Chapter 5 The two princesses were turned away
Ji Jinyou leaned towards Rupin, buried her little face in her arms and closed her eyes.
She didn't know why the Eighth Princess came to see her again, but she was really sleepy and tired now. She didn't want to move at all, and didn't even want to talk. The only thing she wanted to do now was to sleep.
Rupin looked at Youyou, who looked tired, and felt so distressed that she hugged the chubby little girl in her arms and closed her eyes.
She was now full of complaints about the two princesses outside, and had made up her mind to ignore them. Even if it offended them, she didn't care.
From outside came the voice of Jin Xing, the maid of Miaoyunxuan. Her voice was gentle and her attitude was respectful. "To reply to the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess, the Ninth Princess just came back a while ago."
The Eighth Princess glanced at the Seventh Princess, and they both breathed a sigh of relief, as if that little girl had returned safely.
Thinking about the scene in the Yu Garden, the Eighth Princess said again: "Let's go in and see Xiaojiu. We have something to ask her."
Hearing this, Rupin tightened her hold on the little girl's hand, tilted her head slightly, and listened quietly to the noise outside.
This is probably because she was afraid that they would force their way in and take her away. Ji Jinyou felt warm in her heart and raised her little hand to hug her back.
Rupin thought the little girl was disturbed, so she reached out and touched her little head gently, saying in a soft voice, "Youyou, be good and go to sleep."
Jin Xing stepped in front of the Eighth Princess, knelt down, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Your Highnesses, it may be too hot today, and the Ninth Princess must have been tired from walking. As soon as she came back, she climbed onto the couch and lay down. She didn't even have time to take off her shoes and fell asleep."
The scene of my little princess just coming back sweating all over and with her head down was so heartbreaking.
No matter how big a problem the two princesses are having now, she will try to stop them. It would be best if she can.
If he really can't hold it back, this will give his master enough time to figure out how to deal with it.
Well said, that's what you should say. Rupin was very impressed with her personal maid.
Ji Jinyou also silently gave Jin Xing a thumbs up in her heart. Jin Xing said this without even Rupin's instructions, completely out of her true love for her.
Rupin has a simple mind, a soft personality, and is clumsy in speaking. She does not like conflicts with others, and is not good at fighting with others. No matter what happens, she usually takes the attitude of making a big thing small and a small thing nothing.
But in this harem, there are snobbish people everywhere who bully the weak and fear the strong, and flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. Many times, the more kind you are to others, the more you will be bullied.
Jin Xing was brought into the palace by Rupin from her natal family. She grew up with Rupin since childhood. She is smart and capable, and has an extraordinary eloquence. But what is rare is that she has a very calm temperament. Many times, when Rupin was bullied, she was the one who could resolve the situation with just a few words.
Of course, none of this is written in the book.
In the book, the two masters of Miaoyunxuan, one big and one small, are merely cannon fodder in the fierce fight among the concubines, and are minor characters who are only briefly mentioned.
As for the people serving around a minor supporting character like Jin Xing, the information available is even more pitiful.
She asked the system, and the system only found one sentence, saying that when they died at the Chongyang Palace Banquet, Rupin's loyal maid held the two bodies and cried loudly in grief. After the two were buried, she followed. From beginning to end, she called her maid and didn't even mention her name.
All this understanding of Jin Xing was acquired gradually through their daily interactions after she came into this world.
From her mother Rupin, to Jin Xing, to the other palace maids in Miaoyunxuan, and even the two little eunuchs, she liked them all.
Unfortunately, she couldn't change the plot and couldn't do anything. Otherwise, if she could live with them, it would definitely be a happy thing.
Just as he was thinking about all sorts of things, Ji Jinyou was overcome by a strong sense of fatigue. He began to feel dazed and soon fell asleep completely.
Before going to bed, she sighed in her heart that her three-year-old body was just useless.
Outside, the Eighth Princess was stopped and looked unhappy. Just as she was about to speak, the Seventh Princess hurriedly pulled her back and said to Jin Xing, "Then let Xiao Jiu have a good rest. We will come to play with her tomorrow."
Having said that, he took the Eighth Princess away.
The two of them left Miaoyunxuan. The Eighth Princess was a little unhappy after being turned away. She asked in a low voice, "Seventh sister, why are you holding me back? I still want to take Xiaojiu to my mother."
The Seventh Princess whispered to comfort him: "The incident with the maid has already happened. It will take a long time for her to seduce my mother when she is pregnant. We have time to deal with it. There is no need to rush."
The Eighth Princess thought so too. "I was too impatient. Seventh Sister, tell me, when that palace maid stopped us just now, was it because Xiaojiu really fell asleep, or was it because Concubine Ru was angry because Xiaojiu came back alone and didn't let us see her."
The Seventh Princess patted the Eighth Princess's hand and said, "Whether it was our intention or not, it is a fact that Xiaojiu walked back alone. It is because we two elder sisters did not take good care of her. Even if Rupin has complaints, it is human nature."
"But maybe Xiaojiu really fell asleep. You forgot that when we took her out this morning, she was so sleepy that her head was almost falling to the ground. She must be exhausted after running so far."
"That's true," the Eighth Princess nodded, and then worried, "But what if Rupin is really angry? Will she let us bring Xiaojiu out tomorrow?"
The Seventh Princess: "If we ask to take it with us, Rupin will not forcefully stop us, given her personality. But it would be more appropriate for us to pay a gift first."
The Eighth Princess asked, "How do I pay the gift?"
The Seventh Princess thought for a moment and said, "I see that Miaoyunxuan is very simple and plain, and I think life here must be very tight. How about we send some food and toys that the children like?"
The Eighth Princess clapped her hands and nodded: "This is a good idea. As long as we can make Xiaojiu happy, she will be willing to play with us. When we take her out, she will definitely be happy. Then even if Rupin wants to stop us, it will be difficult."
After the two of them had discussed it, they went to the Pearl Palace together to prepare things.
When the Seventh Princess came in, she first reprimanded the palace maids severely, fined them one month's salary, and warned them that the Ninth Princess would come here often to play in the future, so they had to serve her well. If they were negligent again like they did today, they would be beaten with a stick and driven out.
The Seventh Princess was usually lazy and kind to her servants, rarely scolding them. This was the first time they saw her get so angry. The palace maids were trembling with fear and kowtowed in response, promising to serve the Ninth Princess wholeheartedly in the future.
After scolding the servant, the two went into the house. The Eighth Princess asked in confusion, "Seventh Sister, you are usually too lazy to scold, why are you so fierce today?"
The Seventh Princess leaned back on the couch and sighed, "It's so far from Mingzhu Palace to Miaoyunxuan. My legs are sore after walking twice. But Xiaojiu is so fat and his legs are so short. He must be so tired to walk back alone. I feel sorry for him just thinking about it."
The Eighth Princess thought of the heavy-hearted little girl and nodded, "I wonder if she cried out of exhaustion."
The Seventh Princess: "Let's comfort him well tomorrow."
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Ji Jinyou fell into a deep sleep and when he woke up from a deep sleep, more than an hour had passed and Rupin was no longer by his side.
She rubbed her eyes, and Xiaopang twisted his body, turned over, and lay on Luohan's bed in a daze.
At the age of three, not only is my body not in good condition, but even my brain often stops working. Every time I wake up, it takes a while for it to function normally.
Rupin was outside, counting with Jinxing a large number of items sent by the Seventh and Eighth Princesses. When she heard some noise inside, she hurried in to see what was going on.
The little girl was seen with her big watery eyes, her fists clenched, lying there motionless, very well-behaved.
Rupin's heart melted when she saw this. She hurried over and held the person in her arms. She touched her back and forehead. Only when she saw that her temperature was normal did she feel relieved.
He called Jin Xing to bring in some water, fed the little girl a big sip, and then said with a happy look, "Youyou, your seventh and eighth sisters sent a lot of things over, would you like to see them?"
Ji Jinyou was a little surprised. What good thing did she give to make Rupin's attitude change so quickly? She nodded and said in a baby voice, "Youyou wants to see it."
Rupin agreed, picked up the little girl and went outside, put her on a chair, pointed to the table full of things, and said, "These are all sent by your two sisters, take a look at them yourself."
Two large boxes of various exquisite snacks, and a basket of fruits, including the Western Region grapes she was eating today, as well as the tangerines sent from Jiangnan, and some bright red plums.
Four pieces of top-quality material, goose yellow, light green, light pink, and orange, with vivid colors and soft texture, just right for making clothes for little girls.
In the jewelry box in the middle, there are a bunch of pearl and velvet flowers worn by little girls, plus a string of South pearl necklaces, a pair of jade bracelets, a jade pendant, a set of gold necklaces and gold bracelets worn by children..., the box is filled with all kinds of things. Looking at the quality and workmanship, you can tell that this box is worth a lot of money.
In addition, there are toys such as nine-linked rings, Kongming locks, small windmills, chicken-feather shuttlecocks, bamboo dragonflies, and even a wave drum.
Ji Jinyou picked up the rattle and shook it, and a tinkling sound was heard. She understood why Rupin, who had a resentful look on her face before, was now smiling like a flower.
This was the first time someone had given her so many gifts, especially since many of them were things that would never appear in Miao Yun Xuan on ordinary days.
It can be seen that the two princess sisters do have some genuine love for her.
But in the book, this situation did not happen.
What went wrong? Why did the two princesses suddenly change their attitude towards her?
Ji Jinyou's chubby little hands kept shaking the rattle, listening to the ding-dong-dong sound. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind and she smiled with squinted eyes.
Maybe, she can change the direction of the plot through her two princess sisters?