The Wang family organized a tea party, which was not that grand. Only young men and the housekeeper were arranged to greet people at the door.
"Welcome Princess, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."
Xiao Li was in charge of beauty, and Xiao Jingyi raised his hand: "No need to be polite."
The young man was naturally Wang Shiqi. He tugged at his sleeves, looked at Xiao Li with burning eyes, and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
The butler pulled twice but failed to budge. Unable to bear it any longer, he could only smile and bow, "Please come in, we are waiting for you two distinguished guests."
Xiao Li was dazzled by the two rows of white teeth. He accidentally kicked the threshold of Wang's house and his body swayed slightly.
"Princess, be careful!"
The white teeth were gone, replaced by a young man with eyes full of concern.
"Why is the threshold of my house so long? How could it hit the princess? Butler, throw it away for me later."
housekeeper:"......"
Xiao Li and King Wei: "..."
"It's okay." Xiao Li controlled her eyelids. She was dressed so beautifully, she couldn't have her eyelids twitched, it would ruin her beauty.
Wang Shiqi didn't think he had said anything strange at all. He bent his arm and said attentively, "Princess, you are truly beautiful, kind, and generous. As an apology, please let me support you."
Anyone who is not a fool can see Wang Shiqi's obvious intentions.
Xiao Jingyi looked at Wang Shiqi, then at Xiao Li, and was certain in his heart: No hope!
Wang Shiqi only has a good family background, and he himself is only decent-looking. Moreover, he is a playboy who likes to eat, drink and have fun. He is far inferior to Lu Yanzhi, and the imperial sister would never be interested in him.
Xiao Li had some guesses in his mind, but when he looked at the man in front of him, there was nothing he didn't understand.
"I wonder who you are?"
The housekeeper quickly introduced: "Princess, this is our third young master, Wang Shiqi. The Shi means "generation" and the Qi means "Qilin."
Wang Shiqi immediately straightened up and saluted: "Shiqi greets the princess."
After the greeting, he did not forget to bend his arms again, determined to support Xiao Li.
The housekeeper couldn't bear to look at him: You are the son of the Wang family, not a eunuch.
Although the princess is very noble and beautiful, she shouldn't be so servile and fawning.
Then, he saw the beautiful princess slowly place her delicate hand on Wang Shiqi's elbow: "Then I'll trouble you, Young Master Wang."
Wang Shiqi's cheeks flushed, and he smiled so hard that the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears. "Of course, of course. Princess, watch your step."
housekeeper:"......"
Xiao Jingyi smiled and sighed: "Your son has a bright future."
The housekeeper smiled silently and didn't dare to ask whether the future was that of a prince consort or a eunuch.
The Wang family and the Lu family are both equally powerful families, so their mansions are naturally not small. However, the Lu family's decoration focuses on artistic conception, and is low-key and cold; the Wang family is different. Everywhere you look, you can see bright colors, luxury and brightness.
It is winter now, and it has snowed outside. There are not even many green leaves everywhere, but the Wang family still has flowers in their home.
The corridor is enclosed with layers of gauze to block the cold wind, and pots of flowers of different colors are placed every ten feet on both sides.
There are chrysanthemums, begonias, and even osmanthus flowers blooming brilliantly at the corner. The sweet scent makes people hungry.
Even though these are just ordinary flowers, they can be preserved from their original season and still bloom in mid-December. The effort put into this is more valuable than the flowers themselves.
Xiao Jingyi, the poor guy, was amazed: "The Wang family is really generous."
He was reluctant to spend so much money on growing flowers. Money should not be spent like this. It would be a waste of resources.
The housekeeper found the perfect opportunity to improve his impression: "My wife has always loved flowers, and she has taken care of all these with her own hands. When she learned that a distinguished guest was coming, she took them all out and told us not to neglect him."
This statement clearly has a hidden meaning.
Although it felt a bit like being forced into a blind date, the Wang family's attitude was many times better than the Lu family's, so Xiao Li was in a pretty good mood.
Of course, it was impossible for her to marry again.
"Princess, King Wei, you two are finally here."
The two ladies of the Wang family walked over side by side, and their eyes lit up when they saw Wang Shiqi holding Xiao Li's hand.
Wow, they’re holding hands now, there’s hope.
(It was clearly just elbows touching, how could that be considered holding hands? You’re blind!)
The two men stepped forward and exchanged a light greeting: "It's cold outside, please come in quickly."
The Wang family banquet was held in the largest flower garden, which was where Madam Wang grew flowers.
There are four two-story attics together, and the attics are equipped with tables and chairs for drinking and a silver frost charcoal fire, which makes it very warm.
There was also charcoal lit in the corridor, so it wasn't so cold.
In the yard downstairs, the ground is paved with heating pipes, so in this small garden downstairs, you won’t feel particularly cold even in the open air.
Not to mention anything else, just look at the configuration, it's definitely a big deal.
The two ladies of the Wang family were extremely warm and concerned about Xiao Li. In the end, the housekeeper and Wang Shiqi had no choice but to lead the King of Wei to the attic next door where the male guests were.
As soon as Xiao Li left, the Third Young Master Wang, who had just smiled so cheaply, instantly adopted the demeanor and bearing of a young master from an aristocratic family: "Your Majesty, please!"
Xiao Jingyi: ...The change in his face was so sudden, it was like he was a completely different person.
Seeing this, one inexplicably wanted to attack him: "Prince Wang was so attentive to the Imperial Sister just now that I almost didn't recognize him."
Pretending?
Wang Shiqi couldn't stand hearing this.
"I heard that the prince has never met a girl he likes. His heart and actions are naturally different from how he treats others."
Xiao Jingyi felt that he was hurt, so he shouldn't have asked.
However, although Wang Shiqi's attitude was strange, Xiao Jingyi didn't think it was wrong that he liked Xiao Li. Xiao Li's appearance was getting more and more beautiful, and now he could hardly remember what she looked like a year ago.
It would be strange if such a stunning beauty didn't attract many admirers.
His royal sister...
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Xiao Li was willing to come here because she didn't want people to continue to say that she was sad about Lu Yanzhi's death, but she regretted it after stepping in here.
Everywhere I look, I see unfamiliar daughters of wealthy families, surrounded by flowers and very pleasing to the eye, but each one is a rose with thorns.
He had a fake smile on his face, but his eyes weren't exactly friendly.
Obviously, they did not welcome this notorious princess, but because of the princess's status and the face of the royal family, they had to feign compliance.
Xiao Li had seen many such scenes and was not unable to handle them. It was just that she was forced to deal with such a relationship as Xiao Wan's shadow back then. Now in another world, she really didn't want to suffer this pain.
Xiao Li never dislikes women. On the contrary, she prefers sweet and soft girls to men. But she is selective in her likes. She likes either real naive girls, the kind that don't have brains but are not annoying; or scheming girls, who are scheming and capable, bad enough to achieve their goals, like Jiang Yuer before.
But now... I feel so upset.
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