The Banquet

Ratty: How long has this poor kid gone hungry for?

Su Lüxia: Do you understand why I don't eat with him now? *laughs*

Also...

...word of me adopting the fourth prince has already gotten out. Liu Ruyan is bound to make a move.

*later on Su Lüxia receive an invitation letter*

Su Lüxia: Tsk, this is bound to be a setup.

Ratty: What has this evil woman got in store for me?!

Su Lüxia: I guess....

I guess she will call me out for forging the imperial edict...

...and adopting the fourth prince.

Ratty: !??? *freeze*

Then do something host *anxious*

Thinking about it, we've got a script for a harem struggle, why are we adopting a child? *leap*

Shouldn't you dressed up ravishingly and seduce the emperor?! *broke into tears*

Su Lüxia: Ratty, have you heard of the saying...

A son's glory reflects well on his mother?

*Meanwhile at Liu Ruyan's Mansion*

Servantmaid: My lady, don't you think something's wrong?

Forging the emperor's imperial edict is a crime that is punishable by death. Consort Su wouldn't be that stupid...

Liu Ruyan: Heh, Su Lüxia is just stupid.

She only won her position with her good looks and family background. *relaxed*

But right now, the emperor is fed up of her and dreads her family.

If she had anything of a brain, she'd know she should slink off with her tail between her legs and behave herself.

Servantmaid: But what does she do?

Liu Ruyan: She acts like a rabid dog and forges the emperor's edict in an attempt to turn her lot around....*murmur*

Servantmaid: You are much smarter.

The second this gets out, even her family have to suffer the consequences with her. *murmur*

Liu Ruyan: Prepare the moon dress for the banquet.

The emperor likes to see me dressed in light colors.

Servantmaid: Yes.

*At the banquet*

Eunuch: Consort Su is here!

Prince Xian: *lift head*

Su Lüxia: •••I have to win back my title of noble consort.

I don't want anyone to call me Consort Su anymore.

:Consort Su looks so good in that outfit! *murmurs*

:Is that a new style of make up?

Her complexion looks so much better. *wow*

Liu Ruyan: You are so late.

I almost thought you weren't willing to come...

*fake smile*

Su Lüxia: Have you done anything to make me unwilling to come?

Liu Ruyan: *shocked*

Su Lüxia: If not, then don't say such ambiguous things...

It makes you look cheap.

Liu Ruyan: Your majesty....*pitiful eyes*

Prince Xian: Su Lüxia.

Su Lüxia: •••You think your the only one that can pretend to be hurt? *tearful eyes*

Prince Xian: You.... *felt sorry*

Su Lüxia: I wasn't crying! I have a son now, what is there to cry about? *act pitiful*

Prince Xian: A son?!

Liu Ruyan: Your majesty, I heard about it too. Today she... *anxious*

•••I must not let her tell him!

Prince Xian: -rush towards Su Lüxia-

You said you had a son? what is going on?

*hold tight*

—Pull away—

Su Lüxia: It's just.....*softly rub*

...i adopted the fourth prince. From this day forth, he is my son now.

Prince Xian: *frown*

Su Lüxia: You promised me. You said that I couldn't have a child, so I could adopt one of the former consort's sons, you promised me yourself.

–Back then–

Prince Xian: You damaged your body to ingest that poison. If you cannot have children in the future, you can adopt any child within the palace.

Former Su Lüxia: No... i just want my own child....*shiver* *crying*

.........

Prince Xian: I failed you...

Liu Ruyan: But...

....i heard she took an imperial edict to get a child today, she.... *acts sad*

Su Lüxia: Wo told you that?

When I took the boy, i just passed to his majesty's promise.

Even if I didn't, how do you know whether his majesty issued an imperial edict or not?

Could you be... *walks forward*

....You think you are carying the emperor's child so that you can on his majesty and harbor evil thought?

Liu Ruyan: I, I haven't.....*retreat*

I really haven't! *grabs his majesty's hand*

I just heard it from a maid in her palace that she brought an imperial edict that said she could adopt a prince....

Su Lüxia: Oh! if thats the case, then you have a spy in my palace?

Your majesty, is this what you meant by being "cultured and bestowed with integrity"?

Prince Xian: -break free-

Consort Liu, you have overstepped the mark. *leave*

Liu Ruyan: Your majesty! *burst in tears*

Su Lüxia: -Squat- Think you have the skills to compete with me? Miss Liu, I'm really disappointed in you.

Liu Ruyan: Su...Lü...Xia... *angry*

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