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After the tea was served, the secondary concubine was led into the room. Prince Yu gestured for the guests to sit and drink.

The four brothers, Ning Wang, King Ding, King Xuan, and Prince Rong, were placed on one table, while several consorts were placed on the other.

" What's going on with royal father? He's so old and even married a side concubine, how can you all call us brothers that? " King Ding resentfully said, the discontent in his heart was obvious.

"Second Brother can't say it like that. It's precisely because Father is old that he needs someone to take care of him." Fang Zinan advised.

A cynical smile was displayed on King Xuan's face as he leisurely said, "Think about it a bit more. However, father's secondary wife is truly a great beauty. It's no wonder father isn't tempted!"

"That's right, that's right. Father's imperial concubine is really beautiful. All of us, the royal concubines, have been defeated!" It seemed like Dingdong hadn't recovered from his glance just now.

"Big brother, that's royal father's concubine, you can't …" King Ding couldn't help but say "yes", but didn't finish his sentence.

"How could I not know! I'm your big brother. " It was as if Ning Wang's thoughts had been seen through. Ning Wang had no choice but to clarify. How could he not know? However, the side concubine's beauty was indeed breathtaking. Just a single glance at her was enough to make him unable to forget her.

King Xuan raised his wine glass and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Today is the day Father is celebrating. Let's drink."

King Ding and Ning Wang raised their wine cups at the same time. Prince Rong merely took a cup of water and responded.

After finishing his cup of wine, King Xuan smiled at Ning Wang and said, "Big Brother is right. Father's side concubine is indeed very beautiful. Any man would be tempted by her!" He laughed mockingly again.

Prince Rong didn't say anything. His attention was completely focused on the several princesses' tables. Shang Yiqing seemed to be talking to Princess Xuan, and the two seemed to be having a pleasant conversation.

"I never thought that Royal Father's wife would be so beautiful! This is too breathtaking! " Shang Yiqing was full of praise, she admired him from the bottom of her heart.

Princess Xuan nodded in agreement. "That's right. If we were men, we'd also like her, much less our royal father!"

Princess Ning gave a cold snort upon hearing this. "I don't know how such a fox-like woman managed to hook up with our royal father. She's around our age, so what's there to be happy about?"

"Yes, sister is right!" Ning Xiaoyao's eyes were filled with disdain as well. "I wouldn't like this woman even if I saw her. Didn't you see that all the men were attracted to her just now?"

Shang Yiqing sneered coldly. These two consorts were rather interesting. In their eyes, they looked down on them!

She hadn't expected that her sneer would be seen by Princess Ning. She could tell that it was directed at her and Crown Princess, so she asked in displeasure, "What? What opinions do you have, little sister? Why don't you tell me?"

"I don't think so. I think it's pretty good. The secondary wife is really a beauty!" Shang Yiqing spoke casually, her words causing her to feel extremely dissatisfied. "Sister, are you saying that you're very supportive of your father's side wife?"

Actually, Shang Yiqing didn't think so either, but she smiled instead. "I think it's good to have someone to take care of my father. Now that young couple have grown old, as long as the side concubine treats my father well, there's no need to think too much into it!"

Princess Consort Ning's face turned green. Her attitude towards Prince Yu's wife was quite the same as Ning Wang's, and when they heard Shang Yuqing's words, they became even more infuriated, mocking, "Imperial Concubine Rong has always been good at flattering. You don't have to say much in front of the empress dowager, but now she's still acting very obedient in front of the imperial concubine. She must be thinking of Prince Rong. His older sisters truly aren't as good as you!"

Shang Yiqing was also annoyed. She had a bad temper and couldn't be provoked. Hearing Princess Ning's words, her heart was immediately set ablaze, but she smiled faintly instead. "Sister, what do you mean by saying that?" Even if I help our prince, I'll only be a wife to him. But what did you do for Ning Wang? "

Princess Consort Ning was at a loss for words. She decided to stand up and say, "Concubine Wangfei, how can you be so impudent in front of your elder sister? How could you understand what your elder sister did for Ning Wang?"

"I don't understand, that's why I'm asking!" Shang Yiqing was fearless. She realized that this group of princesses loved to gossip and attack people whenever they felt bad. It was a pity that she was not afraid at all!

"Do you think you can make Prince Rong the crown prince by doing so much for him? "You wish!" Princess Ning was a little speechless.

"I'm not thinking that much. As long as my Prince Rong is safe, I'll be satisfied!" Shang Yiqing told the truth.

Consort Ning looked at Princess Ning. Both of them covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs as they laughed heartily. The flowers and branches of their laughter shook wildly, as if this was something worth being happy about.

"What's so funny?" Shang Yiqing glared at the two of them.

Princess Ning smiled so much that tears were about to fall from her eyes. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief before speaking, "Will the body of your Prince Rong be safe? "Afraid of hearing …" She stopped talking.

Crown Princess Dingdong. Princess Dingdong's eyes narrowed into slits as she laughed at her.

How preposterous! Could it be that these people all saw Prince Rong in this way, that Prince Rong did not even have a place in their hearts, that he was half dead? Even if she, Shang Yiqing, did not like Prince Rong, he was still her husband after all. Even if she did not think of anything else, she would still have no choice but to get back some face for herself. Her tone turned cold as she played with the wine cup in her hand and said firmly: "Sisters, you guys probably don't know about my sister's medical skills, right? With sister's current medical skills, it's not difficult to cure Prince Rong's illness. Don't you see that Prince Rong's physique has improved a lot? On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, it was my Prince Rong who won the championship. Don't you see these facts? Listen up, in the future, if you say half of the Prince Rong's words in front of me, don't blame me for being merciless! I will definitely uphold the reputation of my Prince Rong! "

"Sister, you earned your face yourself. If you want to save face for Prince Rong, you'd better treat him first. I heard he had another illness a few days ago. Isn't that a rumor?"

"I heard that too. It seems like Prince Rong's illness is acting up even more violently now! Is this the ability to tolerate the princess consort? " Princess Ning sneered.

"Alright, alright. Today is a good day, so let's not talk about it." Princess Xuan said in a mediating manner.