In Yuhua Hall, hundreds of officials and their families attended the palace banquet, making it a lively occasion.
As the ritual music played, 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 humble servant, Fu Anran, would like to perform a dance to wish Dasheng a prosperous new year."
When Yun Xiangye heard the name Fu Anran, she looked over.
She truly deserves to be the most beautiful woman in Chang'an as rumored.
Fu Anran's appearance is indeed 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 refused?
Yun Xiangye thought, if she were a man... no, let alone a man, even though she is a woman now, she would still want 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 Gu Yan provocatively.
Fu Anran wanted to let Gu Yan see if the Crown Prince's Consort, whom he always praised, could dance as well as she did?
But when Fu Anran saw the appearance of the woman beside Gu Yan, she couldn't help but frown. She didn't dance, but walked up to Gu Yan and said, "Prince Ning, is this your wife? The wife you said was 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, tears of grievance in her eyes. If this was not in the palace, or on New Year's Day, she would have been so aggrieved that she cried. Why did Gu Yan say that Yun Xiangye was more beautiful than her?
Yun Xiangye smiled lightly and said, "My husband fell into the water a few years ago and injured his eyes. His eyesight is poor 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, my mother-in-law, and Miss Fu, you, Miss Fu, are the most beautiful."
Fu Anran smiled softly when she saw Yun Xiangye praising her, "Do you really think I'm beautiful?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and chuckled, "Miss Fu is a beauty rarely seen in this 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 was just sitting there anyway, so Yun Xiangye thought 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 eldest 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.
My parents also wanted to expand the Five Colors Embroidery Workshop when they were alive. 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. Although her dress was beautiful, it was 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 the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion.
Sheng Rujiao, the cousin of the Marquis of Zhenbei, whispered to the daughter of the wealthy Xu Mengqi, "Mengqi, Yun Xiangye is truly unpresentable. No wonder Prince Ning didn't bring her to Old Madam Fu's banquet a while ago. Look at how she's staring 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 only forced to marry her for the sake of good fortune."
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 down and clasped Yun Xiangye's hand, whispering in her ear, "How can you look at me like a playboy?"
Gu Yan was about to go crazy. He was already mad at Zhao Jing, but Yun Xiangye was just looking at Fu Anran 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 and looked at Yun Xiangye angrily, "You won't make clothes for me? Make them 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 marry Gu Yan off 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 life-saving grace, 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 proposed marriage to him before, but instead fell in love with Fu Anran.
Gu Yan took a deep look at Fu Anran. What on earth was it about Fu Anran that could even fascinate Yun Xiangye?
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