Chapter 145
The crowd dispersed quickly. A few young ladies quietly followed Li Wan'er's footsteps, wanting to see if it was the Prime Minister's wife who invited them. A few other young ladies whispered to each other and pointed at Hu Li.
The owner of that sharp gaze standing in the darkness had a faint smile on his face.
"Princess, do you think Miss Hu is better or Miss Li is better?" asked Guiqin, the maid of Princess Xian.
"What do you think?" Princess Hyun did not answer but asked back.
"I feel that both young ladies have behaved badly. Miss Hu is too scheming, and Miss Li has obviously been spoiled by her family. She has no brains and jumps into the trap set by others." Guiqin said after thinking for a while.
"Why are you asking?" Princess Xian raised her eyebrows. Even her personal maid was not satisfied with them. It was true that those two young ladies had no redeeming qualities except their family background.
"But now there are only these two families that can match the prince. No matter how smart the girls from other families are, they can't be the princess of the county. I think the owner of the 'Zhilan Pavilion' just now is not bad. When she came out, Miss Li obviously didn't know her. But after she talked for a while, I realized that she came to help Miss Li out." Guiqin said.
Princess Hyeon did not respond, seeming to be lost in thought.
"I think it would be great if the prince could find a girl like the owner of 'Zhilan Pavilion'. Unfortunately, she doesn't have any family background." Guiqin sighed.
"How do you know she has no family background?" Princess Xian raised her eyebrows.
"What kind of power can a businessman have?" Guiqin has been with Princess Xian for a long time, and when she talks about many issues, her tone is usually not very humble. This is one of the reasons why Princess Xian admires her.
"Then what identity do you think she had when she entered the palace today?" Princess Hyeon asked back.
Guiqin was stunned. Indeed, those invited to the banquet by the emperor today were all royal descendants and nobles. Those without family background or lower rank would not be on the list at all. If the boss of "Zhilan Pavilion" was just an ordinary businessman, there was no way he would be invited.
"This" Guiqin really couldn't answer.
"So, let's continue watching." Princess Hyun smiled and walked towards the pear blossom garden.
Guiqin also laughed. Their princess had been alone for a long time, and she obviously liked to join in the fun, but she had to find a good reason. Guiqin shook her head and hurriedly followed.
Li Wan'er, who had followed Fu Yuqing out of Miss Hu's sight, turned around, shook off Miss Hu, and saluted Fu Yuqing, "Thank you for your help, Miss!"
"Miss?" Fu Qingyu smiled. "You spend so much money at Zhilan Pavilion every year, but you are my big customer. And have you heard that I was your big customer last time? If I don't help you, who else can I help?"
Li Wan'er was stunned. She understood some of Fu Yuqing's words but not all. But the overall meaning of her words was that she was the boss of "Zhilan Pavilion", right?
"Are you really the owner of 'Zhilan Pavilion'?" Li Wan'er confirmed again.
"It's absolutely true." Fu Yuqing raised her lips, "When you see the Prime Minister's wife later, you can ask her. You can ask her if you don't believe me, but she will definitely not lie to you."
Li Wan'er waved her hands quickly, "No, no, I believe you. I've been to Zhilan Pavilion many times, but I've never seen the boss. Besides, there are rumors that the boss of Zhilan Pavilion is so powerful. I really didn't expect that she is actually the same girl as me."
"Looking at me, do you think being powerful has nothing to do with me?" Fu Yuqing frowned. She has tried very hard to act profound, okay?
"No, no, that's not what I meant." Li Wan'er was a little embarrassed and spoke quickly.
"Don't worry! I was just teasing you." Fu Yuqing patted Li Wan'er's shoulder and smiled. She was not a stingy person, and she really didn't mind.
"What are you talking about so happily?" A familiar voice interrupted their conversation. Fu Yuqing turned around and saw Xia Xue walking towards them with a smile on her face.
"Who is she?" Li Wan'er murmured. She was a noble lady with a good temperament. When people saw her, they wanted to get close to her.
"Madam Xiangye," Fu Yuqing said, then turned around and held Xia Xue's hand, "You're finally here."
Seeing that the boss of "Zhilan Pavilion" was so familiar with the Prime Minister's wife, Li Wan'er immediately made up her mind to increase the orders from "Zhilan Pavilion" tenfold this year and have the clothes of their maids made in "Zhilan Pavilion".
"I've heard of Miss Li's great name for a long time. Seeing her today, I can see that she is indeed worthy of her reputation." Xia Xue said politely. If it wasn't for the purpose of bringing more business to Fu Yuqing and preventing those young ladies who were watching the excitement from looking down on Fu Yuqing, she would have really been too lazy to come out and make friends with these spoiled young ladies from official families.
Li Wan'er bowed quickly, "Hello, Madam!"
"It's our first meeting, Miss Li, there's no need to be so polite." Xia Xue nodded.
Li Wan'er didn't bother to be polite and stood up directly.
"Just now Miss Li and Miss Hu..." Xia Xue hadn't finished talking when Li Wan'er snorted, "That Hu Li has always disliked me, in school and outside. Whenever she sees me, she always wants to pick on me."
"Ms. Li and Miss Hu are of similar age and family background, so they will naturally become the objects of comparison between family elders and outsiders. So it is normal for them to be at odds with each other. But Miss Li, you must know that Miss Hu almost succeeded in attacking you just now, and that must be because you had a weakness that allowed others to attack you." Xia Xue said softly.
After Xia Xue said this, Li Wan'er remembered that someone did take out the delivery order of "Zhilan Pavilion", but she had never seen the delivery order of "Zhilan Pavilion" from beginning to end. If there was no problem with the management of "Zhilan Pavilion", then there was a problem with the people on her side.
Thinking of this, Li Wan'er looked a little embarrassed, "Thank you for your reminder, Madam. Wan'er will conduct a thorough investigation and discipline the people around her when she returns."
Xia Xue nodded, "As a servant, I can be forgiven for any low-level mistakes I make, but I cannot be forgiven for betraying my master."
After saying that, Xia Xue pulled Fu Yuqing's sleeve and said, "It's time for us to go. Let the young people take a good look around. The Prime Minister is waiting over there."
Fu Yuqing rolled her eyes. She hadn't seen her husband for just a few hours, but she missed him so much. She had just met Miss Li, and was thinking of getting to know the sisters around her.
Xia Xue blinked, and Fu Yuqing said goodbye to Li Wan'er without hesitation. Li Wan'er wanted to stay with the Prime Minister's wife for a while longer, but since they had clearly issued an order to expel her, she had better know her time.
He bowed to Xia Xue and walked to the other side.
As soon as the person left, Fu Yuqing pouted, "Why let her go? I was thinking of asking her to introduce a few more clients."
Xia Xue laughed, "You money-grubber, you helped Li Wan'er so much today, she will definitely introduce you to all her good friends, you just have to wait."
Xia Xue looked not far away and saw that the big boss was coming again.
"Oh no, oh no, someone fell into the water!"