Chapter 510 [Using the Crown Prince's Concubine as a Target]
Xin Che glanced at Jiang Wanyue calmly and said, "You're right. Thank you for the reminder."
Jiang Wanyue blushed when she heard this, feeling a little flattered.
Then she saw Xin Che holding Jiang Lili's hand, "Did it hurt? Let me rub it for you."
Jiang Wanyue looked stunned. She didn't expect that the prince would indulge Jiang Lili to such an extent.
Others were also shocked. Although they understood why the Crown Prince's Consort dared to be so arrogant, it turned out that she had someone backing her up.
When Jiang Wanyue thought about how she and her mother had helped Jiang Lili become Prince Zhao's consort, her eyes were filled with resentment and regret. She turned to Xin Che and said, "Prince, how could you indulge the consort like this?"
Xin Che's eyes fell on the gold ingot on the ground. He reached into Jiang Lili's purse, took a gold ingot, and tossed it in his hand: "Are you trying to get this prince involved in this?"
Xin Che's words were filled with murderous intent, leaving no doubt that the gold ingot in his hand would be able to shoot a bloody hole in a person's body if he made a move.
Jiang Wanyue shrank her neck and pulled her mother up from the ground: "Prince Zhao's Mansion has gone too far, you will suffer retribution."
Jiang Wanyue clenched her fists and suppressed the anxiety in her heart.
When she thought of the inside story her father told her, she looked forward to the palace banquet starting soon.
She was originally taking shelter from the disaster in a Buddhist temple with her mother, but when she saw the secret letter sent by her father, she could no longer sit still. She wanted to watch Jiang Lili die with her own eyes.
What's more, she felt that the reason why Princess Jin kept them secluded was to keep them in the Buddhist temple and cheat them out of money.
Princess Jin approached her mother with the intention of scamming her out of money! How could a broken Buddha lamp sell for nearly ten thousand taels of silver?
And it was this Buddha lamp that caused their Jiang Mansion to be burned down!
If Hou Xiaoxiao knew what Jiang Wanyue was thinking, she would probably laugh her teeth off. She was indeed good at cheating the Jiang family out of their money, but letting them stay in the Buddhist temple to avoid disaster was the only time she didn't cheat them. After all, these two people still had value.
But the mother and daughter are jumping into the fire pit themselves.
Jiang Wanyue helped Lu Fangqin back to her seat. She looked very embarrassed. The strange looks from people around her pierced her heart like needles.
However, his sacrifice was not in vain. When the emperor and the queen mother arrived later, they would be able to use this incident to take action against Prince Zhao's Mansion.
Jiang Lili looked at Jiang Wanyue, who looked like a drowned dog, with a storm brewing in her eyes, and knew that this white lotus must have heard some rumors that the Dog Emperor was going to attack Prince Zhao's Mansion tonight.
That's why I rushed here from the temple today, just to see myself die.
Okay, then let’s see who is here to laugh at whom today.
Jiang Lili flicked her sleeves and sat down with Xin Che. The couple leaned lazily against the back of the chair, sitting in the same posture. One was bright and domineering, while the other was reserved and murderous. No one dared to provoke her.
Jiang Wanyue noticed that the hem of Jiang Lili's skirt embroidered with a fire phoenix pattern spun open when she turned around, and she immediately cheered up.
phoenix?
The phoenixes embroidered on Jiang Lili's skirt were more flamboyant in shape and number than those on the Queen's. One didn't know if she didn't understand or was just too arrogant. Jiang Wanyue was just thinking that this was a good opportunity to stab Jiang Lili again when her eyes fell on Xin Che's robe of the same color. The python on the robe actually had five claws!
This is not a python pattern, it is a dragon pattern!
This is a great disrespect to the emperor!
What's going on in Prince Zhao's mansion? Everyone's so arrogant after returning from exile that they're all desperate for their lives.
He's asking for trouble. He actually thinks he's a dish.
Jiang Wanyue sneered.
Soon, Xue Wei, who was demoted to the Northwest Governor, also walked into the banquet hall and sat down in the seat for important court officials.
When Jiang Wanyue saw Xue Wei, the sneer on her face deepened. Those who had rejected her, humiliated her, and deceived her would all get their retribution tonight!
The concubines in the harem also arrived one after another. After Xin Yingshu, the younger sister of Prince Zhao and now the Imperial Noble Consort, took her seat, she saw that everyone from Prince Zhao's mansion had arrived, and her expression brightened up a lot.
She whispered a few words to her personal maid, who then walked over to Jiang Lili and handed her a wooden box: "Princess, this is a gift from the Imperial Concubine."
Jiang Lili looked towards Xin Yingshu, who gave her a gentle smile.
Jiang Lili mouthed "Thank you, auntie" and then took the wooden box. Inside the box, on the shiny satin lay an amber necklace. The amber was of uniform size and had a warm color, ranging from light green to dark brown, like the afterglow of the setting sun flowing between the stones. It was obvious at first glance that it was not an ordinary item and was very beautiful.
Hou Xiaoxiao came with the empress dowager, and Emperor Qingning appeared last to show his noble status.
As soon as he appeared, everyone in the audience saluted him.
After Emperor Qingning sat down on the dragon throne, he glanced around the neatly arranged venue, a smile on his face: "My dear ministers, there is no need to be polite. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family reunions. The emperor and his subjects are one family. We should just enjoy the palace banquet and go home without saying a word!"
Jiang Lili couldn't help but smile when she heard this. She didn't expect that there would be skits at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. The dog emperor's hypocritical words were so humorous.
However, Queen Mother Yu suddenly spoke up: "Isn't that Prince Zhao's consort?"
"Why is the Crown Princess laughing when the Emperor is speaking?"
Jiang Lili's eyes were as big as copper bells. No, she just laughed secretly without making a sound, and the corners of her mouth curved up. "Are the eyes of this old witch, the Queen Mother, eagle eyes? Can I borrow Sheng Zhixing for a while?"
Before Jiang Lili could say anything, the Queen Mother continued, "I'm talking, and you're glaring at me. Are you dissatisfied with me?"
Jiang Lili: Isn’t it okay that she is born with big eyes?
The Queen Mother added, "I heard that before the palace began, the Crown Prince's Consort was very arrogant."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people began to gloat, especially Jiang Wanyue and her daughter.
Jiang Lili pretended to be confused, "Your Highness, I don't understand. Could you please enlighten me, Your Majesty?"
"How dare you speak to me like that?"
The Queen Mother shouted angrily, "Come here! Slap him!"
At this moment, Hou Xiaoxiao, who was sitting next to the Queen Mother, wanted to stand up and slap the Queen Mother twice. She actually yelled at their class favorite like that. Why was she yelling so loudly?
Hou Xiaoxiao was rolling her eyes furiously in her heart when she suddenly heard the Queen Mother say, "Xiaoxiao, as a role model among these noble ladies in the capital, you should set an example for the other women."
Um?
ah?
What's the meaning?
Hou Xiaoxiao wanted to open her eyes wide in fear, but then quickly lowered them.
The Queen Mother stood up and glanced at Jiang Lili with a sinister look: "As a noble lady from an aristocratic family, if someone can do what Princess Jin does, then it is in line with the style of a noble lady."
After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Hou Xiaoxiao and winked: "I will leave the task of teaching the Crown Prince's Consort a lesson to you."
"You are the one who knows how to manage people best."
Hasn't Xiaoxiao been a sworn enemy of Prince Zhao's Consort since childhood?
Now, she gave Hou Xiaoxiao a chance to take revenge, which made Hou Xiaoxiao's hard work in arranging the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet worthwhile.
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