After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 149 Must be present today

When Chen knew that Qiao Rongjin had moved into Yunshen Pavilion, she was also very angry.

Since the day she came back, the prince came to see her once, but he never set foot in her Luoyanju again. She had no way to turn the situation around. Even her son could not resist her request and went to invite the prince, but he failed.

How could Chen not panic?

She had gotten out of bed a long time ago in the past two days and could walk, but she couldn't walk as usual. She was limping, which was very obvious. And her hand, whose tendons were cut, had no strength at all. It was as if it was disabled. It could only be hung down all the time, and she could only use the other hand to do anything.

Chen was extremely angry, but she was still helpless, so these days, almost all the servants in Luoyanju were the target of the anger. One was punished or the other was punished, and life was completely different from the past.

Faced with their master's capricious mood, many people began to waver in their desire to join another wise master.

No matter how jealous and envious everyone was, the family dinner was held as scheduled.

The family banquet was held in a spacious courtyard somewhere in the front yard, which was often used as a place for family banquets. Originally, Prince Rui and the Princess asked Qiao Rongjin whether to hold the family banquet in Yunshen Pavilion, which would be a good place to warm up the new house. Qiao Rongjin refused without even thinking about it, as she did not like others to set foot in her territory.

Because we were thinking about the children who were going to school, the family dinner was held in the evening.

Prince Rui and all the masters and young masters in the backyard were present, without a single one left out.

There were three large tables, two for adults and one for children.

When everyone arrived, Chen was not there, and Prince Rui frowned.

"Send someone to invite them. They must be present today." Prince Rui has gradually grown disgusted with Chen. These days, she has instructed Zhao'er to come to him several times, trying to get him to visit her in a roundabout way. Prince Rui was already busy, and he was annoyed by her pestering. Before today's family dinner, he sent people to each courtyard to notify everyone that everyone must come. Chen was throwing a tantrum again, and Prince Rui really had no patience with her.

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at each other with different expressions.

Does Chen really think she is still the same Chen as before? She doesn't even think about how big a mistake she made, and yet she still dares to act like a spoiled brat. She must be really spoiled.

Everyone present looked at Qiao Rongjin secretly, wanting to know what her reaction was.

In the end, I found that there was no change in the person. He was still the same as usual, sitting there calmly and casually, and it was impossible to tell whether he was angry or not.

He must be angry, but he is just pretending, everyone thought.

Of course Qiao Rongjin could feel the gazes on her, but she didn't care and continued to sit calmly on the right side of King Rui.

Prince Rui glanced at Qiao Rongjin calmly, and seeing that she didn't seem to care at all, he felt a little relieved.

Soon, Chen came, but she looked extremely ugly.

Qiao Rongjin turned his head and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

No, it's only been a few days since we last saw each other, and yet Chen has become so haggard. She looks at least ten years older, older than anyone else present. She no longer has the liveliness she once had. Look at those calm yet uneasy eyes, and her limping feet. She is wearing silk and satin, but it feels empty, as if she will fall down at any moment. Her whole person has changed drastically.

Qiao Rongjin just glanced at it and didn't look at it again.

It's your own fault, who can you blame?

When everyone saw this, there were sarcasm, watching the show, sighing, and disgust in their eyes, but no one had sympathy. After all, they knew who the real victim was better than anyone else. Chen brought this upon herself and could not blame anyone else.

When Qi Zhao saw his mother like this, his eyes turned red instantly. He quickly stood up and went to support her. No one stopped him.

Prince Rui looked at Chen like this, not knowing what he was thinking, but he didn't stand up anyway.

The princess watched the whole process coldly, and she took in the expressions of the prince, Mrs. Qiao, or anyone else.

"Your servant greets the prince. I am late. Please forgive me." Chen's voice was weak and a little hoarse. Combined with her appearance, she looked like an old woman and was out of tune with everyone present.

Prince Rui still didn't speak. Seeing this, Qi Zhao looked at Chen distressedly, then stammered, "...Father."

Upon hearing this, King Rui felt relieved. He looked at Qi Zhao, whose eyes were red, and said calmly, "Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although Qi Zhao was worried about his mother, he had to go back to his seat.

Chen sat in her seat in humiliation, feeling the stinging gazes on her. The darkness in her heart almost corroded her. She clenched her hands tightly in front of her chest, trying hard to suppress the strong hatred and murderous intent in her eyes.

They must be laughing at her in their hearts, saying she was a cripple, a disabled person, and a defeated general. No, no! She couldn't just sit there and wait for death. The prince no longer visited her, so she had to think of a way.

Calm down. You must win back the prince's heart. Now the only one who can stand by her side is the prince. She cannot lose his favor, otherwise the life of them and her son in the palace will never be easy in the future. Yes, calm down!

After Prince Rui finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Qiao Rongjin. Seeing that she still had that indifferent look, like a spectator, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Everyone was present. Prince Rui spoke a few words before the family dinner, and at the end everyone congratulated Qiao Rongjin with auspicious words, and Qiao Rongjin responded to each one.

They knew what the purpose of today's family dinner was. Wasn't it to give Concubine Qiao a face? So everyone pretended well.

The prince is here, and Concubine Qiao's position is set in stone, so no one is blind enough to say anything unpleasant.

So the whole atmosphere was pretty good and the family dinner ended in a pleasant atmosphere.

The one who probably had the least appetite in the whole place was Chen.

Except for keeping a distance from Qi Zhao and Qi Yi, Qi You gets along well with his other brothers and sisters. He even has a pretty good relationship with the princess's legitimate daughter Qi Shu. It was only after he returned home from the palace that their relationship became better.

They are all children, and there is actually no irreconcilable grudge between them, so it is naturally easier for them to get along with each other. Qi You can see that they really care about him because of Chen's matter. After all, they are not bad children. Even Qi Yi and his sister didn't pick a fight with him anymore. It's just that Qi You still doesn't like the temperament of these brother and sister, so he can't get along with them. As for Qi Zhao, because of Chen, there will always be a gap between them.

Qiao Mansion.

After hearing what their daughter had just conveyed, Qiao Yunshan and Mrs. Qiao almost cried for joy.

"I didn't expect that not only my daughter would come tomorrow, but even our good grandson would come. The master is so kind!"