Shuzhen specially led Ruan Meiying to a room that had been specially prepared for her.
The Fujin (wife of the emperor) was so warm-hearted towards Ruan Meiying that Ruan Meiying felt a little embarrassed.
However, Ruan Meiying also knew that the Fujin's enthusiasm must be for her own benefit.
The princess looked at Ruan Meiying with a smile: "Sister, are you satisfied with this room?"
Ruan Meiying bowed respectfully: "I am naturally very happy, and I really have to thank you, elder sister!"
The princess covered her face and smiled, "What are you saying, little sister? This is naturally what I should do, elder sister."
Ruan Meiying smiled and said, "Whatever the Princess Consort does is naturally the best."
The Fujin (principal wife) did not speak again, but just watched with a smile as Ruan Meiying walked around the room. Ruan Meiying also did not make a sound, quietly waiting for the Fujin to continue.
Sure enough, a moment later, Shuzhen suddenly walked up to her, took Ruan Meiying's hand, and praised Ruan Meiying with a smile: "Little sister, I was very happy when I first saw you. You are so adorable, I'm really captivated by you."
However, the Fujin continued, "Sister, you must serve our Prince well in the future. If you need anything, just come to me. You are so good, it would be even better if you could give the Prince one or two children in the future."
"What you say, Madam, fills me with trepidation. I dare not hope for anything more than to be able to stay by Your Highness's side," Ruan Meiying said, revealing a timid and shy demeanor. In truth, as prostitutes, their greatest skill was to put on an act, to make customers genuinely pity them and willingly part with their money.
“Good sister, I’ve been through this before. I see you’re an honest person, unlike that Linlang. So I sincerely want to get along well with you. You must be more careful of her in the future.” The Fujin said some bad things about Linlang, not giving Ruan Meiying a chance to speak at all, and then said, “Sister, as for that Linlang, she is naturally no match for you. I naturally like you.”
The Fujin stopped talking at this point and just smiled at Ruan Meiying.
As she listened, Ruan Meiying quickly understood what the Fujin meant. She wanted Ruan Meiying to suppress Linlang and win her over, thus securing her own position. It seemed that the Fujin was no ordinary person; her cunning was truly astonishing.
Ruan Meiying looked at the Fujin with a smile: "The Fujin is the best. I feel ashamed in front of my elder sister. From now on, I will wholeheartedly serve the Prince and my elder sister."
The princess smiled and nodded: "Sister, please rest well after you've finished tidying up. I'll head back now."
Ruan Meiying respectfully saw the Fujin out, and after the Fujin left, her smiling face instantly turned cold.
Seeing that Ruan Meiying remained silent, one of the maids who had been assigned to serve her stepped forward and said, "Miss, my name is Shaoyao. If you are tired, I will immediately fetch water to wash up and take care of you."
Ruan Meiying nodded to her. When she was lost in thought just now, she was worried about her older brother's livelihood outside.
"Peony, are the princesses and concubines in this mansion allowed to go out on ordinary days?" Ruan Meiying asked.
“The Princess Consort usually doesn’t allow us to go out, but if you want to go out to offer incense or something, you can ask the Princess Consort for permission,” Peony said.
It seems I must cultivate a good relationship with the Princess Consort.
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