IACF [QT] Chapter 67.1

Even though the Emperor repeatedly warned King Rui to take the royal family’s reputation into consideration and not rush to do it, which would make people laugh at him, the rumors in the capital were still like a flood that broke through the dam and could not be stopped.

It was old news that King Rui fell in love with the sister of Duke Anguo at first sight. Now people were talking about: Did the King wander outside Duke Anguo’s mansion again today?

How long has it been since Miss Su divorced and became the object of everyone’s secret disdain?

In the blink of an eye, King Rui was actually infatuated with her. If this continued, it would only be a matter of time before he would marry her.

How many girls in the boudoir were so jealous that they gritted their teeth, hating men for being vulgar and only knowing how to look at faces but not caring about moral character?

Such a divorced woman, who had no virtues at all, made men rush to show their courtesy one by one, even the King was no exception.

Some people also watched coldly. In their opinion, King Rui was also a man. Since he was a man, he could not avoid the problem of being lustful. He was just greedy for temporary novelty.

Could it be that such an honorable position as the princess would really be the turn of a remarried woman?

Not to mention Your Majesty, even the Empress Dowager would not agree.

In the Su Mansion, Su Yi was still carefree and at ease, and Master Su was also calm.

Only Mrs. Liu was quite upset because of what happened recently.

During this period, she did not dare to socialize with other madams. Whenever they met, those people would ask about Su Yi and King Rui openly or secretly, trying to find out from her about Su Yi and King Rui.

But Mrs. Liu really knew nothing about this. At the Dragon Boat Festival, she was no less frightened than anyone else because of King Rui’s sudden action.

In the past, she felt that Master Su was not making progress and was worried that the family situation was getting worse day by day. Now that the mansion had received a reward from His Majesty and Su Yi had attracted the heart of King Rui, and the Duke Anguo Mansion was in the limelight for a while, Mrs. Liu felt uneasy.

More than a month later, someone from the palace came to pass on a message, which made Mrs. Liu’s worries reach their peak.

Every once in a while, the Empress in the Central Palace would summon some ladies of honor into the palace to talk to them and win their favor as a sign of her favor.

Those who could be summoned were either the wives of ministers whose husbands were highly valued by the court or appreciated by the Emperor. Mrs. Liu had never had such an honor before.

But she knew that the Empress’s target was definitely not her, let alone Master Su, but Su Yi.

According to the hint of the eunuch, the Empress wanted her to bring Su Yi with her so that the other party could take a good look at her.

Her sister-in-law really caught the eye of the royal family. This was the first thought in Mrs. Liu’s mind.

But she soon became worried again.

After all, it was the royal family, which was not comparable to the small Shen Mansion. If Su Yi married into such a place, could she really adapt?

There was no point in worrying anymore, as the day to enter the palace would soon arrive.

Mrs. Liu and Su Yi stepped into the high palace wall, followed the eunuchs all the way, and were taken to a side hall.

“Please wait for a moment, Ladies. The Empress will summon you soon.”

In addition to them, there were already many women sitting in the side hall, as well as a few young girls. They were all talking in low voices, but when they saw the two of them come in, they stopped talking.

Among these people, few looked familiar, while most were people she had never interacted with before. Mrs. Liu was nervous and didn’t want to talk to anyone rashly, so she took Su Yi to find a seat at the back.

The others looked at them for a while, but no one came over to say hello. Soon, the conversation resumed.

Su Yi sat beside Mrs. Liu and saw her hand tremble slightly when she picked up the teacup, causing the cup lid and the teacup to make a slight collision sound.

She could not help but pat her hand gently and comforted her: “Eldest Sister-in-law, relax. Just think of it as visiting someone else’s house, except that the host is of a different identity.”

Mrs. Liu smiled bitterly in her heart. It was easy to say that she just thought of the host’s identity, but who would not be nervous when she thought that she would meet the Empress in a while?

She discovered one thing these days. This sister-in-law was exactly the same as her husband. The two siblings seemed to have no idea what fear was.

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