Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 211 Yang Qin's Provocation
Lan Yao felt a pain in her heart when she heard Chen Zhi's casual words.She bit her lip and stared at the red mark on the man's face with a complicated expression. She didn't know why, but she hated that Concubine Li whom she had just met.

Jing Ning also felt very uncomfortable, although she knew very well that Chen Zhi's status in the palace was very low, and she was bullied a lot when she was young, and she ran into it once, but now after many years, she bumped into it again, The grief and sadness in my heart are no less than when I was a child, and even stronger than that feeling when I was a child.

"Why did that Concubine Li slap you?" There was a trace of coldness in Jing Ning's tone.She remembered that Chen Zhi was buried in flames in her previous life, and no matter what in this life, she would protect these people who treated her sincerely.

"There's no reason." Chen Zhi's beautiful peach eyes were raised, and there was a smile in his eyes, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Originally, he just happened to pass by, and when he saw Concubine Li, he stopped to salute her, but for some reason, she stretched out her hand and slapped herself.There was a look of coldness in Chen Zhi's eyes. He clearly saw the contemptuous smile on Li Bin's face when he slapped him. She looked at him with disdain, and he could only smile at her after being slapped. Apologize.

"Are you here to attend the empress's banquet?" The coldness in his eyes flashed, and his usual smile appeared on his face. The smile was his mask. Even if he was with Jing Ning and the others, he would not Willing to take it off.

"En." Lan Yao looked at him hesitantly, and finally just nodded.Chen Zhi saw Lan Yao's distress for him, and couldn't help feeling warm in his heart. He smiled, his eyes were gentle, which made those peach blossom eyes more evil and beautiful.

Xiao Yuan and Jing Ning saw the abnormal atmosphere around them and smiled at each other.

"Then why don't you go to the banquet right now?" Chen Zhi looked up at the sky and felt that it was getting late, so he urged Jingning and the others.

"You...don't you go?" Lan Yao frowned and thought for a while.

"You're stupid." Chen Zhi smiled, "The Empress invited ladies from your aristocratic family, why should I go there as a man?" His peachy eyes narrowed slightly, and his white and slender hand lightly tapped Lan Yao's. Forehead, "Could it be possible that you still want me to disguise myself as your cousin from afar? The empress's eyes are very poisonous."

Lan Yao blushed slightly, she quickly turned her face away, not daring to look at the man who was smiling wickedly, "Nonsense...Nonsense! I don't think so!"

Chen Zhi blinked, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he looked at Lan Yao who was blushing in front of him, his chest felt hot.

Jing Ning and Xiao Yuan stood silently watching the two flirt for a while, and couldn't help interjecting, "We should go to the empress, it's getting late."

After hearing this, Lan Yao seemed to have finally found an excuse, "Let's go, let's go, the empress is going to be angry if you go late." She pushed Jing Ning, her tone was hasty, her eyes never dared to look at Chen Zhi.

"Then let's go first, you should be more careful in the palace." Jing Ning said worriedly, but in exchange for Chen Zhi's brighter smile.She suppressed the worry in her heart, turned her head and saw Lan Yao, who was holding her arm, was also peeking at Chen Zhi worriedly, and said with a smile, "Let's go, I'm back to my senses."

When Lan Yao was called out by Jing Ning, her face blushed a lot, and when she saw Chen Zhi also had a smile in her eyes, she panicked, and hurriedly dragged Jing Ning and Xiao Yuan away.

Chen Zhi stood there quietly, watching Lan Yao and the others get farther and farther away, the smile on his face gradually faded.He stretched out his white fingers, and gently touched the red and swollen part of his face, his eyes gradually sank.

Although the empress said she was inviting all the ladies of the family to come to the palace to enjoy the flowers, it was actually just a show. The real purpose was to choose a few women with high moral character and dignified temperament, so as to prepare for the prince's future concubine.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is over, and it is a great time to enjoy flowers.

As the saying goes, "The sweet-scented osmanthus has blown past the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the chrysanthemums are not ready to bloom near the Double Ninth Festival." The osmanthus and chrysanthemums in the imperial garden are in full bloom. In addition, there are other camellias, roses, marigolds, begonias, etc., in full bloom. It seems that not only spring can be described, but also autumn can be described.

When the three of Jing Ning arrived, they found that many girls had already arrived, and Yang Qin was among them.

Yang Qin looked at the three of Jing Ning who came late, the smiles on her face froze for a moment, said hello to the family lady beside her, and went straight to Jing Ning.

Although Jing Ning was ready to be entangled by Yang Qin, but when she saw that she really came, she was still a little annoyed.

She glanced at Yang Qin who was walking over with a calm expression, and secretly sighed in her heart that Doctor Yushi's family is really rich.Jing Ning shook his head and felt sorry for the waste of valuable silk and satin.

Yang Qin saw that Jing Ning had noticed her clothes, and smiled proudly. It was after much difficulty that she begged her mother to order them for herself, especially for the purpose of crushing Zheng Jingning at the flower viewing banquet today.The pride in her eyes was even deeper, "Sister Jingning, do you like this dress on my sister? This is a suit specially made by my sister, but if my sister likes it, my sister will give me a set another day. Sister, can you tell me?"

Yang Qin's voice could be said to be big or small, but it just happened to be heard by the ladies and daughters around her.The ladies heard this, and although they were also very envious and jealous of the dress Yang Qin was wearing today, when they saw the prime minister's daughter staring directly at her, they felt contempt for Zheng Jingning in their hearts. Man, it's really embarrassing, didn't the prime minister's mansion buy her some good things?
Xiao Yuan and Lan Yao's expressions changed after hearing this, Lan Yao was about to speak angrily but was stopped by Jing Ning.

Zheng Jingning looked at Yang Qin's dress with regret, and shook his head slightly, "Thank you, sister Yang Qin."

Jing Ning withdrew her gaze from looking at Yang Qin, "It's a pity that my sister ordered a few sets of clothes a few days ago, and the styles are different, so I don't have to let my sister reluctantly give up her love to her."

As soon as Jing Ning finished speaking, Lan Yao burst into a 'puchi' laugh, completely ignoring Yang Qin's gloomy face for a moment.

Hearing Lan Yao's laugh, Yang Qin's face darkened, Zheng Jingning was provoking her for lack of clothes?Yang Qin was slightly embarrassed, "It's my sister who didn't think carefully. I forgot that sister Jingning is the daughter of the prime minister's mansion, so there must be more custom-made clothes than my sister."

Zheng Jingning's eyes were calm, and he didn't feel flustered at all, "Sister, I'm worrying too much. It wasn't made by the prime minister's mansion, but was rewarded by the kindness of the emperor and empress before. The weather is getting colder, so I made clothes out of those fabrics. It's just a pity, there is no extra. I gave the fabric to my sister." Jing Ning said with a very sincere tone and an extremely sincere look.

Yang Qin tightly clutched the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, and the embroidered handkerchief had been clenched into lumps by her. She was about to open her mouth to speak when she heard her father-in-law's sharp voice, and quickly shut her mouth.

"The empress is here—"

(End of this chapter)