Lotus pond.
The Crown Princess's 20th birthday party was held on a small scale. After all, the current emperor was in poor health and the palace had banned the holding of large-scale banquets.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs arranged the venue in a pavilion next to the lotus pond outside the East Palace. The pavilion was very spacious and the surrounding scenery was extremely beautiful. The lotus pond was not far away.
The lotus flowers in the pond are blooming, the breeze is blowing gently, and the fragrance of the lotus flowers is refreshing, making people feel happy and relaxed.
Dining in a place like this is truly a wonderful experience.
Only the masters of the Eastern Palace were invited to the Crown Princess' birthday banquet, that is, all the Crown Prince's wives and concubines as well as the Crown Prince himself. There were only eight people in total, and only one table was set up for the banquet.
However, the prince specifically ordered that all the seasonal flowers be placed outside the pavilion and also carefully prepared Kongming lanterns.
What's more, your prince also sent a lot of gold, silver and silk to Qiluan Palace. Every detail makes people feel the prince's attention and love for the princess.
Su Jingyao came to the pavilion early today and sat down. At this time, except for the prince, the princess and An Jinyan, everyone else had arrived.
Today, An Jinyan is wearing a palace skirt embroidered with peony patterns. The peony flowers are as gorgeous as blooming peonies, but they always make people feel that they are outshining the main attraction.
An Jinyan has been extremely proud since she was a child. She never thinks that she will be inferior to others. Her husband is the most powerful man in the world.
And she would naturally become the man's most beloved woman.
In her eyes, the Crown Princess was undoubtedly a glaring stumbling block in her way.
An Jinyan's Xiyun Palace and the Crown Princess's Qiluan Palace are both very close to the Crown Prince's Yude Palace.
She sent people to closely monitor the Crown Princess's every move, waiting for her to set off for the lotus pond.
After the Crown Princess set off, An Jinyan followed closely.
When she arrived at the lotus pond, she quietly walked out from another path and happened to meet the Crown Princess.
Su Jingyao was sitting in the pavilion. She saw from afar that An Jinyan had stopped the Crown Princess by the lotus pond. An indescribable smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Ling Yue on this side was suddenly stopped by An Jinyan. She looked confused and had no idea what An Jinyan meant by this.
"I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."
An Jinyan bowed slightly and saluted.
"Get up. It's such a coincidence that we meet An Liangdi here." There was some doubt in Ling Yue's tone.
"Yes, I came here specially to congratulate you on your birthday. You are already twenty this year, right?" An Jinyan said slowly with a smile on her face.
Then, she suddenly raised her hand to cover her mouth and said in surprise, "Oh, my sister doesn't look old at all."
When Ling Yue heard this, her brows immediately raised. Although she was simple-minded and had no scheming intentions, she could still clearly distinguish the sarcasm of others.
"An Liangdi, do you know what you are saying?" Ling Yue's voice was filled with anger.
"Sister, His Highness stayed in Xiyun Palace last night. I knew it was your birthday today, so I specifically asked about your age. I was afraid I might have offended you, and I really didn't mean any other harm."
An Jinyan pretended to explain innocently, but her eyes flickered.
Ling Yue's voice grew colder, "The friendship between me and Your Highness during our youth cannot be compared to the favor you, An Liangdi, have shown me in those few days!"
An Jinyan always had a smile on her face. She quietly approached Ling Yue and spoke in a low voice in her ear.
"Sister, I cannot compare to the youthful friendship between you and Your Highness, but I, your sister, can give birth. I wonder if the children I have with Your Highness in the future can compare to the youthful friendship between you and Your Highness."
When Ling Yue heard this, her chest heaved with anger. Her eyes widened and she gritted her teeth as she said, "How dare you!"
After saying that, Ling Yue raised his arm and pretended to slap him.
At this time, Su Jingyao had already watched enough of this wonderful show in the pavilion.
Then she pretended to be worried and said, "My dear sisters, I wonder what happened to the Crown Princess and Sister An. They haven't come over for so long. It seems that Sister An has made you angry. I'll go over and take a look."
"Today is a great day, I hope nothing goes wrong."
After saying that, Su Jingyao took Miaoyun and walked towards them slowly.
As for Ling Yue, she raised her hand and was about to swing it towards An Jinyan.
An Jinyan was naturally not a pushover. When Ling Yue slapped her, she first closed her eyes tightly and endured the slap head-on, and then began to push and shove Ling Yue.
"An Liang Di, I am the Crown Princess, how dare you!"
"Sister Crown Princess, I just said that His Highness stayed in Xiyun Palace yesterday. Why are you so angry? You hit me and scolded me. Woo woo..."
Today, all of their masters only brought one personal maid with them. When Ling Yue's personal maid Meixiang saw that An Liangdi was committing an act of insubordination, her eyes widened and her face showed anger.
She didn't care about anything else and immediately rushed forward to pull An Jinyan away.
But Bai Zhi next to An Jinyan was not a pushover either. She quickly stretched out her arm and blocked Mei Xiang's way, and the two of them were stuck there for an instant.
During this shove, An Jinyan actually fell directly into the lotus pond.
At the moment before falling into the water, she used all her strength to push Ling Yue hard, with a hint of viciousness in her eyes.
Ling Yue didn't expect her to be so bold. She was standing on the stones next to the lotus pond.
If he falls down, it will be terrible and he will be disfigured.
Ling Yue was caught off guard and was about to fall down.
At this critical moment, Su Jingyao, who rushed over, was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and quickly reached out to grab Ling Yue.
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