"Was my lady on Le Bao Street that day?"
Seeing that she remembered, the young woman in red smiled at the other two and said, "See? We really have met before, but we don't recognize each other."
That day, I was strolling along Le Bao Street with the old women of my household when this young lady passed by in her carriage. Perhaps attracted by my charm, she stared at me for quite a while.
Seeing that Yao Niang's face was still flushed, she became even more mischievous and leaned closer to Yao Niang, asking her, "Sister, do you think I'm prettier that day or today?"
Her words caused everyone in the waterside pavilion to laugh. Yao Niang couldn't help but laugh along, but then felt her face burning, her cheeks still flushed with embarrassment.
Seeing this, Princess Ruining was afraid that Gu Yaoniang would feel uncomfortable, so she said, "Yaoniang, don't pay attention to her! She's always been like this, what girl hasn't been teased by her!"
The round-faced young woman quickly added, "My cousin just likes to tease people, but she doesn't mean any harm!"
Yao Niang naturally knew that the woman before her was merely a bit impulsive and meant no harm. Moreover, she had met this woman on her first day in the capital, and felt a secret sense of acquaintance.
She didn't mince words, laughing and saying, "It's alright. Don't be fooled by my blushing; I can't control blushing. I'm thick-skinned!"
His words caused another burst of laughter in the waterside pavilion.
The young woman in red replied, "Now I can rest assured."
Her eyes darted around, and she leaned closer to Yao Niang, adding, "You looked at me back then, and I've looked at you today. We're even now, you've given me a taste of my own medicine!"
Seeing that Gu Yaoniang was clearly struggling to cope with the red-clad girl's overly familiar manner, Princess Ruining reached out and pulled her behind her, saying to the red-clad girl, "Ah Qiu! You too, you're about to get married, yet you're still so unsteady."
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