Chapter 6 The Royal Concubine left with a gloomy face

With this thought in mind, Ji Jinyou carefully analyzed this possibility.

No matter why the Seventh and Eighth Princesses were suddenly so nice to her, if she could get along well with them and spend more time with them, she would let everyone in the harem know that she was protected by the two princesses.

So, at the Chongyang Palace Banquet two months later, the person who plotted to harm them would not dare to attack the mother and daughter because he was concerned about the two princesses.

In fact, she had thought about it before. Before the Double Ninth Festival, she tried to make herself sick and drag Rupin away from the palace banquet to avoid this disaster.

The problem is that the testing system is extremely unreliable. There are only 68 days left, and it has not been unlocked yet. Who will attack them?

All the concubines in the harem could be the murderer. She had no way to defend herself. She was afraid that even if she escaped this time, she would not be able to escape the next time.

And based on her observations over the time she has been here, everything that should happen will happen.

It seems that there is a mysterious and powerful force that is forcibly maintaining the order of this world and ensuring that everything operates according to the settings in the book.

But no matter what, if she has a chance to save herself, she will of course try her best. She hasn't lived enough yet.

Seeing the little girl looking at the items on the table and smiling foolishly, Rupin hugged the little girl and put her face close to her: "Youyou, do you like it?"

"Youyou likes it." Ji Jinyou came back to his senses, put down the rattle, picked up a tangerine with each of his two chubby hands, and handed one to Rupin: "Eat it, mother."

He handed another one to Jin Xing: "Xing Xing, eat it."

Jin Xing took the orange with both hands, bowed and thanked her with a smile: "Thank you very much, Princess, for your gift."

"Youyou is so good." Rupin was so moved that she hugged the little girl and gave her a big kiss on her chubby little face.

Ji Jinyou's little face was deformed by Rupin's kisses, but she did not hide and accepted her overflowing maternal love well.

It was magical to say, from the day she came here, she was surprised to find that she didn't mind Rupin's cat-attracting closeness to her at all, but instead had an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Rupin, the beautiful, gentle and sometimes silly mother, had a natural attraction to her, making her want to be close to her. Sometimes, she would unconsciously snuggle into her arms.

Perhaps, it was because she was an orphan in her previous life and grew up in an orphanage, and had never experienced such maternal love.

In order to respond to Rupin's love, Ji Jinyou leaned over and pressed his little face against her, making Rupin smile happily.

After laughing, Rupin held the tangerine and sighed softly, barely audible.

When the two princesses sent someone to deliver the gifts, she was still angry and didn't want to accept it. But after thinking it over, she didn't say no.

This was a gift from the two princesses to their younger sister, Xiaojiu. If she refused it, it would be impolite and would make them unhappy.

What's more, even if Xiaojiu suffered some injustice, this was a rare opportunity for her to get closer to the two princesses.

As a mother, she is incompetent, unable to please His Majesty, and unable to plan for Xiaojiu's future. If Xiaojiu is always confined in this small courtyard of Miaoyunxuan, it will be a worrying matter for her marriage in the future.

Who knows, at some palace banquet, His Majesty might randomly assign Xiaojiu to someone for one purpose or another, or she might be sent to marry a foreign prince.

Therefore, she shouldn't have blocked Xiaojiu's way just because of her momentary anger.

Besides, Xiaojiu herself was not angry with her two sisters. Such a young child would not hide it at all. If Youyou was really treated badly by the two princesses, she would not say good things to them after returning.

This is the rational analysis, but Rupin is still a little worried and wants to talk to Jin Xing.

Afraid that Youyou might hear, she pulled Jinxing a few steps away and whispered, "The two princesses took Youyou out to play today and sent so many gifts with great fanfare. What do you think they mean by suddenly acting like this?"

Miaoyunxuan is located in a remote area, and the two princesses have never set foot there before. In the past, when they occasionally saw their young master, they did not seem to be very enthusiastic. It is really puzzling that they suddenly did this today.

Jin Xing was also full of doubts about this, but seeing that Rupin looked worried, she could only whisper to comfort her: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Maybe it's because she thinks our little princess is so lovable."

In Rupin's eyes, her Youyou was the cutest child in the world. When she heard this, she nodded immediately: "You are right, it must be like this."

Seeing Rupin's worry, Ji Jinyou stretched out her little hands to pick through the pile of beautiful pearl flowers, picked out a pink one, and compared it to her head: "Youyou looks good."

The little girl smiled with her milk teeth showing, and she boasted about her pretty face in a serious manner, which made Rupin and Jin Xing burst out laughing.

Ji Jinyou fiddled with the beads for a while, then pointed at the things on the table with her little hand: "Mother, Youyou also wants to give gifts to my sisters."

Now that you have decided to build good relationships with the two princesses, you must manage it with care.

Rupin was very surprised, she went forward and hugged the little girl, smiling and said: "Our Youyou actually knows how to reciprocate, it's really amazing."

Ji Jinyou was already accustomed to Rupin's exaggerated praise, so he didn't respond but just smiled foolishly.

Thinking of what the Seventh Princess said about coming to play with Youyou tomorrow, Rupin nodded: "Youyou, play by yourself for a while, and your mother will help you prepare."

As he said this, he took Jin Xing into the inner room and searched through the family's belongings to find a suitable return gift.

Ji Jinyou was eating washed grapes while chatting with the system.

[Tongjie, tell me, if I cling to the Seventh and Eighth Princesses, can my mother and I survive? ]

System: [Give it a try. You have nothing to do anyway.]

Ji Jinyou picked a grape and put it in his mouth: [I thought so too.]

Rupin came out with a jewelry box containing all the family's wealth. She picked and chose but couldn't find anything satisfactory. She looked worried and was in a dilemma: "There is nothing worth showing off. What should I do?"

Jin Xing advised, "Why not let the young master choose for himself? Whatever he chooses is fine. Then he can tell the two princesses the truth. I think they won't mind."

"Okay." Rupin nodded, took the jewelry box to the outside, and placed it in front of the little girl: "Youyou, can you choose the gifts for your two sisters yourself?"

Knowing that Rupin was always a person without an idea, Ji Jinyou agreed and leaned over the box to take a look. However, after looking for a while, he still couldn't figure out what was going on, so he asked the system.

[Tong, which one do you think is the most appropriate return gift? ]

The system said: [I don’t think any of them are suitable. Even if all the jewelry in this big box of Rupin is added together, it is not as valuable as any of the jewelry sent by the seven or eight princesses.]

Youyou thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. They know my mother is poor anyway."

Ji Jinyou picked out two pairs of gold-inlaid agate earrings that happened to be available, and looked at Rupin: "Give this to my sister."

Rupin was the type who would be eager to avoid being the lazy person whenever someone made a decision. She reached out to take it and then praised it again: "Okay, I'll give it to you. Our Youyou has a really good eye."

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The next morning, the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess came to Miaoyunxuan again. Considering that they had pulled the little girl out of bed yesterday, they deliberately arrived half an hour later.

When the two arrived, Ji Jinyou had already finished breakfast and was squatting in the yard, scratching the ground with a small wooden stick in his hand.

In fact, Ji Jinyou was a concubine in the harem. She was used to drawing with a pen when she was thinking about something. However, there were only brushes here, which needed to be dipped in ink. Besides, in the eyes of others, she was not supposed to be able to write, so she just drew on the ground with a stick.

But in the eyes of the seven and eight princesses, the chubby white girl who was painting for fun by herself was so adorable no matter how they looked at her.

The two of them walked over with a smile, one touching the little face and the other touching the little hands.

"Xiaojiu, are you going to play with Seventh Sister?"

"Eighth sister has some candies, they are so sweet, do you want some?"

Although they were only fourteen or fifteen years old, they spoke in a deliberately husky voice, just like two ill-intentioned beggars who tricked the children into selling their property.

Ji Jinyou was a little speechless, but still nodded with a smile: "Okay."

The pretty chubby girl squinted her eyes and smiled innocently, which made both of them melt their hearts.

Rupin heard the noise, came out and asked the two to go into the house. The two said no and wanted to take Xiaojiu to play.

Rupin first expressed her gratitude for the items the two had sent yesterday, and then asked Jin Xing to bring up two small gift boxes and hand them to Ji Jinyou.

Ji Jinyou stretched out her chubby little hands, picked up one and handed it to the Seventh Princess, then picked up another and handed it to the Eighth Princess, and then said in a baby voice: "Give it to the Seventh Sister, give it to the Eighth Sister."

Rupin hurriedly added, "This is the gift that Xiaojiu personally selected for the two princesses. I hope the two princesses will not reject it."

The two were a little surprised, but happily accepted it. They thanked the mother and daughter, and handed the brocade box to the palace maid who was following not far away.

Then, the Seventh Princess spoke up: "Madam Rupin, we suddenly had something to do and went out for a while yesterday. We didn't take care of Xiaojiu, so he had to come back alone. Please forgive us."

As they spoke, the two of them bowed to Concubine Ru according to the etiquette shown to elders.

Rupin never expected that the two would specially apologize to her for this matter, and they even performed the etiquette of the youngest generation. She was greatly surprised and a little flattered, and hurriedly returned the courtesy: "It's okay, Xiaojiu was seriously ill a while ago, and the imperial physician said that her body was too weak, and he also told her to move more."

Ji Jinyou: "..."

Mother, that's not what you said yesterday.

The Seventh Princess continued, "We want to take Xiaojiu out to play today."

Rupin had carefully analyzed the pros and cons yesterday and had decided not to stop the two princesses from taking care of Xiaojiu. Moreover, the two princesses were so sincere, so she naturally had nothing to say. She happily said, "Go ahead. I'll let Jin Xing go with you, in case the child is too fat and you get tired carrying him."

The two of them knew very well that Rupin was still not very confident about them, but they did not refuse. They nodded and said yes, holding Xiaojiu's hand and walked out.

No one spoke along the way. They first went to the Pearl Palace to play for a while and had some snacks. Then the Seventh Princess's personal maid took Jin Xing away on the pretext of asking her for advice on embroidery.

The Seventh and Eighth Princesses picked up Ji Jinyou and went to the Royal Concubine's Palace.

The Imperial Concubine had just returned from the Empress's visit and was sitting on the couch drinking tea. Seeing that the two of them were not studying the flower book today, but had brought a pink and tender chubby little girl, she asked curiously, "Where did you get this child?"

The Eighth Princess rolled her eyes, carried the little girl over, and sat down next to the Imperial Concubine, "Mother, this is Little Nine."

The Royal Concubine suddenly realized, "I was wondering why he looked so familiar."

Ji Jinyou: "..."

This shows how low her presence is in this palace.

The Seventh Princess paid her respects to the Imperial Consort, then sat down next to the Eighth Princess, took some pine nuts, peeled them, and fed them to the little girl one by one.

Neither of them spoke, secretly hoping that Xiaojiu and Tongtong would chat for a while, and talk about the palace maid from yesterday and how she framed the Royal Concubine a year later.

But the little girl ate the pine nuts happily, one bite at a time, and didn't say a word.

The Imperial Concubine found this harmonious scene very strange. She didn't understand why these two troublesome people remembered to take care of the child today and took such good care of him.

Ji Jinyou ate for a while, until his cheeks were tired from chewing, so he shook his head and said, "I'm full."

The seventh princess agreed, put the box of pine nuts back on the table, and sat back down. Together with the eighth princess, they each grabbed one of the little girl's hands and pinched the fleshy dimples on her chubby hands.

There were four masters in the room, plus several palace maids and nannies, and they were all silent.

Ji Jinyou’s new goal is to build a good relationship with the two princesses, so when they pinch the dimples on her hands, she lets them do it.

But it was really boring to just sit there like this, so she called the system out.

[Everyone, what will happen today? Is there anything fun? ]

It’s coming, it’s coming, it’s finally coming.

The eyes of the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess both lit up, and their expressions were slightly excited.

When the Imperial Concubine heard the childish voice, she looked up and thought it sounded a little strange for the child to say that, but she didn't pay much attention to it and continued drinking her tea.

The system flipped through the plot and said: [His Majesty's newly appointed Lady Sun went to the Empress's palace to pay respects early in the morning. On the way back, she was stopped by the sisters Fang Guiren and Yue Guiren. They ridiculed her and made a lot of sarcastic remarks. Lady Sun was scolded and cried. She knelt down on the ground in anger and refused to get up.]

Suddenly a man's voice rang in her ears. The imperial concubine was so frightened that her hand trembled and the teacup fell on the table with a thud, splashing tea all over the table.

She ignored her burned hand and suddenly raised her head and looked around, trying to see which servant was so audacious as to talk about the concubine in a joking tone.

Seeing this, the Eighth Princess hurriedly put Ji Jinyou into the Seventh Princess's arms, walked over and held down the Royal Concubine's hand, deliberately saying loudly and concernedly: "Mother, you are burned."

But with his back to Ji Jinyou, he secretly winked at the Royal Concubine, signaling her to stay calm.

Although she was a princess, she made faces and looked sneaky, which made the imperial concubine feel heartbroken. She frowned and prepared to scold her.

The Eighth Princess hurriedly picked up the teacup, stuffed it into the hands of the Imperial Concubine, and mouthed, "Mother, please listen first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Xiaojiu and the man who was hiding somewhere were chatting again.

Ji Jinyou: [Is Sun Cairen trying to use a self-torture tactic to make His Majesty feel distressed? ]

System: [Yes, that is exactly what she is thinking. You know what, although Concubine Sun is not the most beautiful woman in the harem, the old emperor really likes her soft and weak nature. When he gets the news, he will hug her and even punish the sisters for her.]

Ji Jinyou sighed, "Your Majesty was willing to demote the Imperial Concubine by two ranks and then execute her for the sake of Sun Cairen. It's not surprising that he punished two nobles for her."

The Royal Concubine held an empty teacup and pretended to drink tea, all the while secretly observing Xiaojiu.

The little girl leaned obediently in the Seventh Princess's arms, her mouth was not open, but she kept talking, which surprised the Seventh Princess very much, but she did not say anything.

Until she heard the little girl's last words, she was shocked and her hands trembled again. The eighth princess was quick to reach out and catch the teacup.

The Imperial Concubine looked at the Eighth Princess in disbelief. The Eighth Princess nodded very seriously and said with her lips: "It's true."

The Royal Concubine knew that her daughter was not very decent but she never lied. She did not bother to investigate the strangeness between Xiaojiu and the man, nor did she bother to look at the tea and water on her clothes. She got up and hurried out.

The Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

The fighting ability of the Royal Concubine is beyond the reach of ordinary people. It can be said that as long as she knows the truth, most of the future crises will be resolved.

Seeing the Royal Concubine suddenly walk away with a gloomy face, Ji Jinyou was puzzled, [Hey, what happened to the Royal Concubine? ]

The system was also puzzled: [I don’t know. ]

Ji Jinyou pondered for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he thought that instead of wasting his time guessing and making up a bunch of nonsense in his mind, it would be better to just ask directly.

She raised her little face, looked at the Eighth Princess, and asked earnestly, "Eighth Sister, does the Royal Concubine dislike Youyou?"

If the Royal Concubine doesn't like her, she'd better leave as soon as possible.

Even if you can't win the favor of the Royal Concubine, it's best not to annoy her, otherwise you'll probably die faster.