Loyang Jin

The elegant and beautiful face was lightly painted with powder, covering up the haggard look between the brows. The thin silk coat could not hide the thin figure.

It's Su Ying.

Su Ying followed Mrs. Su and greeted everyone one by one with a smile. Su Ying has been in the limelight in recent years and has the reputation of being the most talented woman in the capital. Everyone thought she would marry into the prince's palace and become the grandson's concubine. I never thought that in the end it would be all in vain.

Everyone looked at Su Ying with a bit of regret and pity in their eyes, and there was also a look of gloating at the good show.

These strange looks made Su Ying very embarrassed.

Ever since the emperor's grandson and Jiang Rongyue got engaged, she had been staying in the Su Mansion and refused to go out because she didn't want to face the mocking and ridiculing eyes of everyone. Today is the first day of the new year, and I couldn't hide even if I wanted to, so I had to bite the bullet and follow my mother into the palace.

As expected, it was so.

Especially when she was greeting Jiang Rongyue, the people around her opened their eyes wide and raised their ears, fearing that they would miss any of the fun.

"Sister Su," Jiang Rongyue was still as affectionate as ever: "I haven't seen you for some time."

Su Ying smiled lightly: "After the winter, my body suffered from cold. It was good and bad, and I have been resting in the house. I didn't go out to walk around, which made Sister Jiang worried."

Both of them knew exactly what was going on. However, in front of everyone, the show should be done.

Su Ying exchanged a few words with Jiang Rongyue with a calm expression, and then walked to Ling Jingshu's side.

"Sister Ling, long time no see." Su Ying said with a smile, and there was nothing strange about her.

Ling Jingshu responded with a smile: "When the weather gets cold, I'm too lazy to go out. I've been staying in the boudoir these days. All in all, I haven't seen Sister Su for quite some time."

At this time, the side hall was full of people, and it was impossible to find a quiet place to whisper. There were also many people who looked at me intentionally or unintentionally. Ling Jingshu would not embarrass Su Ying, so she chatted for a while about some insignificant matters.

The eyes falling on Su Ying gradually decreased.

Su Ying breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Ling Jingshu gratefully.

Ling Jingshu smiled slightly.

There is no need for smart people to talk to each other, as long as they understand some things.

"I have never seen the female members of the Ling family when I entered the palace in the past years. I didn't expect that you are all here today." Su Ying implicitly tested.

Ling Jingshu didn't hide it either: "Our Ling family received the Queen's decree yesterday, and we have the opportunity to enter the palace today."

Su Ying understood immediately.

In just a few months, Ling Jingshu entered the palace several times and was favored by Wei Jieyu and Princess An Ning. I heard that Queen Xu also looked at Ling Jingshu in a different light. She not only summoned Ling Jingshu in person, but also gave her something as a reward.

This matter has already spread throughout the capital, and Ling Jingshu's name is also known to everyone. The female members of the Ling family were able to come to the palace to pay homage, obviously because of Ling Jingshu's favor.

The two of them were chatting away from time to time, and there were more and more royal family members in the side hall.

Soon, a palace maid came to convey Queen Xu's oral instructions and summoned the British princess to the palace to see her.

The fact that Queen Xu was the first to be summoned shows the great power of the British government. Even if the British government is firmly on the side of the prince, Queen Xu cannot show any signs of neglect.

Under the envious eyes of everyone, the British princess led Jiang Rongyue to the main hall.

After a while, the palace maid came to summon Mrs. Pingguo again.

The legitimate daughter of Duke Ping is now Princess Yan. Mrs. Pingguo and Empress Xu are serious in-laws, so it is natural that they are the second in line to meet.

Then, there are Mrs. Su and her daughter.

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The female relatives in the side hall went to the main hall one after another. From the order in which Queen Xu summoned her, we can clearly see the rank of Mrs. Gaoming. There is also a secret order in the orders of the same level.

Everything is orderly and not messy at all.

Although Mrs. Sun entered the palace under Feng's order, her rank was too low, and she watched helplessly as everyone went to the main hall one by one. After waiting for more than an hour, there were only three of them left in the side hall.

Queen Xu has not been summoned for a long time. The three of them could only continue to stand and wait.

It was almost noon. After standing for a long time, my legs were sore and I was starting to feel hungry.

Ling Jingyan couldn't help but whispered: "Mom, how long do you have to wait? I'm tired and hungry."

After waiting for such a long time, Mrs. Sun's excitement was exhausted. She comforted Ling Jingyan in a low voice: "Don't worry, we are the only ones left. Wait a little longer and it will be our turn."

Ling Jingshu stood aside, silent.

Empress Xu was clearly deliberately showing off the Ling family. Otherwise, someone could have summoned them to meet him.

What she had expected was good, Queen Xu had no good intentions from the beginning. She had a hunch that this difficulty was just the beginning, and she didn’t know what else would happen today...

After waiting for another cup of tea, the palace maid finally arrived: "Mrs. Ling, please lead the two Miss Lings to the main hall to meet the Queen."

Mrs. Sun breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a smile.

The three of them followed the palace maid to the main hall.

The main hall, which was spacious enough to accommodate a hundred people, was already full of people. Queen Xu, who is sitting on the phoenix chair, has bright makeup and is dignified and elegant. The high-ranking concubines in the palace sat on chairs on either side of Queen Xu. High-ranking imperial wives, such as the British Duke and the Pingguo Duke, were also seated in turn.

The rest of the people waiting were standing room only.

Even the noble Crown Princess can only stand on the left side of Queen Xu as her daughter-in-law today. Next to the Crown Princess, stood a young woman of about sixteen years old, with a beautiful and dignified appearance. She was obviously the newly married Princess Yan.

On the right side of Queen Xu stood Princess Changping and Princess An Ning.

As soon as Sun and others stepped into the main hall, everyone stopped talking and looked over together.

Silence!

Attention of hundreds of people!

This momentum, this battle, really tests people's psychological quality. If you are not careful, you will make a fool of yourself in public. Not to mention Ling Jingyan, who was young and had never seen the world, even Sun felt her mouth was dry, her hands and feet were weak.

Ling Jingshu sneered secretly in her heart.

Queen Xu rules the Sixth Palace and is best at playing with people's hearts. This show of force was specially prepared for the Ling family. No matter who made the mistake, the Ling family will be embarrassed in front of everyone today and will become the laughing stock of the whole capital.

This is a silent battle, no matter what the reason, she will not admit defeat!

Ling Jingshu still lowered her head slightly, but her waist was straight, and she walked in unhurriedly.

Her calmness and calmness infected Ling Jingyan.

Ling Jingyan barely suppressed her beating heart, composed herself, and followed.

Mrs. Sun was walking at the front and could not look back, but she could detect the calmness and calmness of the two sisters Ling Jingshu. The original nervousness and apprehension has also eased a lot.