"I...I..."
The dance ended.
Mi Shan stopped.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Qin Miaomiao get up, awkwardly rubbing her skirt, wanting to leave.
"Wait,"
Amidst thunderous applause, Consort Wenru suddenly spoke.
He called out to that figure in a cold voice.
"Where is Consort Qin going?"
"The Emperor and Empress Dowager are both here. You're leaving without even saying hello? Do you have any manners?"
Upon hearing this,
Everyone turned to look at her.
Qin Miaomiao's back froze, as if struck by lightning.
"Her, her clothes!"
"I didn't notice because it was dark. Could it be that Consort Qin also has a dance performance to give?"
"How could that be? Consort Qin is pregnant and should rest and avoid any activity."
Feng Guiren sneered, casually adding insult to injury.
Like a wolf cub that has seized an opportunity, it fiercely bites back.
"I think she probably wants to dress up like a concubine to steal their thunder."
"Taking advantage of her pregnancy, she became increasingly arrogant and disrespectful to her superiors!"
The surrounding chatter was incessant, and the ministers shook their heads, watching the spectacle with amusement.
Qin Miaomiao met her father Qin Xianling's unpleasant expression.
Looking at the emperor, he too wore a solemn expression.
He rushed onto the stage.
Kneel down,
"Your Majesty, it's a misunderstanding. This dress was a gift from Consort Ru to me, and I dared not refuse to wear it."
"I never expected to wear the same outfit as Consort Yu and the others. I have absolutely no intention of offending them!"
"Your Majesty, she is lying."
Empress Ru spoke softly, stroking the peony flower in her hair, "I did not bestow such clothing upon her."
However, some of the maids from Consort Qin's palace knelt down in fear.
She claimed that Consort Qin instructed her to steal the blueprints and order a set herself.
"Princess Ru, why—why did you try to harm me?"
"Shut up!"
The emperor was furious and hissed, "Disgraceful!"
Qin Miaomiao burst into tears in a panic.
Only then did I realize that I shouldn't have listened to Murong Wan yesterday.
Instead, you should trust your intuition.
Mi Shan?
Yes, beg her—
I looked up,
Mi Shan lowered her eyes and stared at her coldly.
His eyes were filled with utter indifference.
It seems they had already foreseen her vulnerability at this moment.
Qin Miaomiao swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She won't help me anymore...
Mi Shan coldly withdrew her gaze.
Actually, this matter can be considered a big deal or a small deal.
But in this situation, having lost face in front of so many court officials, nothing she said mattered.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager has always been most disgusted by the infighting and backstabbing in the inner palace.
"The constant noise is giving me a headache."
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