Chapter 50 Should I say she has a good attitude?
Zheng Leyun walked forward and talked to Li and the others at the same time.
The newly built Fifth Princess Mansion has carved beams and painted buildings, high eaves and curved corners, and is extremely magnificent.
Once the princess's coming-of-age banquet was held and the invitations were sent out, naturally many guests gathered. At this moment, the female guests entered the inner courtyard and the male guests entered the outer courtyard.
The inner courtyard was filled with people in elegant clothes and the sound of constant laughter and conversation.
Shi Jianli followed Qiao Ruoying for a while, then found a quiet corner and stood there with Mingyuelin and Mingyuesi.
"Meet His Highness Kang Ning."
Soon, the sound of salutes was heard.
"No need to be polite. Just have fun and don't bother with me." Princess Kangning walked past the crowd and came before Shi Jianli and the others. Seeing that they also wanted to bow, she waved her hand and said, "Don't be so polite. I'm tired of listening to you."
After she finished speaking, she glared at Ming Yuelin with a slight frown: "Ming Qingqing, why don't you come to the palace to play with me?"
Ming Yuelin coughed lightly and counted, "I have to go to school in the morning, so I'm too lazy to move in the afternoon. I went to the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion on my last day off, and flew kites on the outskirts of the city on the day before that. How about I go to the palace on this day off?"
"Okay, I'll send someone to pick you up at the palace gate. I really liked the painting you drew for me last time. This time, please draw me a picture of Yu Zixian and I together." Princess Kangning was finally satisfied.
"Okay." Mingyuelin naturally agreed. After all, she was confident in her painting skills. Yu Heming was a good friend of her elder brother, so they were familiar with each other and would not feel uncomfortable.
Princess Kangning looked at Shi Jianli and Mingyuesi again and said, "I won't invite you two for now. She's painting and I have to sit down. It's not convenient for me to take you out to play."
If they met someone like Zhou Peiyi who disliked her, he might also dislike them and bully them secretly.
"Yes." Shi Jianli and Mingyuesi had no objection.
Shi Jianli felt that it would be better to stay at home and be comfortable than to go to the palace.
"The ceremony hasn't started yet. Let's go to a quiet place and wait." Princess Corning turned around.
The two of them followed and accompanied Princess Kangning to drink tea and chat beside the flower stand in the Fifth Princess's Mansion. They went there only when the time was up and sat down at the table that had been set up.
The emperor, empress and imperial concubine also arrived, and everyone naturally stood up and saluted.
The fifth princess, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was escorted to the center of the Mingtang, where the virtuous old princess combed her hair and sang praises for her.
The old princess praised: "On this auspicious day of the month, you have just put on your first clothes. Let go of your childish ambitions and follow your virtue. May you live a long and healthy life and enjoy great blessings."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the fifth princess Zhou Peiyi proudly raised her chin towards Princess Kangning.
Princess Corning was too lazy to pay attention to her.
When adding the first hairpin, the old princess inserted a jade hairpin of excellent quality into the bun of the fifth princess's hair.
Only after the women have put on their hairpins and tied up their hair, and put on their clothes, are male guests allowed to enter and watch the ceremony.
The emperor at the top was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, and his imperial majesty was fully revealed even when he was sitting upright.
When it came to choosing a name, the fifth princess looked at the emperor expectantly.
The queen looked at the fifth princess indifferently, but there was a perfect smile on the corner of her lips, and she looked kind and gentle.
The emperor waved his hand, and the eunuch came forward, shook the imperial edict, and read out long words of praise.
"…The Fifth Princess's name is Peiyi, an elegant name for beautiful jade. Therefore, on this auspicious day, she is given the courtesy name Qiongyu. I decree this."
After hearing the last part, the Fifth Princess couldn't hold back her smile anymore, and her sense of pride vanished, making her look like a clown when she showed off to Zhou Hongjing just now.
The Fifth Princess looked at Concubine Jiang aggrievedly, and Concubine Jiang smiled and shook her head at her.
She looked at the emperor again, who was intimidating without even getting angry, and could only step forward obediently to receive the decree. When she lowered her head, her eyes were red with jealousy.
Unlike her other imperial sisters who were given titles after they got married, Zhou Hongjing was given a title by her father when she reached the age of 15. At that time, Zhou Hongjing was extremely proud and she thought that her father would also give her a title when she reached the age of 15.
Zhou Hongjing must be very proud at this moment! She must be laughing at her. If only Zhou Hongjing wasn't there!
When she looked up, the Fifth Princess smiled happily and thanked the Emperor joyfully, "Thank you very much, Father, for the gift of a name."
After bestowing the title, the emperor left with the empress, and Concubine Jiang followed. She shook the fifth princess's hand and said in a low voice, "Yier, you must be patient. Your father still loves you very much."
"I understand." The fifth princess responded reluctantly.
Keep calm, keep calm! She always told her to keep calm. Why was Zhou Hongjing better than her in everything? His biological mother was the queen, his brother from the same mother was the crown prince, and his father treated her better than himself!
She was born more glorious than her! She was given a title just after she came of age! She always looks down on her!
She just doesn't accept it!
After Concubine Jiang left, the Fifth Princess walked up to Princess Kangning, looked at her and sneered, "You must be very proud, right?"
Princess Kangning didn't know what she was crazy about, so she nodded casually, "If you say so, then so be it."
"Go back to the palace." She called her two senior palace maids.
"Look at how smug she is." The fifth princess clenched her fists and gritted her teeth as she said to the tutor beside her.
The accompanying student dared not speak.
Shi Jianli was talking to Zheng Leyun in the corner, and Mingyuelin was taken away by the wife of the Duke to talk to the wife of the Fuguo Duke, and she took Mingyuesi away.
Shi Jianli was standing next to a large field of peonies. When she glanced at him, she unexpectedly met Xie Xuezhi's eyes.
Xie Xuezhi smiled and nodded at her.
Shi Jianli turned a blind eye and tried to plot against her, but she found out. Even after being warned, he still smiled at her as if nothing had happened. Should I praise her for her good attitude?
After sitting with Zheng Lejun for half a minute, a little palace maid came over and bowed to Shi Jianli, "Are you Miss Shi?"
"Yes, what's wrong?" Shi Jianli looked at her.
"Second Miss Ming suddenly had a stomachache and went to the guest house to rest. She asked me to come and look for Fourth Miss Ming or you, but I couldn't find Fourth Miss Ming. Can you go with me?" the little palace maid asked anxiously.
Shi Jianli looked her over and nodded, "Lead the way."
"I'll go with you so that two of us won't be in such a mess." Zheng Lejun also stood up after hearing that.
"This... Second Miss Ming only said that she wanted Fourth Miss Ming or Miss Shi." The palace maid looked at Zheng Lejun with some embarrassment.
Shi Jianli gathered her sleeves and said, "I'll be fine if I go. Sister Zheng, wait for me to come back."
"Okay." She said so, and Zheng Lejun could only nod.
Shi Jianli followed the little palace maid out, walked around the garden, and came to another path planted with low-bush weeping crabapples.
The little palace maid turned around and glanced at her. Seeing that she had no doubts, she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Miss Shi, we're almost there."
"Yeah." Shi Jianli nodded with her eyes lowered, her gaze sliding across her neck intentionally or unintentionally.
When she turned a corner, she bent down, picked up a blue brick lying on the ground, and raised her hand to hit the palace maid's carotid sinus.
"You..." The palace maid rolled her eyes and fell down with a bang.
If I don't have something suitable, it might take some effort to knock her out. It would be great if I had something.
Shi Jianli threw the brick and kicked her into the bushes under the crabapple tree. After making sure that no one could see her, he turned around and left.
After taking a few steps, a somewhat messy sound of footsteps approached. Shi Jianli found a dense bush nearby and squatted down to hide.
Not long after, Xie Xuezhi appeared with a smile on her face as if her plan had succeeded, and she ran towards the end of the path.
Shi Jianli's eyes darkened.
Xie Xuezhi's cousin, one of the fifth princess's study companions.
Shi Jianli took two steps back and when she tried to turn around she bumped into someone's chest. She froze, her eyes widened in fear, and the back of her head felt cold.
The person behind him is very tall.
Or did I miss a step?
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