Chapter 142 - Banquet ( 9 ) (2/2)

She looked at him and awkwardly said, ” Ahm, after talking to you, I didn't feel good. Because it was Empress Dowager's birthday.”

” Despite, her behavior, I should prepare for her birthday as the Empress. Because in the end, people will only accuse me, for being unfilial not the other way around,” she said straightforwardly.

Being with Ji Cheng, she can't help but to behave like her original self.

Somehow, she feels that it's okay to be open with him. Because she has noticed that he was trying to accommodate himself according to her.

She knows that Zhao Ming and he didn't have a good relationship. But she exactly doesn't know the base of their misunderstanding.

She doesn't want to judge him, based on the previous memories of Zhao Ming, that she doesn't have much.

If she were to live in this world, then she will lead her life, in her way. She doesn't want to follow the same misunderstandings and grudges of Zhao Ming.

She was not here to revenge Zhao Ming, moreover, she doesn't remember anything. And she doesn't want either.

She just wants to live a normal life.

She will do as people do to her. If they try to mess with her, then she will also not leave them.

She was not some saint to sit back and let them humiliate her.

She will scare the hell out of them.

...

Hearing Zhao Ming's words, Ji Cheng looked at her in surprise.

It was the first time, no actually after woking up from coma, she was speaking from her heart. She was opening her real feelings to him.

Otherwise, before she only cared about him and Wen Xu. Her real self was somewhat disappeared taking care of everything.

The Palace had blurred the true identity of Zhao Ming. She became the Empress, daughter in law and wife, but somewhere in between, Zhao Ming has lost her real self.

....

Before he could say anything, Xiao Li spoke, ” These are nothing. Even I also have the same kind of lip color. My mother sent me from L country. It's not a big deal. I don't know why everyone is making such ruckus.”

She said to Xie Mei, whose seat was slightly below from her.

She said loud enough to let other people hear her words.

The other Consorts stopped in their conversations and looked at Zhao Ming with confused gazes.

Because though Zhao Ming was in an upper position, but in the harem, Xiao Li has an upper hand.

Zhao Ming looked at everyone and said.

”As I said earlier, that this gift is personally made by me and nobody... I said nobody can make this thing in this country other than me.

Because I was the one who invented this thing.” she lied arrogantly.

” And the color you're talking about is nothing but a mixture of rose petals powder and some oil. That's it. And mine is much better than that. ” she turned to look at Xiao Li.

” It's color is dark and strong and also durable. It won't disappear after an hour. You can see your lip color and mine. ” she said outwardly.

Everyone started whispering to each other. Because they could see how Xiao Li's lips were now back to her original self.

Xiao Li's lips are already pink. So they didn't notice it earlier.

But looking closely at it, they could feel the difference.

And on the other hand, Zhao Ming's lip color was intact and making her lips look beautiful.

They could see the difference.