Chapter 472 Like a Mad Dog
For the fifteenth palace banquet this time, Emperor Chengde advocated having fun together with his subjects. Since he allowed families to come along, he did not emphasize that only legitimate sons and daughters were allowed to attend. Therefore, not only Lu Qiao, but many illegitimate sons and daughters who were carefully trained by aristocratic families also attended the palace banquet with their legitimate mothers. After all, the relationships between the various aristocratic families were complicated, and the majority of the reasons for using illegitimate sons and daughters for marriage were the reason.
"Sixth sister, don't be nervous. The more nervous you are, the easier it is to make mistakes, and then it will be even more embarrassing." Qiao Jingru stood beside Lu Qiao and comforted her.
She had followed Xiangxiang to pay homage to the Empress, so she had experience entering the palace.
It would be more convincing if the voice didn't tremble.
Lu Qiao felt her mind was blank, and she did not hear the trembling under Qiao Jingru's calmness. She nodded stiffly and then cast an admiring glance at her.
The third sister was calm and composed because her visit to the palace was like visiting relatives, but the eldest sister-in-law was also so calm, which she could not compare to.
Grandma's back looked calm and relaxed, and if she hadn't tripped when she went up the stairs just now, Lu Qiao would have really believed it.
If Mother Wen hadn’t been quick to help, Grandmother would have fallen.
The banquet was held in the Qionghua Palace. Two rows of lanterns were hung high from the dragon throne to the entrance of the palace. For a moment, the Qionghua Palace was illuminated as bright as day, with bright flames and rich fragrance.
There were tables on both sides of the hall. Men sat on the left and women sat on the right, arranged from high to low in rank. Palace maids walked back and forth in front of the tables with trays in their hands, placing fine wine and delicious food on them.
At this moment, many people have arrived and are sitting together with their acquaintances, having a great time chatting.
Chen Ruijin was sitting in her seat, and Chu Ying'er was sitting next to her.
The Third Imperial Concubine suddenly fell seriously ill. For the past half month, Chu Qingyun had been taking Chen Ruijin to various banquets. Some shrewd people could see how favored this concubine Chen was.
So before the palace banquet even started, the noble ladies who wanted to make friends with her came to talk to her one after another.
Chen Ruijin was annoyed and dismissed him with a few words.
After a few times, everyone realized that Concubine Chen didn't like being disturbed, so fewer people came to look for her.
It would be good if they could establish a good relationship with Concubine Chen, but they should not end up irritating her. That would be counterproductive. If Concubine Chen gets angry, they would be the ones who lose face.
This is a palace banquet, who dares to joke with his own reputation?
"Tsk... She's just a concubine, yet she dares to act so arrogantly. What kind of person is she?"
Suddenly, a sarcastic voice came from Chen Ruijin's side.
She glanced sideways and saw the Second Imperial Concubine Shen Jingshu's face full of sarcasm. She didn't know if it was because of the miscarriage that she was hit hard, which made Shen Jingshu's already pretty face look a little meaner, with slightly protruding cheekbones and a very cold look.
Chen Rujin was annoyed for a moment, then she smiled as if she had thought of something: "What's wrong with being a concubine? I am favored by the Third Prince. You are the principal concubine. Why did the Concubine Shu only talk to Concubine Liu and not you? I heard that the Second Prince now spends most of his time in Concubine Liu's courtyard. You can only use your status as an excuse. In the end, you are jealous because you can't get it."
Every word he said stabbed the Second Imperial Concubine's heart.
It's so heartbreaking.
"Chen Ruijin, what did you say?" Shen Jingshu's face turned red with anger and she glared at Chen Ruijin.
Chen Rujin looked at her angry expression and laughed even more happily. Then he looked at Chu Ying'er and said, "Thirteenth sister, don't you think this is like the officials are allowed to set fires but the people are not allowed to light lamps? You don't feel pain unless the knife cuts yourself. You feel good when you scold me, but you get angry when it's my turn to fight back. Tsk tsk... you are sick."
Chu Ying'er: "..."
Don't ask her, she just wants to be invisible.
Shen Jingshu stood up all of a sudden, staring at Chen Rujin with eyes that looked like she wanted to tear her mouth apart: "Bitch, say it again."
Her voice was not loud, but a few people heard it. They all looked at Shen Jingshu in surprise, but quickly looked away, leaving their ears perked up.
Oh my god.
The banquet hasn't even started yet, is the war about to start?
Why did the Second Imperial Concubine quarrel with Concubine Chen? If the Third Imperial Concubine quarreled with Concubine Chen, they could understand it a little bit, because they were competing for favor.
But these two people can't get along at all.
Little did they know that Shen Jingshu had hated Chu Qingyun and Cao Bingbing ever since she had a miscarriage in the Third Prince's Mansion. Now that Chen Rujin had become the Third Prince's concubine, she naturally could not escape Shen Jingshu's hatred. She even hated Chen Rujin even more after seeing her beautiful face.
A slut who uses her beauty to seduce men.
This is what Liu Anhui is like.
The same is true for Lu Xiang, who is deeply in Chu Chengli's heart.
Chen Ruijin's eyes turned cold and she looked at Shen Jingshu coldly.
She was sitting and Shen Jingshu was standing, but Chen Ruijin looked down on her: "Shen Jingshu, don't bite anyone you catch like a mad dog. If you keep talking so mean, don't blame me for being merciless. If you make trouble today, I want to see if you can still sit on the position of the queen."
Chen Rujin, this bitch, actually called her a mad dog?
Shen Jingshu's face turned blue and red with anger, and her chest rose and fell violently. Seeing that her rationality was about to collapse in the next moment, Chu Ying'er quickly stood up and pulled her to sit down: "Second sister-in-law, have some tea."
As he spoke, he picked up the teacup on the table and handed it to her.
Chen Jingshu's brain, which had been stunned by anger, regained some clarity after being pulled by Chu Ying'er. Anger was dancing in her eyes, but she did not reject Chu Ying'er's kindness. She took the teacup and stopped looking at Chen Ruijin.
Chen Rujin is favored by Chu Qingyun and can act without restraint.
But she didn't do that. Not only that, she had to be even more cautious, because Shen Jingshu clearly felt that since she had exposed Chu Chengli's thoughts that day, Chu Chengli was not as gentle and considerate to her as before.
Even if he was pretending in the past, now he doesn't even bother to pretend anymore.
Thinking of this, Shen Jingshu felt as if there was a ball of fire burning in her chest, and she tried her best to suppress the anger that was rising in her heart.
Chen Rujin is not afraid of trouble, Chu Qingyun will clean up the mess for her.
And Chu Chengli would probably only blame her. Not only would she lose Chu Chengli's people, but the emperor would also lose face. Just as Chen Ruijin said, by then she would really not be able to keep her position as the principal wife.
Chu Ying'er looked at Chen Jingshu's gloomy face, moved her lips, and finally sat back next to Chen Rujin without saying anything.
When everyone saw that the war that was about to break out suddenly stopped and there was no excitement to watch, they embarrassedly withdrew their thoughts on gossiping.
But in this way, no one came close to Chen Ruijin anymore, and the place became quieter.
Suddenly, Chen Ruijin saw someone walking in from the palace entrance. Her eyes lit up slightly and a faint smile instantly blossomed on her beautiful face, eye-catching and pretty.
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