In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

After the carriage left the street, the women who had been in front of the princess's mansion dared to gather in groups of three or four and whisper to each other.

Although Su Zhizhi tried her best to restrain herself from paying attention to the gazes of people around her, she was still keenly aware that many people's eyes were fixed on her.

When she raised her eyes and looked around, she would occasionally meet those gazes, but she found that there was either inquiry or doubt in those gazes, but only contempt, which made Su Zhizhi relax a little.

Su Zhizhi walked into the banquet hall under the guidance of the servants of the princess's mansion. At this time, Xu Wanqing was already entertaining guests in the banquet hall. When she saw Su Zhizhi coming in, a hint of surprise flashed in Xu Wanqing's eyes.

Although she knew that Su Zhizhi had beautiful facial features, the sight of Su Zhizhi in her gorgeous attire completely left everyone in the banquet hall speechless.

Many people don’t know Su Zhizhi, but they have to admit that she looks just as beautiful as other noble ladies in the capital.

Su Zhizhi stood there, trying her best to suppress her inner nervousness. Xu Wanqing seemed to see Su Zhizhi's mood and hurried over to her.

Seeing Xu Wanqing walking towards her, Su Zhizhi hurried forward and bowed to her without waiting for Xu Wanqing to speak.

"I greet Her Royal Highness the Princess. May Your Highness be blessed with good health." The two maids behind Su Zhizhi also saluted.

That was specially prepared by Xie Chengjin for Su Zhizhi to ensure her safety.

"Zhizhi, get up quickly. I've been looking forward to your arrival." Xu Wanqing personally bent down and helped Su Zhizhi up.

Everyone present saw it clearly, and everyone's face was filled with disbelief. Looking around the entire capital, everyone knew that Her Royal Highness the Princess was very arrogant. Not to mention personally helping someone up, even speaking more gently would make people grateful. However, for Su Zhizhi, these things were easily achieved.

All of a sudden, the young ladies who had looked down on Su Zhizhi just now changed their attitudes, at least on the surface.

Xu Wanqing looked Su Zhizhi up and down, her expression full of admiration, then she pulled Su Zhizhi towards the seat of honor and let her sit next to her. That was a blessing that other young ladies from aristocratic families could not even ask for.

Su Zhizhi met the smile in Xu Wanqing's eyes, took a deep breath, calmed herself, and then sat down next to Xu Wanqing.

Su Zhizhi sat down. Although she talked to Xu Wanqing beside her from time to time, her ears were always paying attention to other people's voices.

As more and more people arrived, Su Zhizhi became more and more clear about the discussions of the people around her.

"Hey, did you see that carriage outside the princess's mansion just now? I've never seen one like that in the capital."

"You mean that car? Oh, how could you not see it? Did you know it came down from it?"

"Who is it? Who is it? I came a little late. When I saw it, the carriage was almost gone."

"Yes, she's sitting right there. She's the girl next to Her Royal Highness the Princess. But I've only heard about her, so I'm not very clear."

Su Zhizhi listened to the conversation of the young ladies around her. She was stunned for a moment before she realized that those people were discussing her carriage.

She took the initiative to ask, "Were you discussing that gilded carriage just now?"

The young ladies looked at Su Zhizhi's reply, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across their faces. They were just discussing Su Zhizhi's affairs, but they didn't expect to be overheard by the real person. At this moment, they were extremely grateful that they had not said anything slanderous. If Xu Wanqing knew about it, they would be skinned alive.

One of the girls was a bit bolder. Seeing that Su Zhizhi didn't seem like someone who would be difficult to talk to, she simply plucked up the courage to speak up, "Just as Miss Su just said, could it be that the carriage belongs to Miss Su's family?"

Su Zhizhi nodded as a matter of course, "Yes, that's my family's carriage..."

Su Zhizhi didn't care about their attitudes, but instead explained to them very friendly.

Those young ladies didn't expect Su Zhizhi to be so kind. After being surprised, they became even more enthusiastic towards Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi also took this opportunity to completely open up to these young ladies from aristocratic families, and she talked to them attentively.

Her knowledge was much higher than that of these young ladies living in seclusion. Therefore, these young ladies were not very clear about many of the things she said, which aroused their curiosity.

But in a place that Su Zhizhi didn't notice, someone's eyes were fixed on her.

The girl next to the young lady noticed that she was not in a good state. She reached out and nudged her, asking with concern, "Jiayi, what's wrong with you? What were you looking at just now? Isn't that the girl that the eldest princess likes? Do you know her?"

The girl called "Jia Yi" finally came to her senses. She pinched her palm tightly with her nails without making a sound, and then reluctantly moved her thoughts away. She smiled at the man and said, "I'm fine, but I think that girl looks a bit like a friend I knew before. Maybe I was mistaken. She shouldn't be here."

The girl seemed to understand, but didn't dwell on it too much and continued chatting with another person.

Su Zhizhi also noticed something was wrong here. She glanced at Guo Jiayi, then froze for a moment before asking the girl next to her.

"Whose family is that girl over there from? The one wearing a goose yellow dress." Su Zhizhi said, and gestured to the girl next to her to look over there.

The girl glanced at her and introduced her to Su Zhizhi, "You're talking about that girl? That's Mr. Guo's daughter, Guo Jiayi. You're new in the capital, so it's normal that you don't recognize her. But I feel like something's wrong with her today. She's sitting by herself, and I don't know what she's looking at. Do you know Miss Guo?"

Su Zhizhi understood, but still smiled politely, "It's our first time meeting, I just felt a sense of affinity, so I asked. I'll go get to know Miss Guo when I have the chance. Where were we just talking about..."

Su Zhizhi changed the subject and continued the conversation. Unconsciously, she felt a little thirsty from talking. Taking the opportunity to drink some water, Su Zhizhi's eyes met Guo Jiayi's without any expression.

Su Zhizhi looked indifferent, but Guo Jiayi's expression changed instantly. Noticing the other's expression, Su Zhizhi showed a meaningful smile on her face.