And so, Chen Mianmian followed the lady to the princess's residence.
As the carriage traveled along the road, the lady reminded her: "You must be prepared not to go home tonight. Her Highness is of noble status and inevitably a bit spoiled. Once she gets into the mood for playing, she won't let anyone leave. She'll only let people go when she's had enough."
Yesterday, it was only because she heard that the Crown Prince had become the top scholar in the county examination and went to visit Mr. Ouyang that the princess, in a rare act of mercy, let her go. She even told her to come back tomorrow morning, and if she didn't see her by noon, she would have the guards arrest her.
Shen Mianmian grew increasingly envious as she listened, secretly thinking that if she could directly transmigrate into the book as Princess Ruian, she wouldn't need to be so anxious to publish the book; she would also be willing to enjoy the wonderful world of the novel.
Therefore, being born into a good family requires luck, and being transported into a book also requires luck.
Like her, she was unlucky and ended up dressed as a skinny girl despised by everyone, and even became someone's concubine.
Which modern girl with normal values would be willing to be someone's concubine?
Just as Shen Mianmian was lost in thought, the carriage arrived at the princess's residence.
Everyone disembarked from the carriage.
As soon as Chen Mianmian stepped out of the carriage, she was immediately struck by the sight of the magnificent Princess's residence.
However, it was observed that the Princess's residence was larger and more imposing than ordinary residences, whether in terms of the size of the gate, the specifications of the steps, or the size of the stone lions outside the gate.
Because Lady Anning was a frequent guest, the Princess's residence did not give her a grand reception. Everyone opened the door with ease and welcomed the group inside.
The group did not linger in the luxurious and imposing front yard, but went directly to the inner courtyard.
After walking a few steps, a capable woman, probably around forty years old, came out to greet her with a smile. "Greetings, Madam. You've finally arrived! Since early this morning, His Highness has been talking about you while playing mahjong. If you had been any later, the princess would have sent guards over."
Lady Ding smiled helplessly, "Your Highness is really something. How could I possibly break my promise?"
As she spoke, she introduced Shen Mianmian behind her, "Shen, this is Ying Gu, the princess's personal lady-in-waiting. You can just call her Aunt Ying."
With her head bowed in humility, Chen Mianmian stepped forward and performed a standard female curtsy, saying, "This servant greets Aunt Ying."
Ying Gu looked at the woman, her eyes showing no disdain, only curiosity. "Is this Aunt Chen? Seeing is believing, you are truly stunning. The princess really likes the mahjong tiles you made."
Chen Mianmian replied in an even more humble tone, "It is my greatest honor to have won Your Highness's favor."
Yinggu nodded approvingly, then greeted Ding warmly, "Come in quickly, Madam and Aunt, have you had breakfast yet?"
Ding replied, "It's already been used."
The two then started chatting as they walked.
As she walked, Ying Gu glanced curiously at Consort Chen, who was walking with her head down. She thought to herself, "Rumors say that the young master Bai's concubine is incredibly beautiful. I didn't believe it before, thinking she was just a pretty face; the harem has no shortage of beauties. But seeing her today, I'm amazed. There really is such a beauty in the world."
At the same time, Ying Gu was also worried—a peerless beauty is like a priceless treasure; if the holder is not strong enough, it will only bring about annihilation.
The young master Bai was born into a noble family, but he didn't know if he could protect this woman. He only hoped that she would be well-behaved and not go out to cause trouble.
Sleepyhead—no, I mean, Aunt Ying, no, I mean Grandma Ying, could you please stop staring at me like that? I finally made it to the Princess's residence, and I wanted to enjoy the scenery. Now, all I can do is walk with my head down… And you know what, these floor tiles are really pretty!
After walking for a while, they arrived at a magnificent house.
But the house was painted with pepper, with carved railings and painted beams, and was magnificent and resplendent.
Stepping over the high threshold and entering the house, I discovered that even the floor tiles were made of pale green jade.
Although these jade stones cannot compare in quality to those used to make jade artifacts, the fact that they were used to pave the ground demonstrates the grandeur of the princess's residence and the status of Princess Ruian.
Yes, Princess Ruian is not only the current emperor's older sister, but also the future regent's older sister and the future young emperor's aunt.
She has all the men who could become emperor, so no matter who becomes emperor, Princess Ruian will not lose out.
Moreover, Princess Ruian, as the eldest daughter of the late emperor, was favored but not arrogant. From a young age, she cared for and looked after all her younger brothers and sisters, even those whose mothers were of low social standing.
Therefore, no matter how the princes fought, they all respected their eldest sister.
This includes Jin Wang.
Shen Mianmian sighed inwardly again—this was the legendary beloved, favored daughter of heaven! If only she could transmigrate into the book as Princess Ruian, how wonderful that would be?
Inside the room, the doors and windows were all open.
The window lattice, decorated with auspicious cloud patterns, is inlaid with glass, clean and transparent. On the sandalwood incense table with lingzhi patterns in front of the window, there is a crane and lotus openwork incense burner, with smoke swirling around and wisps of shimmering white incense flowing back down from the bottom.
I don't know what kind of fragrance was used, but the whole room smelled wonderful without being cloying, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Not to mention the portraits of beauties on the wall and the various treasures on the display shelves.
Shen Mianmian only glanced at it secretly, but she already drooled over the corrupt life of this evil exploiting class.
Yinggu said, "The princess is in her room, let's go in directly."
"Yes," Ding replied.
Upon entering the room, one indeed saw the princess, dressed in a light blue gauze dress, sitting on a soft couch, playing with mahjong tiles in one hand and holding the mahjong rules that Chen Mianmian had written before in the other.
Chen Mianmian composed herself and, together with her wife, paid her respects to the princess.
Princess Ruian raised her eyes, her gaze drawn to the woman beside Lady Ding. "No need for formalities. Are you Qingzhou's concubine? Raise your head and let me see you."
Shen Mianmian raised her head and looked at the rumored Princess Ryan.
However, the princess was about the same age as the lady, but she was in much better condition. Her face was firm and smooth, her skin was fair and bright, she had phoenix eyes, a straight nose that was higher than that of ordinary women, and lips painted with red lipstick.
The princess had elegant and dignified features, with the noble and heroic air unique to royalty between her brows. Her eyes held a faint languor, as if she had enjoyed wealth and luxury to the fullest and was now weary of life. She looked down on everyone with disdain.
At the same time.
Princess Ryan was also observing Shen Mianmian. When she saw her beauty, her brows furrowed slightly, and she couldn't help but share the same worry as Ying Gu.
"Qingzhou is quite lucky. What's your name?"
"Your Highness, my humble name is Chen Mianmian."
Princess Ryan was slightly surprised. In her memory, the thin horses were either charming and beautiful or pretended to be aloof and talented, but none of them were like the woman in front of her. Her watery eyes showed sincerity and neither servility nor arrogance.
"Did you invent this mahjong game?"
"Your Highness, it wasn't my invention. I just happened to meet a traveling performer and learned it from him."
Princess Ryan chuckled, "This thing hasn't spread far, so even if you claim you invented it, no one can expose you."
Chen Mianmian nodded humbly, "Your Highness is wise and right. It's just that I'm really embarrassed to plagiarize. I have a lot of face to save." She said the last two words in a very soft voice.
Princess Ryan, who had practiced martial arts since childhood, laughed a little louder upon hearing this. "This is quite interesting. Alright, I won't waste any more words with you. Come on! Let's start playing!"
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