AWB Chapter 221: The Evil King's Bad Romance Has His Eyes on Him
Chapter 221: The Evil King's Bad Romance Has His Eyes on Him
Lu Jialing's beautiful eyes suddenly became as sharp as a blade. She stared at Jiang Yimo coldly and full of malice, as if she wanted to tear her into pieces.
The intense jealousy and resentment made her lose all her previous elegance and grace, and now all that was left was endless hatred and hostility.
At this moment, two other young ladies from official families who were on good terms with her happened to walk towards her.
One of the women looked towards Jiang Yimo and asked curiously, "Ms. Lu, who is the woman sitting next to the evil king?"
However, before Lu Jialing could respond to the woman's question, another woman standing next to her answered, "Oh, you don't even know her? Isn't she the woman that the evil king brought back to the palace not long ago and made known to everyone in the imperial city? I think her name is Jiang Yimo, right?"
"I've heard that she was originally the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, the governor of Haicheng. But later, for unknown reasons, she severed her relationship with her biological father."
"Although her father is now a fifth-rank official in the imperial city, to put it bluntly, it is just an idle official position with no power or influence. How can it compare to his former majesty and power as the prefect of Haicheng."
"Haha, how can a daughter of a fifth-rank official dare to enter the palace to attend a grand banquet? However, this woman is so ignorant that she shamelessly followed the evil king into the palace to attend the banquet."
Lu Jialing listened to the two women chattering endlessly, occasionally responding casually with a word or two. Most of the time, she sat quietly, listening to how they slandered Jiang Yimo.
As the two men spoke more and more outrageously and their words became more and more sarcastic, Lu Jialing actually felt an indescribable sense of pleasure in her heart.
The Evil King belongs to her, Lu Jialing, alone. Anyone who wants to compete with her for him will become her enemy!
However, although Jiang Yimo was far away from them and could not hear the voices coming from the other side, she could easily understand the meaning of the three people's eyes fixed on her and the shapes of their lips opening and closing. It was obvious that these three people with ulterior motives were talking about her behind her back! After all, for Jiang Yimo, who was proficient in lip reading, interpreting these was a piece of cake.
This lady named Lu has actually become one of Feng Wuhen's bad luck lovers!
Just because of Feng Wuhen, he was inexplicably obsessed with a woman whom he had only met once and had no relationship with in the slightest.
This is really more unfair than Dou E's story!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yimo couldn't help but feel powerless. She shook her head with a helpless smile, then turned to look at the group of officials who always took the opportunity to get close to Feng Wuhen and tried desperately to chat with him. She felt quite complicated.
At this moment, a sharp duck voice came from the distance of the Imperial Garden: "The Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Queen have arrived!"
When everyone present heard the voice, they stood up quickly as if they had been electrocuted, straightened their clothes, and lined up in neat and orderly queues according to their identity and status.
Their faces were serious and solemn, their eyes staring ahead with awe, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the Queen.
When the emperor, the empress dowager and the queen appeared in everyone's sight, the whole audience burst into a deafening shout: "Greetings to the emperor! Greetings to the empress dowager! Greetings to the queen! I wish the emperor good health and a long life; the empress dowager a kind face and great fortune; and the queen live a thousand years!"
These blessings rose and fell like surging waves, echoing throughout the palace.
Everyone expressed their respect and loyalty to the royal family in the most pious and sincere tone.
In this solemn and lively atmosphere, everyone felt the supreme majesty of the imperial power and was deeply shocked.
Jiang Yimo is a person living in modern society. Her thoughts and behaviors are very different from the traditional concepts of the ancient people here.
Deep in her heart, she has no strong sense of distinction between noble and humble. To her, all lives should be treated equally.
However, fate played a trick on her, and now she had traveled to this place. Although she was disgusted by the ancient people's deep-rooted concept of superiority and inferiority, how easy was it to shake this outdated idea that had been passed down for thousands of years by herself?
Therefore, she chose to compromise and follow the trend in the face of reality. When she saw people paying respect to the emperor, the empress dowager and the queen, she followed their steps and imitated their actions.
After all, when you are in an unfamiliar environment, your personal power is too small, and the only way to protect yourself is to go with the flow!
After everyone had paid solemn tributes to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager and others, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager led the concubines, princes and princesses in the harem and slowly walked to their seats and took their seats in turn.
The old emperor turned around, waved his wide sleeves, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, please stand up! Take your seats quickly!"
At this time, the ministers and their families present stood up one after another, returned to their seats with steady steps, and slowly sat down.
Jiang Yimo and Feng Wuhen followed closely behind, stood up together, and gracefully moved to their exclusive seats and sat down.
When everyone was seated, the old emperor's sharp hawk-like eyes began to look around, like two cold lightning bolts streaking across the entire hall.
His eyes revealed a supreme majesty and a strong sense of oppression, as if they could penetrate everyone's heart and see into their deepest thoughts.
Under such a sharp gaze, everyone couldn't help but feel nervous and didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
Finally, the old emperor broke the silence and said in a low and solemn voice: "Tonight the moon is bright and the scenery is beautiful. I, together with all my dear ministers and their families, celebrate this Mid-Autumn Festival. On this night of flowers and full moon, I pray for peace in the world and prosperity in the country. My dear ministers and their families, please raise your glasses and share this beautiful time."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sitting in the Imperial Garden stood up again in unison, raised their wine glasses and performed a solemn salute to the Emperor and Empress to express their respect for them.
After finishing the toast, a bright moon was already hanging high in the sky, like a round white jade plate. The old emperor looked up at the bright moon, then laughed and invited everyone present to enjoy the moon while having a meal.