Yao Lan stared intently at Su Ruojin without blinking.
So this is the woman the regent had his eye on. She is indeed quite charming and doesn't look like a girl from a respectable family.
No wonder she's so infatuated with the Regent.
Yao Lan would never admit that Su Ruojin was prettier than her.
In Bei Li, Yao Lan is known as the most beautiful woman in Bei Li. In private, whenever a girl more beautiful than her appears in Bei Li, as long as she hears about it, those girls will die unexpectedly not long after.
Even in the Great Chu, Yao Lan felt murderous intent just from seeing Su Ruojin's appearance, not to mention that in her eyes, Su Ruojin also had an ambiguous relationship with the Regent.
That would mean certain death!
Su Ruojin felt someone staring at her and looked up.
He met Yao Lan's sinister gaze.
Su Ruojin knew that Yao Lan was in love with Xiao Yanchu, and she was also very clear about what Consort Jiang was planning by inviting Yao Lan to this banquet.
Even with a veil on, Yao Lan was clearly a beauty.
Wearing a bright red tulle dress, she looks like a blooming red rose.
Su Ruojin smiled and nodded slightly at Yao Lan. Yao Lan glared at her, turned her head away, and stopped looking at Su Ruojin.
What's so interesting about a dying person?
Su Ruojin didn't mind and chatted with Xiaobao with her head down.
Xiao Yanchu clapped his hands, and two guards carried in an item covered with a red cloth.
"This is a gift that your son specially found to celebrate your good health. I hope you will like it."
The guard lifted the red cloth, revealing a white jade Guanyin statue.
The entire Guanyin statue is about half a person's height, with a white and smooth texture, clearly carved from a single piece of top-grade Hetian jade.
The guests couldn't help but praise it.
Consort Jiang smiled broadly: "Chu'er is so thoughtful, your mother is very pleased."
After Xiao Yanchu finished presenting his gift, Xiao Bao also stepped forward with a scroll, knelt down and kowtowed to Consort Jiang: "Yi'er wishes Grandmother a long and healthy life. This is a gift that your grandson has prepared for you."
A maidservant hurriedly stepped forward and unfurled the scroll in the young master's hand. It depicted an old woman standing beside a pine tree, with two or three cranes surrounding her.
Although the painting skills are still somewhat immature, it is easy to tell at a glance that it depicts Consort Jiang.
Consort Jiang was very happy. Over the years, she had long regarded Yi'er as her own grandson.
Before, Yi'er couldn't even speak, but today she can draw a portrait of herself.
What could be a better gift than this?
"Good, good, good, our Yi'er is the smartest. Grandma is very happy with him. Thank you, Yi'er."
All the guests present witnessed the young prince, who had suffered from dementia, now living just like a normal child, and they couldn't help but marvel at it.
Some quick-thinking people who had experienced that turmoil looked at the crown prince with a meaningful gaze.
After Yi'er withdrew, Yao Lan also stood up and bowed gracefully to Consort Jiang: "Yao Lan also has a gift to present. May the Consort enjoy longevity and good health throughout her life."
Two guards from the Northern Li Kingdom brought over a tray with a round object covered by a black velvet cloth.
Yao Lan stepped forward, lifted the velvet cloth, and a luminous pearl the size of a wine jar appeared before everyone's eyes.
Luminous pearls are not uncommon, but such a large white luminous pearl is quite rare.
Princess Yaolan had such a treasure, but instead of presenting it to the Emperor or the Empress Dowager, she gave it to Consort Jiang.
Adding to the fact that the Regent's Palace, which had always kept a low profile, suddenly held a banquet and even specially invited Princess Yaolan, everyone present, being shrewd, quickly grasped the implications.
"Your Highness, this is a luminous pearl from the East Sea. There is only one of its kind in the entire Northern Li. It can emit light at night, illuminating the room as if it were daytime. I hope Your Highness will like it."
Yao Lan glanced at Su Ruojin with a hint of smugness in her eyes, seemingly unintentionally.
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