Tianliangyuan

Chapter 117 You are all relatives!

When Xie Sanlang is mentioned, which woman in the capital doesn't admire him?

A young general, and handsome in appearance, he must be the dream lover of countless girls!

Princess Qingping was no exception.

Jiang Fu and Xu Zhaozhao don't get along, purely because of the love-hate relationship between Xu Zhaozhao and Jiang Ning. Moreover, Jiang Fu always felt that Xu Zhaozhao was involved in the vicious dog attack incident.

It must be said that Jiang Fu's intuition was quite accurate.

Since Princess Qingping has set her mind on this, she will definitely put it into action.

Jiang Fu was secretly pleased, just waiting to see Xu Zhaozhao make a fool of herself.

The opportunity came soon.

The Marquis of Anxin's residence was naturally among the invited guests to the Princess Consort of Qi's birthday banquet.

The King of Qi and his wife were a loving couple, but even so, the royal palace had five concubines and secondary wives.

Princess Qingping's birth mother was actually bestowed upon her by the Empress Dowager years earlier. At that time, the Empress Dowager was still the Empress, and Prince Qi was just a prince.

After entering the Qi Prince's mansion, Xu Zhaozhao naturally learned a lot through these flowers and plants.

For example, King Qi would spend about twenty days a month staying in the Queen's courtyard, which alone was enough to ensure that the Queen firmly held the position of the principal wife.

The other five women shared Qi Wang's ten days. Haha, just thinking about it makes you realize how much Qi Wang respected and cared for his queen.

However, there was also some good news at the Qi Prince's residence recently. One of the concubines in the Qi Prince's inner courtyard brought good news again, which naturally pleased the Qi Prince.

King Qi had many children, but as a royal prince, he naturally preferred to have as many sons as possible.

When Xu Zhaozhao learned that Princess Qingping was going to deal with her, she knew that today's birthday banquet was not going to be peaceful.

There are only two princesses in the Qi Prince's mansion. The other concubine daughters are unlikely to receive the title of princess because their mothers are of low rank. Even if they do, it is estimated that they will only be granted the title after they come of age and if the royal family finds them valuable.

It sounds cruel, but that's the reality.

Only Princess Qingping believes that she and her birth mother were favored by Prince Qi, which is why they were granted the title of princess. It's unknown how long she can be happy about it.

Xu Zhaozhao had a good relationship with Princess Leyang, so after arriving at the Prince Qi's residence, she was naturally led to Princess Leyang's place, rather than the banquet hall.

"Is the princess unhappy today?"

Princess Leyang's face clearly showed anger: "It's all Qingping's fault. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been punished by my father."

"What punishment did the prince give you? And why did he punish you?"

Princess Leyang pouted and remained silent, so her head maidservant offered a brief explanation.

It turned out that Princess Leyang felt that since it was her mother's birthday banquet, everything should revolve around her mother, so she did not want the ladies-in-waiting and other concubines of the household to appear.

However, Princess Qingping said that the women in the household rarely had the opportunity to go out, and if they were to be the only ones to be kept away from such a lively event, people might say that Princess Qi was jealous and petty.

The love between King Qi and Queen Qi was a well-known fact throughout the capital. Therefore, considering the Queen's reputation, King Qi naturally agreed to let the women of the inner court also enjoy themselves.

It wasn't a big deal originally, but Princess Qingping was too talkative and implied that Princess Leyang was spoiled and that's why she didn't respect others.

Therefore, the King of Qi punished Princess Leyang by making her copy the "Admonitions for Women".

"No need to copy today, right?"

Princess Leyang snorted: "Of course there's no need to copy today. My mother and father have known each other for many years. In the first place, those concubines were not my father's original intention to bring them in. But Qingping still caused trouble at my mother's birthday banquet. How could I not be angry?"

"Princess, please calm down. Since the Prince has already promised, we can only accept it. Besides, the most important person today is still Princess Qi. Hurry up and get ready, let's go together to celebrate her birthday."

Princess Leyang was coaxed by Xu Zhaozhao a couple more times, and she even offered to send her some peach blossom wine later, which cheered her up.

Princess Anhe and Xie Yun also came, and the group gathered together, naturally having endless gossip to share.

But some people just had to squeeze in.

"What are you ladies chatting about that makes you so happy?"

As soon as she appeared, everyone fell silent. Princess Anhe lowered her head and fiddled with the jade pendant on her waist, while Xie Yun turned to the side and half-reclined on the balustrade, as if admiring the scenery outside.

Xu Zhaozhao sat on the outermost side. Upon hearing this, she simply rested her elbows on the chaise lounge, her fingers lightly brushing her forehead, her eyes half-closed, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.

After Princess Qingping stood still, she found that none of the four people paid any attention to her. Even the two girls without titles did not know to stand up and bow to her, which naturally annoyed her.

"Sister, did I come at the wrong time and disturb you?"

Princess Leyang wasn't about to tolerate her: "Since you know you've disturbed us, why don't you leave now!"

Princess Qingping's face stiffened. She hadn't expected her to treat her like this in front of outsiders. After a flash of resentment in her eyes, she pretended to be aggrieved and helpless and said, "It's my fault. I'm just a concubine's daughter. I really shouldn't have come here to bother you, sister. I'll go back now and won't be an eyesore to you."

Xu Zhaozhao's lips twitched slightly. Was this still her innocent act?

For her to act in this way, there must have been a blind man who came along.

This place was originally a hangout for young people, so it's not surprising that men would come here.

"I had long heard that Princess Leyang was arrogant and domineering, and seeing her today, it is indeed true! She is so cold to her half-sister in front of so many outsiders, so she must be even more harsh on her in private."

Xu Zhaozhao raised her head slightly and saw clearly who it was: Jiang Ning's elder brother, Jiang Wenhe.

Xu Zhaozhao smiled. Is the Jiang family's penchant for showing off all in one lineage?

Among so many people, he stood out!

Princess Leyang glared at him angrily: "Jiang Wenhe, what business is it of yours? You say I'm indifferent? What did you hear me say just now? Or did you see me bullying her? How could someone as virtuous as Grand Tutor Jiang raise such a blind and heartless person as you!"

Xu Zhaozhao suppressed a laugh; Princess Leyang's fighting power was impressive!

They praised one person at once, and then ruthlessly trampled on another.

I wonder if, when these words reach the ears of Grand Tutor Jiang, he will want to impose family rules on his grandson, Jiang Wenhe.

"Princess Leyang, how can you speak so hurtfully?"

"Who did I hurt? Did you see that?"

Princess Anhe leisurely fanned herself with her round fan: "Where is anyone? Princess, are you perhaps mistaken?"

Xie Yun turned around and said seriously, "How could a virtuous and kind person like the princess possibly say hurtful things? Someone must be spreading rumors about the princess and trying to tarnish her reputation!"

Jiang Wenhe was so angry that he shook his fan, his face flushed, but he didn't know how to retaliate.

Xu Zhaozhao immediately said, "Oh dear, if you ask me, it's the princess's fault. How could you just call him by his full name? Young Master Jiang is the elder brother of Madam Jiang of the Prince Zhong's Mansion, and the Prince Zhong is your cousin. Logically speaking, you are relatives, and the princess should also call him elder brother."