vrcanaries Chapter 368 Refutation
Chapter 368 Refutation
Shang Ruoyi's gaze fell on the other ladies, and they all lowered their heads and said nothing when they saw this.
The queen looked at her with interest, with a hint of smile in her eyes.
Princess Xiao stood up, her eyes blazing with fire: "Beating the princess is disrespectful and should be executed!" She knelt down directly in front of the queen: "Your Majesty, she, a junior, actually did such a perverse act in front of you. It's clear that she doesn't take you seriously. You must punish her severely!"
When the queen heard this, her eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi: "Prince Ding's wife, did you hear what Princess Xiao said?"
"My lady, I heard you."
The queen smiled and said, "Do you have anything to say?"
"I think what Princess Xiao said is unreasonable and I should not be punished." Shang Ruoyi said neither humbly nor arrogantly, as if it should be so.
"What? You shouldn't be punished?" Princess Xiao pointed at her and said, "If you shouldn't be punished, then isn't it Princess Ben who should be punished?"
"Exactly."
"you!"
Shang Ruoyi's face was cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Princess Xiao said that I didn't take the Queen seriously, which was very disrespectful. What about Princess Xiao? You came late on the day of the worship, and you respect the Queen? After sitting down, you began to make sarcastic remarks about our Dingguo Palace, and even slandered us for having rebellious intentions. Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are? How dare you say such gossip about our Dingguo Palace." She looked at the Queen: "Please ask the Queen to make the decision for our Dingguo Palace!"
Princess Xiao had never expected that she would be such an eloquent person, and she was so angry that she was shaking all over.
"You are just a concubine's daughter. Your father did such a shameful thing, and you still have the face to go out! If I were you, I would divorce my wife, go to the temple to shave my head and become a nun, always with the green lamp and ancient Buddha to atone for my sins! How could I be like you now, coaxing the prince to spend money on you, you are really shameless."
"The prince and I are husband and wife. Whether the prince spends money on me or not, and how much money he spends, is none of this related to Princess Xiao? Could it be that because Prince Xiao has no money and cannot buy things for Princess Xiao, Princess Xiao feels resentful when she sees that she is living better than her?" Shang Ruoyi sneered, "Also, I am a concubine, but so what? I am the prince's consort appointed by the emperor himself. Could it be that Princess Xiao has complaints about this? I didn't expect that Princess Xiao would dare to question the emperor's decision."
Princess Xiao's face turned pale. How could she have imagined that Shang Ruoyi was such an eloquent person?
Upon hearing this, the queen smiled even more. This little girl was exactly what she wanted. Fortunately, she didn't have a son, otherwise she would definitely make her her daughter-in-law.
Princess Xiao's face turned pale, but she couldn't get angry.
"Alright." The Queen had seen enough of the excitement and said calmly, "Princess Xiao, the Prince Ding's Mansion has just returned to the capital, which is a great joy. Why are you stirring up trouble here? If there is really a grudge, you can go and tell the Emperor."
After hearing what the Queen said, Princess Xiao was helpless even though she was dissatisfied.
"I know my crime."
"Get up!"
The Queen's eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi: "You! You are just too impatient. You can't sit still after being scolded by your elders? You even hit people."
Princess Xiao looked at her coldly, waiting for the Queen to punish her severely.
"Even if you are right, you can't do such a thing in front of me."
The implication is that as long as it's not done in front of her, I'll let him beat her.
Everyone present here is a smart person, how could they not hear the queen's hidden meaning?
But who dares to criticize the queen?
Princess Xiao's face turned purple, and she put her hands on the handle, trying hard to suppress her anger.
"I respectfully follow the Queen's teachings."
"Get up."
Shang Ruoyi returned to her chair and sat down. Princess Xiao gave her a comforting look, indicating that she didn't need to worry.
"I have just finished my confinement. If it were not for the custom of our ancestors, I really would not want you ladies to go through this." She pressed her eyebrows and whispered, "Now that you have paid your respects, you can go back. You still have to pay your respects to the two imperial concubines."
As soon as the Queen finished speaking, Princess Xiao was the first to stand up. She bowed perfunctorily, then turned and left.
"Prince Ding's Crown Princess."
"My concubine is here."
"After you have greeted each palace, come back to me and I will explain the rules of this palace to you."
"Yes, ma'am."
How could other ladies dare to be so disrespectful to the queen like Princess Xiao? They all knelt on the ground and waited until the queen returned to the inner hall before they dared to stand up.
They first came to Concubine Shu, who was the biological mother of the Fourth Prince. However, compared with Concubine Zhao, her status in everyone's heart was far inferior.
After all, Concubine Zhao is the biological mother of the crown prince. Although the Fourth Prince was conferred the title of prince, when compared with the monarch, everyone can naturally tell which is more important.
Concubine Shu had no intention of saying more to them. After they bowed, she let them go.
"What's the point of this Concubine Shu being named a Concubine at this age?"
"Why is it useless? There is a difference between a concubine and a noble concubine." Madam Mu smiled and said, "Now we have to kneel down and bow to her when we see her."
"Humph, she just relied on the fact that she gave birth to a son and was named a prince. The emperor promoted her to a noble concubine to save face for the Fourth Prince. Look how arrogant she is when she came to meet him today." Princess Xiao sneered, "If you don't know, you would think she is the prince's biological mother."
Shang Ruoyi listened to the whispers of these ladies and rolled her eyes secretly.
Are these ladies too impatient to live long or what? If they openly discuss the concubines and are heard by others and spread to the emperor's ears, it would be considered as insubordination and the serious case would be death.
"Mother concubine."
"You'll get used to it." Princess Ding glanced at them and said disdainfully, "This is why mother doesn't want to associate with others. They are a bunch of mean people who are used to changing their attitudes according to the situation."
As they were talking, everyone had already arrived at Lanqing Palace.
When they met Concubine Zhao, their attitude was even more respectful than when they met the Queen.
"My Lady, you look much more beautiful than before you got pregnant." Princess Xiao said with a smile, "The little prince in your belly will definitely be a filial son."
Concubine Zhao smiled a little more and put her hand on her belly: "Thank you, Princess Xiao, for your good wishes." She looked at Shang Ruoyi who was sitting beside her: "This person must be the Crown Prince Consort of Prince Ding."
Shang Ruoyi stood up and bowed, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Concubine Zhao picked up the tea, took a sip, and did not ask her to stand up. Instead, she turned around and started talking to Princess Xiao.
"Princess Xiao's son is already quite old, has he married yet?"