Ning Xihua was just about to sit down when she saw Lin Mengli coming over with her maid.

"How is the princess?" Lin Mengli leaned over to greet her while secretly looking at Ning Xihua.

Because she was a concubine's daughter, she was unable to accompany her father to the birthday banquet. But she heard that Ning Xihua shone brilliantly at the banquet and was even praised by the emperor as the "Pearl of the Empire". During this period, her name of "Pearl" spread among the people.

She heard that Concubine Sun Gui had expressed to Su Xu her intention to form an alliance with the Ning Palace. Su Xu objected to no avail and is still in a stalemate with Concubine Sun Gui.

Originally, she wanted to instigate the Fourth Princess to deal with Ning Xihua, but the Fourth Princess was still in Yuanlu Temple because of trampling on fertile fields.

Now Ning Xihua is not only unscathed, but also extremely famous and beautiful.

She recalled the moment when the string broke at the flower viewing banquet, when Ning Xihua was radiant but no one paid any attention to her.

The more outstanding Ning Xihua was, the more panicked she became.

I thought Ning Xihua would say something to her, mocking her or making fun of her, but she just glanced at her and walked straight past her to sit down.

Lin Mengli instantly tightened the handkerchief in her hand, looking embarrassed.

Seeing Ning Xihua ignoring Lin Mengli without showing any mercy, the people around her couldn't help but talk about it. Some people even secretly told the uninformed crowd about the feud between the two.

When they heard that Lin Mengli took the initiative to play the piano at the flower viewing banquet but was beaten by Ning Xihua, and later when everyone got into the arms of the Third Prince, they shook their heads and even intentionally kept a distance from her.

It's better to avoid associating with girls who are confused like this.

Lin Mengli noticed the alienation of people around her, and her face became even uglier.

She took her maid and hurriedly sat down, secretly resentful. Ning Xihua, after today, I wonder if you can still be as glorious as you are now.

Ning Xihua didn't care what Xiao Baihua was up to. In her opinion, even though she knew that the relationship between the two was not harmonious, this person took the initiative to stand in front of her, purely to cause trouble for her.

The best way to deal with such people is to simply ignore them.

She was too lazy to be polite to her in front of others or to say bad things to her.

What a joke, Xiao Baihua has no status yet. As a princess, arguing with her peers about meaningless things will only lower her status and cause trouble.

Ning Xihua took a seat without looking around and began to look at the people who came.

The two princes of Beiqiong had already taken their seats. When He Louche saw her, his eyes lit up and he waved to her frequently, fearing that she couldn't see him.

Ning Xihua held her forehead with her hand, unable to bear to look. She had already seen many people looking at them with teasing eyes.

The envoys from the Kingdom of Ryuk also came, but Princess Jielan was not there.

Well, after what happened at the Wanshou Banquet, if Princess Jielan dared to come to the East Palace, she would probably not be here to make enemies.

Several princes were also present. Su Xu had not yet taken his seat, but was standing beside Lin Mengli and talking to her, attracting many people's attention.

Su Han still looked like a tourist, drinking quietly and politely by himself, seeming out of place with his surroundings.

After a while, Chang Yi came in and leaned over to whisper in her ear.

She nodded and whispered a few words. Chang Yi then quietly left.

Su Bi noticed what was happening here with Ning Xihua and looked at her inquiringly.

Ning Xihua smiled at him and indicated that it was okay.

After all, the chief eunuch of Linhua Palace was just doing errands for her, so what big deal could that be?

Su Bi felt relieved, and seeing that the time was almost up, he officially announced the start of the banquet.

Drinking and drinking, everyone enjoyed themselves.

Ning Xihua suddenly felt an uncomfortable gaze falling on her.

She looked over and found that it was a young man she didn't know. His eyes were a little blurry, mixed with naked obsession and desire, and his gaze was glued to her.

Ning Xihua frowned and asked Song Yi in a low voice.

Song Yi looked over when he heard that, his expression also looking a little ugly.

"My Lady, that is Master Chen from the family of Lord Luanyang. Lord Luanyang dotes on him because he is his late-born son, so he is a bit... unruly."

To say that he was unrestrained would be an understatement. Chen Fen grew up surrounded by women, and after he became an adult, sleeping with prostitutes was commonplace.

If it was just a casual affair, it would be fine, but Chen Fen also liked to flirt with decent women, and I don't know how many women's innocence he had ruined. Every time something went wrong, he relied on Luan Yangbo to cover it up, and because of this, he also had a lot of concubines in his backyard.

Ning Xihua had no impression of this person and confirmed that she had never had any contact with him.

She frowned, resisting the urge to dig out Chen Fen's two wandering eyes, and not wanting to cause any more trouble.

But whether it was because of the alcohol or because he was overconfident, Chen Fen actually walked towards her with a glass of wine in hand.

He waved his sleeves in a pretentious manner, gave Ning Xihua an awkward salute, and started to chat with her in a self-important and elegant manner.

"Thank you for your kindness, my lady. I will never let you down."

Ning Xihua: “???”

Brother, have you drunk too much?

Chen Fen's actions were already eye-catching, and his words made everyone in the audience gossip.

Song Yi couldn't help it, "Mr. Chen, our princess doesn't know you at all. You can drink as much as you want, but you can't say anything nonsense!"

When Chen Fen heard someone speak out to refute him, he felt ashamed and immediately frowned.

"How would a little girl like you know about the private affairs between me and your princess?" After saying this, he looked at Ning Xihua expectantly, as if waiting for her to agree.

Ning Xihua was confused. Where did this idiot come from?

She asked with some amusement, "We have never met before, why do you say that, Master Chen?"

When Chen Fen heard her deny it, he was shocked. He looked at her in disbelief with a hurt and resentful look on his face.

His behavior almost made Ning Xihua think that she was a heartless, irresponsible scumbag.

Brother, it would be a shame if you didn’t go into acting with your acting skills.

"The princess just sent me a letter to express her true feelings, but now she has turned her back on me. Is the princess blaming me for telling you about this?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Princess Yuexi actually fell in love with the young master of Marquis Luanyang's family and even had a secret relationship with him. What a shocking secret!

When Su Bi walked from Chen Fen to Ning Xihua, her eyes had already turned cold.

Hearing Chen Fen's words, he looked normal, and like everyone else, he cast a questioning look at Ning Xihua. But his hands under the table could not help but start tapping his knees.

Ning Xihua immediately grasped the key point from Chen Fen's mouth, "What book is being passed on? Is there any evidence?"

When Chen Fen saw that Ning Xihua still refused to admit it, he immediately became angry.

He angrily pulled out a handkerchief from his bosom and questioned, "Although the princess did not write a letter in person, she asked her maid to deliver the handkerchief to me as a token of love. The words of admiration for me were also conveyed by this maid herself!"