The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 135 : Meeting Pei'er Again

At a glance, his status was definitely not low on the ladder, however, that expression of his did not seem like that of an honourable noble son. Furthermore, if this really was the son of a minister, it would definitely be too discourteous of Princess He Yi to scold and insult him like this. Earlier, Princess He Yi's words of "part of the royal family" had fallen on the ears of all those present and Lu Zhu was puzzled, could this possibly be one of the young princes? But for a young prince to be treated like this, it was as though he could not even compare to one of the royal family's slightly more dignified servants.

Jiang Ruan stared at the young child without blinking, and it felt as if raging waves were surging in her heart. That child was not anyone else, it was Pei'er!

In her last life, not too long after she had entered the palace she had been conferred the title of Meiren. Then, she had inadvertently caught sight of Pei'er.  The Emperor had been present as well, thus, he had simply handed over Pei'er  to her to raise. In the vast, empty and deep depths of the palace, this child's background was too pitiful. Yet, he was extremely sensible and so, the mother and son relied on each other for survival, finding pleasure in hardship. Thinking of it now, that period was the happiest in her past life after she entered the palace.

Yet, now what surfaced in her mind was her final predicament when she had been forced to become a human swine that was placed in a wooden basin and had to personally witness Li Dong taking liberties with Pei'er. Those mournful cries of Pei'er still seemed to resound in her ears. Jiang Ruan closed her eyes tight, and when she opened them again, there was clarity. It would not happen again. In this life, Li Dong had long since died and the Grand Councillor fu no longer existed. She had not entered the palace and Pei'er, too, would not need to accept such a miserable ending anymore.

She slowly walked forward with a slight smile, "What is Princess He Yi doing?"

Princess He Yi had been scolding Xuan Pei and naturally, had not paid attention to Jiang Ruan's presence. When she saw her, she was startled at first. This was soon followed by the flash of anger and hatred that appeared in her eyes. Today, Princess He Yi had worn a red outfit and this hue of red was exactly the shade that Jiang Ruan liked to wear the most. Princess He Yi had been blessed with a somewhat exotic bearing and dressed as such, she exuded a rather ardent and brazen air. However, due to Jiang Ruan still observing mourning for her grandmother, she was unable to dress in bright and colourful clothing. Thus, she had only adorned herself in a plain pastel green gown. Although her clothes were plain and lightly coloured, in contrast, it made her beauty become richer and splendid. She was lovely and gorgeous to her core, a sort of natural charm that was an eyeopener and made one alter their course for her.

However, for any lady, upon seeing such outstanding good looks on another woman, they would always want to do a comparison, and this was especially so for Princess He Yi who was already at odds with Jiang Ruan. Seeing that her own dressing was unable to match up to Jiang Ruan's, at once, she felt a peal of resentment as she spoke, "Jiang Ruan, could it be that you too want to interfere in other people's business? There is nothing here for you to be concerned with."

The palace ladies around them had all lowered their heads; everyone knew that Princess He Yi and Hong'an Junzhu had always been at loggerheads. Moreover, these two junzhus were both masters who were not to be provoked.

Xuan Pei, who was still hiding behind the palace maid, seemed shocked by the sudden appearance of Jiang Ruan and peered at her unblinkingly.

Jiang Ruan did not even look at Xuan Pei as she laughed, "Naturally, I would not interfere in this; I was on my way to greet Imperial Grandmother." She lightly floated a glance over Princess He Yi, "These affairs- Imperial Grandmother will obviously manage them."