In late spring in the capital, the weather is a little chilly, and it is not a comfortable climate.

Inside the Fushan Palace with its carved beams and painted buildings, in a water pavilion in the back garden, a slender figure stretched out her fingertips and gently lifted the thin satin door curtain embroidered with lively floral and bird patterns. One could smell the warm fragrance of the room's incense.

The young woman walked around the screen and felt many eyes in the hall, staring at her openly and covertly.

Those glances were obscure, but most of them were sarcastic and mocking.

The woman took a deep breath and walked forward slowly. She was only wearing a laurel green silk dress today. Her smooth black hair was skillfully tied into a bun and hung behind her head. Two white jade hairpins were inserted diagonally, making her look particularly plain and even a little frail.

She knelt gently in front of the noble lady sitting at the head, bowed, and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Princess."

The woman in front of her was the Princess of Fushan, who came from a prominent family. She was a decade older than her, well-maintained, wearing a crimson satin dress, with a slender figure, and she looked elegant without showing any age.

The princess pinched the scarf with her fingertips painted with bright red nail polish, covering her mouth and nose. Even with such a small movement, the maid beside her could see her disdain and she immediately frowned.

"Today is a flower-viewing banquet, and all the guests who came are distinguished guests from the capital... It's too simple for a concubine to dress like this. Doesn't she take the princess seriously?"

Ruan Yuluan knew very well that they were just looking for an excuse to vent their anger on her.

In the two years since she entered the mansion, how many good clothes and jewelry could she have bought? She only wore clothes and jewelry brought from her mother's home.

It was only at this moment that I realized how embarrassing it was.

Ruan Yuluan sighed softly in her heart, lowered her brows gently, and apologized softly.

"I am used to being dull and ignorant, and I don't know the rules. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

This happened right under the eyes of all the guests, so Princess Fushan naturally wouldn't really scold her. She just raised her eyes with a smile and glanced at her lightly with a subtle tone.

"My sister is loved by the prince, and the prince likes you like this, how can I blame you."

When she mentioned King Fushan, Ruan Yuluan's face turned slightly paler, her fingertips curled up in her wide sleeves, her lips moved a few times, and finally she only responded with a low sound.

She stood up and sat down at the table. Before the dishes were served, she lifted a cup with her fingertips and took a sip from it.

Her eyes swept around and fell on a red figure in the middle of the banquet. The young woman had hairpins and rings all over her head, and she was talking and laughing with the lady beside her.

In the blink of an eye, she raised her eyes and met Ruan Yuluan's gaze, but she paused slightly, and the smile on the corner of her lips faded a little. The woman turned her head away and didn't look at her again.

Ruan Yuluan's lips moved slightly, and she had wanted to talk to her, but she gave up after seeing this.

That person was none other than her fourth half-sister from her natal family, who was married to Yuxi, the second son of the Earl of Zhongqin.

When they were in the boudoir, the sisters always had small conflicts and frictions, but after getting married, she missed those times very much.

I always feel that the days go by so slowly when I am at home. One summer day seems to last half a lifetime. But now it seems like a fleeting moment.

As she thought about this, she was slightly absent-minded, but she heard some fragments of words falling into her ears.

It was a malicious sneer.

"...I heard that this concubine was originally a concubine of the family. She had high aspirations but a fragile life. She used all her tricks to hook up with King Fushan. With such ambition, you can't judge a person by his appearance!"

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