0p0 Chapter 286 Not as Good as Lou Guang
Chapter 286 Not as Good as Lou Guang
Su Nuan has become accustomed to listening to other people's discussions.
On the surface, he pretended to be ignorant, but in his heart he was very unconvinced.
Isn't he just a Prince of Ankang? What's so great about that? He holds military power, and my father commands thousands of troops. He is a member of the royal family, and I am the prince's concubine. Why can't I challenge him?
"You are the Crown Prince's concubine after all, can't you take your status into consideration when you are outside?"
Just when Su Nuan was filled with indignation, Dong Jingshu beside her covered it up by drinking tea and whispered to her.
Su Nuanqi smiled and replied, "As a concubine, you have to be cautious about so many things. Isn't it tiring? Besides, even if I was cautious, they didn't care about me. They didn't give me face, which means they don't take His Highness seriously. Since we are sitting here on behalf of His Highness, we should know that we can't let others look down on us."
Dong Jingshu was very disdainful of Su Nuan's words. She snorted coldly and said, "Do other people think highly of you when you're like this?"
"That won't happen, but at least I can tell the other side that I'm not afraid of him!"
"Yes, sister has His Highness's support, so she is naturally fearless."
"Yes, I have His Highness's support, what should I be afraid of?"
"you..."
"What am I?"
"..."
The two were bickering when suddenly someone outside the hall shouted in a shrill voice, "The Emperor has arrived."
The hall suddenly became quiet and people stood up to welcome the emperor.
The emperor walked across the red carpet in the middle of the hall, followed by his beauties from the harem. Leading the way was Mu Yunting's mother, the Empress Dowager, followed by the Imperial Concubine, who was the head of the four concubines, and then the four virtuous concubines.
Su Nuan secretly raised her eyes and glanced behind the four concubines, and there were no other concubines.
I guess people of low status are not qualified to attend such a banquet.
But what does it matter if they are high-ranking? Six women are having fun together?
Thinking about the person next to her, Su Nuan shook her head. Then thinking about the woman who made Mu Yunting run around so much, she suddenly felt melancholy.
At this moment, the emperor happened to walk past Su Nuan, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, he turned his head to glance at Su Nuan. Su Nuan's heart trembled when she was looked at, and she felt that the emperor's look was intriguing!
The banquet officially began as the emperor and empress took their seats.
The emperor chatted with Prince Guang'an about family matters, and then talked about the marriages of several clan members. As he was talking, the emperor turned his gaze to Su Nuan again and said lovingly, "Concubine Xia, why didn't the prince come today?"
"Father, the Crown Prince's injury has not healed yet. The doctor said he needs to stay in bed and rest for a while."
"Oh? The prince is so badly injured!"
The emperor was surprised.
Su Nuan lowered her head and said nothing.
"What happened to the emperor?"
The queen couldn't help but interrupt when she heard their conversation.
The emperor replied: "Nothing, I just got a little injured because of Concubine Xia."
"You all need to rest in bed. This is not a minor injury. What did Xia Qingyan do? How did she let Huang'er get hurt?"
The Emperor and the Empress didn't speak loudly, but ever since the Emperor asked why the Crown Prince didn't come to the banquet, everyone in the hall had been listening attentively to the family's conversation.
"It's nothing. It's just that the Crown Prince stood up for his concubine and was accidentally injured by me."
As soon as the emperor said this, the way everyone, including the queen, looked at Su Nuan changed subtly.
Everyone drew an important message from the emperor's words, that is, the emperor injured the prince, but it was an accidental injury because of Concubine Xia.
The emperor's unclear and light words pushed Su Nuan to the opposite side of him.
But Su Nuan couldn't come out to clarify. What could she say? Say that the Crown Prince emptied the Emperor's storehouse of jewelry for her, and the Emperor beat the Crown Prince in anger?
Such a clarification is meaningless and also exposes the fact that he owns a large number of treasures.
And in fact, from the moment she refused to exchange jewelry with the emperor, she had already stood against the emperor.
She had no choice but to swallow this loss.
However, Su Nuan did not expect the consequences of this loss.
The first person to attack her was the Queen.
Then the Queen said to Su Nuan in a cold voice: "The Crown Prince dotes on you, so you should be more sensible and modest in what you do. How could you cause the Crown Prince to get hurt for you? Also, look at how you are dressed. You don't even have a pearl flower on your head. People who know you will say that you are simple, and those who don't will laugh at the shabby Crown Prince's Mansion. You must always remember that you are the face of the Crown Prince's Mansion when you leave. How can you dress so casually?"
It is understandable for the Queen, as the mother-in-law, to teach her daughter-in-law a lesson. It doesn't matter how harsh her words are, as long as they are said behind closed doors.
But the meaning of the queen's lesson in public is different, as it means that the queen does not like her daughter-in-law.
At the same time, she was disliked by the emperor and empress, and this prince's concubine had no status at all in the eyes of everyone.
Some of the people around her looked at her with sympathy, while others looked at her with gloating.
Even Dong Jingshu, who was sitting next to her, quietly moved aside.
Are you afraid of hurting her by mistake? Su Nuan sneered.
This queen is also ridiculous. One of her two sons is a romantic man who is willing to become a "homosexual" for a green tea girl, and the other son is a money-loser who doesn't understand business.
Now Su Nuan, the prince's concubine who had no sense of propriety, had "cured" the homosexual, and even made money with the one who didn't understand business. Not only was the Queen not grateful, but she even stabbed her in the back on such an occasion.
She became hostile towards Su Nuan without even asking why Mu Yunting was injured.
At this moment, Su Nuan really doubted the Queen's ability. If she didn't have a capable son like the Crown Prince, she would not be able to sit on the throne so securely.
The emperor and the queen are both unruly, and Su Nuan can only endure it, but she plans to take this opportunity to gain some benefits for herself.
With a look of panic on her face, Su Nuan stood up and walked out from behind the table, kneeling down in front of the emperor and empress.
"Mother, I know I was wrong. But..."
Su Nuan looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, which was very irritating to the queen.
"Just what?"
The queen couldn't help but ask.
"Nothing, mother, please don't ask."
"I asked you to speak."
You asked me to say this, Su Nuan muttered in her heart, and said, "Originally, I had some jewelry, but when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entertained the troops, I wanted to contribute my jewelry. The Crown Prince's Mansion is not well-off, and after that entertainment, I could only... But mother, don't worry, I am running some businesses, and I will be able to buy some jewelry soon."
As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor and the queen's faces changed color.
Neither of them probably expected that the prince's concubine would say such words, and both of them were stunned on the spot.
After a moment's silence in the hall, whispers were heard.
"How dare she say anything?"
"I heard that he was spoiled by General Xia."
"This is far worse than the one next to him!"
"Not only that, I think he is even worse than Lou Guang."