In the previous life, she was fed to dogs by her elder sister, and she was reborn to seek revenge

The palace banquet had not officially begun yet, and the emperor and empress had not arrived yet, but all the officials and their families had already taken their seats. Because Lin Shan was also the Marquis of Pingnan, Lin Qingye and the others were also seated in the middle of the banquet.

As soon as Lin Qingyao sat down, her eyes began to look around restlessly, and from time to time she secretly glanced at the seats of the princes above.

Unfortunately, the only one of the six princes who entered first was the eldest prince who already had a wife, while the other princes had not yet taken their seats.

Lin Qingyao suddenly felt bored, so she got up and secretly went for a stroll in the garden by herself. At this moment, Lin Qingyao suddenly heard a familiar sound of golden bells. She looked in the direction of the sound with a puzzled look on her face.

Sure enough, I saw the familiar red color next to the pond. Li Wanqing, dressed in red, was holding a small stick and poking the fat koi in the pond.

The golden bells on her hands jingled as she moved, and the sound inexplicably made Lin Qingyao feel upset.

Lin Qingyao immediately stepped forward and came to Li Wanqing's side and said in a sarcastic tone, "Hey? I was wondering who was so bold as to touch the koi in the palace? It turns out to be the wealthy Miss Li."

Li Wanqing was having fun just now, but when she turned around and saw Lin Qingyao, the smile on her face immediately disappeared. It was obvious that Li Wanqing was not prepared to pay attention to Lin Qingyao. She didn't even look at Lin Qingyao, but threw the small stick away, patted the water stains on her hands, and pretended to leave.

This feeling of contempt made Lin Qingyao feel ashamed. No matter what, she was still the legitimate daughter of the Pingnan Marquis's Mansion. Even if Li Wanqing's family was wealthy, she was just the daughter of a merchant.

It would have been fine if the Third Prince was present that day, but today this is a palace banquet and the guests are all officials from Kyoto and their families. Let alone how she, the daughter of a merchant, managed to get in, she actually dared to be so disrespectful to me.

The more Lin Qingyao thought about it, the angrier she became. Finally, when Li Wanqing passed by her, she couldn't help but reach out to block her way.

"Stop, how can you be so rude? Didn't you hear me talking to you just now?"

After hearing this, Li Wanqing was not angry at all. Instead, a creepy smile appeared on her face. She took a step forward, approached Lin Qingyao, and spoke in a low voice into her ear.

"If Miss Lin doesn't want to drown in this pond tonight, you'd better not mess with me. I'm not always in a good mood."

After saying that, he took a few steps forward until he forced Lin Qingyao back to the fence beside the pond, and then added without paying any attention to Lin Qingyao's panic.

"I wonder if Miss Lin knows why the koi in this pond have grown so big? I heard that many people drown in this pond every year!"

At this moment, Lin Qingyao's heart was in her throat, as if her heart would jump out of her throat if Li Wanqing took another step forward.

Lin Qingyao looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar girl in front of her with horror. She felt that Li Wanqing in front of her seemed like a different person. The viciousness revealed in her eyes was totally unlike that of a teenage girl.

Seeing that Lin Qingyao was so frightened that she couldn't speak, Li Wanqing smiled contemptuously and said, "Oh, I thought you were so capable, but you're useless."

Lin Qingyao swallowed nervously and pretended to be calm and said, "You...you...you...what do you want to do...this is the imperial palace...do you dare to mess around!"

After hearing this, Li Wanqing did not respond to Lin Qingyao's words, but looked at her with a vicious look, then wiped her hands on the hem of Lin Qingyao's clothes, and then walked towards the rockery without looking back.

After Li Wanqing left, Lin Qingyao came back to her senses. She was really frightened by Li Wanqing's actions just now. It seemed that Li Wanqing was still a tough nut to crack. It would be better for her not to provoke her in the future.

At that time, Lin Qingyao felt from Li Wanqing's terrifying eyes that Li Wanqing dared to push her down.

Lin Qingyao, still in shock, gently stroked her chest, then took out a handkerchief from her arms to wipe the sweat from her neck. Only then did she realize that she was sweating because of Li Wanqing's fright.

It was at this time that the second prince, who had arrived late, led a little eunuch and walked towards the garden cursing all the way. He just happened to see Lin Qingyao wiping her sweat.

Lin Qingyao was wearing a goose yellow silk dress today, with a few barely noticeable small golden chrysanthemums embroidered on the cuffs with gold thread. This color suited Lin Qingyao very well, making her skin look white and rosy, making her look very pretty yet gentle.

Lin Qingyao was standing beside the pond, wiping the sweat from her neck with a handkerchief, which exposed the fair skin on her neck, which made the Second Emperor's blood boil.

The Second Prince was stunned for a moment. He swallowed unconsciously and ordered the eunuch beside him, "Go check!"

The young eunuch understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, and immediately took the order and ran away happily.

After the young eunuch left, the second prince was about to go up and talk to her, but he saw Lin Qingyao trotting away as if she had seen something.

The second prince also became curious for a moment, and he hurriedly followed. He saw that the beautiful woman who had made his heart beat just now was now pulling the clothes of his third brother Ye Tinghua and saying something with tears in her eyes.

Judging from Ye Tinghua's expression, he seemed to hate her very much. Due to the distance between them, the Second Prince could not hear their conversation at all.

But judging from their performance and expressions, it seems that this woman is fond of Ye Tinghua, and Ye Tinghua is not only unmoved, but seems to be very disgusted with it.

The second prince couldn't help but shook his head upon seeing this, and sighed in his heart that his third brother was really unromantic, as he could refuse such a beautiful woman who threw herself at him, and even made her cry in vain.

Just then, the young eunuch beside Ye Tinghua came to report that the banquet was about to begin and the emperor and empress would be here soon, so he should take his seat quickly.

When the second prince heard this, he no longer cared about eavesdropping and immediately ran towards the palace where the banquet was being held.

Yesterday, his mother, Concubine Yu, specifically sent someone to remind him that he must behave well at today's palace banquet and must not be late. In recent days, too many people have impeached him and the Fourth Prince in the court, and many ministers in the court have begun to ask the emperor to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible in order to stabilize the country.

In fact, Concubine Yu had always wanted one of the second prince and the fourth prince to become the crown prince, but unfortunately, neither of her two sons was promising. Except for their looks, they did not inherit any of the emperor's virtues.

The only thing they inherited was the romantic habit. The Second Prince and the Fourth Prince seemed to care little about anything except women, and this was the most troubling thing for Concubine Yu.