Chapter 633 I want to see who's cursing Mianmian
Dong'er nodded.
Du Wanchun almost burst out laughing; these ladies were really in a hurry.
Dong'er asked, "Your Highness, are you going?"
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Of course I'm going, and I'll take Yi'er and Yu'er with me."
Dong'er quickly bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The following day at noon, Du Wanchun actually took Yi'er and Yu'er to the Cheng residence.
The two children were not originally interested in attending this kind of gathering of women, but as soon as they heard that it was the Cheng family residence, they immediately became interested.
They also wanted to see who was the person who was cursing Xiao Mianmian.
Besides the two of them, Xiao Mianmian also came along.
Du Wanchun originally didn't want to take her along, but she couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she took her along and also arranged for her to have a servant.
The attendant was Aruo in disguise, who secretly protected Xiaomianmian from the sidelines.
The people from the palace set off in a grand procession and soon arrived at the Cheng residence.
The entire Cheng family greeted them at the entrance.
Miss Cheng was among them. She was not disgusted by the Empress's arrival; on the contrary, she was quite excited. She also wanted to see what the princess looked like.
When Xiao Mianmian got off the carriage, her gaze fell on Miss Cheng. Her eyes were noticeably colder than usual, but that coldness quickly disappeared, leaving only her usual gentle smile.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress and Your Highness the Princess."
Everyone bowed to them.
Xiao Mianmian and Du Wanchun had long since adapted to this kind of life. After they got up, they followed the others into the mansion.
Zhou Ruiyuan was very tolerant of Du Wanchun. In order to allow her to live freely, he never restricted her. She could go wherever she wanted.
In the past, it was rare for empresses in the palace to travel around, but she was different. Going out of the palace like this was a very common thing for her, but she mostly went to the residences of the Third Prince and General Han.
Du Wanchun led Xiao Mianmian inside.
Apart from Madam Cheng, the rest of the Cheng family members had to be placed at the back.
That arrogant and domineering Miss Cheng couldn't even reach Xiao Mianmian's toes.
Because Yi'er and Yu'er were boys, after entering the mansion, the master and young master of the mansion invited them to another place in the backyard.
When Xiao Mianmian arrived at the backyard, she found that Aruo was also gone.
She held Du Wanchun's hand and asked softly, "Mother, where did Aruo go?"
Du Wanchun bent down and said slowly, "It's inconvenient for Aruo to show his face, but don't worry, he will definitely appear if anything happens."
The Southern Barbarians are still searching for this prince to this day.
Unfortunately, this prince preferred to stay by the princess's side as a guard rather than go back.
Little Mianmian nodded obediently.
"Your Highness, Princess, this is lotus seed soup made from our freshly picked lotus seeds. Please try it," said Madam Cheng, before instructing a maid to bring the dish over.
Lotus seed soup is made with fresh lotus seeds, topped with a few lotus flowers, and you can smell the fragrance of lotus seeds from afar.
Little Mianmian looked up, but didn't seem to have much of an appetite.
Zhou Ruiyuan had already taken his beloved daughter to eat these delicacies.
Miss Cheng, who was watching secretly from the side, was waiting to see the little princess make a fool of herself, but Mianmian's behavior made her very disappointed.
After exchanging a few words with Du Wanchun, Madam Cheng smiled and introduced her daughters over.
“Your Majesty, enjoying flowers and tea is a bit too boring. How about letting my third and fourth daughters perform a dance?” Madam Cheng said with a smile.
Her third and fourth daughters were not yet of marriageable age and were younger than Miss Cheng the Second, but a few years older than Yi'er and Yu'er. However, they were not as disparate as Miss Cheng the Second and Miss Cheng the Eldest.
Therefore, Madam Cheng's main intention at this banquet was to promote her third and fourth daughters.
Du Wanchun, who was also interested in watching the excitement, readily agreed, "Alright."
Upon hearing this, Madam Cheng quickly gave a wink to the maidservant beside her.
Miss Cheng the Third and Miss Cheng the Fourth got up and followed them to change into their dance costumes.
Miss Cheng was somewhat resentful that her mother had only arranged for her two younger sisters to take the lead, so she followed behind them.
When the three sisters came into the house, they started arguing.
In front of her third and fourth younger sisters, Miss Cheng cut up all their dance costumes.
"Let's see how you two manage to show off now. You both look like pigs and you want to enter the palace as imperial concubines? You're dreaming!" Miss Cheng threw down the scissors in her hand and said sternly.
Miss Cheng the Third and Miss Cheng the Fourth were too frightened to speak.
The maids were also startled. "Second Miss, what are you doing? Her Majesty the Empress is still waiting in front. If Third Miss and Fourth Miss don't perform their dance in time, Her Majesty the Empress might blame them."
Miss Cheng raised her eyes and said disdainfully, "What's so difficult about that? Just say that the two of them are not feeling well, and I will perform the dance."
The maids were all surprised to hear this, but there was nothing they could do.
Miss Cheng has always been so lawless in the mansion.
There's a secret everyone in the Cheng family knows: the Second Miss Cheng isn't Madam Cheng's biological daughter; she's the daughter of Master Cheng and a mistress outside the mansion.
Later, without telling anyone, he was adopted by Madam Cheng.
Master Cheng was very fond of his mistress, and naturally he also doted on his daughter.
Madam Cheng came from a poor background and had to please Master Cheng in everything she did. Even though she was unhappy about this, she still raised Miss Cheng the Second as her own daughter.
She was even more indulgent than her own biological daughter.
After learning about her true parentage, Miss Cheng always tried her best to please Madam Cheng, but she wasn't so kind to her half-sisters.
She was jealous of their legitimate status as legitimate children and hated them from the bottom of her heart.
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