Lu Xing smiled awkwardly, "That's not what I meant."
"I know that's not what you meant. You think I should be angry too."
Li Shengyi took another sip of tea, and finally decided that he was not suitable for drinking tea, so he simply put down the teacup and said, "But what's the point of me getting angry too?"
"Will these rumors stop here? Or will everyone take the actions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and my father to heart?"
"It's hard to please everyone, not to mention my father's status and position. There are many people who want to pull him down."
"Miss, you can't say that!"
Originally, Lu Xing was just angry.
How could those people talk about the master like that?
She originally thought that the young master would be angry too, but she had never expected the theory the young master would come up with.
When she thought that she was four or five years older than the young master, but still couldn't see as far as the young master, Lu Xing's face turned red.
"I will never speak nonsense again. Please forgive me, my lady."
Li Shengyi pinched a piece of cake and put it in his mouth, which relieved the bitterness of the tea.
Hearing Lu Xing's apology, she shook her head and said, "You shouldn't ask me to forgive you. We're going to the Lin Mansion soon. What you need to do is watch your mouth."
"Just listen to my output."
Two days ago, Lin Miaomiao delivered the invitation to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and today Li Shengyi took a carriage to the Lin Mansion.
It was said that they were inviting everyone to appreciate chrysanthemums together, but in fact it was a competition among the young ladies of different families.
Since all the guests were unmarried young ladies, and some were in their boudoirs and were about to get married, when Li Shengyi just arrived, he heard a lot of teasing coming from the back garden of the Lin Mansion.
After the servants announced the arrival of the young lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion, the back garden, which had been bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes fell on Li Shengyi.
Today, Li Shengyi's clothes were neither ordinary nor complicated.
The long skirt is of a luster-colored color, and the hem is embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns.
She is still young and doesn't need any makeup. She has a fair and tender face and is cute.
With a mutton-fat jade pendant on her waist, although her outfit may seem ordinary, anyone who takes a closer look will know that it is of great value.
More importantly, she still had on her head the golden hairpin that Yun Rusi had been thinking about at the osmanthus viewing banquet that day.
Li Shengyi arrived a little late, and most people had already arrived.
When she realized that everyone was staring at her, there was no timid expression on her little face.
Instead, he was generous and polite, smiling at everyone, "Sorry, I was delayed by something and came late."
A clear and pleasant childish voice rang out in the back garden, breaking the suddenly dull atmosphere in the garden.
When Lin Miaomiao saw her coming, she didn't even care about her friends. She dropped the teacup in her hand and jumped off the stool immediately, without any of the gentleness that a woman should have.
"Shengyi, you're finally here. I thought you weren't coming."
Lin Miaomiao is older than Li Shengyi and taller.
As the host, she took the initiative to welcome the guests and even reached out to hold Li Shengyi's hand, looking like a close sister, which made everyone in the garden look at her with sparkling eyes.
Yun Rusi next to her finally shifted her gaze away from Li Shengyi's gold hairpin.
"Yes, we have been here for quite a while, and everyone is waiting for you."
"As expected of a child that Qin Xiang just brought home, he's so arrogant."
Yun Rusi was the second daughter of a cabinet minister, although not the eldest daughter. However, due to her father's status, no one present dared to refute her words.
Only Lin Miaomiao looked up at her after hearing her harsh words.
"So everyone is waiting for me. When the housekeeper brought me here just now, I heard everyone chatting happily. I thought it had already started."
Li Shengyi's gaze also fell on Yun Rusi's face.
Seeing the latter's fair face, she immediately exclaimed, "Ah! Sister, are you okay?"
Her exclamation immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing her eyes fall on Yun Rusi, everyone looked up at the latter.
Yun Rusi was loved by her parents since she was born, and she was always the center of attention whenever she went out.
Normally, others only dared to look at her secretly and envied her status behind her back.
Yun Rusi really enjoyed that look.
But now it’s different.
All those present were daughters of ministers. Even though her father's status was higher than others, they played together more often than not, so the issue of status was naturally put aside for the time being.
After Li Shengyi's exclamation just now, everyone looked at her with envy no longer.
But with a look.
Such a look made Yun Rusi feel very embarrassed and annoyed.
It was as if I was stripped naked and stood in front of these people, accepting their scrutiny.
There was a hint of shame and annoyance between her eyebrows, and if there weren't so many people present, she wouldn't have lost her temper.
If something happens, someone will definitely use this to whip her father.
Her expression turned ugly, and she lowered her eyes and looked down at Li Shengyi condescendingly, "Of course I'm fine, are you okay, sister?"
Li Shengyi uttered an "ah".
Her facial features wrinkled into a ball, and after breaking away from Lin Miaomiao's hand, she walked up to her with her short legs.
"Sister, you look so pale, are you sick?"
"My father said that if you are sick, you can't just push yourself to fight it, or your brain will be damaged and it will be difficult to treat later."
This is an implicit suggestion that Yun Rusi is mentally ill.
The daughters present here, whose fathers did not hold higher official positions than Yun Rusi's father, had been suppressed by Yun Rusi on a daily basis.
After hearing what Li Shengyi said, she immediately raised her handkerchief to cover her mouth to hide the smile on the corner of her lips.
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