Chapter 439 How Did You Take Someone Else's Husband's Gift?

The ladies were all excited.

They were all whispering, saying that they dared not eat it.

Shen Ningning tasted it without any change of expression.

It tasted of pepper and salt.

However, it was not as good as the one made by Mrs. Liu in their village.

The fried locusts made by Mrs. Liu were often fried golden and crispy, sprinkled with pepper and salt and a little chili powder, and they were so fragrant that you could not find the north.

The one made in the palace was just so-so.

Shen Ningning pouted while eating: "It tastes ordinary."

The ladies around her gasped and widened their eyes when they saw her being so brave and bold.

The first lady who picked up the chopsticks at the same table with Shen Ningning was Liang Yici.

She had a tense face and looked very much like Fang Qingdai when she was serious.

Liang Yici ate three in a row, chewed for a while, and nodded slightly.

"It tastes okay. I used to eat fried locusts when I lived with my mother in the frontier."

The ladies gasped again when they heard her words.

Seeing Liang Yici had already started eating, Ye Shangyi stopped being shy and tasted a few, nodding sincerely.

"It's better than I thought."

Qi Xiuwei looked the most timid and weak. She had just recovered from a serious illness two years ago, and her face was still pale, and the blood on her lips was put on by rouge.

She looked at the plate of fried locusts in front of her, her eyes flickering, and she seemed a little hesitant.

Shen Ningning knew her personality, so she took the initiative to say: "Xiaowei, if you can't get used to it, don't force yourself."

Qi Xiuwei shook her head, looked up at Shen Ningning, and a gentle and shy smile bloomed on her lips.

"I've eaten it at home, too. The cooks crushed it, mixed it with pepper powder, and mixed it with lotus root shreds. That's the delicious taste."

The other ladies:...

They really admired Shen Ningning and her table!

No wonder they could sit together.

However, Shen Ningning and the others were not afraid, but the people at the next table, Mo Zhirou, covered their mouths and noses and frowned in disgust.

"I can't eat it, not because it tastes bad, but because I think it's cruel." Mo Zhirou sighed.

Concubine Qi was amused: "Why is it cruel?"

Mo Zhirou stood up, her figure as frail as a willow: "Your Majesty, in order to ensure the taste of locusts, I heard that they are thrown into the oil pan and fried while they are alive, and die in the moment of freshness."

"When I think of them as lives, I can't eat this... I would rather starve than eat locusts."

Ye Shangyi's eyes were almost rolling up to the sky.

"Miss Mo, according to what you said, the crops eaten by locusts deserve it, and even the farmers who planted the crops are not worthy of pity?"

Liang Yici crossed her arms, frowned, and said more directly: "How hypocritical."

Qi Xiuwei was timid and did not dare to agree directly, but nodded silently: "Yeah!"

Shen Ningning laughed instead.

The four of them sang in unison, and Mo Zhirou clenched her fingertips under her sleeves in anger.

"That's not what I meant, Miss Ye, don't misunderstand..." Mo Zhirou hesitated, as if she had been wronged.

Seeing this, the lady next to her stood up for Mo Zhirou.

"Sister Zhirou is right. Aren't locusts killed alive? Crops don't have life."

Ye Shangyi slammed the table and stood up: "If you have the guts, don't eat food in the future!"

Seeing the two sides on the verge of a fight, representing the most distinguished circle of noble ladies in the capital, Concubine Qi just watched coldly with a playful smile on her lips, but did not stop it.

Shen Ningning was about to speak, but saw a black shadow passing through the sky, and then a black object fell directly on Mo Zhirou's head.

"Ah!" The lady who just helped Mo Zhirou speak saw what the thing was, screamed, and stepped back with a pale face.

"What's wrong? What's on my head?" Mo Zhirou reached out to touch it.

The ladies were horrified: "It's a locust! It fell on your head!"

Mo Zhirou froze, and then she shouted: "Help me take it down, come on, take it down!"

The servants who served her hurried forward and helped her take the locust down. After finding that it was already dead, they threw it on the ground.

Mo Zhirou subconsciously raised her foot and stepped on it hard: "It's so disgusting! How did it fall on me? You are so blind!"

Seeing her trampling repeatedly, after the shoes were removed, the locust had turned into a shrunken pool of yellow.

One of the ladies retched.

Shen Ningning blinked: "Miss Mo said that she couldn't bear to eat the fried locusts, but she was willing to step on them with her feet. It's really a kind of kindness, isn't it?"

Mo Zhirou came back to her senses and her face changed.

She raised her head stiffly and found that everyone was looking at her with horror and astonishment.

Mo Zhirou immediately hated Shen Ningning.

When I'm with her, I always make myself embarrassed!

Concubine Qi tried to smooth things over with a faint smile: "Okay, it's just an accident, you sit down too."

Mo Zhirou then lowered her head in dismay and sat down again.

Shen Ningning looked at the eagle Mengyi perched on the eaves not far away, and couldn't help but smile secretly.

It was not in vain that Mengyi ate hundreds of her chickens! Finally, he raised them well, and at the critical moment, he knew to bring locusts to bully Mo Zhirou.

Next, Shen Ningning's eyes flashed darkly, and it was time to get to the point.

After all, she didn't come here specifically to celebrate Concubine Qi's birthday.

While everyone was talking to each other, Shen Ningning took the initiative to walk towards Mo Zhirou.

Ask in a voice that everyone can hear: "What happened to the jade pendant last time? I really like that piece of jade. If the King of Shu has no other arrangements, I want to buy it. What do you think?"

Mo Zhirou just suffered a loss from Shen Ningning and was worried about how to fight back.

Hearing this, she immediately raised her head and said in a cold tone, with a fake smile: "It's really unfortunate, Princess. Of course, the jade pendant can't be given back, no matter how much money you pay."

As she said this, a trace of contempt flashed across Mo Zhirou's eyes.

She deliberately raised her voice so that everyone could hear: "The jade pendant was given to my mother by my father. Does the princess think that my father is willing to sell the jade pendant to you again?"

Everyone looked in their direction.

Qi Fei was far away and didn't hear their argument clearly. She just frowned suspiciously.

I have a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second Shen Ningning pointed in Qi Fei's direction.

The little girl looked confused and asked for a solution, blinking her round black eyes.

"What? You said the King of Shu gave it to the Princess of Shu? How come the jade pendant on Concubine Qi's neck is exactly the same as the one you bought?"

Everyone was shocked and looked at Concubine Qi. Sure enough, the jade pendant on her neck, against the brocade lapel, looked even more deep green and translucent!

The look in Concubine Qi's eyes suddenly changed, and before she could take it off, everyone saw it.

Mo Zhirou questioned Shen Ningning's words.

"Princess Funing, don't talk nonsense. My father told me clearly that this jade pendant was to be given to my mother. How could it be with Concubine Qi!"

However, Mo Zhirou took a few steps closer and looked closely.

It was really the jade pendant she helped buy!

Mo Zhirou saw Concubine Qi's cold face and felt something was wrong!

How did the jade pendant get into Concubine Qi's hands?

Everyone looked at Concubine Qi silently, waiting for her answer.

At this moment, a palace servant not far away announced: "The Princess of Shu has arrived!"

Shen Ningning narrowed her eyes and smiled.

The distinguished guest she invited has arrived! (End of this chapter)