Chapter 197 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Bai Ruiji 24
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," the Emperor replied nonchalantly. Having learned from his previous experience, he wouldn't make Jingfu cry again.
Bai Ruiji looked at the Emperor with distrust, but in the end decided to trust him this once.
Before fifteen minutes had passed, Jingfu's cries were deafening, startling Bai Ruiji so much that she almost pricked her finger with a needle.
She quickly went over and hugged Jingfu to comfort her herself. Jingfu was even more affectionate towards her, and it was more effective for her to comfort her than for the wet nurse.
Bai Ruiji gently patted Jingfu's back and coaxed softly, "Jingfu, be good, don't cry, Mother is here."
Jingfu's face turned bright red, and she pointed her little finger at the Emperor, "Let's go! Let's go!"
It means they want the emperor to leave; they don't want to see him.
"I'll go wait in the side hall for a while, I'll be back in a bit." The emperor gave an embarrassed smile and fled.
Bai Ruiji comforted her for a while, then looked at Jingfu, who was wailing but not shedding a tear, tapped her little nose, and gritted her teeth as she complained, "You little devil."
When Yongrui heard his younger sister crying, he clung to the wet nurse, wanting to go see her.
Bai Ruiji sat on the couch, holding the feigning-crying Jingfu, and had the wet nurse place Yongrui beside her.
The wet nurse gently supported Yongrui, who lightly touched Jingfu's little face. Jingfu stopped crying, grabbed Yongrui's hand, and giggled.
The wet nurse watched the interaction between the brother and sister and smiled lovingly, "The prince and the princess have such a good relationship."
"Next time Jingfu cries, let Yongrui try to comfort her," Bai Ruiji decided, watching the scene unfold.
Yongrui, who was playing with his younger sister, couldn't understand what Bai Ruiji meant.
Little did he know that he was about to be exploited by his mother and become a tool to appease his younger sister.
Little did he know that in the future, the gentle and refined him would be driven to become a grumpy older brother whenever he encountered a naughty younger sister.
And all of this was because of a moment of carelessness I committed when I was young and naive.
After returning from the Mulan Autumn Hunt, Consort Ling became pregnant. After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to the Eighth Princess Jingyun and was promoted to Consort Ling.
On the second day after Consort Ling was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort Ling, when she paid her respects, the other consorts noticed the empty seat to the left of Imperial Noble Consort Chun, but they didn't pay much attention to it.
Consort Shu looked at Bai Ruiji at the head of the table and asked with some concern, "Has Consort Xian fallen ill again?"
It was normal for Consort Xian to be absent from paying her respects, but Consort Shu and Consort Xian had a good relationship, and Consort Shu would occasionally inquire about her.
"Yes." Bai Ruiji nodded. "Yesterday afternoon, news came from Yanxi Palace that Consort Xian had fallen ill and had taken leave."
After confirming that Consort Xian was ill, Consort Shu planned to visit Consort Xian at Yanxi Palace after paying her respects.
"Consort Xian's timing in claiming illness is truly opportune. Yesterday at noon, Consort Ling was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, and yesterday afternoon she claimed illness. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was dissatisfied with Consort Ling's promotion to Imperial Noble Consort."
Consort Jia's tone was rather sarcastic, and she was also very dissatisfied with Consort Ling's promotion to Imperial Noble Consort.
The person she once bullied became a concubine in the harem. Relying on the Empress's power, she always stole her favor and often mocked her as a tribute woman from the Yu clan.
Now that they've even climbed above her, how could she be happy?
She was already holding back her anger, and Consort Xian just walked right into a trap.
After all, one of the reasons she bullied Consort Ling was because Consort Ling's eyes and brows resembled those of Consort Xian.
"What does Consort Jia mean by this? Does Consort Xian always think that the remaining position of Noble Consort is hers? Or is it that Consort Xian and Noble Consort Ling are at odds?"
Upon hearing Consort Jia's words, Consort Ke asked, bewildered and curious.
Consort Jia leaned back in her chair, a half-smile on her face. "Both. Consort Ling's features are somewhat similar to Consort Xian's, and it was through this that she gained the Emperor's favor."
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