“Master, is it really you? Have you come to see the Second Young Miss?” Little Rou said joyfully, carrying a meal.
“I’m just passing by, I’ll leave immediately. Do not disturb the Young Miss,” Mei Laoyeh said and turned to leave.
After Little Rou entered the room with the meal, she shook the lost-in-thought Young Miss and said excitedly, “Miss, do you know? The Master just came to see you.”
“Oh, is that so.” Without expected excitement, she responded flatly and returned to her thoughts. Her heart was actually elated, but she wondered if her father’s arrival was because she had agreed to enter the palace and was showing rare affection!
The meal on the table remained untouched until it grew cold. Ah, poor Young Miss!
Little Rou stood beside Ci Yu, seeing the Young Miss secretly sad, feeling upset herself. She boldly spoke her mind: “Miss, can you take me to the palace? Rou wishes to serve you for a lifetime.” She knelt before Mei Ci Yu.
Mei Ci Yu gently helped Little Rou up, softly saying, “Be careful, the floor is cold. Are you willing to follow me to the palace? Do you know the palace is deep as the sea, not as simple as the mansion, and trouble can arise at any moment?”
“Little Rou is not afraid, only wishing to accompany the Young Miss, willing to die,” Little Rou said firmly. Time passed quickly, and today’s Mei Ci Yu was beautifully dressed, her hair adorned with pearl hairpins, wearing a fine silk gauze dress. Her black hair was lightly tied with a blue ribbon, hanging softly behind her. Her already exquisite features were even more stunning after the maidservants’ styling, causing the room’s servants to stare in awe.
Urged by the eunuch, Mei Ci Yu gracefully boarded the phoenix carriage with her maidservant Little Rou, entering the imperial palace! Without the grandeur of other official daughters, without a ceremonial farewell, Mei Laoyeh didn’t even appear, and she left the Mei family – a home that never provided her any warmth!
“Liu Gongong, is this the day the court ladies enter the palace?” asked Ming Lengchen, the ruler of Le Ling Kingdom, sipping tea with interest.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, the selected court ladies from official families have been settled in Yunyi Hall, awaiting Your Majesty’s summons,” Liu Gongong respectfully replied.
