Yuzhou came to tell Chen Liyue that the coming-of-age dress she was going to wear today had been torn by someone using scissors. Chen Liyue seemed to have expected this, but still followed Yuzhou out of the main hall.
"Miss, what should we do? The ceremony will begin in half an hour, and it's too late to find someone to fill in now!" Chen Liyue rarely saw Yuzhou so anxious. Yuzhou and Liandong were sisters, and Liandong was always the more impatient one, while Yuzhou, as the younger sister, was more calm. Seeing Yuzhou so anxious today, she thought it must be a big deal.
Chen Liyue patted Yuzhou's hand: "It's okay, the one in the room is not the dress I want to wear today."
"What?" Yuzhou was speechless.
Chen Liyue remembered that in that "dream", Chen Lijiao had also cut her dress to pieces, forcing her to find an old dress to wear and making a big fool of herself at the coming-of-age ceremony. Now she also wanted to confirm whether what happened in that "dream" would happen again.
In this way, this "dream" seems more real.
The Shen family...
Shen Liyue clutched the handkerchief tightly. This time, she had to protect the Shen family no matter what.
"Today's dress is in the warehouse, and the one in the room is a replica. It's almost time, let's go back and change into clothes." Shen Liyue said lightly.
The fisherman responded and hurried back to prepare.
The coming-of-age ceremony started on time. When Shen Liyue walked in gracefully in her formal dress, she attracted the attention of the entire audience.
Chen Lijiao looked at Chen Liyue, who was wearing a dress and looked so relaxed, and her teeth were about to break.
How could this happen? She had clearly personally gone to the warehouse to cut that dress, so how could it still be worn by Shen Liyue?!
Shen Liyue's gaze was looking over, as if she wanted to see into Shen Lijiao's heart, making Shen Lijiao feel unreasonably flustered.
But at this moment, He Yinxue came to ask, "Where's the good show my sister mentioned? Why didn't you watch it?"
Shen Lijiao glared at He Yinxue.
After the coming-of-age ceremony, all the guests were invited to the garden. The garden had winding paths and numerous rockery peaks. Many young men and women gathered in groups of three or four to chat and laugh.
Chen Liyue changed into clothes suitable for meeting guests, removed some of the hairpins in her hair, and sat in the pavilion in the garden to drink tea with Xie Wanting and Lu Yun.
Just then, she saw Chen Lijiao and her group walking towards the pavilion. He Yinxue was walking in front, and when she saw Chen Liyue, she bowed weakly.
"My cousin is very happy today."
Shen Liyue clearly didn't want to cause trouble, but a few careless people got in her way. Seeing He Yinxue, Shen Liyue felt that her dream had never been so clear. She remembered deeply the feeling of suffocating in the water and the despair of darkness all around her.
Seeing that Chen Liyue didn't speak, Chen Lijiao said indignantly: "Big sister is so arrogant, Sister Xue'er is talking to you, and you don't even pay attention to her?"
Shen Liyue only then realized that there was such a bug next to her. She picked up the teacup but didn't even look at them.
Xie Wanting and Lu Yun had just heard from Chen Liyue about the dress being cut, so they didn't feel any anger and retorted to them: "It's a great joy to be a virgin, but seeing you makes me unhappy."
"What do you mean!" Shen Lijiao couldn't help but yelled, "Just because you're a young lady, you can bully others at will?"
"What if she relies on the fact that I'm a princess?" Lu Yun's face turned cold. Who knew why Chen Lijiao suddenly started yelling, attracting everyone in the garden to look over here.
"Oh, what if you rely on the fact that I'm a prince?" Lu Xingzhou walked towards the pavilion, fanning himself.
Shen Lijiao didn't expect the matter to become so serious, she bit her lips and dared not speak.
Chen Wangqiu was originally discussing matters with his colleagues in the front hall. When he heard the servant's report, he hurried to the garden.
Lu Xingzhou was seen standing behind Lu Yun, as if he was ready to support his sister.
He Yinxue saw Lu Xingzhou, and with just one glance, her body softened. Seeing this, she bowed with a smile, tears welling in her eyes. "It's all my fault. I know you don't like me, so I shouldn't have come around to get in your way."
Chen Liyue glanced at He Yinxue. Every word He Yinxue said was an apology, but every word she said was like roasting her on the fire. If this got out, Chen Liyue would be labeled as someone who didn't treat her sisters well.
Just as Shen Liyue was about to speak, Lu Xingzhou interrupted her: "Well, if you know you are not likable, stay away next time. This king does not want to see you again."
Everyone present was startled by Lu Xingzhou's words. The woman's subtle evasiveness was nothing to Lu Xingzhou, who simply followed He Yinxue's lead. Perhaps unaware of the weight of his words, he declared that from now on, any gathering in Wangjing City, big or small, that had invited Lu Xingzhou would no longer invite He Yinxue.
He Yinxue blushed with shame. The Duke's Mansion had not been divided. The first, second and third wives all lived together. She was the niece of the second wife, He, and was originally staying in the Duke's Mansion temporarily. If what happened today were to be spread out, how would she live her life and get married in the future?
Lu Xingzhou didn't care about He Yinxue's life or death at all. He heard the noise here just now and didn't want to intervene, but when he heard Lu Yun speak, he thought that his sister, whom he had taken care of since she was a child, should not be bullied, so he spoke up to protect her.
After the guests who were watching the excitement dispersed, Shen Liyue bowed to Lu Xingzhou and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your help today."
Although she said thank you, she was not necessarily grateful to him in her heart. Originally, even if Lu Xingzhou didn't say anything, Shen Liyue could have handled the matter very well. But Lu Xingzhou's opening of his mouth made the situation so awkward. However, he was the prince and he had the final say.
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