EBE Chapter 123 Jiayan's New Roommate
Chapter 123 Jiayan's New Roommate
Chapter 123 Jiayangege's New Roommate
After the three of them finished their meal, Zhenhuan and Tuduo quickly pulled Ruhui back to the house. At this time, Ruhui's gossipy heart could no longer be hidden. As soon as the three of them entered the house, they started talking about the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that when Jiayan Gege was selected to live in the Tiyuan Hall yesterday, she had already discovered that she was sharing a room with another noble woman in the courtyard, Dong E. It wasn't the first day that the two of them had known each other. In the capital, Jiayan Gege's name was well-known among the Gege of the same age.
Originally, Dong E Gege wanted to avoid her and not cause trouble, but if you don't cause trouble, trouble will come to you. As a result, she had just moved into the Tiyuan Palace and was directly targeted by Jia Yan Gege. In the end, it even turned into an explicit exclusion.
Later, Dong E Gege couldn't stand it anymore and was moved to another room by Rong Mama.
Zhenhuan and Tuduo, inside, weren't surprised. Even though Zhenhuan had been trying to befriend Jiayan, she was really just trying to find a market for her wares. To be honest, Jiayan wasn't exactly well-reputed among the lower-class princesses. Many frowned at her mention, having been bullied to varying degrees.
As for why Tuduo was not surprised, although she was cute and favored, there were many such princesses among the Mongolian tribes. It can be said that because the women on the grassland are strong, there are many people like Princess Jiayan.
However, princesses with such personalities would generally choose to stay in the grasslands rather than come to the capital. After all, the capital was too cramped and too depressing for them, and it did not suit their free and easy personalities.
Dong E Gege was said to be from a prominent family. Her father was Peng Chun's cousin, Dong E Qishi, who held a relatively low official rank, a third-rank official. Logically, Jia Yan wouldn't have taken such a position seriously, as there had never been two wives from the same family in this dynasty, even if this Dong E and the third wife were from the same clan.
However, the news that came out this time was not only about choosing the Eighth Concubine, but also the Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Concubines.
She wasn't afraid of those people competing with her for the position of Eighth Master, because she was the designated Eighth Concubine, and no one could take her place. But she also didn't want Dong E Gege, who was inferior to her in every way, to become Seventh Concubine before her.
After all, there was a rumor that the room he lived in might very well be the future residence of his wife, because it was the best room in the entire Tiyuan Hall, facing south and enjoying plenty of sunlight, and it was also the closest place to the courtyard and the gate. It could be said that it had the best time, place, and people.
The first day was full of Manchus, and the prince's wife would only be chosen from among the Manchus at present, so Jiayan would directly confront Dong E Gege on the first day. Her purpose was very simple, which was to make the other party leave a cowardly impression in the eyes of the superior. Even if she failed this time, as long as she could gain the upper hand right from the start, then even if she became a sister-in-law in the future, she would be suppressed by her.
Her strategy was effective, and it was her accident that directly eliminated Dong E Gege's chance, because the emperor did intend to make her the ninth concubine. Now that this happened, the emperor directly crossed out her place.
After gossiping about Jiayan, the three agreed not to go anywhere else for the rest of the day, but to stay in their room and wait for their last roommate to arrive. After all, Jiayan was still out there, and no one knew if their departure would become part of her plan. They hadn't come in to leave the palace in disgrace.
On the same day, two people also moved into Jiayan Gege's room. They were two Geges from Mongolia, Abagai Borjigit and Korchin Borjigit.
Although they both have the surname Borjigit, their status varies because they come from different tribes. Obviously, the Borjigit from Khorchin has a higher status.
Facing the two Mongolian noble ladies, although Jiayan looked down on them in her heart, she did not dare to act like a demon as she did yesterday, especially since one of them could be said to be a direct relative of the current empress dowager.
Seeing that Princess Jiayan had been well-behaved and had restrained her temper today, Rong Mama, who had arranged for the two Mongolian princesses to stay, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon meeting for the first time, the two Mongolian princesses also took the initiative to greet Jiayan. "Hello, I am from the Abagai Borjigit clan of Mongolia. My father is the Prince of Wuerjin Galapu. You can call me Baoyin."
"Hello, I'm from Mongolia too, from the Khorchin Borjigit clan. My father is Khorchin Beile Oqier. You can call me Urentuya."
After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Baoyin Gege exclaimed in surprise: "So you are Sister Wuren Tuya. I am Baoyin's sister, whom we met when we were young. Do you still remember? In recent years, every time I went to Horqin with my father to attend a party, I didn't see you. I thought you didn't want to play with me and refused to see me."
Hearing Baoyin Gege say this, Wuren Tuya also had some impression that when she was a child and still relatively healthy, she did have a few good friends, but she hadn't seen them for many years, and she couldn't remember many of them.
She smiled apologetically at Baoyin Gege: "I'm sorry, sister Baoyin. I've been ill for many years and rarely leave the tent. It was only in the past two years that I was allowed to go out for a walk because I was well. I guess it's not fate yet that I haven't met you."
Seeing that Wuren Tuya's complexion was indeed not very good, Baoyin Gege quickly pulled her to sit down and said, "Sister Tuya, please sit down and have a rest. I can see that you don't look very well." After that, she poured Tuya a glass of water and handed it to her.
Princess Jiayan saw the two people who were clearly greeting each other one second and chatting animatedly the next. She secretly rolled her eyes, but smiled warmly. "It's such a coincidence that you two sisters meet here. It must be fate. I am Guo Luoluo Jiayan, and my uncle is the current Prince An. You can just call me Jiayan."
After Baoyin and Wuren Tuya finished listening, they exchanged a glance, each seeing understanding in the other's eyes. The other party hadn't introduced their father or their family background first, but had mentioned their uncle, the Prince of An. It seemed that this Guoluoluo Gege was the designated Eighth Consort.
They were well-informed. Rumors had spread in the capital long before the Eighth Prince had been booked, and the daughter of a convicted official, a member of the Guoluo clan, had been chosen. However, this had little impact on the grasslands. After all, the Eighth Prince wasn't among the princes they favored. These Mongolian beauties were all aiming for the Seventh Prince, or at the very least, the eldest prince's concubine.
As for the Tenth Prince, they dared not even think about it. After all, the Tenth Prince, born in the Niuhulu family, was one of the only three noble princes. The marriage policy over the years had long made the Mongolian peoples understand that even if a Mongolian noblewoman was sent to the capital, the emperor would not give her a high position, nor would the person she was marrying be a prince.
However, there was an exception last year because the Seventh Prince changed Yudie to a prince of Mongolian origin. Even though he was disabled, they wanted to give it a try. What if it succeeded? Then a prince's wife would be able to become a supporter of Mongolia.
Baoyin quickly reacted: "Hello, Sister Jiayan, in terms of age, Sister Tuya should be slightly older than you."
Jiayan was unhappy, but she thought that if she offended them, not only would she suffer, but she would also be likely to be plotted against. They would have to live together in this Tiyuan Palace for the next month. Because of the Dong E incident, the Manchu noble ladies now began to hide when they saw her. Although this was the effect she wanted, she still felt uncomfortable when she really faced it.
So Jiayan had already been thinking about controlling her temper and cooperating before her new roommate arrived. She couldn't go too far, after all, the official order hadn't been issued yet.
Thinking of this, Jiayan also smiled: "Hello Sister Tuya, Hello Sister Baoyin."
The two of them quickly responded: "Hi, Jiayan."
After the three of them greeted each other, there was nothing more to say. Then, in order to avoid sitting there and staring, Baoyin asked them to go for a walk in the yard. Although this place was not big, it was where they would live for the next month, and Baoyin wanted to get familiar with it first.
When Jia Yange heard this suggestion, she curled her lips and said, "Then go ahead. I've already seen this courtyard yesterday. There's nothing to see."
Baoyin and Tuya didn't force each other after hearing this. They walked hand in hand in the courtyard. Because the concubines hadn't all arrived yet, and the residents of the Tiyuan Palace hadn't asked them to stay out for the past two days, it was still okay to stroll around the courtyard.
After walking a little further away from their room, Baoyin whispered to Wuren Tuya in Mongolian: "Sister Tuya, I heard that our Jiayan princess has a very bad temper. She even caused trouble yesterday and kicked out another princess who lives in the same room with her."
Tuya didn't believe it: "That's impossible. I just saw Jiayan Gege's personality and she's pretty good. I didn't see anything wrong with her. Is this just a rumor?"
Baoyin looked around and pulled Tuya to sit at the stone table in the corner of the courtyard. "During lunch today, you didn't go to the dining hall because you were not feeling well. I heard a lot of people talking about her there. They were all talking about how she was so arrogant and domineering yesterday that another princess was kicked out of her room."
Tuya still didn't quite believe it, but Baoyin had no reason to lie to her right away, so she decided to wait and see. Besides, wouldn't it be a bad idea for them to be on guard against each other right away?
Seeing Tuya still hesitating, Baoyin became anxious: "Sister Tuya, please don't hesitate. Even if this news isn't true, with so many people saying it, there must be some truth to it. We should always be on guard. Sister hasn't been out of the house for so long, so she's probably forgotten about it. When women get ruthless, they can't be underestimated."
Hearing this, Tuya nodded immediately. She agreed with this. The reason why she was in poor health was because a female slave of Abu took the opportunity to take revenge on her, which eventually made her sick. If she had not been so lucky, she would have become a handful of fertilizer on the grassland a few years ago.
Although the female slave was executed, Abu only had Eji as his woman, but she also had to lie in bed for several years.
Perhaps it was because she had lived too comfortably in the past few years that she had forgotten to be on guard when interacting with others. Thinking of this, Tuya gratefully held Baoyin Gege's hand and said, "Sister Baoyin, thank you for reminding me. I haven't been out for the past few years and have forgotten to be cautious."
Baoyin shook her head. "No need to thank me. Sister Tuya just didn't think about it for a moment. After a while, Sister Tuya will definitely understand. We are all from Mongolia. We are simple-minded and speak our minds directly. We are not as quick-witted as those people in the capital. At this time, we should stick together and be cautious. We should think ten steps ahead. Just learn the rules well this month. My mother has already warned you not to get involved in the disputes between the concubines."
Tuya nodded in agreement. Her mother had said the same thing before she came to the capital. Now it seemed that the capital was indeed as treacherous as her mother had said. She knew her own abilities, and to save her life and return safely to Mongolia, she decided to stay with her sister Baoyin.