Chapter 537: Emperor's Birthday Banquet
"Madam Wu rarely attends this kind of palace banquet, right? This princess would like to advise you that trouble comes from the mouth, so you'd better control your mouth, otherwise you will die without knowing how." Jinse deliberately lowered her voice and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Tang Li covered his mouth, his face showing panic: "Did I just say something wrong?"
So, in the eyes of Princess Jingshu who was not far away, this scene seemed like Princess Rui was being aggressive, while Tangli had a look of fear on his face, as if he was scared.
Princess Jingshu suddenly became angry.
Good guy, how dare you bully her!
Princess Jingshu has never liked Princess Rui.
She thought this woman was hypocritical!
In her eyes, Mrs. Wu was just a poor little thing that made her want to protect her.
Now that he sees the person he is supposed to protect being bullied by the Princess Rui whom he hates, how can he possibly tolerate it?
So she rushed over in a hurry and stood in front of Tang Li.
"What? Are you bullying me?" Princess Jingshu's tone was very harsh, but she turned very gentle to Tangli, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Jinse's face looked a little ugly.
She had just been talking to Tangli and no one was paying attention. But Princess Jingshu's voice was so loud that everyone else looked over at her.
"Princess, you misunderstood. I didn't bully anyone. I just wanted to talk to Madam Wu. It was Madam Wu's first time in the palace, and I was afraid she would be scared." Jinse's voice was very gentle.
"I know the princess doesn't like me, and everything I do is wrong in her eyes. But please control your temper, princess. Tonight is His Majesty's birthday banquet..." Jinse said.
Princess Jingshu was almost angry to death.
It's like this every time.
On several occasions, Jinse provoked her first, and she fought back angrily. When others saw it, she acted pitiful and aggrieved, making it seem like she was bullying her.
Everyone else thinks she is willful and capricious, and feels sorry for Jinse!
It was the same when she brought the matter to the emperor before, and the emperor also sided with her!
hypocritical!
Princess Jingshu was so angry that her chest heaved violently.
"Princess, Princess Rui is indeed giving me a kind reminder, asking me to be careful with what I say and do, otherwise I will die without knowing how. What confuses me is that I don't know what I said wrong..." Tang Li's little face was full of confusion.
Tangli has a lot of experience in dealing with a naive person like Jinse, and is even more naive than her.
When Princess Jingshu and Jinse stand together, it seems that Princess Jingshu is bullying Jinse.
However, Tangli originally had a harmless look, and now with his innocent expression, compared to Jinse, he looked like the one being bullied.
The others looked at Jinse with strange eyes.
Is there any grudge between Princess Rui and this lady? Why would you say such a thing?
"What did I say wrong? I'm afraid of death...Princess, can you be more specific?" Tang Li asked seriously.
"Madam Wu heard wrongly. This princess did not say anything like that."
Jinse turned around and left embarrassedly.
Princess Jingshu looked at Tangli and said softly, "Don't listen to her. You didn't say anything wrong. She can't spit out ivory from her dog's mouth. She must be jealous that you are prettier than her!"
Tangli couldn't help laughing.
Princess Jingshu is so cute.
Princess Jingshu was stunned: "Were you pretending just now?"
"Yes." Tang Li's eyes were cunning. "She did scare me, but I'm not afraid."
Tang Li's voice was very soft, full of contempt: "What's so scary about her?"
Princess Jingshu looked at her stupidly.
This Mrs. Wu is not what she imagined.
She originally thought that Mrs. Wu was like a little white rabbit and was easily bullied, but now it seems that is not entirely true.
But, the strange thing is, she finds Princess Rui's costume disgusting, but when she's dressed as Madam Wu, she doesn't find it disgusting at all, and she even finds it cute!
Moreover, Madam Wu's actions just now seemed to have made Princess Rui feel humiliated!
Princess Jingshu felt very comfortable.
"Someone come here!" said Princess Jingshu.
The eunuch came over quickly.
"Your Highness, what do you want?"
"Add another seat here, I want to sit here!" She pointed to the seat next to Tang Li.
The eunuch quickly added a chair.
Princess Jingshu sat down next to Tangli and talked to her.
"Princess Rui is extremely hypocritical. I saw through her the first time we met."
Tang Li smiled and replied, "The princess has a very good eye for people."
Princess Jingshu was a little proud: "Of course! You tried to act in front of me, but my sharp eyes saw through you at once!"
Princess Jingshu kept talking.
She really enjoyed talking to Mrs. Wu.
In the past, when she and others spoke ill of Princess Rui, others thought she was being unreasonable.
Madam Wu is different. She is as smart as her and can see through Princess Rui’s hypocrisy!
As it got dark, more and more people came.
Princess Jingshu also had to return to her position.
Her position is second from the bottom left of the first position.
The closer to the first position, the more respected the status, which shows how favored Princess Jingshu was.
Mrs. Gu also came and walked over when she saw Tangli.
"Mom." Tangli called out.
"You're here so early?" Mrs. Gu said, grabbing her hand.
"I have never been to the palace, so I came here early with my husband to take a look around." Tang Li said.
"Mom." Wei Qing also came over and greeted her.
Mrs. Gu nodded.
Just then, a shrill voice sounded.
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived! The Princess has arrived!"
Two graceful and elegant women were seen walking hand in hand, followed by a group of palace maids.
"His Majesty will be here soon. Mother's seat is across the street," said Mrs. Gu.
Tangli nodded: "Mom, go and sit down."
Mrs. Gu sat down opposite.
After a while, several concubines arrived one after another, and the emperor was the last to arrive.
Tang Li looked at the emperor. The emperor looked older than his age, with a pale face, tall stature, and majestic air.
This is her husband's biological father.
It was also this biological father who gave the order to exterminate the entire Xiao family and kill her husband's mother.
Her husband's feelings towards him must be very complicated.
"On your Majesty's left is Consort Wang, the mother of the Third Prince, and on your right is Consort Liang, the mother of the Sixth Prince." Wei Qing leaned close to Tang Li's ear and whispered the introductions.
Tangli's eyes fell on the empty seat next to the emperor.
"That empty seat..."
"It's the Queen Mother's." Wei Qing said.
When the Queen Mother was mentioned, Tangli felt his emotions fluctuate.
"Why doesn't the Queen Mother come?" Tang Li asked.
"The Empress Dowager worships Buddha all year round and is usually not seen. The concubines all pay their respects at the door. Today is His Majesty's birthday banquet, which is very unusual. Logically, she should attend, but she seems to have suddenly fallen ill..." Wei Qing said.
"My husband, this Queen Mother..."
"The Queen Mother loves me very much." Wei Qing lowered his voice to the lowest point.
In a flash, something flashed through Tang Li's mind. She suddenly raised her head and looked at her husband, and saw the sadness in his eyes.
Things have changed and people have changed. All the people who were kind to him in the past are gone.
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