Chapter 1844: Chapter 1844: No Dinner Provided (1)
In the morning, the reason why Wang Zhengzheng did not attend the banquet was because her grandmother was ill and missed her granddaughter. A few days ago, the family brought her home from the Palace to stay for two days. However, no matter how good the Wang Family is, they can’t compare with the Palace. So, the girl was very impatient, especially knowing there was a royal banquet today. She couldn’t stay any longer and insisted on coming back, disregarding family affection.
In this girl’s heart, with the Empress Dowager’s favor and a grandmother who is a County Mistress, everyone else is expendable. Actually, to tell the truth, she even wished she were born with the surname Qi.
The Wang Family was helpless, but there was no way, the child had grown up and couldn’t be changed.
At this time, after Wang Zhengzheng returned to the Palace, she went to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager was tired and went to rest. However, she encountered Shen Jiayin, Zuo Qingqing, and others outside. They were acquaintances, so they started chatting. And Shen Jiayin, Zuo Qingqing, and the others were also deliberately trying to ingratiate themselves with her. Wang Zhengzheng also wanted to find out about the morning events, so they hit it off immediately, sharing the same interests.
It is April now, the weather is somewhat hot, but not to the point of being scorching, so it is actually quite pleasant to walk around the Imperial Garden.
Yang Ruxin watched Wang Zhengzheng walk straight over, her eyes flickering slightly.
Wang Zhengzheng walked up to the group, but fortunately, she didn’t forget her manners. However, she gave Jiang Fangfei and Qi Zizi a very perfunctory greeting. There’s no helping it; although these two are young, they are at the same status level as her grandmother, both are County Mistresses. She lacks rank, which has always been a thorn in her heart.
It’s not that she hasn’t pouted to the Empress Dowager about it, but the Empress Dowager never responds, so she can only be addressed as Miss Wang or Girl Wang.
Everyone else naturally had to follow suit in greeting them.
Since Yang Ruxin was standing right next to the two County Mistresses, their curtsies, though perfunctory, seemed directed at her as well, which made Zuo Qingqing very uncomfortable. She stood up and glared at Yang Ruxin.
Yang Ruxin smiled. The girl’s hostility towards her was as if she had killed her father, for no apparent reason.
"Miss Wang, when did you return to the Palace?" Jiang Fangfei was not at all bothered by her perfunctory attitude and instead smiled very amicably.
"I just came back not long ago." In fact, Wang Zhengzheng was very envious of Jiang Fangfei. Why? Not only is she a County Mistress, but she also has a fief. Every year, without doing anything, she receives tens of thousands of taels of tax revenue from that fief.
"What a pity, the morning’s royal banquet was very lively and exciting," Qi Zizi suddenly interjected, "so much good food."
A trace of jealousy flashed in Wang Zhengzheng’s eyes.
"No worries, later the Emperor will have a martial contest with people from Yuan Country, so you can still expand your horizons," Jiang Fangfei continued to smile kindly.
"But they don’t serve food in the evening, do they?" She actually glanced at Jiang Fangfei.
"Always thinking about food!" Jiang Fangfei tapped Qi Zizi on the head lightly.
"If you don’t care about food, why don’t you let me have Sister Xinxin’s radish?" Qi Zizi jumped aside quickly, her small chubby hand touching her little head in protest, "But you eat faster than anyone..."
"You little girl, talking back now?" Jiang Fangfei pretended to be angry, "Watch me not deal with you today."
"Come on then." Qi Zizi started to run away ahead.
Jiang Fangfei hurried to catch up.
Hen Ziyue pulled Yang Ruxin along to join them.