Imperial Capital 22. Hundred Flowers Festival (3)

"Huh! Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Miss Ye San, whose engagement was broken off by Brother Jingli."

In such a peaceful atmosphere, there are always one or two discordant voices. When everyone turned around, they saw a young girl with gorgeous and noble makeup walking towards them surrounded by a crowd of people.

Ye Li recalled for a moment and understood the identity of the girl in front of her. She was the daughter of Princess Zhaoren, the cousin of the current emperor, and the niece of Princess Zhaoyang, Princess Ronghua. Although Ye Li was not familiar with the young ladies in the capital, her uncle asked her aunt to send her a file on all the famous families in the capital, and a few of them that needed special attention were analyzed in detail. Princess Ronghua happened to be one of them.

"Princess Ronghua has an impatient temper, Miss Ye, please be careful." Someone beside Ye Li suddenly whispered.

Ye Li raised her head and saw Qin Zheng, the daughter of Qin Yushi, smiling at her kindly. Ye Li nodded gratefully. Qin Zheng also smiled back.

"Hello, Princess." Everyone present hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects to Princess Ronghua.

Princess Ronghua snorted softly, walked up to Ye Li and stared at her for a long while before she said proudly, "Are you Ye Li?"

Ye Li nodded, "My Lord, that's right." For some reason, Ye Li was very sensitive to the hostility of this Ronghua Princess towards her. As she had never met Ronghua Princess before, Ye Li was a little confused as to where the hostility of this Princess came from.

"Hmph, I heard that you knew you were ugly and didn't dare to go out to see people. How come you were abandoned by Brother Jingli and you couldn't wait to run out? Aren't you embarrassed?" Princess Ronghua's delicate face was full of disdain. The ladies standing nearby heard her words and began to discuss in a low voice.

Ye Li's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, but she stared at the dignified and imposing girl in front of her without blinking or avoiding it. Even though Ye Li always boasted of having a calm mind, she had to admit that this girl was really unpleasant.

"Thank you for your concern, Princess. Ye Li hasn't scared anyone in such a long time. Maybe I was too self-deprecating in the past." Ye Li's tone was gentle but not weak or evasive. "As for His Royal Highness Prince Li... Ye Li is indeed not worthy of him. Your Majesty is very wise to choose another good match for His Royal Highness Prince Li."

"It's good that you know yourself!" Princess Ronghua didn't expect Ye Li to say such a thing. She was stunned for a moment and said disdainfully.

Ye Ying, who was standing next to her, came forward quickly and said with an apologetic smile, "Ronghua, I have never attended any gatherings in the capital. Please don't blame me if I have offended you in any way."

Ye Ying obviously wanted to be a good sister who helped her sister out in front of everyone. But Princess Ronghua didn't want to give her this face. She waved away Ye Ying's hand that was stretched out to hold her hand, glanced at Ye Ying with disgust and said, "She is a waste, and you are not a good thing either. It's up to you whether this princess blames you or not?"

Ye Ying's perfect smile froze on her face, and her hand, which was patted on the side, froze for a moment as if she had forgotten to take it back, "Rong Hua, you..."

Princess Ronghua raised her chin proudly, looked at Ye Ying with disgust and said, "Did you also call me by my nickname?"

Seeing the anger, disgust and jealousy in Princess Ronghua's eyes when she stared at Ye Ying, Ye Li had a rough idea in her mind. If Princess Ronghua was rude to herself, she was blatantly rejecting and humiliating Ye Ying. I think it has something to do with the famous Prince Li in the capital. She shook her head slightly in her heart. Although she had no feelings for this sister, Ye Li was also not optimistic about Prince Li and Princess Ronghua. There is no benefit in marrying close relatives.

Ye Ying looked at Princess Ronghua aggrievedly, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something. Ye Li stepped forward first, held her hand, and turned to look at Princess Ronghua, "I heard that the Princess and my sister have always had a good relationship. My sister just offended the Princess because I, as the elder sister, neglected to teach her. Please forgive me." Princess Ronghua raised her eyebrows, "Aren't you afraid that I will punish you? Or do you want to humiliate yourself like Ye Ying?" Ye Li frowned and smiled, "The Princess is magnanimous and will not be angry about such a small matter. After returning, Ye Li will report to my father and mother, and then go to the Princess's Mansion to apologize to the Princess and the Princess's husband." So don't bother yourself now, okay?

Princess Ronghua stared at Ye Li for a long while, and said thoughtfully: "You are more presentable than Ye Ying. Brother Jingli's taste is really not that good."

Ye Li could clearly feel Ye Ying's stiff wrist in his palm and couldn't help but look up at the sky in silence: Princess Ronghua, will the alien die if you don't provoke her?

"Thank you, Princess. His Royal Highness Prince Li's vision and reputation have always been praised."

Finally, Princess Ronghua snorted heavily and left with a large group of people. Everyone was left with sympathy and worry. It was not a good thing to offend this delicate princess.

"Fourth sister, are you okay?"

Seeing Princess Ronghua walking away, Ye Shan and Ye Lin came forward to ask about her concern. Several other daughters who were close to Ye Ying also surrounded Ye Ying to ask about her well-being. They thought that Ye Ying had offended the Princess Mansion and Princess Ronghua, but she was still the future Princess Li. His Royal Highness Prince Li was deeply loved by the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and the status of Princess Li was much higher than that of Princess Ronghua.

"Princess Ronghua has just this temper, don't mind it." A soft and elegant voice whispered beside Ye Li.

Ye Li looked up at Miss Yu Shi, who was smiling sweetly and dressed in scholarly clothes, and said with a frank smile, "I'm fine. Thank you Miss Qin for reminding me just now." Qin Zheng also smiled generously, "You're welcome. My mother and Madam Xu are good friends. Madam Xu often mentions you. I have wanted to meet you for a long time, but unfortunately you rarely attend parties, so we have never met." Ye Li remembered that the father of this Miss Qin, Qin Yu Shi, seemed to be a disciple of her grandfather, Mr. Qingyun. The most important thing is that Qin Zheng and her second cousin Xu Qingze seemed to have an engagement. No wonder my cousin said that my second cousin would stay in Beijing for a long time this time. My second cousin, who is already 19 years old, should get married. Thinking of this, Ye Li's smile became more sincere. "Just call me by my name. I didn't like going out before, but luckily I didn't miss a good friend like you. But... we will get to know each other better in the future, right?"

Qin Zheng obviously understood what she meant. Her pretty face blushed as she glared at her and said, "I'm half a year older than you. You can call me sister. I'll introduce you to some good friends."

Ye Li and Ye Ying were then pulled together and split into two groups. Qin Zheng introduced Ye Li to her close friends. As expected, these girls had all taken the initiative to greet Ye Li before. After discovering that Ye Li was not as bad as rumored, but was a lady from a well-off family with elegant manners and good conversation, they all happily accepted this new friend.

Sitting together with new friends and talking about some interesting things in the courts of the capital, Ye Li found that these women were not as boring as she had originally thought. Indeed, the ladies carefully cultivated by famous families will mostly become the mistresses of these noble families in the future. Naturally, they are all intelligent women with both talent and ability, not the love-crazy women who live and die for love as described in the storybooks.

"Miss Ye, you'd better stay away from your sister." Murong Ting obviously inherited her father's generous and bold character. She glanced at Ye Ying who was practicing piano with someone not far away and said.

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?"

Murong Ting waved her hand and said, "Ye Ying's reputation is not very good now. I heard that Princess Zhaoyang didn't want to post a message to her at first. Who knows how she persuaded Xian Zhaotai Fei to personally speak for her and then the message was posted. Princess Zhaoyang is upright and hates those who don't follow the rules the most. If you get too close to her, the princess might get angry with you."

Ye Li knew that Ye Ying had a bad reputation now, but she was still a little surprised that it was so bad. She thought that the requirements for women in this era were not as strict as in the ancient times of her previous life.

"If it was just an ordinary arranged marriage, it would be fine. Even if someone is jealous, they can't say anything." Another young lady from the Duke of Hua's Mansion frowned and said, "She's secretly having sex with her future brother-in-law before the arranged marriage. Who can stand such a sister? Princess Ronghua and Ye Ying had the best relationship before, but as soon as the arranged marriage was arranged, Princess Ronghua and Ye Ying fell out."

Murong Ting said disdainfully: "I heard that the reason why Prince Li and Ye Ying met was mostly because of Princess Ronghua. Princess Ronghua probably felt that she was being used by Ye Ying."

Qin Zheng frowned and said, "Okay, why are you talking about this in front of Li'er?"

The two of them then remembered that Ye Li was the most direct victim of this incident. She was originally the Princess of Li who was envied by the beauties in the capital, but now she has become the Princess of Dingguo who is sympathized by everyone. They couldn't help but look at Ye Li with guilt, not knowing how to apologize for a moment. Ye Li smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. Just talk about it and you don't have to worry so much." Qin Zheng looked at her worriedly and said, "Li'er...you..." Ye Li waved her hands and said, "It's difficult to disobey the emperor's order. Since it has come to this, of course you have to accept the reality. It's useless to feel sorry for yourself, right? Besides, Prince Ding was also an extremely outstanding person before the accident, and I haven't heard that he has a bad temper in these years. It shouldn't be difficult to get along with him."

The originally heavy topic was relieved by Ye Li's nonchalant attitude. The four chatted for a while and then the maids from the princess's mansion came to invite the ladies to the banquet. The four got up and left together. After everyone left, the originally noisy garden became much quieter, with only the laughter of the girls coming from afar. A green figure appeared from behind the towering rockery. The thin figure sat on a wheelchair and looked at the direction where the girls were going. A deep and cold look flashed in his gentle and cold eyes...