APTnovel Chapter 554 His Arrogance Returned
Chapter 554 His Arrogance Returned
Those present naturally couldn't fathom the Emperor's thoughts, nor dared to speculate.
But tonight, Lu Fengjin, whose leg had recovered, truly attracted the attention of almost all the girls, and was the center of attention for a moment.
Looking at the entire scene, among the princes, Prince Jin was the most handsome.
I've heard that Prince Mo's younger brother, the Ninth Prince, is one in a million in appearance. However, he doesn't like to participate in these kinds of banquets, and the Ninth Prince is rarely seen at any banquets in the palace.
In short, the most handsome man in the entire room was Prince Jin.
This was immediately noticed after Consort Rui arrived.
The gloom I felt a while ago has finally vanished today.
"Consort Yu has arrived," whispered Granny Xiu beside her.
Consort Rui looked up and saw Consort Yu arriving with her maid, Granny Ji.
The arrival of the two imperial concubines immediately silenced the banquet.
Although the girls still had many things they wanted to discuss, they dared not speak out of turn.
After all, Consort Rui and Consort Yu have arrived, and soon it will be the Empress's turn.
Sure enough, less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea after Consort Yu arrived, even the Empress arrived.
The Emperor has not yet arrived, but everyone is already sitting upright.
Consort Rui has never taken the Empress seriously. Her arrogance subsided a while ago because of Prince Jin's leg injury, but today, because her son's leg has healed, her arrogance has risen again.
When the Empress arrived, she didn't even bother to pay her respects first. Instead, she bypassed the Empress and addressed Consort Yu, who was sitting not far away, saying, "Consort Yu has been praying for blessings outside. Have you come up with any insights? I'd like to hear them too."
Consort Yu's talk of Buddhism was a pretense; she wanted everyone to know that she didn't need to pay her respects to the Empress, and that the Empress couldn't do anything about her. Her real purpose was to establish her authority.
Consort Yu was about to pay her respects to the Empress when Consort Rui asked her this question, leaving her in a dilemma.
Ignoring Consort Rui and continuing to greet the Empress is extremely disrespectful. If one speaks to Consort Rui without immediately greeting the Empress, it would be disrespectful to the Empress.
The concubines who were nearby held their breath, eager to see how the Jade Consort, who never concerned herself with the affairs of the inner palace and seemed to be indifferent to worldly affairs, would handle the predicament before her.
Although the Empress did not speak, she was also looking at Consort Yu.
She also wanted to see what Consort Yu's attitude was towards Consort Rui.
Consort Yu was only stunned for a moment before turning around and greeting the Empress, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
The Empress breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It's been so long, how have you been, my sister?"
"Everything is fine." Consort Yu smiled back, thus ending her conversation with the Empress, before turning back to smile at Consort Rui.
Just as she was about to say something, she saw that Consort Rui had already turned her face away and was no longer paying attention to her.
His cold expression was clearly visible to everyone around him.
No one dared to say anything, but they were all waiting to see what would happen.
Consort Rui's arrogance stems entirely from her son, Prince Jin. Before Prince Jin became lame, he was hailed as the God of War of Dongling.
But Consort Yu also has a powerful son, the Ink King, who is the King of the Northern Frontier!
However, Prince Mo is still disfigured, while Prince Jin's leg has healed. Does this mean that Consort Rui still has the upper hand over Consort Yu in terms of presence?
Given Consort Rui's cold attitude, how should Consort Yu respond?
Everyone is waiting.
But no one expected that Consort Yu would not care about Consort Rui's indifference at all. She turned around and said to the Empress, "I heard that the Fourteenth Prince's riding and archery skills have improved recently. This is truly a cause for celebration."