Chapter 960: Chapter 960: The Stand-in Empress vs. the True Love Concubine (Part 25)
Lu Xi once heard a saying.
A woman getting married is akin to a second growth.
Normally, after marriage, women experience one of two different outcomes.
One is to become more dazzling, originally radiant and thriving; the other is to lose their inherent luster through the trials of life.
In all perspectives, the Crown Princess Consort Su Chaohua belongs to the former.
This means that after her grand wedding, she has been living well in the Eastern Palace.
Gu Shengyin stood there, always with a faint smile, allowing the other to size her up. She was thinking about when Lu Xi would finally remember the status difference between them.
But clearly, the other party was oblivious to this fact, only staring at her incessantly.
Gu Shengyin couldn’t help but speak up.
"Miss Lu, it seems you haven’t fully absorbed the etiquette I taught you last time."
The cool voice, lacking warmth, snapped Lu Xi back to reality.
She recalled her experiences from three months ago, her heart shivered, and she quickly bowed to Gu Shengyin.
"I beg your pardon, Crown Princess, this servant was so amazed by your beauty that I momentarily lost myself. I hope for your forgiveness."
Gu Shengyin looked at Lu Xi with a bit of surprise, never expecting to hear words of praise for Su Chaohua from Lu Xi’s mouth.
She chuckled lightly at Lu Xi: "Miss Lu, what brings you to me?"
Lu Xi remembered her purpose and hesitantly glanced at the Palace Maiden behind Gu Shengyin.
This implied she wanted to speak privately.
Gu Shengyin wasn’t inclined to comply: "Miss Lu, feel free to speak your mind."
Lu Xi felt embarrassed and annoyed. The subject she wished to address wasn’t something that could be overheard by others.
Yet, she couldn’t compel Gu Shengyin to comply with her wishes.
Gu Shengyin delightfully observed Lu Xi’s conflicted expression for a moment. When she saw Lu Xi look imploringly at her again, she finally benevolently ordered the attending Palace Maiden to leave.
Leaving only her confidante, Cai He, by her side.
Lu Xi glanced at Cai He, then back at Gu Shengyin. She understood that Cai He was likely the Crown Princess’s trusted aide, and Gu Shengyin wouldn’t really leave herself unaccompanied.
Taking a deep breath, she felt empowered with courage, and directly looked at Gu Shengyin: "Crown Princess, I wonder, has the Crown Prince ever mentioned me to you?"
Gu Shengyin was taken aback. Was this a confrontation?
She thought for a moment. Faced with such a situation, an ordinary person’s reaction would probably be surprise, followed by eager inquiry?
Perhaps Lu Xi was also expecting her to react that way?
Thus Gu Shengyin gave Lu Xi a perplexed look and casually said: "Perhaps he has, but I don’t recall."
Lu Xi, filled with a desire to vent: "..." Why is there someone who doesn’t play by the rules!
She took a deep breath again and forced a smile on her face.
Today she came with a do-or-die determination, absolutely unwilling to give up over such a minor setback.
The next moment, Lu Xi’s eyes reddened.
She looked at Gu Shengyin pitifully and said: "Crown Princess, I know in your heart, I am as insignificant as dust on the ground. It’s okay if you don’t remember me..."
Gu Shengyin impatiently interrupted her: "Miss Lu, today I’m here to enjoy the flowers, not to listen to your emotional self-pity."
Lu Xi: "..."
The meticulously crafted sorrowful atmosphere was instantly and completely shattered.