nycdaug Chapter 91 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 18
Chapter 91 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 18
Kim Ok-yeon and Jung-sook complained, "We must be having bad luck these past few days, everything's going wrong! Even going for a walk can result in twisting your ankle."
"Don't be angry, my lady. We'll think about it slowly. We'll find a way," Zhenshu said softly, squatting down to massage her feet.
Jin Yuyan endured the pain in her foot, feeling agitated, and looked around to distract herself.
Faint sounds came from the Grasshopper Gate. Jin Yuyan's heart stirred, and she patted Zhenshu's shoulder, who was squatting down: "Zhenshu, I think there is some noise from the Grasshopper Gate. Go and see what's going on."
Zhenshu was worried about her: "My lady, I'm worried about you being alone here in this state."
"What could possibly happen in this palace? Could someone commit a crime in broad daylight? You should go and see for yourself; I'm really curious."
Helpless, Zhenshu could only help her to the side and go to the Zhongsi Gate to check the situation. After a while, Zhenshu returned with a happy expression.
Jin Yuyan looked on curiously: "What's going on over there? Why are you so happy?"
Zhenshu smiled mysteriously at her and whispered what had happened: "My lady, it was A'ruo, who served Consort Nala, who mocked Lianxin for almost marrying a eunuch. Consort Hui overheard this and punished her by making her kneel at the Zhongsi Gate for six hours. The voice just now was Consort Nala pleading for A'ruo."
Because of the matter of marrying Lianxin to Wang Qin, Fucha Langhua and her servant Lianxin had fallen out of love. Fucha Langhua dared not let Lianxin serve her anymore. However, Lianxin was reliable and meticulous in her work and had not made any mistakes, so she could not be easily dismissed. Therefore, Fucha Langhua arranged for Lianxin to do some errands every day.
Today, Lianxin was out on an errand when she ran into Ruyi and others. Lianxin intended to greet them and leave, but A'ruo grabbed her and wouldn't let go, asking her if it was true that she was going to marry a eunuch.
Lianxin was surprised that the news had spread. Although she hadn't actually married Wang Qin, she still felt embarrassed when people mentioned it. She tried to leave on the spot, but A'ruo refused to let go and mocked Lianxin from head to toe. Gao Xiyue caught them in the act.
Gao Xiyue and Ruyi had a long-standing feud, and Gao Xiyue was also on good terms with Fucha Langhua. Lianxin was Fucha Langhua's maid, so Gao Xiyue naturally couldn't sit idly by and decided to deal with A'ruo directly.
Ruyi naturally refused, but she was always a bully who preyed on the weak. Faced with the aggressive Gao Xiyue, even though the two of them held the same power in the palace and were both concubines, she did not have the courage to fight to the end. After saying a few symbolic words, she left without daring to say anything more.
"Consort Hui and Consort Nara are both consorts. Even if Consort Hui has an additional title, it doesn't mean she should overstep her bounds and discipline Consort Nara's people. How could Consort Nara agree to this?"
Jin Yuyan was slightly surprised. A'Ruo was Ruyi's head maid, so it was natural for her to deal with her mistakes. Consort Hui bypassed her and directly punished A'Ruo by making her kneel at the Zhongsi Gate. Wasn't that putting her face on the ground?
"I heard that A'Ruo said something like 'Don't have children, so you won't suffer the pain of childbirth' at the Zhongsi Gate. I guess it touched a nerve with Consort Hui, so she wouldn't let it go. When Consort Nala saw Consort Hui like this, she just let A'Ruo kneel and took her people back to Yanxi Palace." Zhenshu arrived late, and this was just what the palace servants who came to watch the spectacle said.
At this moment, Jin Yuyan had forgotten the pain in her foot. Leaning against Zhenshu, she sneered and said, "Aruo is the head maid of Consort Nara. If she makes a mistake, it is naturally her responsibility to punish her. Now that Consort Hui has punished Aruo, what difference is there between punishing her and punishing her? Besides, although Aruo is a bit sharp-tongued, she is indeed loyal to her. She is too heartless to ignore her. Not to mention that this action hurts Aruo's feelings, even other ordinary palace servants would feel chilled to the bone if they saw it."
"Yes! A'Ruo is Consort Nara's loyal dog! She said what Consort Nara didn't want to say, and Consort Nara herself remained innocent and untainted. Because of her, Consort Nara has offended countless people in the palace. Now that Consort Nara is in trouble, I wonder how many palace servants are lining up to watch her make a fool of herself. Judging from Consort Nara's appearance, I'm afraid she has taken a grudge against Consort Nara."
Jin Yuyan's heart stirred, and a plan suddenly came to mind. Seeing Lixin arrive with a sedan chair, she quickly whispered a few words in Zhenshu's ear.
Zhen Shu's eyes were bright, and she understood Jin Yuyan's meaning. After handing Jin Yuyan over to Li Xin to take good care of, she quietly returned to Zhong Si Men.
As darkness fell, Aruo knelt before the grasshopper's door, feeling utterly humiliated and almost driven mad with hatred.
She always acted according to her master's wishes. Because of protecting her master, she offended countless people, both openly and secretly. But today, when she was in trouble, her master ignored her and went straight back to Yanxi Palace.
Consort Hui is a consort, and so is Your Highness. If Your Highness truly wanted to protect her, why would she still be here?
Even if they couldn't stop her, why couldn't they wait for her? Or leave a palace maid or eunuch to help her drive away the onlookers and save her from such an embarrassing situation?
The rain poured down, and the palace servants who had come to watch the commotion had left. Only A'Ruo remained, shivering with cold. Her knees were numb from kneeling, but A'Ruo felt that she had never been so clear-headed in her life. Things she hadn't understood before suddenly became clear to her.
She had served Ruyi since childhood. In order to please her mistress, she was always careful to read people's expressions and be cautious at all times. Her current arrogant and unrestrained personality was all deliberately cultivated by Ruyi.
Ruyi usually prides herself on her noble character, but in reality she is selfish and hypocritical. She wants all the benefits, yet she tries to maintain the appearance of being noble. She wants both the benefits and a good reputation.
But how could a person of noble character fight over such mundane matters?
At this time, someone was needed to stand up for her and say what she wanted to say but could not, and A'ruo was a pawn carefully cultivated by Ulanara.
"Hahaha! I'm such a fool! Why am I just a palace maid? My father is now a prefect, and I'm a daughter of an official, so why am I still forced to be a servant and bullied? If I were a mistress in the palace, how could I be in such a humiliating situation today?"
A'Ruo's tears fell with the rain. She dared not look up at the sky and howl in the palace. She could only suppress all her grievances. She cried and laughed in a ferocious way, looking like she had gone mad. She looked both disheveled and frightening.
Zhenshu, who was about to approach Aruo from behind the door, felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of her: Had Aruo gone mad? She looked rather frightening.
But remembering Jin Yuyan's instructions, she still mustered her courage and walked up to A'ruo.
A'Ruo was complaining about heaven, earth, and Ruyi in the pouring rain when she was surprised that someone would come to laugh at her in such heavy rain. She was both angry and amused, and her hatred for Ruyi grew even stronger.
Damn it! That wicked woman!