"Tana, what are you wearing?" Consort Liang asked, her fingers trembling as she held up the red jade beads.
“Mother, this is a gift from the Crown Princess to her daughter-in-law!” Tana said.
She really liked the string of beads that Xue gave her, so she wore it when she went to the palace today.
"Who gave it to you?" Consort Liang asked, raising her voice.
"I sent it, does Consort Liang have any problem with it?" He Xue asked with a smile.
Everyone heard Consort Liang's words and their eyes were focused on her.
"No...no!" Consort Liang said, her face pale.
"I thought there was some problem! Otherwise, why would Consort Liang react so strongly!" He Xue said, looking at Consort Liang.
"Consort Liang, if there's anything, just say it!" I, the Imperial Noble Consort, noticed Consort Liang's unusual behavior.
"Your Highness, it's nothing. It was my fault!"
"Consort Liang, with such a commotion, I thought there was something wrong with the things the Crown Princess sent!"
"If you're still worried, why don't you call the imperial physician to take a look?" Consort Yi said, fiddling with her nail guards.
"This concubine would not dare to doubt the Crown Princess!" Consort Liang said awkwardly.
"Your Highness, I have given gifts to all my sisters. I recently acquired a ruby and had the Imperial Household Department make several pieces of jewelry to give to them."
"Why does Consort Liang's reaction make it seem like there's something wrong with these things?" He Xue asked with a half-smile.
"Your Highness, you misunderstand. I saw you wearing a string of beads earlier and thought Tana was wearing the same one. That's against the rules." Consort Liang had only lost her composure for a moment, but she quickly regained her calm demeanor.
"Is Consort Liang referring to the Red Jade Fragrant Pearl?" He Xue asked.
"Yes, why isn't the Crown Princess wearing it today?" Consort Liang had only noticed that He Xue wasn't wearing the red jade beads, and then she happened to see Tana wearing a string of beads, but she didn't have time to look closely, so she suspected that Tana was wearing red jade beads.
"This string of beads has a very strong fragrance, I don't really like it!" He Xue reached out her hand to Xia Bing.
Xia Bing immediately handed a box to He Xue. After taking the box, He Xue covered her nose with a handkerchief. "It seems that Consort Liang really likes this string of red jade beads."
"In that case, I'll give it to Princess Ulanara!"
He Xue didn't expect Ulanara Rouze to come today, but Ulanara Rouze's arrival gave her an opportunity to expose Consort Liang.
Upon hearing this, Ulanara Rouze was overjoyed. "This servant thanks the Crown Princess!" With the Crown Princess's reward, her status in the mansion could be improved. None of the other concubines and princesses in the princes' mansions had received such a gift. Did this mean that she had caught the Crown Princess's eye?
[You're courting death!] Consort Liang glared at Ulanara Rouze. If Ulanara Rouze weren't pregnant with the Eighth Prince's child, she wouldn't bother with her at all!
Ulanara Rouze's joy turned to fear the moment Consort Liang glared at her.
"Your Highness, this is too precious and not suitable for the Ulanara clan!" Consort Liang said, declining the offer.
Ulanara Rouze became increasingly dissatisfied upon hearing Consort Liang's words, feeling that Consort Liang was worried that she would overshadow Tana and that she was determined to obtain the string of beads.
“Your Highness, this is, after all, the Crown Princess’s kind intention, and this servant cannot refuse her wishes!” Rouze said.
【Utterly foolish!】 Consort Liang looked at Rouze with disgust.
"Consider this my gift to Princess Ulanara! Princess Ulanara Rou is pregnant, and I haven't given her any gifts!" He Xue looked at Xia Bing, "Xia Bing, please send this to Princess Ulanara!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Xia Bing handed the box to Rou Ze.
He Xue smiled and said, "Open it and see if you like it."
Ulanara Rouze excitedly opened the box, took out the red jade fragrant beads, and said happily, "This servant thanks the Crown Princess, this servant will wear them every day!"
"If you like it, that's good!" After saying that, He Xue looked at Consort Liang and asked, "Consort Liang, what do you think of Princess Ulanara wearing it?"
Consort Liang's face turned extremely ugly. Judging from He Xue's behavior, it seemed that He Xue already knew the secret of the Red Jade Fragrant Beads. She gritted her teeth secretly, inwardly hating He Xue for being so cunning.
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