Why is she here?

"Look at what you're saying. Which family is hosting a banquet these days and wouldn't be able to do without our Eighth Princess?"

As soon as Xu Lingqing appeared, many people stepped forward to greet her and pay their respects. She smiled and walked straight toward the high and mighty Song Yue.

"Crown Princess?" She covered her mouth, feigning surprise, and raised her hand to deliberately touch her belly. "It's been a long time. How is the Crown Princess recovering?"

This is the ultimate way to kill someone by destroying their spirit.

Knowing full well that Song Yue had miscarried, he deliberately reopened the wound.

“Eighth Princess Consort,” Madam Tao stepped forward, her face cold, and said, “If you are here to attend the banquet, you are welcome. But if you are here to cause trouble, I will have something to say about it.”

"What do you mean by this, Lady Jingguo? Of course I'm here to attend the banquet." Xu Lingqing pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved. "Am I here to attend a funeral or something?"

"You!" Tao's face turned ashen.

Song Yue stood up and pressed Tao Shi down, smiling as she said, "It's alright. Some things are true, and I don't care about them anymore."

Then she looked at Xu Lingqing with a half-smile. Xu Lingqing unconsciously stuck out her belly. She was about three months pregnant, but because she was dressed in bulky winter clothes, her pregnant belly was not visible at all.

His expression clearly showed that he was deliberately trying to provoke her.

"The Eighth Princess looks to be about three months pregnant," Song Yue said with a smile as she circled around Xu Lingqing. "The Eighth Princess is incredibly intelligent, and the Eighth Prince is refined and noble. I wonder who the child will resemble when it's born?"

The meaningful words made Xu Lingqing's back stiffen. She glared angrily at Song Yue. How could she not understand the hidden meaning?

This child must be Zhao Zhiyan's!

"I heard that the two Japanese princes will be attending the banquets held in Kyoto recently. Why are they not here with the Eighth Princess today?"

Song Yue raised an eyebrow, her expression a half-smile.

Xu Lingqing looked at the smile on the other person's face and understood immediately: "You arranged this on purpose!"

"What is the Eighth Princess Consort saying?" Song Yue sniffed, her eyes reddening. She didn't give Xu Lingqing a chance to speak and turned to Tao Shi, saying, "Second Aunt, I suddenly remembered that there are some things in the palace that I haven't taken care of yet, so I'll take my leave first."

Ms. Tao nodded.

Song Yue left with red eyes.

In everyone's eyes, he was driven away by Xu Lingqing.

"Crown Princess!" Xu Lingqing stepped forward to stop her, but Jiang Ying blocked her way: "The Eighth Princess is pregnant and has many inconveniences, so she must be careful."

Xu Lingqing could only watch the other person leave, her handkerchief clenched so tightly it was almost out of shape.

She had come specifically for Song Yue, but now that Song Yue was gone, she had no interest in attending the banquet. Just as she was about to leave, she heard that Xuan Yuanche had arrived.

Xu Lingqing's eyelids twitched.

Sure enough, a moment later, Song Zhen walked in side by side with Xuan Yuanche, surrounded by many disciples.

Xuan Yuanche saw Xu Lingqing and frowned slightly: "Qing'er, what brings you here?"

Just as Xu Lingqing was about to speak, Jiang Ying stepped forward and came to Song Zhen's side, looking troubled as she whispered, "The Crown Princess came earlier. She hasn't left the courtyard in a long time and finally came to get some fresh air today, but she ran into the Eighth Prince's wife. Perhaps she was shocked and left early."

"What's going on?" Song Zhen frowned.

Jiang Ying said, "Perhaps the Crown Princess was heartbroken when she saw the Eighth Princess's pregnant belly."

Xuan Yuanche, who was standing next to him, also heard this. He frowned. Xu Lingqing walked towards him and chatted intimately as always, with a bright smile on her face: "Your Majesty has come too."

Seeing Xu Lingqing dressed in a dazzling outfit, Xuan Yuanche's smile faded.

Regardless, he couldn't understand how Xu Lingqing could remain calm and attend the banquet in a gorgeous dress after a death just last night.

"Hmm!" Xuan Yuanche nodded, but his attitude was somewhat indifferent.

Song Zhen gave Jiang Ying a few words of advice, and Jiang Ying nodded: "I will go to the palace to keep the Crown Princess company now."

After saying that, he left.

As one of the hosts, Song Zhen was responsible for entertaining the male guests, so she couldn't leave and led Xuan Yuanche to take a seat.

The banquet officially began.

"There's a horse track in the backyard of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, and it's already frozen over. The mansion is preparing to play polo on the ice. I wonder if any of you would be interested?" Madam Tao asked with a smile.

After he finished speaking, many people were eager to try and raised their hands to indicate that they wanted to participate.

So everyone moved to the backyard.

The fences and tools were all ready. Based on the number of people, we started with the women. Ten women were drawn by lot, and they competed against each other in a five-on-five format.

The teams were quickly divided into two groups, one blue and one yellow.

With a bandage tied to their arms representing the team's color, the group mounted their horses.

"Is that Miss Linghu leading the group?"

It's her!

"So dashing! No wonder she looks so familiar. I've heard so much about Miss Linghu's horsemanship, but I've never had the chance to see it. Today I'm truly feasting my eyes."

With the sound of a gong.

The young ladies, each holding a wooden cane, chased after colorful balls, galloping across the ice like horses.

The most dazzling of them all was Linghu, who rode ahead of everyone else, whipping her horse and laughing as clear as a bell. When she passed her teammates, one of their horses slipped, which startled the girl. Linghu quickly stood on tiptoe, leaped up, and grabbed the reins, controlling the horse before riding away.

"Miss Linghu is truly kind-hearted."

"It's just a competition, it's all about having fun. Winning or losing isn't important. I really like Miss Linghu."

"If General Linghu hadn't passed away so early, Miss Linghu's marriage wouldn't have been delayed. She's already in her twenties. If any of you ladies have any good young men in your families, you can introduce them to me."

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