Chapter 311 Does the Crown Princess Love the Crown Prince?
The group saw Lu Xuefei walk forward with her head held high and her back straight.
They looked incredibly spirited.
Zhu Zhenzhen and Song Qing, who had moved aside, exchanged a glance. They both thought that Tang Qianran would get revenge for what happened last time, after all, she had been beaten so badly by Lu Xuefei and it had taken her a long time to recover from her injuries.
Tang Qianran clenched her teeth. She felt uncomfortable every day Lu Xuefei was in the palace. She didn't want to see any of the Lu family members. She and her brother had never been engaged; it was just Lu Ting's wishful thinking. Thinking this way, she no longer felt guilty.
But she's right next to the Crown Princess, what if she really spreads rumors?
Tang Qianran, preoccupied with her own thoughts, left without waiting for the two of them.
Song Qing asked, "What just happened?"
Last time, Song Qing and Ye Susu gossiped about Lu Xuefei, which meant that Lu Xuefei and Song Qing also had a conflict. Song Qing looked embarrassed, but smiled. In her heart, they were rivals. Lu Xuefei had already entered the palace and would eventually become the Crown Prince's woman. So when she saw Tang Qianran seeking revenge on Lu Xuefei, she wanted to see what would happen. Who knew that Tang Qianran was no match for Lu Xuefei?
The conflict between Song Jing and Tang Qianran deepened. Lu Xuefei made Tang Qianran suffer, and Tang Qianran couldn't stop smiling.
Zhu Zhenzhen gave Lu Xuefei's back a long look, feeling that Lu Xuefei must have something on Tang Qianran.
There are only three concubines in the Eastern Palace now. Although the one in the Cold Palace is pregnant, she is no longer a threat. She also knows that the position of the Crown Princess is unshakeable, so she would not be foolish enough to provoke the Crown Princess.
What she's vying for now is who will become one of the four imperial concubines, or even a noble concubine, or perhaps the empress.
Song Qingchao winked at Zhu Zhenzhen, "Sister Zhen, what kind of performance are you going to give?"
Zhu Zhenzhen smiled and said, "I haven't decided yet. I feel like I don't have anything to offer. I don't know what the Crown Princess will perform. I heard she's a great dancer. For an occasion like this, I should naturally choose something I can do well, otherwise it would be embarrassing."
“Then I’ll dance too! I want to be like the Crown Princess; it’s always right to rely on her,” Song Qing said.
Zhu Zhenzhen glanced at her and thought she was just a poor imitation, making a fool of herself and being a sycophant. She smiled and said, "Consort Song, go back and prepare well. His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely like Sister Song's dance."
After saying that, she left.
Song Qing was stunned, and murmured, "Can the Crown Princess really dance?"
Song Qing returned to Hanzhang Pavilion and began preparing for the dance and having people prepare the costumes.
Dong'er said, "Miss, are you really going to dance?"
Song Qing blinked her crescent-shaped eyes. "Didn't someone want me to dance? Then I'll dance. In the end, it'll be the Crown Princess accompanying the Crown Prince anyway, so no one can take that away from me."
Her uncle had already sent her a message, telling her to get closer to the Crown Princess. Having been in the palace for so long, she already knew that she should never offend the Crown Princess, and she should never try to test her, otherwise there would only be one outcome: being thrown into the Cold Palace by the Crown Prince.
Just like Ye Susu, you reap what you sow.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhenzhen returned to Yuling Palace and began preparing to shine at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, hoping that His Highness the Crown Prince would notice her.
She had never seen the Crown Princess's exceptional dancing skills. The Crown Princess always appeared dignified, proper, and unsmiling. She wondered what she would be like dancing in front of the Crown Prince—passionate, lovely, alluring, or…
Zhu Zhenzhen tried to imagine what Jiang Fenghua would look like dancing, but she couldn't. She had to be different to attract the Crown Prince.
So Zhu Zhenzhen sent her trusted confidant to inquire what kind of performance Jiang Fenghua would give at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, only to find out that there would be none.
Jiang Fenghua was focused on studying the laws of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Her child was still young and was being cared for by a wet nurse. He spent his days eating and sleeping, so she didn't pay much attention to him.
Seeing that the Crown Princess was even more serious than her, and thinking that all the concubines in the Eastern Palace wanted to seduce the Crown Prince, although they could not shake the Crown Princess's position, it was still quite disheartening to see other women gain face in front of their husbands.
She said, "I heard that all the palaces are preparing performances to add color to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. What is the Crown Princess preparing to perform?"
Jiang Fenghua kept her eyes fixed on the book, "She didn't perform anything."
"How can you not perform? The Crown Prince will definitely sit in the main seat that day, and the performers in front of him will surely be all beautiful women. The Crown Princess is so beautiful, as soon as you appear, everyone will be stunned and dare not be presumptuous. In this way, His Highness the Crown Prince will not be seduced by anyone."
"According to you, if I were to appear, there would be no point in having anyone else here. This banquet wasn't even held for me. If I were to steal the show, wouldn't that just annoy everyone?"
"Everyone has to rely on their own abilities. Does the Crown Princess really want to let the ladies seduce the Crown Prince? If they really win the Crown Prince's favor, won't the Crown Princess be angry?"
"Why be angry? I am the Crown Princess. It is my duty to select concubines to serve His Highness. I am also thinking about the imperial heirs. Only in this way can I be worthy of the status of a Crown Princess," Jiang Fenghua said calmly.
Although Lu Xuefei knew that what she said made sense—that the royal family was different from ordinary people, especially the crown prince who was also the heir apparent, and that continuing the royal family line was his primary task—putting all that aside, from a woman's perspective, wouldn't a wife be very heartbroken if her husband took a concubine?
Whenever Granny Wang came to report that the Crown Prince was favoring other concubines, the Crown Princess's expression never changed. She looked as if she were listening to a servant report on official business, which was too indifferent.
The love she wanted was unique, and she couldn't tolerate any other woman in her life. However, when the Crown Princess heard that the Crown Prince was having an affair with another concubine, she wasn't jealous or angry at all.
Does the Crown Princess love the Crown Prince?
Jiang Fenghua stared at her and said gently, "What's the use of me being angry? It's the Crown Prince's duty to favor the young lady. Knowing that it's something beyond his control, isn't thinking about it just adding to my troubles? All I need to know is that His Highness the Crown Prince loves me. All I need to do is manage the Eastern Palace well for the Crown Prince. This is also what Her Majesty the Empress wants to see."
Lu Xuefei was speechless for a moment. Was the Crown Princess too confident that the Crown Prince would always love her? This was the harem, full of beautiful women. Besides, men are fickle.
Jiang Fenghua stared at an ancient book and muttered to herself, "It's not uncommon for women who marry into the royal family to want a divorce. Here's a case where the princess and the prince successfully divorced, and the prince even returned all of the princess's dowry... It was even the emperor himself who granted the divorce."
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