the soup came at a very unfortunate time. Lady Ying had almost recovered from her cold yesterday, so there was no need for this brown sugar ginger soup.
The Cining Palace was bustling with activity at the moment. Concubine Mei brought the Eleventh Prince to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. Unexpectedly, they ran into Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke who were there to pay their respects together.
The little prince was born strong and was well raised by Concubine Mei. He looked like a lucky doll and called the Empress Dowager "Grandmother Imperial" all the time. The Empress Dowager's heart melted.
The Queen Mother was in a good mood today, and she smiled pleasantly when she saw the two little girls.
"Lady Ying, I heard that you were ill a few days ago? Are you not used to staying in the capital?" She also heard the news and asked kindly.
"I am unlucky. Since entering the palace, I have either been disrespectful or sick. I have to thank the Empress Dowager for personally sending a nanny to teach me. Otherwise, I don't know how much trouble I would have caused."
Concubine Ying had a sincere expression, and her pretty face still had the frail look of someone who had just recovered from a serious illness, which was very pitiful. She was only in her teens, full of vitality, and was at the age when she was most likely to attract sympathy.
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "It's alright, as long as you know your manners now. King Balin sent you to the palace to maintain the friendship between the Manchu and Mongolian peoples. You will need to work hard in the future and serve the Emperor well, so as not to disappoint the Balin people's expectations."
"Yes, I will remember the Queen Mother's teachings."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Mei snorted softly. She glanced at the two people sitting opposite her and said unhappily, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, you don't know that since the beginning of winter, the Empress has handed over the affairs of the six palaces to Concubine Yu. I don't know if she is not familiar with palace affairs, or if the servants under her are not serving her wholeheartedly. On the day that Concubine Ying fell ill, they couldn't even invite an imperial physician. If it weren't for the people from Chuxiu Palace who went to ask Concubine Ling for help, Concubine Ying's illness would have been very difficult to cure..."
Hearing her words, the Queen Mother frowned slightly.
No wonder she looked a little strange.
The Queen Mother showed displeasure and turned to look at Concubine Ying and asked, "Is this true?"
Concubine Ying wanted to say something but stopped herself. Just when she was in a dilemma, Ying'er ran out from behind her and knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager.
"Your Highness, you don't know that my master is not favored. Since entering the palace, the charcoal sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs has always been smoky stove charcoal, which cannot be burned in the palace. The food delivered is also cold and difficult to eat. My master has been living in this palace with neither enough food nor warm clothes every day. He even has frostbite on his hands..."
"This servant feels so distressed watching this. If this servant hadn't begged Concubine Ling that day, the Empress Dowager would not have been able to see my master today. Please, please help my master..."
Ying'er burst into tears and confessed all the grievances she had suffered in the past few months.
This palace is always about stepping down on the weak and praising the strong, but Ying Guicai has just entered the palace. Even if she is not favored, she is the only daughter of the Mongolian King of Bahrain. She should not be treated like this in any way.