Concubine Zhao glanced at Su Yinyue, whose smile had disappeared, and thought that she was extremely ashamed and embarrassed, and she felt satisfied.

Finally, a smile appeared on his face, the first one since Su Yinyue came in.

Lady Lin spoke even more excitedly, "Your Highness is born into a noble family, how can a coarse and despicable daughter-in-law like Su Yinyue be accepted as a daughter-in-law?"

"I heard that the emperor did not grant her the golden seal and imperial seal, so Su Yinyue is not your legitimate daughter-in-law. How about..."

Su Yinyue's legs were numb from squatting, and she was too lazy to listen any further. She stood up and interrupted, "This lady is being biased."

"Although I haven't received the golden seal or the imperial edict, my father has recognized my identity, which shows that I have my own strengths."

Looking around, she found that Concubine Zhao had not prepared a stool for her to sit on.

This does not bother her.

Su Yinyue raised her hands, picked up the small table with snacks placed between Concubine Zhao and Concubine Lin, and squeezed in between the two of them.

He immediately took over the show.

It was the first time that Lady Lin encountered such a situation and was controlled for half a minute.

Concubine Zhao was also stunned for a moment.

What's going on? When we met yesterday, Su Yinyue was gentle and respectful, and seemed easy to bully. Why has she become a different person now?

The stage had already been set up, and Concubine Zhao didn't take this little anomaly to heart.

She gave Ruyi a look, indicating that she should act according to the plan.

Ruyi understood and walked out briskly.

It didn't alarm anyone.

On the other side, Lady Lin came to her senses and found that half of her body had been pushed to the edge by Su Yinyue. With just a little more force, she would fall to the ground.

Lady Lin quickly sat to the inside and said angrily, "You, you are rude!"

Su Yinyue grabbed a handful of nuts from the gem box and looked at Lady Lin with a smile, "Your Majesty just said that I am not your mother's proper daughter-in-law. How about this?"

"I am sitting next to you now, so I can listen to your advice."

"I……"

Concubine Lin was stuck and subconsciously wanted to ask Concubine Zhao about her expression, but when she raised her head, she met Su Yinyue's bright and lively eyes.

Her perfectly shaped red lips curved slightly as she uttered the cold words, "You speak, and I listen."

Now that she has made it clear, what else can she say?

Concubine Lin stood up from the couch and stood below Concubine Zhao with lowered head so that she could observe her words and expressions.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, this concubine..."

Concubine Zhao tightened her grip on the fan and closed her eyes slightly.

When she closed her eyes and opened them again, she had regained her usual dignity, "Yin Yue, Lady Lin is your elder, you forced her to give up her seat for you, do you have filial piety in your eyes?"

Su Yinyue patted the empty seat beside her and invited, "There is still room on the couch, Madam Lin, come and sit down."

Seeing that Concubine Zhao had no expression on her face, Lady Lin was a little unsure of what she meant, so she waved her hand and said, "My legs are numb from sitting for so long. I, I'm fine standing."

"Madam Lin, please don't be polite to me. This is the first time I came to the palace to pay my respects to my mother, and she asked you to come to Changxin Palace to accompany me. This shows that my mother has a good relationship with you."

Su Yinyue stood up, grabbed Lady Lin's arm and dragged her to the couch, "Come and sit down and eat some pistachios with me, be happy."

(Pistachios were introduced from Persia to the Tang Dynasty, where they were called pistachios.)

Lady Lin wanted to pry Su Yinyue's hands open, but her well-maintained, slender fingers, as delicate as water chestnuts, were no match for Su Yinyue's strength.

Watching himself approaching the couch step by step.

If I sit down, I can't make eye contact with Concubine Zhao, how can I serve her?

"No no no..."

Lady Lin leaned back, exerting all her strength, and her feet even kicked the carpet into wrinkles.

Su Yinyue forced Concubine Lin's personal maid to retreat with a look, and then smiled at Concubine Lin, "Madam Lin, your mother and you have a deep sisterly relationship, how can you stand while a junior like me sit?"

Lin Meiren forced a smile and said, "I, I like standing. Please let me stand."

Su Yinyue shook her head, "I can't let my mother say that I'm unfilial. Madam Lin is kind-hearted, please be considerate of the younger generation."

Concubine Lin couldn't break free and wanted to scream, but she was worried that the palace servants outside would hear her and spread it to the ears of other concubines.

Her mind and body were pulling at her, and she looked at Concubine Zhao for help, her voice anxious, "My Lady Concubine, I like to stand, please let me stand..."

At this time, Ruyi came running in with sweat all over her forehead and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, items in Renming Palace have been stolen. The Queen has ordered all the concubines in the palace to go to Renming Palace immediately."

Su Yinyue loosened her grip and stopped entangled with Lady Lin.

"boom!"

Lady Lin was struggling to break free when she suddenly lost her strength, lost her balance, and fell to the ground with her left leg under her body.

The weight of her entire body was pressed on her thighs. She could faintly hear the sound of tendons being pulled, and she grimaced in pain.

"Mrs. Lin, are you okay?"

Su Yinyue stuck her butt back and pushed away the personal maid who was about to help Concubine Lin.

Due to this delay, Lady Lin had to rely on herself to get up from the ground.

Before she could stand steadily, Su Yinyue stepped on her open skirt again and enthusiastically extended her hand to support her. "Madam Lin, look at you. You are so old, how can you not stand steadily? Hurry up!"

Lady Lin was not standing steadily to begin with, and her skirt was stepped on, causing her to sit on the ground again.

The beads hanging from the edge of her skirt hurt her thighs, the tassels of her hairpins were tangled, and her neat bun was loose.

All dignity was lost.

"You, you did it on purpose..."

Lady Lin's beautiful eyes were slightly red and watery, and it was unclear whether she was aggrieved or angry.

Su Yinyue sighed and said angrily, "Madam Lin, I saw you fall and helped you up out of kindness, why are you blaming me for it?"

"You! Shame on you!"

Lady Lin complained, "It was you who let go that caused me to fall, and it was you who stepped on my skirt, it was you—"

Concubine Zhao couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, "That's enough!"

Concubine Lin lived in the palace relying on Concubine Zhao. Upon hearing this, she dared not say anything. She lowered her head and wiped her tears silently with a handkerchief.

"The Queen's summons is more important. Let's go to Inmyeong Palace."

When Su Yinyue and his party arrived at Renming Palace, the concubines from the six palaces had already arrived.

The courtyard was crowded with people, everyone was whispering and making a lot of noise.

The Queen has not been in charge of palace affairs for many years. It is really a waste of effort to mobilize so many people to summon the concubines from all six palaces today.

The concubines present were whispering to each other, and occasionally a curious look would secretly glance at Su Yinyue.

Yingzhu, the senior palace maid beside the queen, lifted the curtain and walked out of the hall, bowing to the concubines who were standing there.

"The queen's beloved jade cat was stolen. I was extremely worried and ordered it to be found. If I have offended you, please forgive me."

The concubines hurriedly said that they dared not, and would definitely cooperate with all their strength to share the queen's worries.

Su Yinyue followed the other concubines in answering, just to fill in the numbers.

Jade cat?

Su Yinyue immediately thought of the thing that the palace maid had stuffed into her hand.

She even deliberately picked Jiang Zaiyu and sent him off after he left. It seemed like this game was aimed at her.

Thinking of what happened in the Qinzheng Hall just now, Jiang Zai Yu was jumping back and forth on his stance, and Su Yinyue was not sure whether he would stand on her side.

She sighed and could only cope with it on her own for now.

Concubine Zhao, who had the highest status, spoke first, "Aunt Yingzhu, may I ask when was the last time Your Majesty saw the jade cat?"

"After all the ladies paid their respects and left Renming Palace today, the Queen played with it."

Concubine Zhao smiled even more. "So whoever entered Renming Palace after we left is the one who stole the jade cat."

"Princess Royal!"

Yingzhu accurately found Su Yinyue in the crowd, "After the ladies left, only Princess Yu came."

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