As soon as Zhao Lianyan left, Consort Zhao frowned and looked at Consort Su: "What did you mean just now?"
Su Liangdi only looked up from her face mask when she heard her voice. She looked at Wang Liangdi in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"
Seeing that she still had that innocent expression, Wang Liangdi's temper flared up immediately: "Alright, everyone's gone. You don't need to pretend in front of me anymore. Tell me, what are we going to do?"
Su Liangdi frowned: "I really don't know what you're talking about. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
After saying this, she bowed to Consort Wang and left.
Logically speaking, they were of equal rank, and Consort Su should not have needed to bow to Consort Wang. However, Consort Wang, relying on the fact that she had entered the manor two years earlier than Consort Su, suppressed her in every way. Zhao Lianyan was more than happy about their infighting, so she never interfered with this matter.
This emboldened Wang Liangdi to go further and further astray.
Wang Liangdi frowned as she watched Su Liangdi's departing figure.
Why has Su Liangdi, who always followed her lead and stood up for her in everything, suddenly changed today?
She looked at the maid beside her, who shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand either.
Wang Liangdi glared at her and then walked away.
The maidservants around Consort Su were also puzzled by her change.
She took two steps forward and asked softly, "Liangdi, why did you talk to Wang Liangdi like that just now?"
Su Liangdi looked at the face mask in her hand and sighed: "Suddenly I understand. The Crown Prince has never looked at me with his eyes open, so what's the point of scheming against me? If I'm a little stupid, they'll scheme against me less."
"Why should a lady belittle herself?"
Su Liangdi smiled but didn't say anything.
After returning home, Wang Liangdi lost all interest in applying a face mask. She sat in front of her dressing table, looking back and forth at her face. She had always considered herself the most beautiful woman in the Crown Prince's residence, but after seeing Sang Jiang today, she clenched her fists in jealousy.
She had always thought that the Crown Prince didn't give her a second glance because he preferred someone like Zhao Lianyan who liked to put on airs, but after seeing Sang Jiang, she finally understood.
In terms of beauty, she was not as good as Sang Jiang; in terms of talent, she was not as good as Zhao Lianyan; and in terms of family background, she was not as good as Su Liangdi.
Frustrated, she swept everything off the dressing table and onto the floor.
With a crisp "snap," Wang Liangdi froze.
She stared blankly at the jade pendant on the ground, and tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.
This was a gift from Nangong Jin; she had been so anxious that she had forgotten that the jade pendant was also on her dressing table.
Hearing the noise, the maid rushed over and saw Consort Wang holding a jade pendant and crying.
"Liangdi."
Hearing the sound, Wang Liangdi suddenly looked up and saw the maid shove the jade pendant into her hand: "Go, throw it into Ping Le Garden."
"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" the maid hesitated.
Upon hearing this, Consort Wang reacted like a cat with its fur standing on end: "What's wrong with it? Do you expect me to tell the Crown Prince that I accidentally fell? Do you think the Crown Prince likes me too much?!"
"This servant does not."
"Then hurry up and go!" Wang Liangdi shouted, pointing towards the door.
The maid was so frightened that she quickly stuffed the jade pendant into her bosom and headed towards Ping Le Garden.
Wang Liangdi looked in the direction the maid had left and sat down on the ground in frustration.
She had always known that she was not as good as Consort Su, but she did not want to be buried in obscurity, so she suppressed and schemed against Consort Su in every way. Who knew that she would suddenly go crazy today?
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