Quick Transmigration Sweet Story, The White Moonlight Rescue Plan

As evening fell, crowds began to stream into the Northern Qi imperial palace.

Led by the palace steward, Xiao Xiao and the other women walked through the long palace corridor to the front hall.

The hall is paved with gold bricks, and a carved and gilded throne is placed facing south.

Upon entering the hall, one is greeted by a group of beautiful women, creating quite a lively scene!

Liu Shanshan, who was at the head, was the most eye-catching.

Today, Liu Shanshan wore a light orange-red long gauze dress that reached the ground. Her long, brocade-like hair was styled into a crescent moon hairpin with a red jade and coral hairpin. A row of hanging glass curtains were inserted under her hair, making her look even more charming and elegant. On her refined face, she wore light plum blossom makeup.

At this moment, Liu Shanshan was talking to Liu Ruxi beside her, her face beaming with joy.

Today, Liu Ruxi is wearing a bright green brocade skirt.

Suddenly, another commotion arose in the crowd.

Xue Zhilan walked slowly, wearing a light pink silk top and a pink skirt with a cluster of peach blossoms embroidered in gold thread at the hem. A light pink wide belt cinched her slender waist, highlighting her graceful figure.

On her oval, fair, and jade-like face, a faint smile appeared on her cheeks, lightly rouged, her white skin tinged with pink.

She actually managed to outshine Liu Shanshan, the most beautiful woman in Northern Qi.

When Liu Shanshan saw Xue Zhilan at this moment, a hint of malice flashed in her eyes, but then she greeted her with a beaming smile.

"Sister Zhilan, you look absolutely stunning today! I feel so inferior standing next to you!"

"Yes, yes! It seems the title of today's most beautiful woman is about to change hands!" Liu Ruxi said gloatingly from the side.

Liu Shanshan glanced at Liu Ruxi, feeling very displeased, but she still maintained a composed demeanor, as if Liu Ruxi's words had no effect on her whatsoever.

At this moment, a woman in the crowd whispered mockingly at Liu Ruxi, "We're not like some people who only value appearances and neglect inner cultivation. All they say is vulgar language!"

This is clearly referring to Liu Ruxi, a good-for-nothing who only cares about her appearance.

Although the woman spoke softly, it was loud enough for everyone present to hear, clearly intended to embarrass Liu Ruxi.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruxi's face turned green with anger. Coupled with her bright green dress, she looked like a trembling head of cabbage!

It looks absolutely amazing.

In front of a group of noble ladies, Liu Ruxi showed no fear and rushed forward to tear at the woman who had spoken.

The woman was not to be outdone and tore it back.

The two quickly became entangled and started fighting, scattering their hairpins all over the ground.

Even when the two were pulled apart, they were like two mad dogs barking at each other from a distance.

This palace banquet was clearly a large-scale matchmaking event, with many ladies looking for their daughters-in-law.

Thinking of Liu Xu, the registrar of the Imperial Academy, whose family had been scholars for generations, his daughter should be quite good.

Liu Xu has two daughters. His eldest daughter, Liu Shanshan, is the most beautiful woman in Northern Qi and is also a princess, so she is naturally not easy to control.

The second daughter, Liu Ruxi, was well-behaved and quite pretty.

Now that they've seen it, they've all changed their minds.

Liu Shanshan felt extremely happy.

Liu Ruxi is such a fool; she'll show her true colors if you provoke her even slightly.

With Liu Ruxi's limited skills, you think you can compete with her?

What a joke.

The other noble ladies were secretly pleased, as they had one less competitor.

As people watched the spectacle with great enthusiasm, they heard a stern rebuke coming from behind them.

"Who is making a noise here?"

The speaker was a stern head maid.

When the crowd saw the old woman, all the noble ladies who knew her kept quiet and dared not utter a sound.

This old woman was Granny Ge, who served Empress Shunde. She was notoriously fierce, and most of the young ladies were afraid of her.

"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!" a young eunuch announced.

Everyone knelt down, and Xiao Xiao followed suit, bowing her head.

A beautiful woman stepped out from among the kneeling palace maids in red, her lotus-like steps light and graceful.

Yu Nianjiao wore a lotus-root-colored robe with several layers of white gauze peeking out from the hem, giving it a luxurious and heavy appearance. The long back of the robe was supported by palace maids as she walked slowly.

Glancing at the kneeling crowd, his cold and aloof phoenix eyes, with their subtle shifts, revealed an understated luxury; his lips parted slightly:

"Let's all get flat!"

Yu Nianjiao's voice was soft and gentle, neither coquettish nor domineering, nor was it the kind of soft and weak voice typical of women from Jiangnan.

Yu Nianjiao was born into a prestigious family and possessed exceptional talent and beauty. She was betrothed to the young Emperor Qixuan at a young age and later gave birth to two sons before being crowned Empress.

However, since the death of the eldest prince, Shangguan Jingchen, he has rarely attended palace banquets, unless there is a major event.

Upon seeing Liu Ruxi and the others with their disheveled hair, Yu Nianjiao frowned and slowly addressed the group:

"Today is the day that our Northern Qi receives envoys from the Southern Frontier. I hope that you all will refrain from any misconduct that would disgrace our Northern Qi!"

"Yes!" the crowd replied.

"Drag these two who are making such a racket out of here and give them twenty strokes of the cane. They shall not be allowed to enter the palace again tonight, as a warning to others!"

Liu Ruxi was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, not daring to look up at Yu Nianjiao's face.

Liu Ruxi knew that she was completely finished this time. If she was flogged, she would have no place among the nobles of Northern Qi.

The two cried out loudly that they were innocent, but they were outnumbered and dragged away. Soon after, the sound of wooden sticks hitting bodies and howling screams came from outside the hall.

Some of the more timid ones trembled with fear, while others even fainted from fright.

As Xiao Xiao was sizing up Yu Nianjiao, Yu Nianjiao also began to sizing up the other women. When her gaze swept over Xiao Xiao, she clearly paused for a moment.

She was elegant and refined, possessing a natural ethereal charm. Even when she saw herself, she remained poised and composed, neither arrogant nor servile. She was a woman unlike any other.

No wonder Jingtai mentioned it; but appearances can be deceiving, and we still need to observe for a while.

Xiao Xiao sensed the change in Yu Nianjiao's gaze. Although she had doubts, she still stood respectfully.

After instructing everyone, Yu Nianjiao led a group of palace maids toward the main hall.

When the guests took their seats, Xue Yao specially arranged for Shen An to sit next to Xue Xiao.

Logically speaking, since Xue Xiao didn't marry Shen An, she should have been mindful of propriety between men and women and shouldn't have sat with her fiancé.

However, Xue Yao has always been a snobbish person. Seeing that Xue Zhilan has been ruined and can no longer be used, he thought of winning over Xiaoxiao.

Xue Yao looked at Shen Menglan with disgust. This woman was at least somewhat useful because she arranged for Xue Xiao to marry his brother's son, Shen An, who was now a third-ranked scholar.

Otherwise, he would have beaten a woman who cheated on him to death with sticks long ago, thrown her out, and buried her hastily.

Looking at Xue Yao like this, Shen Menglan felt extreme hatred in her heart. She had been blind to have met such a heartless person before, and she was determined not to let her daughter follow in her footsteps.

Shen Menglan turned her head to look at her daughter, who was as beautiful as an angel.

Fortunately, her daughter is doing well and is about to marry the Crown Prince and become his wife!

Xue Zhilan felt very uncomfortable. If it were her cousin in the past, he would never have treated her like this.

On second thought, she realized that she was now a candidate for Crown Princess, so how could she be compared to someone like Xiao Xiao?

So his gaze toward Shangguan Jingtai became even more eager.

At this moment, Shangguan Jingtai was sipping his wine, legs crossed, when he sensed someone looking at him and looked up to return the glance.

Xue Zhilan, who was busy flirting, became even more pretentious when she saw Shangguan Jingtai looking over.

Shangguan Jingtai's lips twitched slightly, but he still nodded politely.

Upon seeing this, Xue Zhilan's expression became even more eager.

Seeing Shangguan Jingtai like this, Shen Menglan felt even more smug.

She was thinking that the plan should be implemented as soon as possible; she couldn't wait a moment longer.

So he summoned his personal maid, Granny Zhou, and whispered a few words to her.

Granny Zhou understood and left.

Xiao Xiao noticed Shen Menglan's subtle actions but remained silent, secretly instructing Lian'er to follow her.

Not long after, Lian'er came running back, panting. Thinking about what she had overheard, she was terrified: "Miss, it's just as you guessed! They want to frame the Crown Prince."

Shen Menglan is too audacious; she's actually setting her sights on Shangguan Jingtai.

At that very moment, in the center of the main hall, on a ten-mile-long red carpet, Emperor Qixuan appeared with a group of imperial concubines.