The carriage drove all the way to the gate of the Princess's Mansion. Song Qingwan got off the carriage with the help of Chunya. She quickly glanced around and did not see Song Yunshuang.
So, did they really get in? You know, without an invitation, they were not allowed in. Song Qing raised his eyebrows with interest and walked in with Chunya.
The princess's mansion is particularly lively today. You can see that it has been specially decorated. All kinds of rare flowers and plants are placed in an orderly manner on the roadside, dazzling the onlookers.
This was the first time that Song Qingwan saw so many varieties of flowers and plants. She felt it was a bit novel, so she took a few more glances.
At this time, a somewhat sharp female voice was heard, and the words were full of sarcasm.
"These people from the countryside have never seen the world. We see these flowers and plants every year. Why would we be as curious as some people?"
Song Qingwan looked in the direction where the voice came from and saw a girl in purple clothes. She was pretty, but her harsh words ruined her overall beauty.
Song Qingwan believed that she had not offended this person. Just as she was about to open her mouth to refute, another clear female voice was heard.
"No matter where she grew up, she is at least the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion and has a noble status. She is nothing like some people who were born to concubines. No matter how noble they pretend to be, they are still not presentable."
Song Qingwan cast a grateful look at the girl in red who came over to stand up for her.
"You...Lin Wantang, you are meddling too much in other people's business!" The purple-clothed woman was so angry that her face turned red, but she couldn't say anything to refute.
"Li Caiwei, you were the first to speak rudely! This is Miss Song's first time attending a flower viewing banquet, and your words are full of sarcasm! The Lin family is really a good family!"
Lin Wantang walked over to Song Qingwan and gave her a comforting look. Song Qingwan shook her head to indicate that she was fine.
Li Caiwei felt ashamed after being scolded by Lin Wantang. She glared at the two of them and walked away with her maid.
"Are you okay? Li Caiwei has always been like this. Relying on her mother's favor in front of Lord Li, she is used to bullying people in the mansion. She even thinks she can curse people like that outside." Lin Wantang continued to be indignant.
"I'm fine. May I ask Miss Lin, are you the eldest daughter of Censor Lin's family?"
"How did you guess? I am, my name is Lin Wantang, I am seventeen years old."
"It is widely rumored in the capital that Lin Wantang, the daughter of Censor Lin, is beautiful and righteous, which is just the right person for my sister." Song Qingwan smiled sincerely.
"Oh, I'm embarrassed by what you said. I can't compare to you in terms of beauty."
Lin Wantang scratched his head embarrassedly. He didn't have the same momentum as he had just now to confront Li Caiwei. Song Qingwan immediately fell in love with the girl in front of him.
Censor Lin is almost sixty years old this year. It is said that he had a daughter in his old age. The daughter is smart and beautiful, so Censor Lin treats his daughter like the apple of his eye and dotes on her without limits.
Before meeting Lin Wantang, Song Qingwan thought that this girl should be the arrogant type, but after meeting her today, she was surprised to find that Lin Wantang was a girl who dared to speak up for justice, which really impressed her.
The two girls were of similar age and became familiar with each other in no time. Lin Wantang was one year older so she asked Song Qingwan to call her sister, and she promised that if anyone made things difficult for Song Qingwan again today, she would help to kill her.
Although the position of the Censor was not the highest, he was in charge of the entire Censorate, which was full of censors whose job was to submit memorials to the ministers.
Today they report someone they don't like, and tomorrow they report someone they don't like. Although the emperor knows that they are smuggling illicit goods, who can guarantee that they won't bring bad luck upon the emperor one day?
When the emperor digs up these old accounts, it is hard to say whether he will use them to punish people, so most people would not be so stubborn as to offend the censor for no reason. This is also the reason why Lin Wantang is so confident.
Who would dare to offend Censor Lin for no reason? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Song Qingwan and Lin Wantang chatted as they walked towards the venue. The flower-viewing banquet was held in the back garden of the princess's mansion. Other young men and women who had received the invitations had also arrived.
This was the first time that Song Qingwan saw so many real young men and women from ancient times. She found that what was shown on TV before was really distorted. No matter what their appearance and figure were, these young people all had upright postures and were well-mannered.
She recalled that even Song Yunshuang had a beautiful walking posture. No wonder her mother asked her to practice whenever she had nothing to do.
It was almost time for the banquet, and the servants in the princess's mansion asked everyone to sit down. Men and women sat on both sides, facing each other, presumably so that they could see each other more conveniently.
"Hey, look, is that your sister, Song Yunshuang?" Lin Wantang whispered in Song Qingwan's ear.
Song Qingwan looked over and saw Song Yunshuang. She was actually sitting with Miss Li from before. No wonder Li Caiwei would cause trouble for her.
Song Qingwan nodded: "Sister Lin has a good eye, that is indeed Song Yunshuang."
Lin Wantang snorted disdainfully: "As expected, fish seek fish, shrimp seek shrimp, and turtles seek tortoises."
Song Qingwan burst out laughing. Lin Wantang was indeed worthy of being the daughter of the Censor. She really knew how to scold.
"The eldest princess has arrived!"
Following the eunuch's announcement, everyone stood quietly to greet him.
The eldest princess walked to the main seat with a group of servants and sat down, and everyone bowed.
"Long live the Princess, long live the Princess!"
"Stand up, everyone, sit down."
"Thank you princess."
After everyone finished paying their respects, Song Qingwan sat down and secretly raised her head to glance at the eldest princess. When she found that the eldest princess was looking at her, she quickly lowered her head.
The eldest princess looks much better today. She is energetic and there is light in her eyes. She is dressed up in a princess uniform and headdress, which makes her look very charismatic.
"Don't be shy, eat, drink and make friends."
"Thank you, Princess!"
"Haha, you young people are willing to play with an old woman like me. I want to thank you."
At this time, a female voice came: "The princess is radiant and noble. It is our blessing to be able to come to the princess's mansion to appreciate the flowers."
The princess frowned and looked up to find that the woman who stood up and spoke looked unfamiliar. The maid beside her quickly reported: "Princess, this woman is the second daughter of Prime Minister Song, Song Yunshuang."
"Oh? I remember giving the invitation to Miss Song Qingwan?"
"Princess, Miss Song is here too. She is sitting with Miss Lin."
The eldest princess nodded, ignoring Song Yunshuang's intentions, as if she was deliberately trying to embarrass her.
When everyone saw that Song Yunshuang's flattery hit the horse's hoof, they all covered their mouths and whispered, sneering from time to time.
Song Yunshuang didn't dare to stand up without the princess's order. She just kept leaning forward, her face turning red and white.
Song Qingwan stood up and walked to the princess, bowing slightly: "I, your humble servant Song Qingwan, pay my respects to the princess. I am deeply grateful for your kindness and for giving me the opportunity to attend such a grand event."
"Get up quickly. I really miss you after not seeing you for so many days." Different from her cold attitude towards Song Yunshuang, the eldest princess looked at Song Qingwan with a loving smile on her face, as if she was looking at her own daughter.
Seeing how the princess treated people differently, the people around laughed at Song Yunshuang even louder.
"How could I have deserved the princess's concern? My younger sister just offended the princess out of ignorance. I hope you won't blame me."
Naturally, Song Qingwan was unwilling to help Song Yunshuang out of this predicament. She hoped that Song Yunshuang would be laughed to death. However, Song Yunshuang was still regarded as the legitimate daughter of the Pang family. If her reputation was not good, it would affect the Pang family.
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