Shang Ruoyi's eyes fell on the other ladies, and they all lowered their heads and said nothing when they saw this.
The queen looked at her with interest, with a hint of smile in her eyes.
Princess Xiao stood up, her eyes seemed to be spitting fire: "Beating the princess is disrespectful, she should be executed!" She knelt directly in front of the queen: "Your Majesty, she is a junior and actually did such a perverse act in front of you. It is clear that she does not take you seriously. You must punish her severely!"
When the queen heard this, her eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi: "Princess Ding, did you hear what Princess Xiao said?"
"My lady, I heard you."
The queen smiled and said, "Do you have anything to say?"
"I did it, Princess Xiao's words are unreasonable, I don't deserve to be punished." Shang Ruoyi said neither humbly nor arrogantly, as if it was reasonable.
"What? You shouldn't be punished?" Princess Xiao pointed at her and said, "If you shouldn't be punished, then isn't it Princess Ben who should be punished?"
"Exactly."
"you!"
Shang Ruoyi's face was cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Princess Xiao said that I didn't take the Queen seriously, which was very disrespectful. What about Princess Xiao? You came late on the day of worship. Did you show respect to the Queen? After sitting down, you began to make sarcastic remarks about our Dingguo Palace and slandered us for having rebellious intentions. Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are? How dare you say such gossip about our Dingguo Palace." She looked at the Queen: "Please ask the Queen to make the decision for our Dingguo Palace!"
Princess Xiao had never expected that she would be such an eloquent person, and she was so angry that she was shaking all over.
"You are just a concubine's daughter. Your father did such a shameful thing, and you still have the face to go out! If I were you, I would divorce my wife, go to the temple to shave my head and become a nun, always with the green lamp and ancient Buddha, to atone for my sins! How could I be like you now, coaxing my son to spend money on you, you are really shameless."
"My husband and I are husband and wife. Whether my husband spends money on me or not, and how much money he spends, has nothing to do with Princess Xiao? Could it be that because Prince Xiao has no money and cannot buy things for Princess Xiao, Princess Xiao feels resentful because she sees that she is living better than her?" Shang Ruoyi sneered, "Also, I am a concubine, but so what? I am the concubine appointed by the emperor himself. Could it be that Princess Xiao has complaints about this? I didn't expect Princess Xiao to dare to question the emperor's decision."
Princess Xiao's face turned pale. How could she have imagined that Shang Ruoyi was such an eloquent person?
The queen smiled even more brightly when she heard this. This little girl was just what she wanted. She didn't have a son, otherwise she would have made her her daughter-in-law.
Princess Xiao's face turned pale, but she was unable to speak.
"Alright." The Queen had seen enough of the excitement and said calmly, "Princess Xiao, the Prince Ding's Mansion has just returned to the capital, which is a great joy. Why are you stirring up trouble here? If there is really a grudge, you can go and tell the Emperor."
After hearing what the Queen said, Princess Xiao was helpless even though she was dissatisfied.
"I know my crime."
"Get up!"
The Queen's eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi: "You! You are too impatient, but you can't sit still after being scolded by your elders? You even hit someone."
Princess Xiao looked at her coldly, waiting for the Queen to punish her severely.
"Even if you are right, you can't do this in front of me."
The implication is that he would beat her even if she didn't show up in front of him.
Everyone present here is a smart person, how could they not hear the Queen's hidden meaning?
But who dares to say that the queen is not?
Princess Xiao's face turned purple, and she put her hands on the handle, trying hard to suppress her anger.
"I will follow the instructions of the Queen."
"Get up."
Shang Ruoyi returned to her chair and sat down. Princess Xiao gave her a comforting look, indicating that she didn't need to worry.
"I have just finished my confinement. If it were not for the custom of our ancestors, I really would not want you ladies to go through this." She pressed her eyebrows and whispered, "Now that you have paid your respects, you can go back. You still have to pay your respects to the two imperial concubines."
As soon as the Queen finished speaking, Princess Xiao was the first to stand up. She bowed perfunctorily, then turned and left.
"Prince Ding's wife."
"I am here."
"After you have greeted each palace, come back to me and I will explain the rules of this palace to you."
"Yes, madam."
How could other ladies dare to be so disrespectful to the Queen like Princess Xiao? They all knelt on the ground and did not dare to stand up until the queen returned to the inner hall.
They first came to Concubine Shu, who was the biological mother of the Fourth Prince, but compared with Concubine Zhao, her status in everyone's heart was far inferior.
After all, Concubine Zhao is the biological mother of the crown prince. Although the Fourth Prince was conferred the title of prince, when compared with the monarch, everyone can naturally tell which is more important.
Concubine Shu did not say much to them. She just bowed and let them go.
"What's the point of Concubine Shu being named a concubine only at this age?"
"Why not? There is a difference between a concubine and a noble concubine." Madam Mu smiled and said, "Now we have to kneel down and bow to her when we see her."
"Humph, she just relied on the fact that she gave birth to a son and was named a prince. The emperor promoted her to a noble concubine to save face for the fourth prince. Look how arrogant she is when she came to meet him today." Princess Xiao sneered, "I wonder if she still thinks she is the prince's biological mother."
Shang Ruoyi listened to these ladies whispering and secretly rolled her eyes.
Are these ladies dissatisfied with their lives or what? If someone openly talked about concubines and was overheard by others and spread to the emperor's ears, it would be considered as rebellion and the serious case would be death.
"Mother."
"You'll get used to it." Princess Ding glanced at them and said disdainfully, "This is why mother doesn't want to make friends with others. They are used to being small-minded people who change their minds according to the situation."
As they were talking, everyone had already arrived at Lanqing Palace.
When they met Concubine Zhao, their attitude was even more respectful than when they met the Queen.
"My Lady, you look much more beautiful than before you got pregnant." Princess Xiao said with a smile, "The little prince in your belly will definitely be a filial son."
Concubine Zhao smiled a little more and put her hand on her belly: "Thank you, Princess Xiao, for your good wishes." She looked at Shang Ruoyi who was sitting beside her: "This person must be the consort of Prince Ding."
Shang Ruoyi stood up and bowed, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Concubine Zhao picked up the tea and took a sip. She didn't ask her to stand up, but turned around and talked to Princess Xiao.
"Princess Xiao is already quite old, has she married yet?"
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