The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

It was Li Muxia who came out; she was dressed in women's clothing today.

The pale pink long coat was trimmed with pure white rabbit fur, which made Li Muxia's skin look as white as snow. Combined with her sickly appearance, she gave people a feeling of pity.

This wasn't the first time Dongfang Jincheng and Nangong Huaiyuan had seen Li Muxia in women's clothing, but they were still utterly amazed by her beauty.

This was the first time Long Haonan had seen Li Muxia dressed as a woman. Although he knew Li Muxia was stunningly beautiful and had fantasized about what she would look like in women's clothing, seeing her in person made him realize how lacking his imagination was.

Even the fairies in heaven couldn't compare.

Li Muxia was completely unaware of what was happening in the shadows. She just wanted to get some fresh air, but with that little housekeeper Cui'er watching over her, she barely got out of bed all morning. Now that she was finally feeling a bit better, of course she wanted to come out and see the snow.

Cui'er and Hong'er had already cleared a path through the snow outside the door, but Li Muxia walked towards the un-sweeped area. Feeling the crunching sound of her feet on the snow, Li Muxia's mood seemed to be healed.

I crouched down and touched the cold snow with my hands. I remembered the snowball fights I had with the other kids in the compound when I was a child, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

When Cui'er returned from outside and saw Li Muxia come out, she quickly called out, "Miss, why did you come out?"

Upon hearing Cui'er's voice, Li Muxia suddenly became agitated, rolled up a snowball, and threw it at Cui'er.

While dodging, Cui'er tried to persuade Li Muxia to go back to her room. Li Muxia dodged Cui'er and ran in the snow. Li Anran also came to Li Muxia's courtyard at this time. Seeing Li Muxia's happy appearance, she naturally joined in the snowball fight.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her otherwise, Cui'er simply gave up and joined in the fun.

Laughter filled Li Muxia's courtyard for a moment.

The three people hiding in the shadows were stunned. This was another side of her; at least, none of them had ever seen Li Muxia so lively and spirited. Like a mischievous child.

However, the three of them were relieved to see Li Muxia jumping around like a baby, proving that there was nothing seriously wrong with her.

Envoys from various countries arrived in the capital one after another, and the city suddenly became lively, with foreigners in various costumes appearing on the streets.

Besides Longteng Kingdom and Nanling Kingdom, some of the larger surrounding tribes also came to the capital to offer their birthday greetings to the emperor.

There was the Wuyang tribe to the east, led by Prince Gongbu and Princess Jinhua.

The western tribe of Shajiang was led by Prince Nigati and Princess Wukman.

The southern barbarian tribes were led by Prince Dian and Princess Yaowan.

The northern Hamon tribe was led by Prince Ashida and Princess Namia.

These tribes had a very simple purpose: they brought their princesses along to form a marriage alliance with the Eastern Kingdom and gain its protection.

With a few days to go before the Emperor's birthday banquet, the Emperor asked several princes for suggestions on how to entertain everyone.

The eldest prince proposed holding a banquet in the names of the third and fourth princesses.

The Emperor considered the suggestion and thought it was a good one. A banquet was undoubtedly the quickest way for everyone to get to know each other. At the same time, a banquet was also the easiest way to see the situation clearly, and it was an opportunity to observe the attitudes of various countries and tribes.

With the Laba Festival just over half a month away, it was decided that a Laba banquet would be held two days later at the Wanhe Garden, a royal garden, to entertain envoys from various countries.

Then, the Emperor entrusted the banquet to the Third Princess and the Fourth Princess. The two princesses were very excited and took the matter very seriously. That very evening, they sent invitations to the young masters and ladies of various mansions.

Li Muxia, Li Anran, and Li Anjin also received invitations.

Li Muxia felt a headache whenever she saw a banquet. It was a nice banquet, but she didn't know if anyone would cause trouble.

Li Muxia looked at Shangguan Wanyun, who was picking out clothes for her, and sighed, "Can we not go?"

Shangguan Wanyun shifted her gaze from the dazzling array of clothes to Li Muxia, and said with amusement, "The two princesses have sent you an invitation to the banquet they're hosting. Do you think you can skip it?"

After saying that, he looked at Li Anran, who was looking around and touching things, and said, "Alright, you two come and take a look too. It is said that this is a special occasion to entertain the female relatives of foreign envoys. You two should take this seriously and not lose your composure in front of foreign envoys."

Li Muxia knew that Shangguan Wanyun was right, but she was genuinely afraid of attending any banquets. In her past experience, all sorts of problems would arise at any banquet.

Seeing that the two seemed uninterested, Shangguan Wanyun didn't ask for their opinions. Instead, she called over the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, do you have any new products in the shop?"

The shopkeeper, a woman in her thirties, quickly stepped forward upon hearing Shangguan Wanyun's words and said, "Madam, if you don't like any of these, we just received a batch of new styles today, which are still in the back room. I'll go and get them for you right now so you can take a look at the others."

Shangguan Wanyun nodded, and the shopkeeper smiled and left.

Just as the shopkeeper went to get the clothes, another group of people entered through the door. They were dressed in clothing that resembled Mongolian attire, and they were quite tall. The leader was a young man who was probably in his twenties. Although his appearance was not outstanding, it was still quite good, at least much better looking than the guards following behind him.

Beside him was a tall woman, who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had a healthy tan and very delicate features, and overall she looked like a wild and beautiful woman.

Li Muxia had previously learned about the situation of several small tribes near the Eastern Kingdom, and he could tell at a glance that this group of people should be the envoys of the Hamon tribe.

Li Muxia guessed correctly. After receiving invitations from the Third Princess and the Fourth Princess, Princess Namibia wanted Ashida to accompany her to choose an outfit from the East for the banquet.

The first thing Ashida saw when he entered was Li Muxia. She was the most beautiful woman he had seen in over twenty years. He didn't even know what adjectives to use to describe Li Muxia's beauty. Looking at Li Muxia, he connected the story he had recently heard about the most beautiful woman in Kyoto with Li Muxia, and thought that the person in front of him was the most beautiful woman, Wei Shuyue.

Ashida stepped forward and gave Li Muxia and the others a tribal salute, saying in broken Chinese, "Hello, young lady. I am Ashida from the Hamon tribe. May I ask your name?"

Shangguan Wanyun pulled Li Muxia and Li Anran behind her, bowed to Ashida and said, "We are family members of the Protector General's Mansion, and behind us are the two young ladies of the General's Mansion."

She didn't mention Li Muxia and Li Anran's names, but she did reveal their identities.