Chapter 42 Princess' Birthday
Uncle Liu was shocked by the coldness in Lin Hao's eyes.
Ruined reputation?
The second girl turned out to be so cruel!
Naturally, this did not scare Liu Bo, who had experienced the bloody battles on the battlefield. Instead, it made him feel close to him.
"Second Miss is truly loyal to her friends," Liu Bo praised, then turned to counsel, "But that's the Marquis's Mansion after all. If Second Miss wants to deal with the Marquis Pingjia's son, it's best to discuss this with the old lady."
"Uncle Liu, you may not know that someone from the Pingjia Marquis's residence came to our house a few days ago, hoping to ask for my eldest sister's hand in marriage on behalf of the Pingjia Marquis's son."
"What?" Uncle Liu's face darkened. "That little bastard must be brought to ruin!"
Lin laughed.
Having Uncle Liu as an assistant will save a lot of effort.
The next day, the two sisters packed up and went to Prince Jing's Mansion together.
Because they were neighbors, it was not convenient to arrive on time. They arrived early, and there were not many noble ladies in the Yu Garden where the banquet was held.
The young princess Qi Qiong came forward and greeted them with a smile: "Miss Lin Da and Miss Lin Er are here."
When mentioning Lin Hao, there was an imperceptible coldness in his tone.
She only then realized that her family had actually tried to ask for Miss Lin Er's hand in marriage on behalf of her eldest brother, but was rejected by the Lin family!
My eldest brother is extremely handsome, gentle as jade, and rare in his humility and low-keyness. Apart from a few minor health problems, there is nothing wrong with him. Yet he was rejected!
Qi Qiong got angry when he thought of this.
She admitted that she disliked Lin Hao and was taking her anger out on him, but since her dear elder brother was disliked, wasn't she allowed to take her anger out on him?
Lin Chan handed over the gift she had prepared: "A little gift from my second sister and I, wishing the princess a happy birthday."
Qi Qiong thanked him and the maid beside her stepped forward to take the gift.
"Please sit wherever you like." Another noble lady arrived, and Qi Qiong stepped forward to greet her.
In the corridor, there were long tables, and several noble ladies were sitting in groups of three or four, chatting and laughing.
Lin Chan took Lin Hao over and greeted the noble ladies they knew.
Lin Hao sat next to her sister, quietly.
She has no particularly close friends.
A mute person will always be kept at a distance by his peers for various reasons.
Needless to say, there are those who despise and look down on others. Some people are cautious out of sympathy, which makes it inevitable that you feel tired when getting along with them, and it is naturally impossible to get really close to them.
A light laugh came: "Wen Hao, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you today."
Lin Hao looked up and saw that the noisy voice came from Tang Wei, the second daughter of the Wuning Marquis Mansion.
To be honest, she had not offended Tang Wei in any way. Perhaps in Tang Wei's eyes, being unable to speak was a mistake, and she deserved to be ridiculed.
Tang Wei's arrogance is well-befitting of her status as the Crown Princess's younger sister and the second daughter of the Marquis of Wuning's mansion.
Lin Hao lowered his eyes, picked up a bayberry and ate it.
"Wen Hao, didn't you hear me?" The embarrassment of being ignored made Tang Wei instantly angry.
The noble ladies who heard the noise came over one after another.
Lin Hao remained calm in the face of these gazes. He took a bayberry and handed it to Lin Chan: "Sister, try it. This bayberry is good."
Tang Wei strode over with a sullen face, glaring down at Lin Hao: "Wen Hao, are your ears not working well?"
Lin Hao wiped the bayberry juice off his fingertips with a handkerchief, then looked up at Tang Wei.
Those dark eyes were like a pool of water, with an unfathomable tranquility.
Tang Wei was stunned for a moment and sneered, "Have you become mute again?"
"So it was Miss Tang Er who was talking to me." Lin Hao smiled sweetly.
Her skin was very white and her expression was cold, but suddenly her smile was like ice and snow melting into spring water.
There was a sudden silence in the corridor.
At this moment, Lin Hao, who had been subconsciously ignored because she could not speak, suddenly left an impression in the minds of the noble ladies: Miss Lin Er is very beautiful.
Tang Wei was also dazzled by this smile, and then she felt inexplicably angry: "Then why are you pretending to be deaf?"
Lin Hao smiled and said, "I didn't hear you calling me. Sorry."
"Wen Hao, I called you several times!"
"My last name is Lin." Lin Hao's tone was light, but every word was clear.
Tang Wei paused, then said angrily, "You changed your last name, don't you know I'm calling you? I think you did it on purpose!"
Lin Hao raised his head slightly and looked at the angry girl, his expression remaining calm. "The surname was changed by the government. If you still remember your old surname, isn't that disrespecting the Shuntian Prefecture Governor's decision?"
After hearing this, all the girls turned their eyes to a girl in a goose yellow shirt.
The girl in yellow is the granddaughter of the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. Her surname is Huang and her maiden name is Yingying.
Tang Wei glanced at Huang Yingying and sneered at Lin Hao: "I didn't expect that Miss Lin Er would be so sharp-tongued after she learned to speak."
"Second Miss Tang." Lin Hao rested one hand on the wooden table, his tone helpless, "Can you be more mature and stop bickering like a child?"
As soon as these words were spoken, a few chuckles were heard.
"you--"
"Tang Wei." The young princess Qi Qiong came over with a few other girls and took Tang Wei's hand. "Why are you standing here all the time? Go sit over there."
She had a smile on her lips and spoke in a gentle tone, but Lin Hao knew that the little princess was probably very impatient with Tang Wei at the moment.
This is not surprising. It is rare to be able to get along well with Tang Wei.
All I can say is that even if you are a princess, there are people you have to tolerate.
Being pulled back by Qi Qiong, Tang Wei shifted her focus, glancing at the girls who had followed her. She pointed at a girl in a pink dress and asked, "Whose girl is this? She looks unfamiliar to me."
Tang Wei asked the girls' curiosity.
They had never seen the girl following the little princess before.
Their circle is neither big nor small. It only depends on whether they are good or not, and whether they are familiar or not. It is rare to see completely new faces.
Qi Qiong pulled the girl in the pink skirt in front of the other girls and introduced her, "This is my cousin Sun Xiuhua."
Surrounded by the gazes of the women, Sun Xiuhua was obviously a little embarrassed.
Tang Wei raised her eyebrows: "Princess, your cousin is from another place, right?"
Lin Hao noticed that a hint of embarrassment flashed across Sun Xiuhua's face.
"My cousin lives in Qingning and will live in the palace permanently in the future."
Tang Wei looked at Sun Xiuhua with a scrutinizing look in her eyes. "The princess said a few days ago that your second brother was away. Could it be that he was going to take your cousin to Beijing?"
Qi Qiong nodded: "Exactly."
Tang Wei's expression turned obviously cold, and she pulled Qi Qiong over and said, "Let's go sit over there and talk."
Before Qi Qiong could react, Tang Wei dragged her away, leaving Sun Xiuhua standing there at a loss.
"Cousin, come and sit here." After sitting down, Qi Qiong waved.
Lin Hao's gaze fell on Sun Xiuhua's somewhat tense back, and he finally knew where Prince Jing had gone during this period of time in his previous life.
It turned out that he was going to pick up his cousin in Beijing.
For Lin Hao, this didn't even resolve her doubts. After all, Prince Jing's private affairs had nothing to do with her.
She quickly averted her gaze and looked at a young girl who had just arrived.
The girl has willow-shaped eyebrows, an oval face, and a pair of big eyes that are particularly bright.
Chen Yi, the eldest daughter of the Huai'an Earl's Mansion, came as expected.
Two noble ladies who were familiar with Chen Yi called her over, and their low, teasing congratulations drifted into Lin Hao's ears.
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