Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 455: Unprovoked Hostility!

Ning Xiang was truly terrified. Seeing her fingertips turning black, she thought she was going to die, but Long Yue just sighed, "It’s nothing, it’s just a bit of charcoal dust."

When Ning Xiang came in, she was holding this invitation in her hand. She didn’t notice it, but Long Yue did.

At first, she also thought it was poison, but upon closer inspection, it was clearly charcoal dust!

But why would there be charcoal dust on the invitation?

"Ah? What a relief... I was scared to death!"

Ning Xiang patted her chest, looking like someone who had narrowly escaped death. She couldn’t help but glance at the invitation and found that some characters on the invitation had faded.

It turned out this was the source of the black on her fingertips.

Long Yue chuckled, "Is this a prank?"

One could say it was a prank, or not, but in any case, the invitation wasn’t poisonous, and in one word, the matter was left to others to decide.

Just from this encounter, it could be judged that the Crown Princess wasn’t easy to deal with. Her invitation for Long Yue to admire flowers was definitely hiding a trap.

"Madam, this Crown Princess is not a good person, we better not go, right? You are pregnant, if anything happens, I can’t explain it to the young master."

Long Yue shook her head, did not agree, but carefully opened the invitation.

"Sister Yue, are you scared? Haha, just teasing you. How about coming to the Imperial Garden to admire flowers tomorrow? Zhuoya and the others will be there, it’s going to be fun!"

"Madam, this..." Ning Xiang was a bit confused after seeing the content of the invitation.

Long Yue laughed, "This is retreating in order to advance. Previously, she invited me directly, worrying I might think she wanted to harm me and not come, but using charcoal dust to scare people first, and then explaining it, seems sincere. If I don’t go, it would be unreasonable."

Throwing the invitation aside, Long Yue stood up and gently dusted off her wrinkled skirt, "Go get ready, see what can be worn, it’s not proper to attend a banquet looking too plain."

Long Yue bore the title of "Evil Woman Li." She had quarreled with many noble ladies before, whether at the Su Jinxiu Workshop or in front of the Prime Minister Pei Mansion. Some of these people would certainly be at this banquet.

Going there would surely mean being besieged.

She could claim she was unwell and avoid the occasion, but if she dodged this time, she’d certainly not avoid the next. So why not go and see what she really intends to do?

Early the next day, Long Yue, after carefully dressing up, went to the Imperial Palace accompanied by Ning Xiang.

On the way to the Imperial Garden, she stopped to visit Pang Shuangyue, who lay curled up on a large bed in a dark side hall, her hair tousled, clothes in tatters, looking very pitiful.

Her lower abdomen was slightly protruding, by calculation, she was over three months pregnant.

Upon seeing Long Yue, she immediately appeared distraught, protecting her belly and retreating continuously, almost curling into a corner, her voice sharp, "Ah, don’t come near, you stay away! Sister, I beg you, I beg you to spare me!"

Was she really pleading for mercy?

This sister was once such a proud person, how could she lower herself to beg?

Long Yue recalled that when she visited before, this sister had tried to stab her own belly with a hairpin, but now she had changed her nature? Truly, becoming a mother changes one!

Long Yue looked at her with a smile but maintained a certain distance, "What’s wrong, little sister? Why are you crying? Curling up like that, are you planning to strike me as I approach?"

This was mocking her previous attempt to stab Long Yue’s belly with a hairpin.

Pang Shuangyue trembled as she looked at Long Yue, "Dear sister, I dare not anymore, I beg you to let me live, alright? I’m pregnant, I can feel my child kicking me, she is a new life, an innocent life. I implore you, don’t kill me. As long as you let me give birth, I will do anything!"

Looking into her eyes, Long Yue saw, besides fear, a trace of barely perceptible hatred.

Strike not hard, suffer in return!

Against this "lovely sister," who was as malicious as a snake, Long Yue had no intentions of letting her go!

"Alright, I’ll think about it."

"Thank you, sister, thank you, sister!"

Long Yue gave her a perfunctory response, and Pang Shuangyue, whether truly grateful or for some other reason, began desperately knocking her head in thanks.

Afterward, Long Yue went to the Imperial Garden.

This garden was near the Eastern Palace, where concubines of the Eastern Palace frequently gathered to drink tea and chat, enjoy the breeze and the moon, quite leisurely. Today, the Crown Princess had invited many guests, all noble ladies and daughters, with a few concubines present as well.

"Your Highness, Lady Jiao has arrived!"

As Long Yue entered, someone giggled, and several noble ladies and daughters stood up to greet her with curtsies.

Long Yue returned the courtesy one by one. It’s all about etiquette; she didn’t want anyone gossiping behind her back, claiming she lacked manners.

"Yue’er, come over here!"

Yang Zhuoya, who was chatting with a daughter in a lake-blue dress, rose and pulled Long Yue to sit beside her upon seeing her arrive.

"This is the Xie family’s daughter, Xie Lingling, only a year younger than you. Just call her Sister Ling’er."

"The Xie family? The Xie family of the literary noble family, Mr. Xie Zhuo?"

"Exactly!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Xie Lingling gently curtsied, her smile gentle and sweet, her big eyes blinking, revealing a lively spirit.

No wonder she got along with Yang Zhuoya; their temperaments were very similar, both mild and gentle.

Long Yue smiled, "Sister Ling’er truly lives up to her name, exuding an aura of talent and elegance, as expected from a family of literary masters."

"Indeed, Ling’er is naturally gifted, not only beautiful but also unparalleled in learning. If it weren’t for her gentle nature and detachment from competition, she would be the top talent in the Capital City!"

A crisp voice chimed in from the side, accompanied by a fragrant breeze. Long Yue turned to see a woman in a peony dress rising slowly, circling Xie Lingling.

"Wow, Xie Family’s Ling’er indeed exudes an aura of elegance, making everyone want to get close, don’t you think, Lady Jiao?"

The woman then turned, her laughter coquettish as she watched Long Yue.

Long Yue slightly frowned. She could sense the woman’s hostility but couldn’t understand where it came from, as she didn’t even know her!

This woman’s words were subtly ridiculing her as an "Evil Woman," reminding the present noble ladies and daughters of her past "glorious achievements."

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the atmosphere here turned unfriendly. Some present had been innocently involved before, and their looks towards Long Yue were now cold and unfriendly.

Long Yue smiled, "You also have an aura of elegance, shining brightly against the bright moon."

Whoosh! As soon as these words came out, the woman in the peony dress’s expression changed, becoming extremely unpleasant!

Shining brightly against the bright moon?

If one were to compare the Emperor to the sun, then the Empress would be the moon.

Wanting to shine against the bright moon implied a desire to contend for the position of Empress!

She wanted to reprimand, but Long Yue’s words were also not explicit, leaving no reason to fault her. Moreover, as she was merely a minister’s wife with a title, her status was much higher, making it hard to demand accountability.

If the Empress heard this, although she might not do anything drastic, a round of humiliation was inevitable.

The Empress could tolerate anything, but absolutely not anyone coveting her position as Empress. It was her untouchable scale!

Even if she was her own person, it wouldn’t work!

She looked at Long Yue, gritting her teeth, "Lady Jiao jokes, I’m just a mere grain of light."

Tch, has she yielded?

The crowd was astonished!