Xiao Huaiqing didn't expect that the first royal prince he met after returning to Beijing would be Xiao Huaizheng.
He was welcoming the ministers at the palace gate, looking like someone who was in charge of the imperial palace. Those who didn't know him would have thought he was the crown prince.
When he saw Xiao Huaiqing, Xiao Huaizheng rarely restrained his smile and set his gaze on Princess Yun Duo beside him.
Princess Yun Duo is not as beautiful as Su Yingyue, but she is also very lovely and you can tell at a glance that she was raised in a pampered environment.
When she saw Xiao Huaizheng, she asked, "Huaiqing, who is he?"
Xiao Huaiqing introduced: "He is the fourth son of the Emperor's uncle, His Royal Highness Prince Jing."
Princess Yun Duo immediately bowed to Xiao Huaizheng and said, "That's your cousin."
Xiao Huaiqing felt a little guilty and didn't respond.
Seeing this, Xiao Huaizheng said with a half-smile, "Cousin, you haven't confessed yet?"
Xiao Huaiqing's expression became increasingly grim: "Uncle Emperor promised me something, you won't break your promise, right?"
What he meant was that as long as he could borrow soldiers from Achang State, his identity would not be exposed.
Princess Cloud was confused: "What do you mean by breaking your promise?"
Xiao Huaiqing said, "The royal family always keeps their word. The reward that my uncle promised me will definitely be given to me."
Princess Yun Duo finally understood, and she looked at Xiao Huaizheng with a bit of vigilance.
Xiao Huaizheng didn't say anything, but just said: "Princess Yun Duo has come a long way, she must be tired."
"Go into the palace and rest first. Today's banquet is specially held for you."
Princess Yun Duo felt that Xiao Huaizheng's words were a bit confusing. After passing through the palace gate, she asked Xiao Huaiqing, "Does he have a grudge against you? I feel that his words are a bit sarcastic."
Xiao Huaiqing said: "He was originally the emperor's uncle's unfavored son. He is probably jealous of our love."
Princess Cloud felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of any other reason, so she just had to hold it in.
Soon, all civil and military officials above the third rank arrived.
There were also ladies-in-waiting among them, but because men and women were seated separately, the ministers were entertained in Chonghua Hall, and the female members of the family were entertained in Qunying Hall.
Princess Yun Duo paid a visit to the Queen Mother, who rewarded her with a bracelet made of colorful gemstones.
The queen rewarded her with a pair of gold hairpins.
When she looked at Lin Yue with anticipation, she found that Lin Yue was actually very young and had an outstanding appearance.
In a palace full of beauties, her uniqueness was not concealed at all, but instead became more and more apparent.
Lin Yue rewarded her with a pair of jade bracelets, which were freshly picked out from the Empress Dowager's palace, so the quality was naturally good.
But this is completely different from what Princess Cloud imagined.
Lin Yue is her mother-in-law in public, and she herself is a princess. Shouldn't Lin Yue be nicer to her?
Even to please her?
Why does Lin Yue seem so cold to her?
Just when she was suspicious, Deng Wei came forward and reported, "Madam Major General, Su is here."
Everyone was shocked, and Lin Yue looked at the Queen Mother first.
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother shook her head slightly at her.
If it wasn’t the Queen Mother who invited us, then who could it be?
Lin Yue looked at the eldest princess.
The eldest princess was also confused, but she was smart and ran out to find out immediately.
The Queen Mother said, "Then please come in."
Then he said to Princess Yun Duo, "That's Huai Qing's first wife. You'll have to meet her sooner or later."
Princess Yun Duo's face looked very ugly. Su Yingyue was Xiao Huaiqing's original wife, so what was she?
When she married Xiao Huaiqing, Xiao Huaiqing was considered to be marrying into the princess's family. Now that she has returned to Wei, she is weak and alone. Is the royal family determined to bully her?
Princess Yun Duo immediately said, "Since she was Huai Qing's former lover, I naturally want to meet her."
"But even though I'm a princess, I'm also Huaiqing's wife, so I won't let her kneel down to pay her respects to me."
When everyone heard this, they knew that Princess Cloud was not someone who would suffer any loss, so now there was something interesting to watch.
Ding Sihui even came closer to Lin Yue and secretly grabbed a handful of melon seeds and handed them to Lin Yue.
Lin Yue realized what was going on when she took it in her hand, and was immediately at a loss for words. But she couldn't eat it right now, so she put the melon seeds on the table and quietly patted Ding Sihui's hand, signaling her to stay put.
Ding Sihui smiled and hid behind Lin Yue. At this time, it would be boring to watch the show without cracking melon seeds. She was still eating secretly. Soon she saw the eunuch chief steward coming with a beautiful young woman.
The woman was well-dressed, had a slightly plump figure, and a pretty face. She walked with neither arrogance nor humility. Her manners were surprisingly no worse than Princess Yun Duo's, and her appearance was even better.
She knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and Princess Ding."
"Your Highness, Su, has been blessed by the Emperor's grace and has come to reunite with my husband."
The Queen Mother said, "Get up. Huaiqing is in Chonghua Palace. I will send someone to call him over later."
Su Yingyue bowed and thanked: "Your Highness, I thank you for your kindness."
After saying that, he was about to stand up.
Princess Cloud stepped forward and said, "Wait."
"Since you are here to recognize your husband, please meet me, your mistress, first."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but look at Princess Yun Duo.
She is truly worthy of being the legitimate princess of Achang Kingdom. She demoted Su Yingyue to a concubine right away.
But Su Yingyue was not a pushover, and quickly said, "My sister is the Cloud Princess, right? You don't know that."
"My marriage to my husband was granted by the royal family and formally arranged. Now that I have given birth to a son for my husband, it is only right that my sister should pay her respects to me."
Princess Cloud was furious and asked, "What? You gave birth to a son, and how come I didn't know anything about it?"
Su Yingyue said, "My husband left in a hurry, so he didn't know at the time."
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