jdhmnovel Chapter 161 Attending a Banquet 4
Chapter 161 Attending a Banquet 4
Su Yinhan picked up the glass in front of her, poured herself a glass of wine, and felt instantly comfortable after drinking it.
After her throat calmed down, she stood up and said, "Your Highness, Princess, I have arranged some flowers in the garden. Please come and admire them."
Su Yinhan led everyone to the garden. There, the flowers were in full bloom, each displaying its own unique beauty and vibrant colors.
Su Yinhan smiled and introduced, "These are rare and precious flowers that I specially ordered people to collect from various places. This blue rose is extremely rare."
Su Yinhan then asked, "Your Highness, what do you think? Would you like me to help you closer to admire it?"
Seeing Su Yinhan's thoughtfulness, the princess felt as if she wanted everyone to know her intentions. "No need," she said, "go and greet the guests!"
Seeing this, Su Yinhan had no choice but to shift her focus to Su Yinyin.
Su Yinyin seemed to notice Su Yinhan's gaze, raised her eyes and looked over indifferently, a mocking smile curling at the corner of her lips.
She slowly walked up to the blue rose bush, gently plucked a blossom, and played with it.
Su Yinhan was shocked to see this. "Su Yinyin, how could you ruin such precious flowers!"
Su Yinyin, however, was unconcerned, saying, "It's just a flower, why is Consort Su so nervous?"
At this moment, Li Lan, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "I've heard that although this blue rose is beautiful, it is poisonous. If you accidentally get its sap on you, you might get a rash and suffer from unbearable itching."
Su Yinhan's expression changed; she had no idea about this.
Su Yinyin brought the flower close to her nose and smelled it. "So what if it's poisonous? It's worth it as long as it can anger certain people." She then looked at Su Yinhan provocatively.
Su Yinhan gritted her teeth, about to lash out, when Su Yinyin suddenly clutched her stomach and cried out in pain.
Su Yinhan panicked immediately. If something happened to Su Yinyin here, she would also be implicated.
As everyone crowded around, bewildered, Su Yinyin slowly straightened up, her face no longer showing any sign of pain. It turned out she had been faking it.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, there was a sudden commotion in the flower bushes.
A wild rabbit darted out, startling Su Yinhan into screaming repeatedly.
Everyone was startled and screamed. Seeing this, Su Yinyin also pretended to be scared.
Seeing this, Lady Hou hurriedly stepped forward to comfort Su Yinhan. After a moment, she calmed down and pointed at Su Yinyin arrogantly: "Princess, you must have deliberately lured out the rabbit to scare everyone, right? Our Princess is pregnant. If something happens, can you take responsibility?"
Without saying a word, Su Yinyin stepped forward and slapped her.
"Ah!" Su Yinhan, who had been slapped, took several steps back.
The loud sound made all the young ladies present tremble. Just how much strength did Su Yinyin use to make such a loud noise?
Su Yinhan was so angry that she was about to step forward to argue, but was stopped by the Lady Hou.
"Consort Su, are you a dog? Why are you biting people indiscriminately? I only picked a flower, and you've already scared everyone. I suspect you've been plotting to harm me for a long time. I heard that you were the one who organized this banquet!" Su Yinyin said bluntly.
Su Yinhan wanted to argue further, but Lady Hou whispered from the side, "Go and admit your mistake quickly."
Su Yinhan only then realized that this scheme was prepared by the Princess Consort, yet this wretched woman had escaped unscathed. She hurriedly knelt down, "Princess, please forgive me. I have no idea where this wild rabbit came from." The Princess Consort watched coldly from the side.
Just then, a servant rushed over and said that the prince and the regent had arrived.
Su Yinhan was overjoyed. The prince had always doted on her, and as long as he came, the current crisis could be resolved.
The truth is, the Regent heard that everyone was admiring the flowers in the garden. He was thinking of Su Yinyin terribly and wanted to take this opportunity to see her more often.
The regent and the prince entered the garden, and everyone knelt down to pay their respects to the regent.
The unmarried young ladies' hearts pounded, and their eyes unconsciously stole glances at the Regent.
These young ladies came from families with low-ranking officials, so they usually had no opportunity to attend banquets in the palace.
Even if given the chance, he would be relegated to the back, unable to see the prince's extraordinary bearing.
Now, being able to get so close to him, the Regent's tall and slender body stood straight, his handsome appearance exuding an innate nobility that made him seem unapproachable and insignificant.
But what could they do? Those women, their hearts pounding, dreamed of marrying into the royal family. Their eyes, like those of predators eyeing their prey, furtively glanced at the Regent. Thus, their hostility towards Su Yinyin intensified.
Regent Zhou Yuan paid no attention to the stares. His gaze immediately locked onto Su Yinyin, and he was relieved to see that she was safe and sound.
The prince then walked over to Su Yinhan, helped her up, and gently scolded her, "Why are you in such a disheveled state?"
Su Yinhan tearfully complained, embellishing her story to make things worse for Su Yinyin.
The prince frowned, about to speak, but the regent spoke first: "I just heard some noise, it seems someone is trying to frame the princess?"
His gaze swept over Su Yinhan, who trembled. Seeing this, the prince dared not say another word.
Su Yinyin bowed gracefully, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness the Regent."
The Regent personally helped her up and said softly, "Princess, do not be afraid. I will uphold justice."
Prince Yong'an frowned and said, "It's just a wild rabbit, Princess, please don't be angry. Yin Han didn't mean to."
Su Yinyin remained calm and composed, saying, "Your Highness, is it the rabbit's fault? Or is it your concubine, Su, trying to frame me?"
"This, Princess, you're overthinking it, aren't you?" Prince Yong'an thought to himself. Su Yinhan sincerely apologized to you today, how could she possibly harm you?
"Consort Su just said, 'Princess, you must have deliberately lured out the rabbit to scare everyone, right? Our Princess is pregnant. If something happens to her, can you bear the responsibility?' These are your consort's exact words. What do you mean by that, Your Highness?"
Furthermore, this is your Yong'an Prince's Mansion, not the Su Mansion. This princess doesn't have the reach to do such pointless things. Besides, the princess is pregnant; surely many in your household don't know? Otherwise, you wouldn't be here admiring flowers, disregarding the pregnant woman's condition, especially since the snowy ground is so slippery.”
Everyone turned to look at Su Yinhan, their minds filled with countless speculations. These little tricks—weren't they the ones they often used in their backyard? They'd heard their mother mention them all the time, so they were very familiar with them. The crowd's gazes were filled with disdain.
Prince Yong'an felt that Su Yinhan was more trouble than she was worth. He told her to apologize to the princess and settle things. But instead, she resorted to petty tricks at the crucial moment.
Seeing others bullying Su Yinyin, the Regent felt an even deeper chill emanate from him.
Su Yinhan had no choice but to apologize to Su Yinyin while crying, and Su Yinyin snorted coldly, which was taken as acceptance.
The Regent stepped forward and softly asked Su Yinyin if she was frightened. Su Yinyin gave a slight bow in polite response.
When Prince Yong'an saw that Su Yinhan could only cry and whine when she encountered trouble, he felt a little unhappy, but he didn't want to show it.