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Now that the Imperial Noble Consort Li had only appeared after the Empress had arrived, it was unknown what her intentions were!

"Why did the Imperial Noble Consort Li come so late?"

The empress lowered her eyes and asked lightly, making it impossible for anyone to see the rage in her heart.

The Imperial Noble Consort Li pursed her lips and moved closer to the emperor. "This matter is rather embarrassing to speak of. The empress is in the palace all day, so she should have heard of it."

She shyly glanced at the Emperor. The affection in her eyes could not be removed.

The empress's face became even uglier. The fact that Imperial Noble Consort Li came even later than her in front of so many people was already a provocation to her, but he didn't regret it in the slightest, even hinting that she was too "favored" by the emperor, which was why he came late.

This was a clear provocation!

The empress's dignified face didn't have the slightest trace of a smile as she raised her long eyebrows. I don't know what Imperial Noble Consort Li is talking about, but Imperial Noble Consort Li, please tell me, why are you so late? "

She wanted to see if Imperial Noble Consort Li's skin was thick enough to be able to see her being overly spoiled in public!

Imperial Noble Consort Li originally came late on purpose to make things difficult for the empress.

However, she hadn't expected that on days like these, the empress would not only remain silent, but even question her instead question her out of politeness. How was she supposed to respond?

The complacent expression on her face stiffened for a moment before her pleading gaze landed on the emperor.

Seeing that the two women beside him were at odds, the emperor stretched out his hand and placed it on the back of the empress's hand.

"Today is a joyous day, the empress shouldn't be so stingy."

When he said that, the empress was so angry that her fingers were trembling.

It was because of the Emperor's favor that a woman from a small clan like Imperial Noble Consort Li dared to challenge her and challenge her to a fight.

In front of all the important women in the court, the Imperial Noble Consort Li had humiliated him, but the emperor had told him not to be so fussy. This was too biased, looking down on the empress in front of him, her eyes were filled with only the enchanting Imperial Noble Consort Li!

The empress felt wronged. Even if she was so angry that she wanted to cry, she still had to maintain her dignity as an empress.

She pursed her lips, her face full of gentleness and magnanimity. "Your majesty is right, a day like today is indeed not something that should be taken lightly from Imperial Noble Consort Li."

Seeing the empress give in, the Imperial Noble Consort Li smiled, thanked the empress for her indulgence, and started flirting with the emperor.

Imperial Consort Yi, who was sitting opposite to Imperial Noble Consort Li, felt displeasure in her heart when she saw how many people leaving and leaving the place.

In terms of status, she was countless times more noble than the Imperial Noble Consort Li. Although she could not be considered a peerless beauty in terms of beauty, she was still nothing compared to the Imperial Noble Consort Li. In terms of talent, she was well versed in all aspects of zither, chess, painting, and painting.

However, it was precisely this person who could not compare to her in every aspect that was favored by the Emperor.

She had clearly entered the palace even before the Imperial Noble Consort Li, but in the end, she had become a higher figure in the palace, and had given birth to a prince even before she had entered.

They were both concubines, how could Imperial Consort Yi be willing to accept that?

She gave a vague smile. "Only the empress is magnanimous and won't care about Imperial Noble Consort Li's fault. If it was another person, perhaps she would have been punished."

Imperial Consort Yi's words made the empress's expression turn a little better. Although she had to let go of Imperial Noble Consort Li, with him around, she finally had a way out.

The empress's expression softened. "Forget about it, it's rare for everyone to gather here. If my actions with the Imperial Noble Consort Li cause everyone to lose interest, then it wouldn't be good."

The emperor nodded approvingly. "The empress is right. It's a auspicious day, we should be happy."

He waved his hand, and immediately a dancer stepped forward, dancing softly to the sound of the silken bamboo.

As soon as the dancers appeared, the banquet officially began.

The palace maids who had been waiting for this moment for a long time were all carrying plates of pastries and wine, shuttling back and forth between the seats.

Prince An's Palace sat together, while watching the performance of the dancers, they spoke softly, and appeared to be in harmony with each other.

An Lingge kept looking in An Lingjun's direction, and this strange scene caught her attention.

"Elder sister, what are you looking at? Could it be that that young master over there is so good-looking that it could take away your elder sister's heart?"

She had an innocent look on her face, like a silly young girl casually teasing him.

It was normal for girls to have this sort of conversation, and even more so for sisters to have such close conversations.

But An Lingge was already engaged to someone, if there was any relationship between her and another man, the people of the capital would not despise her to death.

An Lingge retracted her gaze, looking somewhat disappointed: "Why does Little Sister Little Xue think of me that way? I have already made an engagement with Hereditary Prince Mu, so I will definitely not get involved with anyone else. Could it be that in the eyes of little sister Little Xue, I am just that shameless? "

The old lady also felt that what An Lingxue said was inappropriate, but hearing An Lingge's reprimand, she frowned.

An Lingxue's eyes instantly reddened, her lips were about to shed tears, "I was just joking with big sister, big sister is too serious, if elder sister doesn't like listening to this, I won't say it anymore."

An Lingge's expression softened, as if he was feeling sorry for her, "I am not going to criticize you. Little Sister Little Xue is young and straightforward, I have always known this. However, this place is not the Prince An's Palace, so there are too many people here. If Little Sister Little Xue's words were to spread, then it would be fine to damage my reputation, but if other people belittled the Prince An's Palace because of this matter, you and I will not be able to bear the responsibility. "

Her every word emphasized Prince An's Palace, and the demeanor of the eldest daughter was fully displayed. The old lady slightly nodded, agreeing with her words.

However, An Lingyi scoffed, and said, aimed at An Lingge, "Sister, what you said is wrong, Sister Little Xue only saw you frequently looking at the court officials, that's why she thought you were eyeing the young master, if you did not do these things, how could Sister Little Xue say anything about you?"

She pouted her lips, and tried her best to protect An Lingxue: "She did wrong, and I won't allow anyone else to say anything. Little Sister Little Xue had only said one sentence, and Big Sister was blaming her, as if Sister Little Xue had done something huge wrong."

"Little Sister Yi Er, big sister was only thinking about Prince An's Palace, I wasn't considerate enough, so big sister was right to teach you a lesson."

She blinked hard, making the tears in her eyes flow back into their sockets. No matter how she looked at it, she felt wronged while trying her best to hold back her tears.

She patted An Lingxue's hands, "Alright, Grandmother knows that you've been wronged, so don't cry, let others see you, I'll definitely laugh at you, a person this big yet still crying."