After applying medicine on her face, Xiao Sirui lay on the couch with a frown on her face. Wan Jinlan and Shen Xingyu didn't know how to persuade her. Who could get over this quickly?
Outside, the Shen Qing sisters were talking in low voices, and it was difficult to hear what they were saying.
Xiao Sirui suddenly sat up, her eyes shining: "I don't have to marry to Youzhou, I don't have to marry, hahaha!"
"Mom, I don't have to marry to Youzhou!"
Outside, Concubine Shen was wiping her tears in front of Shen Qing. When she heard her daughter calling for her mother, she hurried in.
"Mom, you came to my house today and beat me up. My face is ruined, so I don't have to marry into Youzhou anymore! Right?"
Xiao Sirui looked at Concubine Shen with excitement and anticipation.
Concubine Shen cried out, "My son, are you stupid? Don't scare me! Your face is ruined."
For some reason, Wan Jinlan really wanted to laugh.
"Mom, I'm not stupid. I still have a chance to recover my face. If I marry to Youzhou, my life will be over."
"Mother, you said that my face is ruined and I can't marry to Youzhou. There are no sisters of the right age in the mansion. Will father marry Xiao Mingyi there?"
Xiao Sirui's eyes sparkled.
Concubine Shen hiccuped, paused, and said uncertainly: "It's possible."
"Then can this be considered a blessing in disguise?" Xiao Sirui hadn't slept well in the past few days. Now that the matter was forced to be resolved, she breathed a sigh of relief and fell back on the bed.
Wan Jinlan said, "I still have an unused bottle of Snow Jade Cream given to me by Aunt Imperial Concubine. It's specially used for scar removal. Look, the scar on my neck has completely disappeared."
She pointed to the side of her neck, and there really was no scar at all.
"Sister Sirui, don't eat anything with soy sauce for the time being. Also, stay away from the sun. Excessive sun exposure can cause scarring. Eat less spicy foods. Remember all the precautions the court doctor gave you. Take good care of yourself. Then apply the Snow Jade Cream, and you might not even have any scars. Even if there are some marks, just cover them up with powder and they won't be a big deal."
"Thank you, Sister Jinlan," Xiao Sirui said, feeling refreshed. "Mom, we won today!"
Concubine Shen glanced at her and said, "Stay away from such things in the future and don't conflict with Xiao Mingyi again."
Xiao Mingyi, like her mother, has a vicious heart.
Xiao Sirui agreed, but she didn't think so in her heart.
She, her mother and her brother seemed to be favored by their father, but in the backyard of the palace, the princess had the final say. Her marriage showed that as long as the princess was in control, she would never be able to marry well.
If it happens again, she will definitely follow her mother, even if it is just to vent her anger!
If you don't fight this, you won't know that there will be a turn for the better!
At this time, a maid reported, "Concubine, the prince asked you to take the guests to the front for lunch. Today, the Prince of Qi is here, and the prince said that it would be more lively to dine with more people."
Seeing Shen Qing's surprise, Concubine Shen said, "Our prince is usually not a rule-abiding person. It is common for male and female guests to dine together, but it's not a big deal."
There are women in Yangzhou City who run businesses and manage households, and it is not uncommon for women to show up in public to make a living.
Shen Qing was only surprised for a moment. This kind of occasion was indeed nothing special. In previous palace banquets, in Baohe Hall and the Imperial Garden, men and women also sat opposite each other.
When they arrived at the dining hall, they saw that Prince Guangling was already sitting at the top table, and Prince Qi was sitting at the first low table on the left below.
After everyone saluted, Concubine Shen sat down on the upper right side, while Wan Jinlan and others were taken to the seats on the lower right side by servants.
Wan Jinlan was kneeling on a mat, with her mother on her left, Shen Xingyu on her right, and King Qi to the left.
As for Concubine Shen's son Xiao Lang, he accompanied his wife back to her parents' home today and has not returned yet.
When Prince Guangling saw that Princess Guangling hadn't arrived yet, he suppressed his anger and asked, "Where's the Princess?"
After a while, a maid came to report: "The princess said she is not feeling well and will not be coming to dinner."
Prince Guangling cursed this ignorant and immoral woman in his heart.
"Tell your princess that even if you are not feeling well, you must come to eat with me, otherwise you will never be able to eat with me again."
Wan Jinlan: "..."
Why did Prince Guangling like to threaten Princess Guangling with food?
She glanced at Xiao Feng quietly, then looked at the middle-aged Prince Guangling with a round face and a fat belly. The contrast was so tragic that it was impossible to tell that they were brothers.
She was shaking her head in her heart when Xiao Feng suddenly looked up at her.
Wan Jinlan blinked and curled up the corners of his mouth.
Come to think of it, the two of them do have some friendship.
She hasn't thanked him yet for what happened at the foot of the mountain.
Before leaving the underground tunnel, he also instructed her not to tell anyone that she had been to the bottom of the mountain just in case. So although she told her mother, her family did not send any thank-you gifts to the Prince Qi's Mansion.
She rolled her eyes, not knowing how long the King of Qi had been in Yangzhou, and whether it was enough time for her to show her abilities.
Seeing her uncertain expression, Xiao Feng shifted his gaze away.
After a while, Princess Guangling came with Xiao Mingyi. When she arrived, she glared at Concubine Shen fiercely.
Concubine Shen acted as if she didn't see anything. She sat at the table and glanced at Xiao Mingyi coldly.
She was of course angry that her daughter's face was scratched, but when she thought that Xiao Mingyi might marry to Youzhou in the future, she felt a lot better.
"The Prince of Qi has come from afar, and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is also a rare guest. After all, we are all family. Let me drink first."
When Prince Guangling smiled, he looked like Maitreya Buddha and looked very happy.
"It was my wife who was not considerate today. I have done my best to keep silent. Madam Wan has laughed at me."
The Princess of Guangling, standing by, had a look of disdain in her eyes, and was almost about to sneer. Seeing the Prince of Guangling apologizing for her and even raising his glass, she didn't react at all, just stiffening her neck, holding her head high and sneering, almost saying nothing.
Prince Guangling turned his head away and gave Princess Guangling a cold look. Princess Guangling snorted reluctantly, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
In Shen Qing's hand was a very light fruit wine, so drinking it was not that stressful. She picked up the wine glass with a polite smile on her face: "Your Highness is polite. I came to see my sister today, but I didn't expect to cause trouble to the palace."
Princess Guangling: "If you know it's causing trouble, don't come here."
The field fell silent.
The corner of Wan Jinlan's mouth twitched. Princess Guangling was definitely the noble lady with the most distinctive personality she had ever met.
Prince Guangling threw the cup on the table and said, "If you can't speak, shut up."
In front of everyone, Prince Guangling didn't care about his face at all, and Princess Guangling's eyes turned red with anger again.
After drinking another glass of wine, Prince Guangling performed better.
"Brother Feng, I remember that when I arrived at my fiefdom, you were only able to walk. It is fate that we, brothers, can now dine in the same room."
It’s not fate, Xiao Feng said silently in his heart.
I'm afraid that after I tell you my purpose, you won't even be able to finish this meal.
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