Lin Feilu said regretfully, “Elder sister’s Gatekeeper God in this palace only protects me; not Weiwei. Only the Gatekeeper God in the Linjing Palace, where Weiwei lives, can protect Weiwei from being captured by the monsters.”
The little baby blinked profusely and her tears were about to flow out. She quickly turned around and rushed towards Xiaqing, “Carry me!”
Xia Qing, “…”
Lin Feilu smiled and watched the little baby girl being carried away obediently. She waved at her when she saw her off at the gates, “The child-eating monsters dare not come out during the day, so Weiwei can come and play with sister in the daytime.”
The little baby pursed her lips but reluctantly nodded.
When she was taken back to Linjing Palace, Imperial Concubine Su had just returned from Noble Consort Ruan’s palace. She was sitting on the soft couch in the inner room and drinking some tea when she heard her daughter’s crisp voice shouting outside, “Gatekeeper God? Weiwei’s Gatekeeper God, where are you? Come out and play with Weiwei.”
Imperial Concubine Su was both amused and helpless. She put down her teacup and went out, greeted with the sight of her daughter chaotically running around the hall looking for someone.
She asked Xiaqing who was beside her, “What did she hear this time? Where did she go just now?”
Xiaqing replied, “Just now, the Princess woke up and was clamouring to go to the Mingyue Palace to find the Fifth Princess. Imperial Concubine was not in the palace and the Princess was crying so badly that this humble servant had to take her there.”
Xiaqing had already reported to her about the last time they encountered the Fifth Princess. Imperial Concubine Su and Xiao Lan had never had an interaction before, so she didn’t really take it to heart.
However, the next day, Lin Lan was expressing her intent to go to the Mingyue Palace to play with a ‘kitty and a bunny’. Imperial Concubine Su coaxed her with a few words and with a child’s typically forgetful nature, the baby’s attention was quickly diverted. It’s just that today, although her intention was only to greet Noble Consort Ruan and exchange a few pleasantries, it was already late when she returned.
Xiaqing recounted what happened to Lin Wei in the Mingyue Palace that afternoon, including the story that Lin Feilu told at the end.
After hearing this, Imperial Concubine Su found it quite interesting, “I can’t even get Wei Er to calm down on a normal day of tantrum-throwing. The Fifth Princess is quite intelligent. All she used was a story and she was able to get Wei Er to give in— she is indeed as smart as the rumours speak of her.”
Imperial Concubine Su was the main daughter of an aunt of Noble Consort Ruan. Although the two cousins have an average relationship, Noble Consort Ruan’s mother had a good relationship with her own mother. That was why Madam Ruan often explained in her letters that her daughter should take good care of her cousin in the palace.
The harem was unpredictable, so having a pair of well-informed sisters looking out for each other could very well prevent any unwanted disasters.
When Imperial Concubine Su entered the palace, Noble Consort Ruan already bore the position of a Noble Consort. Under her care and guidance, Imperial Concubine Su did not even participate in the struggles of the harem. She was promoted to the position of an Imperial Concubine very smoothly and even managed to give birth to a daughter safely.
Putting it lightly, Noble Consort Ruan’s temperament was straightforward; in cruder words, she had a sense of arrogance to her temper. However, she did have the means to be arrogant. She had a great family background, her looks were stunning and her father played an important role as the Prime Minister of the Great Lin Empire— she was the overall complete package!