Chapter 103: Perfume Doesn't Mix with Floral Water

The New Year's Eve banquet was held at noon. The palace servants started preparing from noon, setting up tablecloths and flowers, and bringing out the screens used for the New Year. The tables were decorated with a dazzling array of gilded and colorful palace lanterns, which illuminated the entire palace as if it were daytime.

However, the busiest department was the Imperial Kitchen, where dancers and musicians from the Imperial Music Bureau also looked anxious, rehearsing and adjusting their routines again and again.

Yuan Siyin ate some chestnut cakes at the Empress Dowager's Jianzhang Palace and took a nice afternoon nap. When she woke up, she felt there was nothing to do. Seeing that Yuan Fuqing was still sleeping soundly with his aunt, she decided to go to the banquet in Fusheng Hall by herself.

In the original book, there was another plot point at the New Year's Eve banquet in the first year, where Yu Shiyan and Si Fangming met. The two rivals were extremely hostile to each other, thus triggering a love triangle.

But given the current situation, it's pointless to trigger anything.

Yuan Siyin couldn't help but purse her lips.

However, she didn't come for the dramatic scene; she came specifically to admire the stunning beauty of Lin Wanxian, the minor cannon fodder character.

There weren't many people there yet; the sparse crowd made the vast and magnificent palace seem somewhat deserted.

A clear and melodious melody suddenly entered my ears, like a stream flowing from a high mountain, making me feel extremely refreshed and relaxed.

"That works now, try it again."

The musician hadn't held out much hope, after all, the other party was just a girl who had never lifted a finger in the kitchen. But when he took the zither and plucked a note, he was overjoyed to see that the broken string had been repaired: "The tone isn't affected at all! I was thinking of going back to make a trip. Thank you so much, young lady!"

Lin Wanxian looked somewhat helpless, and after a long while she simply shook her head softly: "It's alright, it's just that I am not a woman."

The musician blushed, hurriedly bowed to him, and ran away.

Yuan Siyin stood at a distance, peeking at him from behind a light curtain, and was pretty sure that this was Lin Wanxian.

With red lips and white teeth, a delicate and beautiful appearance, and even slender wrists like a woman's, she has some feminine features, but it doesn't look out of place.

Lin Wanxian turned around, noticed her gaze, and nodded slightly, looking particularly friendly.

Yuan Siyin touched her nose, no longer hiding it, and came out openly to nod in return.

She's good-looking, but there's something strange about her that I can't quite put my finger on.

Because of this strangeness, Yuan Siyin immediately gave up the idea of ​​striking up a conversation and found her own seat.

Before long, the Fusheng Hall became lively.

The Empress Dowager led Yuan Fuqing through the door to the banquet, laughing several times along the way, clearly amused by the clever little devil.

Following closely behind were Emerald and a group of palace servants, and then came the main characters of the evening, Si Fangming and Qi Xinxin.

Yu Shiyan has not arrived yet.

Yuan Siyin frowned, propping her small face up with her elbow as she pondered to herself.

Was he bullied in some corner again?

No way... right?

Just as she was lost in thought, a cool, medicinal fragrance wafted past her nose.

She subconsciously straightened up and turned around. She saw Yu Shiyan sitting down behind her with his eyes lowered. His large, slender hands, which he had lifted up his robe, were very handsome.

Why are you sitting here?

"Can't we sit here?"

Caught off guard by his question, Yuan Siyin raised her eyes to look at the Crown Prince and the Eighth Prince sitting opposite her, leaned back slightly, and lowered her voice: "The princes' seats are opposite."

"My grandmother told me to sit here and relax."

Sensing her gaze, the Empress Dowager smiled inexplicably from her seat.

Yuan Siyin: ?

What does Aunt mean by this?

Why did you pair her up with Yu Shiyan?

Heaven can bear witness, she and Yu Shiyan are completely inseparable!