Chapter 34 Hook One, Hang One
"Impossible!" Pei Yanzhou retorted loudly: "Mother, impossible!"
"Yan'er has never liked this kind of hustle and bustle. She will definitely not go to the flower viewing banquet!"
"Whether she will go or not, you will know when you get to the flower viewing party." Rong He smiled, feeling confident.
Pei Yanzhou pondered for a moment and replied, "My cousin and I haven't seen each other for a long time, so it's only right that I attend the flower viewing banquet."
He was just going through the motions to catch up with his cousin. As for what his mother said about Chu Ruyan, he didn't take it to heart at all.
Yan'er is timid and naive, and she disdains to attend banquets where she has to show off in public.
After Pei Yanzhou left, Princess Ronghe calmed herself down and told Nanny Li:
"On the day of the flower viewing banquet, send more servants and secret guards to accompany the young master. Don't let their cousins fight over a woman."
"Try your best to protect the prince. If Han'er is injured, our Pei family can't afford to pay for it."
Matron Li bowed and saluted, "Yes!"
After Li Ma Ma arranged everything, she went to the Shen Mansion and gave Shen Yuning an invitation to the flower viewing banquet.
She is old and sees many things more clearly than others.
In terms of character and temperament, the girl from the Shen family is worthy of the young master.
If the daughter of the Shen family could shine at the flower viewing banquet, perhaps the young master would change his mind.
As for Chu Ruyan, she can cling to whoever she wants, as long as he doesn't become the mistress of the Pei family.
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Chu Xiangfu, West Garden.
When Pei Yanzhou rushed to the front hall, Chu Ruyan was in her boudoir, facing the bronze mirror, drawing her eyebrows, tying her hair, and trying perfume.
The flower viewing banquet will be held in three days, and she must dazzle everyone with her most perfect posture.
A few days ago, her father took her to Zhaixing Tower, and she finally met Xiao Yihan, the figure who was like a banished immortal.
He has sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, sharp sideburns, a slender figure, and an outstanding temperament. Even his every move exudes the aura of an emperor.
She had previously thought that Pei Yanzhou was the best man in the world, but she didn't expect Xiao Yihan to be even more extraordinary.
Chu Ruyan is lustful, she loves it to death.
When she met such a person, she felt inferior at first and didn't dare to get close to him easily.
But she didn't expect that the cold-faced and solemn Xiao Yihan was particularly fond of her style... Not only did he reward her with jewelry and jadeite, he also walked up to her personally and gave her an invitation to the flower-viewing banquet, asking her to attend.
Chu Ruyan closed her eyes in ecstasy...How many women in the capital can enjoy such an honor?
“If you plant flowers with care, they may not bloom; if you plant willows by accident, they may grow into a shade.”
"No wonder Pei Yanzhou is so indifferent to me. It turns out that I am not destined to be the general's wife, but..."
Chu Ruyan stirred the blood swallows brought by the maid with a spoon, becoming more and more proud: "Ever since I won the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, my father's attitude is self-evident. Even that sycophantic Wang family has to bow down to me."
The wet nurse Hong Gu cried with joy beside her, "Miss, you finally made it through."
"Before, when you wanted to drink a cup of Baiyan, Madam refused and gave you some white fungus instead."
"Now that you're in power, the blood swallows are being burned one after another without stopping. If you become the Crown Princess in the future, wouldn't you...?"
"Madam, be careful with your words!"
Chu Ruyan smiled shyly and said, "We haven't even started yet, don't let others hear and laugh at us."
She looked at herself in the mirror and was very satisfied.
In a trance, she seemed to have seen herself wearing a bright red wedding dress, and walking into the East Palace hand in hand with Xiao Yihan.
It was as if she saw herself wearing a bright yellow queen's dress, standing majestically on the high hall, throwing Wang and Shen Yuning into the sky prison together.
Chu Ruyan's imagination ran wild, and her cheeks flushed slightly with excitement.
"Prince Brother took such good care of me, it must have been love at first sight."
"But there are so many beautiful women in the capital. How I can stand out and successfully marry into the Eastern Palace is still unknown..."
"Don't be discouraged, young lady!"
Hong Gu brought two ribbons and handed them to Chu Ruyan. "As long as you can outshine all the other girls at the flower viewing banquet and outshine all the other girls from aristocratic families, they won't dare compete with you for the crown prince!"
Chu Ruyan really took the two ribbons and started practicing the water sleeve dance in her boudoir.
Sonorous and powerful, with infinite explosive power.
At this moment, a little maid suddenly rushed in:
"Miss, General Pei is waiting in the front hall. He wants to invite you to visit the garden and appreciate the flowers in three days!"
“Tsk!”
Chu Ruyan lazily put down the ribbon in her hand, looking displeased.
"I found a random excuse to get rid of him, saying I was seriously ill and couldn't go out, so I told him to go and have fun on his own!"
The maid obeyed the order and turned to leave when Chu Ruyan stopped her again: "Wait a minute!"
"Send the sachet you embroidered a few days ago to General Pei, and tell him that although I can't see him these days, I miss him terribly... When I recover, I will definitely travel with him hand in hand."
Chu Ruyan demonstrated her dance moves while explaining, "It's better to be safe than sorry. If the Crown Prince doesn't want me, I can still be the General's wife again."
"Hook one, hang one, all the men in the world are mine!"
The maid nodded as if she understood, and Hong Gu looked delighted.
The young lady has finally grown up and become more thoughtful. The lady's spirit in heaven should rest in peace.
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When the maid went to the front hall to answer, Hong Gu followed her out.
She was Song's maidservant who came with her as a dowry, and also Chu Ruyan's wet nurse. She had always treated Chu Ruyan as her own daughter over the years and was one of Chu Ruyan's most important confidants.
"Excuse me for keeping you waiting, General!"
Before he even stepped into the hall, Hong Gu called out, "It's hard for the General to come all this way in person. I'm afraid you'll have to go alone to the garden party in three days."
"The young lady is ill now and I'm afraid she can't walk long distances..."
Hong Gu bowed slightly to Pei Yanzhou and asked the servant to add more tea.
Pei Yanzhou was displeased when he didn't see Chu Ruyan. Thinking of the rumors outside, he felt even worse.
"How is it? Is Yan'er still not feeling well? Why isn't she coming out?"
When Hong Gu heard this, she took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears:
"General, the young lady is seriously ill. She is so pitiful that she cannot be exposed to the wind or seen by others!"
"She is weak and has a high fever, so she cannot come to pay her respects to the general."
Pei Yanzhou panicked instantly when he heard this, and also felt guilty:
"How could he suddenly become so seriously ill? Wasn't he fine a few days ago?"
"Has the doctor come to see you? Have you asked for the imperial physician?"
"No, I'll go see her right now!"
"useless!"
Hong Gu quickly stopped Pei Yanzhou, "General, you absolutely cannot do this!"
Her eyes rolled around as she sighed, "Master has already asked the imperial physician to come and see me, and he's prescribed some medicine for me."
"But the young lady has a rash all over her body and blisters in her mouth. She can't be exposed to wind or touch water."
"Every girl loves beauty, and the general is your sweetheart. Naturally, I don't want him to see you looking so haggard..."
She spoke vividly and described it with reason and evidence.
Pei Yanzhou felt a pang of guilt in his heart. "So that's it! I misunderstood Yan'er!"
Perhaps Ruyan's serious illness this time is also related to Ning'er's harsh attack last time - she was deeply injured.
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