The maid led her to the pavilion and informed her. After hearing the princess' message, she went in.

"Shen Zhishu, the daughter of the Dali Temple Minister, pays respect to the princess."

She raised her hand and bowed, performing the proper etiquette for a woman.

"She is truly a beauty who deserves the title. Once you catch my eye, you can't take your eyes off her. As a woman, I like her very much."

A sudden voice came from the side of Princess Shuo.

"I have long heard that Shen Siqing's daughter is the most beautiful woman in Kyoto. Today, thanks to the princess, I am honored to see her."

What's going on? Everyone praises her?

Is he planning to praise her into King Shuo's bed?

Shen Zhishu was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry about the current situation.

"Hurry up and speak first. Look at them, they don't even care about etiquette when they see a beauty. They are talking nonstop before I even open my mouth."

Then, the voice of Princess Shuo slowly emerged. After all, she was of noble status, and her magnanimity could be felt from her words.

"Thank you, Princess."

Shen Zhishu stood up.

Then the princess asked her to sit down, and she sat down next to the woman in yellow next to the princess.

Because she knew that she might not be able to escape safely from Prince Shuo's Mansion today, she was careful in everything she did, even paying special attention to the chair she was sitting on and the railing behind her.

Coincidentally, there is a fish pond behind the railing, and colorful fish are swimming happily in the water.

"Ms. Shen, I wonder where you buy the facial cream and lip balm you use every day?"

But the girl in yellow next to her was looking at her eagerly.

Shen Zhishu immediately recognized that she was the lady who had spoken first and praised her as a beauty.

Judging from her eyes, she is 50% similar to Princess Shuo. She looks young and is so intimate with the princess, so it is not difficult to guess her identity.

Princess Shuo's grandfather Yuwen Qingwan was the imperial tutor of the dynasty, but as the current emperor was old, the imperial tutor resigned from his post and lived a leisurely life.

And his father was also the Grand Tutor and Grand Secretary of the current dynasty.

Her mother's family is quite strong in both background and strength. After all, King Shuo was once the prince favored by His Majesty and was very likely to inherit the throne. His queen was also chosen according to the standards of the future queen.

The woman in yellow in front of him was Princess Shuo's half-sister Yuwen Qingyu. She was of noble status and more lively and outgoing than her sister.

But it was only a temporary glory. After King Shuo fell, the glory of the three generations of the Yuwen family came to an end.

"Hongzhi Pavilion in Minami-bo, Kyoto."

She was thinking about the ending of Princess Shuo's mother's family in her heart, but her face was calm. She didn't seem shy when being stared at, and answered confidently.

"I know that shop. I've been there before, but why aren't the things I bought as pretty as Miss Shen's?"

Yuwen Qingyu pouted in distress.

"Things are naturally the same, it's the people who are different."

Princess Shuo looked at her silly sister, her eyes full of doting. At that moment, she held the child in her arms and got close to her sister. The "kindness" on her body was truly radiant.

"Are you saying I'm not pretty?"

Yuwen Qingyu immediately turned around and glared at Princess Shuo with dissatisfaction.

When the others saw this, they smiled and 'pretended' to persuade Yuwen Qingyu, and then praised the two sisters for their beauty.

Shen Zhishu maintained a decent smile, said nothing, and watched the show quietly.

It can be seen that the Princess of Shuo is probably trying to lobby, saying that she is marrying the King of Shuo, and this harmonious and warm scene in front of her is just for her to see.

But the princess's movements in holding the child were obviously unfamiliar. Although the child was sleeping soundly and obediently, he was not awakened even in such a noisy environment. Also, the woman in green on the princess' right side, although she pretended to smile, her eyes never left the child.

He seemed to be worried that the princess would accidentally drop the child. He looked nervous and sat stiffly.

"Look, Miss Shen is making fun of you, isn't she? I'm afraid you don't know these people. Let me introduce them to you."

After chatting for a while, the princess once again shifted everyone's attention to herself.

Then he introduced her to the women present.

The six women who passed by her one after another were the two concubines of the palace, three concubines, and one concubine.

They greeted each other one by one.

Logically speaking, if she married here, she would be an enemy, but now, everyone was like a kind older sister, no one gave her a cold shoulder, and it seemed like everyone wanted to be friends with her.

"We are all family, so we just need to get along with each other naturally. Look at the other children having fun, we should also have some entertainment of our own. I wonder what Miss Shen likes to play on weekdays? Tossing pots or playing chess?"

After the introduction, the princess handed the child to the nanny beside her and took him to sleep.

The highlight also began.

Princess Shuo stood up and the others followed.

Although she only took one step, Shen Zhishu suddenly felt as if thousands of troops were coming towards her. Thinking that there was a fish pond behind her, she was afraid of being shot and falling, so she quickly stood up.

From beginning to end, he didn't touch the railing at the back at all.

"Don't be nervous. If Miss Shen doesn't like these, you can feed the fish..."

It is somewhat obvious after all.

When Princess Shuo saw her like this, a gentle smile appeared on her lips.

He said he wanted to feed the fish, so he brought the bait and forced it into her hands.

"Sister, look at you guys. You scared Miss Shen so much that her hands started shaking. Someone who didn't know would think you were going to eat her. I think I should stay here to feed the fish with Miss Shen, and you go and greet the other guests."

Just when Shen Zhishu thought that these people were about to take advantage of the chaos, Yuwen Qingyu suddenly stood beside her and acted as if to protect her.

"You are so unruly. If you neglect Miss Shen..."

"Go, go, go. Didn't you say you can just play today? You talk too much. You two should get out."

Yuwen Qingyu felt annoyed and quickly cleared the people out.

The pavilion suddenly became quiet. With only the two of them there, it was indeed much quieter.

"How do you usually take care of your skin?"

Yuwen Qingyu was really interested in her beauty.

"Nothing special. I don't like going out much, and I usually eat a lot of fruit..."

She chuckled and shared her experience.

Since you have extra bait in your hand, just sprinkle some.

After all, it has been so long, and if King Shuo doesn't show up, she will be in trouble.

Yuwen Qingyu listened carefully and also took bait from the box and scattered it to feed the fish.

The questions about skin care were very detailed, and Shen Zhishu answered them one by one.

Before he knew it, a long time seemed to have passed. Yu Wen Qingyu was so absorbed in his questions that he felt tired and sat down in the seat that Shen Zhishu had taken just now.

"You are so fair, the method you said must be useful. I will do as you say later."

As she spoke, she squinted her eyes and smiled, then fell backwards.

The accident came so suddenly that Shen Zhishu even heard a snapping sound at that moment.

Seeing Yuwen Qingyu falling straight backwards.

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