Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Mother

Everyone turned to look. The woman had a beautiful face, wore an ivory-white, narrow-sleeved polo uniform, and matching felt boots. Auspicious clouds adorned her clothes, and as she moved, the ripples faded. The delicate white jade belt around her waist perfectly accentuated her beauty; even Bai Juyi's description of a slender willow waist couldn't compare.

Lady Hou looked at Xu Zhu and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "What a beautiful woman." It wasn't just Lady Hou who thought this; probably all the ladies present felt the same way.

However, none of the ladies spoke first, as they were not familiar with Xu Zhu and preferred to observe the situation before speaking.

This made Xu Zhu a little embarrassed, since she was new here and didn't know anyone or greet anyone, so the atmosphere became awkward. But she didn't show it on her face and smiled gently.

"Oh, Madam Li is here for the banquet too!" Wang Mengru exclaimed as soon as she entered the viewing platform and saw Xu Zhu. She then stepped forward and curtsied to the ladies.

"This is Princess Dening."

"Greetings, Princess Dening."

"Um…"

"This is Lady Hou..."

"Who is this……"

Knowing that it was Xu Zhu's first meeting, Wang Mengru took the initiative to introduce the ladies to Xu Zhu.

"This little rascal... Oh dear, I wonder which Buddha took her in..." Madam Wang smiled and pointed at her daughter, her face full of undisguised doting affection.

"I'm telling you, with such a good daughter, why are you worried about getting married? You're really ungrateful!" Lady Hou teased Lady Wang. She and Lady Wang were close friends and had always had a good relationship. Wang Mengru and Lin Ruxue were also close confidantes.

"..."

Everyone started talking, and Wang Mengru pulled Xu Zhu to sit down to the side. Lin Ruxue saw that Xu Zhu's clothes were not at all like those of a village woman, and she also saw how enthusiastic Wang Mengru and Xu Zhu were. Her eyes lowered, and a shadow of gloom quickly flashed across her face.

"You look so beautiful today, like a fairy!" Wang Mengru praised Xu Zhu, exclaiming in amazement.

"It's not that exaggerated." Xu Zhu blushed, embarrassed by Wang Mengru's praise. Seeing that Wang Mengru was about to speak again, she quickly changed the subject and asked in a low voice, "Why are you all sitting here? Weren't you going to play polo?"

Seeing Xu Zhu speaking softly, Wang Mengru also lowered her voice and drew out the words: "Usually, the maids are let to beat the guests first, and then the ladies and young women start beating them once all the male guests have arrived."

Xu Zhu nodded, indicating that he understood.

“This Madam Li is truly stunning!” Lin Ruxue walked to Princess Wenruo’s seat to talk to her, took a bite of pastry, and said nonchalantly.

"Ru Xue, I don't see what's so pretty about her," Princess Wenruo retorted stubbornly. "Besides, even if she is pretty, her belly is full of grass."

Lin Ruxue smiled and said, "You don't look like the village woman you described today! Wenruo, you're just trying to fool me."

"Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse. Even in fine clothes, you can't hide that sour smell." Princess Wenruo rolled her eyes, looking at Xu Zhu and Wang Mengru chatting and laughing with disgust.

"I'll go see why the others haven't arrived yet." Lin Ruxue stood up, walked down from the viewing platform, took a silk handkerchief and carefully wiped her hands. Looking at her slender, white, jade-like hands, which were even more translucent in the sunlight, she giggled.

"Miss, should we teach that village woman a lesson?" The maid heard the laughter and felt as if someone was reaching out to peel the skin off her back.

Lin Ruxue turned to her maid and said softly, "Do you think I need to do it?"

"This……"

“Someone will take care of it for me. Go and ask my brother’s servant if the male guest has arrived yet!”

Princess Wenruo was furious when she heard Lin Ruxue's words, and she called over her maid to give her instructions.

The maid hesitated after hearing this, looking troubled: "Princess, this..."

Princess Wenruo was furious that a lowly maid dared to question her. Her chest heaved with rage, and she slapped her across the face. "You wretched thing, you've really gone too far! What, are you going to be the princess now?"

"This servant dares not, this servant deserves to die." Ignoring the injuries on her face, the maid knelt down and kept kowtowing, and soon blood began to seep out.

Princess Wenruo's dramatic actions drew the attention of those around her. Princess Dening looked at Princess Wenruo with a headache and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Mother, this despicable thing doesn't respect me at all. I can't even order her around," Princess Wenruo said, pointing at her maid with a wronged expression.

"Do as Wenruo instructs," Princess Dening said calmly, rubbing her temples, quite troubled by her daughter's temperament.

"Yes." The maid scrambled to her feet and ran off.

Finally, just as Xu Zhu could no longer sit still, the polo banquet began!

First, the male guests entered, their hooves thundering like a sudden downpour, accompanied by deafening drumbeats. The men were divided into two teams of twenty-four. One team wore white, and the other wore blue.

A group of young men, each with their finest homes, beautiful maids, fine clothes, and spirited horses, were playing with great enthusiasm on the field. Riding their steeds, wearing turbans and elegant boots, and wielding mallets to strike the ball, they were truly a sight to behold, stirring the blood of the onlookers.

The female guests immediately became excited and rushed forward to see what was happening.

Xu Zhu, for some reason, spotted Li Qian at a glance. On the field, Li Qian moved with incredible speed, his club leaving afterimages in the air as he spun, raised his staff, and struck the ball. The white-clad team's score climbed steadily.

"Your husband and my brother's team is really impressive!" Wang Mengru told Xu Zhu with a wink, in high spirits. After all, she had just overheard a woman praising her brother, and she felt proud of herself!

Xu Zhu laughed as she watched the White Team's score rise steadily, yet she still humbly said, "No way, they're just brutes, all strength and no substance." She was completely unaware that she had now included Li Qian in her own group!

Wang Mengru rolled her eyes. Seriously, her voice is so sweet, like it's been touched by honey, and she's still pretending.

Even someone as oblivious as Wang Mengru could tell Xu Zhu's voice was sickeningly sweet; how much more so Lin Ruxue? Lin Ruxue fixed her gaze on Li Qian on the stage. She had initially harbored designs on Li Qian when he entered the palace banquet, but after hearing from Wang Mengru that Li Qian had a wife, she thought she could just fool Xu Zhu and let it go. But now, it seemed she couldn't let it go! Lin Ruxue's eyes suddenly hardened. How could that village woman be worthy of such an outstanding young man?

The outcome was never in doubt; the White Team won. After all, the White Team had Li Qian and two others who had played polo extensively during their military service, making them far superior to these young men from the capital.

Wang Yu, elated after winning the competition, said, "Hey, I told you we couldn't participate, otherwise these people would lose face." Of course, he didn't dare say this to everyone else; he was just muttering it to Li Qian and Yang Gu.

"Why don't you rise with the wind, soaring straight up ninety thousand miles?" Yang Gu looked at Wang Yu with disdain.

"What do you mean?" Wang Yu scratched the back of his head.

"You're really something, why don't you just fly to the sky?"

"Damn it!" Wang Yu jumped up in anger and went to hit Yang Gu.

Li Qian watched the two bickering, utterly speechless. As he walked offstage, he glanced at the female audience member on the stage.

Xu Zhu shook his handkerchief, and Li Qian grinned before following Wang Yu and the others.

"Wow, wow!" Wang Mengru couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing it.

Xu Zhu glanced at her, wondering why she had so many sighs.

The interaction between the two was clearly seen by the female spectators on the platform. Some smiled sarcastically, some sighed that the cabbage had been eaten by the pig (of course, Xu Zhu was the pig), and some looked envious. Lin Ruxue was the one who tore her handkerchief.

Xu Zhu was extremely embarrassed.

Lin Ruxue's heart pounded when she saw Li Qianxiao. She had previously thought the idea of ​​love at first sight in sketchbooks was a fallacy, but now she believed it!

As the female guests were about to enter, the lady of the house naturally did not participate, but the young ladies were all getting ready.

"Hey, country bumpkin, do you have a horse? If not, hurry up and pick one with us. You smell awful, it's disgusting." After Princess Wenruo came down from the viewing platform, she covered her face with her handkerchief and looked at Xu Zhu with disgust.