Sang Jiang was speechless.
She's still not full!
All she really wanted to do was eat and drink and then go back to sleep!
But with so many eyes constantly lingering on her, she really couldn't eat.
After seeing that the Empress Dowager had also left, Sang Ruo and the Empress also left one after another.
Seeing that the others had all left, and that she had lost her appetite from being stared at, Sang Jiang called Kou'er and Zi Teng to go to the Empress Dowager's place.
Soon after, someone came and invited Madam Sang Rui over.
The First Madam really went too far today. No matter how bad Sang Jiang is, she is still a member of the Sang family.
Everyone knows that the Empress's family, General Liang and Sang Hongfu, are at odds, and this time the First Madam is directly helping the opposing side to scheme against her own people.
The First Madam was feeling a little guilty at this moment.
She was so focused on scheming against Sang Jiang that she didn't care about anything else, but now that she's calmed down, she's starting to feel scared.
It wasn't that she was afraid of Sang Ruo; she was afraid that the matter would reach Sang Hongfu's ears.
Although Sang Hongfu didn't really care about Sang Jiang's affairs, she was still unsure about Liang Li'ang's involvement.
Sang Rui was only focused on becoming Long Tianyi's heir apparent at the moment, so she didn't notice the First Madam's discomfort at all.
"Madam, Third Miss, Her Majesty is waiting for you inside."
Wanqing looked at the two people at the door, feeling somewhat angry.
She had lived in the countryside with Sang Ruo and the old lady since childhood, and was used to staying in the palace, so to her, apart from Sang Ruo and the old lady, no one else was her true master.
Moreover, the First Madam, Duo Sanruo, wasn't as kind to Sang Rui as she was to Sang Rui, which made her dislike the First Madam even more.
The First Madam was not angry and politely entered Sang Ruo's palace.
Wanqing closed the door and stood guard at the entrance.
Looking at the darkening sky, she thought of Sang Jiang today and silently added a few points to her score in her heart.
In her view, anyone who was kind to Sang Ruo was a good person, and anyone who helped Sang Ruo was one of her own.
The First Madam and Sang Rui bowed deeply to Sang Ruo, who was sitting at the head of the table with her eyes slightly closed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness, the Noble Consort."
Sang Ruo opened her eyes and quickly helped the First Madam up.
"There are no outsiders here, Mother, there's no need for such formalities."
"What brings Your Majesty here?"
Sang Ruo knew she would play dumb, so she didn't beat around the bush: "Mother was a bit too harsh on Fourth Sister today."
Her tone carried a hint of resentment and anger.
Upon hearing Sang Ruo's words, Sang Rui couldn't help but retort before the First Madam could speak: "Eldest sister, it's just a few words about that little bitch, why are you getting angry with Mother?"
Today should have been her day, as Sang Jiang should have lost face and been ridiculed after being jilted. However, the Empress Dowager took a liking to her instead.
Therefore, there was an element of jealousy in her words at that moment.
Sang Ruo laughed in anger as soon as she heard that.
The First Madam quickly pulled Sang Rui down: "What nonsense are you talking about! Quickly apologize to the Imperial Concubine! Your Majesty, it is my fault. I acted without thinking. Please punish me."
As she spoke, she was about to kneel down before Sang Ruo.
Sang Ruo quickly grabbed her arms with both hands.
"Mother, what are you doing? I don't mean to punish you. I just don't want to forget that the Empress's surname is Liang, not Sang."
Sang Rui was about to speak when the First Madam grabbed her arm.
The First Madam nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty's words are correct, I have taken them to heart."
Sang Ruo could easily detect the distance between her constant use of "Your Majesty" and "Your Majesty" and "Your Majesty's wife." Even knowing that she was only trying to take all the blame and avoid making Sang Rui feel guilty, she couldn't help but feel a slight pang in her heart.
Sang Rui is her sister after all; how could she possibly do anything to her?
Thinking of this, she wearily rubbed her temples and said, "Mother, Fourth Sister, you should go back first."
Sang Rui couldn't help but lash out as soon as she stepped out of the palace.
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