Thinking of Consort Lan, he turned his gaze to Sang Jiang.
The girl kept her eyes down, seemingly lost in thought.
"This gift from my sister is too precious; I dare not accept it."
Sang Ruo was only slightly stunned before she came to her senses.
There's no such thing as a free lunch; Consort Lan's extravagant spending must have something to do with it.
Moreover, Consort Lan seems to be at odds with the Empress. Although the Liang and Sang families have always been rivals, she has not taken sides in the two years since she entered the palace.
She was not unaware that Consort Lan and the Empress Dowager had always wanted to win her over, but she had previously pretended to be ignorant and politely declined.
Consort Qi is a member of the Empress's faction. This time, Consort Lan probably thought that Consort Qi was going to oppose the Empress because Consort Lan hit her.
Moreover, Sang Jiang even moved in with the Empress Dowager...
Thinking about it, Sang Ruo looked up and glanced at Sang Jiang without leaving a trace.
Consort Lan knew she would refuse, but still smiled and said, "Sister, you're too kind. Do you think my gift is too insignificant?"
This time, she didn't want to give Sang Ruo a chance to refuse.
Even if Sang Ruo doesn't side with Consort Qi, she has already been blacklisted by the Empress for hitting Consort Qi.
Moreover, the Liang family has really gone too far lately.
“This…” Sang Ruo wanted to continue refusing, but was interrupted by Sang Jiang.
"This is a token of Consort Lan's goodwill, so please accept it."
Her words were light and casual, but they still made Sang Ruo pause in surprise.
Upon hearing Sang Jiang's words, Consort Lan immediately seized the opportunity: "Yes, sister, please accept it. We're all sisters, why be so polite!"
Sang Ruo didn't know why Sang Jiang suddenly said that, but she still smiled and gave Lan Fei face: "In that case, Wan Qing, please accept it."
Wanqing accepted the cloth.
She was already starting to resent Sang Jiang in her heart.
It's obvious that our young lady doesn't want to befriend Consort Lan, but this Sang Jiang is so naive, agreeing on her behalf. It's just a piece of cloth, she's really never seen anything like it!
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Consort Lan stood up and said with a smile, "Then I won't disturb you and the Fourth Miss any longer. I'll take my leave now."
Sang Ruo nodded: "Go see Consort Lan off."
Wan Ting responded and led Consort Lan outside.
Wanqing might not know what Sangjiang meant, but Wanting understood it quite well.
He could tell that the young lady liked the cloth, and that she had already lost face with the Empress after slapping Consort Qi yesterday. In addition, Consort Lan would definitely be visiting every few days in the next few days.
Even if Sang Ruozhen doesn't side with Consort Lan, the Empress probably won't believe it.
It would be better to accept the cloth from her openly, as it would be a way of doing a favor for Consort Lan and the Empress Dowager.
Sang Ruo sighed and touched the brocade.
She now understood Sang Jiang's meaning: from the moment she hit Consort Qi, she was destined not to remain neutral.
Sang Jiang didn't care what they thought. As soon as Consort Lan left, she lay back down on the soft couch and ate her grapes.
"Sang Ruo, do you think these women are thinking? Wouldn't it be better to be a lazy bum with plenty of food and drink and servants? Why do they have to fight in the palace?"
Sang Ruo was taken aback by her question, then said softly, "For the sake of the family's interests."
His tone was filled with a slow sense of helplessness and sorrow.
If it weren't for the interests of her family, why would she marry the emperor?
Sang Jiang couldn't help but click her tongue twice: "Tsk tsk, it must have been tough being a woman in ancient times."
"Hmm?" Sang Ruo was slightly confused by her words.
"It's nothing." Sang Jiang waved her hand casually and continued to swing her crossed legs.
Sang Ruo couldn't help but smile.
If she didn't know that she and Sang Jiang didn't have the same mother, she would have thought that Sang Jiang was her real sister.
Sang Rui wasn't very close to her because they had never been together since childhood, and even now when she saw her, she only regarded her as a concubine.
Unlike Sang Jiang, who gave her the feeling of... a friend.
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