Su Liangdi was stunned by the slap. She covered her face and looked up in disbelief, only to see Zhao Lianyan already getting up and walking towards the door.
With red eyes, she looked up and saw Nangong Jin walking inside from the doorway.
Tears welled up in Su Liangdi's eyes and fell instantly. She opened her mouth and was about to walk towards Nangong Jin when Wang Liangdi pulled her back.
She looked at Wang Liangdi in confusion, only to see her shake her head, indicating that she shouldn't go.
Su Liangdi glanced at her a few times, gritted her teeth, and stopped in her tracks.
"This humble servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince." Zhao Lianyan walked up to Nangong Jin and gave him a graceful bow.
"Mm." Nangong Jin nodded, reached out to help her up, and then took her hand and walked inside together.
Consort Wang and Consort Su stood up together as they watched the two men: "Your Highness, we greet you."
"Hmm." Nangong Jin nodded, not looking at Su Liangdi, but looking at Zhao Lianyan and saying, "The girl I brought back is currently in Ping Le Yuan. If you have time, you can go and see what she needs or what she lacks, and just arrange it for her."
Zhao Lianyan smiled lightly, "I understand, Your Highness. Please rest assured, I will take good care of that younger sister."
"Hmm." Nangong Jin nodded slightly: "I have some things to attend to, I'll come see you later."
Zhao Lianyan's eyes lit up when she heard his words, and her face flushed red. She lowered her head shyly and said, "Then I will wait for Your Highness."
Although she was shy, she maintained a generous and dignified demeanor.
Nangong Jin turned and left without saying a word.
The three women watched Nangong Jin's retreating figure and said in unison, "Your Majesty, we respectfully see you off."
After Nangong Jin left, Zhao Lianyan looked at Su Liangdi with pity and said, "Did I hurt you?"
As she spoke, she reached out and gently touched Su Liangdi's face.
Su Liangdi looked up at her, puzzled.
Zhao Lianyan smiled slightly: "Little sister, are you upset that your older sister hit you too hard? But you saw what happened just now. If your older sister hadn't slapped you, do you think the Crown Prince would have let you off?"
Su Liangdi's pupils trembled slightly. She sniffed and looked at Zhao Lianyan with gratitude, holding her hand: "Sister... I misunderstood you just now."
Zhao Lianyan smiled gently as before, and took Su Liangdi's hand in return: "Sister, what are you saying? We're sisters, would I help an outsider bully you instead of helping you?"
She spoke with great skill.
This not only won over Su Liangdi but also sent her a message: Sang Jiang is an outsider, and we are the sisters; we should only unite against external threats now.
Su Liangdi clearly understood the implication in her words, and she nodded: "Don't worry, sister, I understand, and I will definitely not let you down."
Zhao Lianyan smiled and patted her hand: "I've always looked after my little sister."
After saying that, she looked at Wang Liangdi and said, "Sisters, a few days ago my father sent me some rouge and face powder, saying that someone bought it in Dongchen Kingdom and that it was very good. I was curious about it, so I kept some. I've been using it for the past two days and it feels pretty good. Sisters, take a look and see which ones you like and take them to use."
As soon as Wang Liangdi saw the look in Zhao Lianyan's eyes, she understood what Zhao Lianyan meant. She was clearly forcing Zhao Lianyan to take sides. She had no choice but to side with Sang Jiang. Now she didn't even know what this girl's background or identity was.
If she remained neutral, Zhao Lianyan would definitely not give her a good time, so her only option now is to side with Zhao Lianyan.
Thinking this, she smiled and looked up at Zhao Lianyan: "Sister likes you so much, how dare the younger sisters steal your love?"
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