The noble young lady was about to step forward to argue after hearing Mu Fengqie's words, but was held back by the lady beside her. "Sister, calm down. This is the palace, not a place where you can throw a tantrum."
Hearing the words of the woman beside her, the young lady didn't say anything more. Instead, she stared fiercely at Mu Fengqie.
This slut must have seduced Marquis Zhongning in private, which was why Marquis Zhongning was so infatuated with her. This slut, one day she would expose her true face, and then the whole world would see what she was really like.
Mu Fengqie didn't pay any more attention to the noble young lady. Looking around and finding it boring, she wanted to take a stroll. But as soon as she got up, she saw Lady Shen coming over.
"Godmother, why are you so late?" Mu Fengqie walked over with a smile. Lady Shen didn't recognize her at first when she saw Mu Fengqie. It wasn't until Mu Fengqie called her godmother that she realized this veiled woman was Mu Fengqie.
"Fengqie, why are you wearing a veil?" Lady Shen looked at her in confusion. Why wear a veil for no reason? Was she sick?
"Jing Xinche put it on for me." Mu Fengqie was too embarrassed to tell Lady Shen the reason why Jing Xinche had her wear the veil.
Lady Shen didn't say anything after hearing Mu Fengqie's words. She just nodded knowingly.
Mu Fengqie and Lady Shen found a quiet place to talk.
"Fengqie, you don't know. Qi'er has been making a fuss every day these days, saying he wants to see you." Lady Shen sighed helplessly as she said this. Who was his real mother after all?
Mu Fengqie smiled looking at Lady Shen who was jealous of her own son. "I'll go and see Qi'er in a few days. Speaking of which, I have an apprentice who is also quite young this year. When he comes back, the two of them will surely get along well."
Hearing this, Lady Shen's eyes lit up. "That's great! I trust your apprentice, Fengqie. He will surely supervise Qi'er to study hard." She had been worried about Qi'er's studies these days.
"Godmother, you can't force the child too hard. Qi'er..." Before Mu Fengqie could finish her words, she was interrupted by a lady.
"Oh, Lady Shen, I've been looking for you. Why are you just coming now?" A wealthy-looking lady walked over and affectionately took Lady Shen's arm.
Mu Fengqie stopped talking when she saw this middle-aged woman in a dark green dress. She quietly watched Lady Shen and this newly arrived lady. Mu Fengqie didn't have any particular feelings, but Lady Shen frowned.
She had never liked this Lady Zheng. This woman was too scheming, and she always spoke in a roundabout way. Lady Shen didn't like Lady Zheng from the very first sight.
But Lady Zheng was like a sticky plaster. She just couldn't get rid of her. She thought Lady Zheng wouldn't show up on this occasion, but she underestimated this woman's audacity.
"What do you want from me, Lady Zheng?" Lady Shen's dislike for Lady Zheng was very obvious. Anyone with eyes could see it, but Lady Zheng seemed blind to it.
"Lady Shen, I just came to remind you not to trust everyone." As she said this, she deliberately glanced at Mu Fengqie, as if afraid that others wouldn't know she was talking about Mu Fengqie. "Some people just rely on their seductive looks to hook up with men. Otherwise, how could they have the chance to come to the palace banquet?"
Lady Zheng's disgust for Mu Fengqie was completely undisguised.
Mu Fengqie was really confused by Lady Zheng's disgust. She was sure she had never met this lady before. Why was she so targeting her?
"Madam, are you mistaken?"
Hearing Mu Fengqie speak, Lady Zheng looked at her. "What? Am I wrong? Didn't you sleep with Marquis Zhongning to get here? You really think highly of yourself. Do you even have the qualification?
A woman like you who only knows how to rely on men won't stay by the marquis's side for long. At most, you can only be a concubine in the marquis's mansion. Do you still want to be the mistress?"
Lady Zheng kept talking on her own without noticing Lady Shen's increasingly angry face. As a matter of fact, the reason why Lady Zheng came to pick on Mu Fengqie was that the two women who had just scolded Mu Fengqie were Lady Zheng's daughters.
Lady Zheng had just gone out for a while. When she came back, her younger daughter told her what had happened. Lady Zheng didn't have a son. She only had these two daughters, so she doted on them very much.
"Lady Zheng, watch your words!" Lady Shen couldn't stand it anymore. When had their Fengqie ever needed to seduce a man? This Lady Zheng was really unworthy.
"Lady Zheng, I'm curious where you got the idea that I seduced Jing Xinche to get here?" Mu Fengqie looked at Lady Zheng with amusement. Her status was much higher than Lady Zheng's. If Lady Zheng could attend the palace banquet, why couldn't she, Mu Fengqie?
"Do I need someone to tell me? Just look at you. You're probably here to seduce men in the palace. What? Isn't one man like Marquis Zhongning enough for you?" She was really a promiscuous and despicable thing. Lady Zheng didn't even want to stand next to her. She was really a disgrace to women.
"Slap!" Lady Shen couldn't bear it any longer and slapped Lady Zheng directly across the face. Lady Shen's chest was heaving with anger, which showed that she was really enraged. She never thought that Lady Zheng would say such disgusting things.
Lady Zheng covered her face in disbelief and stared at Lady Shen. "You dared to hit me!" Lady Zheng's voice suddenly became shrill. Mu Fengqie's ears were a bit hurt by her voice.
The whole hall was immediately attracted by Lady Zheng's voice. Everyone's eyes turned to this direction, wondering what had happened.
Just then, A Ru came in from outside. She had come earlier. When she came, Mu Fengqie hadn't arrived yet. She found it boring staying here, so she asked the maid to take her out for a stroll.
"The Princess Consort of the Regent is coming!" As soon as the eunuch standing outside saw A Ru, he immediately informed the people inside.
The people in the hall were really quick. They quickly made way and knelt down on one side. "Greetings to the Princess Consort of the Regent. May the Princess Consort live a long and prosperous life!"
"Rise." A Ru looked at them listlessly. Why hadn't her elder sister come yet... Ugh, it was so boring being here alone.
The little maid beside A Ru carefully supported A Ru to a table in front of Mu Fengqie's table and sat down. She propped her head up and stared blankly, bored.