For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room became somewhat strange, and the other ladies also had their own thoughts.
Murong Wan, who was standing nearby, naturally heard these voices as well, but she was not one of those ignorant women. That little girl had clearly been humiliating her daughter, and she couldn't tolerate it.
Murong Wan walked over with her maid and looked at Li Xiyue. Although her face was still young, it wasn't completely undeveloped, and she seemed to have some assets. However, compared to her own daughter, she was worlds apart.
Xiao Qingya saw Murong Wan approaching and thought she was there to seek justice for Huang'er. She originally wanted to pull Li Xiyue to bow, but Murong Wan stopped her.
Murong Wan: "What's your name?"
"Li Xiyue".
Murong Wan scoffed, "Does your father hold an official position?"
Li Xiyue shook her head as she looked at Murong Wan.
Murong Wan then asked, "Is that a royal merchant?"
Li Xiyue continued to shake her head.
Murong Wan: "Since your father holds no official position and is not a royal merchant, why do you not use the honorific title or the proper etiquette when I, the princess consort, ask you questions?"
"With your manners and upbringing, you still want to associate with royalty? I bet one day you won't even realize your head is missing."
Li Xiyue was suddenly intimidated by Murong Wan's imposing aura, her large eyes filled with tears, unsure of how to respond.
Murong Wan: "It's good to shed a few tears today, so as to avoid having any improper thoughts."
Li Xiyue's mother, who was sitting in the corner, saw this scene and her eyes were filled with resentment. Why was she a princess, while she was nothing?
She originally wanted her daughter to get to know the princess and the noblewoman so that she could benefit from it in the future, but who knew that this princess would be so powerful.
She also wanted to bring her daughter back, but she dared not move, fearing that the princess would vent her anger on her.
After Princess Feng reprimanded Li Xiyue, she took her daughter's hand and walked out of the living room. Xiao Qingya saw this and quickly followed.
"Sister, Huang'er, I'm sorry about what happened just now. I didn't expect her to do that."
Murong Wan patted her hand: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I've seen plenty of people like that. They just want to curry favor. But you should still avoid contact with their family in the future. Look at this little girl, she's so young, yet she's more cunning than anyone else."
Xiao Qingya nodded: "Sister-in-law knows. After so many years, I never imagined that everything would have changed so much."
Seeing that she had taken it to heart, Murong Wan didn't say anything more, and the group walked together to the venue.
The others in the house dispersed, leaving only Li Xiyue and her mother.
Li's mother went over and wiped away her daughter's tears: "Sweetie, don't cry. What kind of people are they? So what if they have a noble status? Does having a noble status give them the right to criticize others at will?"
Li's mother kept talking, and Li Xiyue's little face showed not only grievance but also a deep meaning in her eyes, without any other expression.
From the moment Li Xiyue first met Feng Qinghuang, she had been consumed by jealousy. Why wasn't she a princess? Why wasn't her father a prince? Why wasn't her mother the Princess Consort of Feng? If her mother were the Princess Consort of Feng, wouldn't she have stood up for her daughter when people criticized her?
Meanwhile, her own mother hid in the shadows while her daughter was being reprimanded, afraid of being implicated.
She was determined to meet that princess. Besides, the princess was just a teenage girl, while she had been given a second chance at life; how could she possibly be outmaneuvered? She never wanted to be bullied and humiliated like she had in her previous life, only to die a miserable death.
In her previous life, she lived in a remote town and had no connection with the noble princess Feng Qinghuang. She only ever heard people say that there was a princess in the capital who was extremely wealthy and powerful.
After her rebirth, she accidentally discovered that this princess was actually the niece of her father's distant cousin. That's why she plotted and encouraged her parents to contact Xiao Qingya more, so that she could show more face in front of Xiao Qingya and make Xiao Qingya fall in love with her.
This way, she could become familiar with these noble ladies, laying a solid foundation for their family's future move to the capital.
Hmph, I was interrupted by Princess Feng just now.
Moreover, judging from Feng Qinghuang's good temper, she didn't resist at all when she said those words.
She will definitely get to know her.
Then she remembered that her aunt had just left her alone in the house without caring whether she felt wronged or not, which made her furious.
Li Xiyue shook off her mother's hand and walked straight out.
The banquet venue, located in the garden of the Murong residence, was already fully occupied, awaiting the start of the feast.
Mr. Murong and the old woman also arrived hand in hand at this moment.
Murong Fu waved his hand, and the banquet began, with singing and dancing filling the air.
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