Ning Yuxi suddenly realized: "Oh yes, the Fourth Prince's birthday is indeed today. Then what?"
Concubine Xian simply said: "Today is the fourth prince's first birthday. The prince's first birthday should be celebrated in a grand manner, but today is the Ghost Festival, so it is naturally not appropriate to do so. But she was unwilling to do so. She invited the emperor to come yesterday.
She probably asked the Emperor to give the Fourth Prince a ceremony, but not only was she reprimanded by the Emperor, he also left her and went to Concubine Zheng's place.
Ning Yuxi nodded in understanding. So that was the case. However, she seemed to have heard that Concubine Jing had always believed that the Fourth Prince's birth date was unlucky.
Is it because the Emperor doesn't like the Fourth Prince very much that he has always been indifferent to him? Why would he celebrate his birthday for him at the cost of angering the Emperor?
She thought so and asked so.
Concubine Xian laughed sarcastically: "It's because she is overestimating herself and always compares herself with you. When your Cheng Zhao's first birthday party was held, it was so grand.
She's just jealous, and she doesn't think about the actual situation. What day is the Ghost Festival? How can she hold a birthday party for the prince?
Ning Yuxi was silent for a moment. Well, Concubine Jing is still as stupid as ever. It is not auspicious to celebrate her birthday on the Ghost Festival anyway.
As the time was almost up, the two of them stopped talking and entered Wutong Garden.
Almost everyone in the hall has arrived. Concubine Xin is now under house arrest, and Concubine Rong has been demoted and is also under house arrest. She and the low-key Concubine Jing are the only two concubines left among the four concubines. Concubine Jing is already sitting there, so naturally everyone has to stand up and salute her when she arrives.
Ning Yuxi asked someone to get up immediately, then sat down at her seat without saying anything else. Although she had been riding in a sedan chair and holding an umbrella all the way here, it was still hot in the summer, and she had just talked for so long that she naturally didn't bother to say anything else.
Unexpectedly, she didn't say it but someone else did, and it was Wei, who had always been less noticeable than Concubine Jing, who agreed.
She said to Zheng Changzai with envy, "Sister Zheng, what exquisite earrings you're wearing today. Are they new gifts from the Emperor? They're truly beautiful."
Although Zheng Changzai didn't like Wei Da Ying very much, after all, Wei Da Ying was once a lowly laundry girl in Xinzheku, but her envious eyes pleased her:
"Wei promised that although she was born in a poor family, she still has some taste. These earrings of mine are made of the finest rubies. The emperor came to me yesterday and gave them to me specially."
Wei agreed and just smiled meaningfully when she heard this, and didn't say anything else.
Zheng Changzai's face was flushed with pride, when a voice tinged with anger came:
"It's just a ruby. I have a box of it. It's not worth it for you to show off here. It's really not presentable." Concubine Jing looked at her sharply.
Although rubies are precious, they are not very rare. Jingpin was born into a noble family and naturally had no shortage of them. However, Zheng Changzai's main purpose was not to show off the rubies, but to show off that the emperor had them with her yesterday.
Zheng Changzai was naturally unhappy about being criticized. She was not a person who could tolerate it, but since the other party was the always domineering Concubine Jing, she also restrained herself and said with a green face:
"Your Highness, Concubine Jing is right. You certainly don't lack these things, but it's rare for the Emperor to give you a reward."
Although she controlled her temper, she couldn't completely control it and still took every opportunity to show off.
But she was stupid. The emperor left Jingpin's place yesterday and went to her place instead. She showed off like this and it naturally hit Jingpin's sore spot. Jingpin was already very angry, and now she exploded:
"Bitch, say it again? You're showing off to me, right? Who the hell are you? You're just a seventh-rank official at home, and you dare to mock me?"
Zheng Changzai was frightened by Concubine Jing's angry expression, but when she heard her calling her a bitch all the time and poking at her sore spots, she couldn't stand it anymore as she cared the most about what others said about her family background.
Although she came from a humble family, she was the eldest daughter in the family and was raised in pampering, otherwise she wouldn't have such a flamboyant personality.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Princess Jing, please be careful with your words. No matter how humble I am, I am still the emperor's concubine. You are also from a noble family. Calling me a bitch all the time is really beneath your dignity!"
When Concubine Jing heard that a mere concubine dared to contradict her, her face twisted with anger. She walked up to Concubine Zheng and slapped her in the face:
"How can a mere concubine like you be allowed to speak for me? You won't learn your lesson if I don't punish you!"
"You..." Zheng Changzai was stunned by the beating, and when she came to her senses, she was full of resentment, but she didn't dare to fight back. She could only cover her face and stare at Jingpin with resentment.
Seeing that she dared to look at her like that, Concubine Jing raised her hand to hit her again.
At this moment, the eunuch's voice was heard at the door: "The Queen has arrived."
Zheng Changzai was prepared this time. She dodged and immediately ran to the door and knelt in front of the Queen. With red eyes, she said, "Queen, please make the decision for me. Concubine Jing wants to beat me to death..."
The Queen frowned and looked at her, then said sternly, "Why are you crying so much?"
Without waiting for Zheng Changzai to reply, everyone stood up and saluted the Queen: "Your Highness, the Queen, is greeted."
The Queen ignored Zheng Changzai who was blocking her way and went straight to the seat at the head of the table and sat down. Then she said impatiently, "Everyone, get up! There has been no peace for a single day. What on earth has happened?"
After everyone stood up, Zheng Changzai knelt forward again and cried, "Empress, I was just talking to Wei Ying just now. I don't know what I said that offended Concubine Jing.
Not only did Concubine Jing insult me, she even hit me. I beg the Empress to help me..."
Before the Empress could even speak, Concubine Jing couldn't help but yelled angrily, "You're the one with the bad mouth. You're deliberately showing off that the Emperor went to your place, and you're even mocking me. How dare a mere concubine like you disrespect me? I'm going to punish you!"
After the words fell, Qinpin, who was watching the excitement, said casually: "Jingpin is really so arrogant. The Queen is still here, and you still dare to roar like this.
Besides, if a concubine makes a mistake, it's the Empress who should punish her. Concubine Jing, do you really respect the Empress by intervening in her duties?"
This Concubine Jing, relying on the fact that she gave birth to a prince, can ignore the old lady who has been with the Emperor since he came to the palace. Now that she has got the chance, she will naturally step on her.
Upon hearing this, the queen's face darkened.
Jingpin was speechless after what Qinpin said. Seeing the gloomy expression on the Empress's face, she quickly retorted, "How dare this concubine...how dare this concubine not take the Empress seriously? This concubine was just...just giving her a little lecture..."
Qinpin still refused to give in: "Even if it's the Empress who's giving the orders, when is it your turn as a concubine to interfere? And you dare to say you don't respect the Empress?"
"You..." Jingpin was speechless for a moment and stared at Qinpin with anger on her face.
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