Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

Chapter 155 Small Punishment and Big Commandment ②

The princess's mouth froze as she argued, "Even so, Mei'er is a consort and that woman is a concubine. What's wrong with a consort teaching a concubine a lesson?" She sneered and blurted out, "Could it be that the Queen Mother had nowhere to vent her anger about Princess Duanshu, and since she saw that my daughter was from Mongolia, she took out her anger about the Junggar rebellion on my innocent daughter? Humph, Queen Mother, you are too unkind. No wonder Princess Duanshu's fate has been so difficult..."

Zeng Huan was the Queen Mother, and even when she was furious, she managed to maintain a composed demeanor. Staring at the arrogant Princess of Bahrain, Zeng Huan chose not to confront her directly. She pondered for a moment, then chuckled, "That's a nice line, 'concubine' or 'maiden'. But Princess, you've probably forgotten that this is the Forbidden City. You are the wife of the King of Bahrain, and I am not only the mistress of the harem, but also the Emperor's mother and your daughter's mother-in-law. How dare a daughter-in-law disrespect her mother-in-law? Shouldn't I teach her a lesson?"

The princess said disdainfully, "What mother-in-law? She's just an adoptive mother who got a bargain for nothing." Then she turned her gaze to Hongli, wanting him to make the decision for them. "Your Majesty, good son-in-law, you must make the decision for Mei'er. Look at this woman. She used the excuse of breaking palace rules to bully Mei'er before, and today she had someone beat Mei'er in public. If I hadn't caught her today, who knows how much injustice she might have suffered in places we can't see..."

The princess became more and more courageous as she spoke, completely unaware of Hongli's fist hidden under his sleeve and his face as pale as paper.

Originally, he was willing to speak to the princess for the sake of King Bahrain, and to demonstrate his respect for the Mongolian tribe, he wanted to personally escort the princess back to the palace, but they seemed to have forgotten their status as subjects. Meiruo was a foolish beauty, but she didn't expect there were more people than hers. Her mother was even more foolish than her. Not only did she not restrain herself, she also dared to provoke Zeng Huan and even dared to say in front of everyone that Zeng Huan was not his biological mother. God knows how many years he had worked to shed his identity as the son of the lowly maid Li Jingui and become a child of the noble Niuhulu family. How dare she...

The calmness on his face was instantly torn apart, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife. If Zeng Huan gave the order to kill with a stick, he would never stop him.

Jirimutu was accustomed to the battlefield and could naturally sense the murderous aura emanating from Hongli. He had been exposed to the bloodshed since childhood, following King Balin into battle. He had also learned about Hongli's temper from King Balin. He knew that Hongli was not Zeng Huan's son, but he had always considered her his biological mother. If he angered them today, it would be difficult for him to leave the Qing Dynasty.

Jirimutu knelt down and apologized, "Your humble servant greets the Empress Dowager. May you live a long and healthy life. This aunt is telling you that my sister has been spoiled by Abu Eji. She has a spoiled temper and offended the Empress Dowager. Although Abu was outspoken, he had no ill intentions. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I will never do this again."

The Princess of Bahrain did not react to the meaning of Jirimutu's words for a moment. She just wondered when her eldest son became so timid?

Princess: "Jirimutu?"

The time to take action against the Balin tribe has not yet come. Hongli knows that Zeng Huan is angry, but for the sake of friendship between the two countries, he has to put Zeng Huan in a difficult position first. If the Qing Dynasty conquers the Balin tribe in the future, he will not interfere no matter what Zeng Huan wants to do.

Hongli is Zeng Huan's son, so how could he not know what he is thinking?

Since Jirimutu had already knelt and apologized, she, as the most honored woman in the harem, naturally couldn't be so stingy. However, she could escape the death penalty, but she couldn't escape the punishment of life. Although Zeng Huan spared her the punishment of kneeling on the palace road for two hours, she allowed her to return to the palace to copy the Bible to pray for the soldiers on the front line.

Meiruo responded reluctantly.

Zeng Huan sneered, "Why? Concubine Ying doesn't want to?"

Mei Ruo waved her hands hurriedly and said, "No, no, I will return to the palace to copy the scriptures and will also remember what happened today. I thank the Queen Mother for her grace."

"Hmph." Zeng Huan snorted coldly, then left with the support of Fuga.

Hongli, who was originally going to send Princess Bahrain, changed his route and prepared to send Zeng Huan back to the palace first.

Hongli held Zeng Huan's right hand, and the mother and son walked together tacitly. Hongli whispered, "Empress Dowager, aren't we going to Anhua Palace today?"

Zeng Huan said coldly, "Humph, I don't have the heart to worship Buddha today. If I go and offend the Buddha, it will become my fault."

"Emperor, I'm not saying anything bad, but you should know when to favor a concubine. If everyone uses their family background to flaunt their power in the harem like Concubine Ying, then what's the point of having rules?"

Hongli replied with shame, "What the Empress Dowager said is true. I understand."

Seeing Zeng Huan and Hongli go away, Jirimutu stood up. He walked to the princess and Meiruo and said, "Eji, little sister, are you all right?"

What could happen to them?

The princess looked at Jirimutu in front of her and felt that her brave and warlike son had suddenly disappeared. In the past, if others disrespected her and Meiruo, Jirimutu would have slapped them in the face, but now he just watched her being bullied and knelt down to a concubine.

Meiruo even shook off Jirimutu's hand. Yesterday he said that he would make military achievements to become her brother who would support her, but today he helped outsiders bully her. How could she not hate him?

When Jirimutu tried to touch her hand, Meiruo pushed him away.

Jirimutu: "Eji, little sister, what's wrong with you?"

Meiruo rolled her eyes. "Brother, what happened just now? It's fine if you didn't help me and Eji, but why did you apologize to the Queen Mother?"

Jirimutu's lips curled slightly, and he already had a more vicious plan in his mind.

Jirimutu said, "The Queen Mother is the Emperor's mother after all. And although today's incident wasn't your fault, your reckless words will surely displease the Emperor."

The princess was also anxious at this time.

Princess: "What should I do?"

Mei Ruo said viciously, "It's all that damned Wanpin's fault. If it weren't for her and the Fifth Prince, I wouldn't be so angry."

Meiruo was furious when she thought of Wanyin and her son. The palace maids and eunuchs standing behind them looked at each other in dismay, and no one dared to step forward, fearing that Meiruo would vent her anger on them if she was unhappy.

Jirimutu: "Don't worry, I will remember this account first. I will definitely avenge my little sister."

Meiruo knew Jirimutu's temper. Since he said there would be a good show to watch, she would just wait quietly. The farce ended here. Abao was seriously injured and was carried back to Xianfu Palace by eunuchs.

Meiruo was moved and ordered someone to find an imperial physician to treat Abao. However, because the eunuch had hit him too hard, his muscles and bones were injured and he would probably have to lie down for a month.

Meiruo felt bad after what happened, especially after hearing what Jirimutu said. Although she was angry with Zeng Huan, she did not dare to hate her openly.