Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 437 - 437 437 These Two Have No Shame_1

?Chapter 437: Chapter 437: These Two Have No Shame_1 Chapter 437: Chapter 437: These Two Have No Shame_1 “It turns out I have to give a curtsey to you, Imperial Consort,” An Jing said with feigned seriousness. “Well, I shall do so. It’s not a big deal, after all.” As she spoke, An Jing pretended she was really going to curtsey to Consort Yu.

But Consort Yu dared not let An Jing perform the curtsey. As An Jing prepared to do so, Consort Yu quickly held her back, disallowing the gesture.

The Emperor himself didn’t want An Jing to curtsey; if An Jing did, it would undeniably suggest that Consort Yu ranked above the Emperor were it to be spread abroad. That’s absolutely untenable! Not even ten of her heads would be enough to atone for such a blunder!

Rage burned within Consort Yu, certain that An Jing was deliberately mocking her, but her lips bore a courteous smile as she said, “Changsheng Princess, why must you trouble me so? The Emperor has already exempted you from performing a curtsey, how dare I permit it? Earlier, I was simply upholding palace etiquette. You, Princess, must know that without rules, we can’t form a square or circle. As individuals of status, we cannot lose dignity, lest we become the subjects of ridicule.”

Watching Consort Yu unable to maintain her highborn poise, being all polite to her while the Pingjun Princess had gone pale, at a loss for words, An Jing felt a sense of satisfaction inside her. However, she did not show it outwardly; on the contrary, she nodded her head as if taking the lesson to heart: “What the Imperial Consort says is most true.”

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