Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

The person who spoke was a purple-dressed girl with watery almond eyes. Her gaze was fixed on Jiang Si, and there was undisguised sarcasm in the corners of her mouth.

Unlike other girls, Jiang Si lowered her head slightly and looked for a suitable seat to sit down.

Seeing that Jiang Si ignored her, the purple-clothed girl raised her eyebrows and raised her voice: "I'm talking to you, are you deaf?"

Jiang Si then raised his eyes and looked over with a calm expression.

She also recognized this girl. She was a daughter of the Taiping Marquis’s mansion. Her surname was Chen and her given name was Huifu.

In her previous life, she became the Princess of Yan and had met Miss Chen from the Marquis of Taiping's Mansion.

The two of them didn't have much interaction at that time. Maybe she was dissatisfied with herself, but she never showed it.

But I didn't expect that today, the hostility would be so obvious.

Jiang Si quickly figured out the key points.

Chen Huifu's mother is Princess Ningluo. Her brother has been friends with Yang Shengcai from the Minister of Rites' Mansion, Cui Yi from the General's Mansion, and the young master of the Vice Minister of Rites' Mansion since childhood. These four are the ones who harmed her second brother on the Jinshui River.

Yang Shengcai fell into the water and died, and Cui Yi and the other two did not get any benefits. It was clear long ago that these four families were upset with the second brother and even angered the Dongping Marquis' Mansion.

This was probably the reason why Chen Huifu was so hostile towards her.

Seeing Jiang Si looking at him, Chen Huifu's tone became even more harsh: "Oh, since you are not deaf, but you turn a deaf ear to what others say, it shows that you are uneducated."

Jiang Si sat down, took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, and slowly picked up a date from the fruit plate in front of him to play with it.

She ignored Chen Huifu who was making trouble, and the other girls looked at her in amusement.

Chen Huifu was furious at Jiang Si's contemptuous attitude, and he seemed to hear the women's laughter.

She strode up to Jiang Si, put her hand on the long chair, and said solemnly: "It seems that you are really deaf, otherwise why would you be so unruly!"

Jiang Si raised his eyebrows, threw the dates on the table, looked up at Chen Huifu and smiled.

Originally, the quarrel between the little girls was meaningless, but if they kept being aggressive again and again, I would not tolerate it anymore.

She could never pretend to be demure and virtuous and let others take the lead.

Ahem, of course, no one stood up for her.

When I think about it this way, my popularity is a bit poor.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Huifu asked Jiang Si from a high position.

But in terms of momentum, the sitting girl clearly overwhelmed her.

"I'm laughing. It turns out Miss Chen is like this in terms of rules and upbringing."

Chen Huifu was startled: "Do you know me?"

Jiang Si smiled: "Miss Chen is pointing fingers at me, so why don't you allow me to get to know her?"

There were laughters one after another.

Chen Huifu was very embarrassed and angrily said, "Since you know me, then I just asked you, why are you pretending to be dumb?"

Jiang sighed. Although the sound was soft, the people paying attention heard it clearly: "I usually only pay attention to people who talk like humans. As for the rest, it depends on the situation."

"You!" Chen Huifu didn't expect that Jiang Si, who was from such a background, would dare to speak so arrogantly in front of her. She immediately became angry and sneered as she stretched out her hand, "Give it to me!"

Jiang Si looked at her.

"Don't play dumb. I want to check your invitation. I now suspect that you didn't even receive the invitation to the plum blossom viewing banquet and sneaked in. Haha, do you think you can win the favor of the noble just because you are a little bit pretty? I tell you, that is wishful thinking!"

Jiang Si frowned and thought for a while, then asked seriously, "So, you are jealous of my good looks?"

Having been half-penetrated, Chen Huifu's face became even uglier, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Take it out, or I'll call the eunuch to ask you to leave!"

The plain-clothed girl who had been sitting next to Chen Huifu came over and gently advised, "Huifu, forget it."

Jiang seemed to be at ease, looking at the girl who came over to give him advice.

She also knew this girl, Yang Shengcai's younger sister Yang Sulian.

Yang Sulian has a reputation among the nobles for being quiet and polite, and has no worries about getting married. Her presence at the plum blossom viewing banquet today is just a formality.

Her elder sister is the Crown Princess of the current dynasty, so it is impossible for her to marry a prince.

"Su Lian, you don't have to persuade me. Today I have to see if her post is real!"

A sweet voice rang out: "Miss Chen, why are you so aggressive?"

Chen Huifu suddenly looked in the direction of the voice, and met the gaze of Ji Fanghua, the daughter of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

Jiang seemed a little surprised.

She was just lamenting her poor popularity, but unexpectedly someone would stand up for her, and that person was Ji Fanghua.

After she broke off her engagement with Ji Chongyi, she became involved with people from the Anguo Mansion, which was somewhat embarrassing to outsiders.

What surprised her was that Ji Fanghua actually ignored the embarrassment and spoke in this situation.

Chen Huifu stared at Ji Fanghua for a few moments, then suddenly laughed: "Miss Ji, didn't your family break off the engagement with the Duke of Dongping? Why are you still so close to Jiang Si? Oh, I see, maybe you still want to be a family..."

Chen Huifu did not say it directly, but his meaning was very clear: the Anguo Mansion was planning to let Jiang Si become Ji Chongyi's concubine, or Jiang Si had this idea.

This is of course pure sarcasm, and is meant with malicious intent.

Ji Fanghua's face was slightly angry: "Miss Chen, please be gentle with your words. Don't you understand what kind of situation this is?"

Chen Huifu sneered: "Miss Ji should pay attention to the situation. You didn't even get a thank you for standing up for yourself. You just lost the original opportunity and that's a loss."

Considering all aspects, Ji Fanghua is indeed a popular candidate for the princess, as she is the niece of Concubine Xian.

"Thank you, Miss Ji." Just as Chen Huifu finished speaking, a ginger-like voice rang out.

Ji Fanghua smiled at Jiang Si with pursed lips.

She was not interested in the position of princess. She only wanted to find a husband who was of equal social status and knew her well. She did not want to be like her third brother, who married a commoner and got into a lot of trouble, nor did she want to marry into the royal family and not even be able to breathe freely.

Chen Huifu watched the two of them exchange glances, his anger rising: "Is it because Miss Jiang can't produce the real post that she has not taken any action?"

Jiang Si held his chin with one hand, his leisurely posture made the other party's anger more evident: "I didn't know that the nobles in the palace also hired Miss Chen to do the work of a eunuch, but Miss Chen should not be inspecting here, but should be guarding the gate of the inner city."

This sentence caused the girls to laugh.

"Her Majesty Consort Xian has arrived, Her Majesty Consort Zhuang has arrived—"

Following the eunuch's loud shout, the women immediately withdrew their gazes and resumed their quiet and elegant appearance.

Chen Huifu didn't get any advantage with his words, and he felt a breath of anger stuck in his chest. However, due to the arrival of the ladies, he was unable to vent his anger, and his face turned blue with anger.

Ji Fanghua came over quietly and sat down next to Jiang Si. "Sister Jiang, is it convenient for me to sit here?"

Jiang Si nodded with a smile: "Of course it's convenient."

The ladies paid their respects to Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhuang and took their seats one after another.

Concubine Xian slowly scanned the noble ladies present, and when her gaze fell on Jiang Si's face, the smile on her lips froze.