Chapter 95 Why pretend to be a peacemaker?

Wu Yixuan felt embarrassed for a moment. She had no way to answer this question.

If she said yes, she would seem very informal by casually bringing up such a matter. If she said no, she would seem hypocritical if the two families really reached an agreement in the future.

"The princess must have been misled. General Gu is not in Imperial State right now, so it's not appropriate to say this."

Wu Yixuan could only compromise, which was an answer that was neither good nor bad.

Lu Shuyi didn't ask any more questions, but looked at Gu Ruanci beside her and asked, "Chaoyang County Princess, what kind of sister-in-law do you want to find?"

Gu Ruanci was annoyed by the eldest princess's inappropriate questions. It seemed like they were not familiar with each other?

And judging from her expression just now, she wasn't joking with Wu Yixuan, but was in a difficult situation.

"The eldest princess has heard about my life story. What I hate most in my life is people with families having ambiguous relationships with others. So my future sister-in-law, as long as she is clean and innocent and big brother likes her, that's all that matters."

Gu Ruanci's answer made Lu Shuyi's face change slightly.

Lu Hanyue finally found an opportunity to interrupt: "Royal sister, this is all hearsay. Why are you asking directly about the Wu family girl?"

Lu Shuyi finally came back to her senses, put on a dignified smile, and said to Wu Yixuan: "I was just joking just now. If Miss Wu minds, I apologize to you."

How could Wu Yixuan say that he minded? He could only say that it didn't matter.

"Princess Chaoyang, can you forgive me?"

Lu Shuyi looked at Gu Ruanci again with a sincere expression.

Gu Ruanci already hated her instinctively, even if her feelings for her elder brother were real, this kind of behavior of indulging herself when she couldn't get the love she wanted and finding excuses to hurt others was really very low.

"Did the princess know from the moment she said it that this was inappropriate? Or did she realize it only after she said it? If it's the latter, then I'm willing to do it. After all, no one is perfect."

Gu Ruanci's answer concluded that Lu Shuyi was wrong just now.

Lu Shuyi felt even more uncomfortable, but her face remained extremely dignified.

"What the county lady said is true. How can I joke about this kind of thing? I heard that since you returned to the Imperial State for a while, the people and things surrounding you have always become the topic of conversation after dinner. I am afraid that you will be in everyone's sight even more in the future."

Gu Ruanci understood that she was hinting at herself not to make mistakes.

"I heard there was some misunderstanding between you and Wen Xue a few days ago. You are both county ladies, and your words and actions should set an example for the noble ladies in Dizhou City. Although you have not grown up in the Zhou family for many years and have been wandering in the mountains, you may not understand some rules and etiquette, and poetry and songs must be a bit of a luxury for you, but you should always show enough magnanimity and generosity."

When Gu Ruanci heard her lecturing him, he probably knew what she was up to.

"Thank you for your guidance, Princess. I will keep your kind words in mind."

"Okay, everyone is almost here, let's take a seat..."

Lu Shuyi has made her plans, so she has to move on to the next step.

After she left, Lu Hanyue quickly explained to Gu Ruanci: "Ruanci, my sister is just a little old-fashioned. Don't take it to heart."

"Yeah, I understand."

Fortunately, my eldest brother didn’t like her at the beginning. He is simply crazy.

After they sat down, Lu Shuyi raised her glass and said thank you all for coming here today to appreciate the flowers and drink fine wine. Everyone's glass was filled with the freshly opened Hundred Flowers Wine from the mansion, which was very refreshing and sweet.

After hearing this, everyone became even more excited.

"Thank you, Princess, for your warm hospitality. I am so blessed to be able to drink this Hundred Flowers Wine today..."

Someone immediately started to flatter him, but Gu Ruanci had no problem understanding it. After all, everyone had to survive, and not every family had enough confidence like the Gu family.

Wu Yixuan held the wine glass but did not move.

The eldest princess seemed to be watching her every move. Seeing that she didn't drink, she asked directly, "Miss Wu, is this Hundred Flowers Wine not to your liking?"

"Please don't misunderstand, Princess. I am simply not very good at drinking."

Wu Yixuan put down his wine glass and explained.

"It's my fault for not being considerate. Never mind. I've had someone prepare some excellent tea and will bring you a pot of it shortly."

"It just so happens that I don't like drinking either. I'd like to borrow Sister Yixian's help to taste this fine tea. Thank you so much, Princess."

After Gu Ruanci finished speaking, the atmosphere changed.

Everyone looked at her, even Chen Suyue winked at her worriedly.

Ye Lingyue, who had never found a chance to talk to Gu Ruanci, spoke up: "County Lady Chaoyang, why do you have to act like the eldest princess is making things difficult for Miss Wu? This Hundred Flowers Wine won't make you drunk, and the eldest princess didn't force anyone to drink. You don't have to emphasize it..."

Gu Ruanci acted as if she didn't hear anything and just sat down, completely ignoring Ye Lingyue.

Her action made Ye Lingyue very angry. When she and her second uncle went to talk to Gu Ruanci at Yipinxian Restaurant that day, she felt that she was particularly resistant to the Ye family. Now, in front of so many people, she still refused to even pretend.

"Does Princess Chaoyang look down on me? She's deliberately ignoring what I say."

Ye Lingyue did not try to keep the peace. She had originally spoken with the intention of embarrassing Gu Ruanci.

As a result, Gu Ruanci still acted as if he didn't hear anything, and even smiled at Wu Yixuan who was standing beside him.

"The Princess of Chaoyang County is indeed a person of character. It's better for everyone to be friendly when attending the banquet today." Lu Shuyi spoke.

Gu Ruanci said, "That's natural, that's why I didn't say anything to Miss Ye. Otherwise, she wouldn't have heard anything nice."

Ye Lingyue became even more annoyed. This soft word really made her angry.

"Now that you're the Princess of the County, I can understand why you don't recognize us. After all, my grandmother and you have no blood relationship. But my grandfather is still your maternal grandfather, right? My second uncle and I tried to persuade you to go back and visit him before, but you sternly refused. I really can't understand what kind of misunderstanding could have caused you to disown your maternal grandfather and even wear such brightly colored clothes when your biological grandmother passed away."

Lu Wenxue finally found an ally and quickly spoke up, "She's now a county lord and a member of the Gu family's genealogy. How could she possibly recognize you? People tend to rise, and water flows to the bottom. Even though the Chaoyang County Lord can't read or write, she can still make sense of this..."

Gu Ruanci didn't respond to them directly, but looked at Lu Shuyi: "Grand Princess, I am the only one who is kind at today's banquet. Can other gossipers openly argue like old women on the street?"