As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

Most of the people who have arrived in the garden now are women, while most of the men have not arrived yet, either because they have not yet arrived for official business or it would be inappropriate for them to come now.

Therefore, most of the women who appear in this courtyard are comparing.

Of course, Xu Ziyun and Shen Lanyue just greeted these people and left with an excuse.

The most important thing is that Shen Lanyue is naturally not liked by these ladies. Firstly, it is because her husbands are not good sons and daughters, and secondly, they all know the rumors in the capital and look down on Shen Lanyue.

Moreover, these people were obviously mainly flattering Shen Wanqing. After all, it seemed that this lantern festival was quite well organized.

……

Shen Lanyue walked to the central position where the eldest princess was with a smile on her face, and saw the noble ladies surrounding the eldest princess. The most conspicuous among them were Sun Shuhao and Shen Wanqing, who were standing on her left and right and talking with smiles.

It was obvious that he was saying something flattering, which made the eldest princess laugh frequently.

"See the eldest princess."

Shen Lanyue and Xu Ziyun bowed and greeted at the same time.

The eldest princess, Li Changyang, is the only living sister of the current emperor. She is extremely noble and graceful.

"Stand up." The eldest princess did not act like an elder, but smiled like a big sister in the family. "This must be Chang Ce's new wife."

"Yes, I haven't had a chance to meet the princess properly yet. It's Lan Yue's fault."

Shen Lanyue stretched out her hand toward the eldest princess, took a step forward, bowed and spoke politely.

Li Changyang smiled gently, took Shen Lanyue's hand and brought it to his side, looked her up and down and said, "What are you talking about? I was sick some time ago. If you really want to be polite, you should call me aunt like Changce did."

Shen Wanqing, who was standing next to her, froze with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

Shen Lanyue just smiled back at the eldest princess.

"If you have time later, please come to my mansion and talk to me."

"Yes."

Sun Shuhao deliberately said coquettishly: "Aunt, when you have a new lover, you can't abandon me, the old one."

"You, you, you are already so grown up and you are still acting like a spoiled child. Don't you know who I love the most?"

Sun Shuhao then smiled and pulled the eldest princess' arm, deliberately glancing at Shen Wanqing with his smug expression that was the most arrogant.

Shen Lanyue saw all of this and always had a perfect smile on her face.

She would not really call the eldest princess aunt. This was just a polite remark from the eldest princess. Only someone like Shen Wanqing who could not hide her thoughts would be jealous.

Even Meng Changce would not call the princess aunt, let alone her. If this were really said, it was unknown what the current emperor, who was extremely suspicious, would think.

…………

When night finally fell, many officials arrived, and the courtyard gradually became more lively. The eldest princess sent away the noble ladies around her and left alone.

When Shen Lanyue and his party arrived at the garden, the first thing they saw was the group of the third and fourth princes. Most of the young talents were surrounding them, and they were the targets pursued by everyone in the garden.

Shen Lanyue saw Sun Shuhao's obviously shy smile in the crowd, and looked at the two of them with lustful and satisfied eyes.

It wasn't just her. She looked at the other unmarried noble ladies around her and saw that most of them were looking towards the pavilion over there, intentionally or unintentionally.

Shen Lanyue looked at Xu Ziyun beside her, only to see that her eyes were calm. She looked at those people like a lotus leaf in the water, without any intention at all.

Noticing Shen Lanyue's gaze, he gave her a mischievous smile and blinked his eyes.

She knew that Xu Ziyun had no interest in these people, and even hated them.

The two of them made an excuse to leave the group of people, found a quiet place and waited for the show to begin.

At the same time, the opera troupe in the backyard was already preparing, and Shen Wanqing specially sent someone to keep an eye on these people.

At the same time, Shen Wanqing was being pursued by many young talents, and Sun Shuhao, who was with her, once again became a background board, which made her anger reach its peak.

However, facing the two princes, she had to pretend that she didn't care, and saw the noble ladies around her praising Shen Wanqing.

"Yes, yes, yes. I've heard before that the Shen family's sister is not only very beautiful, but also very capable of handling such a big event."

"It seems we have to study harder in the future."

"........."

Shen Wanqing was praised to the sky all of a sudden. When the pride in her eyes could no longer be concealed, she lowered her brows and smiled, maximizing her appearance.

Hearing the troupe start singing, Shen Wanqing showed her charming side even more, and said to Li Wen and others: "The ministers of the Lantern Festival have specially found a group of excellent troupes, and invite the two princes to move in."

"Okay, okay, okay!" It was Li Jing who spoke first and laughed heartily.

"Ah."

Since the two princes had already agreed, naturally the others would accompany them.

On the stage, a wonderful show begins.

On the stage, the actors walked lightly, their slender fingers swinging back and forth in colorful clothes. There were two or three of them singing, and the words they sang, accompanied by the drumbeats and the opera tunes, were so mesmerizing that people could not help but be mesmerized.

The audience did not understand the meaning of the song and only expressed their deep compliments.

This is a play about the two beauties of Chu, the best in the world.

Shen Wanqing, who was sitting in the audience, was smug and looked at Li Wenxuan with affectionate eyes. Only Li Jing's eyes flickered, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, which disappeared in an instant.

Li Jing cast his gaze on Li Wenxuan in front of him and saw that he didn't react much. He just glanced at Shen Wanqing occasionally, and his expression became even more indifferent.

At the same time, within his sight, he saw a familiar person standing on a high place, and the two looked at each other.

Meng Changce was on a high building beside the stage, looking down at everyone below, including the people on the stage. The look he exchanged with Li Jing was fierce and ruthless, something only the two of them could understand.

Li Jing quickly withdrew his gaze, and no one else saw this scene.

Only Li Jing knew the rage in his heart. He hid his depression and surprise in his heart: if everything on the stage was Meng Changce's sincerity to him, then this would be a risky move.

Use the dispute between the Queen and Consort Xian, or the dispute between himself and Li Wenxuan.

No one knows what he is thinking now.

Shen Lanyue didn't know that she had accidentally eliminated Li Jing's suspicion of Meng Changce.

.........

The show on stage became more and more exciting. Finally, Li Wenxuan noticed the problem. He stood up abruptly and looked at the people around him gloomily.

"Your Highness?" Shen Wanqing felt uneasy, and her heart suddenly began beating rapidly.

She felt that Li Wenxuan's emotions had reached the peak of anger, and his eyes were filled with brutal coldness, which made her dare not even breathe.

Li Wenxuan gave Shen Wanqing a complicated look, waved his sleeves, and left angrily.

The people on the stage had already left, and the eldest princess's cold eyes fell on Shen Wanqing.