flstandardbreds Chapter 357: Too Pretentious
Chapter 357: Too Pretentious
On the morning of the Queen's birthday banquet, Su Qing got up earlier than usual. After all, this was her first time attending such an important birthday banquet as the principal wife, not to mention that the protagonist was the extremely noble Queen, so she attached great importance to this banquet.
Today, Su Qing specially picked out a blue dress with exquisite lily patterns embroidered on the hem, which matched the jade headdress on her head, making her look elegant, refined, and bright. She stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at herself carefully, nodding with satisfaction at the look in the mirror.
I have to admit that the original owner was indeed very beautiful. Although my appearance is also outstanding, it is still slightly inferior to the original owner. Occasionally, I calm down and think carefully. Perhaps the person Jiang Weiyang loves is the original owner's stunning appearance and gentle personality!
Su Qing brought Ruxue, Rumei, Ruhu and Ruyi into the palace. Wu Yanran wanted to follow them, but Su Qing didn't let her, as it would look bad to bring too many people.
As soon as Su Qing got off the carriage, she saw Yin Shuying, Li Lingyu and Meng Zhiyuan also getting off another carriage, but there were two more people beside Meng Zhiyuan, who looked like Ruxue and Rumei. Maybe her fifth brother was worried!
Yin Shuying gave Su Qing a look and left first. Li Lingyu nodded to Su Qing and smiled. Maybe Meng Zhiyuan was blaming Su Qing for not helping her? She didn't even look at Su Qing the whole time.
Su Qing felt that there was no light in Meng Zhiyuan's eyes, as if he was a puppet. But there was no need for her to explain, because she could not do anything, and Jiang Weiyang did not persuade the emperor, so she just let it go!
Su Qing came in and greeted the queen first, said some words of blessing, and then presented the gift. Then, a young eunuch led her to a quiet corner and sat down. She quietly observed the guests present, and couldn't help but sigh at the luxury of the palace banquet.
At this moment, a high-pitched and sharp voice came from outside the door: "The virtuous concubine has arrived~"
Everyone looked over and saw Su Wanrong, supported by her maid, slowly approaching from a distance. When she entered the palace, everyone present bowed and saluted, saying in unison: "Greetings to Her Majesty the Concubine, may Her Majesty the Concubine be well and at peace." Su Qing was no exception and saluted to Her Majesty the Concubine along with the others.
However, Su Wanrong seemed not to have heard it. She just perfunctorily bowed to the queen and said, "Happy birthday, sister. May you live a long life." Her eyes were full of provocation.
The queen chose to ignore Su Wanrong's provocation, because she had no desire to fight, and had no interest in giving birth to a so-called legitimate son. So, the queen smiled and responded gently: "Sister is pregnant now, there is no need to perform formalities, please take a seat quickly."
Su Wanrong sat down in the seat below the queen with a clear conscience, took a sip of tea, and then pretended to be surprised and said: "Sister, look at me, I am pregnant and my brain is still a little slow. I even forgot that everyone is still bowing." Then, she slowly put down the teacup and said slowly: "Everyone, get up."
Seeing that everyone had sat down, Su Qing quickly stood up and sat down. Her legs were numb and she was exhausted. At this moment, Su Qing only wanted to say two words: Really good at pretending; no, no, no, it should be three words: Too good at pretending; no, no, to be precise, it should be four words: Too good at pretending. Oh, never mind, anyway, that's how she pretended!
After everyone was seated, melodious music sounded, and the emperor slowly walked into the hall. Everyone stood up and saluted, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty, long live the emperor." Although Su Qing was very reluctant, she still stood up and saluted. She lowered her head, but couldn't help but secretly glance at the queen. She saw that the emperor was wearing a gorgeous dragon robe, with a handsome face and extraordinary temperament, just like an immortal descending to the earth.
The emperor sat down next to the queen, then waved his hand and said, "Everyone stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" everyone answered in unison, and then sat down.
The banquet officially began. The dancers danced lightly, the musicians played beautiful music, the guests laughed and talked, and the atmosphere was harmonious. However, Su Qing's mind was not on the banquet. She thought of Meng Zhiyuan's puppet-like eyes, and a trace of pity rose in her heart.
She turned around to look for Meng Zhiyuan, but found that Meng Zhiyuan had disappeared from Li Lingyu's side at some point.