Ji Jinyou leaned towards Concubine Ru, buried her little face in her arms and closed her eyes.

　　She didn’t know why the Eighth Princess came to see her again, but she was really sleepy and tired now. She didn’t want to move at all, and didn’t even want to talk. The only thing she wanted to do now was to sleep.

　　Concubine Ru looked at Youyou, who looked tired, and felt so distressed that she hugged the chubby little girl in her arms and closed her eyes.

　　She was now full of complaints about the two noble princesses outside and had made up her mind to ignore them. Even if it offended them, she didn’t care.

　　The voice of Jin Xing, the head maid of Miaoyun Pavilion, came from outside. Her voice was gentle and her attitude was respectful. “To answer the question of the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess, the Ninth Princess just came back a while ago.”

　　The Eighth Princess glanced at the Seventh Princess, and they both breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the little girl came back safely.

　　Thinking about the scene in the Imperial Garden, the Eighth Princess said again: “Let’s go in and see Xiaojiu. We have something to ask her.”

　　Hearing this, Concubine Ru tightened her arms around the little girl, tilted her head slightly, and listened quietly to the noise outside.

　　Maybe she was afraid that they would break in and take her away. Ji Jinyou felt warm in her heart and raised her little hand to hug her back.

　　Concubine Ru thought the little girl was disturbed, so she reached out and stroked her little head to comfort her gently, saying in a low voice, “Youyou, be good, go to sleep.”

　　Jin Xing stepped in front of the Eighth Princess, knelt down, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: “Your Highnesses, it may be too hot today, and the Ninth Princess was tired from walking. As soon as she came back, she climbed onto the couch and lay down. She didn’t even have time to take off her shoes, and she fell asleep.”

　　The scene of my little princess, sweating all over and walking back with her head down, was so heartbreaking.

　　No matter how big a matter the two princesses are having now, she will try to stop it. It would be best if she can stop it.

　　If he really cannot be stopped, this period of time will be enough for his master to figure out how to deal with it.

　　Well said, that’s what you should say. Concubine Ru was very impressed with her personal maid.

　　Ji Jinyou also silently gave Jin Xing a thumbs up in her heart. Jin Xing said this without Concubine Ru’s instructions, completely out of her true love for her.

　　Concubine Ru has a simple mind, a soft personality, and is clumsy in speaking. She does not like conflicts with others, and is even less good at fighting with others. No matter what happens, she usually takes the attitude of making a big thing small and a small thing nothing.

　　But in this harem, there are snobs everywhere who bully the weak and fear the strong, and flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. Many times, the kinder you are to others, the more you will be bullied.

　　Jin Xing was brought into the palace by Concubine Ru from her mother’s home. She grew up with Concubine Ru since childhood. She is smart and capable, and has an extraordinary eloquence. But what is rare is that she has a very calm temperament. Many times, when Concubine Ru was troubled by others, she was the one who resolved the problem with just a few words.

　　Of course, none of this is written in the book.

　　In the book, Miaoyunxuan has two masters, one big and one small. She is purely a cannon fodder in the fierce fight among the concubines, a minor character who is only mentioned briefly.

　　As for the people serving around a minor supporting character like Jin Xing, there is even less information available.

　　She asked the system, and the system only found one sentence, saying that when they died at the Chongyang^[1]The Double Ninth Festival, also known as Chongyang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. In ancient China, it was a day for warding off … Continue reading Palace Banquet, Concubine Ru’s loyal maid held the two bodies and cried bitterly. After the two were buried, she followed. From beginning to end, she called them maids and didn’t even mention their names.

　　All of this understanding of Jin Xing was gained slowly after she came into this world through daily interactions with her.

　　From her mother Concubine Ru, to Jin Xing, to the other palace maids in Miaoyunxuan, and even the two little eunuchs, she liked them all.

　　Unfortunately, she couldn’t change the plot and couldn’t do anything. Otherwise, if she could live with them, it would definitely be a happy thing.

　　As she was thinking about all sorts of things, Ji Jinyou felt overwhelmed by fatigue. She began to feel dazed and soon fell asleep.

　　Before going to sleep, she sighed in her heart that her three-year-old body was just useless.

　　Outside, the Eighth Princess was stopped and looked a little unhappy. Just as she was about to speak, the Seventh Princess hurriedly pulled her back and said to Jin Xing, “Then let Xiaojiu have a good rest. We will come to play with her tomorrow.”

　　After saying that, she took the Eighth Princess away.

　　The two of them left Miaoyun Pavilion. The Eighth Princess, who had been turned away, was a little unhappy and asked in a low voice: “Seventh sister, why are you stopping me? I still want to take Xiaojiu to my mother.”

　　The Seventh Princess whispered to comfort her: “The incident with the palace maid has already happened. It will take a long time for her to frame Mother after she becomes pregnant. We have time to deal with it. There is no need to rush.”

　　The Eighth Princess thought so too. “I was too impatient. Seventh Sister, tell me, when the maid stopped us just now, was it because Xiaojiu really fell asleep, or was it because Concubine Ru was angry because Xiaojiu came back alone and didn’t let us see her?”

　　The Seventh Princess patted the Eighth Princess’s hand and said, “Whether it was our intention or not, it is a fact that Xiaojiu walked back alone. It is because we two elder sisters did not take good care of her. Even if Concubine Ru has complaints, it is human nature.”

　　”But maybe Xiaojiu really fell asleep. You forgot that when we brought her out this morning, the little girl was so sleepy that her head was nodding and she almost fell to the ground. She must be exhausted after running so far.”

　　”That’s true,” the Eighth Princess nodded, and then said worriedly, “But what if Concubine Ru is really angry? Will she let us bring Xiaojiu out tomorrow?”

　　The Seventh Princess: “If we ask to take her with us, according to Concubine Ru’s personality, she will not forcibly stop us. But it would be more appropriate for us to apologize first.”

　　The Eighth Princess asked: “How do I apologize?”

　　The Seventh Princess thought for a moment and said, “I see that Miaoyunxuan is simple in every aspect. I think life here must be very tight. How about we send some food and toys that the children like?”

　　The Eighth Princess clapped her hands and nodded: “This is a good idea. As long as we can make Xiaojiu happy, she will be willing to play with us. When we take her out, she will definitely be happy. Even if Concubine Ru wants to stop us, it will be difficult.”

　　After the two of them had discussed it, they went to the Pearl Palace together to prepare things.

　　When the Seventh Princess entered the room, she first severely reprimanded the palace maids and fined them one month’s salary. She also warned them that the Ninth Princess would come here often to play in the future, so they had to serve her well. If they were negligent again like today, they would be beaten with a stick and driven out.

　　The Seventh Princess was usually lazy and kind to her servants, rarely scolding them. This was the first time she got so angry. The palace maids were trembling with fear and kowtowed in response, promising to serve the Ninth Princess wholeheartedly in the future.

　　After scolding the servants, the two went into the house. The Eighth Princess asked in confusion, “Seventh Sister, you usually don’t bother to scold, why are you so fierce today?”

　　The Seventh Princess leaned back on the couch and sighed, “It’s so far from Pearl Palace to Miaoyun Pavilion. My legs are sore after walking twice. But Xiaojiu is so fat and her legs are so short. She must be so tired to walk back alone. I feel so sorry for her just thinking about it.”

　　The Eighth Princess thought of the heavy little girl and nodded: “I don’t know if she cried because of exhaustion.”

　　The Seventh Princess: “Let’s comfort her well tomorrow.”

　　—

　　Ji Jinyou fell asleep until the sky turned dark. When she woke up after a good sleep, more than an hour had passed and Concubine Ru was no longer by her side.

　　She rubbed her eyes, and twisted his body, turned over, and lay on the bed in a daze.

　　At the age of three, not only is her body not in good working condition, but her brain also often malfunctions. Every time she wakes up, it takes a while for it to function normally.

　　Concubine Ru was in the outer room, counting with Jinxing a large number of items sent by the Seventh and Eighth Princesses. When she heard some noise inside, she hurried in to see what was going on.

　　I saw the little girl with her big watery eyes open, her two little fists clenched, lying there motionless, very well-behaved.

　　Concubine Ru’s heart melted when she saw this. She hurried over and held the person in her arms, touching her back and forehead. Only when she saw that her temperature was normal did she feel relieved.

　　She called Jin Xing to bring in some water, fed the little girl a big sip, and then said with a happy face: “Youyou, your seventh sister and eighth sister sent a lot of things over, do you want to see them?”

　　Ji Jinyou was a little surprised. What good thing could make Concubine Ru’s attitude change so quickly? She nodded and said in a baby voice, “Youyou wants to see it.”

　　Concubine Ru agreed, picked up the little girl and walked to the outer room, put her on a chair, and pointed to the table full of food, “These are all sent by your two sisters, you can take a look yourself.”

　　Two large boxes of various exquisite snacks and a basket of fruits, including the Western Region grapes she was eating today, as well as tangerines, tributes from Jiangnan, and some bright red plums.

　　Four pieces of top-quality material, goose yellow, tender green, light pink, and orange, with vivid colors and soft texture, just right for making clothes for the little girl.

　　In the jewelry box in the middle, there are a bunch of pearl and velvet flowers worn by little girls, plus a South Pearl necklace, a pair of jade bracelets, a jade pendant, a set of gold necklaces and gold bracelets worn by children…, the box is full of all kinds of things, and looking at the texture and workmanship, you can tell that this box is worth a lot of money.

　　In addition, there are toys such as nine-linked rings, Kongming locks, small windmills, chicken feather shuttlecocks, bamboo dragonflies, and even a rattle.

　　Ji Jinyou picked up the rattle and shook it, and a tinkling sound was heard. She understood why Concubine Ru, who had a resentful look on her face before, was now smiling like a flower.

　　This was the first time someone had given her so many gifts, many of which would never appear in Miaoyunxuan on ordinary days.

　　It can be seen that the two princess sisters do have some genuine love for her.

　　But in the book, this situation did not happen.

　　What went wrong and why did the two princesses suddenly change their attitude towards her?

　　Ji Jinyou’s chubby little hands kept shaking the rattle, listening to the ding-dong sounds. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind and she smiled with her eyes curved.

　　Perhaps, she can change the direction of the plot through her two princess sisters?