After saying this, Su Wenyuan turned and left, but Consort Wan quickly ordered her maids to stop her.
"The tea I'm serving today is worth a fortune. It would be a shame if Your Highness didn't try it. Since there's someone here who displeases Your Highness, I'll just send them away. Why do you have to leave?" Consort Wan pleaded with her to stay.
The main event hasn't even started yet, can we let Su Wenyuan leave?
Su Lin'er's face turned pale, and then Consort Wan said sternly, "Su Lin'er deliberately caused trouble, why don't you kick her out of the palace?"
Two palace maids came up and dragged Su Lin'er away. Su Lin'er looked at Su Wenyuan with pleading eyes, as only Su Wenyuan could speak now, but Su Wenyuan ignored her completely.
The study of Prince Chen's residence.
Ye Shan reported the news from the palace to Sheng Jingyu.
Sheng Jingyu didn't even raise his head and said, "This Su Lin'er is extremely stupid. You can't argue with her or fight her."
"Yes, that's right." Ye Shan replied happily.
After Su Lin'er left, these people discovered another problem: there was no place for Su Wenyuan ahead of them.
Inside the Wanchun Pavilion, Consort Wan sat in the center, flanked by her two most esteemed ladies, accompanied by their daughters.
Further down the list, they are all ranked according to their status and official rank.
Su Wenyuan is the Princess Consort of Prince Chen, and should be the closest to Consort Wan, even if they are placed side by side.
However, there were no empty seats in front, and the ladies sitting in front did not dare to get up without Consort Wan's permission.
Logically speaking, since the person was invited by Consort Wan, she couldn't possibly have forgotten, right?
Su Wenyuan also noticed this and sighed that there were so many cunning people in the palace.
Even something as trivial as a seat can be made difficult by finding ways to make things difficult for someone.
She had already decided to stay, and Consort Wan had even driven Su Lin'er away. If Su Wenyuan wanted to leave now, she would really be petty.
"Look at my memory. Prince Chen's wedding was so rushed that I kept forgetting that I had a new Princess Chen. It's my fault. Why don't you just stay behind and make do for a while?"
After Consort Wan finished speaking, everyone held their breath, waiting to see Su Wenyuan confront the Consort, and the atmosphere became tense.
Unexpectedly, Su Wenyuan seemed completely unconcerned, waving her hand and saying, "It's just a position. So what if the Imperial Concubine did it on purpose? As long as there's food and drink, it's not a hardship."
The ladies who had previously thought she was stingy couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Su Wenyuan wasn't as pretentious or meddlesome as they thought; she was just ruthless towards those she had grudges against.
Her easygoing nature put the meticulously planned Consort Wan in an awkward position.
Su Wenyuan didn't care about these things in the first place, and for her to try to make things difficult for Su Wenyuan with this was just being petty.
"Anyway, it's not time yet. I think the flowers outside are nice, so I'd like to go take a look. You guys chat." Su Wenyuan said with a smile as she went out to look at the flowers.
As she turned around, everyone noticed that the pattern on the back of her dress was also extremely exquisite.
Walking in the sunlight, the pearls in her hair ornaments, held up by gold wire, shimmered and trembled, exuding a lively charm.
Yuexiu lowered her voice and asked, "Is Your Highness really not angry?"
"Don't be angry. Why get angry over such a small thing? It's not worth it. But you want me to sit in the back? No way," Su Wenyuan said in a low voice, making her stance clear.
If Consort Wan really forgot, Su Wenyuan wouldn't mind where she sat.
But she did it on purpose, so Su Wenyuan has to think of a way to make her regret it.
Yuexiu frowned and asked, "What do we do next?"
"Admiring the flowers, huh?" Su Wenyuan smiled. "Have you ever seen so many flowers before?"
Yuexiu took a serious look and exclaimed in surprise.
The various colors complement each other perfectly, with a wide variety of styles and a harmonious arrangement of heights and depths.
Su Wenyuan praised, "The gardeners in the palace are truly amazing."
Yuexiu nodded in agreement and said, "Why doesn't the Prince's residence grow some flowers?"
Su Wenyuan whispered a reminder: "Your Highness is blind. Isn't planting flowers in the manor just courting death?"
Yuexiu quickly covered her mouth, looking quite adorable, which made Su Wenyuan laugh out loud.
The two women, mistress and servant, chatted and laughed, attracting the attention of most people in Wanchun Pavilion.
They mainly wanted to see Su Wenyuan's outfit; they felt they couldn't see her clearly from a distance and wanted to get closer.
Thinking that Su Wenyuan wasn't that difficult to get along with, and that she was smiling so happily now, she probably wouldn't mind if they chatted for a bit, right?
Many people shared this idea, and since the banquet hadn't started yet, some went straight to Su Wenyuan.
One or two people took the lead, and the others followed suit.
Soon, the Wanchun Pavilion was mostly empty, with everyone gathered around Su Wenyuan.
Consort Wan's smile froze once again.
"These people haven't seen anything good before, what's there to see?"
The girl who spoke was named Yi Pingxiang. She was a good friend of Su Lin'er and was the one who made the most noise when Su Wenyuan was first mocked.
Someone nearby chimed in, "That's right. We've never seen them so proactive before. Now they're practically begging for favors. Does the Princess Consort think highly of them?"
"Even if we overestimate him, what's the use? Prince Chen is blind, while His Highness the Crown Prince has a bright future." Yi Pingxiang looked at Consort Wan with a smile on her face.
These words flattered Consort Wan to her heart's content.
Consort Wan smiled broadly and said modestly, "Don't say that. Back when Prince Chen was still healthy, his talent was unmatched by any other prince."
The other meaning of this sentence is that I am sick now, so I can't do it.
After the men coaxed Consort Wan with a few words, her mood improved considerably.
"We've seen enough of these flowers. Go and invite Princess Chen back quickly," Consort Wan instructed.
A palace maid came to Su Wenyuan to persuade her, but Su Wenyuan glanced through the crowd at Consort Wan sitting in the pavilion and realized that there was still no place prepared for her next to her.
"I haven't had enough yet, Your Highness, don't be so stingy. These flowers aren't bad to look at." Su Wenyuan dismissed the palace maid, then pointed to the flowers in the distance with a puzzled look and asked, "What are those?"
"There are so many flowers, I don't recognize any of them. Could one of you ladies tell me about them? I'm so ignorant, I'm making a fool of myself." Su Wenyuan didn't put on airs, but instead tried her best to flatter the lady beside her.
For no other reason than to keep them by my side.
Su Wenyuan admitting her lack of knowledge wouldn't be laughed at; on the contrary, many kind ladies offered her answers.
None of the palace maids were called back. Consort Wan's face turned ugly as she looked in the direction where Su Wenyuan was.
Su Wenyuan turned her head and met her gaze.
He smiled faintly, his calm demeanor tinged with provocation.
She doesn't arrange seating; she just monopolizes these ladies, letting them go back whenever the banquet starts, and calling them out again after they've finished eating, leaving them no time to discuss important matters.
Consort Wan gritted her teeth, wanting to make sarcastic remarks several times, but ultimately held back.
"Go and arrange a seat of honor for Princess Consort Chen."
There was just enough space next to Consort Wan to put a piece of furniture. It originally belonged to Su Wenyuan, but Consort Wan had it removed early this morning, and now she had to sheepishly have it moved back.
After the tables and chairs were rearranged, Consort Wan once again sent someone to invite Su Wenyuan and the others back.
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