Chapter 48 Jealousy
Shangguan Yun immediately raised her eyes and looked in the direction where the ministers were seated. A middle-aged man in black walked by with square steps, and some ministers greeted him.
"My Lord, today's banquet has your favorite pear blossom wine."
"It's been a long time since I last saw these two young ladies from your family. They hadn't grown taller when I last saw them. In the blink of an eye, two or three years have passed, and the two young ladies have become more graceful and elegant, with extraordinary temperaments."
In response to his colleague's praise, Duke Jin smiled and said, "You're too kind."
He brought his two daughters to the table. As soon as Jiang Rumin sat down, she looked around, trying to find Jun Tianyi.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, he fell into the water and was stabbed. He suffered some skin injuries. I don't know how he is recovering now.
What she didn't expect was that when her eyes passed by, there was a slightly familiar face.
Aren’t the girl in pink sitting in the front right, and the man sitting next to her, the brother and sister who accidentally saved her when she was attacked in the alley a few days ago?
How come they appear at this palace banquet?
She immediately realized that she had been fooled. She still remembered that day when she asked the two men where they lived. She wanted to bring gifts to their house to thank them for saving her. The girl said that they were wealthy businessmen from other places who had just come to the imperial city to do business. Their homes were far away and there was no need for her to travel all the way.
She could see that they were cautious, so she didn't insist on visiting them. But she was not used to owing people favors for no reason, so she gave them two bottles of medicine for treating external injuries when they parted.
Their appearance here tonight shows that they are not foreign merchants at all, but children of royal and noble families.
"Father, do you know who the girl in pink opposite is?" Jiang Rumin turned and asked her father.
Duke Jin looked forward and replied, "That is the Princess of Beichen, the future Princess of Gong. Why are you asking this?"
"Nothing. My daughter met her on the street a few days ago. She was curious when she appeared at the banquet today."
That was the Princess of Beichen Country, and the person sitting at the next table must be Prince Qi. No wonder they tried to trick her that day, their identities were special and they really couldn't be easily exposed outside the palace.
Shangguan Yun and Jiang Rumin were equally surprised.
She could never have imagined that the woman she rescued that day was actually the eldest daughter of the Jiang family who was engaged to Song Yunchu.
At that time, she only thought of the other party as a passerby. She did not want to reveal her own and her brother's identities, so she did not ask about the other party's identity.
She was extremely bored in the palace these two days, so she asked someone to inquire about Song Yunchu's fiancée. She learned that Jiang Rumin was engaged to Prince Yi first, but Prince Yi seemed to like Second Miss Jiang more, and the two sisters were always at odds. Later, the emperor made the decision and helped Second Miss Jiang and Prince Yi get together, and Jiang Rumin was betrothed to Song Yunchu.
It is said that Jiang Rumin and Prince Yi are still in love and cannot let go of their feelings, which caused Prime Minister Song to fight with Prince Yi, injuring him. Since then, the two have been at odds with each other.
Shangguan Yun couldn't help but feel a little more contempt for Jiang Rumin.
How can such a wavering woman be worthy of being the wife of Prime Minister Song?
It is said that Prime Minister Song is the one most valued by the emperor, so why did the emperor arrange such an unreliable marriage for him?
"It's actually her." Shangguan Qi beside him also murmured.
Shangguan Yun turned around and said, "Your Majesty, you didn't expect that, did you? The woman you accidentally saved is the future Prime Minister's wife. This Miss Jiang is very capable. She almost became the princess of Prince Yi. But even though she didn't have a chance to be with Prince Yi, she turned around and got a chance to be with Prime Minister Song. She is really lucky."
It was a luck that even a princess like her could not envy.
Shangguan Qi heard the sarcasm in his sister's words and immediately warned her, "Ah'jun, there are so many people around, don't talk nonsense."
Shangguan Yun snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Shangguan Qi saw her expression and sighed in his heart.
He knew that the emotion displayed by Ah-yun could be called jealousy.
If she had only some good feelings towards Prime Minister Song at the beginning, her admiration for him only increased from the moment she met Prince Gong.
Most young women love handsome young men. Prince Gong is older and more gentle, so he is not as high-spirited and ambitious as Prime Minister Song. In comparison, Prime Minister Song seems even more valuable.
"Ah'an, I asked someone to bring your favorite jujube flower cake from outside the palace. It should be delivered soon. Be happy and don't be so stern."
While Shangguan Qi was comforting his sister, Jiang Rumin couldn't find Jun Tianyi and felt a little lonely. Suddenly, a palace maid came to her seat and put down the fruit plate in her hand. There was a piece of paper between her white hand and the fruit plate.
Jiang Rumin immediately looked up at the palace maid, who just smiled at her faintly and turned away.
Jiang Rumin calmly picked up the wine jug and poured himself a glass. Then he placed the wine jug on the side of the fruit plate and pulled out the note from under the plate.
She unfolded the note and saw that it said: See you at the southeast corner of the Imperial Garden, under the big banyan tree.
It is indeed Jun Tianyi's handwriting.
She was a little hesitant.
She and Jun Tianyi haven't had any contact for a long time. What does he want to say to her by inviting her to meet him at this time?
If he intended to completely sever their past ties with her, there was no need for them to meet. If he wanted to resolve their past grievances... there were still Jiang Yuxi and Lord Song between them.
Should she go see him?
After thinking for a moment, she thought it would be good to have a thorough talk with Jun Tianyi, so she deliberately spilled some wine on her sleeves, turned to Duke Jin and said that she wanted to wash the smell of wine from her cuffs, then stood up and left.
And her behavior did not escape Song Yunchu's eyes.
From the moment Jiang Rumin sat down, Song Yunchu had been paying attention to the atmosphere between Shangguan Yun and Jiang Rumin. Jiang Rumin didn't react much, and Shangguan Yun, as she expected, looked down on Jiang Rumin.
Why is Jiang Rumin leaving the table now?
In fact, it is normal to leave the table to relieve yourself or get some fresh air during a banquet, but Jiang Rumin's worried look made her suspect that there were other reasons.
Yes, Jun Tianyi hasn’t appeared yet.
Could it be...
After Jiang Rumin left the table, he went to the big banyan tree in the southeast direction as written on the note.
The further we walked, the quieter the air became. This place was quite a distance away from the banquet, and not many people passed by at this hour, so it was indeed a good place to talk.
She saw the big banyan tree next to the rockery, but did not see Jun Tianyi.
She approached the banyan tree and glanced at the rockery next to it. "My Lord, are you in there?"
The only response she got was the sound of the silent wind.
This made her feel a little confused.
She was about to shout again, but she heard a sound of breaking air behind her. She subconsciously turned her head and saw a cold silver light coming towards her!
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