Mingyu glanced at Fucha Shi, who was still standing there, and then gestured for her to go back and sit down.
Mingyu had naturally noticed the look of amazement in the Emperor's eyes when he watched Lady Fucha play the pipa. If Yongcheng hadn't interrupted her, Lady Fucha might have gained Hongli's favor today.
Mingyu glanced at Consort Jia indifferently, naturally noticing the smug look in Consort Jia's eyes. Mingyu sneered inwardly: "So this is how she competes for favor after becoming the mistress of a palace and giving birth to a prince..."
Thus, the Laba Festival family banquet ended in such an eerie atmosphere. Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Hongli carried Yongcheng to Consort Jia's place.
As Mingyu watched Hongli's departing figure, her heart felt as if it were being tightly clenched, making it hard to breathe. Before, only Xueying caused her trouble, but now there was also Consort Jia.
Although Xueying was deeply favored by Hongli, she had no children despite being married to him for so many years. While Mingyu was jealous of Xueying, she was not a threat; Xueying had no ability to endanger Yonglian.
But Mingyu was even more displeased with this Consort Jia. Although Consort Jia was beautiful and now had a son, she dared to openly compete with her for the emperor's favor.
Mingyu knew Jia Pin's purpose when Yongcheng cried at such a timely moment.
Seeing that Mingyu had been unhappy since the way back, Zixun naturally knew why Mingyu was like this, so she stepped forward to comfort her, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince is the legitimate son, how can the Fourth Prince compare to him?"
Upon hearing Zi Xun's words, Ming Yu's gloom did not diminish in the slightest. She shook her head and said, "The Fourth Prince is the first prince after the Emperor ascended the throne, and the Emperor values him highly."
Zi Xun quickly advised Mingyu, "Even so, it cannot compare to Your Majesty the Empress's second prince."
"The Emperor is only temporarily favoring the Fourth Prince. The Second Prince is the Emperor's legitimate son and will inherit the throne in the future," Zi Xun whispered in Ming Yu's ear.
Upon hearing Zi Xun's words, Ming Yu's expression softened slightly. "You're right. I was being delusional. This Jin Shi is just a concubine. Even if she gave birth to a prince, so what? He's just an illegitimate son."
"As long as Yonglian is more outstanding, the Emperor's attention will be on Yonglian."
"Of course, the Second Prince's studies have always been excellent." Seeing that the gloom on Mingyu's face had dissipated considerably, Zixun quickly nodded and said.
When the topic of studies came up, Mingyu recalled what the Emperor had said at the family banquet that day. Mingyu clenched her hands tightly, her eyes filled with fierceness as she looked towards Yikun Palace. "It was that Ulanara clan again who instigated the Emperor to start riding and archery lessons. They really have ulterior motives."
Hearing the resentment in Mingyu's words, Zixun quickly said, "Archery is prone to accidents. Could it be that she has some bad intentions?"
Upon hearing this, Mingyu felt even more strongly that Xueying's sudden suggestion to have Yonglian and the others take the riding and archery class must have some purpose.
Although Mingyu is very strict with Yonglian, Yonglian is the apple of her eye. If anything were to happen to Yonglian, Mingyu would probably break down. The thought of someone starting to have ill intentions towards Yonglian immediately made her nervous.
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