Chapter 959: Chapter 959: The Stand-in Empress vs. the True Love Concubine (Part 24)
Yun Qi admired the adorable blush on his young wife’s face, thinking that if this continued, she would become embarrassed, so he lightly coughed and stepped forward.
"It was I who thought this fabric looked nice, so I had the Manufacturing Bureau use it to make an outer robe."
With these words, the Crown Prince was clearly trying to help the Crown Princess Consort out of a predicament.
Seeing the Crown Princess Consort’s slightly red face, everyone understood and tactfully changed the subject.
Seeing this, Yun Qi did not linger, bid farewell to the Empress, and left the great hall.
Gu Shengyin only felt that the Madam’s gazes in the hall were quite intriguing.
She knew what they were thinking, but didn’t speak, only sitting dignifiedly in the manner of a Crown Princess Consort.
The Empress, seeing her in this manner, nodded in satisfaction.
The Crown Princess Consort of the Imperial Family can be shy, but at key moments, she must hold her ground.
All the Madams were astute, seeing how the Crown Princess Consort was favored by the Crown Prince, their smiles towards Gu Shengyin became even more enthusiastic.
Even the Old Empress Dowager of the Prince of Pingxi took Gu Shengyin’s hand, saying this child is pleasing to my eye, and without further ado, pinned a rare Purple Jade Liuyun Hairpin into Gu Shengyin’s hair.
Lu Xi sat quietly to one side, her expression very calm, but if one looked closely, one would notice her handkerchief on her lap was clenched out of shape, and her nails beneath had even dug into her palm, drawing blood.
Wearing the same style of outer robe, stepping forward to help his wife out of trouble...
This is her brother Yun Qi!
Madam Lu was initially quite worried upon seeing the scene in the hall, fearing her daughter’s emotions might get out of hand, but now seeing Lu Xi like this, she felt much more at ease and comforted.
Xier really seems to have grown up, able to distinguish between priorities.
But she did not know what her seemingly calm daughter was truly thinking at this moment.
Gu Shengyin sat for a while, then was "sent" out of the great hall by the Empress.
The Empress said she wanted to chat with some old sisters and wouldn’t let her eavesdrop.
Gu Shengyin knew she was afraid she’d get bored sitting alone, so she let her go out to play.
She accepted the Empress’s kindness with a smile, bowed, and led her palace maid out of the Empress’s palace.
Watching Gu Shengyin’s figure disappear from the great hall, Lu Xi’s eyes flickered, and she too found an excuse, spoke to Lady Lu, and went out.
"Crown Princess Consort."
Gu Shengyin was slowly walking in the Imperial Garden.
Though she said she’d leave for a while, she couldn’t go too far, let alone return to her palace, so she had no choice but to stroll in the Imperial Garden.
Fortunately, the Imperial Family’s Imperial Garden contained countless precious flowers, always offering a different beauty to admire no matter when you came.
This voice made Gu Shengyin stop in her tracks.
She recognized this voice and knew exactly who its owner was.
Lu Xi quickened her pace to catch up.
For the first time, she carefully observed Gu Shengyin, with a completely new perspective.
Lu Xi always knew Su Chaohua was beautiful; as early as when Su Chaohua was still unmarried, the current emperor praised her beauty and grace.
In the past, she viewed this woman who snatched away her beloved with a peculiar gaze, but this time, looking at her as a stranger, she realized how truly beautiful she was.
From head to toe, as a woman, she was filled with a sense of awe and jealousy.
Awe at Su Chaohua’s natural beauty, and more so, jealousy that after marriage, this beauty had gained a layer of maturity and grace that a young girl could never have.