I just want to live a happy life

Unexpectedly, she was wrong.

How could a decent person just break into her room without saying anything and start rummaging through her things without her consent?

Her room was cleaned by her, but became a mess due to Ruyi's actions.

By the time Concubine Ji reacted and tried to stop it, Ruyi had already opened the cabinet next to the bed, and saw a quilt inside that felt very soft.

Concubine Ji walked over and pushed her away with great force. Ruyi took a few steps back and bumped into the table next to her, hitting her waist. The pain twisted her face.

Concubine Ji closed the cabinet door and said angrily, "Why are you here? Aren't you the niece of Empress Ulanara? How could you do such an unseemly thing?"

"It is said that nephews resemble their uncles and nieces resemble their aunts. This statement is really true,"

"You are just like your aunt. You look kind on the surface, but you are capable of anything. She killed the descendants of the previous emperor, and you are the same. At least your aunt would not break into someone else's room. You are really better than her."

Listening to Concubine Ji's sarcasm, Ruyi's face turned pale and blue. She explained, "I don't know who took my quilt away. I just came to look for my quilt."

Ji Taipin sneered and said sarcastically: "Have you found it?"

Ruyi was silent for a moment, her fat hands pinched the corner of her clothes, and then she said without blushing or beating her heart: "I found it, the quilt in your closet is mine, you took my quilt."

She spoke with confidence, and her ability to lie with open eyes really shocked Concubine Ji. If there were other people present besides these two people, they might really doubt who the quilt belonged to.

Concubine Ji was so angry that she laughed: "This is the quilt I worked so hard to earn money to buy, how come it has become yours?"

Ruyi blinked and said innocently, "My quilt is lost. In addition to the quilt on your bed, there is another one in the closet. I don't believe that an old lady like you can have two quilts. The quilt in the closet must have been stolen from me."

Ruyi knew very well that the quilt that Hailan gave her was not taken by Concubine Ji. Since Concubine Ji had two quilts, it was not a big deal to say that it was Concubine Ji who took her quilt. She still had another quilt on her bed.

Concubine Ji would not suffer from the cold, but she was different. She really didn't want to cover herself with a smelly and hard quilt.

But Concubine Ji was not someone who would allow herself to be bullied. She originally thought that Ruyi was a good person, but after she made such a fuss and falsely accused her, she really hated Ruyi.

She had stayed in the cold palace for so many years and lived a good life, which was not comparable to someone who often suffered from hunger and cold. Concubine Ji easily drove Ruyi out.

Not only that, Concubine Ji also rode on her and stretched out her hand to greet Ruyi.

"How dare you frame me? It's ok to steal my quilt, but you even said I was an old man."

Concubine Ji hit her hard, leaving Ruyi with a bruised face. She used her hands to block Concubine Ji.

"I don't dare to do it anymore. It's my fault. Stop hitting me. Stop hitting me."

But Concubine Ji was not soft-hearted at all. She stopped only when she had had enough. She got up from Ruyi's body, panting, and went to where Ruyi lived.

Since Ruyi dared to rummage through her room, she could do it, so could she.

Concubine Ji searched through Ruyi's room, and she followed suit, making Ruyi's room a mess. She threw the hard quilt on the bed on the ground and tore all the clothes.

After a busy work, she found a hundred coins, a tinderbox, and a few candles, and of course she did not let go of Ruyi's armor.

These armors are inlaid with gems and the workmanship is excellent. They must be worth a lot of silver.

At the same time, she also felt very disgusted with Ruyi. It seemed that Ruyi's life was not good at all and was even worse than hers. At least she could have enough food and warm clothes.

As for Ruyi, she wore gray clothes all day long and had very little flesh on her body, but her hands were different. They were red and fat, and she even wore armor.

Her fingers were too fat to wear the armor properly, so she could only wear it on her nails, which looked strange and ugly. When she first wore the armor and was sent to the cold palace, she said it was to show her dignity and she even praised her.

Whenever she thought of this, she felt regretful and thought that she was crazy at the time. Which normal person would wear armor when entering the cold palace?

Looking at the armor neatly arranged in the small box in her hand without any dust, it seems that Ruyi is really sick.

Even if she sold one of these armors, it would be enough for her to live well in a place like the cold palace. Is her dignity really that important?

Concubine Ji didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from taking Ruyi's things away.

At this time, Ruyi had not yet gotten up from the ground after being beaten by Concubine Ji. She lay at the door of Concubine Ji, motionless.

When she saw Ji Taibin coming over with her armor in her hand, she got up from the ground and reached out to take the armor.

"What are you stealing? This is mine." Ji Taipin said righteously.

Ruyi pouted and said angrily: "This is my armor, not yours, give it back to me."

Concubine Ji didn't want to waste any more time talking to her, fearing that Ruyi's illness would be transmitted to her. She took a few quick steps and entered the room, blocking out Ruyi's resentful eyes.

The armor is Ruyi's dignity, how could she give it up easily? She knocked on Ji Taipin's door loudly, but not only did she fail to get the armor, she was also scolded by Ji Taipin.

Ruyi was afraid that Concubine Ji would hit her again, so she hit her a few times and then stopped.

She turned around and was about to go back, but at this moment, she saw Suo Xin who was watching her laugh not far away.

Ruyi felt embarrassed. She asked angrily, "Are you happy to see me like this?"

Suo Xin smiled, her eyes full of seriousness: "Looking at you like this, I am indeed happy, but... not completely happy. It would be better if you were a little more miserable."

Ruyi: “You…”

She calmed her breath and continued, "惢心, I was very good to you before and never treated you unfairly. How did you become like this now? I almost don't recognize you anymore."

"Since I treated you well in the past, you should help me, but you are indifferent. You really disappoint me."

Seeing Ruyi's distressed look,惢心 didn't care. She said calmly: "It's just a few armors. It's your blessing that Concubine Ji likes it. There's nothing to be angry about."

Ruyi was angry. What did they mean by just a few pieces of armor? They were armors. They were her treasures and her dignity.

It seems that惢心 has become accustomed to being a slave, and has no idea how important dignity is to you.