Hearing this, Tang Youyou slightly raised her phoenix eyes. Her gaze swept over Su Nian'e, and then she slightly curled the corner of her mouth.
"So, according to what you said, since Your Ladyship Su is not feeling well, you won't be able to attend the palace feast tomorrow, right?"
As soon as the words fell, Su Nian'e instantly blushed with anger. She lowered her eyebrows and eyes, pursed her lips, and refused to look up at Tang Youyou.
After a long while, Su Nian'e finally couldn't hold back her anger. Under Tang Youyou's cold gaze, she slowly said, "Your humble servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty enjoy good health and eternal peace."
Watching this person being outwitted, Tang Youyou couldn't be happier.
The woman in front of her had red - rimmed eyes, as if she had suffered great humiliation.
Seeing that Su Nian'e had softened, Tang Youyou's expression softened. She said, "Since Your Ladyship Su is not so ill that you can't even perform the proper courtesy, then in the future, don't do anything disrespectful, so as not to make a laughingstock of yourself!"
After saying that, Tang Youyou slowly left the two expressionless people. It was already afternoon when she got on a small boat again.
When she came to the Mingzheng Hall again, the hall had become a mess once more.
In the courtyard, weeds were overgrown. All she could see was chaos, and there were also many bloodstains on the ground, which led all the way into the main hall.
Following the bloodstains, she saw that at the other end of the bloodstains, there was a person who was going crazy and tearing raw meat. At first glance, she thought this person was a cannibal.
Tang Youyou slowly approached. Only then did she discover that this person was actually Rong Jiangyu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
While being extremely surprised, she also noticed the unknown liquid beside him. This...
It was obvious that he had been humiliated. His once - celestial - like face was full of bruises.
His fair face had been dyed dark red. He tilted his head and stared at Tang Youyou, seemingly not recognizing her and not understanding what she said.
Tang Youyou was slightly stunned. Suddenly, a force came from behind her. Her eyelids felt heavy. Before she completely fell into darkness, she seemed to see a person.
However, she never could clearly see who it was.
When she woke up again, she was in the Qingliang Hall. The maids and servants in the hall were all busy with their work, as if they didn't know what had happened.
When Qingyu saw Tang Youyou wake up, she rushed over.
In sight, everyone was busy with the hair ornaments in their hands. She was pulled up while still sleepy. Qingyu began to help her wash and dress. After a moment, Tang Youyou's eyes shrank, and she became completely awake.
Damn it, when did she come back?
"Qingyu, what time is it now?"
Hearing this, Qingyu said cheerfully, "Your Majesty the Queen, today is the day of the palace feast. It's already the third quarter of noon. It's getting late."
The third quarter of noon! At this time, she should be sound asleep. Why was she woken up so early?
Tang Youyou was still a bit dazed when she saw Rong Xun in the distance squinting at her. The other person beside him was furious and pointed at Tang Youyou to give a sermon.
"Your Majesty the Queen, as the head of the six palaces, you should know that the palace feast usually starts at the third hour of the day. Why did you break the etiquette today?"
The person who spoke was Su Ningde.
After he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a look from Rong Xun beside him. The next moment, the originally angry Eunuch Su immediately shut up, while Tang Youyou on the seat could only force a smile.
Before she could react, she saw Rong Xun, who was originally some distance away from her, slowly walking towards her. Rong Xun took a frivolous attitude and gently pinched Tang Youyou's chin.
His long fingers were cold. When they suddenly touched her, Tang Youyou shivered and subconsciously dodged.
"What are you doing..."
But Rong Xun slightly hooked his eyes and looked at Tang Youyou with great interest. She seemed even more beautiful than before, which made his heart tremble.
"The Queen's makeup doesn't suit such heavy and gaudy makeup. A natural beauty only needs a light makeup."
His sudden words stunned everyone present. Tang Youyou's eyes widened, and her mind was blank. But she still subconsciously avoided Rong Xun's hand.
Naturally, Rong Xun wasn't angry. Instead, he quietly stood beside her and watched the maids re - groom her.
After a while, Tang Youyou appeared in front of everyone with a peerlessly beautiful face. The pink gorgeous dress embroidered with golden - threaded peonies made her look noble and elegant, and also set off her snow - white skin.
It took a long time for Rong Xun to come to his senses.
He looked at Tang Youyou at this moment, his face stiff, not knowing what to say.
The nanny at the door reported, "Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Queen, the feast is ready. It's waiting for you to go."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou reacted first. She glanced at Rong Xun beside her and whispered, "Since the feast is about to start, let's go first."
But Rong Xun suddenly said, "Let's?"
Tang Youyou didn't answer. She just slightly raised her phoenix eyes with ripples. She looked at Rong Xun half - smiling, which made the latter feel a bit strange.
The two arrived as promised and sat on the upper seats at the banquet.
But Tang Youyou didn't expect that this banquet would last from morning until night. She had to admit that the ancients were really idle.
After just a few dances, she felt like sitting on pins and needles. She wanted to turn around and change her sitting position, but she felt sore all over.
In a blink of an eye, she saw Su Nian'e below still staring at her fiercely. This girl kept wringing the handkerchief in her hand, and the patterns on the handkerchief had been wrinkled by her.
Tsk tsk tsk...
What a deep hatred!
Tang Youyou frowned slightly, then took a deep breath and shifted her gaze to Wen Ruxue, who was silent. At this moment, this girl was exchanging glances with a fat - headed man in the distance.
This was strange. Logically speaking, those at this banquet were either concubines in the palace or important court officials.
How did she know this fat - headed man?
Naturally, Rong Xun sitting beside her noticed her attention. A cold voice came in a whisper.
"That is A Tum, the General of the Western Region who came to the Ming Dynasty this time to discuss and communicate. He is Concubine Wen's godfather, so their relationship is naturally closer."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou subconsciously nodded, but quickly realized that it was Rong Xun explaining to her. In an instant, she shivered all over.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reminder. Your humble servant will remember."
Then, she only felt a faint fragrance of dragon - incense approaching her. The next moment, she widened her eyes and watched as Rong Xun actually sat closer to her and even wrapped his big hand around her.
Before she could get angry, Rong Xun said, "Don't move."