The problem got stuck here, and Su Lijin couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried, so she simply turned over and went to sleep.
The full moon banquet soon arrived. On this day, Concubine Shu held the banquet in the imperial garden, and almost all the palace maids and eunuchs were transferred there.
A large area was marked out in the imperial garden, covered with all kinds of red and green decorations, and gold and silver utensils were displayed everywhere like goods in a market.
Delicacies from land and sea were piled up like mountains, without any sense of refinement at all. It felt like a buffet organized by some wealthy squire to show off, which made the delicious food lose its flavor.
When Su Lijin arrived, she was startled and almost thought she had come to the wrong place.
All of this was designed by Concubine Shu herself. She couldn't help laughing. Concubine Shu's taste really needs to be improved.
The Queen Mother's expression was extremely ugly. All the things in front of her were extremely vulgar, without any royal style at all.
She couldn't help but glare at Su Lijin angrily, thinking that everything was still in the hands of Su Lijin: "It's really unpresentable that she could do such a thing."
Although Concubine Shu's decoration was tacky, the steps of the full moon banquet were well arranged.
In fact, it was so full that it exceeded the rank of a prince and was purchased completely according to the specifications of a crown prince.
The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment at the prince's elaborate furnishings.
"Isn't this the standard for a crown prince? Could it be that the crown prince will be appointed today?"
Su Lijin also took a look at the specifications and furnishings below, and thought to herself, it turns out that Concubine Shu is still thinking of establishing a prince.
The ministers' voices reached Xiao Shengxing's ears. He looked at the items of prince-level specifications below and his face turned cold.
"Stop right there."
This cold voice immediately froze the smile on Concubine Shu's face.
Realizing what Xiao Shengxing was about to do next, Concubine Shu hurriedly whispered, "Your Majesty, we can't stop. If we stop the banquet ceremony, my child will become a laughing stock among the ministers."
There was a hint of pleading in her voice.
Su Lijin looked at Concubine Shu's expression and turned her gaze to Xiao Shengxing, wondering what he would do.
Xiao Shengxing looked at Concubine Shu coldly, unmoved, and said in a cold voice: "Remove all the extra prince qualifications!"
The palace maids and eunuchs looked at each other, and seeing that Xiao Shengxing's face was getting colder and colder, they quickly removed the specifications.
"I'm not destined to have that kind of life, and yet I still have that kind of dream, haha!"
I don't know who laughed, but the laugh was full of sarcasm, obviously laughing at Concubine Shu.
Everyone's expression became meaningful, and Concubine Shu immediately became a laughing stock.
She felt humiliated and her fingers clenched unconsciously, but the child in her arms cried out "wow".
The crying was very loud and no matter how we comforted him, he still kept crying.
Shufei's already bad mood was further exacerbated.
Her eyes were filled with anger, but she couldn't show it.
The prince's status was her little trick, but she didn't expect that the emperor would disregard his feelings and directly remove her from the position in front of all the court officials and the harem!
Such humiliation was equivalent to slapping her in the face!
"I was wondering why there were suddenly additional specifications for the Crown Prince. It turns out that this was all done by Concubine Shu on her own initiative. Tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that."
"I thought that since Concubine Shu was favored today, the prince would be promoted to Crown Prince. I didn't expect that the Emperor would show no mercy and directly withdraw. Hahahaha, how shameful!"
The discussion continued, and Concubine Shu's expression changed several times, sometimes blue and sometimes white.
The crying of the baby was heard again in her ears, and Concubine Shu wanted to escape from the full moon banquet immediately.
She turned her head and saw Su Lijin, who was wearing a phoenix robe, talking to Xiao Shengxing in a leisurely manner. The smile on the corner of her lips was charming and attractive, but in the eyes of Concubine Shu, it was extremely dazzling.
It is this woman who has always occupied the position of queen!
If it weren't for her, she would have ascended the throne long ago, and her child would have been the real crown prince, and everyone would have had to submit to him. There would have been no such humiliation as today!
Concubine Shu was so angry that her teeth were itching and her eyes were full of vicious hatred.
Amidst the discussions of the crowd, the full moon banquet ended hastily.
The Queen Mother walked out of the banquet, looked at Su Lijin with dissatisfaction, and complained, "The Queen really has a good taste. I am really eye-opening!"
"Your Majesty, perhaps you are mistaken."
She tried to explain, but the Queen Mother didn't give her a chance and interrupted her directly: "Don't tell me. From now on, go and learn from the head maid in the palace. Don't do such shameful things again. If you do, it will bring shame to the entire royal family."
On the side, Concubine Shu kept silent and did not mention that the full moon banquet was organized by her. It was obvious that she was trying to pass the buck.
Hearing this, Su Lijin glanced at Concubine Shu and said with a smile, "Empress Dowager, it would be better for you to listen to what I have to say."
"Today's full moon banquet was organized by Concubine Shu, who requested the order from me long ago. I have nothing to do with it."
"If the Queen Mother feels that there is something wrong with the aesthetics of the Full Moon Banquet, she should speak to Consort Shu."
The empress dowager was surprised and turned to look at Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu's face was stiff, which clearly showed that what Su Lijin said was true and she had criticized the wrong person.
For a moment, the Queen Mother felt ashamed. She maintained her dignity and said, "So it was Concubine Shu who arranged this. Concubine Shu is really stupid. How can such things reflect the status of a prince?"
These words were much milder than the rebuke to Su Lijin.
Concubine Shu felt aggrieved and could only bow and say, "The Empress Dowager is right. I understand what you are saying and will definitely handle it properly in the future."
The Queen Mother said nothing more and returned to the palace with her people.
Concubine Shu glanced at Su Lijin and turned back to her Yiku Palace.
As soon as she returned to the palace, Concubine Shu's face darkened.
The palace maid was holding the baby in the cradle and trying to coax him to sleep. Concubine Shu suddenly walked over and looked at the child sobbing, feeling very annoyed.
"Stop crying!" she yelled.
But how could a one-month-old baby understand?
Her voice was so loud that she almost yelled into the baby's ear, which scared the baby, who was sobbing and almost stopped crying, and suddenly burst into tears with a "Woo wa".
Hearing the crying, Concubine Shu immediately thought of the full moon banquet where she had just been ridiculed, and glared at the baby with a gloomy face.
"I told you to stop crying, but you kept crying!"
She slapped the child hard, and her sharp nails immediately scratched the baby's delicate skin, leaving a cut on the ear and a trickle of blood.
The baby's face scrunched up in pain and he cried heart-wrenchingly.
Seeing the child in pain, Concubine Shu suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in her heart.
The pleasure of torturing someone painfully made her mentally twisted. The smile on her face became distorted and extremely cold, frightening the palace maid beside her.
That day, Su Lijin was called over by the Queen Mother again.
"Your servant pays homage to the Queen Mother." Although she sighed in her heart, Su Lijin's expression remained calm and she bowed according to etiquette.
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