Chapter 1084: Chapter 1084: Rude
Ruru suddenly lifted the thin veil.
She wanted to call out to him, but her voice was forcibly stuck in her throat.
They were on the street; she must not be disrespectful.
Xie Heng also saw Ruru, and couldn’t help but take a few steps forward.
His eyes seemed to hold a thousand words, yet he couldn’t utter a single one.
The carriage quickly passed by.
It seemed like a fleeting glance, yet this moment remained eternal in their memories.
The carriage was long gone, but Ruru’s head was still turned backward.
When she slowly turned her head back, Wu Miaomiao was startled, "Why are you crying?"
Ruru wiped her tears with a handkerchief and smiled, "I didn’t cry; the wind just blew into my eyes a moment ago."
The Imperial Palace was not far; upon entering, palace maids came forward to greet her with a smile and said to Ruru: "Miss Jiang, your room has been assigned, please follow me this way."
Ruru had served as a companion reader in the palace for four years, often coming and going, and many eunuchs and palace maids knew her.
They also knew she was a daughter of the Duke Mansion, and thus their attitude was very attentive.
Ruru pulled Wu Miaomiao along as she walked, asking the palace maid: "Has my room been arranged? Is it one person per room or two?"
The palace maid whispered, "There aren’t enough rooms in the palace; the other young ladies are all four to a room."
"However, Nanny Liu specifically arranged a single room for you."
Ruru laughed, "Well, thank Nanny Liu, and you too."
"But I want to share a room with my cousin, is that alright?"
The palace maid nodded, "As you wish, Miss. I’ll move this young lady’s bedding over later."
She led the two into a large courtyard and guided them to the main room.
Ruru looked around, quite pleased with the room’s exquisite decorations, even the bed curtains and quilts were freshly laid and new.
Besides a bed, the room also had a cot for sleeping.
Ruru was very satisfied, and Xiao Lu quickly slipped a piece of silver into the palace maid’s hand.
The palace maid smiled, "The eunuchs will bring the meal boxes for you two young ladies daily, and I will deliver them to your room."
"If the young ladies need hot water, just let me know, and I’ll have the eunuchs bring it over."
After the palace maid left, Wu Miaomiao lay on the cot, "Luckily I followed you in, otherwise I wouldn’t know which corner I’d be assigned to."
Right then, Xiao Lu returned from scouting, "Miss, I just saw the other young ladies’ rooms, they are much smaller than ours. Two people to a bed, four in a room, many are quite upset."
Ruru chuckled, "These people are quite silly."
"They can stir all they want, naturally the palace maids and nannies will report their behavior to the Empress and Imperial Concubine. Didn’t they say they’re choosing those who excel in virtue, speech, appearance, and skills? I bet many of these troublemakers will be eliminated."
"There’s no way to fit everyone in the palace anyhow."
Wu Miaomiao sat up on the cot and stared blankly, "I feel like I’m neither dignified nor virtuous; I’m likely to be eliminated as well."
She lay down again, "That’s just fine, being eliminated means I can go back sooner."
"Just consider it a visit to the Imperial Palace to broaden my horizons."
While she was speaking, a voice came from outside, "Who lives in this room?"
The door was ajar, and someone pushed it open and entered.
Ruru glanced and couldn’t help but roll her eyes; it was Rong Yuan, this girl, a year younger than her, was extremely arrogant and insufferable, relying on the influence of the Noble Consort.
Rong Yuan scanned the room’s occupants, obviously seeing two mistresses and two maids.
Ruru glared, "Do you have no manners? You barged into someone’s room without even knocking?"
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