Chapter 971 Birthday (4)
Ye Mei was incredibly beautiful. Her beauty was self-evident, and she possessed a unique charm that constantly drew attention to her. She was charming, yet possessed a touch of innocence. She was innocent, yet possessed a mature demeanor. Most importantly, Ye Mei was intelligent. For example, even though the siblings had clearly just returned to their roots, and today was their first time meeting many of the ladies, they were already engaging in lively conversation with them.
A beautiful, intelligent, and tactful woman, now crowned as the daughter of the Ye family. Seeing that Madam Ye doted on her out of guilt, and that she was much better off than herself despite having similar status and power, Lu Wan'er felt a strong sense of crisis.
Hearing that Ye Mei had saved Prince Rui's life, and naturally had a closer relationship with Prince Rui's Mansion, Lu Wan'er was filled with hatred.
Lu Wan'er had always considered Xie Jingxing "her own." Even with Shen Miao, she never wavered in her ambitions. A foreign official's daughter, without relatives or support in Longye, with the Lu family's power, it would be easy for them to find an opportunity to make her disappear. Therefore, Lu Wan'er never even considered Shen Miao seriously. But Ye Mei was different. You have to know that the Ye family and the Lu family had always had a delicate relationship—not quite friends, but not enemies either. If the Ye family were to form a marriage alliance with Prince Rui's mansion... Lu Wan'er shuddered, biting her lip tightly and remaining silent.
As she was thinking about this, Madam Ye said in surprise, "Come to think of it, I haven't seen the princess before. Why didn't the princess come today?"
The ladies started whispering again. Actually, they were not blind. They had already seen it before Shen Miao came. The reason they didn’t say anything was because no one started it. Now that Madam Ye brought it up, they naturally started discussing it.
Madam Ye continued, "Could it be that she's ill? When I went to pick up Mei'er and Ke'er a few days ago, I saw that the princess looked a little haggard. It makes sense. His Highness is ill, and as his wife, she's naturally worried. It seems like she wasn't feeling well at the time, and even His Highness hadn't been able to take care of her."
The moment these words came out, there was an uproar. Madam Ye, in her words, subtly mentioned her visit to the Prince's Mansion, and the close relationship between the Prince's Mansion and the Ye family due to the Ye Mei siblings. She then harshly belittled Shen Miao. When Prince Rui's life was hanging by a thread, Shen Miao hadn't even bothered to look after him. Even if he was truly ill, it was truly heartless.
Xie Jingxing on the other end was drinking a glass of wine offered by his colleagues. It was unclear whether he heard what Madam Ye said or not. He had a faint smile on his face and did not even glance over here.
Someone said, "Could it be that the couple had a quarrel?"
"How could that be?" Madam Lu said with a gentle smile, "Didn't the princess say it herself that Prince Rui's palace would not accept any more women? It shows that the two of you have a very good relationship, otherwise you wouldn't say such things. If your relationship is so good, you certainly won't quarrel. Don't overthink it." Madam Lu still harbors resentment over what Shen Miao said in front of Lu Wan'er. The more she spoke, the more Shen Miao felt she was contradicting herself. She spoke so arrogantly, but wasn't she actually alienating her husband? So, people shouldn't be so arrogant.
After hearing this, Lu Wan'er's mood, which had been disturbed by Ye Mei, improved a little. Although she was also displeased with Ye Mei, she would be happy to see Shen Miao and Xie Jingxing suffer.
Ye Mei glanced at Madam Ye and said, "Will the Prince's Mansion not accept anyone?"
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