After finishing their meal, it was getting late. The family of three saw Ning Jitang to the door and watched her leave in her carriage.
"Big brother, what do you think of Tangtang?" After Ning Jitang left, Yun Qingran blinked at Yun Qingbi.
"Cute and lively." Yun Qingbi asked, arms crossed, feigning confusion as she asked Yun Qingran, "By the way, how did you, a shrew like you, manage to persuade her to be your friend?"
"Get out!" Yun Qingran really wanted to paste his mouth shut with dough.
Isn't it said that brothers are all their sisters' angels? She didn't feel a thing, not even a hint of it.
Seeing the brother and sister start arguing again, Yunxiao shook his head and went back to his room to look at official documents.
"Big brother, to be honest, what do you think of Tangtang?" Yun Qingran asked meaningfully.
“I told you, she’s gentle and cute, but not my type.” Yun Qingbi shook her head.
"Since you don't like Tangtang, why did your ears turn red when you saw her just now?" Yun Qingran asked him.
"I deal with a bunch of men every day, so it's normal to blush and get shy when I see a young girl," Yun Qingbi said, shrugging her shoulders.
"So what kind of girl do you like?" Yun Qingran was very curious about what kind of girl her older brother liked.
"No comment." Yun Qingbi chuckled and turned to go back to her room.
"You jerk!" Yun Qingran cursed, then went to the kitchen.
The next day, when she arrived at the palace, she encountered the group of noble ladies again. The ladies greeted Yun Qingran warmly, no longer daring to be arrogant. Yun Qingran responded to them with a distant but polite demeanor.
"This bitch, could she really be a witch?" Liang Jingxue glared at Yun Qingran with hatred, tearing the handkerchief in her hand out of shape.
"Jingxue, keep your voice down. Ranran holds grudges the most. If she hears you, you'll probably be in trouble again," Yun Xiyue 'kindly' reminded Liang Jingxue.
"Why would I be afraid of a notorious, ugly wicked woman?" Liang Jingxue's voice suddenly became sharp.
Yun Qingran's gaze fell lightly on her. She met Yun Qingran's eyes for a moment, and sensing the impatience and coldness in the other's gaze, she immediately stopped talking.
Hmph, trash! Yun Qingran withdrew her gaze and headed towards Chaoyang Palace.
As Liang Jingxue watched Yun Qingran's retreating figure, her heart was filled with boundless hatred. She secretly vowed, "Yun Qingran, I will never let you get away with this."
The Imperial Noble Consort resided in the Phoenix Palace, and at that moment she was unleashing a furious rage. The noble ladies stood in the courtyard, listening to the commotion inside, utterly silent.
Looking at the noble ladies, Liang Jingxue chuckled and then walked in with her head held high. After all, she was the Imperial Noble Consort's own niece.
"Get out, get out!" The next second, she was kicked out.
The ladies, all noblewomen, expressed that suppressing laughter was extremely painful.
Liang Jingxue's face flushed red and then turned pale, but she could only endure it.
After venting her anger, the Imperial Noble Consort re-dressed and came out as if nothing had happened.
"This humble woman greets Her Highness the Imperial Noble Consort." All the noble ladies curtsied in unison to pay their respects to the Imperial Noble Consort.
"Get up." The Imperial Noble Consort raised her hand slightly.
"Thank you, Imperial Noble Consort."
"Ladies, there are only six days left until the New Year's Eve palace banquet. I hope you will all work hard and win the championship. If you win the competition, not only will the Emperor grant you a wish, but I will also reward you handsomely." Although the Imperial Noble Consort's tone was encouraging, her eyes slowly swept over you, exuding an overbearing pressure.
"Yes, Your Highness, Imperial Noble Consort." The noble ladies responded in unison.
"Everyone, let's begin rehearsing." The Imperial Noble Consort waved her hand, signaling everyone to start rehearsing.
While everyone was rehearsing and not paying attention, Yun Xiyue found the Imperial Noble Consort's personal aunt, Aunt Mo.
"Aunt Mo, who just angered the Imperial Noble Consort?" he asked, while handing Aunt Mo a large ingot of silver.
Aunt Mo calmly accepted the silver, weighed it in her hand—it was quite heavy—and a smile appeared on her face. Then she replied in a low voice, "Who else could it be but Consort Ning? She served the Empress last night, and this morning when she went to pay her respects, she was the last one to arrive."
Every morning, the concubines had to pay their respects to the Empress, but the Imperial Noble Consort was always the last to arrive. This was partly to embarrass the Empress, and partly to demonstrate her higher status than the other concubines.
This morning, Consort Ning was the last to arrive. Although it was because she was serving the Emperor that she was the last to arrive, it still made the Imperial Noble Consort look bad.
"Oh, I see." Yun Xiyue nodded, a calculating glint in her eyes.
The Imperial Noble Consort was rehearsing the "Rainbow Feather Dance," a dance that was quite physically demanding. She would rest after rehearsing for half an hour.
After practicing for half an hour, the Imperial Noble Consort went back to her palace to rest, while the noble ladies rested in the courtyard.
Yunxi Yue made an excuse to go to the toilet and tried to enter the hall through a side door.
"Miss Yun, please rest in the outer room." The palace maid guarding the palace stopped her.
"Please go and inform the palace maid that Xiyue requests an audience to help Her Highness the Imperial Noble Consort resolve her troubles," Yun Xiyue said, slipping a small ingot of silver to the palace maid guarding the hall.
The palace maid hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the silver and went into the hall to report.
A moment later, a palace maid came out and said, "Miss Yun, Her Highness the Imperial Noble Consort invites you in."
Yun Xiyue nodded and followed the palace maid inside.
The Imperial Noble Consort was leaning against the couch with her eyes closed, supporting her forehead. She did not open her eyes when she heard Yun Xiyue enter.
To her, these noble ladies were nothing more than servants at her beck and call, not worth her attention at all.
"Xi Yue greets the Imperial Noble Consort." Yun Xi Yue curtsied respectfully, inwardly scoffing at the Imperial Noble Consort's haughty demeanor.
One day, she will surely ascend to the throne, become the most honored woman, and be revered by the world.
"What is it?" The Imperial Noble Consort asked impatiently, her eyes still closed.
"I heard that Consort Ning was disrespectful to Your Highness this morning, so I have come to ask Your Highness to grant me permission to avenge Your Highness." Yun Xiyue's tone was somewhat indignant, yet also showed great loyalty.
"Oh? How do you plan to avenge me?" The Imperial Noble Consort finally opened her eyes, sat up straight, and looked at Yun Xiyue.
“Consort Ning is also going to attend the New Year’s Eve banquet, but she only has two noble ladies under her command, Ning Jitang and Yun Qingran. If something happens to these two noble ladies, then Consort Ning will not be able to attend the New Year’s Eve banquet,” Yun Xiyue said gently.
"That's a good idea." The Imperial Noble Consort nodded with a smile.
Consort Ning has no powerful connections and no noble ladies she associates with. When the New Year's Eve palace banquet comes, she will not be able to find a replacement and will have no choice but to give up and not participate.
That's such a shameful thing!
"By the way, isn't that Yun Qingran the one who cured Consort Ning and the young prince?" The Imperial Noble Consort's face darkened again at the mention of this.
Although Consort Ning had no family background, her son was still her son. With another prince in the harem, her two sons would have one more competitor.
“Yes, it’s her.” Yun Xiyue nodded. “Yun Qingran was originally my cousin. She used to have a bad reputation in the capital, but recently, I don’t know why, she has changed her ways.”
"It's not a change of nature, it's just that this is who she is. In the inner quarters, it's not uncommon for people to hide their talents." The Imperial Noble Consort's face showed more disgust.
She despised intelligent women, and she remembered Yun Qingran.
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