Chapter 240 Jealousy Makes People Unrecognizable
Lu Shuyi felt a surge of jealousy, which was like a huge wave hitting her already fragile heart.
After hearing this, everyone congratulated Wu Yixuan. Whether their feelings were genuine or false, they were all drowned out by the eldest princess's jealousy.
Lu Wenxue also acted like a clown, wishing she could take back what she had just said.
She originally thought that she had the status of a county lady and with the support of her father, she would definitely be able to surpass Wu Yixuan. Over the years, Wu Yixuan had always ranked ahead of her among the noble ladies in Dizhou City, and she was very dissatisfied.
Therefore, she has always been against Wu Yixuan. She thinks that her family background is high enough to compete with Wu Yixuan, but now she realizes that she is wrong.
Wu Yixuan not only has a father who is upright and upright, is respected by the royal family, and is supported by the people, but he also has so many friends around him. In contrast, Zhizhi has only had Zhou Qinzhu by his side over the years.
My mother once said that a woman of her level doesn’t need to have friends, after all, they are all here for profit.
She should treat anyone around her who can be used as a pawn.
So, she was actually lonely inside all these years.
Now, Wu Yixuan not only has the love of her husband, but also has a child. How can she not be jealous?
She glanced at Concubine Wen, her mother.
At this time, Concubine Wen was also looking at her with an accusing look.
For a moment, Lu Wenxue almost collapsed.
But she finally controlled herself because she saw Lu Shuyi next to her. Compared to herself, her cousin was the one who was more devastated.
She had been in love with Gu Yutang for many years but was unable to get him, so she finally married someone at random. However, the other party turned out to be a useless person. On the contrary, Wu Yixuan had been targeted by Gu Yutang for a long time. Her lover had not been afraid of power and had not been moved by her over the years. He always had Wu Yixuan in his heart. They were ready to get married when the time was right. Now, she even made Wu Yixuan pregnant during the short honeymoon period.
Lu Shuyi, who had been married once, naturally knew how good the relationship between the couple was and that they must have been having sex all the time.
This jealousy was enough to destroy the confidence she had finally regained.
After the Queen Mother realized what was happening, she first congratulated Wu Yixuan and then congratulated Zhuang Hefeng.
There is another happy event in the Gu family, and General Gu is going to be a father.
She also joked that now Gu Yutang is married and has children, but her two sons still have no home, which is really a headache for her.
The noble ladies immediately perked up. It seemed that the Queen Mother really wanted to find a marriage for the eldest prince at this flower-viewing banquet.
Everyone started to act cunningly, secretly posing to appear unique and stand out among these people.
As a result, the Queen Mother did not look at them for long, but invited them directly to the table and chairs.
A fruit plate and fruit drinks were already placed on the table. In order to take care of Wu Yixuan, the Queen Mother specifically ordered that her drink be replaced with tea.
This arrangement made Lu Shuyi jealous again.
When she saw Zhuang Hefeng also looking at Wu Yixuan lovingly, she couldn't help it even more.
Why couldn't Zhuang Hefeng say a word for me when I was so infatuated with Gu Yutang?
Back then, as long as Zhuang Hefeng nodded, Gu Yutang would definitely agree to let him in.
But Zhuang Hefeng never looked at him straight in the eye, and from beginning to end he just said that he respected his son's own wishes.
She was indignant in her heart, but she didn't dare show it on her face. The punishment she had received before was enough.
She seemed to have forgotten that Zhuang Hefeng and Gu Congyun admired each other and overcame many difficulties for each other to be together. The people around them also made many sacrifices to help them, and the first one to bear the brunt was Gu Runci's biological mother Ye Hesheng.
Therefore, Zhuang Hefeng would naturally respect his children's marriages to the greatest extent.
The noble ladies didn't want to pay any attention to Lu Shuyi and Lu Wenxue, two frustrated people. Some of them were already trying their best to show off in front of the Queen Mother.
Although they knew that with the Mo family's legitimate daughter around, the position of the eldest prince's wife would probably not be theirs, but why wasn't the position of concubine attractive?
With the Queen's tacit approval, the noble ladies began to take turns performing. Gu Ruanci also knew what they were going to do, so she did not appear on stage. After all, once her identity as Qin Ji was revealed, she could overpower everyone else.
Lian Yuyan did not attend the flower viewing banquet at all because she went to Meizhou with Wu Yizhui.
Gu Ruanci's withdrawal not only won the favor of the noble ladies, but also increased the opportunities for other noble ladies to perform.
And those women who were truly scheming seized this opportunity and wanted to leave a good impression on the Queen.
They also knew that the eldest prince must have sent people to watch in secret and observe their every move.
They either played the piano and sang, or painted with calligraphy, each showing off their talents, and all hoping to make an appearance on such an occasion.
Lu Wenxue watched all this and felt even more indignant.
These people work so hard just because they want to become members of the royal family.
And Gu Ruanci, that fame-seeking guy, even withdrew from the performance just to do a favor for the noble ladies.
She didn't believe it and insisted on letting these noble ladies know that it was not easy to enter the royal family.
When she appeared on stage to play the piano, some noble ladies began to worry.
After all, apart from her scheming, Lu Wenxue's piano skills are indeed superb, after all, she was personally trained by the court musicians.
Looking at her cheap behavior, Gu Ruanci sneered and said nothing.
Wen Haiyue could understand Lu Wenxue's intention, and thought to herself that Lu Wenxue had not hit any hard walls before, and her head was not broken and bleeding, so she just ignored it.
This time, Concubine Wen also miscalculated. Prince Duan's attitude towards her during this period of time made her feel a sense of crisis.
She actually thought that if Lu Wenxue performed well this time and became famous at the flower viewing banquet, Prince Duan would naturally think that she was a good parent...
When Lu Wenxue played the piano with other thoughts in her mind, her music was naturally not pure.
Maybe she had superb skills, maybe the piano she played was expensive, but she didn't have a heart that truly loved music, which ultimately hindered her.
When she took the first note, Concubine Wen's heart was gripped with grief.
Then, the second and third notes disappeared one after another. Lu Wenxue was so anxious that she wanted to smash the piano.
Fortunately, relying on her strong experience, she played the song safely, but she also knew in her heart that she had messed up.
The Queen Mother still encouraged her and deliberately said that she must be nervous.
From beginning to end, the princess never spoke up for her once.
Although Concubine Wen was anxious, she did not dare to talk to the Queen without going through the Princess's instructions, and could only stand there and worry.
After this incident, the flower viewing banquet finally became lively again because of Wen Haiyue's sword dance.
Wen Haiyue didn't want to marry the eldest prince. After all, she was not very capable. However, for the sake of the Wen family's reputation, she couldn't relax or neglect her performance. She simply did the opposite. She felt that the eldest prince would definitely not like a woman like her who wielded swords and guns.
However, she seemed to have forgotten that the Queen had a legitimate son...
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