Zhang You and the others also took a break.
Lying on the unfamiliar bed, Zhang You couldn't fall asleep. He was exhausted from the long journey, but the moment he lay down, all desire for sleep vanished. Everything around him seemed so unfamiliar; even the moonlight by the window seemed cold and indifferent.
Zhang You is not someone who can hide her emotions, but since she came to the capital, she has learned to hide them. Only at this moment at night, when she is alone, does she want to vent.
She missed them a little...
Tears welled in her eyes, and she kept them open, trying not to let them fall. But her nose felt sore, and despite her best efforts to hold it back, she couldn't. She secretly wiped away her tears, and in her sadness, she recalled the leisurely times she had once had. As she thought about it, she gradually fell asleep.
When she woke up in the morning, she still felt like a heavy stone was pressing down on her heart, making it hard to breathe. But she still worked with Chunhua and the others to dress Qiao Si as usual.
While Qiao Si was having a meal, the doorman brought a message saying that the young master of the Wei family was visiting outside.
It was the Wei year.
Qiao Si paused in picking up the food and said in a cold voice, "No."
The doorman got the news and quickly ran over to reply.
The people in the room who were originally discussing what to do today fell silent. It was Qiao Si who spoke first, asking them to prepare their clothes in the next few days because she was going to attend a banquet in a few days.
Winter was about to arrive in the capital, and someone was holding a final chrysanthemum viewing banquet, inviting Qiao Er and Qiao Si. After all, they were from noble families, and even though Prince Qiao had been dismissed from his post, some consideration was needed.
Qiao Si has grown up in recent years. In Dingzhou, she is a famous beauty. Now that she is going to attend the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, Zhang You will definitely design a good makeup for her.
This is their first public appearance since returning to Beijing, and they cannot hold Qiao Si back.
Zhang You and the others agreed, saying that they would dress her up beautifully to amaze them.
After dinner, the doorman came to Songxueyuan again. Wei Nian insisted on seeing Qiao Si and tried to break in. Now he was caught by the guards of their mansion. The doorman didn't know what to do, so he came to ask Qiao Si's opinion.
After hearing this, Qiao Si's eyes were filled with disgust. "Then tie them up and throw them on the street. Throw them away every time they come."
Hearing that Qiao Si was showing signs of anger, the doorman wiped the sweat from his forehead in fear and trotted out of the yard.
Zhang You and the others just listened indifferently without reacting.
If it were three years ago, they might have secretly tried to match them up, but now... they hate them both equally.
It was said that Wei Nian had repeatedly sought an audience with Qiao Si but to no avail, and had even been humiliated several times on the street. For a time, rumors spread throughout the capital about Qiao Si's fierceness, saying that she had bullied her way into Dingzhou, which had led to her current unruly and willful personality. Not only had she rejected her former classmate, but she had also humiliated him. This had greatly damaged Qiao Si's reputation.
When Zhang You and the others heard about this, they felt bad for Qiao Si and wanted to go out and explain. But Qiao Si stopped them, even telling them to ignore such remarks in the future. It seemed she just wanted to leave a bad reputation.
Zhang You and the others would not delve into her intentions, as long as she wanted, they would obey.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day for the banquet.
Zhang You gave Qiao Si a dignified and elegant makeup, with a chrysanthemum flower between her eyebrows, making her look graceful and worthy of the title of princess.
Qiao Er and she were riding in the same carriage, the same conspicuous carriage they had once ridden. As they rode along the road, they received a wave of sarcasm from the people.
It was nothing more than saying that Qiao Si was extravagant. As a princess, she built such a luxurious carriage to travel in.
Zhang You and the others walked behind the carriage, just listening quietly, with a standard professional smile on their faces, helping Qiao Si to look good.
The carriage drove for half an hour and stopped at the gate of Ling Mansion. A butler came to the door to receive them in and treated Qiao Er and Qiao Si with respect.
They were led to the flower hall, where many women from aristocratic families had already arrived. Many of them looked down on Qiao Sishi at first sight, but they still stepped forward to salute her and said, "Greetings, Princess Dingjia."
It probably means that even though you don't like me, you still have to bow respectfully when you see me.
Zhang You felt relieved when he saw them like this.
Qiao Si quickly started chatting with them, but her words were really unpleasant to the ears. The women's brows twitched as they listened, but they did not dare to act rashly because of her status.
only……
The way they looked at Qiao Er...
There was a sense of contempt and a sense of ridicule.
Zhang You always felt that they were hiding something, and that it was related to Qiao Er. However, Qiao Er was far away from the capital, so he should have nothing to do with them.
Apart from……
The fiancé who has been out of touch for a long time - Xie Zhuan.
Zhang You just felt that this banquet would not be that simple.
As she expected, not long after the chrysanthemum viewing began, the third young lady of the Ling family entered with another woman. Everyone looked at the woman and then turned their gaze to Qiao Er. Some had already begun whispering, as if they knew this person's identity.
Zhang You looked at their behavior and had already guessed what was going on.
Based on her experience of watching dramas, this person is most likely Qiao Er's love rival.
Qiao Er is already twenty-three years old this year.
I should have married my fiancé early and had a happy marriage.
However, the Xie family wrote to the princess, saying that Dingzhou was far away from the capital, and if she wanted to marry far away, there would inevitably be accidents along the way, so they kept delaying it, hoping that the princess would bring Qiao Er to the capital to get married.
However, due to the status of Prince Qiao's family, if they rashly returned to the capital, they would only make the emperor more wary. Therefore, their marriage had been delayed until now.
Looking at the current situation, and considering that Qiao Er has been back for a few days, the nominal fiancé has not come to visit the house once. What is there to be unclear about?
However, some people insisted on tearing off the cloth and exposing the truth, in order to embarrass Prince Qiao's Mansion.
Miss Ling San and the woman "happened" to bump into Qiao Er, and then said in a sarcastic tone: "Hey! Who did I think it was? Isn't this the concubine daughter of Prince Qiao's mansion who has been unmarried for a long time?
What? Now that you're back in Beijing, aren't you in a hurry to marry Master Xie? Oh! How could I have forgotten!
Miss Qiao Er is afraid that she won’t get what she wants. Look, this person is Mr. Xie’s sweetheart. Miss Qiao Er has probably wasted her youth all these years.”
Her voice was so loud that all the young ladies who were watching the fun gathered around her.
"What do you mean, Miss Ling San? Zhu An and I were married off by our elders, so it was a formal marriage. Even if this girl is Zhu An's sweetheart, we should still follow the principle of first come first served." Qiao Er reasoned with her calmly.
The ladies around laughed.
"Then you're probably mistaken. Everyone in the capital knows that Master Xie already has another sweetheart and is planning to marry her as his legal wife. Can you guess why he's waiting for you?
Of course, it’s to break off the engagement with you! That way, Master Xie can marry you legitimately.”
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