Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 425

After that, everyone stood up. Yun Shang looked up at the empress in the center seat. The empress didn't have a very pretty face, but she had a kind of inborn dignity.

Yun Shang felt someone was looking at her, so she raised her eyes and saw a dim figure sitting beside the throne. A touch of surprise flashed through Yun Shang's eyes when she saw the person. How could she forget that Ning Qian was the beloved concubine of Xia Huanyu? Of course she should attend such a serious occasion.

But they didn't dare to let the others detect that they knew each other. They looked at each other for a short second and hurriedly moved away. But Yun Shang's glance with her was still caught by the empress. The empress smiled and looked at Ning Qian. "Lady Xiang has been looking at Lady Rui the whole time. But what's wrong with Lady Rui?"

Hearing this, Ning Qian flashed a smile at her. She turned to Yun Shang again, and said, "I've wondered why this lady is so beautiful and I have never seen her before. Turns out she is lady Rui. No wonder."

The empress smiled softly. "When I first met lady rui today, I was also shocked. I think how is there such an elegant and refined lady in the world. She is as beautiful as you, Lady Xiang, but you are more refined than her and Lady Rui is more elegant than you."

Yun Shang quickly curtsied to the empress and said, "your majesty and your highness really have flattered me. I am not as good as you said." Hearing Yun Shang's words, the empress smiled again and said, "but speaking of Lady rui, I have to mention that Prince rui really has a handsome face, almost the same as his majesty when he was young. When I saw him earlier, I was shocked. It's really father and son, they look quite like each other."

A woman interrupted the conversation. "I'm a little curious about it, hearing my sister in law say this."

Yun Shang turned to look at the woman, and saw that she was the one who had been staring at her with resentment this morning. Yun Shang thought to herself, 'she called the empress sister-in-law. So she must be the younger sister of Xia Huanyu. However, there should be only one younger sister of Xia Huanyu. That should be Princess Tai An. It is said that this woman is a woman who was fond of handsome men. The princess had many lovers in her Princess Palace and she was already over thirty years old, but she still seem young and attractive. She wasn't married yet.

The others were surprised at Princess Tai An's words. Yun Shang sneered in her heart, feeling a stone had been twisted in her heart. She was anticipating what was coming next.

The empress laughed at her words. "Although the women and the men will be divided into two parts, there is still a way." With that, she walked aside and said something to Xia Huanyu. He nodded his head and then they all heard the voice of Xia Huanyu.

"Since this is the first time that Prince Rui attends the imperial feast, we'd better remove the screen. So you can all have a look at him, in case you won't recognize him on the way."