I just want to live a happy life

Chapter 301 Fu Cha Lang Ya 17

Bai Ruiji was cute and successfully attracted Hongli's attention after playing the wrong note. Perhaps he was a little sick of eating too much meat and fish, so he became interested in light porridge and side dishes.

Moreover, Bai Ruiji's eyes were filled with lingering affection, which made Hongli forget that he was still in mourning and favored her.

After serving the emperor, Bai Ruiji was given the title of Mei Yingying and was allowed to live in Yonghe Palace.

It was another day for paying respects to the emperor, and all the concubines were talking about the sound of the Fengluan Chun'en carriage passing on the palace road last night.

Among them, Gao Xiyue and Jin Yuyan were the most curious and discussed enthusiastically.

Ruyi still did not participate in the discussion as before, but sat in the chair with her hands on her head and dozed off.

Jin Yuyan pretended to be careless and asked around, then said, "Oh, none of them. It seems that the emperor has a new lover."

"I don't know what kind of woman could seduce our emperor so much during the mourning period. I think she must be a beauty."

Gao Xiyue took a sip of tea and said, "Who knows? She should come to pay her respects to the Queen soon. Then we will know what she looks like."

Jin Yuyan glanced at Gao Xiyue's face and said, "Empress Hui looks very bad today. What happened?"

Hearing this, everyone looked over except Ruyi who was dozing off.

Gao Xiyue shook her handkerchief and said, "What are you all thinking about? What can I do for a newcomer who has just been favored? It's Jingyan. She had a fever last night, so she went to bed a little late."

Jin Yuyan lowered her eyes. She should have a child so that she could be promoted. However, when she was in Prince Bao's mansion, she had just arrived in the Qing Dynasty and was unfamiliar with everything. She did not dare to get pregnant, so it had been delayed until now.

At this time, Langya walked in.

After the concubines paid their respects, Langya said, "Sisters, you should all know that the emperor favored a new person and named her Meidaying."

"Mei Yingda is outside now. Suyun, please ask her to come in and let her meet everyone."

Suyun bowed: "Yes."

Not long after she went out, she came in with a petite and cute woman wearing a pink cheongsam.

Bai Ruiji walked forward and first paid her respects to Langya.

Now that Zhen Huan is gone, Bai Ruiji has no one to back her up and no longer has the capital to act arrogantly, so she is still respectful to Queen Langya.

Afterwards, Suyun introduced all the masters to Bai Ruiji.

After Bai Ruiji sat down, Jin Yuyan looked around at her and said, "She doesn't look that good."

Bai Ruiji is not someone who will be bullied. In the original plot, she could stand up to the queen and the imperial concubine. Although she has no backing now, she is still not afraid of a little tribute girl from the Yu family.

"I am not as pretty as Concubine Jia, but Concubine Jia, have you ever thought about why the Emperor would rather favor a woman like me who looks average than you?"

Jin Yuyan didn't expect that Bai Ruiji, a little concubine, would dare to talk back to her. She was furious: "You are just a little concubine, yet you dare to be so presumptuous. I want to see how long you can stay in favor."

Bai Ruiji only thought that Jin Yuyan was just a coward. Now that she was favored by the emperor, even a noble lady would not dare to speak harshly to her. She smiled and said, "No need to worry about this, noble lady Jia."

Seeing Jin Yuyan was about to say something, Langya stopped her: "Okay, stop talking. It's not appropriate to make such a fuss. We've seen it all today. Let's go back."

"Yes, Queen."

After leaving Changchun Palace, Ruyi was about to go to the Imperial Garden to see the plum blossoms when she was stopped by Bai Ruiji.

"Empress Xianpin, Empress Xianpin."

Ruyi forced a smile at the emperor's new favorite, and said in a distant tone: "Mei Da Ying, what can I do for you?"

Bai Ruiji said: "It's nothing serious. This is the first time I've seen you. I feel very close to you. I wonder if I can come to your palace and sit for a while."

Ruyi declined: "I will not return to the palace now, let's go back another day."

Bai Ruiji insisted: "I wonder where Concubine Xian is going. Can I go with you?"

Ruyi continued walking forward: "I want to go to the Imperial Garden to see the plum blossoms. It's freezing cold, Mei Da Ying, you should go back."

Bai Ruiji caught up with him and said, "I'm not cold. I'll go with Concubine Xian."

After saying this, he never gave Ruyi any chance to refuse.

Ruyi had no choice but to take Bai Ruiji with her.

Arriving at the Imperial Garden and looking at the plum blossoms blooming in the cold, Bai Ruiji complimented, "Her Royal Highness Xianpin is of noble birth, and even the flowers she likes are so unique. I am not like you, who are of low birth and can never catch up with you."

Ruyi was very happy, so she became friendly and chatted with the lady whom she despised very much.

When Bai Ruiji was learning pipa in the Nan Mansion, she heard that the Emperor and Concubine Xian were childhood sweethearts, and that the Emperor doted on Concubine Xian very much.

She is now just a small concubine without any backing. If the emperor gets tired of her one day, she will no longer be able to live a life of luxury, so she needs a new backer.

Concubine Xian was the one she had her eyes on as a backer. Originally, she wanted to rely on the Empress, but she thought that the Empress might not look down on a small figure like her.

That's why she thought of relying on Concubine Xian. Given how much she is favored by Concubine Xian, if she falls out of favor one day, I think Concubine Xian will help her.

After looking at the plum blossoms for a while, Ruyi felt a little cold and planned to leave the Imperial Garden without staying long. Bai Ruiji was very talkative, so Ruyi did not drive her away.

Bai Ruiji: "When I was in the Southern Palace, I heard that the Emperor and Concubine Xian were childhood sweethearts, and that the marriage was personally granted by the late Emperor. Concubine Xian has been favored by the Emperor since she entered the palace. Even now, the Emperor still treats Concubine Xian the same way as before. It's really enviable."

Hearing her say this, Ruyi also remembered how good the emperor had been to her. She and the emperor were childhood sweethearts, and she was different from other women.

But when she heard Bai Ruiji calling her Concubine Xian, she felt a little uncomfortable. When she was in Prince Bao's mansion, she was a concubine. Even though the emperor said that he would make her a concubine, there was a difference between being promoted to a concubine and being initially promoted.

When she thought of this, she felt a little uncomfortable and began to wonder if Bai Ruiji was mocking her.

Ruyi's expression changed so obviously that Bai Ruiji noticed it immediately: "Madam Xianpin, did I say something wrong?"

Ruyi shook her head: "No, I just remembered some unhappy things. Although the emperor treats me very well, it is not as good as the imperial concubine."

Bai Ruiji had climbed up from the bottom of society and was very good at observing people's words and expressions. When she heard what Ruyi said, she knew that her compliment just now was wrong.

I heard that when Concubine Xian was a concubine, the Imperial Concubine was just a princess. But after entering the palace, one became a concubine and the other became an Imperial Concubine. It's no wonder that Concubine Xian felt uncomfortable with such a big gap.

Moreover, the imperial concubine was of a bondservant family, and she was also a bondservant, so why was there such a big difference?