Jiang Fenghua turned around and saw her figure appear in the mirror. She had a decent smile on her lips, her temperament was dignified and quiet, and she looked even more graceful and elegant in the phoenix robe.

Xie Shang's emotions had no effect on her.

Jiang Fenghua re-arranged her hair before going out, only to see Xie Shang waiting outside the door. Seeing such a beautiful Jiang Fenghua, he just felt pleasing to the eye.

The smile on her lips did not diminish. Xie Shang extended his hand to her. Jiang Fenghua could act better than anyone else without him teaching her. Her acting skills were first-rate.

Jiang Fenghua also calmly held his hand, and the two of them appeared in front of everyone like a loving couple.

She also saw Bai Yuhan in the garden, but she didn't keep her eyes on Bai Yuhan afterwards. The protagonist of today's banquet must be the emperor, and as the queen, she naturally had to greet the guests together with the emperor.

-

Here, Bai Yuhan was wandering in the garden bored. She had never gone out for a walk since she entered the palace. She knew that the palace would be very lively today, so she came to join in the fun.

If the emperor really liked her, she would have agreed. Unfortunately, the emperor didn't really like her, and she felt it was meaningless.

Lin Yu suddenly appeared in front of Bai Yuhan. She smiled slightly and said, "Isn't this Miss Bai?"

Bai Yuhan stared at her, looking her over and over. She felt very close to meeting an acquaintance in the palace. "Manager Lin?"

Lin Yu did not wear the guard's uniform today, but changed back into women's clothes. She came to see Bai Yuhan, with whom she had dealt in the business world before.

Bai Yuhan was puzzled, "Why did you appear in the palace?"

Lin Yu is also a rare beauty. Many people like her, but she looks down on any of them. Her second brother also likes Lin Yu and admires her very much, but the person Lin Yu likes seems to be Master Ruan who is with her. Master Ruan always wears a mask, and no one knows what he looks like. They only know that he is very talented and proficient in jadeite. He can tell the authenticity of jade at a glance. They have made a lot of money from this.

"Of course I came to attend the palace banquet." Lin Yu added: "My relative is an official in the capital, and I just happened to be there to see the world."

Bai Yuhan knew that only people of status could enter the palace to attend the emperor's birthday banquet. Lin Yu was also a businessman, and businessmen were considered the lowest class in the eyes of the nobles. The fact that she and her relatives entered the palace meant that her relatives held high official positions.

Lin Yu asked again, "Why is Miss Bai also in the palace?"

"It's a long story." Bai Yuhan whispered, "Actually, I was tricked into entering the palace."

Lin Yu was stunned. "With the reputation of Bai's company, who dares to deceive the eldest daughter of the Bai family? Besides, Miss Bai is so smart, how could she be deceived?"

Bai Yuhan didn't dare to say it was the Queen Mother, and she also blamed herself for believing the Queen Mother's words that she could be sent out of the palace. When she saw the Emperor, she almost lost her mind and fell in love with him. Later, she realized that the Emperor was not someone she could afford to offend.

The emperor threatened her with his third uncle and forced her to stay in the palace. He also nominally named her Concubine Han. In fact, the emperor was just using her to deal with the queen.

She was nominally favored by the emperor, so she should have been obedient and run to the empress to show off her power and deliberately make the empress uncomfortable, but she did not do so because she did not want to become a victim of their marital feud.

The Emperor didn't seem to be so eager for her to anger the Queen, and the Queen wasn't even angry at all. She had never gone to the Queen's palace to chat with the concubines. If she went there, she would just listen to everyone gossiping about her. She wasn't so stupid as to bring humiliation upon herself.

So she was left out to dry.

Bai Yuhan didn't tell Lin Yu these words. She said calmly, "Alas, it's all over." It would be harder for her to leave the palace now than to ascend to heaven, unless someone was willing to help her.

Bai Yuhan asked again, "Can you deliver a letter to the Bai family for me?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "If I can help Miss Bai, I will do my best to help her."

She added, "Miss Bai doesn't seem to want to stay in the palace."

"Only a fool would want to stay here. There is no freedom at all. I am tired of the food in the palace." Bai Yuhan said directly. The food sent to the concubines' palace was naturally sent by the imperial kitchen. The Bai family was a wealthy business family. Bai Yuhan had never eaten anything since she was a child. "Entering the palace is like being in prison. If it continues like this, I will go crazy."

"Why don't you leave?" Lin Yu said.

"Because...ah, it's a long story." She stopped talking. She had the letter in her pocket all the time and added, "Give it to my second brother Bai Hao. Thank you."

Lin Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will hand her over to the Second Young Master Bai for you." Doesn't she really want to marry Xie Shang and stay in the palace?

At this time, the maid who served Bai Yuhan came over and said, "Madam Concubine Han, please take your seat. The banquet has begun."

Lin Yu quickly put the letter into his sleeve and deliberately asked, "Empress Han?"

Bai Yuhan said, "It's a long story. I'm leaving first." She just wanted to escape quickly. Her third uncle had already gone home. It shouldn't offend the emperor if she left quietly. He didn't like her anyway.

After that, she followed the palace maid.

Lin Yu was lost in thought as she held the letter. Did Bai Yuhan really not want to marry the emperor? If it were her, she would not be willing to do so either. Marrying the emperor was indeed like going to jail in another place.

This place is full of calculations, without a trace of warmth and kindness. Xie Shang's attitude towards Jiang Fenghua is sometimes clear and sometimes unclear, and no one knows what he is planning in his mind.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu became more determined to save Jiang Fenghua and escape from the palace.

-

At the banquet, Bai Yuhan was brought before the emperor and the empress. She also pretended to salute, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty."

Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "No need to be polite, come and sit down!"

Bai Yuhan sat down in the empty seat reserved for her. The banquet hall was decorated magnificently. At this moment, there was singing and dancing in the hall, and it was very joyful.

Jiang Fenghua knew what Xie Shang meant. He just wanted to find Bai Yuhan to provoke her. He even told her to be a good queen in the harem, which meant that he would ignore her from now on.

At this time, Xie Shang handed Jiang Fenghua a glass of wine, "I toast to the Queen."

"Your Majesty, please." Jiang Fenghua picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

He stared at her face, and then inadvertently looked at the Jiang family. He saw that Mrs. Jiang had a look of worry in her eyes the moment she saw Bai Yuhan appear.

Jiang Fenghua also noticed that her mother was looking at her. She curled up the corners of her lips into a smile, indicating that she was fine.

Xie Shang added, "I also offer a toast to Concubine Han."

Bai Yuhan was absent-mindedly sitting in a seat that did not belong to her. The emperor suddenly spoke to her, and she quickly picked up the wine glass and said, "Happy birthday to the emperor. I will drink first as a sign of respect."

She glanced at the queen secretly, and the queen also glanced at her. She hurriedly drank the wine. Maybe she drank too quickly and choked on the wine in her trachea. She started coughing repeatedly.

Xie Shang said with concern, "My beloved, drink slowly."

Bai Yuhan's eyes were full of embarrassment, "I can't handle the alcohol."

Watching the emperor being so affectionate with another woman, Jiang Fenghua didn't know what expression to make in response, even though she knew Xie Shang did it on purpose.

At this moment, she only cared about the anxiety in her mother's eyes. Xie Shang's action was undoubtedly a slap in her face. It was said that the emperor and the empress had always had a harmonious relationship. He might be deliberately retaliating against her for saying that she didn't like him!

Now her eldest brother and fourth brother are both at the border, and she doesn't want her affairs to reach their ears and affect them.

Of course, there was a lot of discussion about Concubine Han at the banquet.

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