Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

This kind of dress, coupled with her already stunning beauty, seemed to be coated with a layer of faint glow under the sunlight. Jiang Xue looked like a fairy descending to the earth, easily attracting everyone's attention.

The women who were just surrounding Concubine Zhou and trying to show their affection to her now all turned their eyes to Jiang Xue.

This dealt a heavy blow to Concubine Zhou, and the fire of jealousy in her heart burned fiercely.

She clenched the sleeves in her hands, and the originally exquisite sleeves were wrinkled by her.

Where on earth did this woman get such clothes?

She remembered it clearly, this was the only set of clothes that His Highness had ordered.

"My Lady Princess, you are so beautiful today!"

Wan Qiaoer jumped in front of Jiang Xue like a little elf and praised her sincerely.

"Thank you Miss Wan for the compliment." Jiang Xue looked at the innocent girl in front of her, her heart filled with joy.

The child's clear eyes reminded her of the days when she was learning skills in Changle Mountain.

"This dress is indeed the most suitable for the princess." Mrs. Fang touched her daughter's head lovingly. She felt very gratified when she saw the clothes she had treasured when she was young glowing with new brilliance on Jiang Xue.

This dress was specially made for her by her mother when she got married. She liked it very much and was reluctant to wear it too much for fear of getting it dirty.

Later, when Wan Qiaoer was born, she became a little plump and the dress could no longer fit her. It was kept at the bottom of the box for many years. Now that she had finally found the right person to wear it, Mrs. Wan felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

"Changle thanks Madam Wan." Before, she asked Fudong to deliver the sachet to the Wan family, but actually she wanted to ask Madam Wan for help in finding a suitable dress for her.

After all, Xiao Zhan only had that one custom-made dress, and time was tight, so it would obviously be too late to order another one, so she thought of Madam Wan.

After all, Fang was the emperor, and she and Madam Wan had a good relationship before, so it was not difficult to ask her to help find a suitable dress. But she didn't expect that the dress sent by Madam Wan was so precious.

"The princess is the princess. Even if His Highness's love for her fades, she is still noble and extraordinary due to her status! Look at her clothes. The material is the most precious brocade in the country!"

"That's right. Favor is only temporary. Status is the real guarantee! Even though Concubine Zhou is in power now, when His Highness loses interest in her in the future, her status as a concubine will never be comparable to that of the Princess Gong!"

"His Royal Highness Prince Gong used to be a cynical person. Even the princess, who is so beautiful that she can topple a country, only got his favor for one year, not to mention Concubine Zhou. Although she is also pretty, she is still far inferior to the princess. I don't know how long this favor can last... Calling her a concubine is just a nice-sounding name. In fact, isn't she just a concubine..."

Everyone looked at Jiang Xue's glamorous appearance, and whispered between her and Concubine Zhou, comparing the two.

These discussions were heard by Jiang Xue and Concubine Zhou without missing a word.

Concubine Zhou's face suddenly turned ugly.

Just now she was the center of attention, but as soon as Jiang Xue appeared, she became the object of everyone's ridicule.

She had originally planned to teach Jiang Xue a lesson in public today, but ended up being humiliated by her instead.

She was so angry that her teeth itched! She glared at Jiang Xue fiercely and secretly vowed to make Jiang Xue pay for it.

After about an hour, the noble ladies entered the palace one by one and took their seats. The Chaofeng Banquet officially began under the auspices of the Queen.

Because they were both from Prince Gong's Mansion, Jiang Xue and Concubine Zhou were arranged to sit at the same table.

Not long after she sat down, Concubine Zhou's body suddenly tilted and her legs hit the ground with a thud.

Suddenly, everyone's attention was drawn to them.

Concubine Zhou bit her lip, stood up from the ground with a look of grievance, and then sat back next to Jiang Xue pitifully.

She kept rubbing the leg closest to Jiang Xue, glancing at Jiang Xue's face from time to time.

It looked like someone was being bullied but didn't dare to say anything.

"What's wrong with Concubine Zhou?" Concubine Shu asked lazily, leaning forward with narrowed eyes.

"No, it's nothing. I didn't sit firmly and fell down accidentally. It has nothing to do with the princess."

Concubine Zhou explained with a tearful voice, and once she said this, it was as if she was pointing the finger directly at Jiang Xue.

In this case, when Concubine Zhou said "it has nothing to do with the princess", it seemed like she was implying that there was something wrong with Jiang Xue.

At this Chaofeng Banquet, there were already many people waiting to see Jiang Xue make a fool of herself. Now with this situation, everyone was talking about it even more.

"Everyone says that Princess Gong is narrow-minded. Today, I see that she is indeed worthy of the reputation."

"Is it because Concubine Zhou stole the limelight from the beginning and she was unhappy, so she took action to teach her a lesson?"

"Even so, as the head of a family, it is too ungenerous to do such a thing. It seems that he is still born in a barbaric land and is not presentable."

The women were talking in low voices. Except for a few who had a good relationship with Jiang Xue and kept silent, the others were just there to watch the fun.

The queen sat in a high position and should have come out to maintain order, but she did not do so.

She just lazily put her elbows on the armrests, closed her eyes and let these noble women talk about Jiang Xue.

"Hey, Concubine Zhou, you've worked hard. How about this, come over here and sit with me." Concubine Shu glanced at Jiang Xue who didn't react at all, thinking that this woman was really patient. She was being talked about like a jealous person, but she remained calm. What a difficult character.

In order to establish herself as a kind and benevolent person, and also to help her son Xiao Shen win over the power of the Zhou family, Concubine Shu waved to Concubine Zhou and asked her to come to her side.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Zhou stood up and continued to pretend to be weak and bullied, moving towards Concubine Shu.

But before she took a few steps, there was a sudden "swish" sound! Her skirt got caught on something and fell down, revealing her underwear.

Just when everyone was staring at Concubine Zhou, Fu Dong moved his fingers and took away a hidden weapon that had nailed a piece of Concubine Zhou's clothing.

"what is that?"

Someone noticed that there seemed to be something on Concubine Zhou's underwear and pointed at her and shouted.

The queen slowly opened her eyes and looked towards Concubine Zhou.

When she saw the Zhou family crest embroidered on Concubine Zhou's underwear, her face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

The family crest is a symbol of a family's honor. In Beiling, only the royal family and the generals and ministers appointed by the emperor himself are qualified to embroider the family crest representing their family's honor on their clothes.

Since the founding of Beiling, the nobles have not been allowed to wear clothes embroidered with their family crests in public.

Even the Wan family, a royal merchant family, had never received such treatment, let alone the Zhou family, an old aristocratic family.