Chapter 330: Lowering Your Level
"you?"
The old palace maid's face turned pale, and she looked at the woman in front of her in disbelief, frowning slightly.
Didn't the person who reported her say she was a concubine who hadn't seen much of the world? Her arrogance on the day of her wedding to the Crown Prince was simply due to a villain's success.
But now it seems that the news is wrong?
However, she snorted coldly. She was no pushover, having met more women than she did. In the entire Shangjing, which lady didn't bow and scrape to her when they saw her? It was the same for her, Lin Qingjun, here.
"What's the point of returning home after three days? Is the banquet hosted by the Imperial Concubine important? Besides, haven't you already chosen to come here? Princess, why are you still being so pretentious? Everyone, do you think I'm right?"
When the ladies and young ladies heard this, they nodded in agreement.
"Yes, what the old lady said is correct. Princess Ji, since you have come here, it is enough to prove that you have given up your plan to return home."
"That's right, Princess Ji. You're late to begin with. This nanny is just telling the truth. Do you have to be so aggressive? What's wrong with an apology?"
"You don't know this Crown Prince's Consort yet, do you? On her wedding day, she grabbed an old slave by the hair and pushed him into the brazier."
"W-what, she's so vicious? She's already started a fight before we even get married? Tsk tsk tsk tsk, isn't this too scary?"
"Yeah, I heard about that, too."
Everyone was talking at once, criticizing Lin Qingjun's words.
The old palace maid on the side showed a proud and provocative smile.
Xiao Tao Xia Yang was furious.
"Princess, these people are so despicable. How can you say that?"
"That's right, Princess. I'm going to go and talk to them."
Lin Qingjun called out, "Stop, are you arguing with them? Look at their identities, they are either ladies or noble ladies, how can you two argue with them? And don't you see that they are here to target me?"
So, even if she wanted to argue, she had to go in person. Of course, this was probably just a way for Concubine Ning to show her power, right?
"Tsk tsk tsk, Ji Chenchuan, isn't our Imperial Concubine Ning a bit too stingy? Just because she posted three times, she doesn't get any special treatment, so she comes to embarrass me?"
Ji Chenchuan smiled gently.
"Yeah, that's why I don't play with them... Don't worry, I'm here for you."
What he meant was that if you wanted to hit me, you could hit me; if you wanted to scold me, you could scold me; he would back me up.
Lin Qingjun curled his lips and smiled, "Don't worry, no one can beat me in this regard. Of course, with you here, I might be a little braver."
Lin Qingjun walked forward and scanned their faces one by one. Some were familiar, some were unfamiliar. She had more or less come into contact with all these ladies. Her role as Madam Xiao in her previous life was not in vain. She had not been completely stuck in the mansion for those three years. She would also attend banquets for ladies and young ladies, and had done makeup for those young ladies and given some embroidery to the ladies.
Seeing this, she sighed secretly.
In her previous life, she had also tried to please these ladies of high rank, but now, in this life, she can sit on an equal footing with them, or even stand here several levels higher than them. It's true that things in this world are unpredictable.
"Why, why do I feel like I'm being seen through?" A lady felt a chill down her spine.
"Yes, I have the same feeling. It seems as if the Crown Prince's wife knows about our affairs." Another lady said.
"Tsk, you two are really useless. Can a concubine's daughter make you retreat like this? And she is the new bride. Are you afraid of this too?" The lady said bluntly.
They nodded when they heard this. It made sense. Lin Qingjun was both a concubine and a bride. Her status alone was enough to overwhelm third- and fourth-rank ladies like them. Furthermore, she was now burdened with both. Which concubine in the world wasn't afraid of them, and which bride wasn't subservient? She, Lin Qingjun, was no different.
Thinking of this, they straightened up.
Lin Qingjun smiled sarcastically. Even if they lived through many generations, their arrogant nature would not change at all.
She bowed to the lady on her left and said, "Greetings, Madam Ye. Madam Ye is wrong. I have given up on returning home, but that doesn't mean I have made a choice. If it were Madam Ye, I'm afraid she would also attend the banquet for the Imperial Concubine like me, right?"
She didn't give up voluntarily, but was forced to do so.
Madam Ye's face turned pale. If it were her, she would probably come to the palace banquet like her instead of going back to her parents' home. She could go back to her parents' home any day, but Concubine Ning's banquet was not held often.
Lin Qingjun chuckled, "So, Madam Ye, please don't say that again."
Madam Ye snorted angrily and retreated.
Lin Qingjun turned to the lady on her right again, but this time she didn't bow. Instead, she said, "Madam Liu, your husband's family is only of the fifth rank, and I am the consort of the prince of Wu'an Marquis's mansion. My rank is much higher than yours, so it's your turn to greet me this time."
Madam Liu refers to the wife who bullied the old palace maid.
Madam Liu was stunned, unable to believe it. Was this still the concubine's daughter and bride they were talking about? How could she speak and act more sophisticated than her, a madam who had been in charge for more than ten years?
Lin Qingjun's eyes darkened. "Why, this prince's consort can't accept your gift? But it doesn't matter. It's okay if you can't do it. But if it gets out, I'm afraid it will be a problem for your husband and your legitimate son and daughter. As long as you don't mind them being impeached by the censor, you don't have to do this gift."
What a joke! How could Lin Qingjun be intimidated by the wife of a mere fifth-rank official?
Madam Liu's face also turned green. Even if she was not convinced at the moment, she had to perform the ceremony.
She gritted her teeth and bowed to her reluctantly, "Greetings, Crown Princess."
Lin Qingjun snorted coldly, "At this moment, this prince's concubine will not exempt you from the courtesy. They gossip about me because of their status. And you? Why are you the same as them?"
"And you, these noble ladies, are actually hanging out with a lowly lady from the Fifth Palace? You've really lowered your status."
this?
When they heard this, they were stunned.
He was clearly scolding Mrs. Liu, but ended up scolding them all as well.
but.
"She seems to have a point. We are of such noble status, why can she, the Liu, be with us?"
When Mrs. Liu heard this, her face turned pale and blue. She was really embarrassed.
Lin Qingjun said coldly, "Madam Liu, do you know what it means to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys?"
Before Mrs. Liu could react, she heard her say again.
"Listen carefully, I, the Crown Prince's Consort, do not wish to see you again. Madam Liu, please stay away from any place where I am. Otherwise, I will definitely bring up what happened today and have a conversation with you."
ah?
Mrs. Liu turned pale with fear, and looked at the young and beautiful woman in front of her with horror, but her eyes were full of coldness and sharpness. She clenched her long and pointed fingers in her palms, and began to regret her impulsiveness.
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