"Haha, Lin Yimiao." Miss Zhang's smile turned cold. "Your mansion can't be currying favor with the Eastern Palace and now want to use a mute to curry favor with the King of Qin, right?"
"The Marquis is truly a manipulative person. I'm just a mute... I'm afraid even the prince wouldn't look down on me if I became a lowly concubine."
Having said that, it was like a falling out, and someone immediately stepped forward to separate the two.
"Miss Lin, the imperial concubine is probably waiting in the garden. Bring your fourth sister with you and let's go take a look!" A lady came forward and pulled Lin Yimiao away.
The girl behind couldn't stop talking.
"Why are you leaving? Miss Lin should teach us how the Marquis has been scheming over the years so we can all learn from him!"
Hearing this, the lady who pulled the person in also looked cold.
She was kind enough to mediate, but she didn't expect that Miss Zhang would not give her any face at all. She still held Lin Yimiao's hand with a sullen look on her face. "You don't know what kind of temper she has. She's an old maid who can't get married, and she's full of resentment."
"Don't bother with her, you're only getting yourself into trouble."
Lin Yimiao bit her lip. They had more important things to do, and it was indeed inappropriate to stand out too much in this place. Although she was very angry, she still gritted her teeth and nodded.
As for Lin Chunhuan, he just followed with an expressionless face, neither resisting nor making excuses. After all, no one was interested in what a mute was thinking.
She really wanted to know what Lin Yimiao would do in such a situation.
"Fourth sister, let's go. This is your first time meeting the Concubine Dowager. I'll take you to pay your respects."
Lin Yimiao took a deep breath and looked at Lin Chunhuan, as if he really intended to let it go. In response, Lin Chunhuan just nodded obediently and didn't look at that Miss Zhang again.
"The eldest daughter of a marquis's family brought her own concubine's sister to offer herself to him. Lin Yimiao, the girls in your mansion are really shameless!"
Lin Yimiao paused.
In the moment when no one could react, she shook off the lady's hand, walked up to Miss Zhang and slapped her loudly.
The crisp sound of slapping was like pressing the pause button.
The ladies were so frightened that they were speechless, and the timid ones couldn't help but raise their hands to cover their mouths.
Even Miss Zhang herself was stunned by the slap. She turned her gaze away blankly and looked at Lin Yimiao with disbelief in her eyes.
Seeing the slap mark visibly red and swollen, he covered his cheek and trembled all over, "You...you dare to hit me?"
"So what if I hit you?"
Lin Yimiao raised her chin slightly, her eyes filled with coldness, "Miss Zhang, have you forgotten that I am the county lady personally appointed by the emperor? You, a commoner, are committing treason in public."
"This is trampling underfoot the dignity of the royal family. Beating you is the least of my worries."
pretty!
Lin Chunhuan pursed her lips. Lin Yimiao now looked a bit like a reborn girl.
If I were to live my life over again and still live a miserable life, with any Tom, Dick, or Harry daring to come up and bite me, what would be the point?
If Lin Yimiao had not been confused for a moment and designed to make the prince fall in love with a man, the daughter of destiny in this small world would not be born normally.
Lin Chunhuan would be happy to see such a woman living recklessly.
As for the dignity of a lady from a wealthy family and the virtue of a girl from a small family.
What the hell is that? The two most suffocating words in the world are "sensible".
Miss Zhang was so angry that she opened her mouth for a long time without saying a word. "Why are you so proud? If it weren't for the fact that I wanted you to be worthy of the Crown Prince, do you think you'd be qualified to be the County Lady?"
"Whether I'm qualified or not, I've already become one. If Miss Zhang is envious, then ask the Princess to get you a county lady."
Lin Yimiao sneered, turned around and took Lin Chunhuan's hand, "Xiao Si, let's go. We still have to pay our respects to the Concubine Dowager."
"You've come here today and you've got to see for yourself. Our Marquis' Mansion is not a place that anyone can mess with. Even though you're a mute, you can't bring shame to our Mansion when you're out in public."
As he said this, Lin Yimiao glanced at Miss Zhang without hesitation. The provocation and contempt in his eyes were so strong that the people watching around him couldn't help but avoid looking at him.
The concubine was actually not young anymore, but she had taken good care of herself. Although her hair was gray, there were few wrinkles on her face. When she met Lin Chunhuan, she did not despise her for being a mute girl. She held her hand and talked to her for a long time.
"Oh, I didn't realize it's already this late. Miaomiao, take your sister with you and let's go to the garden."
The concubine spoke to Lin Yimiao with a smile.
The poetry reading was held in a garden where there was a large lake. Chairs were placed along the lake, on which sat gracefully some dignified and some lively women.
"Miaomiao, you are a famous talented woman in our Kyoto. At today's poetry gathering, you must let me take a good look at your poems."
Since it is a poetry reading, writing poems on the spot is a must. Lin Yimiao is not afraid of this. Her reputation as a talented woman is well-known and her poems are not exaggerated at all. Even if she writes casually, she can surpass most people.
So in response to the concubine's words, Lin Yimiao just smiled shyly, "That's not true, concubine. Miaomiao was just writing it for fun. When it comes to poetic talent, how can I compare with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin?"
"Ah... Speaking of which, the King of Qin is only a few years older than the Crown Prince. If you hadn't promised to the Crown Prince..."
"Queen Dowager, Your Highness will not join in the fun at today's poetry gathering?"
Lin Yimiao changed the subject naturally and didn't let the concubine continue speaking. She was still the future Crown Princess on the surface.
Even her status as a county lady was a bonus in order to marry the prince. She couldn't let anyone talk about her at this time.
The concubine smiled and nodded. "Come, come, come. The prince is here today, and he has to entertain him in the front yard. I guess... he will be here soon."
Lin Yimiao sat down next to the princess dowager. As soon as she sat down, many pairs of eyes stayed on her, filled with resentment and jealousy, the future princess dowager.
And he can be close to the concubine.
It is no exaggeration to say that Lin Yimiao is the most noble lady in Kyoto today.
Seeing this, Lin Chunhuan secretly winked, and after Lin Yimiao nodded, he hid himself in a corner where no one cared.
The Concubine Dowager asked several noble ladies to write a poem on the theme of love and romance. Lin Yimiao's level was due to her decades of life experience. Although she just wrote casually, her poems showed the vicissitudes of life that girls in the boudoir did not have.
Just a few strokes of the seven-character quatrain moved the concubine to tears, and the scene was very lively.
"What's so great about it? If I could be reborn in a marquis's mansion and invite the current imperial tutor to come to my house to teach me personally, I would be able to write it too. Look at her smug face!"
Are you talking about Lin Yimiao?
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