Not far away, four imperial guards, accompanied by four eunuchs, came chasing after a sedan chair.
A member of the Imperial Guard bowed to Su Ruojin and said, "Your Highness, the Lord has sent someone to fetch you. Please get into the sedan chair."
Su Ziyang knew that Xiao Jin and Mu Yao were going to the palace today. Having been in the palace for many years, he knew all about the dirty dealings there.
Xiao Jin was heavily pregnant, so for safety reasons, he arranged for a sedan chair to pick her up. He also repeatedly told Xiao Jin yesterday not to ride in any sedan chair that was not sent by him.
One must always be wary of others, especially since the other party had previously attacked Xiao Jin; how could Su Ziyang not be cautious?
Regardless of Su Ruojin's status or Su Ziyang's position, no one would be so bored as to say anything about such a trivial matter and risk offending the Regent and General Su's mansion.
Su Ruojin nodded to the imperial guards, "Thank you for your trouble." With the help of her maid, she boarded the sedan chair and headed to Yaohua Palace.
Granny Chen was somewhat dumbfounded. She was considered an old nanny in the palace and had never seen the Imperial Guards personally pick up anyone in a sedan chair.
Then a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes. How was she going to explain to the Empress that the Princess Consort hadn't ridden in the sedan chair that the Empress had so carefully "prepared"?
But Su Ruojin had already gone far away, and Chen Mama had no other choice but to carry the empty sedan chair and take a shortcut back to Yaohua Palace. She had to tell the Empress about this first.
When Yao Lan heard that Su Ruojin had been personally escorted by the Imperial Guards and had not ridden in the sedan chair that she had arranged, she sneered but was not particularly angry.
As expected of Su Ruojin, she's very careful.
But it's alright, she has many more tricks up her sleeve for Su Ruojin today. Now that she's escaped the sedan chair, let's see how many more she can get away with today!
At this moment, a palace maid came to report, "Your Majesty, the Regent's Consort has arrived."
In terms of rank, Su Ruojin is now not only the Regent's Consort but also Princess Chang Le. Although Yao Lan is a princess of Bei Li, after marrying into the palace, she is essentially just Xiao Chenyi's concubine, and her status cannot compare with Su Ruojin's. When Su Ruojin arrives, she naturally has to go out to greet her.
Supported by her maids, she walked out of the palace and into the outer hall. "Your Highness, I am so sorry, I have failed to greet you properly." Yao Lan smiled and walked up to Su Ruojin, giving a slight curtsy.
When she saw Su Ruojin's protruding belly, a deep jealousy flashed in her eyes.
Yao Lan has been in the palace for some time now, and Xiao Chenyi has visited her palace quite often, but her belly has not shown any signs of pregnancy.
Now, Su Ruojin is not only pregnant, but she is carrying Xiao Yanchu's child, which makes Yaolan so jealous that she secretly clutches her handkerchief.
If it weren't for the handkerchief, her finger cots might have dug into the flesh of her palms.
Su Ruojin seemed oblivious to the jealousy in Yao Lan's eyes, and smiled faintly, "It's only been a short time since autumn began, and Consort Chun is in high spirits."
"In the golden autumn season, some rare varieties of chrysanthemums in the palace are also blooming in competition, such as the Jade Phoenix of Yaotai, the Phoenix Spreading its Wings, and the Green Peony, which are blooming very beautifully."
"Sharing joy is better than enjoying it alone. I was thinking of inviting the Princess and the young ladies of various families to the palace to appreciate chrysanthemums and drink wine together. That would be quite a delightful occasion." Yao Lan concealed the jealousy in her eyes and said with a smile.
At this time, some ladies from prominent families also arrived one after another.
Yao Lan mostly invited ladies and young ladies of similar age to herself, but she didn't invite ladies of Madam Su's generation.
This is normal; people of the same age have things to talk about.
Everyone came over to pay their respects to the two of them. After the greetings, the ladies surrounded Su Ruojin and carefully inquired about her health, expressing their concern.
Some of the ladies were also pregnant. Everyone knew that the Regent's wife was a highly skilled physician, and they were all concerned about their unborn children, asking about some precautions during pregnancy.
This made Yao Lan's side seem deserted.
Dong Menglou, the daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue, looked at Su Ruojin, who was surrounded by a crowd, and jealousy welled up in her eyes.
There are at least a hundred, if not a thousand, noble ladies in the capital who secretly admire the Regent, and Dong Menglou is one of them.
Previously, because Princess Fengxi was eyeing the Regent, many noble ladies in the capital who wanted to get close to the Regent had gotten into trouble. Although Dong Menglou had such thoughts, he dared not reveal them, for fear of offending Princess Fengxi.
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