Chapter 121 (1/2)

Those who were able to be invited by the Empress Dowager to the back palace to partic.i.p.ate in the banquet were naturally all ladies from famous and n.o.ble families. These n.o.ble ladies were used to being graceful and elegant in front of others. Even if they fought in their own residences, they would still masterfully put on an act to show affection. They truly have never seen a spectacle like Su Wan having a catfight like a shrew before.

At this time, Chen Qing Jin was also trembling all over becaue of Su Wan. Although she was usually rational and cool, being slandered like this under everyone’s gaze made the temper deep in her heart rush out.

“Su Wan, if you keep making irresponsible remarks, don’t blame me for being rude to you!”

Chen Qing Jin pressed down her temper and resolutely stared at Su Wan. Seeing Chen Qing Jin get angry, Su Wan laughed in contempt: “Why? Are you flying into rage from shame because your mask was exposed by me in public? Chen Qig Jin, look at yourself, it is Chinese New Year and everyone is wearing a beaming smile, but you look as if your mother has died. Aiya, I beg your pardon, I nearly forgot that your mother has long pa.s.sed!”

Seeing that Su Wan not only did not know to exercise restraints, but also deliberately brought up her mother who died young, Chen Qing Jin could not keep the temper buried deep in her heart in control anymore. She suddenly raised her arm and brandished it to slap Su Wan’s face —

“You do not have the qualifications to speak of my mother! You are not worthy!”

“Pa (slap)!”

Chen Qing Jin’s hand was knocked down by Su Wan, who was long prepared: “I am not worthy?”

Su Wan narrowed her eyes, her gaze coldly looking at Chen Qing Jin before her: “Whether I am worthy or not to bring up Chen Furen, Chen Furen has the final say! And whether I match up to Chen Yu Shu or not, it is also Chen Yu Shu who has the final say! Chen Qing Jin, who do you think you are? As a daughter, did you go to offer sacrifices to your own deceased mother? As a younger sister, you intentionally planned to break apart your blood-related brother’s marriage. Have you ever thought of your brother’s feelings? A person like you, actually still say that I – Su Wan – am not worthy every time you speak!”

Chen Qing Jin froze at Su Wan’s words. The people in the crowd also couldn not help but to keep silent. They had never seen such an overearing Su Wan.

In the past when Su Wan wanted to express goodwill towards Chen Yu Shu, she would go to Chen Furen’s grave every year to pay her respects. At that time, she was considered as a “love-struck fool” and was the joke of the Capital.

Now, listening to Su Wan speak of this, those n.o.ble ladies from prestigious houses all couldn’t help but to go silent…….

In the silence, Chen Qing Jin’s face got even more ugly. Before she was reborn, she was deceived by Yu-s.h.i.+’s hypocrisy and had always treated her as her own mother, and after she was reborn, she constantly thought of revenge against those people who were unfair to her in her past life. Chen Qing Jin simply did not have the time and the mind to pay her respects to her mother who died young.

Hatred, had long blinded Chen Qing Jin’s eyes, not letting her see this world’s familial affection and love, and instead only saw betrayal and deception, only disgust and hatred.

At this point, she felt the difference in everyone’s gazes as they looked at her and saw Su Wan swollen with arrogance in front of her. Chen Qing Jin remembered the misery of her previous life, thought of the innocent unborn baby that died in her belly. For a moment, sadness rose from her heart. She was also unable to care too much about it as she turned towards Su Wan with a pale face —

In the past life, if it wasn’t beause of Su Wan’s obstruction, gege defintiely would have found justice for her and she wouldn’t have met her end in the fire!

At the thought of this, the gaze that Chen Qing Jin looked at Su Wan with was filled with deep-rooted hatred.

Seeing Chen Qing Jin pounce over at her, Su Wan merely smiled and was going to move when an inner palace servant’s shrill and urgent announcement suddenly came through the main entrance —

“Empress Dowager has arrived!”

The Empress Dowager has come!

Once the crowd in the hall that was watching the excitement heard the announcement, their faces greatly changed and strightened out their makeup while quickly returning to their seats.

“Empress Dowager has come! Jiejie, do not be impulsive!”

Seeing the Empress Dowager’s phoenix carriage about to come in through the door, Chen Qing Yao – who had been coldly watching from the sidelines – suddenly stepped forward, persuading Chen Qing Jin while pulling at her sleeve.

“Let go of me!”

Chen Qing Jin was still not confused by her temper. She knew that if Chen Qing Yao moved at this time, it was definitely for bad intentions.

So she raised her hand to lightly push Chen Qing Yao. She originally thought of pus.h.i.+ng her away and not let her hinder her, but when Chen Qing Yao was drawing back, she seemed to have been accidentally tripped by Su Wan, who was beside her. The centre of gravity of her body was unsteady, and she swayed and tumbled onto the floor, her smooth forehead happened to hit the jade floor of the main hall and bright red blood flowed out.

This accident happened too suddenly. When Yu-s.h.i.+ rushed over to hug her daughter, the Empress Dowager’s phoenix carriage had already pa.s.sed the main hall.

“The Empress Dowager has come. Who is so impudent!”

At this time, there was some confusion in the hall. The inner palace steward that served the Empress Dowager saw the spectacle in the main hall. The steward’s gaze couldn’t help but go cold and loudly chide.

Yu-s.h.i.+ held Chen Qing Yao -whose forehead was bleeding- and shakingly kneeled down on the ground. For a moment, she did not know how to reply.

Chen Qing Jin was the first to return to her senses. She gracefully saluted to the Empress Dowager, without a fl.u.s.tered look on her face: “Your female subject Chen Qing Jin pays respects to Empress Dowager! Wis.h.i.+ng Empress Dowager niangniang ten thousand years of good fortune, riches and safety!”

In the past life, Chen Qing Jin was very familiar with the Empress Dowager’s temperament. She knew that the Empress Dowager was not an unreasonable person, and the Empress Dowager appreciates those who face danger fearlessly. Therefore, Chen Qing Jin’s performance was calm and composed. She had also thought of an excuse. As long as the Empress Dowager opened her mouth to ask what the situation right now, she must definitely mention the matter of Su Wan deliberately slandering her!

When she heard Chen Qing Jin’s words, the magnificently dressed Empress Dowager mere lightly raised her eyes to glance at her. Immediately after, her gaze fell onto Su Wan’s face. Seeing Su Wan standing in the middle of the main hall with a pale face, the Empress Dowager couldn’t help but to knit her eyebrows together: “Su jia’s girl, what happened to you? Were you frightened? Come come come, come to aijia, let aijia have a look!”

Chen Qing Jin: …….

Everyone: ……

“Empress Dowager!”

When Su Wan heard the Empress Dowager’s voice, her face immediately became full of grievances. She pitifully rushed to the Empress Dowager’s side: “Empress Dowager, you’ve come at just the right time. Just now, Chen Qing Jin wanted to hit me, but Qing Yao meimei blocked her. As a result, she was pushed to the ground and even hurt her forehead! Empress Dowager niangniang, you must seek justice for this female subject!”