Chapter 157 The Contest Between the Imperial Concubines and the Competition at the Banquet

The Empress Dowager would naturally not turn up. Those at the women's table were mainly the Empress, Imperial noble consorts Su and Wen. Imperial noble consort Su was especially highly regarded because she was King Chu's mother. Meanwhile, Imperial noble consort Wen gave birth to the Sixth Princess. Even though she was of the same rank as consort Su, she was not as highly regarded. Furthermore, she did not seem to be in good health. The sixth princess, who sat beside her would show her concern from time to time. The Empress sat in the middle. Imperial noble consort Su was seated on her right, and to consort Su's right, was the Fifth Princess, who had an arrogant expression on her face. On the Empress' left was Imperial noble consort Wen, and on her left was the Sixth Princess. The Empress seemed like an overly stern woman. She sat in the middle and did not smile. Her eyes swept down the table and landed on the faces of noble ladies present who all trembled in fear. Fortunat