Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 140 Meiruo Fainted

Fujia couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw Zeng Huan's haggard face. Ever since Heng'er remarried Dawachi, she hadn't seen Zeng Huan smile. She locked herself up in the Cining Palace all day, rarely going out. The only time she went out was because of Princess Heng'er's affairs.

Fujia hesitated for a moment, then whispered comfortingly, "Queen Dowager, the princess is blessed with long-lasting blessings and will surely return to you safely."

Zeng Huan tightly grasped Fu Jia's hand, smiled bitterly, and finally told Fu Jia what was in her heart, "Fu Jia, I am worried. When the late emperor was alive, I was still a noble concubine. In order to trip up Yi Xiu and consolidate my position in the palace, I had to sacrifice Heng Er. But what mother is willing to sacrifice her own children? If I had not done this back then, when Yi Xiu took the throne of the empress dowager, it would be me who would be reduced to a pile of bones. Ever since Heng Er married far away in Junggar, I haven't seen her for twenty years. Now I can't even remember what she looked like. I only remember her as a child."

"She must be blaming me for not taking her back from Dawachi. But I was powerless. I couldn't protect her. It's my fault as a mother."

Zeng Huan was heartbroken and extremely emotional. Over fifty years old, whenever she thought of her daughter suffering far away, tears fell like pearls from a broken string. Fu Jia hurriedly said, "Empress Dowager, the princess must understand your difficulties. Didn't Concubine Cheng say that the princess would definitely return to you? Don't worry, take care of yourself. If the princess returns one day, she will be sad again."

"You're right. I shouldn't give up on myself like this."

The tears on Zeng Huan's face were wiped away, and then she was supported by Fujia and returned to Cining Palace.

A Bao knelt at the palace entrance for two hours.

When he stood up, his legs were numb, but he was afraid that Meiruo would worry, so Abao could only stagger back to Xianfu Palace.

When A Bao returned to the palace, he saw a nanny who was about fifty years old and had a high bun and was dressed in a dark blue palace dress. She was sitting on a recliner in the yard, cracking melon seeds and spouting words of instruction.

"My lady, please lift your butt a little higher and pay attention to your manners. Don't let the dishes above your head fall down, otherwise the time of this incense stick will have to be recalculated."

Looking around, Meiruo had a bowl of water and dishes hanging above her head, and she was holding two huge pots in her hands. Her hands were shaking violently due to soreness, and her pretty face was distorted due to fatigue.

Isn't it about teaching rules?

what is this?

Physical punishment? Meiruo was the youngest princess of the Balin tribe. When had she ever suffered such humiliation and injustice? The other Mongolian concubines in Xianfu Palace locked themselves in their rooms, and even Consort Ke, whom Meiruo had actively befriended, never said a good word for her.

Abao is the most outstanding maid selected by Princess Bahrain. She has to live her whole life for Meiruo and naturally cannot bear to see her suffer any injustice.

She hurried forward and took Meiruo's hand. In an instant, Meiruo's head and the bowls and pots in her hands fell to the ground. Seeing Abao coming back, Meiruo could no longer hold back and burst into tears, "Abao, where is the emperor?"

A Bao was embarrassed to tell the truth to Meiruo.

If Meiruo knew that Nanny Gui was specially hired by Hongli to teach her the rules, she would be so angry that she would die.

Ah Bao simply said, "The Emperor is busy with government affairs and said he would come to see you when he was done."

Meiruo: "Why did you take so long?"

Po was choked now.

She really didn't know how to explain it to Meiruo.

Guiying smiled and stood up, saying, "This is all I will teach you today. I will come back tomorrow."

Guiying bowed and was about to leave.

Ah Bao rushed forward, blocking Guiying's way, and said angrily, "How dare you, my servant, torture my mistress like this? Do you know who my mistress is?"

Guiying didn't take it seriously. She gently brushed the melon seed shells off her clothes and turned around to say, "She's Concubine Ying, the youngest daughter of King Bahrain. But so what? I've been granted the Empress Dowager's order to teach you how to behave. If you say I'm deliberately targeting you, you're really wronging me. If you have any complaints, why don't you go and speak to the Empress Dowager or the Emperor?"

Meiruo took a big step forward and asked, "Do you think I dare not?"

Guiying smiled faintly and said, "My lady, you naturally have the right to do so. I have nothing to say. If my lady has no other instructions, I will take my leave."

After saying this, Guiying left Xianfu Palace.

Guiying belongs to Zeng Huan, who is not only the Queen Mother but also Hongli's nominal mother. But Meiruo refuses to accept it and feels that she has done nothing wrong. After being tortured by Guiying for a whole day, she is so tired that she vomits and has diarrhea.

But she was unwilling to give up, so Meiruo had to run to the Yangxin Palace to find Hongli.

But after what happened during the day, Hongli would never see Meiruo. He just asked Jinzhong to go out and send Meiruo away.

Jinzhong is not as easy to bully as Jinbao.

Knowing that Meiruo had nearly harmed Yanwan and her son, he wished he could skin the woman alive. But he couldn't let his hatred show, so he could only politely say to Meiruo, "Is Concubine Ying here? Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. I want to see the emperor." Meiruo rushed in without saying a word.

Jinzhong stood in front of her and said with a smile, "The emperor said he would not see the queen. Why? Didn't Miss Abao tell the queen what the emperor said?"

Jinzhong smiled slyly and said, "Then I will tell you what I said this morning. The Emperor said that he had asked Aunt Fujia to teach you the rules in Xianfu Palace. He also said that you are rude and inappropriate, and are not qualified to be the head of the harem. If you don't learn your lesson, I'm afraid you will be demoted."

Meiruo's face turned pale and she took two steps back.

Did Hongli really say this?

"Impossible, the emperor would not treat me like this." Meiruo still didn't believe it.

Jinzhong raised the corner of his mouth, made way for her, and said, "If your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can try it. But if the Emperor is really angry and demotes you, please don't blame me for not warning you."

Meiruo bit her lower lip and took a few steps forward, but still did not enter the Yangxin Palace. She didn't dare to take the risk.

But the price is suffering.

Meiruo endured Guiying's torture for several days, her back aching and unable to stand straight. Even when she went to Zhongcui Palace to pay her respects to Lujun, she looked listless and drowsy. She was inevitably teased by the other concubines.

Meiruo couldn't stand it any more. She couldn't see Hongli and had to repeat these strange things all day long. At this time, Abao came up with an idea for Meiruo.

Malingering.

I didn't expect this trick to work so well.

This gave Meiruo, who was physically and mentally exhausted, two days of rest.

But Guiying was not a pushover. After a while, she realized that Meiruo was pretending to be sick, so she directly asked a royal doctor to come and take Meiruo's pulse.