The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 257 Lingxi County Lord's True Intention

The responses between Xu Rongrong and Madam Lu seemed to be in unison.

This made Lingxi County Master even more upset:

When she was in the Northern Frontier, she was the favorite daughter of her father and also the most beautiful woman in the Northern Frontier. Wherever she went, she was greeted with compliments and approval. How could she be neglected in the slightest!

After arriving in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Emperor and Empress had treated her sincerely for the past two months. Although the Empress rarely showed up, she didn't bother to argue with her, considering her own son's dethronement was tragic enough. Even so, no one in the palace had ever constrained her with the word "rules."

It was only today, when she came to Xu Rongrong's place, that she was constantly being bullied and prodded by others, which made her feel uncomfortable. But when she thought of the purpose of her visit, she forced herself to suppress her dissatisfaction and looked at Xu Rongrong with a pretentious expression: "Of course, we women in the Northern Frontier are bold and generous, and we never care about these empty formalities."

"You can tell from the princess' words and actions." Xu Rongrong nodded.

Princess Lingxi: "..."

Before she could figure out whether this was a compliment or criticism, Xu Rongrong tilted her head, feigning curiosity. "I heard the princess' coming-of-age ceremony will be held in the palace in ten days. The Empress is personally organizing it, and it's causing quite a stir in the palace... I imagine it's bound to be quite grand. It's just that... with the day just around the corner, it should be a busy time, with Wuxia having too much time to spare. How did the princess find time to come to Ping'an?"

Princess Lingxi smiled slightly and said, "I came here to invite you to be my sponsor and attend my coming-of-age ceremony. I wonder if you would agree?"

"Sponsor?" Xu Rongrong frowned slightly at the words. She and Princess Lingxi hadn't exactly gotten along well since their first meeting, and they hadn't interacted with each other on a regular basis. Why would she suddenly invite her to be her sponsor?

She didn't believe that the other party did this with good intentions.

After a brief thought, she stood up with a smile and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Princess."

But the next moment he changed the subject: "It's just... Ping An is afraid that he will disappoint the princess' kindness."

"Why?" Princess Lingxi stood up suddenly, her eyes full of surprise: How could someone reject her?

Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "Ping'an lost his mother at a young age, so he can't be considered a blessed person. If someone like me becomes the princess's sponsor, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of controversy."

Lingxi looked at her coldly, and her previous pleasant expression could no longer be faked: "There are such rules?"

Madam Lu, who was standing nearby, saw this and stood up, smiling and saying, "My princess, you may not know that the coming-of-age ceremony is the most important ceremony for women in the Great Zhou before they get married. Therefore, the guests at the ceremony are carefully screened, not to mention the person who inserts the hairpin and gives the praise."

"The person who inserts the hairpin for the princess must be a blessed person with living parents, a healthy husband, and both sons and daughters. The one who wears the hairpin must also be a girl of the same age with both parents alive. Princess Ping'an's mother died young, so she is indeed not a suitable person to be the one who gives the hairpin."

After saying that, she added, "Why? No one in the palace told the princess these rules?"

Rules! Rules again! Princess Lingxi’s face flushed crimson.

Previously, she had been gloating over the lack of rules in the palace, but in the blink of an eye, she was slapped in the face! The coming-of-age ceremony was such a major event, and she only knew it should be grand and lavish. Seeing that it was the Empress who presided over it, she had never given it much thought. But she hadn't expected that no one would explain the various rules of the ceremony to her!

Although it was not her intention to invite Ping An as the sponsor, she could not allow this person who had lost his mother to ruin her ceremony!

During this trip to the Great Zhou, in addition to delivering tribute from the northern border to the capital, she also had a more important mission...marriage.

Before leaving, her father had promised her that she would be allowed to choose a suitable husband in the Great Zhou. Once she met someone she liked, her father would ask the emperor for grace to grant her marriage.

Over the past two months, she had heard countless rumors about Mu Rong, and only then did she realize that the man who had treated her coldly at the New Year's Eve family dinner was actually arrogant. It was a pity that their first meeting had not been a pleasant one, so she had thought of using Xu Rongrong as a sponsor to repair her relationship with Mu Rong.

As for the engagement between Mu Rong and Xu Rongrong... with her father stepping in, not to mention that the two of them just set a wedding date, even if they really got married, her father would ask His Majesty to issue an order to marry her again.

But the premise is that she can't let her future husband hate her. Otherwise, what's the fun in marrying him?

If it weren't for him, would she have bothered to come to Zhuxiang Yayuan and ask Xu Rongrong to be her sponsor? She hadn't expected this move to almost make her a laughing stock! No! Absolutely not!

Let’s forget about the matter of Zanzhe. As for Mu Rong... I’ll look for an opportunity later.

She just didn't believe that she couldn't win over that man with her looks!

Thinking of this, she was too lazy to stay and pretend to be polite. After responding with a few words, she left with her maid.

As soon as she got on the carriage, she slapped the maid aside.

Five bloody fingerprints instantly appeared on the fair-skinned maid's face.

"Useless thing! You can't find out anything! You made me come here and make a fool of myself." Princess Lingxi said hatefully.

"I know I was wrong! Please punish me, Princess." The maid didn't dare to explain, but just kowtowed and admitted her mistake.

"Luckily, Herme returned last night. If I had continued to rely on you, I don't know how many important things I would have missed!" Princess Lingxi was filled with anger. The maid's face changed drastically when she heard this. She crawled over on her hands and knees and said, "I will do my best from now on. Princess, please don't abandon me."

"Humph!"

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Watching Princess Lingxi's carriage gradually disappear into the distance, Madam Lu breathed a sigh of relief. "How could this princess from the Northern Frontier rashly come here just to ask you to be her sponsor? I'm afraid there's something fishy going on here."

Xu Rongrong nodded: "Madam is right. I have never had any dealings with her. It is impossible for me to be the one who gives the praise."

"No matter what's wrong with her, it's not wrong to avoid her," Mrs. Lu said, comforting her. "But don't worry about it. Although your biological mother passed away early, your stepmother is still alive. If any sisters you know ask you to be their sponsor in the future, you don't need to feel ashamed to refuse."

"Yes." Although Xu Rongrong agreed, she felt a little guilty in her heart. After all, her stepmother... was gone.

She had hurried over just now to rescue Xu Rongrong. Now that the trouble was over, Mrs. Lu naturally did not want to stay any longer. When she heard that Xu Rongrong's face was pale because of her period, she gave her a few more instructions and then went back home.

After tossing and turning for half a day, Xu Rongrong was no longer sleepy. She curled up in the armchair, holding a hot water bottle on her slightly sore abdomen, tapping her fingers on the armrest, wondering about the real purpose of Princess Lingxi's visit.

Until someone outside came to report: Marquis Weiyuan is here.