Chapter 37 Why are you dressed like this?
Ye Feng seemed to have guessed Pei Yanzhou's thoughts and quickly stepped forward to persuade him:
"Master, even if the rumors outside are true, that happened a few days ago!"
"Miss Chu has a rash and a high fever, unable to get out of bed. She's avoided you even when you visited her many times, so why would she attend such an exhausting flower viewing party?"
"I heard that at the flower viewing banquet, in addition to admiring the flowers, women also have to sing and dance, recite poetry and paint, and even practice archery and horseback riding like men... I think even if Miss Chu has the heart, she doesn't have the energy to attend the banquet!"
Ye Feng poured a cup of tea for Pei Yanzhou, "Master, don't worry, even if you go today, you will definitely not be able to see Miss Chu!"
Pei Yanzhou thought it made sense, but his brows were still furrowed and he refused to set off.
After a long while, he finally sighed: "Ye Feng, it's not that I don't dare to face you, but I can't afford the risk!"
"For Ruyan, I gave up such a good Ning..."
Pei Yanzhou hesitated to speak, "I have done so many treacherous things for Chu Ruyan. In fact, the military camp and the court are quite dissatisfied with me, but I have survived it all."
"But if I really see Chu Ruyan showing affection to my cousin at the flower viewing banquet, how should I deal with it?"
Ye Feng moved his mouth and bowed to persuade again, but saw Butler Zhang running in hurriedly.
"Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's personal eunuch, Eunuch Shun'an, is here!"
"His Highness has brought you a message, asking you to go to the front hall and obey immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Yanzhou hurriedly followed Butler Zhang to the front hall.
The front hall was peaceful and harmonious. Princess Ronghe and General Pei had been entertaining guests there for a long time.
They greeted him with smiles and had servants serve him exquisite tea and snacks, being very respectful to Eunuch Shunan.
Shunan met Pei Yanzhou and after a few pleasantries, he got straight to the point:
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried that General Pei won't be able to attend today's flower viewing banquet, so he specifically sent this old servant to deliver a message!"
"He hasn't seen you for a long time and has many things he wants to discuss with you, General. So, please be sure to attend today's flower viewing banquet!"
Before Pei Yanzhou could even speak, Princess Ronghe hurriedly replied:
"How could Zhou'er not go over there?"
"It's been ages since these two brothers have seen each other. It's high time we went to pay them a visit. It's a good opportunity to catch up during the flower viewing banquet."
She rewarded Shunan and the eunuchs with a lot of money for running errands, and prepared many gifts. She then urged Pei Yanzhou: "Your cousin has already sent people to urge us, do you think we should ask him to come in person?"
"What time is it now? Why don't you hurry up and take the guards and servants with you?"
Pei Yanzhou hesitated for a while, then had to nod and say yes, and reluctantly went out.
Nanny Li looked at her young master's back and laughed secretly in her heart:
All the women at the flower-viewing banquet are dressed the same. If they don’t wear the same gauze skirts, you won’t be able to tell the difference between the beautiful and the ugly!
Today I will let you see, who is prettier, the girl from the Chu family or the girl from the Shen family?
She has always liked Shen Yuning, just like Madam Pei, and always believed that Shen Yuning did not do what happened back then intentionally.
She firmly believed in Shen Yuning's character and personality - Shen Yuning was kind to everyone and treated everyone equally regardless of their status.
But Chu Ruyan was different. She acted one way in front of the masters and another in front of the servants. She had never given a good face to even the dowry nanny who served the princess.
How can such a woman be a good mistress of the house?
Only if Shen Yuning marries into the Pei family, will servants like them have a good life in the future.
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The flower viewing banquet was held at a village in the suburbs of Beijing, which was picturesque and dotted with hot springs.
Today's banquet was very grand, and almost all the prominent young men and women in the capital came.
The sound of stringed instruments and the clinking of glasses made the place very lively.
Pei Yanzhou got off the carriage and was attracted by a beautiful figure before he even reached the scene.
I saw that the woman was so beautiful that she didn't look like an ordinary person. She had a graceful figure and stood quietly in the pavilion. Her eyes were moving as she carefully appreciated the lake view in front of her.
The lake breeze blew away her long black hair, and slowly lifted her sleeves. Her plain gauze dress bloomed in the wind, like clouds and mist.
The veil fluttered gently, her face was rosy and her skin was glowing white.
Especially the graceful curves, which look particularly attractive when wrapped in the apricot long skirt.
Pei Yanzhou instantly recognized the figure - who else could it be but Shen Yuning?
No wonder I always felt that something bad was going to happen today. Haha, it turns out that Shen Yuning also came to the banquet!
With so many royal grandchildren and nobles attending the flower viewing banquet, is she also going to meet those playboys?
It had only been a few days since they broke off the engagement, and Shen Yuning was already in a hurry to find another partner?
Pei Yanzhou felt a pang of pain in his heart. Compared to Chu Ruyan's attendance at the banquet, he felt that Shen Yuning's coming today was even more unacceptable to him.
Chu Ruyan is plain-looking and has no outstanding qualities. Even if she comes to the banquet, there may not be many men who are truly interested in her.
But Yu Ning is different. Her appearance is already flamboyant, and with such high-profile clothes, wouldn't she attract bees and butterflies and cause trouble?
In such a complicated occasion, why would a weak woman like her come here and show herself in public instead of staying at home?
Pei Yanzhou stared at Chen Yuning with his phoenix eyes and complained to Ye Feng, "Does she know that modesty is the beauty of a woman? Chen Yuning is dressed so ostentatiously, isn't she afraid that others will laugh at her?"
"Apricot-colored tulle, competing for beauty, could she really come up with that?"
Ye Feng followed Pei Yanzhou's gaze and glanced at him from afar, his handsome face instantly turning red.
He stammered:
"Master, Miss Shen's dress is not excessive. In Dayu Country, women all love this kind of light dress. A few days ago, I went to the streets to inspect and found that the girls were all dressed like this."
“Besides, Miss Chu’s dress and makeup are much more exaggerated than Miss Shen’s usual ones, but you never mentioned Miss Chu!”
"Shut up!" Pei Yanzhou retorted, "What do you know, you idiot? Can Ruyan's figure and appearance be the same as Shen Yuning's?"
"Have you ever held a woman's hand? Have you ever hugged a woman? Do you understand what men are thinking?"
Ye Feng opened his mouth and wanted to argue, but saw Pei Yanzhou had already walked quickly to Shen Yuning and blocked her way.
"Doctor Shen, you are so elegant! I didn't know you were willing to attend the flower viewing banquet."
"No wonder you were so anxious to break off the engagement with me. It turns out you had already thought of a way out and wanted to marry into the princes and nobles?"
Pei Yanzhou looked at Shen Yuning in a weird way, with sarcasm on his lips.
Ye Feng wanted to step forward to rescue Shen Yuning, but was driven away by Pei Yanzhou's eyes.
He looked up and down at Ana Shen’s clothes, and the anger in his eyes became even stronger: “Doctor Shen wears such a dress, doesn’t he know how to write modesty?”
"Chen Yuning, which clothing store did you choose this apricot-colored gauze from? Or which craftsman did you ask to make it? Why didn't you wear it like this when you saw me before?"
His deep eyes dimmed, and Pei Yanzhou thought to himself that he must send someone to close down the clothing shop in a few days.
"How shameless of you to be so ostentatious! Is there any woman in Dayu who dresses like you?"
Before Shen Yuning could speak, Xingzhi's eyes were already red:
"General Pei, you violated your engagement and had an uninvited affair with Miss Chu. Then you betrayed my lady and forced her to break off the engagement. Now that my lady has no relationship with you, how can she not even attend a flower viewing banquet?"
"What's wrong with her clothes? What young girl in Dayu Kingdom doesn't dress like this? And this dress is clearly..."
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