His Majesty the Celestial Emperor Is a Little Pitiful
Yin Shu said, "This is the Celestial Empress showing special favor to this daughter-in-law! Does Second Prince really have a say in all these arrangements?"
Lucy Luan replied, "Is that so..."
Their family sent Divine Attendants with gifts; after presenting them, Lucy and her friends split off from Yin Shu and Sean Shaw.
The Celestial Empress greeted the ladies, while First Prince Sean Shaw and Fourth Prince Ian Yan welcomed the men.
His Majesty the Celestial Emperor only appeared when it was time to present the gifts.
During the ceremony, Jenna Summers was dressed just as grandly as the main wife.
Her wedding dress was elaborate and stunning, topped with a towering jeweled crown, jade earrings, a wish-shaped pendant at her neck, ten layers of filigree gold bracelets on her wrists, and lotus-embroidered shoes. She glittered with jewels, radiating nobility and dazzling beauty.
In the corner, the main wife Lia Summers sat looking understated and aloof, like frost beside a riot of blossoms.
Lucy overheard some High Gods whispering nearby: "Look at this spectacle—it's even grander than when the main wife was married."
"I heard she's been placed in the best halls of Reflecting Waters Palace, even better than where the main wife lives."
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"Jenna may be a concubine and born of a lesser branch, but her mother is still the chief of the Azure Luan Clan! Lia, the main wife, is a legitimate daughter, but her mother is just an elder in the clan. If you really want to compare... it's not easy to judge."
"No matter their status back home, in Celestial Palace, a concubine shouldn't outrank the main wife, right?"
"Shh! Don't say any more!"
...
In the Divine Realm, it's truly rare for a main wife to be made so aggrieved.
Lucy glanced at the main wife and shook her head.
"Hmph!" Mia Quinn sent Lucy a secret voice transmission: "The Celestial Empress is deliberately slapping my aunt's face!"
"Your aunt? What's this got to do with Divine Lord Tanya Quinn?" Lucy asked, puzzled.
"Lia was matched to Victor by my aunt! My aunt is friends with Fifth Prince Sean Shaw's mother, so the Celestial Empress is always making trouble for her!" Mia said, looking like she knew everything.
Lucy teased, "You little rascal—how do you know everything at your age?"
"No one in Drake Abyss dares to talk about Fifth Prince's mother, but in the Southern Realm, our elders gossip about her all the time."
"Oh? What do they say?"
"She was the adopted daughter of the Gatekeeper and Emperor Evan Xiao, and the sister of Emperor Ray Quinn!" Mia said. "She came from the Otherworld, her cultivation was unfathomable, and her beauty was legendary!"
Lucy: "Wow!"
"When she entered the Celestial Palace, the Celestial Empress was insanely jealous! Always causing trouble for her," Mia continued. "But her status, reputation, and skills were leagues ahead—ten streets above the Empress! The Empress couldn’t bully her and ended up suffering loss after loss, so she secretly hated her to death!"
Lucy pictured a hazy figure in her mind and said, "It’s a pity she left, though. She abandoned Little Five all alone…"
"My aunt said she never planned to stay—she always intended to go back!" Mia added. "It’s all the Celestial Emperor’s fault! He kept clinging to her and even made her pregnant…"
Lucy: "..."
Why did she suddenly feel a little sorry for His Majesty the Celestial Emperor?
...
After the gift ceremony, the bride and groom changed outfits and came out to toast the guests.
But Second Prince Victor didn’t touch a drop of wine.
The Celestial Empress explained to everyone, "Victor was wounded by a Demon Mouse, and the demonic energy still lingers in his body. He can’t drink, or it might be triggered."