diskusbooks Chapter 369: Repaying Kindness with Kindness, How to Repay Kindness
Chapter 369: Repaying Kindness with Kindness, How to Repay Kindness
"Thanks to the Imperial Concubine for her concern, He Qing hasn't proposed yet!" Princess Xiao said with a smile, "I wonder if the Imperial Concubine has any candidates?"
Concubine Zhao has a niece who is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Zhongyong and is still unmarried. Princess Xiao intends to marry her, but the Zhao family seems to have no plans to marry into their Xiao Palace. Now that the position of the Crown Prince's wife is vacant, what the Zhao family really wants is the position of the Crown Princess, and the position of Queen in the future.
"What kind of candidate can I have?" Concubine Zhao said with a smile, "It is still most important that the prince likes him."
The two of them were chatting, deliberately leaving Shang Ruoyi aside, and the other ladies all looked like they were enjoying the show.
A hint of coldness flashed across Shang Ruoyi's eyes, and at this moment, the voice of Princess Ding, who was sitting in the main seat, came.
"My Lady, have you forgotten that my daughter-in-law is still kneeling on the ground?"
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that Princess Ding would dare to interrupt Concubine Zhao directly.
"Princess Ding, how dare you disrespect Concubine Zhao!" Princess Xiao said coldly, "Just because you have military merits in the Ding Palace, do you think you can do whatever you want?"
"Princess Xiao, the Imperial Concubine hasn't spoken yet, why are you butting in here?" Princess Ding said coldly, "Before, I was too weak, so you think I'm easy to bully, right?" She looked at Imperial Concubine Zhao, "The Empress summoned the Crown Prince's Concubine of our Ding Palace to question her, and ignored her after the greetings. Was she deliberately torturing her? Or did she intend to embarrass our Ding Palace?"
No one expected that she would speak so bluntly, undoubtedly leaving Concubine Zhao no face at all.
"Princess Ding, you are so disrespectful!" Princess Xiao stood up and said coldly, "How dare you speak to the Imperial Concubine like that."
Just then, a eunuch stepped forward and said loudly, "Is Princess Ding here?"
"My concubine is here."
"The Emperor has issued an order to summon the princess to an audience. Please go to the Yangxin Palace immediately to see the Emperor."
"The Emperor wants to see me?"
"Yes, Princess, the prince is here too. Your Majesty, please come over immediately."
Princess Ding nodded, turned to Shang Ruoyi and said, "Ruoyi, follow your mother to the Yangxin Palace."
"Princess, the Emperor said that he only wants you to go, and he has not summoned the Crown Prince's wife."
Princess Ding frowned and instantly understood the emperor's intention.
It was obvious that he deliberately wanted Ruoyi to suffer in Concubine Zhao's palace.
"Princess, you'd better hurry up!" The eunuch's sharp voice sounded again: "Don't leave room for others to talk about you."
Princess Ding was anxious. At this moment, she received a reassuring look from Shang Ruoyi. Although she felt uneasy, she still left.
Concubine Zhao looked at Shang Ruoyi kneeling on the ground, and a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes.
She is truly a rare beauty. No wonder her son has been thinking about her for so many years.
If she was the prince's person, she would definitely cherish her, but she happened to be the prince's consort of the Dingguo Palace, so don't blame her for being ruthless.
Princess Xiao sneered, thinking that God was really helping her. She had just slapped her in front of everyone, and now she must take revenge!
"Your mother is gone, so you will have to take the punishment for disrespect!" Princess Xiao had just finished speaking when Shang Ruoyi, who had been half-kneeling on the ground, slowly stood up. In the surprised eyes of everyone, she returned to her seat and sat down. She picked up the teacup beside her, sniffed it, and put it back. "Although the tea here is fragrant, it doesn't seem to be new tea. It seems to be old tea from last year."
"You, you, you are so bold! The Imperial Concubine hasn't told you to stand up yet, but you dare to stand up without permission!" Princess Xiao said angrily, "You have no manners or manners at all."
"Princess Xiao, the Crown Prince's Consort is born out of wedlock, and her mother died young, so who would raise her?" Madam Mu smiled and covered her lips, saying, "If she hadn't married into the Dingwang Palace, how would she have the qualifications to sit with us?" Madam Mu saw that Princess Ding was not there, so she hurriedly stepped on her. Anyway, they had already fallen out, and her daughter would never marry into the Dingwang Palace. She might as well curry favor with Concubine Zhao or Princess Xiao. Maybe she could marry her daughter into the Crown Prince's Palace as a concubine, or else let Princess Xiao be the Crown Prince's Consort!
"What's wrong with being born out of wedlock?" Shang Ruoyi sneered, "Madam Mu is a legitimate daughter, and your daughter is also a legitimate daughter. Shouldn't she still bow to me when she sees me?"
"you!"
"Mrs. Mu, I advise you to keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, I don't mind helping you keep your mouth shut."
"How dare you threaten a lady of the imperial court?"
"You are just the wife of the Right Prime Minister. How can you have the right to speak in front of the Imperial Concubine in Lanqing Palace?" Shang Ruoyi said sarcastically, "Besides, I am not threatening you. I am just telling you to keep your mouth shut and don't provoke me."
No one expected that she would dare to be so arrogant now that Princess Ding was not around.
"Prince Ding's wife, have you gone too far today?" Concubine Zhao touched her belly and said, "If you offend me and shock my pregnancy, do you think your life is worth it?"
"That's right. If you disturb the dragon fetus, the emperor will definitely chop off your head!" Princess Xiao said viciously, "If it were me, Prince Ding's wife should be dragged out and severely beaten by the palace servants for being disrespectful to the imperial concubine. Only in this way can she learn her lesson."
"Princess Xiao, is it you or the Imperial Concubine who is in charge of this Lanqing Palace?" Shang Ruoyi glanced at her and said calmly, "This is my first time to pay homage. The Queen and Imperial Concubine Shu did not make it difficult for me, but I was beaten with a stick when I came to Imperial Concubine Zhao. Princess Xiao, do you think it is my problem or the Imperial Concubine's problem?"
"How dare you slander the Imperial Concubine!" Princess Xiao slammed the table fiercely and said angrily, "What crime should be punished for? Could it be that you, the Dingguo Palace, really want to rely on your military exploits to bully the Imperial Palace?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled, raised her chin slightly, and calmly met Princess Xiao's angry eyes, and said faintly: "Since you know that our Dingguo Palace has made great achievements in the war, why do you still want to go against me?"
hiss!
No one expected that she would say this.
"you you you······"
“You, the Xiao Palace, have done nothing for the country, and are of no use to the people. You just rely on your birth and blood to enjoy the support of the world. To put it nicely, you will be reincarnated, to put it bluntly, you are just a waste like a leech who only knows how to suck blood.” Shang Ruoyi looked at the ladies below: “I don’t know which family or which mansion you are from, and I don’t care. But there is one thing I want to make clear first. I have no one disciplined since I was a child, and I have a very bad personality. I am not like other ladies who can be bullied and squeezed by others. If you provoke me, I will not say anything about mercy. I only know to repay evil with kindness. How can I repay kindness?” Her eyes were sharp, and none of the ladies below dared to look at her.