At this point, the sarcasm in her eyes deepened: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is either here with me or in his study, my dear sister. And where is the Emperor? When he's not with you, who is he with?"

As she spoke, she covered her mouth with her handkerchief and laughed.

Sang Jiang's face instantly turned icy. She glanced at Sang Rui and turned to leave, but Sang Rui stopped her again: "Why is the Imperial Noble Consort in such a hurry? Even if I am useless now, I was once your sister. What is the meaning of your avoidance of me like the plague?"

Sang Jiang: ...

She turned to look at Sang Rui, about to speak, when Sang Rui suddenly knelt down on the ground with a "plop": "Imperial Noble Consort, I really just wanted to come and see you, why are you making things difficult for me? Even if you still have feelings for Prince Tianyi, you don't have to target me like this, I... I'm just a concubine!"

As she spoke, she began to sob.

Sang Jiang laughed immediately. She knew without even thinking that there was someone standing right behind her.

As she tried to turn around to see who was behind her, Sang Rui grabbed her tightly: "Fourth sister, you are now an Imperial Noble Consort and have everything you could want. Why do you insist on taking Yi from me? I have nothing left but Yi. Please spare my life!"

A familiar scent wafted over from behind, and Sang Jiang knew who it was without even turning around.

She tilted her head indifferently and watched Sang Rui perform with a light smile.

Once the scent behind her had dissipated, she shook off Sang Rui's hand: "Alright, you've achieved your goal. If you get in my way again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

After saying that, she turned around and continued walking towards Mingyue Palace.

Sang Rui watched her departing figure and slightly curled her lips. She didn't believe that Long Jingchen could be so magnanimous as to tolerate his concubine cheating on him.

Even if Sang Jiang isn't stripped of her title as Princess Mingyue, she'll still be despised by Long Jingchen. She'll make sure to repay Long Jingchen for everything he's done to her, bit by bit.

Thinking of this, she slowly stood up and looked at Sang Jiang's departing figure with a smug expression. Only after Sang Jiang had walked far away did she turn around with a smile and walk towards the banquet.

...

at the same time.

Long Jingchen now feels like a joke. He chased after her desperately, afraid she would be upset, only to get this result.

Does Sang Jiang still like Long Tianyi to this day?

He forced himself to clench his fists, his hands hanging at his sides, the veins bulging and looking slightly frightening.

He never expected that Sang Jiang still had feelings for Long Tianyi.

She clearly stated before going to Xifeng Kingdom that she did not like Long Tianyi, otherwise he would not have been so unguarded.

His breathing became rapid. Sang Rui's words were like a thorn stuck in his heart, causing him to wince in pain.

"Your Majesty~" Yang Qi saw him from afar and quickly ran over with small steps: "Your Majesty, where have you been? This servant has been looking for you for a long time."

As he spoke, he immediately followed Long Jingchen to his side.

Long Jingchen didn't even glance at him before striding towards the banquet hall.

Yang Qi glanced in the direction he left, completely bewildered, and quickly followed.

But I couldn't help but have some doubts.

What's wrong with this tyrant today? He reviewed his own behavior throughout the day. He hadn't done anything to provoke him, had he? No! Definitely not!

Yang Qi secretly plotted in his heart, so that he wouldn't not even know how he died later.