I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

After the emperor at the top made a speech, he introduced Dai Meng to everyone and said some official words about the friendship between the two countries.

Dai Meng presented gifts to the Emperor and Empress on behalf of Empress Tianyue. The Emperor received a jade mountain and river ornament, and the Empress received a set of top-quality ruby ​​headpieces. The other concubines and princes and princesses present also received a jade pendant of good quality as a gift.

The gift is of considerable value, and it also expresses the sincerity of Tianyue Kingdom in maintaining good relations.

The emperor asked everyone to take their seats and prepared to start the feast.

All the royal family members received gifts and the atmosphere was joyful, except for one woman who felt uneasy.

Xu Wanying never expected that the woman who climbed into bed with him was actually the crown princess of Tianyue Kingdom.

She couldn't understand why she, with such a noble status, would do such a lowly thing. She didn't dare to tell Concubine Li about the Crown Princess climbing into Li Rui's bed.

But he gave An Muxi a hard look in front of Concubine Li.

The young woman next to her said, "Which one of you cousins ​​is the concubine who took over the Third Brother?"

Xu Wanying pointed at her, and the woman stood up and said, "Come on, I'll go and help you vent your anger."

At this time, Concubine Li spoke up: "Wenhua, don't make too much trouble. Stop it when it's enough. Mother will make her own arrangements."

Xu Wanying was delighted and followed him. Her cousin was Princess Wenhua, the daughter of Concubine Li, who had just turned 15 this year.

The emperor has few daughters, only three at present, and his favorite is the eldest daughter.

As a result, Princess Wenhua developed a very arrogant and conceited personality.

An Muxi was chatting with Lu Qingxue when she suddenly heard a coquettish voice behind her: "Are you the concubine An in the Third Brother's house?"

An Muxi was startled by the voice behind her. She turned around and saw Xu Wanying standing behind the woman, smiling at her with a gloating look on her face.

In front of her was a young, pretty girl. She guessed that this girl must be a princess, so she could only stand up and politely replied, "It's me."

"I heard that you are very favored? How dare you bully my cousin in Prince Rui's mansion?"

An Muxi was speechless. When did she bully Xu Wanying? It seemed that this woman didn't want to make things easy for her today.

At this time, Lu Qingxue on the side spoke up: "Wenhua, don't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence. I have never heard that she bullied Concubine Xu."

Princess Wenhua obviously didn't want to give up, and she actually said loudly to the emperor at the top: "Father, I didn't know that even lowly concubines can participate in our royal palace banquet?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked in the direction of Princess Wenhua with different expressions.

The prince also looked in the direction of An Muxi in surprise. It was strange that Li Rui would bring a concubine to the palace banquet. This concubine was quite pretty. Li Rui was lucky.

Li Cheng looked at the woman opposite him meaningfully with his peach blossom eyes. He didn't expect Li Rui to bring her to the palace banquet. She was really favored.

But today his target was not her. His eyes were looking at Dai Meng who was beside the queen.

Even if the marriage cannot be arranged, getting the person will be a great help in your bid for succession in the future.

He was very confident in his ability to control women. He knew that the people of Tianyue were open-minded and women did not attach much importance to chastity. Women from well-off families could marry multiple men, not to mention Dai Meng who came from a royal family.

But he didn't plan to be a royal husband, so just having sex with her to make her miss him was enough.

Li Yi'an on the opposite side just saw Wenhua walking up to An Muxi and saying something. He was a little worried, but his status didn't allow him to help her.

He glanced at his third brother beside him and saw that although Li Rui had a blank expression on his face, his narrow eyes were slightly narrowed and he exuded a coldness.

It seems that the emperor brother really cares about her, so he feels relieved.

At this moment, Li Rui was about to stand up as if he wanted to help An Muxi out of the predicament, when he suddenly heard Dai Meng, who was sitting next to the queen, speak.

"Your Majesty, today I have specially brought my savior with me, the concubine An from the Rui Palace. If she hadn't saved me, I'm afraid I would not be alive now.

By then, my mother will probably misunderstand that something happened to me in Tiansheng, which will affect the relationship between our two countries.

So please forgive my abruptness, Your Majesty. I get along very well with this girl and we have become sworn sisters, so she is not a lowly person now."

Most people looked suddenly enlightened. It turned out that this person was brought into the palace because he saved Crown Princess Tianyue.

Li Rui heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, but looked at Xu Wanying coldly. His imperial sister was so stupid that she was used as a gun by Xu Wanying with just a few words.

Damn Xu Wanying, she actually dared to flatter Xier in front of Concubine Li and Wenhua. It seems like she deserves to be punished.

Xu Wanying suddenly felt a cold gaze. She looked up and saw Li Rui looking at her coldly. She shrank her neck in fear.

When Wenhua heard Crown Princess Tianyue actually making excuses for this woman in this way, he stomped his feet in anger.

"Father, even if this is the case, you cannot break the rules of the palace."

The emperor at the top was shocked to see that his beloved daughter was so disregarding the overall situation. This was a matter concerning the friendship between the two countries, so why was she interfering in this?

What's more, Princess Tianyue obviously wants to protect the concubine. Wenhua is being so relentless, which is simply a lack of respect for others.

So he said seriously: "Wenhua, don't make trouble. Since you are the savior of the Crown Princess and her adopted sister, it is not beyond the rules to attend the palace banquet.

On the contrary, she has made great contributions and avoided the breakdown of relations between the two countries, so I will reward her."

Princess Wenhua was so angry when she saw that the emperor did not speak up for her that she still wanted to speak.

Then I heard Concubine Li's warning voice: "Wenhua, don't be willful, come and sit down."

Wenhua was still quite afraid of Concubine Li, so he could only glare at An Muxi and return to his seat awkwardly.

Emperor Tiansheng said, "Someone give the concubine An of Prince Rui a reward of 100 taels of gold, five rolls of silk, a jade ruyi, and a box of oriental pearls."

An Muxi was stunned. This time she really made a fortune, unexpected wealth, all thanks to Dai Meng. She quickly stood up and walked to the center of the hall, bowing and expressing her gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I just did a little bit of help, and I don't dare to accept such a reward."

Seeing her swaying lotus steps, graceful waist and exquisite beauty, many men present envied Prince Rui's good fortune.

The emperor saw that this woman was quite sensible, graceful in her every move and was also outstanding in appearance. She was much better than Concubine Xu.

He couldn't help but show an admiring look: "Don't refuse it. This time you have made a contribution to the friendly exchanges between Tiansheng and Tianyue. You deserve a little reward."

An Muxi stopped when she saw that she was ahead and bowed deeply again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." Then she returned to her seat.

Li Rui was not very happy, and looked at An Muxi deeply. If possible, he wanted to hide her and not let any man see her beauty.

At this time, Dai Meng's voice came again: "Your Majesty, it is thanks to the shelter of King Rui and his wife and the care of my sister that I was able to recover so quickly.

But I didn't expect that Concubine Xu from Prince Rui's mansion would humiliate me again and again. For the sake of Prince Rui, I endured it.

I didn't expect that she actually slandered me the other day, saying that I moved into Prince Rui's mansion just to get into Prince Rui's bed. Your Majesty, please clear my name!"

An Muxi secretly gave Dai Meng a thumbs up in her heart. She is worthy of being my sister Meng. Xu Wanying is trying to please her in front of Concubine Li.

She flattered Xu Wanying in front of the emperor. It was very funny.

Just now I was wondering when Dai Meng and I became sworn sisters, and now Dai Meng, you are my half-sister.

As soon as Dai Meng finished speaking, Xu Wanying's face, which already looked as if she had been dead for a week, turned even paler.

The women around her looked at her with strange eyes, and the voices of their discussions reached her ears.

"Is Concubine Xu crazy? What is the status of the Tianyue Crown Princess? She is the future Emperor of Tianyue, how could she do something like climbing into his bed?"

"Yes, yes, what kind of man do I want? Do I need to climb into bed?"

"Indeed, even though His Royal Highness Prince Rui is a man of great stature and elegance, he would not do such a thing. If he were to be discovered, it would be a disgrace to the Tianyue Imperial Family."

"It must be this Concubine Xu who is jealous that others are prettier than her and deliberately slandered the Crown Princess."

"How many people would love to have a relationship with the Crown Princess, yet she insults them time and again?"

"Just look at the way she dresses, she doesn't have the same thinking patterns as an average person."

"That's right. Without a cerebral thrombosis in the past three years, how could she dress up like a peacock to attend the palace banquet?"

At this moment, Xu Wanying, listening to these people's discussions, wished she could crawl under the table.

When Emperor Tiansheng heard Dai Meng's words, he also felt that the concubine of Prince Rui was too ignorant of the overall situation. How could she offend the distinguished guest like this?

So he asked with an unhappy look on his face: "Concubine Xu, is what the Crown Princess said true?"