The fighting on the front lines was intense, with Northern Zhao already capturing three cities in a row, causing an uproar throughout the court and the country. The emperor ordered Ji Xiao to lead an army of 200,000 men to the border at once.
In order to motivate the soldiers, the emperor personally went outside the city to give Ji Xiao and the army a farewell party.
As soon as Ji Xiao arrived at the border, he lived up to everyone's expectations. He quickly formulated a strategy and recaptured two cities, which greatly boosted morale.
The emperor was overjoyed when he heard the news, and various rewards were sent to the Ji family continuously.
While the front lines were raging with war, the capital city was still a scene of peace and prosperity.
One day, Chen Jingxi suddenly received a message from Concubine Yao.
The invitation was personally delivered by Wu Zongguan. "Princess, this is an invitation from Concubine Yao. Please be sure to come and visit."
Chen Jingxi closed the invitation and asked, "Who did Concubine Yao invite?"
"Replying to Princess, Concubine Yao invited the two princesses of Prince Rong, several concubines, and the ladies of the Wang, Cui, and Jiang families."
Chen Jingxi nodded, already having a plan in mind.
Wu Zongguan asked tentatively, "Princess, are you going to reject this?"
"No need. Tell Concubine Yao that I will be there on time."
Chen Jingxi's eyes fell on the exquisite invitation, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly. She had previously sent people to secretly monitor Ye Nandie and discovered that Ye Nandie and Concubine Yao were actually together.
Her intuition told her that something bad must have happened. Concubine Yao could have followed Prince Xiang to Ningzhou, but she stayed in the capital.
This banquet is a good opportunity to see what tricks they are up to.
On the day of the banquet, Chen Jingxi dressed up beautifully. Her clothes were newly made by an embroiderer, and her jewelry was also newly made. Both the materials and styles were of the best.
Now there is only one mistress in the mansion, Chen Jingxi, and the servants have all found ways to please her.
The embroiderer's hands are very skillful. The dress cleverly outlines Chen Jingxi's figure. The peony flower on her chest makes her look even more charming. It rises and falls with her breath, carrying an indescribable charm.
Their princess is so graceful and elegant.
Chunmei smiled and said, "Princess, you will definitely outshine all the other beauties today."
Normally, Chen Jingxi shouldn't have dressed so ostentatiously at the banquet hosted by Concubine Yao, but knowing that the other party had ill intentions, she didn't hide anything.
There is no woman who doesn't like to see herself looking beautiful, and Chen Jingxi is no exception. When she sees the beautiful woman in the mirror, she also smiles.
Seeing Chen Jingxi's happiness, Chunmei jokingly said, "Fortunately, it's just some ladies here today. If there were men around, the prince would probably be extremely jealous if someone saw the princess in this state."
Outside the house, Chu Jinghuai happened to hear this joke. He came in and frowned, "It's winter now, why are you dressed like this?"
Chunmei hurriedly said, "Your Highness, there is another coat here."
Chu Jinghuai waved his hand to let the people in the room go down.
Chen Jingxi turned around in front of the mirror and asked, "Why doesn't it look good?"
Chu Jinghuai pushed her against the wardrobe, holding her slender waist with one hand, "You look pretty, but you make people feel itchy." After saying that, he covered her lips.
Chen Jingxi turned her head away and said, "Get out of the way! Don't mess up my makeup."
Chu Jinghuai looked at the delicate makeup on her face and could only sigh, "I'll pick you up later."
Chen Jingxi nodded.
Outside the palace, the carriage, coachman, and guards were already waiting.
This time, Concubine Yao’s banquet was a plum blossom banquet, and the plum garden was outside the city.
Arriving at the Plum Garden, Chen Jingxi looked around and found that all the people that Manager Wu mentioned were there. It seemed that no one neglected Concubine Yao because of the demotion of Prince Xiang.
However, thinking that the Plum Garden was given to Concubine Yao by the Emperor, who would dare not give the Emperor face? Chen Jingxi secretly thought that the Emperor was really good to his stepmother.
While he was thinking, he saw Concubine Yao chatting and laughing with several ladies, with Ye Nandie standing beside her.
Seeing Chen Jingxi, Concubine Yao immediately came over with a smile on her face, "Princess Su, you are here. I was worried that you wouldn't come."
"The Concubine Dowager invites you, how dare Jingxi not come?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yao's brows brightened. She took Chen Jingxi's hand and said, "Come, follow me in quickly. The plum blossoms are in full bloom today!"
This plum garden was originally built for plum blossom viewing, so a small building was built in the plum forest, which is the perfect place to enjoy the plum blossoms. The house has already been heated.
Chen Jingxi looked up and saw Ye Nandie staring at her. "Princess Su looks so bright and beautiful today. This dress suits her very well."
Everyone was surprised when they saw Chen Jingxi taking off her jacket.
Chen Jingxi smiled and replied, "Madam Ouyang is stunningly beautiful. This plain white dress is refreshing and refined. It makes us, who love to dress up, look a bit vulgar."
As soon as these words fell, several ladies dressed in gorgeous clothes turned their eyes to Ye Nandie.
What they hate most is women who like to pretend to be weak and pitiful, and who appear frail even in white clothes, and men just fall for this.
I don't know what Concubine Yao was thinking. She invited such a low-class person. Even though she is the wife of the richest man in Daxia, in front of people like them, the richest man is nothing. He is just a few bucks.
Ye Nandie was a little at a loss. In the past, in Yanzhou, those wives of officials and daughters never gave her face, but these people looked down on her. She was secretly competing with them in her heart, thinking that when she became the Princess of Su, she would teach them a lesson one by one.
Concubine Yao felt a little embarrassed. She didn't expect Ye Nandie to be dressed so poorly, even worse than the maidservants around her.
If she hadn't sent someone to tell her that it was Princess Su who killed her son and that she had a way to deal with Princess Su, she would never have invited her to come.
Thinking of this, Concubine Yao smiled and said, "You two should stop flattering each other and come and see if the food on the table is to your liking."
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