Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

With Wu Jin's skill, how could he be kicked by her?!

He jumped away with a shrill cry, turned around and rushed straight into the open palace door!

A smug smile flashed across An Xiang's lips, but then she pretended to be panicked and ran in in a panic:

"My queen! My queen, be careful! This cat is crazy!"

Mei Ruoqin was sitting up with the help of Mei Ran, leaning on the gauze pillow deep in the bed curtains embroidered with tall green bamboos, looking lazy and weak.

Mei Ruoqin, who had just taken a nap and felt uncomfortable, was trying to please Mei Ran to go out for a walk: "It would be nice to smell the fragrance of the lotus leaves..."

Unexpectedly, a cat and a man rushed in.

Mei Ran subconsciously stepped forward to block Mei Ruoqin: "How dare you!"

Wu Jin nimbly jumped from the ground directly onto Mei Ruoqin's bed, and quickly got behind her, complaining aggrievedly: "Meow~~~~~"

Mei Ruoqin was startled and quickly covered her lower abdomen with her hands and moved to the side.

After a moment of hesitation, he reacted and moved back to shield Wu Jin, shouting:

"Who is chasing Wu Jin to bully him? Take him away and punish him with a stick!"

An Xiang rushed in, and fell to her knees in front of her bed, covering her face and crying:

"My lady, I am Anxiang! Have you really forgotten me?

“My elder sister is Hengzhi, and she has served you for ten years!

"I used to serve in the young lady's courtyard. You even praised me for my dexterity and said that the rose honey I made was fresher than anyone else's!"

Mei Ruoqin was stunned again, then she reacted, looked at her carefully, and suddenly realized: "Oh, I really forgot.

"Is your sister okay?"

An Xiang cried even more bitterly, kowtowed, and then said, "My sister was assigned by the Madam to serve in the outer courtyard study.

"But my brother-in-law's cousin is the manager of the second house. My sister was excluded in their family...

"When the girl was at home, her family only dared to speak coldly to her, but as soon as the girl entered the palace, her brother-in-law often punched her...

"She is a woman who doesn't lay eggs... My sister finally got pregnant the other day, and things got better!"

Mei Ruoqin was silent for a moment, then looked at Mei Shu: "I told you that you would take care of Hengzhi and the others for me."

Mei Shu bowed his head and knelt down as well: "In reply to your Majesty, we send people to deliver New Year gifts and regards to the four sisters Hengzhi, Qichuang, etc. every year.

"Sister Qi Chuang's mother-in-law wanted to seize the dowry given to her by the Empress, but I and Mei Ran went to her house and slapped her ten times, and then life became much more peaceful.

"As for sister Hengzhi, we also went to ask if she was happy or not. Her family said she was very happy, and sister Hengzhi herself said her brother-in-law was considerate.

"If I knew her husband's family would behave like this, I would rather report to the master and have my legs broken than allow the people from the second house to bully the queen!"

Mei Ruoqin's expression softened and she looked at Anxiang again: "Go on."

An Xiang bit her lip and whispered, "After the news of the queen's pregnancy was passed back, the master called me and my sister over.

"The eldest master said that the Madam's pregnancy cannot be guaranteed by others alone, and he must send one of his own people into the palace to distract some people's attention.

“It seems that this person now only has the Second Miss.

"So, the eldest master told me that as long as I can serve the second young lady well in the palace and wait for my sister to give birth to the child, if my brother-in-law's temper does not change, I will send him to the old house to look after the house."

In other words, her father used Hengzhi to threaten Anxiang and sent her to supervise her cousin to enter the palace and stir up trouble.

Mei Ruoqin sighed softly, shook her head, and said, "Father is wrong about this one.

"As long as I stay in the palace and behave myself, there will be people who can protect me...

"Since father has entrusted the matter to you, he must have also given you a way to communicate with your family.

"Report to my father for me:

"Prince Duan's position is stable. His Majesty, the Emperor, the Empress, and the Consort Wang all love him very much. It would be unwise for my father to have any ambitions for the child in my belly.

“As for what happens in the future, the situation in the palace changes rapidly, so we might as well let nature take its course.

"And Ruojin, since she's here, let her stay here for a while. Once she becomes a little famous, I'll find a good marriage for her, and then the second branch will have someone to rely on.

“As for Xiaowu’s marriage with the second branch of the Xue family, judging from Concubine Wang’s attitude, at least now is not a good time to cancel the engagement.

"Besides, hasn't father always wanted to travel outside the capital? It's not too hot now, the climate is

good. "

An Xiang was touched: "Your Majesty has such trust in me and has entrusted me with such important news. I will definitely live up to your trust and swear to be loyal to you until death!"

Mei Ruoqin smiled slightly and waved her to go out: "You go."

Wu Jin had been listening with his ears perked up behind her. He shook his body and leaned forward to nudge Mei Ruoqin: "Meow!"

Mei Ruoqin was surprised to find it was still on the bed. She laughed and reached out to hold it in her arms: "I forgot about you."

Then he said to Anxiang in a serious tone, "Noble Consort Wang is my good friend, and we are very close.

"This is her pet, and she takes care of it just like her own children. You must not bully it in the future. Do you hear me?"

Anxiang nodded in agreement.

Then withdrew.

When he got outside the hall, he held his head high, looked up at the sky and smiled.

Very proud.

When the maids saw her leaving, they couldn't help but whisper to each other:

"Family members are different. If it were us, we would have broken our legs if we had kicked Wu Jin like that.

"Look at him again, not only is he safe and sound, he didn't even get a scolding.

"Tsk tsk tsk! It seems that the second young lady of the Mei family and her maid will become the second master of our Qinghui Pavilion in the future!"

Someone hesitantly raised his chin towards the side hall and said, "That person..."

"That person is an outsider after all. Besides, he is not favored. Didn't Madam Mei come in the other day and humiliate him in person? The queen didn't say anything."

"That's right. One is my sister whom I've called my younger sister for thirteen or fourteen years, and the other is my sister whom I've only called my younger sister for three or four years. How can you compare them?"

Everyone was murmuring.

It was lunch time, and Xiaoyuan was ordered to deliver snacks. She heard all these words and her eyes became red.

He didn't serve any snacks and turned back to the side hall.

Inside the palace.

As soon as Anxiang left, Mei Ruoqin's face darkened.

Mei Ran lowered her head and stood aside, not saying a word.

After a while, Mei Ruoqin asked her softly, "Why did mother assign Hengzhi to the relatives of the second house?"

Mei Ran hesitated for a moment before she softly replied, "Madam only found out later that the man from Hengzhi had a second-house relative."

"Mistress of the house, you can't even figure out this little relationship..."

Mei Ruoqin rubbed her forehead tiredly.

Wu Jin lay comfortably in her arms, looking up at her, twitching his nose, and suddenly stood up, meowing, and stretching his head towards her face.

Mei Ruoqin was startled: "Wow! What are you doing?"

Mei Ran hurriedly reached out to hug Wu Jin: "It's hungry! Maybe it smelled the fragrance of Madam's lip balm?"

Mei Ruoqin laughed, opened her arms and moved backwards to make room for Mei Ran.

Wu Jin refused and pulled her clothes off to smell her mouth.

Why does this smell a bit like the Queen's Medicine?!