Chapter 41: The Most Beautiful Woman Fu Anran
In Yuhua Hall, hundreds of officials attended the palace banquet with their families, making it a lively occasion.
As the ceremonial music began, many daughters of ministers offered to perform to celebrate the New Year.
Yun Xiangye was so angry that she couldn't eat anything. She just watched the young ladies in front of her perform.
"Your servant Fu Anran would like to perform a dance to wish Dasheng a prosperous new year."
When Yun Xiangye heard the name Fu Anran, he looked over.
She is truly worthy of being the most beautiful woman in Chang'an as rumored.
Fu Anran's appearance is truly extremely beautiful. Her face looks like it was carefully sculpted by the goddess Nuwa, which shows that God has given her a lot of favor.
Yun Xiangye couldn't help but glance at Gu Yan beside him. When such a beautiful girl came to propose to him, he actually had the heart to refuse?
Yun Xiangye thought, if she were a man... no, let alone a man, now that she is a woman, she would want to get Fu Anran.
Yun Xiangye had only one thought in her mind, which was to make several beautiful clothes for Fu Anran. It would be her honor if Fu Anran could wear the clothes she made.
After Fu Anran got the emperor and empress's promise to dance, she looked at where Gu Yan was provocatively.
Fu Anran wanted to let Gu Yan see if the Crown Prince's Consort, whom he had always praised, could possibly match her dance?
But when Fu Anran saw the appearance of the woman next to Gu Yan, she couldn't help but frowned. She didn't dance, but walked up to Gu Yan and said, "Prince Ning, is this your wife? The wife you said is more beautiful than me?"
Fu Qianran sat at the small table next to the Queen, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince next to her. She hurriedly held the hem of her skirt tightly under the table.
Fu Qianran was afraid that Fu Anran would lose face. Her position as the Crown Princess was not completely secure now. How could Fu Anran be so ignorant of etiquette in the palace banquet hall?
Fu Anran stared at Yun Xiangye with tears of grievance in her eyes. If this had not been in the palace and it was not the first day of the new year, she would have been so aggrieved that she would have cried. What right did Gu Yan have to say that Yun Xiangye was more beautiful than her?
Yun Xiangye smiled and said, "My husband fell into the water a few years ago and injured his eyes. His eyesight is not good and he can't tell the difference between beauty and ugliness. Miss Fu is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. In this world, besides the Empress and my mother-in-law, there is also Miss Fu. Only you, Miss Fu, are the most beautiful."
Fu Anran smiled gently when she saw Yun Xiangye praising her, "Do you really think I'm beautiful?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and chuckled, "Miss Fu is a rare beauty in the world."
Fu Anran looked even more beautiful when she smiled.
Yun Xiangye was even more determined to make clothes for her.
Yesterday, the princess gave her 30,000 taels of silver notes. It would be useless if she just left it there. Yun Xiangye thought that it would be better to open the Five-Color Embroidery Workshop in Chang'an City, so that she could make some money with the 30,000 taels.
If she really divorced Gu Yan, she would have to return all the shops that the princess asked her to manage.
It would take some time to go back to Jiangnan. At least I had my own embroidery workshop in Chang'an City where I could earn some money to make a living.
When my parents were alive, they wanted to develop the Five Colors Embroidery Workshop. If the Five Colors Embroidery Workshop became famous in Chang'an City, it would be considered a success.
Fu Anran danced gracefully to the ritual music. The dance she performed was a sacrificial dance passed down from ancient times. Fu Anran was like a goddess, except for her clothes. Her dress was beautiful, but not as elegant and colorful as the fairies in the murals.
Yun Xiangye already had the idea of making a fairy dress for Fu Anran in her mind.
At the seat of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
The cousin of the Zhenbei Marquis, Sheng Rujiao, whispered to the daughter Xu Mengqi, "Mengqi, Yun Xiangye is really not presentable. No wonder Prince Ning didn't bring her to Madam Fu's banquet a few days ago. Look at how she stared at Fu Anran, not hiding her jealousy at all."
Xu Mengqi raised her eyes to look at Yun Xiangye, picked up the teacup in front of her, looked directly at the anger on Gu Yan's face, and took a sip of tea.
Xu Mengqi said: "It seems that my three years of waiting were not in vain. Brother Yan really doesn't like Yun Xiangye. He was just forced to marry her for the sake of getting married."
Gu Yanzhi drank to suppress the annoyance in his heart. He looked at Yun Xiangye beside him, wanting to see if she knew her mistake, but he saw Yun Xiangye looking at Fu Anran's figure.
Gu Yan reached out and clasped Yun Xiangye's hand from below, whispering in her ear, "How can you look at a girl like a playboy?"
Gu Yan was about to go crazy as he was already mad at Zhao Jing. Yun Xiangye, on the other hand, was looking at Fu Anran directly without any concealment.
Yun Xiangye whispered to Gu Yan: "Don't interrupt me, I'm measuring Miss Fu's figure and size."
Gu Yan frowned and asked, "Why are you testing these?"
"Make her clothes."
Gu Yan lowered his voice, looked at Yun Xiangye angrily and said, "You won't make clothes for me? Make clothes for her? Did you know her before?"
Yun Xiangye: "I don't know her, but it would be my honor if she could wear the clothes I made."
Yun Xiangye thought that she was actually a superficial person who liked to look at beautiful faces.
When she agreed to help Gu Yan get married three years ago, it wasn't entirely out of gratitude for saving her life.
If Gu Yan didn't have such a stunning appearance, she would never have given herself to him. As for the favor of saving her life, she could only repay him with all her family wealth.
Gu Yan became even more angry after hearing what Yun Xiangye said. Yun Xiangye was not jealous of Fu Anran, who had once proposed marriage to him, but instead fell in love with her.
Gu Yan took a deep look at Fu Anran. What on earth was there about Fu Anran that could even bewitch Yun Xiangye?
Gu Yan's look was full of jealousy and disdain, but it was not what others saw.
Wei Xi saw Gu Yan looking at Fu Anran with his fists clenched and his brows furrowed. After all, cousin Yan was also clichéd. Was he so superficial?
At the table in Prime Minister Lin's residence, Prime Minister Lin's daughter Lin Bolan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Gu Yan looking at Fu Anran.
Lin Bolan thought that if she couldn't marry Gu Yan, then she also wanted Senior Brother Gu's wife to be the best in the world, and definitely not just a decent-looking girl from a small town...
Lin Bolan thought sadly that Fu Anran's appearance was at least good enough to match that of Senior Brother Gu.
Xu Mengqi clenched the teacup in her hand, thinking that it was not impossible for Gu Yan to be attracted to Fu Anran.
Xu Mengqi understood very well that since the Fu family had a Crown Princess, it would be impossible for them to have another Prince Consort of Prince Ning. If Gu Yan divorced Yun Xiangye for Fu Anran, she would still have a chance.
In the hall, after the dance ended, Fu Anran saw Wei Xi and the others looking at Gu Yan, so she also looked towards Gu Yan. When she met Gu Yan's disdainful eyes, she felt a chill in her heart.
Fu Anran frowned slightly. It was ok that Gu Yan was so blind that he looked down on such a beautiful woman like her, but why was he looking at her with disdain?
Queen Wei smiled faintly and said to Fu Anran, "Miss Fu's dance was outstanding. I have just obtained a piece of peach pink brocade material, and I will give it to Miss Fu."
Fu Anran quickly thanked and accepted the reward, "Thank you very much, Queen, for the reward."
The palace banquet continued with clinking glasses and the atmosphere was lively.
The palace banquet ended after noon.
As soon as the palace banquet ended, the guests left the hall one after another.
Yun Xiangye ignored Gu Yan who was standing beside him with a sullen look on his face, and went towards the Fu family.
Yun Xiangye saw that Fu Anran had already left the palace gate, and hurriedly chased after her, saying, "Second Miss Fu, wait a minute."
Fu Anran looked at Yun Xiangye and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
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