Ye Qingcheng saw Ye Qingyao, who was enraged by her words, and raised the corner of her mouth: "Mother, please do justice for your daughter-in-law."
kindness?
The Empress, the Eldest Princess, and everyone present were slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
kindness?
What does Princess Han mean by that? Why is she suddenly asking the Empress to make the decision?
Everyone was very puzzled.
The Empress asked, puzzled, "What do you want me to decide for you?"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's concubine has been disrespectful and insulting to my daughter-in-law. I beg you to punish her."
"You...you lowly...Your Majesty, I didn't. I only acted because I saw her disrespectful to you, the Princess, and all the other ladies..."
"No? Heh! Crown Prince's concubine, do you think everyone here is deaf?"
"How dare you, Princess Consort Han, insult me?"
As soon as Ye Qingcheng finished speaking, the eldest princess reprimanded her.
Ye Qingcheng looked at the Eldest Princess.
"Imperial Aunt, you must have misunderstood. It was not your niece-in-law who insulted you, but the Crown Prince's concubine."
"Ye Qingcheng, you shameless... Don't talk nonsense, when did I ever insult you?"
"This concubine? The Crown Prince's concubine, you certainly have a noble status as a concubine."
How dare you call yourself "this concubine" in front of me and call me a lowly person? Everyone present heard it.
Empress Dowager, Imperial Aunt, you are all here. This Crown Prince's concubine is so disrespectful to her daughter-in-law.
They clearly don't respect you, the Seventh Prince, or the royal family.
Please, do me the right thing for your daughter-in-law. She is, after all, a member of the royal family, a first-rank princess, and the daughter-in-law of the current emperor.
Now he's being insulted by a concubine. If this gets out, won't he become the target of the whole city's gossip?
With such a daughter-in-law holding the status of a princess, how can she maintain her authority in the capital?
"I fear that in the future, when my daughter-in-law goes out, not only will everyone be able to ignore her, but those who have opinions about our royal family will likely make veiled criticisms of her."
"You...you...you..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyao's expression changed drastically, and she immediately became anxious, hurriedly explaining, "Your Majesty, Princess, I didn't mean that. Please don't listen to this lowly..."
"Shut up."
Before Ye Qingyao could finish speaking, the Empress turned and glared at her, then shouted angrily.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyao quickly shut her mouth, not daring to say anything more, but her eyes were full of hatred as she looked at Ye Qingcheng.
After reprimanding Ye Qingyao, the Empress looked at Ye Qingcheng again.
"Princess Consort Han, the Princess is hosting a banquet today. In order not to spoil everyone's enjoyment, I will not hold your disrespect against you."
After speaking, he turned to look at the eldest princess, "What does Qing'er think?"
After hearing this, the eldest princess glanced at Ye Qingcheng and nodded: "Alright, since my sister-in-law the Empress has spoken, then I will not hold it against her."
"good."
"Everyone, get up!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty the Empress and Your Highness the Princess."
When Ye Qingcheng saw that the Empress was clearly biased towards Ye Qingyao, her eyes instantly turned cold.
But since they didn't care, she didn't care either.
This way.
The Empress and the Eldest Princess nodded in satisfaction at everyone before heading to the main seats of the banquet hall.
The concubines behind them also followed and took their seats according to their rank and status.
Ye Qingyao glared fiercely at Ye Qingcheng, snorted coldly, and walked to her seat.
After they all sat down.
Only then did the eldest princess look at the crowd.
"Everyone, please take your seats!"
"Yes, thank you, Princess."
After everyone expressed their gratitude, they all took their seats according to their family's rank.
Ye Qingcheng was a royal daughter-in-law, and her status was higher than that of others, but she did not care about such etiquette and sat down with Princess Wen Ning.
After everyone was seated,
Then, one by one, maids carried various platters of pastries and fruits and placed them on the table where everyone was seated.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have been away from the capital for many years, accompanying the Empress Dowager on her Buddhist pilgrimages. Now that I have returned to the capital, I am delighted to find that the chrysanthemums in my residence are in full bloom."
Seeing that you are all bound by etiquette, spending most of your time in the mansion and acting in accordance with the rules.
Today, I, the Empress, invite you all to my residence to admire the chrysanthemums. Ladies and gentlemen from all the noble families of the capital can also take this opportunity to gather, relax, and enjoy a pleasant day.”
"We are grateful for Your Highness's understanding."
"Yes! No need for formalities, please sit down! Today is not only a day to appreciate chrysanthemums, but also a day for you all to relax."
In previous years, young ladies from various families would simply recite poems and compose couplets at banquets, which had become rather uninteresting.
In addition to poetry recitation, various other competitions have been set up today, including competitions in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as martial arts.
Today, the Empress and I have each prepared several prizes; whoever wins first place will receive a reward.
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness, the Princess, and Your Majesty the Empress."
After everyone thanked them, they began whispering amongst themselves, eager to try it out.
The atmosphere at the banquet immediately became lively.
The eldest princess and the empress saw that everyone was excited.
The Empress then spoke up: "Since today is a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, let's begin with composing poems. Who would like to start?"
"Your Majesty, this humble woman would like to recite a poem first."
As soon as the Empress finished speaking, a young girl below stood up and spoke.
Everyone looked at the girl and saw that she was Jiang Ziyan, the eldest daughter of Grand Tutor Jiang. It was said that she would be of marriageable age in a few days.
This way.
The Empress looked at Jiang Ziyan and asked, "Are you the legitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Jiang, Jiang Ziyan?"
"Your Majesty, it is indeed my daughter."
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