"Then let's wait and see!" Yun Qianmeng stared at King Chen's frosty eyes and spoke word by word!
After hearing Yun Qianmeng's answer, Prince Chen suddenly exuded a fierceness. He suddenly tightened his arms and quickly lowered his head towards Yun Qianmeng's delicate face, muttering, "What if I grant you the position of principal wife?"
But Yun Qianmeng suddenly lowered her right hand, a silver light slid down from her sleeve, and then it came to rest on Prince Chen's waist. Yun Qianmeng turned her head away and said in a cold voice, "Prince, please respect yourself!"
As he spoke, he increased the strength in his hand, and the dagger in his hand was pressed directly against King Chen's waist!
Jiang Muchen didn't expect Yun Qianmeng to carry a dagger with her. He was caught off guard and was threatened by a little girl. However, he didn't get angry. Instead, he looked at Yun Qianmeng's cold face and felt a little reluctant. He slowly let her go, but he still refused to let Yun Qianmeng go in his words, "You will regret rejecting me like this sooner or later!"
"Your Highness, this is serious! The thing I regret least is breaking off the engagement with Your Highness!" Yun Qianmeng once again pressed the dagger in her hand against the flowery jade-inlaid brocade belt around Prince Chen's waist. The sharp dagger gradually cut through the Hetian jade on the belt, and showed signs of piercing into Prince Chen's waist!
When Prince Chen heard Yun Qianmeng say this, he was immediately furious and regretted letting her go. He stretched out his long arm to grab Yun Qianmeng, but was suddenly grabbed by a hand that came across. The hand was slender and beautiful, with distinct joints that made people feel that it was the best gift from God. However, at this moment, the veins on this hand were bulging, and the white joints made people know at a glance how much strength was used!
Even so, King Chen, whose wrist was grabbed, remained calm, but a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He then turned to look at the person behind him. Seeing Chu Feiyang rushing into the narrow rockery with a gust of wind, King Chen's face was full of gloom. He then said in a cold voice, "It's rare to see Prime Minister Chu so anxious! It seems that Miss Yun is really Prime Minister Chu's weak spot!"
Just as he finished speaking, the round piece of Hetian jade embedded in the belt around his waist broke into two halves. One of the halves even broke away from the belt and fell to the ground. It was obvious how much strength Yun Qianmeng was exerting in his hands at this moment. Even so, it was difficult to quench the anger in Yun Qianmeng's heart. The force of his attack became more and more severe, and it had already pierced through King Chen's outer clothes and gradually stabbed inside...
Prince Chen couldn't believe Yun Qianmeng would actually dare to attack him, or perhaps, with Chu Feiyang backing her up, she had become unscrupulous. Thinking that the two were about to become husband and wife, Prince Chen couldn't hide his anger, and immediately blurted out, "Prime Minister Chu came here in such a hurry, he must have guessed what happened in the rockery just now!"
If this simple sentence were to spread out, Yun Qianmeng's reputation would be completely ruined!
But faced with such provocation and threats, Yun Qianmeng and Chu Feiyang remained unmoved. Yun Qianmeng even sneered and said calmly, "If Your Highness really wanted to let others know, he would have already made it known to everyone. Why would he hide away in the rockery? Now he wants to destroy my reputation. Such despicable behavior, Your Highness, isn't he afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"
Hearing this, Jiang Muchen immediately turned around and looked at Yun Qianmeng. His hawk-like sharp eyes stared at the cold-faced Yun Qianmeng. His heart was filled with mixed emotions. He wanted to get angry at her indifferent face but couldn't bear to do so. He was unwilling to let this little woman humiliate him like this. For a moment, Jiang Muchen just stared at Yun Qianmeng. Just as he was about to take a step towards her, Chu Feiyang grabbed his wrist forcefully!
"Prime Minister Chu really cares about Miss Yun!" Seeing that Chu Feiyang understood his intention, Jiang Muchen immediately turned his gaze to Chu Feiyang with a sneer in his eyes!
Chu Feiyang pursed his lips tightly. Seeing Jiang Muchen going so far, his eyes instantly froze into a thousand-year-old ice, and a terrifying coldness gradually lingered around him. He looked coldly at the sinister smile on Jiang Muchen's lips, and then slowly said, "Your Highness, don't you think this method is too childish? Such obvious provocation, do you think Meng'er and I will fall for it?"
At the end, Chu Feiyang deliberately called Yun Qianmeng's name affectionately, which made King Chen's face suddenly darken, and his eyes emitted bursts of sinister looks, as if he wanted to tear Chu Feiyang into pieces!
But Chu Feiyang, in contrast to his serious expression, relaxed his whole body and said, "When I came here just now, I seemed to see Concubine Yuande sending people to look for the prince. Today, the distinguished guests have come to the palace. Shouldn't the prince show his hospitality and avoid letting the distinguished guests from Northern Qi think that our Western Chu Palace is rude!"
Listening to Chu Feiyang's gloating words, Prince Chen looked at Yun Qianmeng deeply, and then said coldly, "Since that's the case, please invite Prime Minister Chu to go to the garden together!"
"Of course!" After saying that, Chu Feiyang curved his lips into a smile, glanced at Yun Qianmeng with his cold eyes, and then left the rockery with King Chen!
However, after the two left, Yun Qianmeng bent down to pick up the half jade pendant on the ground, carefully held it in her hand, and then walked out of the rockery, but her walking direction was opposite to Chu Feiyang and Jiang Muchen. She walked back to the garden along the original route, but saw Wu Qinqin leading a group of young ladies rushing over from afar!
"Miss Yun, I've kept you waiting for a long time!" Wu Qinqin spoke immediately before entering. Her polite words immediately made more people like her. Although people did not have much contact with her, Wu Qinqin was a relatively low-key person. She always smiled at everyone and never showed displeasure to others. In addition, she was of noble birth, so in just half a moment, she made friends with quite a few young ladies!
"The scenery here is so beautiful that time doesn't seem to pass by so long. It's Miss Wu who has to rush around so hard!" Yun Qianmeng spoke softly with hidden meaning in her words!
But those smiling eyes were filled with an inscrutable insight that made Wu Qinqin's heart tremble suddenly. She immediately looked down at her hands. When she saw that she was holding a diamond-shaped round fan, she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I just went back and told the ladies about the colorful butterfly. Everyone was very curious and came here together!"
What does it mean to 'try to cover up one's own mistake'? I'm afraid it refers to Wu Qinqin now!
Yun Qianmeng, however, simply maintained a faint smile on her face, and did not pursue her unnecessary explanation. Instead, she spoke with some regret, "Ladies, I'm afraid you've come all this way in vain. The butterfly just now flew ahead!"
"What? It actually flew into the osmanthus forest?" At this time, Wu Qinqin suddenly blurted out the scenery in front of her, attracting the attention of all the ladies!
After all, for the vast majority of the young ladies present today, this was the first time they were invited to Prince Chen's Mansion. Even Su Qianyue and Qu Jingqing, who often frequented Prince Chen's Mansion, only moved within the scope allowed by Concubine Yuande, and had no idea that there was an osmanthus forest ahead!
Hearing Wu Qinqin's accurate words, everyone couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, and even the way they looked at Wu Qinqin became a little weird!
But Yun Qianmeng just kept smiling faintly. She just smelled the sweet scent of osmanthus drifting in from the rockery with the wind, so she started to test Wu Qinqin!
Unexpectedly, Wu Qinqin was so anxious to see herself make a fool of herself that she accidentally let the cat out of the bag. When she felt the inquiring gazes from all around her, it was too late!
I'm afraid Wu Qinqin must be regretting it at this moment!
"You are so naughty. You like to run around when you see new and interesting things, which makes me worry a lot! Fortunately, Miss Wu is very familiar with the terrain of Prince Chen's Mansion, otherwise we would not have found you so quickly!" Receiving Yun Qianmeng's gaze, Qu Feiqing immediately understood Wu Qinqin's little thoughts, and immediately walked towards Yun Qianmeng, slightly reproaching her!
However, Qu Feiqing's words seemed to add fuel to the fire, immediately pushing Wu Qinqin to the forefront!
Those young ladies all looked at Wu Qinqin with sneers in their eyes. They felt that this young lady of the Wu family, who was raised in seclusion, looked like a lady from a noble family on the surface, but was actually a frivolous and superficial person at heart. She must have been to the Prince Chen's Mansion countless times, otherwise how could she be so familiar with the scenery ahead? She answered Yun Qianmeng's questions almost without thinking, and led them here with familiarity!
"My cousin is right! It's Meng'er who is not thoughtful enough!" Yun Qianmeng looked at Qu Feiqing and smiled, and then the two of them walked back to the group!
Wu Qinqin, however, gripped the handle of the fan tightly with both hands, smiled sheepishly, and said flatteringly, "How can this be blamed on Miss Yun? If Qinqin hadn't been playful, why would she have let Miss Yun wait here alone? I wonder if Miss Yun has met any strangers and if she wasn't startled!"
There was something else behind her words. Wu Qinqin was certainly not a pushover. Seeing Yun Qianmeng and Qu Feiqing pushing her in front of everyone with just a few words, she naturally couldn't let them bully her!
Yun Qianmeng looked into Wu Qinqin's sincere eyes, a hint of coldness rising from them, but a faint smile played at the corners of her lips. She politely replied, "Did Miss Wu meet anyone along the way? Qianmeng didn't see anyone except for admiring the scenery!"
Yun Qianmeng's eyes flashed with sincerity, and her tone was frank, which made those young ladies who were worried let down their guard immediately. Instead, they felt dissatisfied with Wu Qinqin who was full of lies. They felt that this woman was very scheming and her words were not convincing!
"In that case, let's hurry back to the garden and don't keep Concubine Yuande and the others waiting for too long!" At this time, Qu Feiqing looked at Wu Qinqin deeply and then spoke!
Among the young ladies here, Qu Feiqing's family background is considered to be the best, so no one refuted her words. They all looked at Wu Qinqin with strange expressions, and then turned around and returned to the garden!
Yun Qianmeng, however, pulled Qu Feiqing along and deliberately lagged behind the others, slowly walking forward behind the little girl beside Wu Qinqin...
"Oh..." Unexpectedly, the little girl lost her balance and rushed forward, instantly falling on Wu Qinqin's back!
Wu Qinqin was preoccupied with something and didn't notice what was happening behind her. She was instantly knocked down by her own maid, and she also dragged down several young ladies in front of her to the ground. For a moment, the path by the lake was filled with wailing cries. A group of young ladies in bright clothes and exquisite attire fell to the ground one after another. The scene was quite spectacular!
Looking at the young ladies who suddenly fell to the ground and screamed, Qu Feiqing's eyes flashed with sneer, but she was surprised in her heart. She just saw clearly that it was Yun Qianmeng who stepped on the skirt of the little girl, which caused the little girl to fall to the ground!
Yun Qianmeng, however, didn't bother to laugh at the ugliness of these delicate young ladies. She immediately stepped forward and carefully helped Wu Qinqin, who was lying on the ground and barely able to stand up, and asked with concern, "Miss Wu, are you okay? How did you fall so suddenly?"
As he spoke, he enthusiastically reached out to pat Wu Qinqin's slightly wrinkled skirt, and tidied up the jade pendant sachet around her waist and her slightly messy hair, and then went to help the other ladies up!
By the time everyone had rearranged their clothes and hair, more than half an incense stick of time had passed. An elderly maid came over from a distance. Seeing the young ladies, she bowed and said in a cold voice, "The Concubine invites all the young ladies to take their seats!"
"Yes!" Concubine Yuande personally sent the most trusted nanny by her side. The young ladies did not dare to be presumptuous and answered in a low voice, following the nanny to the garden!
At this time, the garden was already full of guests for today's banquet!
In addition to Chu Feiyang, who Yun Qianmeng had just met, there were also three brothers: Qi Jingyuan, Qi Jingxuan, and Qi Jinghan!
Yuan Qingzhou, who is Jiang Muchen's relative, was naturally also invited!
In addition, many young masters from aristocratic families attended the banquet at Prince Chen's Mansion. It seemed that everyone was very curious about Prince Chen's Mansion, which seldom hosted guests. The originally spacious garden was now full of people!
What surprised everyone was that Hai Tian was unexpectedly sitting next to Princess Ling'er today. The two of them had a very pleasant conversation and felt that they had met too late!
The late-arriving daughters bowed to Concubine Yuande and hurriedly took their seats. A group of maids quietly entered from the archway and placed the delicacies in their hands in front of the distinguished guests!
Looking at the twenty or so plates of exquisite dishes and pastries placed in front of him, Yun Qianmeng felt that the nobles in ancient times really knew how to enjoy life. Even the meal for one person was so complicated and exquisite, while the common people in times of war could not even get a full meal. It could be said that while the rich enjoyed wine and meat, there were people freezing to death on the streets!
Yun Qianmeng looked at the dishes in front of her and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She even lost her appetite!
At this time, Prince Chen, who was sitting in the upper seat, looked at Yun Qianmeng coldly. Although her face looked normal, her eyes seemed to show some dissatisfaction with today's dishes. She didn't even pick up her chopsticks, and her expression became even gloomier!
Chu Feiyang also made the same move as Yun Qianmeng. He just sat quietly in his seat, his calm eyes watching the lively scene in the garden, without touching the food in front of him!
Seeing the two people's identical reactions, Prince Chen's eyes were suddenly filled with sinister intent. He raised his wine glass to Chu Feiyang and said loudly, "This prince toasts Prime Minister Chu!"
As soon as Prince Chen said this, the sounds of toasts gradually died down. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on the two men, wondering what would happen next!
But to their disappointment, Chu Feiyang just calmly picked up the wine glass in front of him and toasted with King Chen in mid-air. Then both of them simply raised their heads and drank the wine in their hands!
This made a group of people who were looking forward to watching the show feel bored!
After all, both of them were engaged to Yun Qianmeng, but now Prince Chen and Yun Qianmeng have broken off their engagement, and Chu Feiyang has taken the initiative to request a marriage. This not only shocked everyone, but even Prince Chen must be unhappy!
However, the actions of the two people just now, which did not seem to show anything unusual, dispelled everyone's curiosity, causing them to look away in disappointment and continue with what they were doing!
Hai Tian's gaze wasn't fixed on Chu Feiyang and Prince Chen like the others. Instead, her beautiful eyes, tinged with coldness, were fixed directly on Yun Qianmeng. Seeing that she looked normal, Hai Tian's heart grew even colder. She then turned around and said to Qi Ling'er beside her with a smile, "Princess, have you met the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Yun's residence today?"
Qi Ling'er glanced at Yun Qianmeng following Hai Tian's words. Seeing that she had already noticed her gaze and was giving her a gentle smile, Qi Ling'er remembered Yun Qianmeng's tactful response. She then smiled and said to Hai Tian, "This Miss Yun is a person with a very clever mind!"
Hai Tian was surprised that Qi Ling'er would actually praise Yun Qianmeng, and she felt a bit uncomfortable. She then continued, "Yes, Miss Yun is very thoughtful and a rare intelligent woman! At the last palace banquet, seeing how the Tenth Prince treated Miss Yun, I really thought Miss Yun would become his wife! It's a pity that the two of them were not destined to be together. I never thought that Miss Yun would be married to Prime Minister Chu after Prince Chen broke off the engagement!"
As she spoke, Hai Tian raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Qi Jinghan who was not far away. Seeing that the other party was drinking and chatting with a group of young men from Xi Chu, she gradually withdrew her gaze!
When Qi Ling'er heard what Hai Tian said, she knew in her heart that Hai Tian probably didn't like Yun Qianmeng, otherwise why would she talk about Yun Qianmeng's private affairs in public?
Qi Ling'er picked up the wine glass in front of her with her jade hands, and Hai Tian lightly touched the rims of the glasses. They both drank the fine wine in their hands with smiles in their eyes!
"Miss Yun, you are not angry with me, are you?" At this time, Wu Qinqin, who was sitting on the other side of Yun Qianmeng, spoke with a worried look on her face, her hands constantly stirring her sleeves, looking very uneasy!
Yun Qianmeng smiled and comforted her, "Miss Wu didn't do anything wrong, why should Qianmeng be angry with you?"
"But I see that you haven't even eaten the lunch in front of you!" Despite Yun Qianmeng's assurance, Miss Yun was still worried. She stared straight at the untouched meal in front of Yun Qianmeng, her eyes full of worry!
Yun Qianmeng burst out laughing after hearing her words, and then explained, "I was just thinking about the osmanthus forest that Miss Wu just mentioned! It's September now, and the osmanthus flowers must be very beautiful. Qianmeng really wants to see them!"
After hearing Yun Qianmeng's words, the other young ladies also expressed their agreement, and everyone started talking about it!
"Yes, I could faintly smell the fragrance of osmanthus when I was standing by the lake just now. I believe that the osmanthus forest is very spectacular. I really want to see it with my own eyes!" Qu Feiqing didn't understand why Yun Qianmeng mentioned the osmanthus forest for no reason, so she spoke up!
"Yes, I smelled it just now! By the way, isn't Miss Wu very familiar with Prince Chen's Mansion? I believe you are also quite familiar with Concubine Yuande. Why not ask Miss Wu to ask the Concubine for advice, so as to fulfill our wish!" At this time, Su Qianyue spoke slowly!
The ladies invited by Prince Chen’s Mansion today are all daughters of second-rank officials or above!
With such a noble status, Su Qianyue naturally has reason to be proud!
Although the status of the Wu Mansion is higher than that of the Su Mansion, Su Qianyue also received an invitation from the Chen Palace. Therefore, she knew that the Chen Palace attached great importance to the Su family. Otherwise, why didn't Xing Jindie step into the gate of the Chen Palace on her own?
After such analysis, Su Qianyue's eyes gradually shone with confidence. As long as Prince Chen did not express his opinion for a moment, it meant that she was also competitive. There was no need to lose her composure just because Wu Qinqin was familiar with Prince Chen's Mansion!
"Miss Wu is the VIP guest of Prince Chen's Mansion. You see, so many young ladies and gentlemen have been invited today, but only Madam Wu has been invited here. She is chatting so happily with Concubine Yuande now. It can be seen that Miss Wu is really loved by Concubine Yuande! If Miss Wu says this little thing, the Concubine will naturally agree!" At this time, Qu Jingqing also spoke slowly!
Although Qu Yan is a bastard's son, his banner has now clearly turned to Prince Chen, so Qu Jingqing has naturally become a distinguished guest of Prince Chen's mansion!
Moreover, although Qu Yan was not a legitimate son, in a wealthy family like the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion, even if he was just a illegitimate son, his status was many times higher than that of the legitimate sons of ordinary officials. Naturally, he could be regarded as a prominent figure!
Wu Qinqin watched as these people chattered, trying to connect her to Prince Chen. An anxious look immediately surfaced on her face. She looked towards Yun Qianmeng for help, but she saw him simply smile at her and turn his eyes away. She could only bite the bullet and reply, "If that's the case, I'll give it a try!"
Having said that, he slowly stood up and walked towards Concubine Yuande reluctantly!
"Hmph! Look at her frivolous look, she's afraid that others don't know that she's loved by the concubine!" Wu Qinqin had just left when she saw Su Qianyue mocking her coldly!
Although the other ladies did not speak, most of them had expressions of sarcasm and disdain in their eyes!
Yun Qianmeng glanced at Su Qianyue lightly and saw that she was still beautiful and noble in her attire today, but the jealousy in her eyes broke this beauty and made her look extremely hideous!
"I believe that the Concubine Dowager will definitely agree to Miss Wu's request for such a small matter. Why don't we get up and wait for her at the gate of the garden!" Looking at Concubine Yuande smiling faintly and nodding to Wu Qinqin in the distance, Yun Qianmeng stood up and said to everyone!
When the young ladies saw that the usually cold Concubine Yuande was so kind to Wu Qinqin, they felt unwilling in their hearts. Not wanting to see Wu Qinqin's smug face, they all followed Yun Qianmeng's advice, put down their chopsticks, and stood up to leave their seats!
At this moment, Yun Qianmeng took out a silk handkerchief and wiped her hands, then casually placed it on the table. She turned around and looked at Wu Qinqin who was walking back, took her hand, and walked towards the group of young ladies with Qu Feiqing and the other two!
Those young men who were originally enjoying the beauties while drinking, lost the joy of drinking for a moment when they saw the young ladies leaving their tables. They also stood up and went to the osmanthus forest with the young ladies!
For a moment, only Concubine Yuande, Prince Chen, Madam Wu, Chu Feiyang, Hai Tian and a few people from Northern Qi were left in the garden!
Although Hai Tian had been granted marriage, her eyes could not help but look at Chu Feiyang, with very complicated emotions flashing in her eyes!
However, the expression she inadvertently revealed was caught by Qi Ling'er. Qi Ling'er also followed Hai Tian to look at Chu Feiyang. Seeing that he had a handsome face, a tall figure, and was wise and generous in his conversation and laughter, Qi Ling'er became curious about Chu Feiyang for a moment!
Qi Jingyuan was drinking alone. Looking at Hai Tian, who was about to become his Crown Princess and had someone in her heart, a sneer appeared on Qi Jingyuan's lips!
Qi Jinghan looked at the deserted garden and stood up unable to bear the loneliness, and followed everyone to the osmanthus forest!
"Do you know that the Queen's younger brother was abandoned at the city gate a few days ago!" During a casual chat on the road, a well-informed young lady spoke in a low voice!
"Yes, according to the people who discovered Ruan Yuxiao at that time, Master Ruan was thrown naked at the city gate and was seen by many people coming in and out of the city. The Queen was really embarrassed this time! I heard that Old Lady Jiang was furious and had Master Ruan placed under house arrest!" Another young lady also spoke soon after. Her voice and image were so beautiful that it seemed as if she had seen it with her own eyes!
"Not only that, it seems that Master Ruan has been poisoned and rendered mute, and he will never be able to speak again in his life!" The third lady continued to gossip about her own situation, and then there was the inevitable suspicion. "Tell me, who is so cruel as to want to kill Master Ruan..."
Before the young lady could utter the word "di", her mouth was covered by the other young ladies beside her. Everyone looked at the nanny who led the way, blaming the young lady for speaking rashly and carelessly!
Don’t you see where you are? If something happens to the Ruan family, everyone will regard the Yuan family as suspects!
But there are some people who have brains but no memory, and they even make their own comments on other people's territory. It's bad enough that they are stupid, but they also want to implicate others. It's really annoying!
Yun Qianmeng walked behind the crowd, listening to their discussions quietly, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth!
heartless?
If Chu Feiyang had not appeared in time, he would be the unlucky one now. Ruan Yuxiao disregarded human lives for his own selfish interests. For such a person, even if he was killed, it would not be considered cruel!
Seeing a rare look of hostility between Yun Qianmeng's brows, Qu Feiqing held her hand worriedly, but her mind recalled everything that happened in Fengxiang Palace that day. Her heart suddenly jumped. She looked at Yun Qianmeng in disbelief, but saw that Yun Qianmeng had already returned to her usual calm appearance, so she forced herself to suppress the worry in her heart!
At this time, Yuan Qingzhou quickly caught up. When passing by Yun Qianmeng, he turned his head and looked at Yun Qianmeng meaningfully, then caught up with the other young masters and led everyone to the osmanthus forest!
The closer you get to the osmanthus forest, the clearer the rich osmanthus fragrance becomes!
After crossing the rockery, everyone followed Yuan Qingzhou into the osmanthus forest in front of them. Everyone was immediately shocked by the magnificent osmanthus forest in front of them!
The swaying sweet-scented osmanthus trees swayed in the refreshing breeze! Tiny golden blossoms covered the trees, adorning the vibrant crimson leaves. And then there's the rich, almost intoxicating fragrance, a scent that permeates the heart and lungs, tinged with a hint of sweetness that never tires of it.
At this time, the wind gradually grew stronger, and small yellow petals, with a strong fragrance, fell to the ground, causing a rain of osmanthus flowers. The scene was so beautiful that it was beyond words!
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them, the young ladies immediately ran to the osmanthus forest, raised their hands to catch the golden petals, and then put them under their noses to smell them carefully. Their graceful movements stunned the young men for a moment. I wonder if it was the osmanthus rain that made them stop and watch, or these beauties that made them unable to move!
"I didn't expect that Prince Chen's Mansion would have such a beautiful scenery. I'm afraid this is the place with the most complete varieties of osmanthus in Kyoto!" Qu Feiqing looked at the scenery in front of her and spoke lightly!
Yun Qianmeng looked in the direction she was talking, and saw that there was not only one kind of osmanthus in the osmanthus forest. There were also many kinds of osmanthus, such as red osmanthus, golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, and four-season osmanthus. The golden autumn osmanthus represented "harvest". No wonder the owner of the Prince Chen's Mansion loved osmanthus so much!
"Miss Yun, Miss Qu, let's go pick some osmanthus flowers! Look at those ladies, they are all so happy!" Seeing that only Yun Qianmeng and Qu Feiqing were standing still, Wu Qinqin, who was afraid of being left behind, spoke immediately and pulled one of them into the osmanthus forest with one hand!
"These osmanthus flowers are small in size. Why don't we put them in lotus bags? They won't stain our clothes and we can smell the fragrance when we walk. Isn't it beautiful?" Yun Qianmeng squatted down, picked up a small osmanthus flower, and then suggested!
"What a great idea!" Wu Qinqin immediately applauded in agreement upon hearing Yun Qianmeng's words. Even Yuan Qingzhou, who heard it not far away, nodded. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. She took out the fragrant handkerchief in her arms and walked away alone to a deserted place!
The young ladies also thought this idea was good, so they untied the purses around their waists, took out the items originally in them and put them away, and then put some osmanthus flowers that they had accumulated in their hands into the purses. They could actually smell a faint fragrance wafting out of the purses!
Seeing that others had already packed their osmanthus flowers but she had done nothing, Wu Qinqin immediately took off the purse at her waist, opened the bow tied on the purse, and with her left hand palm facing up, she held the purse in her right hand and poured it down, only to see two things rolling out of the purse!
Both are jade pendants, but one is an auspicious jadeite pendant, while the other is a Hetian jade pendant!
Moreover, the Hetian jade pendant was only half a circle, which immediately attracted the attention of Yun Qianmeng and Qu Feiqing!
Yun Qianmeng smiled and said, "Miss Wu, there's actually a piece of broken jade hidden in your purse! What kind of treasure is this? Why is it so carefully kept in this purse?"
As soon as Yun Qianmeng said this, the young ladies who were originally admiring the flowers gathered around!
Wu Qinqin's heart trembled. Just as she was about to close her left hand, Su Qianyue quickly snatched the half piece of jade away. Then she saw Su Qianyue holding it in her hand and examining it carefully, muttering to herself, "This doesn't seem to be a jade pendant for us women. It looks a bit like something a man would wear!"
When the young ladies heard what she said, their expressions immediately changed. They surrounded the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. At this time, Wu Qinqin was already pale. She never expected that a man's jade pendant would fall out of her purse. She had clearly only put the jadeite auspicious jade pendant given to her by her grandmother in it. How come there was another jade pendant?
"This jade pendant looks like it's round. Could it be that the other half is with some man?" Qu Jingqing looked at the priceless Hetian jade pendant and spoke with some gloating!
When everyone heard what she said, they all looked at Wu Qinqin with contempt. They never expected that this young lady of the Wu family who never left the house was actually such a vulgar lady who had an affair with someone!
Thinking that they were sitting at the same table with such a frivolous and dissolute woman today, the young ladies suddenly felt sick. They were dragged down by such a shameless person for no reason, and even their innocent reputations were almost ruined by Wu Qinqin!
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Wu Qinqin with even more hatred in their eyes!
"No! This jade pendant is not mine! I don't know how it ended up in my pocket. You have to believe me!" Feeling the accusing and disdainful gazes coming from all around, Wu Qinqin's heart suddenly began to panic. Her lips trembled as she tried to seek everyone's forgiveness, but the blaming gazes made her face even paler and her body trembled. Suddenly remembering that she had been with Yun Qianmeng almost all day today, she immediately grabbed Yun Qianmeng's hands and asked for help, "Miss Yun, you know, I was with you today. You have to testify for me!"
Yun Qianmeng looked at her hand, which was aching from being held tightly, and said with embarrassment, "Ms. Wu, I really want to believe that you are innocent! But I was only with you today. We have never met before!"
When Yun Qianmeng said this, she clarified the relationship between herself and Wu Qinqin, pointing out that the two of them had only met today. She also implicitly pointed out that the jade pendant might not have appeared today. Perhaps Wu Qinqin had done something immoral a long time ago, and Yun Qianmeng was implicated by Wu Qinqin for no reason!
Although Yun Qianmeng did not kick Wu Qinqin when she was down like others, this simple sentence made Wu Qinqin bear the accusation of being immoral. Wu Qinqin's eyes rolled back and she fainted!
But at this time, everyone was trying to avoid her as much as possible. Except for the nanny from Prince Chen's Mansion and Wu Qinqin's own maid, everyone stayed away from her for fear that their reputation would be affected by Wu Qinqin!
At this time, Yuan Qingzhou came over with a bag of things in his hands. However, when he saw Wu Qinqin lying on the ground, he frowned slightly and asked casually, "Madam Jiang, what happened here?" Then he looked around for Yun Qianmeng!
Nanny Jiang saw that the young master of the Yuan family was not playing any tricks, so she just replied coldly, "The young lady of the Wuguo Mansion is feeling unwell and has fainted!"
As she was surrounded by the other young ladies, Nanny Jiang did not see the whole story clearly. She only knew that everyone was talking about a jade pendant with the young lady from the Wu family. Therefore, she could only say that Wu Qinqin was unwell to avoid any impact on the young lady's reputation!
"Oh, in that case, carry her away quickly! It's really a spoiler for such a beautiful view for her to lie here!" Yuan Qingzhou glanced at Wu Qinqin lying on the ground, with annoyance evident in his eyes. He was about to step over Wu Qinqin's body and move forward, but he tripped over a stone on the ground and fell straight forward. Fortunately, he quickly stood firm, but the handful of osmanthus flowers held in a silk handkerchief in his hand were all scattered on the ground!
"Hey, isn't this a silk handkerchief used by women?" At this moment, Qi Jinghan, who had been standing by to watch the show, suddenly rushed over. Before Yuan Qingzhou bent down, he picked up the silk handkerchief embroidered with orchids on the ground and admired it carefully, and couldn't help but teasing Yuan Qingzhou, "Young Master Yuan Suwen is so romantic and suave. I didn't expect that seeing is believing. He even let this prince see such a romantic side of him!"
Yuan Qingzhou watched as Qi Jinghan snatched away Yun Qianmeng's handkerchief, which he had obtained with great difficulty, and heard the mockery in his tone, and he immediately became furious. He rushed forward to take back the handkerchief, but Qi Jinghan threw it at the girls' feet in disgust, and then walked away with a sneer!
He wanted to see how Yuan Qingzhou, a young master from a noble family, would bend down in front of a woman to pick up the silk handkerchief!
The young ladies retreated like frightened birds, but some of them were still brave enough to stare at the handkerchief made of fine fabric for a few seconds. Then Qu Jingqing asked the maid who was helping Wu Qinqin up, "Where is your young lady's handkerchief?"
The little girl was frightened by Qu Jingqing's cold voice, and she immediately searched Wu Qinqin's body. Sure enough, there was no handkerchief that her young lady carried with her when she went out today. At this time, the young lady had an extra jade pendant on her body. The little girl's face suddenly became ugly, and her body trembled violently!
Qu Jingqing kicked the silk handkerchief at her feet, pointed at it with her slender fingers, and said with a cruel smile on her lips, "Is this it?"
The little girl looked in the direction of Qu Jingqing's finger, her legs suddenly went weak, and she fell to her knees with a thud!
When everyone saw her like this, they immediately understood that the jade pendant might be Yuan Qingzhou's!
Just now, when Yuan Qingzhou saw that his affair with Wu Qinqin was exposed, he showed an expression of annoyance and asked someone to quickly carry her away to prevent future troubles!
Unexpectedly, Yuan Qingzhou forgot that he was still holding the silk handkerchief given by Wu Qinqin.
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