The heroine was born with a pretty face, which inevitably aroused jealousy. At this time, everyone was pushing her down and ridiculing her, but the person involved did not seem to care, as if she had never cared about these strange looks.
"Sister Qin'er?" She saw Lin Qin appear and immediately came over with a smile, glancing at Xia Tong, "Who is this..."
Holding Xia Tong's arm tightly, Lin Qin curved her eyebrows and revealed two dimples. "This is Sister Tong from Xiahou Mansion. She was in Suzhou before and just returned to the capital recently. You are not allowed to bully her in the future!"
The woman was wearing a green gauze skirt with a waist, looking graceful and charming, with a small oval face that was elegant and refined. It was said that the Xiahou Mansion had a new iconic fourth daughter. Everyone had heard that Suzhou was famous for its beauties, and it was true.
Everyone concealed their jealousy. Suddenly, a beautiful woman in a blue dress stepped forward and said with a look of reproach, "Qin'er, do you think we are man-eating tigers?"
After he finished speaking, everyone covered their mouths and laughed, but Lin Qin pouted and started arguing with the other party.
Xia Tong had been smiling and hadn't said a word, while the heroine over there seemed to have picked out her things and was about to go to the shopkeeper to pay.
But some cannon fodders like to cause trouble. The round-faced woman who had just ridiculed the heroine the most suddenly stopped her and said to the shopkeeper, "I like this hairpin too."
After the words fell, the shopkeeper immediately felt a little embarrassed, while Shen Xin just frowned slightly, seeming to be getting impatient.
Seeing this, Lin Qin suddenly came over and whispered to her, "That's Zhou Man, the daughter of Prince Cheng. She's used to being domineering because of her family background, and she doesn't even take me seriously."
"But... there is only one in the store. Why don't you take a look at other styles?" the shopkeeper said with a smug smile.
A batch of fabrics from the Western Regions arrived in the store recently, that's why so many people came today. It's not the hairpin that Zhou Man is interested in, he just doesn't like the heroine.
"How dare you! This princess wants this and she didn't pay for it, so why can't others have it?" The latter snorted coldly, his face full of displeasure.
Instantly, some people who were trying to please her also echoed, "That's right, this is the current princess, you'd better think carefully."
How could someone who could open a shop in such a prosperous area not have some background? Looking at the group of people shouting "My dad is Li Gang", Xia Tong just couldn't bear to look at it. This was simply the standard set of cannon fodder.
Holding the hairpin, Shen Xin took out a silver ingot and placed it on the counter. He glanced at Zhou Man calmly and said, "Now that I have paid the bill, the item is mine."
Their eyes met, and the latter glared, as if she didn't expect that she would dare to provoke him, "You...you are so brave!"
"Business is a matter of course. The princess should be quite talented, so how could you not have heard of the term first come, first served? Or... have you only learned to bully others by taking advantage of your power?" Chen Xin smiled slightly, with a gleam in her eyes.
While exchanging words with the female protagonist who is a lawyer, Xia Tong just wanted to mourn for these cannon fodders.
"You!" Zhou Man's face looked extremely ugly with anger. She had always been arrogant and no one had ever dared to disobey her like this.
But the ordinary-looking woman next to her suddenly said: "We don't know what the princess has learned, but everyone must have learned etiquette and integrity, but I think Miss Shen has not learned this."
"Yes!" Zhou Man quickly agreed, sneering, "But it's not your fault. The Shangshu's wife died early, and she is like this because she was not brought up."
After that, everyone else continued to ridicule each other, and only Xia Tong and a few others were there watching the show. There were also factions in the socialite circle, and it was obvious that Lin Qin and Zhou Man seemed to be at odds.
"I am uneducated, but since the princess is arguing with an uneducated person like me, I guess my manners and integrity are not much better." Shen Xin smiled and prepared to leave with the hairpin in hand.
However, this remark seemed to have angered Zhou Man, who suddenly shouted coldly, "Stop right there!"
But Chen Xin ignored her and just walked straight out. When she passed by Xia Tong, she paused slightly and said "thank you" almost imperceptibly.
As they passed each other, Xia Tong looked back at the departing figure and couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth. It seemed that the heroine knew that it was she who helped her that day.
Zhou Man didn't expect that someone would be so disrespectful to him. He was very angry, but because there were so many people here, he couldn't get angry. He just glared at the shopkeeper fiercely and wanted to leave.
When passing by Lin Qin, she glanced at Xia Tong with a hint of jealousy in her eyes, "They are all girls from Xiahou Mansion, but the fourth girl is particularly different."
Seeing the fire burning on her, Xia Tong just smiled and said, "The princess is also very different."
This was a double entendre, and Zhou Man's expression changed. In the end, he left angrily with his people.
Xia Tong is not an unpopular heroine. After all, the Xiahou Mansion is a first-class family, and her father is also a second-rank official. Not everyone can bully him.
After everyone left, Lin Qin snorted softly, "I used to dislike Chen Xin's behavior, but today, seeing how she didn't give Zhou Man a chance, I actually started to like her."
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This saying applies everywhere.
Xia Tong just smiled and said nothing, but to be honest, it was really fun to watch the heroine talk back at people.
After picking out some cloth and ordering a few garments, the two came out of the store. Lin Qin said she wanted to go to the teahouse for a while, and Xia Tong naturally did not object. Instead, she bought a lot of fun things along the way.
It's a rare opportunity to leave the house, and it won't be easy to get out in the future. Xia Tong has been observing the terrain of the capital, preparing to escape at any time.
When they arrived at the teahouse, Lin Qin took her directly to the second floor, as if she had already reserved a seat. But when she went upstairs, she found that there were other people there.
In the compartment filled with the aroma of tea, there was a handsome young man sitting. He was wearing a moon-white brocade robe. His temperament was clean and elegant, and he looked somewhat similar to Lin Qin.
"Brother, how can you occupy my seat!" Seeing the other party, Lin Qin also seemed a little dissatisfied, and then she still smiled and took Xia Tong's hand and said: "Sister Tong, let me introduce you. This is my brother Lin Yi. He is now working in the Ministry of Personnel. He said he had something to do today. Who would have thought that he would come out to play by himself and occupy the seat I reserved. It's really annoying."
"That's not what you said when you asked me for money." The man smiled helplessly, then nodded slightly to Xia Tong, but just looked at her a little longer.
At this moment, there was nothing Xia Tong didn't understand. It was obvious that Lin Qin was deliberately trying to match her up with her brother. This way, there would be one less candidate competing for the position of Crown Princess in the future. It was really a good plan.
But she couldn't get angry either, so she just bowed politely and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness."
"Sister Tong, please sit down," Lin Qin immediately pulled her down.
Lin Yi, who was standing by, looked at her unconsciously and said, "There are many kinds of tea here. What kind of tea does Miss Xia like to taste?"
When their eyes met, Xia Tong looked a little unnatural. She didn't know how to drink tea. What was so good about bitter tea?
But as a rich lady, she still chuckled and said, "Biluochun will do."
The woman spoke softly and sweetly, her pair of clear bright eyes looking around with brilliance. Lin Yi's eyes changed slightly. He already knew that it was not as simple as asking him out for tea, but he didn't expect that he was asked to meet the fourth young lady of Xiahou Mansion.
Seeing that her brother was staring at others, Lin Qin couldn't help but cough lightly and immediately called the waiter to order something.
There were jugglers and storytellers on the first floor, it was quite lively. At this moment, a little girl in her early ten years old was balancing a plate on her head, which was a 100% difficulty. Xia Tong felt sorry for her as she watched. But she was pitiful too, because others were just poor, but she was in doubt whether she could even keep her life.
The woman's beautiful and delicate profile was so quiet and moving that a hint of infatuation flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.
"Miss Xia."
At this time, the shopkeeper suddenly appeared in the compartment, bowed and smiled at Xia Tong, "The guest in room one, please come over."
After saying this, unlike Xia Tong who was confused, Lin Qin and the other person on the side looked at each other in bewilderment. As the number one teahouse in the capital, Room No. 1 had always been booked by someone. Some said it was the prince, some said it was Prince Bo. In short, it was very mysterious. But why did they ask Xia Tong to go over?
Noticing that the two people's expressions were not right, Xia Tong knew that the other party was not an ordinary person. After hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded.
"Sister Tong..." Lin Qin held her hand.
Lin Yi, who was standing beside him, also stood up suddenly, with a serious expression, "I'll go with you."
"That guest only invited Miss Xia." The shopkeeper laughed awkwardly.
Anyway, she can shout if there is danger, but if she lets this prince go with her, in this place, she is afraid that she will never be able to wash herself clean even if she jumps into the Yellow River.
Thinking of this, she patted Lin Qin's hand and said, "It's okay. I'll be back soon."
Lin Yi wanted to say something, but Lin Qin beside him suddenly grabbed his sleeve and shook her head imperceptibly.
The people in Room No. 1 must not be ordinary people, and they can't afford to offend them.
The compartments were not far apart. After walking through the corridor, they soon arrived at Room No. 1. The shopkeeper was standing outside and did not go in. Xia Tong saw a familiar figure sitting behind the curtain. She could not remember who it was for a moment until she saw the jade ring on the other person's hand. Then her expression suddenly changed.
She should have checked the almanac before going out today!
Gritting her teeth, Xia Tong slowly opened the curtain and walked in. She saw a cool and lazy figure sitting on a large square wooden chair. The man had an indifferent, dignified and calm expression. It was unclear whether he was watching the acrobatics downstairs or the storyteller. The man in green with the sword was not seen today.
"Your servant greets the Regent." She immediately knelt down and saluted, not daring to breathe.
There was a strange scent of tea floating in the compartment, which made me feel very comfortable. Suddenly, a deep male voice sounded, "Want to be the prince's consort of the Duke's Mansion?"
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