My Cruel Little Empress
Chapter 39
I didn't expect this day to come, though, the day that Mei Rong came and I greeted her with great enthusiasm considering that her arrival would give me advice and input on what clothes I would be suitable to wear during the birthday party of the empress' mother. At that time he suggested I wear a bright yellow hanfu top, he even suggested I wear jewelry made of gold. That of course I did, in addition to thick makeup like his advice to attract the attention of young general Wu Cheng did not miss me rubbing on my face. On the eve of the party, I instead received praise, but got a mockery - the banter of the invited guests that ended up making me angry, annoyed and also embarrassed to hear Mei Rong's advice.
Today he came and wanted to give the same advice as in my dream or in my previous life, of course I would not hear his advice. Moreover, I already knew all his rottenness and indecent deeds with young general Wu Cheng.
"I don't want to see him" I said firmly
Bo Qing nodded in understanding and then stepped away from me, but before he reached the door, an idea flashed through his head. I quickly restrained Bo Qing with words in a slight voice shouting "Wait!"
Hearing my cry Bo Qing then stopped his steps, he then turned his body and said "Who started the princess to call for servants?" asked Bo Qing whom I nodded.
"I'll see him!" I said which then made Bo Qing frown confused by what I said. Naturally Bo Qing was confused because I had previously said I would not meet Mei Rong, but now I changed my mind and said I would meet her.
"Give me a paddle, I want to be ready first" I added which left Bo Qing pensive for a moment before saying "Your highness, your appearance today is already very beautiful" I am Bo Qing with both cheeks flushed.
"really?" tanyaku then nodded to Bo Qing with shame - shame.
"Thank you for your compliment Bo Qing, but I need to change my appearance before your young miss" I said, who was then nodded by Bo Qing even though he completely did not understand why his lord wanted to change his appearance in front of the youngest daughter of the Ma family.
Bo Qing then went out and called out to the two ladies before ordering a eunuch to tell young Ma Mei Rong to wait for a moment. "- Don't forget to give a banquet as long as young miss Ma Mei Rong waits" Bo Qing ordered.
After giving the order, Bo Qing returned to Zhang Mu Lan's daughter's room. He had just entered and re-closed the door, as he turned around, he was quite surprised by the change in appearance of his master who had changed drastically. Bo Qing rubbed his eyes while making sure his current vision was wrong, unfortunately, even though Bo Qing rubbed his eyes repeatedly, the scene before him was still the same.
The girl with the thick makeup that made her age look older, the light-colored clothes with the jewelry she was wearing so excessively made Bo Qing hard to believe if this was the preparation that her master needed.
"Your majesty, why do you look and dress like this?" bo Qing asked brightly - clearly because after all he felt uncomfortable with the appearance of Zhang Mu Lan's daughter at this time.
"Of course to go on a show and pretend to be the dugu and dumb girl that young Miss Ma knows"
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Ma Mei Rong was enjoying the banquet given by the eunuchs and maids working in the present Shan pavilion, he sipped jasmine tea so gracefully that the eunuchs and guards who were in the area behind Shan's pavilion stared at Ma Mei Rong without blinking. Ma Mei Rong of course smiled inwardly with a very proud feeling, her beauty will always make her fly with her haughty feelings that also increase along with her confidence when she becomes the center of attention.
Today Ma Mei Rong had specially come to the palace to meet Zhang Mu Lan's daughter without any prior notice, his actions should be quite presumptuous, but because Ma Mei Rong was a close friend of Zhang Mu Lan's daughter, finally the residents of the Shan pavilion understood the bad and presumptuous deeds of Ma Mei Rong.
"May Rong!"
The voice of a scream that was so femiliar calling her name greeted Mei Rong's auditory senses, quickly her gaze shifting forward looking at the 1-year-old different girl with her. Seeing her performance as before the last time she came here somehow made Mei Rong relieved, perhaps the relief he felt because he had been disturbed by the rumors that had passed a month ago about the beauty of Zhang Mu Lan's daughter in appeal - compare to her.
But when he saw the dugu and stupid girl who ran up to him still with a menor look with thick makeup, bright clothes and excess jewelry, he said, instantly made Mei Rong understand that maybe the rumors that had circulated were only a form of fear of the residents of the royal capital Zhang when it was plainly said that Zhang Mu Lan's daughter was ugly, for if they say it plainly, it is tantamount to offending the royal family.
"Sister Mei Rong you finally came, I waited for you long enough" I said as I arrived before Ma Mei Rong who still looked pensive in the gasebo behind Shan's pavilion.
Mei Rong immediately woke up from her daydream, she quickly got up from her seat and saluted. If it was usually when Mei Rong did that I always prevented her, but this time I would let her. Think of it as a subtle allusion to Mei Rong if our degrees and positions are very different.
Originally Mei Rong had hoped for grandeur from Zhang Mu Lan's daughter, in fact, he did not get the usual splendor he got from Zhang Mu Lan's daughter who was so excited and sparkling when he knew he would come to visit her.
"Greetings to the princess, may your highness the princess live a thousand years long" Ma Mei Rong said with a heavy heart.
My gaze instantly turned cold staring at Ma Mei Rong's back. All the bad memories and deeds that had harmed me instantly revolved. Anger and resentment towards the girl who was 1 year older in front of me instantly rose to the surface. If I hadn't performed today, I might have humiliated him by refusing his arrival. But an evil idea and plan suddenly appeared in my head, today I will chat with him, hearing all his advice and in the end I will not hear a single piece of advice that he will give when the birthday party of the empress' mother.
I smiled in my heart as I saw Ma Mei Rong seem to hold back my irritation because I never asked her to get up, the thing I am doing right now seems to be stealing the attention of the Shan Pavilions residents, she said, maybe they were surprised by my attitude which was somehow very different.
"Sister Mei Rong get up.." I said "Sister Mei Rong why are you bowing for too long when usually older sister Mei Rong will wake up by herself even without my orders" added me, of course, this sentence I said was an insinuation for the disrespectful and presumptuous treatment for me all this time.
Ma Mei Rong who heard my words then clenched her hands on both sides of her body withstanding the furious turmoil of my crushing attack for her, she then woke up from her respectful attitude after successfully controlling her, she said, and after that Ma Mei Rong again bowed and thanks to "Your highness princess do not take heart this young lady's attitude, this young lady just thinks we're best friends and so familiar that she forgets that this young lady doesn't compare to you" mei Rong said bowed to apologize and all I knew was that her request was not sincere.
Ma Mei Rong growled in her heart, she clearly did not know if there would be a day where she would be treated like this by Zhang Mu Lan's daughter. Ma Mei Rong thought Zhang Mu Lan's daughter liked her so much, even as she remembered it was Zhang Mu Lan's daughter who first chased after her and wanted to make a friendship with her, she said, Ma Mei Rong certainly welcomed him with pleasure, in addition to his degree will rise when establishing a close relationship with Zhang Mu Lan's daughter, he also began to be disinclined by many young ladies in the royal capital of Zhang who obviously did not want to be in contact with Zhang Mu Lan's daughter who was known as a bar and liked to defend him.
But today, it is unexpected that his disrespect and ingenuity were at issue by Zhang Mu Lan's daughter after a long time they became friends and Ma Mei Rong took advantage of her power, innocence, innocence, the innocence and stupidity of the girl in front of him. Of course Ma Mei Rong was very angry, his coming here was not to be treated like this but to instigate and advise that he knew would return to make Zhang Mu Lan's daughter humiliate herself again for the umpteenth time.
The purpose of his arrival was of course not good intentions, Ma Mei Rong naturally wanted to make Zhang Mu Lan's daughter humiliate herself at the great party of Zhang's kingdom for the umpteenth time. She did so in return because Zhang Mu Lan's daughter admired her lover, and she would obviously never like another woman or girl to adore her lover.
"Sister Mei Rong wake up, why are you being so serious when I'm just joking" said I who jolted Ma Mei Rong from her daydream.
Ma Mei Rong blinked for a while before getting up from her hunchback. He tried to digest the words I had just uttered, and at once the girl who was 1 year older in front of me was no longer able to control her expression and emotions..
"Handid you?" ask her with sharp eyes.
Without fear, I replied by saying "Well, I was just kidding"
Hearing my words made Ma Mei Rong explode, she then shouted angrily "Yakkk dare - how dare you play me!"
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**TBC
Thursday, 18 June 2020**