The next morning, Song Xibai woke up very early.
After getting up and washing up, Song Xibai changed into a dress that was neither new nor old. She didn't put on any makeup, and only wore two simple hairpins in her hair. She went to the main hall with a bare face.
She hadn't appeared for a long time, and everyone who saw her at first glance looked on in surprise.
Du Chenghui walked towards her first and curtsied.
"I've seen Consort Xi. Are you feeling better? Are you able to go out now?"
Song Xibai could tell that she genuinely cared, but not otherwise.
Cao Chenghui covered his mouth with his handkerchief and chuckled softly.
“Xi Liangdi is not like us. She can get sick whenever she wants and get better whenever she wants. She can do whatever she wants.”
"Of course! After all, she's His Highness's most beloved person. He can just say he's sick and not have to pay his respects. Unlike us, even if we're very sick, we still have to crawl up and pay our respects to the Crown Princess!"
The one who was equally sarcastic and unsettling was Xie Zhaoxun.
Song Xibai didn't want to cause trouble, but since they had come to her door to bully her, if she didn't fight back, people would just think she was afraid.
So, Song Xibai glanced at Xie Zhaoxun.
"Her Highness the Crown Princess is very considerate of us. She has never asked us to come and pay our respects while we are ill, let alone Xie Zhaoxun's claim that she would crawl to pay her respects. If word gets out that she said that, people who don't know better would think that the Crown Princess is very harsh on us!"
The palace maids around Xie Zhaoxun's expression changed slightly, and they looked at him with hostility.
"That's not what I meant at all!"
Xie Zhaoxun hurriedly retorted.
Song Xibai ignored her and turned to Cao Chenghui.
"As for you... how dare you! You're just a Chenghui, yet you don't greet me properly, but you keep calling Sister Du, who is also a Chenghui, 'sister.' Who do you think you are?"
Song Xibai has always given people the impression of being gentle, and occasionally she will say a few words that are neither too soft nor too hard, but no one has ever seen her so fierce.
Cao Chenghui couldn't keep his composure any longer.
"What you said, Xi Liangdi, is really going too far. We are all sisters, why are you so fixated on the way I am addressed?"
Song Xibai snorted and tossed her head.
"Who's your sister? Sister Du, let's go."
After saying that, she pulled Du Chenghui up and stepped over the threshold, walked to the place for greeting, and sat down.
Even if people suspect that she has been rejected by the Crown Prince, her rank is still there, she is still a concubine, so who would dare to give her a hard time?
Guo Liangyuan, Wu Zhaoxun, Yu Zhaoxun, Feng Ying, and the others remained silent and followed silently into the hall.
Cao Chenghui's face turned pale and then red, his eyes filled with hatred as he muttered a curse.
"Shameless slut! Let's see how long you can stay arrogant!"
Song Xibai didn't hear her cursing, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared.
Not long after she sat down, the Crown Princess emerged from the inner room, supported by Yao Huang. She was wearing her usual bright red palace dress with gold flecks, but today her dress was embroidered with clusters of golden chrysanthemums, which complemented the bright red perfectly.
But it's not quite the right season!
Song Xibai muttered to himself.
The Crown Princess looked around and saw that Song Xibai had arrived. A hint of satisfaction appeared in her eyes, but when she turned her gaze to the empty seat opposite Song Xibai, her brows immediately furrowed.
"Where is that Miss Rou?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a soft, timid voice came from the doorway.
"Your Highness, I am late."
All eyes in the room turned to that direction.
Like everyone else, Song Xibai was seeing this gentle girl for the first time.
Upon seeing this, she couldn't help but admire in her heart: her appearance really matches her name, gentle as water, delicate as a willow in the wind, any man would want to pull her into his arms and cherish her, right?
However, while men like this delicate, white flower, women find it the most disliked.
As expected, Song Xibai turned her gaze and saw the hostility and disgust of the others that had not yet been completely concealed.
Even the Crown Princess frowned.
"Since you're here, please take a seat!"
The gentle girl took small, quick steps, her waist swaying as she walked a few steps forward and sat down in the seat opposite Song Xibai.
As soon as she sat down, everyone else, as if they had planned it in advance, stood up in a rush and respectfully knelt down to pay their respects to the Crown Princess.
"This humble servant greets Your Highness the Crown Princess. May Your Highness enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
Song Xibai almost missed this wave, let alone this new girl Rourou.
She looked around blankly, then hurriedly got up and squatted down like everyone else.
It was just a couple of beats too slow, and it looked a bit perfunctory.
Song Xibai's gaze involuntarily drifted to Wu Zhaoxun on his right.
This confidante of the Crown Princess is so shrewd!
She was the first one to get up.
The Crown Princess did not immediately wake him. She picked up her teacup and absentmindedly stirred the tea leaves before finally speaking.
"Get up, all of you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Hong rushed over to help Song Xibai, but Song Xibai stopped her with a look.
Song Xibai stood up and sat back down in her chair, subtly touching her stomach.
The Crown Princess ordered the palace maids to serve tea. Song Xibai smelled it, pretended to take a sip, but in reality, she only touched her lips to the tea and then put it down.
At this moment, Guo Liangyuan, who was sitting to the left of Song Xibai, took the initiative to speak.
"Your Majesty, you haven't introduced us yet!"
The Crown Princess raised an eyebrow and pointed to the gentle girl: "This is His Highness's new beauty. She has been temporarily granted the title of Liangyuan and given the name Rou. From now on, we are all family, so we must get along well."
At first glance, what she said made sense, but upon closer listening, it became clear that her tone was very casual, and she obviously didn't take Rou Rou seriously.
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