The rural doctor bought a husband who was very treacherous

Chapter 248 Summer Banquet (2)

"Second sister, the eldest sister promised to let me go out of the palace to play with her in the future. Look, the eldest sister also gave us such a beautiful glass bead string..."

"Thirteen!" Xuanyuan Mengyao stared at Princess Thirteen, her eyes filled with ferocity.

After Xuanyuan Mengyao's yell, the garden, which was bustling just a moment ago, became silent, and the noble ladies in the garden all cast inquiring glances in this direction.

The princesses in the pavilion also stepped back, obviously not wanting to get involved in the secret fight between Xuanyuan Mengyao and Su Tang.

The noble ladies outside did not know about the fight between the two of them, but the unmarried princesses in the palace had all heard of it.

Su Tang glanced at the princesses who retreated. It seemed that Xuanyuan Mengyao's power in the palace was still as strong as ever. She must have suppressed them a lot when Xuanyuan Mengyao was the eldest princess.

Come to think of it, Xuanyuan Mengyao is the daughter of the queen, and before Su Tang came, she was the eldest princess. It would be wrong for these little princesses who have no maternal protection to not be afraid of her.

"Is this how your princess was brought up? How can you yell and shout like that!!" Su Tang shouted in a deep voice, her eyes even sweeping towards Xuanyuan Mengyao outside the pavilion.

"There are so many noble ladies out there. As a princess, you should still maintain the dignity of the royal family at this time. I didn't expect that after you got married, you became even more unbecoming."

"You!!" Su Tang's attitude at this moment was full of contempt for her. Now, in front of a group of princesses and noble ladies, he scolded her for being unbecoming, which was undoubtedly a slap in her face.

And just now Su Tang was talking about her marriage. Ever since Empress Xie was disliked by Emperor Jing and locked up in Fengyi Palace, Xuanyuan Mengyao was also disliked by Emperor Jing.

In the end, she was randomly assigned a position with the third place winner of last year's imperial examination. Now, because of her, that third place winner has got a job as an editor in the Hanlin Academy.

However, the Hanlin Academy was not a place with much money, and the monthly salary of a small editor was pitifully low. In this capital, he could not even support the relatives he brought from his hometown, let alone a princess.

Nowadays, Xuanyuan Mengyao uses money from her own private treasury to supplement her family expenses every day to avoid being laughed at by others for marrying into a poor family.

Su Tang has become an irreconcilable enemy to Xuanyuan Mengyao. However, because Emperor Jing now values Su Tang, the eldest princess, more, Xuanyuan Mengyao was smart for the first time and did not attack Su Tang openly.

Xuanyuan Mengyao chuckled, hiding the hatred in her eyes, "Haha, I'm just worried that Thirteen is ignorant and will disturb Sister Huang's interest again."

Su Tang raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect Xuanyuan Mengyao to have endured it all. Maybe there was some master behind her who gave her advice, so she didn't lose her temper on the spot like she did in the previous times.

Su Tang didn't want to be a bad guy in front of everyone, so she smiled gently and responded, "The imperial sisters are all very well-behaved and cute. Chunmei, give the glass bracelet I bought to the second imperial sister as well."

Chunmei immediately took out another glass bracelet and presented it with both hands.

The maid next to Xuanyuan Mengyao took a few steps forward and took the glass beads from Chunmei's hand, then quickly stepped back a few steps and stood behind Xuanyuan Mengyao.

"Thank you, Sister Huang." After Xuanyuan Mengyao said this, she glanced at the Thirteenth and other little princesses, turned around and left the pavilion with her people.

This farce ended so quietly.

"Oh, I thought I would see something lively, but I didn't expect the garden to be so deserted today."

As soon as Xuanyuan Mengyao left, Princess Mingyue came over again.

But she was not outside the pavilion. She spoke loudly from a distance, loud enough for everyone in the garden to hear.

Several noble ladies standing beside Princess Mingyue were trying to curry favor with her just now, but after hearing her words, no one dared to speak in response. They all lowered their heads and pretended to be quails.

Su Tang sat in the pavilion, looking at Princess Mingyue not far away, but she just glanced at her and turned her head away, talking to Thirteen beside her, as if Princess Mingyue was not even in her eyes at all.

The feeling of being ignored made Princess Mingyue suddenly angry.

She flicked her sleeves and walked towards the pavilion where Su Tang was.

Chunmei and Xiamei were standing outside the pavilion. When they saw Princess Mingyue approaching, they immediately waved their hands to stop her. "The pavilion is full of princesses. No one else should disturb them."

"It turned out to be you two!" Mingyue also noticed Chunmei and Xiamei at this time. It was them who brought her and Liu Wanning to Jingzhao Prefecture a few days ago, causing her father to lose 100,000 taels of silver in vain.

Princess Mingyue raised her hand and was about to swing at Chunmei. She remembered that it was Chunmei who knocked her unconscious and carried her away.

On the busy streets of Kyoto, she was dragged to Jingzhao Prefecture by this man like a dead dog, making her lose all face.

When she saw Chunmei again today, she wanted to peel off Chunmei's skin.

Princess Mingyue's hand had just been raised and before it fell, Su Tang had already quickly flashed to the outside of the pavilion and grabbed Princess Mingyue's raised wrist. She pinched it so hard that it hurt.

"You, you let me go!" Princess Mingyue felt severe pain in her wrist. She pulled her arm back suddenly, but Su Tang held her wrist tightly like a pair of pliers. She couldn't break free no matter how hard she struggled.

"Don't you see where you are? You, the daughter of a vassal king, dare to shout here. Don't you think highly of the royal family?"

"You, what did you say? Let me go right now." It was a hot day, but Princess Mingyue's face was covered with cold sweat. She trembled as she looked at the woman in front of her with hatred.

No one had ever dared to treat her like this. She suffered losses twice in a row, both times at the hands of this woman.

She didn't care what kind of princess the other person was. In her opinion, she was no different from the princesses here.

"If you make trouble again, I will have people drag you out, just like we did that day on the street, so that you can embarrass yourself in front of all the noble ladies again." Su Tang suddenly approached Princess Mingyue and whispered in her ear.

A few words made Princess Mingyue stop struggling immediately. She just looked at Su Tang in horror, "You, you dare, my father is Prince Li."

"Prince Li is a minister, and my father is the king." Su Tang threw her hand and threw Princess Mingyue back several steps. Fortunately, the maid behind her caught Princess Mingyue in time to prevent her from being too embarrassed.

Then Su Tang returned to the pavilion and continued chatting and laughing with the princesses inside.

Princess Mingyue's face turned red with anger. She stroked her wrist which was pinched by Su Tang and turned it purple. Her eyes finally fell on the glass bracelet on her wrist.

Ever since she got this glass bracelet, things have been unlucky for her. The eldest princess even gave away a lot of glass bracelets to others. Thinking of this, Princess Mingyue took off the glass bracelet from her wrist and threw it to the ground.

The string of glass beads hit the ground and made a crisp sound when it hit the bluestone pavement. In an instant, the glass beads were untied and most of them broke into pieces on the ground, scattering everywhere.

Su Tang didn't even look over here once, until Princess Mingyue left angrily. Then Su Tang patted the back of Princess Thirteen's hand and said, "When you are free, go to Prince Qi's Mansion. I am at home most of the time."

"Okay." Princess Thirteen smiled, with two dimples on the corners of her mouth, which was very lovely.

Su Tang came out of the pavilion, and Chunmei and Xiamei hurriedly followed.

When passing by the noble ladies who were gathered in the garden chatting, they all bowed and greeted Su Tang.

"Liu Shuling greets the Grand Princess." A cold female voice sounded from the side. Su Tang turned her head and saw that it was Liu Shuling, whom Su Tang had met once.

Su Tang just nodded slightly and wanted to walk past Liu Shuling towards the lotus pond in front.

There is a long wooden corridor beside the lotus pond, which can block the summer sunlight, and the water in the lotus pond is also cooler than other places.

Seeing that Su Tang ignored her, Liu Shuling actually followed Su Tang.

Chunmei looked back and saw Liu Shuling paused, but after hesitating for a while, she followed her again.

Liu Shuling was accompanied by only a little maid, who followed Su Tang closely.

Only when they reached the lotus pond did Su Tang stand in the wooden corridor and wave to Liu Shuling behind her, "You've been following me for so long, come over here."

Liu Shuling nodded and walked quickly towards the wooden corridor. Chunmei stretched out her hand to stop the maid behind Liu Shuling.

Liu Shuling said to the little maid behind her, "Wait for me under the shade of the tree over there."

"Yes." The little maid nodded and turned to stand under the shade of a tree not far away.

Seeing Liu Shuling enter the wooden corridor, Chunmei and Xiamei blocked the two sides of the corridor to prevent anyone else from breaking in.

Su Tang found a place with backlight and sat down, then pointed to the chair in front and said, "Sit down."

Liu Shuling responded and sat down opposite Su Tang.

"We don't seem to be familiar with each other. What's the matter with you following me?" Su Tang asked straight to the point.

"My father was summoned to the palace by His Majesty yesterday. He did not return home last night. I would like to ask about my father's condition."

"Censor Liu is not at home, and you still have the mind to come to the summer banquet?" Su Tang raised her eyebrows and said.

"I entered the palace to attend the banquet today because I received an invitation from the palace and had to come." Liu Shuling told the truth.

"Oh? This is a bit strange. Maybe the prince or my father took a fancy to you and wanted to take you into his palace, but Imperial Censor Liu disagreed, so you were detained in the palace by my father?"

"This?! How is this possible?" Liu Shuling raised her head in surprise, her face full of disbelief.

Noticing Su Tang's teasing look, she whispered back, "The Grand Princess is making fun of me."

"I don't know much about the previous dynasty, so you must have followed the wrong person today." Su Tang leaned against the railing, reached out to pluck a handful of reeds beside the wooden corridor, and held a handful of reed seedlings in her hand.

"But, but I don't know who to ask." Liu Shuling lowered her head dejectedly and stirred the handkerchief in her hand.

"Maybe after the banquet is over today, you will see Censor Liu at home when you return home." Su Tang quickly made a little rabbit out of the reeds in her hand and handed it to Liu Shuling.

Liu Shuling took it and looked at the straw rabbit in her hand. She was once again surprised that Su Tang had such a skillful hand.

But she didn't say anything. After thinking for a moment, she picked up the little rabbit made of reed seedlings, stood up, and bowed to Su Tang, "Shu Ling thanks the Grand Princess for her comfort. I will not disturb you anymore."

"Yeah." Su Tang responded softly.

Liu Shuling turned around and quickly left the wooden corridor.

The summer breeze gently blew across the tranquil lotus pond, mixed with a little fresh water vapor and a faint scent of grass, and blew towards the wooden corridor. The strands of hair by Su Tang's ears were blown against her cheeks from time to time, making her feel a little itchy.

"Grand Princess, the Empress Dowager, Concubine Xian, Concubine Li and others have arrived at the garden. The other princesses and noble ladies have already rushed to the flower hall on the other side of the garden." At this time, a little palace maid quickly walked to the wooden corridor where Su Tang was and said to Su Tang.

"Okay, I understand." Su Tang stood up and threw the reed in her hand into the lotus pond.

"The Grand Princess is here." As Su Tang entered the flower hall, a palace maid sang.

Su Tang walked around a screen wall and went to the flower hall.

At this time, there were many colorful flowers placed in the flower hall, and the invited women were sitting quietly in order of seniority.

After Su Tang came in, a palace maid led her to sit in the front row.

The Queen Mother and Concubine Li just glanced at Su Tang and didn't say a word of greeting. From time to time, they talked to Princess Li.

Concubine Xian smiled and nodded to Su Tang, which meant she was saying hello.

Su Tang sat down lightly, her head slightly lowered, her manner dignified and elegant.

At this moment, the Queen Mother's kind and gentle laughter rang out. The Queen Mother smiled and slowly swept her eyes over the young women sitting below.

"Hehehe..."

The Queen Mother's laughter was like a spring breeze, making people feel very kind and warm. "Ah, I haven't seen so many beautiful girls for a long time! Look at you, each of you is still as beautiful as a flower!"

The Queen Mother nodded gently as she spoke, her eyes full of appreciation and affection.

"Your Majesty asked us to come back just to make things lively for you, Your Majesty. Sure enough, the children are here, and your health has improved a lot.

It’s been a while since I’ve attended such a lively party. It’s a little hot today, but it would be more comfortable in autumn.”

Princess Li adjusted the phoenix hairpin in her hair. This hairpin was given to her by the Queen Mother when she married Prince Li. She brought it with her today.

The Queen Mother glanced at the phoenix hairpin on Princess Li's head, then quickly retracted her gaze and looked at the noble ladies below with a smile.

"Sister Princess Li, it is true that you cannot see the beautiful scenery of the Kyoto flowers in full bloom in your fiefdom." Concubine Li chuckled and responded.

"Not really. The climate where we live is more suitable for the growth of flowers and plants. They are much more colorful than these flowers planted in pots." Princess Mingyue suddenly interjected.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother and Concubine Li both looked unhappy.

"Mingyue, come here and listen to what you said. The Queen Mother has seen everything. These flowers are much more delicate than the wild flowers in our place." Princess Li took Princess Mingyue's hand and patted it gently.