In Zhu's Ningshou Hall, ladies and daughters from various families came to pay their respects to her. Those who were close to her would be kept by her to talk and meet the guests, while those with distant relationships would be led by maids to the flower hall specially used to receive guests after paying their respects.
Today, the Marquis' Mansion specially invited a famous opera troupe from the capital to perform. When most of the guests had arrived, Zhu got up and led the guests to the West Garden, where a stage was specially built.
The show started, with the beating of drums and gongs, and it was lively and exciting.
The female guests were listening to the opera when the third princess Yuan Yingxuan came over with a group of maids and guards.
She was always the last one to arrive at such banquets, as guests of distinguished status would usually arrive late.
But because she wanted to teach Xue Huan a severe lesson, she made an exception and came early today.
But after looking around the whole place, he didn't see anyone who looked like Xue Huan.
She absentmindedly finished wishing Zhu a happy birthday and was about to ask about Xue Huan when a woman walked in.
She was wearing a simple green dress, with no extra decorations on her head and no makeup on her face. However, her beauty and ethereal temperament instantly overshadowed all the colors in the garden.
As soon as she appeared, everyone automatically became her foil.
Needless to say, this woman is Xue Huan.
Behind her followed the little fish that had grown into white, tender and lively ones. She was wearing a blue cloth dress and looked like a pretty little beauty.
Seeing Xue Huan, many people present fell into a trance, as if they saw the fairy Lin Lan who was the most beautiful lady in the capital back then.
But they soon realized that Lin Lan had died long ago, and the girl in front of them looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, and there was no way she could be Lin Lan.
But she looks so similar to Lin Lan, so her identity is self-evident.
It must be the eldest daughter Xue Huan who returned to the Marquis' Mansion after ten years.
"Is this the young lady? She is truly stunningly beautiful, even more so than her mother, Lin Lan."
"Tsk, what's the point of being beautiful? You need to be strong. Otherwise, no matter how beautiful you are, you will just become someone else's plaything."
"She has such an ethereal appearance, like a fairy from heaven, but it's a pity that she is a useless person who can't practice cultivation. Alas."
"It seems that God is fair. Otherwise, if she is so beautiful and talented, other women would have no chance of survival."
The ladies were talking about it.
Zhu looked at Xue Huan, who had captured everyone's attention the moment she appeared, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes. Xue Yun'er, who had been playing the role of the obedient granddaughter, faltered and her smile became forced.
A hint of jealousy flashed in Yuan Yingxuan's eyes. In the past, she always boasted about her beauty and noble status. However, facing Xue Huan at this moment, she felt the difference in appearance.
It's not just one or two points, but a barrier!
"Xue Huan, I heard you can practice cultivation now? Why don't we have a competition to see how far you've come? Didn't you previously boast that the Crown Prince wasn't worthy of you? I want to see what qualifications you have to make such foolish remarks!"
As she spoke, Yuan Yingxuan had already approached Xue Huan.
After that, he turned around and asked Zhu: "Old Madam, you don't mind if we have a discussion here?"
Zhu smiled and said, "Of course I don't mind. It's an honor for me that Your Highness is willing to demonstrate your martial arts skills at my birthday banquet. Big girl, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you accept Your Highness's challenge?"
Yuan Yingxuan followed up with a sentence: "Exactly, are you scared?!"
The two of them sang in unison, as if they were afraid that she would not agree.
Xue Huan laughed. "I'm a lazy person. Why would I agree to a competition that doesn't offer any benefit? Am I just hoping to get beaten up by you?"
Yuan Yingxuan: “…”
This Xue Huan is so shameless that she actually said such words in public!
She gave her a look of disdain and said, "You want benefits, right? Is this enough?"
She took out a box of jade cream from her storage bag.
There were also people present who knew the value of the product and immediately exclaimed, "Jade Cream!"
"As expected of Her Royal Highness, the Princess, you can easily pull out a box of Jade Cream."
"What is Yurong Cream? Is it something good?"
"Nonsense! Have you heard of Elder Le from the Changyan Sect? He's the one who made the Jade Face Cream. There are only five boxes a year, and you can't buy it even with money!"
"This Jade Cream has the miraculous effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin, removing scars and promoting skin rejuvenation! Wasn't the courtesan at Lanyu Tower disfigured before? It was only after using this Jade Cream that she recovered, and she's even more beautiful now!"
…
Because of a small box of jade cream, the atmosphere at the scene became much more lively.
Yuan Yingxuan was very satisfied with the effect of her small action, and raised her chin: "How about it? As long as you win, this box of Yurong Cream will be yours!" Of course, the premise is that she can win.
As long as Xue Huan accepted her challenge, she would beat him to death on the spot today, and no one else would be able to say anything!
Before Xue Huan could say anything, Xue Yun'er stood up. "Sister, just agree to this. Just think of it as getting that box of Jade Cream for Cheng'er, okay? I know you didn't intentionally cause Cheng'er to fall into the brazier and have his face disfigured. I also know you must be feeling guilty and wanting to heal Cheng'er's face. Now that the princess is willing to give you the Jade Cream, it's perfect."
Xue Yuner's sweet words sparked another topic, attracting a lot of discussion.
"This Miss Xue actually caused the prince to fall into the brazier and be disfigured?"
"Since she looks so pretty, I thought she was as beautiful and kind on the inside as she looks on the outside. I didn't expect her to be so vicious."
"Luckily this young lady is acting like nothing's wrong. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to eat or sleep."
…
Xiaoyu couldn't help herself and stood up and shouted, "It was clearly the prince who wanted to push the eldest lady into the brazier, but the eldest lady dodged it, and the prince couldn't brake in time and fell into it! How can this be blamed on the eldest lady? Does the eldest lady have to stand there obediently and let the prince push her into the brazier, and only then will the third lady be satisfied?"
Instantly, everyone's eyes were focused on Xue Yun'er. She shook her head, "No, I don't mean to blame my sister. I just feel sorry for Cheng'er. Every time I see his face scalded beyond recognition, I feel so distressed. I hate myself for not being there to hold him back in time."
Xiaoyu wanted to say something else, but Xue Huan stopped her and looked at Yuan Yingxuan, "You just said I can only get the Jade Cream if I win? But forget it. What if I lose?"
The more she said this, the more Yuan Yingxuan became convinced that she was afraid of fighting because of her low cultivation level!
"How about this? As long as you accept the challenge, this box of Jade Cream will be yours. How about that?"
Xue Huan pretended to think, "What if I win?"
Yuan Yingxuan sneered. She still wanted to beat her? She had been practicing since she was six years old and was already at the seventh level of physical training. How could she not beat Xue Huan, who had been useless for more than ten years?
At this time, Xue Yun'er tugged at her sleeve, leaned close to her and whispered, "Princess, my eldest sister is quite strange. She seems to have practiced some evil skills. Her strength cannot be viewed with ordinary eyes. You must not take it lightly."
Hearing this, Yuan Yingxuan snorted coldly: "No matter what evil skills she practices, she will not be able to get away with it when she comes to me. I will beat her to her knees and beg for mercy today."
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