Chapter 228 - The Two Empress Dowagers

As Nan Hua raised her head, she noticed another familiar face in the distance. Wearing a veil and bangs, it made her countenance harder to look at. However, it was clear that those who knew her would be able to recognize her with one glance.

Long Xu Nian.

After getting married to Wen Family, Nan Hua hadn't heard anything from Long Xu Nian again. However, looking at the veil and the nails of the young woman, Nan Hua knew very well that Long Xu Nian was dabbing in poison so heavily.

It was also very likely that she herself had been poisoned because of carelessness when handling dangerous materials.

The skin in her nail had changed color.

The previous Long Xu Nian would have already swaggered and flaunted whenever she saw other people. But just a few months into her marriage, she had turned into a completely different person.

The previously blooming flower had withered.

The environment where she was staying couldn't support her and even allowed her to die down quietly.

Nan Hua lowered her eyes, no longer in the direction of the young woman. It was not her business what happened to the other party. No matter what happened, she didn't want to have any interaction with her anymore.

However, she came to realization that banquets like this truly brought everyone to meet with each other. Noble ladies rarely went anywhere since there was not many entertainments in the ancient world. However, during party like this, it was clear that they would start to showcase their fangs.

"Princess Yue had arrived with Empress Dowager Yan and Empress Dowager Mei."

The moment the eunuch announced that, everyone quickly stood up before they all kowtowed on the ground.

However, Princess Yue couldn't say anything to express her grievances. All she could do was to put on a smile as if she was enjoying this party. Only the Heaven knew how much her heart was bleeding.

"Jie Jie," Empress Dowager Yan called. "I'll be sitting at the side."

"Thank you, Mei Mei." Empress Dowager Mei didn't mind in the slightest bit. She was indeed a bit older than Empress Dowager Yan and the two of them acted the play of being good sisters when they were outside.

Even though Empress Dowager Mei didn't like Empress Dowager Yan, she had no other choice but to play with the game and smiled kindly. In the palace, it was unknown how many times they had clashed with each other.

Looking at the crowd of women in front of her, Empress Dowager Mei took a seat naturally. She waved her hand with a smile on the corner of her lips. "There's no need to bother Aijia*. Please enjoy the banquet."

The crowd replied politely and said that Empress Dowager Mei was so kind and so on.

Nan Hua was watching as the noble ladies tried to bootlick Empress Dowager Mei without participating. Because of Empress Dowager Mei's low background, she had been mocked a lot when Emperor Xuan was still a prince. Even when Emperor Xuan reigned, her status has always been very low.

Empress Dowager Hai, who used to be Imperial Concubine Hai, hated her with passion because she was worried that her son would be replaced. It was unknown how many times this woman had made things difficult for Empress Dowager Mei.

Now that Emperor Yang Zhou had taken the throne, it was clear that they would no longer show the contempt.

In fact, many officials had already started their bootlicked methods ever since Emperor Yang Zhou was selected as the Crown Prince. Many people even said that Empress Dowager Mei was a temptress, who could make the Emperor change his words with a flit of her hand.

Now that she was the highest ranking female and Emperor Yang Zhou was only 17 years old, it was clear that she was the one who held the highest power in the entire Fei Yang Kingdom aside from the powerful minister.

With that thought, Nan Hua lowered her eyes once more.