Nangong Yue, who was already the Crown Princess, lost the arrogance she had cultivated in the Nangong family within just one month of her marriage.
It can be said that her arrogance was destroyed by the joint efforts of Prince Zhao Chengzhi and sister Nangong Xing.
In the past, when she was at home, she could do whatever she wanted with the favor of her father and mother, and she could also be cold-tempered with other women from aristocratic families outside.
Her code of conduct has always been that if anything displeases her, she will also displease the person who offends her.
This principle was very useful when she was still Miss Nangong.
She wants the moon in the sky, but no one dares to give her the stars.
Although her mother had repeatedly taught her to be gentle and obedient to the prince before she got married, she still had a conflict with the prince on their wedding night.
At that time, she was busy preparing for the wedding and did not pay attention to the changes in the palace.
Maybe her father had said it, but she was busy with other things and didn't listen.
In short, because the prince did not come to her room on the wedding night, the next day, she angrily went to her sister Nangong Xing's room.
Nangong Xing, who became the crown prince's concubine, had just opened the door for her crown princess sister when she received a vicious slap on the head.
"Nangong Xing, you are really amazing!"
Nangong Xing's face was immediately knocked to the side. She covered her face and looked at Nangong Yue at a loss.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm not your sister, call me Crown Princess!"
Nangong Yue was furious and wanted to slap her twice more to vent her anger. At this moment, she felt a strong hand grabbing her.
"My noble princess teaches my concubine a lesson, who dares to touch me?"
When she turned around, she was surprised to find that the person holding her arm was His Royal Highness.
He did not come out from the Nangong Star Room, but came in from the outside. Judging from the fatigue on his face, he seemed to have not slept all night.
"Your Highness, where did you go last night?"
Zhao Chengzhi did not answer her question, but said coldly, "You hit Nangong Xing because you thought I was here with her, right?"
"No, it's not," Nangong Yue hurriedly denied, "I just taught my sister a lesson. She doesn't understand etiquette..."
Before Nangong Yue could make up a lame excuse, she heard a "pop" and Zhao Chengzhi slapped her hard on the face.
"Xing'er is soft-hearted, always respectful and obedient to you, and never makes you angry."
"And you, do you regard her as your sister? What do you regard her as, to beat her so wantonly?"
"Nangong Yue, do you think that once you become the crown princess, you can do whatever you want?"
Nangong Yue was stunned by the slap and stood there in a daze, unable to react.
This was the first time in her life that she had been beaten.
Seeing Nangong Yue's confused look, Nangong Xing was secretly happy, but she didn't show anything on her face and stood between the two of them.
"Your Highness, please don't blame the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess must have a reason to hit me. It's all because I didn't do a good job..."
Nangong Xing did not expect that Nangong Yue would come to trouble her early in the morning.
Although she received a heavy slap, she was secretly happy, especially to be seen by His Highness the Crown Prince like this. It was great.
Even if her sister doesn't do this, she will still find a way to perform such a scene in front of the prince.
Now, Nangong Yue has done it all by herself, and she can make the prince lose all good impressions of Nangong Yue without any effort at all.
"What's wrong with you," Zhao Chengzhi said, "You are so considerate and know how to prepare soup yourself and deliver it to my study at night. She would have come to question you early in the morning!"
"Your Highness, were you in the study last night?" Nangong Yue realized it later.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
Obviously she brought more people to the East Palace when she married than Nangong Xing, but why didn't anyone tell her that the reason why the prince didn't come to the wedding was because he was working in the study?
It's no wonder that Nangong Yue doesn't care about this kind of thing.
First of all, she is the little princess of the Nangong family. She was raised in the palm of her hand. How could she take the initiative to care for others?
Secondly, how could she possibly have thought that the reason why the prince did not come to her wedding room was because he was working at his desk all night, and not to visit other concubines at all.
However, the mistake had been made. The prince did not want to marry her as his concubine. Now that he saw her rudeness and misbehavior, he did not want to talk to her anymore.
Therefore, since their marriage, he has never consummated his marriage with Nangong Yue.
This is also the main reason why Nangong Yue was ostracized in the East Palace.
There are four concubines of the crown prince and Nangong Xing. Except for Nangong Xing who is particularly favored, the other concubines also have to get a few drops of rain and dew.
Nangong Yue, the main concubine alone, is still in perfect condition, and she cannot stand at all among these concubines.
At first, everyone didn't bully her very much, after all, she had the support of the Nangong family behind her.
However, everyone soon discovered an interesting phenomenon, that is, the princess's sister Nangong Xing. Although she was a concubine, she was recognized by Nangong Shangshu.
Nangong Shangshu often sent people to deliver things to the Crown Princess, but one of them always belonged to Nangong Xing, and the two sisters' things were always exactly the same.
It's good that she is the legitimate daughter, but in this palace, her father is a bowl of water, even a little biased towards Nangong Xing.
She just knew that her father was optimistic about Nangong Xing's strategic talent. He even knew that Nangong Xing was starting to give her troubles, but his father didn't care.
In Nangong Shangshu's opinion, the position of Crown Princess is enough for just one of their sisters.
So gradually, Nangong Yue was treated coldly in the East Palace.
In this war without gunpowder, Nangong Xing gradually crushed Nangong Yue, who was in the palace, based on her innate love for the prince and her father's support.
When the other concubines in the East Palace met, they all imitated him and no longer respected Nangong Yue.
In their opinion, the choice of the Crown Princess will most likely need to be replaced.
When Zhao Chengzhi brought the royal concubine into the palace to pay New Year's greetings, he did have the intention to mention this matter to his mother.
Su Nianyun hid in the dark, feeling Nangong Yue walk away from her with resentment.
On this first day of the new year, she couldn't help but shudder.
This is why she doesn't want to stay in the palace for too long.
She is willing to stay with the Queen Mother for as long as she wants.
But if she is meeting and getting along with the queen and empresses, she will feel very uncomfortable.
Although the Queen has become much kinder recently, she also becomes respectful and diligent when visiting the Queen Mother.
Since the last time the Queen Mother defended her, the Emperor had delayed punishing Concubine Li, and she gradually understood her current situation.
The Queen realized that it was risky to keep her position by herself, so she began to unite with the Queen Mother in an attempt to bring the Queen Mother to her side.
After all, the emperor still listens to the Queen Mother's opinions.
In the Su family, no one would take a concubine after having a wife and put her in a dilemma, so she couldn't see the resentment of these women in the palace.
Lively firecrackers and fireworks can drive away evil spirits, but they can never drive away the deep resentment in the palace.