Chapter 52 The Empress Came Here (1/2)

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

Lin Mengya took back her hand and looked at her toes. Why did she do this?

Lin Mengya was annoyed with herself. She found that she couldn't say anything.

”I... I have to go back to work.”

Lin Mengya suddenly found that Long Tianhao's eyes were incredibly deep.

Looking him directly in his eyes, Lin Mengya felt that she was completely attracted to him.

No!

Lin Mengya secretly pinched her thigh, and she nearly cried with pain.

”You've worked hard in the past few days.” Maybe he was attracted by this atmosphere, or he just wanted to show solicitude for his subordinate.

Long Tianhao looked at her small face with complex emotions.

In order to deal with the Empress, he reluctantly promised to marry Lin Mengya.

But now, she had become an incredible help to him.

The Empress would definitely regret it if she knew this.

”I'm alright. By the way, Concubine De doesn't feel very well these days. You can visit her in your spare time.”

Long Tianhao nodded. Lin Mengya was a qualified and devoted daughter-in-law.

She often took time to visit his mother and took care of her every single thing personally. Aunt Jinyue always praised her.

The style of the relationship between them suddenly became warm and soft, which made her feel strange. She was unaccustomed to it.

”Well...”

Both of them opened their mouths and spoke at the same time. They looked at each other and then looked away tacitly.

They move perfectly together as if they were closely related. Lin Mengya blushed and felt embarrassed even though she was thick-skinned.

They didn't get along well with each other before. But both of them had changed.

Obviously, the female guests' area in the front courtyard was not affected by the romantic atmosphere of the backyard.

Males and females shouldn't sit together. So the noble gentlemen and their fathers were sitting in another area.

Jiang Ruqin took her maid and walked to the female guest area with anger.

As the eldest daughter of the Marquis Zhennan, Lin Mengya was so difficult to deal with!

Before getting married, the Prince was nice and kind to her!

Lin Mengya was so vicious and it was all her fault. Jiang Ruqin was sure that she could have become Princess Yu if Lin Mengya hadn't appeared.

Now, Lin Mengya dared to be so arrogant to her, which made her furious.

”Miss Qin, don't be angry. I believe that the Prince still cares about you. He doesn't allow any ladies to enter the Qinwu Courtyard except you, right?”

Jiang Ruqin's personal maid said carefully with a forced smile.

”Really?” Jiang Ruqin raised her eyebrows and glanced at the maid standing beside her.

”Yes! It's true! I don't dare to lie to you!” Cui'er was scared by the look of Ruqin. Miss Qin looked weak and delicate outside, but she showed no mercy in punishing her servants at home.

”Well, it better be.” Jiang Ruqin quickly adjusted her facial expression and walked into the female guest's area arrogantly.

Most of the guests in Concubine De's birthday party were officials who had a good relationship with Prince Yu or Concubine De.

But it seemed that Lin Mengwu and her mother were neglected.

Shangguan Qing was arrogant and had never been willing to shed much of her dignity to make friends with others.

As a result, no one paid any attention to them despite that they were the stepmother and sister of the Princess.

”Hello, Miss Jiang.”

Someone greeted her as soon as she entered the room. Jiang Ruqin immediately smiled and pretended to be a polite lady.

She looked around and found that all the ladies were dressed in their best. But none of them was as beautiful and gorgeous as she was.

Jiang Ruqin suddenly felt that she was superior to others.

”Why is she so proud? She's just the daughter of a civil official. My father brings peace and stability to the country. Without him, they can't enjoy a happy life.”

Lin Mengwu was also very outstanding in this group of ladies whose fathers were senior officials.

They both believed that they were the most beautiful and purest girls at this party. So they became opponents and compete with each other secretly.

”You're the sister of the Princess, right? You're so miserable. Your sister is highly respected Princess Yu while you're just an old spinster and no one wants to marry you. You and your sister are worlds apart.”

Lin Mengwu hated it when someone compared her with Lin Mengya and treated her as an old spinster. She stared at Jiang Ruqin coldly with her beautiful eyes and wanted to kill her.

”Pay respects to ladies. Please take your seat.”

The woman housekeeper dropped a curtsey and the ladies immediately took their places at the table.

Concubine De was the protagonist of today's party. She had been used to the solemnity of the imperial palace. So when she had the opportunity to eat and chat with relatives and friends, she was very happy and had a kind and soft smile on her face.

Lin Mengya and Long Tianhao sat on either side of her. The man was handsome while the woman was beautiful.

When Lin Mengya appeared, everyone marveled at her beauty while Lin Mengwu and Ruqin were green with envy.

There were a lot of people at this party.