The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 252 A Family Banquet in the Palace (2)

"Please forgive them, Your Highness. The roads were slippery due to the snow; they certainly didn't do it on purpose."

Before Jing Anle could say anything, Yin Ge'er pleaded for the sedan chair bearers.

"Did I say anything? It makes the young prince think I'm a cruel person."

“But the palace has its rules. If we don’t punish them, how can we set an example for others? You will all go to the palace steward and each receive twenty strokes of the cane.”

The eight sedan chair bearers kowtowed to express their gratitude, for under any other master, they would likely have lost their heads today.

The cold wind howled, and Yin Geer frowned. This was different from what his mother had said. Everyone said that Princess Anle was usually very spoiled and domineering.

Ingor gave an awkward smile, "It was I who overstepped my bounds."

Just then, two more magnificent sedan chairs came from behind. They stopped right in front of Jing Anle and the others. The two people inside were Princess Yongping and Consort Chen.

They were all dressed in solemn and gorgeous attire, and even the capes on their coats were exquisitely beautiful as they swayed in the wind.

"Yinger? What are you doing here?" Princess Yongping asked, puzzled, wondering what had happened.

"Mother." Ingor placed his right hand on his left chest and bowed.

Princess Yongping turned her head and saw Jing Anle sitting upright in the sedan chair. "Anle is here too?"

"What are you doing here?" Princess Yongping smiled ambiguously.

At this moment, Consort Chen also came up, glanced at Yin Geer and Jing Anle, and looked as if she had just realized something, "Handsome man and beautiful woman, indeed..." She deliberately left half of her sentence unfinished.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Jing Anle's face grew increasingly gloomy. At first, she had only guessed, but now she understood that today's events were orchestrated by Princess Yongping.

"It seems Consort Chen has forgotten what it feels like to be slapped," Jing Anle said coldly.

Consort Chen was so frightened that she immediately fell silent, unconsciously touching her face. The incident with Jing Anle at Yunqing Palace was still vivid in her mind. She felt resentful, but dared not offend Jing Anle herself.

“Why are you speaking so veiled in barbs, Anle? As the ancients said, ‘Be gentle and kind, and be virtuous and prudent.’ No matter what, Consort Chen is your elder. As the legitimate princess of Jing Kingdom, how can you set an example with such words and actions?”

Jing Anle sneered inwardly. She had only met Princess Yongping twice, and this aunt had already labeled her as neither virtuous nor kind. What a "good aunt" she was.

“Elders? I think Aunt has been married off to the Southern Frontier for too long and has forgotten that in our Jing Kingdom, there is a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and a proper order of rank. To put it nicely, Consort Chen is a noble concubine, but to put it bluntly, she is just my father’s concubine!” Jing Anle’s voice was clear and bright, and the palace servants waiting in the alley could hear it clearly.

Jing Anle's meaning was concise: she was the mistress, and Consort Chen was merely a servant; it was only right for a mistress to treat a servant in any way she pleased.

Consort Chen's face flushed red and then turned pale. She was furious, but she couldn't refute her.

“Aunt, please don’t make wild guesses. It was just that the sedan chair bearers accidentally fell. Anle is sitting perfectly fine in the sedan chair and hasn’t even taken a step out yet. I wonder what you want to say?” Jing Anle immediately retorted, not giving Yongping a chance.

Princess Yongping still had a smile on her face, but her eyes suddenly turned cold. She wanted to say something, but Jing Anle interrupted her directly.

"Lift the sedan chair, let's go to Zhaoyang Palace." The sedan chair bearers immediately stood up to lift the sedan chair.

Just as the sedan chair was about to rise, Jing Anle said again, "Thank you..."

"My memory is not very good, and I have forgotten the young prince's name. In any case, the young prince has rendered meritorious service in saving the emperor, and I will definitely inform my father and reward you accordingly."

Her voice was cold and devoid of warmth, as if it had drifted down from the heavens.

"Your Highness is too kind," Ingor said, bowing his head in thanks, a hint of confusion flashing across his lowered eyes.

As Jing Anle and his entourage departed, Princess Yongping, Consort Chen, and Yin Ge'er all gazed at them intently.

"So it seems the princess's plan is going to fall through?" Consort Chen asked, her tone filled with doubt and resentment.

If there's one person she dislikes most in the palace right now, it's Jing Anle and Consort Lin. Consort Lin is already a consort, so there's nothing she can do about her. If she could marry Jing Anle off far away, that would finally put an end to this troublesome matter.

"Didn't you say that Jing Anle is spoiled, willful, and brainless?" Princess Yongping turned to Consort Chen and questioned her.

She originally thought that Ingore would be the hero who rescued her. With Ingore's outstanding appearance, it should have been easy for him to win the heart of a young girl. But she didn't expect that this girl was so sharp-tongued and had such a sharp tongue.

Consort Chen was taken aback, feeling displeased. Why was Princess Yongping so bossy towards her? They were only on the same side because of the Empress Dowager. However, Consort Chen did not show it on her face and replied, "Princess Anle is favored by His Majesty, which is why she acts so recklessly in the palace!"

At this moment, Yin Ge'er, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up, "In my opinion, this Princess Anle is probably not as Consort Chen described."

"What does Your Highness mean by this?" Consort Chen pressed.

Yin Ge'er smiled, simply adjusted his cloak, and said nothing more, instead heading directly towards Zhaoyang Palace.

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