Wearing a book, hooking him up

Lotus Pond.

The Crown Princess' 20th birthday banquet was only held on a small scale. After all, the current emperor was in poor health and the palace had banned the planning of large 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, with beautiful surrounding scenery and the lotus pond not far away.

The lotus flowers in the pond are in full bloom, 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 of the Crown Prince's wives and concubines as well as the Crown Prince himself, a total of eight people, 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 sky lanterns.

What's more, your prince also sent a lot of gold, silver and silk to Qiluan Palace. Every detail makes people truly 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 Crown Prince, the Crown 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 character.

An Jinyan has been extremely proud since she was a child. She never thought that she would be inferior to others. Her husband is the most powerful man in the world.

And she would naturally become this 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 rose at 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 years old this year." 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 ulterior motives, 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, Your Highness stayed in Xiyun Palace last night. I know it's your birthday today, so I specifically asked Your Highness your age. I'm afraid I might have offended you, and I really didn't mean any other thing."

An Jinyan pretended to explain innocently, but her eyes flickered.

Ling Yue's voice became colder and colder: "The friendship between me and Your Highness when we were young cannot be compared with the favor you, An Liang Di, 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 and Your Highness have in the future can compare to the youthful friendship between you and Your Highness."

When Ling Yue heard this, she was so angry that her chest rose and fell violently. She glared at him and gritted her teeth, saying, "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 good show in the pavilion.

Then she pretended to be worried and said, "My dear sisters, I don't know what happened to the Crown Princess and Sister An. They haven't come for such a long time. 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 either. 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 beat me or scolded me. Woo woo..."

Today, all of their masters only brought one personal maid out. 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 beside 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 instantly stuck there.

During this pushing and shoving, 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 had hurried over, was quick-witted and quickly reached out to grab Ling Yue.

But Ling Yue's body was still leaning forward due to the inertia of the previous pull. She used this force to pull Su Jingyao to the ground, but she herself was fine.

Su Jingyao was caught off guard and fell directly on the stones. Her body rubbed violently against the stones, and her ankle made a "crunching" sound.

The moment she fell into the water, An Jinyan saw Su Jingyao saving Ling Yue, and her heart was filled with regret and anger.

She never thought that all this she had carefully planned would leave Ling Yue unharmed!

Her original plan was to injure Ling Yue's face. Even if she couldn't be disfigured, she would be ashamed to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of her ugly face, so that she could spend more time with His Royal Highness.

After all, after entering the Eastern Palace, the place His Highness visited most often was the Qiluan Palace. He had little time to favor them, let alone spend time with His Highness.

What's more, the Crown Princess is jealous. When Your Highness does not go to Qiluan Palace, the Crown Princess will send someone to invite Your Highness over.

This was totally unacceptable to An Jinyan.

So today she directed and acted in such a drama herself. She fell into the water and made herself the victim. She was even slapped by the Crown Princess. In this way, the Crown Princess' injury naturally had little to do with her.

Moreover, even if the Crown Prince protects such a jealous and intolerant Crown Princess, the Empress will not let her go if the noise gets out of hand.

But she never expected that such a fool as Su Jingyao would appear. She had already entered the Eastern Palace, but she was still playing the sisterly love drama.

Her kindness will kill her sooner or later!

Although Su Jingyao was prepared to let herself get hurt, she didn't want to be hurt too badly, especially since she was pregnant now.

The moment she landed, she quickly adjusted her posture, even though she sprained her ankle, in exchange for a relatively safer landing direction.

After Su Jingyao landed on the ground, Ling Yue finally realized that it was because of the force he had just exerted that caused Su Jingyao to fall.

A sense of guilt and self-blame suddenly welled up in her heart, but she was more shocked. She never expected that Su Jingyao would save her at the risk of her own life!

After all, she had ridiculed her before, did she really not care at all?

As the Crown Princess, Ling Yue had arrived at the lotus pond to attend the banquet on time, and Jun Zechen also happened to arrive at this time.

However, just as he came over, he watched helplessly as the little woman was pulled by Ling Yue and fell straight to the ground.

Jun Zechen's expression instantly turned extremely ugly, his eyes full of anxiety and worry, and even at this tense moment, he couldn't help but call out "Yaoyao".

When Ling Yue heard the shout, her heart sank. She stared at Jun Zechen in a daze, her heart filled with shock and disbelief.

Are he and Su Jingyao already so close?

There was a hint of resentment in Ling Yue's eyes.

At this time, Su Jingyao's face turned as pale as paper, without any blood color, and her lips also lost their original redness and became extremely pale.

She sprained her ankle, and the pain made her frown, with beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.

She was already frail and such a sprain was unbearable pain for her, and she broke out in cold sweats.

What's more, in order to avoid hurting her stomach, her calves and thighs fell on the stones. She could clearly feel the stinging pain of her skin being scratched by the stones.

The pain came over her like a tide, almost making her faint.

Jun Zechen rushed to her at an extremely fast speed, his eyes full of anxiety and heartache. He quickly bent down and picked her up.

His movements were gentle and careful, as if he was holding an inestimable treasure in his arms.

Jun Zechen shouted angrily: "Anshun, call the imperial physician!" His voice was full of anger and anxiety.

Then, he held her in his arms and walked quickly towards Xiyan Palace without looking back.

Ling Yue followed him disappointedly, watching her husband being so attentive to another woman.

Then, looking at his anxious back as he carried Su Jingyao and quickly walked towards Xiyan Palace, I felt sad, bitter, painful and conflicted.

She didn't understand why Su Jingyao was so kind and beautiful!

She wanted to be jealous, but Su Jingyao was the one who saved her. How could she still be jealous of Su Jingyao at this time?

For the first time, Ling Yue discovered that she was such a selfish person...

On the way to Xiyan Palace, Jun Zechen frowned, his eyes full of concern and anxiety. He lowered his head slightly and asked softly.

"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"

Su Jingyao tightly wrapped her arms around the man's neck and said in a weak and painful voice, "My legs hurt."

Jun Zechen's eyes fell on her legs. The places scratched by stones had begun to bleed, and the scars seemed to be piercing his heart.

The details of the sprained ankle could not be seen because it was covered by the skirt, but he could imagine that it must be swollen and painful.

Suddenly, Su Jingyao's body began to tremble slightly, and her face turned frighteningly pale, as bloodless as a piece of white paper.

Jun Zechen's heart suddenly tightened, and he looked at her with heartache, and said with a hint of panic in his voice: "Yaoyao, what's wrong, don't scare me."

Su Jingyao held her stomach tightly, a painful expression on her face, and her voice was full of pain and helplessness.

"Your Highness, my stomach hurts so much, wuwu..."

Her brows were tightly knitted together, beads of sweat kept rolling down her forehead, and her painful look made Jun Zechen feel heartbroken.