My Lady is well

Shen Yueyao had a social smile on her face and was tactful in her actions.

"Princess Qionghua."

Qionghua asked arrogantly, "What are you doing in Lanyue Palace?"

"I came to Lanyue Palace to look for Concubine Jing."

"Don't joke with me. I'm asking you why you came to see Concubine Jing?"

Shen Yueyao didn't indulge her this time and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"...This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the princess. The princess's wedding is approaching, so she should go back and prepare for the wedding."

Qionghua glared at her, her eyes filled with malicious anger, as if she wanted to burn her to hell.

"This princess suspects you are going to harm Concubine Jing. Come, arrest her."

It turns out that when a person is determined to cause trouble for you, he can come up with any excuse.

After all, she is the prince's concubine. How could she, a princess, have the power to arrest her?

She was confused and none of her subordinates dared to make any rash moves. They could only look at each other in embarrassment.

Qionghua was extremely angry and yelled, "Useless thing!"

Shen Yueyao looked at her steadily and raised her eyebrows.

"Where's the evidence?"

She casually pointed to the box in Jin'er's hand.

"What's in this?"

Shen Yueyao glanced at Jin'er and motioned for her to open it.

A jade ruyi with a translucent water color, although not an imperial tribute, is also a rare and fine product.

"It's just a jade ruyi. How do you think I'm going to harm Concubine Jing?"

"Who knows what you are up to? Lowly people should hide in corners. Why come out and embarrass others? Can someone like you come to Lanyue Palace?"

Shen Yueyao didn't get angry when she heard her bad words, she just smiled.

"Of course I can't compare to the princess. The princess is the future Crown Princess of Xiaoyang, and may become the King of Xiaoyang in a few months. But..."

She paused slightly, admired Qionghua's cheeks that were red with anger for a while, and continued with an unspeakable expression.

"...I heard that they have a tradition that if King Xiaoyang dies, the new King Xiaoyang will inherit everything, and the son will inherit his father's wife and make the best use of everything."

She spoke the last eight words very slowly, but they were the most heartbreaking.

The expression on Qionghua's face became distorted, her eyes turned red, and she seemed to have lost her mind. She raised her sleeves and knocked over the brocade box in Jin'er's hand.

The exquisite jade ruyi fell to the ground with a thud and broke into countless pieces of jade.

She felt relieved and raised her hand to slap Shen Yueyao in the face.

Jin'er was stunned for a moment and didn't have time to stop it.

Shen Yueyao didn't let her hand drop. She pinched her wrist with one hand, looked at her coldly, and said jokingly with a bit of coercion.

"If I were a princess, I would just marry her obediently. I would burn incense and pray to the Buddha every day, and pray that Prince Xiaoyang could live two more years."

"you you……"

Qionghua's originally pretty face turned hideous due to anger. She stared at Shen Yueyao with her body trembling slightly.

She was just a merchant's daughter, but she was a princess.

How dare she?

How dare!

Qionghua hated the way she trampled on her dignity.

She swore that she would take revenge on her and make her wish she were dead!

Shen Yueyao calmly looked at her pair of eyes filled with resentment and pushed the wrist in her hand away.

Qionghua staggered and fell into the arms of the palace maid behind her.

Shen Yueyao glanced coldly at the broken Ruyi on the ground and said indifferently.

"Consider this jade ruyi my wedding gift to the princess. You are welcome."

Qionghua clenched her fists tightly and slowly squeezed out a sinister voice.

"Shen Yueyao, let's wait and see!"

Shen Yueyao just smiled faintly and walked past her calmly.

Agarwood was burning in the gilded auspicious beast incense burner in the Lanyue Palace. Just like last time, Concubine Jing was trimming a few arisaema trees by the pear window.

Shen Yueyao felt uncomfortable from the moment she stepped into the Lanyue Palace, and she subconsciously looked inside.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shen is here."

Concubine Jing turned her head to glance at her and said casually with a curved lip.

"Please sit down for a while. I will be back in a moment."

Shen Yueyao nodded and said okay.

She now had some free time to look around the Moon-Lan Palace carefully. The rosewood chairs were simple and quaint, while the coral and jade beads were exquisite.

Concubine Jing looks so leisurely and elegant, she doesn't look like... a traitor at all.

She discovered that Concubine Jing seemed to like Arisaema consanguineum very much, and all the plants placed in the palace were Arisaema consanguineum.

The leaves are big and green, and each plant is growing very well. It is not hard to tell that she takes good care of them.

The palace maid served tea in the finest black porcelain cups with dark patterns, which looked steady and luxurious.

Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment and heard Concubine Jing say to the servants.

"Go down."

Jin'er looked at her worriedly, Shen Yueyao smiled faintly and nodded slightly.

"Why are you free to come here today?"

She walked over with a smile on her face. Shen Yueyao stood up and was about to greet her, but Concubine Jing raised her hand.

"Let's skip the formalities. Please take a seat."

"I'm taking advantage of the nice autumn weather to go out for a walk. I originally brought a gift for the queen, but I accidentally broke it on the way. I'm really embarrassed to come empty-handed."

Concubine Jing waved her hand and said, "Why would you want to bring a gift to me? I'd be so happy if you could come and sit with me."

She smiled slightly and said, "Lin Ce sometimes does things to an extreme, but if you sincerely work for him, he will not treat you unfairly."

"..."

Shen Yueyao just smiled to cope with it.

Concubine Jing adjusted her sleeves and said, "Sometimes you can't judge a person by his appearance. The real tigers and wolves are all in sheep's clothing."

Shen Yueyao knew what this meant and thought it made sense.

But who is the jackal she is referring to?

She pretended not to understand and looked at her blankly with a frown.

Concubine Jing looked up at her, dazed for a moment, her eyes filled with sadness and pity, and she murmured.

"If my Nanxing were still alive, she would probably be as beautiful as you."

Shen Yueyao asked softly: "Who is Nanxing?"

Concubine Jing came back to her senses and lowered her eyes for a long time. She hadn't mentioned Nanxing to anyone for a long, long time.

She looked up at Shen Yueyao again, and the past swept over her like a torrent.

She smiled suddenly, with a sad look in her eyes.

"Why do you think we want to rebel? Are we tired of living?"

Seeing her look so sad and resentful, Shen Yueyao inferred that there must be a tragic story behind this.

Concubine Jing looked at the orchids on the table, her mind wandering, and said softly.

"My Nanxing, he was only five years old when he died, five years old... The late emperor left two regents for the emperor, Wei Xu and Jiang Mochuan. The emperor ascended the throne at the age of 28. Wei Xu always disagreed with him in politics. The emperor could tolerate it at first, but after a while, he got tired of it. So he thought of a way and decided to get rid of Wei Xu."

As she spoke, tears began to fall and she shuddered all over as if she was afraid of something.

"You may not be able to imagine how cruel the method used by a kind-hearted person like him to eliminate his political enemies is."