The female supporting role is really here to mess things up

Since Zhao Lexuan returned to the Princess's Mansion, she seemed to have lost her soul. She locked herself in her room, cut off from the outside world, and refused to eat or drink for three days.

This made the princess very distressed. She was extremely anxious, fearing that something might happen to her precious daughter. However, after trying everything, her daughter still showed no change.

She knew that although her daughter had a stubborn personality, she was extremely sensitive and fragile. She must be trapped in love now. She brought the accompanying guards to her and asked them about what happened between her daughter and the general's eldest son at the border.

As expected, his daughter's worries were indeed related to Xue Qinglan. Before, Le Xuan had traveled thousands of miles to the border for him, which showed how deep her feelings for Xue Qinglan were. But Xue Qinglan was not a fool either. Before, his daughter had sent a message saying that they were in love. And now the two of them were in such a mess because a woman had come between them...

After learning all this, the princess became even more worried and decided to go to the palace in person to ask the emperor for help.

The next morning, the eldest princess entered the palace in gorgeous clothes, full of worries and expectations. She came to the palace, met her brother, and told him everything about the princess's recent situation. She begged the emperor to order Xue Qinglan, the eldest son of General Xue, to be recalled from the border.

After hearing this, the emperor could not help but feel a complex emotion. He knew very well that his sister loved Princess Lening, and also understood her deep feelings for Xue Qinglan. In his heart, his sister was his only biological sister, so he naturally hoped to satisfy her request.

The troops on the border were brave and well-defended. Xue Qinglan, the deputy general, had not played a big role there, but now he seemed redundant. Therefore, after careful consideration, the emperor ordered Xue Qinglan to be recalled from the border.

Xue Qinglan received the emperor's edict. Although he had a deep attachment to the border, he also knew that it was an imperial order that could not be disobeyed. He led his army and set out on the journey back to Beijing. In the accompanying army, in addition to the loyal soldiers, there was also a woman - Su Jiaojiao. She was his lifesaver and the person that Princess Lening cared about the most.

Because there were no carriages in the army, Su Jiaojiao was physically unable to ride a horse by herself. So when Xue Qinglan hugged Su Jiaojiao and sat on the horse, the people were shocked. They talked about it and speculated about the relationship between the man and woman. When Xue Qinglan and Su Jiaojiao entered the general's mansion together, rumors from the outside world came like a tide.

People were speculating that General Xue was getting married. However, the bride was not Princess Lening, but a woman of unknown origin, which surprised everyone.

Combined with the fact that Princess Lening came back from the border a few days ago, rode a horse in the city, and has not left the house since entering the mansion. It is said that she fell ill because she did not eat or drink. Everyone already had the answer in their hearts, and the story of the three people became a topic of conversation among the people.

The night Xue Qinglan returned to Beijing with the army, he hurried to the Prince's Mansion, with a lot on his mind. When Xiao Ruixuan saw him, a trace of warmth flashed in his eyes. The two sat facing each other and began to talk about their recent situation.

Xiao Ruixuan knew that Xue Qinglan had a special liking for Zhao Lexuan since childhood. In order to win the heart of the beauty, he even privately asked to be taken to the palace to show his determination to Emperor Xiao. Xue Qinglan, without telling Zhao Lexuan, reached an agreement with Emperor Xiao to use military merit as a condition for marriage. For this love, he resolutely went to the border, experienced hardships, suffered a lot, and was even often made difficult by the eunuch sent by Emperor Xiao.

But Xiao Ruixuan knew that Xue Qinglan valued friendship, not to mention that he had saved his life. General Xue also put pressure on him to repay his gratitude, and at the same time he was worried that Emperor Xiao would have concerns about the marriage between the Princess's Mansion and the General's Mansion. Although it was more beneficial for him to marry his brother to the Princess's Mansion, Xiao Ruixuan respected Xue Qinglan's choice more.

He patted Xue Qinglan on the shoulder and said softly, "Brother, I understand your intentions. For now, you just need to treat Miss Su well, and leave the rest to fate." Xue Qinglan nodded silently, and the grief in his heart seemed to be comforted a little at this moment. He knew that no matter what the future held, he would have to face it bravely, for Zhao Lexuan and for himself.

Then, the prince confided his own story to Xue Qinglan. He said that he fell in love with a girl at first sight in the White Horse Temple, but he still hadn't found her. And his mother asked him to marry a woman he didn't like. Xue Qinglan felt sympathetic to the prince's experience after hearing this, and was also curious about the woman who made the prince fall in love at first sight.

The prince took him to the study to see the painting. Xue Qinglan was amazed after seeing the painting. The woman in the painting was indeed breathtakingly beautiful, a beauty he could not even imagine. The prince sighed and said that he once thought he was dreaming. He had been looking for so long but still couldn't find it.

Xue Qinglan saw his friend's desolate look, patted his shoulder and comforted him that he would find it. He also said that he would help the prince to pay more attention and tell him immediately if he saw the woman in the painting. The friendship between the two became deeper at this moment, and they looked forward to the future together, hoping to find their own happiness.

The princess was deeply worried when she heard the rumors, but she remained calm and dignified. She knew that if her daughter heard the rumors, it would be a big blow to her. So she specifically ordered everyone in the mansion not to let Le Xuan know about this.

As time went by, Zhao Lexuan's condition finally improved, and her body gradually recovered. The princess also put down her worries. In order to make her daughter forget about the unpleasant things, she decided to hold a grand polo match for her daughter. This was not only to make her daughter happy, but also to show the royal style and elegance.

The princess made an elaborate plan, and specially invited all the young men and young ladies from noble families except the general's mansion to attend. She also specifically instructed the servants to prepare a generous gift along with the invitation to the censor's mansion.

These days, his son Wang often sent people to send all kinds of novel small items, obviously to please his daughter. Although Le Xuan didn't even look at all the gifts sent and put them all in the utility room, the Princess's Mansion still had to return the gift to the Censor's Mansion.

Originally, she wanted to wait for Xue Qinglan to return to the capital, and then ask the emperor to grant her daughter a marriage with him. But now he actually brought another woman into the capital, and even brought her into the general's mansion in front of the people of the city! People in the capital were talking about it, and Xue Qinglan had to marry that woman. But with Le Xuan's personality, how could she share a husband with someone else? In order to avoid embarrassment and unnecessary disputes, her mansion and the general's mansion should not have any contact in the future.

The invitation from the Princess's Mansion was naturally also sent to the Shangshu Mansion. Lu Xingmu accepted the invitation when he saw that it was from the Princess's Mansion. He then summoned the housekeeper.

"Go and ask the best embroiderer in the city to sew a dress for the eldest lady that meets the regulations for attending the banquet at the Princess's Mansion. Be quick...wait...or embroider two pieces. Send their sizes as well. Make sure to embroider Shiyao's carefully."

After hearing his master's instructions, the housekeeper knew that the master wanted to invite the second young lady to attend the banquet again... He didn't dare to say anything more and immediately went downstairs to find the embroiderer.

Lu Xingmu didn't plan to offend the dead girl again. He got up and went to Lu Shiyao's yard and told his eldest daughter that he wanted the two sisters to appear in front of everyone in harmony. He guided his eldest daughter to persuade the second girl to agree to attend the banquet.

When Lu Qingxi heard that Lu Shiyao had come, he looked at Xiaohuan beside him curiously.

"What are you doing in my yard, big sister? Has anything happened in the mansion recently?"

Xiao Huan was also confused. Because of her young lady's bad temper, the eldest lady had always been tolerant, but she never took the initiative to come to her house. It was always her young lady who went to the eldest lady's yard to make trouble when she wanted something... or her young lady used some means to force the eldest lady to come... but her young lady didn't do anything recently... I don't know why the eldest lady came today. She was well-informed about the news in the mansion, but she hadn't heard of any major events recently, so she spoke carefully.

"The eldest lady doesn't come here often. This time she came, I think she has something important to tell you."

Lu Qingxi had a good impression of the original sister, so she asked her maid to invite her in.

"Please take a seat, big sister. I wonder if you have anything to say to me today."

Hearing her second sister speaking so politely to her, and looking at the woman in front of her who seemed to have become more beautiful, Lu Shiyao sighed in her heart that her second sister was really different. The person in front of her made her want to get close to her. She sincerely told her purpose.

"The Princess's Mansion has sent an invitation to the Lu family, saying that they will hold a polo match on the first day of next month. Father has already accepted it. My eldest sister wants you to attend with me so that you and I can take care of each other."

Lu Qingxi realized that the first day of next month was also an important plot point. The princess had carefully prepared this polo match to make Princess Lening happy. However, Xue Qinglan was not among the invited guests. Instead, Xue Qinglan's second brother Xue Ji, the male supporting role, came for some reason.

Xue Ji was not invited, so he came secretly. He was beaten. Yes, it was Wang Xu who sent someone to do it. Xue Ji was rescued by Lu Shiyao who passed by. From then on, he became Lu Shiyao's most loyal protector.

It seems that the heroine's suitors are about to gather together, so we can watch the Shura field. Although I don't want to have emotional entanglements, I like to watch others'. Whichever couple I see will be the one! I unconsciously looked at Lu Shiyao opposite with sparkling eyes.

Lu Shiyao felt strange when she saw the look in her second sister's eyes. It seemed that her second sister wanted to... She blushed and coughed lightly a few times.

Lu Qingxi, whose thoughts were finally brought back to his mind, looked at the heroine opposite him whose face had blushed because of him, and smiled embarrassedly.

"Sorry, big sister, I was distracted just now."

After confirming in his mind that the original owner's role in the original plot was to set a trap for the heroine, he accidentally let the heroine see the bullied Xue Ji. Then he had to go to the polo club, and then he continued. "I will definitely go with you when the time comes."

After hearing this, Lu Shiyao was no longer as awkward as before, and happily said two good words. After a few more polite greetings, Lu Shiyao and Xiao Cui beside her got up and left.

When they returned to their own courtyard, Xiao Cui, who was always outspoken, blurted out what she had been holding back on.

"Miss, why do I feel that the Second Miss is becoming more and more different from before? The Second Miss now has become...become..."

Lu Shiyao raised her head and met Xiao Cui's gaze, continuing her little girl's words. "She has become pleasing... Now I want to get closer to her, let's see later."