Not long after, Le Xue returned with a gloomy face. She didn't even know how to break the news to Princess Seven. The princess was so proud that she would surely find it hard to accept.
"Has the general come? What did he say?" Bei Moxue asked anxiously.
It was their wedding night. How could Jing Xunche not even show up? Bei Moxue could overlook his absence during the wedding procession and the wedding ceremony, but this was their wedding night! How could he leave her alone here?
Le Xue showed a complicated look on her face and stammered, "Princess, you'd better rest first. The general has stayed with the county princess. He won't come tonight."
Hearing this, Bei Moxue's expression froze. She slumped onto the bed like a deflated ball, and tears welled up in her eyes. As the proud Princess Seven, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?
Even if Jing Xunche didn't like her, his actions were going too far! She was just pursuing her own happiness. Why was it so difficult?
Furious, she smashed the nuptial wine and the food on the table to the ground. In an instant, she had smashed all the things in the room...
Early the next morning, Bei Moxue got up with puffy eyes. It was her first day in the general's mansion, but she had no mood to follow the plan. She had hardly slept all night.
She was going to find Jing Xunche and ask him what he meant. How could he leave her alone? She was the honorable Princess Seven of Beiming. It was a great honor for him that she had condescended to marry him.
Jing Xunche got up early and left the general's mansion. He didn't want to see that disgusting woman. He was afraid that he might accidentally kill her, so he left early.
After what happened the previous day, Mu Fengqie was beaming with joy, as if she had transformed into a different person. She had taken a month to get out of the great grief, and what awaited her next was a brand - new self.
"A Fei, go and fetch the second lady. A new bride should offer tea to the mistress when she enters the family. How could a princess not even know such a basic rule?" Mu Fengqie showed a sly smile as soon as she finished speaking.
Zhu Fei happily agreed and then walked briskly towards the Plum Garden. It used to be the last place she wanted to enter, but now that her young mistress had cheered up, she was extremely happy.
"What? You said Mu Fengqie wants this princess to offer tea?" Bei Moxue shrieked.
She never expected that Mu Fengqie would have the audacity to ask a princess to offer tea to her. She must have had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard!
Zhu Fei said with a cold face, "That's what the mistress said. The second lady should know the rules. If the second lady doesn't want to go, this servant can't help but doubt the etiquette and upbringing of Beiming. Although the second lady is the secondary wife, she is still the second lady. Please don't forget your status."
Zhu Fei was trying her best to hold back her anger. If it weren't for this hateful woman, her young mistress wouldn't have been injured, the baby wouldn't have died, and Xiao Qing wouldn't have passed away.
Hearing this, Bei Moxue was so angry that her teeth were grinding. She was trembling with rage. First of all, a dog of Mu Fengqie's dared to bully her. It was really too much!
"Le Xue, slap her mouth and teach this insolent servant a good lesson. A mere dog dares to shout at this princess. I'll teach you a lesson today!"
Le Xue showed a sly smile on her face after hearing the order, but before her palm could fall, Zhu Fei dodged. "This servant is the first lady's servant. Even if there's a need for discipline, it's not up to the second lady. Please go, second lady."
Zhu Fei didn't give Bei Moxue a chance to retort. Bei Moxue also calmed down a bit. Since that bitch wanted her to offer tea, she would go obediently. She wanted to see if that bitch could really accept her cup of tea!
When she arrived at the Maple Garden, Bei Moxue squinted at Mu Fengqie sitting in the main seat. She seemed to have changed a lot in just a month. Even her eyes had become sharper.
"The princess is really early. Didn't the etiquette tutor tell the princess what to do after getting married?" Mu Fengqie's cold eyes swept over Bei Moxue.
Bei Moxue snorted. "The etiquette tutor did tell this princess some rules, but the tea should be offered to the mistress of the family. You and this princess are both the general's secondary wives. Why should this princess offer tea to you?"
Mu Fengqie had already guessed her reaction. She was also suppressing her disgust to keep calm. After all, this woman was the culprit who had killed her baby and Xiao Qing.
"Princess, are you joking? For such a long time, I've always been the mistress of the general's mansion. So what if the princess is the general's secondary wife? Everything should follow the order of arrival. Since the princess is now the second lady, you should abide by the rules."
As Mu Fengqie spoke, she showed a terrifying smile. That smile looked extremely scary, making Bei Moxue shiver. She always felt that Mu Fengqie seemed different today.
However, Bei Moxue wasn't going to give her a chance to step on her. "This princess was just about to talk about this. There's no such thing as order of arrival here. We should talk about status. I'm the princess of Beiming, while you're just an illegitimate county princess in the imperial city. What status do you have to compare with this princess?"
Mu Fengqie sneered. This little princess was so arrogant. It seemed that she wouldn't know her place unless she was given a lesson today!
"If we talk about status, Princess Seven seems to be a bit inferior!" Mu Fengqie sneered.
Hearing this, Bei Moxue looked full of contempt. "It's impossible. You?"
"Yes, it's me. So what if I'm an illegitimate county princess? I'm still the county princess of this imperial city. My mother is Princess Tianlin, so I'm the lord of Tianlin. My uncle and aunt love me like their own daughter. In fact, my status is not much different from Princess Seven's. And my father is the master of the Medicine Master Valley. The express delivery station and the beauty parlor are all my properties. Besides the empty title of a princess, what can Princess Seven compare with me?"
As Mu Fengqie spoke, she looked at Bei Moxue with a sarcastic look in her eyes. Since this woman had forced her way into the general's mansion, she would make her regret her decision for the rest of her life!