Chapter 297: Pick It Up If You Want to Eat It
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The ancestors of Marquis Changan relied on military merits to earn their title, but by the time the title passed to this generation, the current Marquis Changan had abandoned martial glory and turned to literary achievements. The current Marquis Changan held the position of Assistant Minister of Justice in the Imperial Court. Although his achievements were not as illustrious as his ancestors, they did not really cause the Marquis Changan’s Residence to decline.
Even though it was a hereditary Marquis title, the Marquis Changan’s Residence could only be considered a second-grade title of nobility in the capital. Compared to the nobility of Prince Qi’s Manor, they were still a fair distance off.
Marquis Changan was a hospitable person. Even though his official position had not reached a high level, he was good at making friends. There were many aristocratic families and nobles who were on good terms with him. Today, there were quite a number of guests attending the banquet at the Marquis Changan’s Residence.
Su Ying alighted from the horse carriage and was welcomed by an attendant.
“Greetings, Your Highness.”
Bai Shuang looked at Marquis Changan, who was welcoming guests at the side. He only glanced at Su Ying before looking away. Bai Shuang frowned. In terms of status, Su Ying had the highest status aside from the elders of the Imperial Family, yet she was ignored by the host.
When they were setting off, Aunt Zhao had told Su Ying to carry the bearing of Princess Consort Qi well and not be looked down upon by others.
“Lord Marquis is really busy.” Bai Shuang frowned slightly as she looked in the direction of Marquis Changan. The attendant immediately understood.
He hurriedly walked over to Marquis Changan’s side and whispered a few words. Thereafter, Marquis Changan immediately walked over to Su Ying.
Marquis Changan was a lean, middle-aged man. When he met Su Ying’s gaze, his eyes were filled with an apologetic smile. “Greetings, Your Highness. 1 almost neglected your arrival. Please forgive me, Your Highness. It is truly an honor to have Your Highness grace our Marquis’s Residence with your presence. Please come in, Your Highness.”
Su Ying’s brows furrowed slightly. After some thought, she asked, “How many goats did Lord Marquis bring back today?”
The Marquis Changan was astounded momentarily. Then he answered subconsciously, “Ten goats.”
Ten wasn’t considered a small number.
Su Ying nodded in satisfaction and entered the Marquis’s Residence. Marquis Changan couldn’t understand for a long time what Su Ying was nodding in satisfaction at.
The maidservant who led the way said that the main dish of today’s banquet was roasted whole lamb, eaten straight off the roasting spit. Therefore, the lamb would be roasted on the spot. The banquet was being held in the back garden of the Marquis’s Residence, in the open air.
“Your Highness, please wait a moment.” After the attendant brought Su Ying to her seat, he left.
As soon as Su Ying appeared, many people turned to look at her.
Previously, Su Ying was also a very prominent figure at the banquet, but she was a negative example. Those self-proclaimed young ladies would make fun of her. Even though she had already married Xiao Jin at the time, she was still not taken seriously.
Just as Su Ying was about to grab the snacks on the table, someone grabbed her hand.
“Isn’t this Princess Consort Qi? It’s been a long time since we last met. We have almost become unfamiliar with each other.”
Su Ying raised her head and saw a round face filled with contempt. That face met Su Ying’s gaze without the slightest fear and even blinked her eyes provocatively as if saying, “What can you do to me?”
Images of humiliation flashed through Su Ying’s mind, and the face in front of her appeared very frequently in those scenes.
Rong Mingxi, the youngest daughter of the Minister of War, used to taunt and make a fool of “her” to draw attention to herself. She especially liked to make “her” look foolish in front of Xiao Jue.
Su Ying couldn’t help but curse when she recalled the various memories.
Everyone said that the original host was a spoiled but crude fool. Why were there so many scenes of “her” being bullied in her memories?
Rong Mingxi threw the snacks on the plate onto the floor and gestured at Su Ying arrogantly with her chin as she said, “Gosh! I accidentally dropped these snacks on the ground. If Your Highness wants to eat it, you can pick it up yourself.”
The previous Su Ying had been afraid of her because the former had a fear of bullies.
When she saw that Su Ying wasn’t moving, Rong Mingxi leaned close and said in a lowered voice, “If you don’t eat, I won’t tell you where the First Prince will go next.”
Su Ying raised her eyelids. That was right. Every time Rong Mingxi humiliated “her,” she would use Xiao Jue’s whereabouts as a threat. If she wanted to pursue Xiao Jue, she needed to know where he went.
In order to chase Xiao Jue, no matter how these people humiliated “her,” “she” would grit her teeth and do it.
More and more people in the garden looked in their direction. All of them were waiting to see Su Ying make a fool of herself.
Su Ying glanced at the snacks on the ground and frowned slightly, but she still stood up.
Bai Shuang was shocked when she saw this. “Your Highness…. No!”
Su Ying placed her fingertips on her lips, signaling to Bai Shuang to keep quiet. Bai Shuang was so anxious that her eyes became red-rimmed.
She did not want to see Her Highness being humiliated by these people again. These people were too despicable!
However, Su Ying didn’t allow her to speak, so she could only grit her teeth and suppress her anger in her heart.
Su Ying squatted down and picked up the snacks piece by piece.
Rong Mingxi laughed outrageously. “Oh my! This is Princess Consort Qi. Your Highness, you can still eat these snacks after dusting the grime off them. You mustn’t waste them, Your Highness.”
Su Ying picked up all the snacks and dusted the grime off them accordingly. She raised her head to look at Rong Mingxi and smiled. “You’re right. We shouldn’t waste them. Since that’s the case, you can eat them all.”
Rong Mingxi stopped smiling and glared at Su Ying icily. “What did you say?” “Hard of hearing? But I don’t want to say it again.” Su Ying suddenly reached out to grab Rong Mingxi’s mouth and stuffed all the snacks in her hand into Rong Mingxi’s mouth.
Rong Mingxi’s eyes widened in shock. She couldn’t believe that Su Ying dared to stand up to her!
She struggled to break free from Su Ying’s grip, but Su Ying’s grip was like an iron clamp, firmly holding her in place. All the snacks were stuffed into her mouth until they reached her throat.
“Oof! Oof!”
Rong Mingxi felt so nauseated that she wanted to throw up, but Su Ying’s hand was covering her mouth. She wanted to throw up but couldn’t, so she could only swallow.
“You! What are you doing? Let go of our Young Miss! Let go now!”
The change happened so quickly that the people around them did not even have time to recover from their shock. They saw Rong Mingxi’s eyes rolling back repeatedly and she looked like she was about to pass out.
Su Ying gave one slap to the face of the maidservant who lunged at her.
The maidservant cried out in alarm and her body was flung a few meters away. She fell to the ground and could not get up again.
Su Ying’s almond-shaped eyes looked at Rong Mingxi vaguely and indifferently. “Have you swallowed everything?”
Rong Mingxi was already suffocating. The fear of impending death made her tremble in fear.
“Your Highness, what are you doing? Miss Rong is about to die. Are you going to kill Miss Rong?” Su Yuyan appeared out of nowhere and shouted anxiously.
When Su Ying’s gaze turned to her, Su Yuyan felt a chill run down her neck.
Just as Rong Mingxi was about to pass out, Su Ying released her grip.
Rong Mingxi fell to the ground on her butt and vomited vehemently.
“Urgh!”
Wave after wave of violent vomiting sounds caused those who were watching the show to frown, and the way they looked at Su Ying changed.
Just now, they had clearly seen the killing intent on Su Ying’s face.
After vomiting out the snacks in her throat, Rong Mingxi felt that she had come to life again.. She glared at Su Ying furiously, “Su Ying, how dare you touch me! You’re courting death!”