Noble Lady

Xue Chenyu entered the palace smoothly, but was deliberately diverted and led away halfway.

When she realized it, he had already gone far away.

It was only because they realized that the other party did not have any serious ill intentions that Yuzhu and Qiuhua remained patient and kept silent.

As we got closer, we found that a noble lady was waiting in the pavilion.

She paused, and before she could see the lady's face clearly, she saw a nanny standing outside the pavilion.

"Are you the eldest daughter of the Xue family in Wu'an Marquis's Mansion?"

Yuzhu glanced at Xue Chenyu before answering, "Exactly."

"When is it your turn as a maid to speak here? Back off!" the nanny said arrogantly, "Let the master answer!"

Yuzhu frowned, "Who are you? Since you stopped my girl and wanted to talk, you should have introduced your family first."

The maid immediately said, "The eldest daughter of the Xue family is so grand! Could it be that she wants our noble to speak to you in person?"

Such an arrogant and contemptuous behavior is really not something that ordinary people can have.

Yuzhu was almost furious. "If you want to talk, then talk. If you don't want to talk, then get out of the way. Don't interrupt my daughter's business."

When these words were spoken, the nanny was extremely angry. She kept saying that the eldest daughter of the Xue family was very pretentious and that even few masters in the palace dared to speak to her like that.

Xue Chenyu probably guessed who her master was, so she suppressed Yuzhu, who was about to quarrel, and took the initiative to ask, "I wonder what you want to do that has stopped me?"

"My master naturally has something to tell you, so just stand there and listen."

Seeing that Xue Chenyu's attitude softened, the nanny became more and more demanding.

Yuzhu: Give your orders to your uncle!

But this was the palace after all, and she wasn't sure who was on the other side, so she didn't dare to speak too loudly and could only mutter in her heart.

Xue Chenyu: "Please enlighten me."

The nobleman in the pavilion slowly stood up, still standing sideways, not facing here.

But the sound slowly flowed out.

"Miss Xue of the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, listen carefully. You know exactly how a divorced woman like you managed to get an invitation to this flower viewing banquet. Don't try to take advantage of this opportunity to curry favor with someone powerful or influential."

"You must know that the stars and the moon are far away in the sky, and you can never reach for them. Don't let your wishful thinking lead you to despair, otherwise, it will be like looking at flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, and your efforts will be in vain."

Xue Chenyu raised her eyebrows almost imperceptibly.

Yuzhu couldn't help but pull her sleeve and asked in a low voice, "...Miss, what is this man saying? I don't understand a word he said."

She clearly understood the meaning of each word, but when they were put together she had no idea what the other person was saying.

Xue Chenyu suppressed a smile and said, "Just listen. I don't really understand it either."

Then, under the murderous gaze of the nanny, she raised her head and glanced at the noble lady in the pavilion, and said softly, "Yes, thank you for your warning."

"Why are you thanking me? I can see you didn't take my words to heart! You're just trying to put me off!"

Xue Chenyu's obedient attitude made the other party unhappy. She couldn't help but wonder, "I wonder how I can satisfy you, sir? I have something important to attend to. Please let me know."

Today's flower viewing banquet is the main event, and this is clearly not her destination.

The person who brought her here had long since disappeared.

She was unfamiliar with the palace and dared not wander around, otherwise she would cause trouble and bring trouble to the entire mansion.

"Satisfy me? You want to!" Princess Cheng could no longer hold back and quickly walked out of the pavilion and stood in front of Xue Chenyu.

"I'm telling you, with your background and your status as a second-married woman, you'll never be able to enter Prince Cheng's palace. Don't be so foolish as to dream of becoming a phoenix by relying on the crown prince. You're not destined for that!"

Xue Chenyu stared at her for a moment before coming to her senses. "I didn't realize it was Princess Cheng who had arrived. I was truly terrified. I beg your forgiveness."

Although she was expressing her fear, she simply knelt down and saluted, that was all.

Princess Cheng: "You, you are so brave! Aren't you afraid that if the prince insists on marrying a woman like you who has been married for the second time, his father will depose him from the throne? Then you will get nothing!"

"Thank you, Princess, for telling me, but I'm in a hurry to attend a flower viewing banquet, so please help me find a way." Xue Chenyu answered the question irrelevantly.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to have a good relationship with Prince Cheng’s mother, but at this moment, she still understands the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils.

If she delayed the flower viewing banquet, it would not be a matter of whether Princess Cheng liked her or not. That would be neglecting the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine. How could she be so stupid?

Fearing that Princess Cheng didn't understand her urgency, Xue Chenyu emphasized, "The invitation was sent by the Empress Dowager and personally delivered to the Marquis's residence by Nanny Fang from Ci'an Palace. If I can't attend the banquet in time, I will be failing the Empress Dowager's kindness."

Princess Cheng was so angry that her teeth were itching: This damn girl actually threatened her!

Her meaning was clearly that if she was not shown the right path, she would go to the Queen Mother and report that she had bribed the palace servants to stop her halfway.

If it were anyone else, it would be fine, but the women attending the flower viewing banquet today are all proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

If this damn girl easily drew the faces of the guide and the master and servant, she wouldn't be able to tell them apart when she got to the Queen Mother.

you are vicious!

"In that case, Madam Wu, please take her away." Princess Cheng said reluctantly.

Unexpectedly, Nanny Wu whispered to her, "...Master, our time is almost up. I'm worried that the trip back and forth will delay our practice."

Princess Cheng: "..."

"Then Miss Xue can go with us!" Princess Cheng gritted her teeth.

Xue Chenyu thanked them generously and followed them with Yuzhu.

"We're just ahead. Miss Xue, please don't follow us. If someone sees us, it might cause some bad misunderstandings." Nanny Wu pointed to the garden not far away.

Before even arriving at the banquet, Princess Cheng immediately distanced herself from her, as if she was afraid that she would get dependent on her.

"Thank you both for leading the way. Goodbye." Xue Chenyu thanked them politely, as if she didn't know that she would have arrived earlier if they hadn't made trouble.

Princess Cheng snorted and ignored him.

Yuzhu: Who are you looking at with your nose in the air? It's unlucky.

Xue Chenyu didn't give her the chance to curse and took her away.

Qiuhua is still the taciturn Qiuhua, who usually doesn't act rashly.

Many noble ladies have already arrived at the banquet.

Today, all flowers are in full bloom, each with its own fragrance.

It's a pleasing sight to the eyes.

Xue Chenyu looked left and right, and in a trance she almost forgot that she was here to attend the flower viewing banquet today. Instead, she felt a sense of ease as a man.

What virtue and ability did Situ Zhen and the Sixth Prince have to have so many beautiful and talented women fighting for them with all their might for the top spot?

However, before she could figure out everyone, she met Chen Lizhu again.

"Sister Xue, you clearly entered the palace earlier than me, so why are you so late, and why did you come with Princess Cheng?" Chen Lizhu pulled her and asked in a low voice.

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but be stunned. They had separated from each other for such a long distance, and yet someone saw them? Would Princess Cheng be furious?

Thinking of this, she briefly told the story of how she was deliberately led to a side road, met Princess Cheng who was waiting there in advance, and was threatened and intimidated by her.

Chen Lizhu: “…”

"...She feels that this invitation, which the Queen Mother had specifically sent through Nanny Fang, has interfered with Prince Cheng's marriage and threatened her power as Princess Cheng?"

"Maybe." Xue Chenyu said helplessly, "But she is the princess after all, I can't afford to offend her. Don't get too close to me, or I might hurt you by mistake."

Chen Lizhu smiled bitterly and said, "Not really. Although the Duke Chen's Mansion and the Prince Cheng's Mansion don't have much in common, even she wouldn't dare to do anything to me easily."

After a pause, she said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Sister Xue, you need to think carefully about this. I'm already disliking you for so many reasons right now, but how are you going to live your life in the future?"

Xue Chenyu was left in tears and amused by her teasing.

But the fact that the Empress Dowager personally asked Nanny Fang to deliver the invitation to the flower-viewing banquet to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion was indeed known to everyone a long time ago.

Everyone assumed that the eldest daughter of the Xue family would have some relationship with Prince Cheng.

Chen Lizhu specifically talked to her about those things before entering the palace. Firstly, she was unsure, and secondly, she also had this consideration.

"Instead of thinking about those distant past events, I'd rather think about how to get through today's situation." Xue Chenyu touched his face.

Chen Lizhu's worries were gone. "Let me tell you who are the people who came today, so you can have an idea."

She attends banquets of various families all year round and knows all the noble ladies of each family like the back of her hand.