Chapter 97 I just hope she won’t be too confused
On the day of the Prince's Garden Banquet, the sky was bright and the breeze blew across the colorful flowers in full bloom in the garden. The orchids were elegant and the peonies were noble. The surface of the viewing lake was covered with large areas of lotus and cattail leaves. The entire garden was filled with fragrance that was refreshing.
Young ladies gathered in twos and threes, and some officials' families chatted in the flower hall. It seemed like a leisurely gathering, but everyone had their own thoughts.
Outside the Prince's Mansion, Ruan Qinghuan's carriage stopped. He An got off first and helped her out of the car.
Nanny Xu, who was beside the Crown Princess, had been waiting for a while. Seeing this, she hurried forward and said, "Madam He is finally here. The Crown Princess is waiting for you in the inner courtyard."
Ruan Qinghuan smiled kindly and said, "Madame Lao will lead the way."
"elder sister."
Ruan Qinghuan turned around and saw that the carriage of Pei Mansion had just stopped. Ruan Xiaoyue got off the carriage. She didn't care about Pei Chong behind her. She walked towards her with a smile and took her arm affectionately. "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I ran into you, sister. Let's go in together."
Pei Chong walked over and bowed to He An, "I am honored to meet the Prime Minister."
He An remained calm and said, "General Pei, there is no need to be polite. Please come in."
Ruan Qinghuan glanced at Ruan Xiaoyue. She was not used to her closeness and tried to pull her arm away, but she held it tighter and said something coquettish: "Sister, let's go."
Ruan Qinghuan suddenly remembered that at the last banquet at the Prince's Mansion, she stood with Qi Siwei and wanted to deliberately make things difficult for her.
I couldn't help but sneer in my heart. Ruan Xiaoyue has always been eager for quick success and instant benefits. She is so attentive when there is nothing to do, and she probably has some evil intentions.
Ruan Xiaoyue was also unwilling to pretend to have a close sisterly relationship with her, but when she came today, Pei Chong repeatedly reminded her to put aside the past grudges with Ruan Qinghuan, saying that He'an was the prime minister after all, and it would not be good for them to use force.
If you manage to trick them from behind, you will lose everything.
In addition, she was repeatedly told to stay with Ruan Qinghuan all the time, which was a good opportunity for her to get close to the Crown Princess.
This really touched Ruan Xiaoyue's heart. If she could become the Crown Princess's guest of honor, her status in the future would be different.
Who dares to look down on her because she is the daughter of a merchant?
There were many people around at the moment, and Ruan Qinghuan didn't want to say anything more to her. When she saw Pei Chong and He An enter the yard, she followed Nanny Xu into the inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.
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The front yard was bustling with activity, but the inner yard of the Prince's Mansion was very quiet. This was because the Crown Princess liked quietness, and no matter what activities took place in the mansion, the back yard was a forbidden area.
After the Crown Princess had packed up, Chu Li stood behind her, looking at the Crown Princess in the mirror, and said in a jealous tone: "My cousin has skin as white as cream and a face as beautiful as a fairy. We are sisters, so why are we so different?"
The Crown Princess laughed: "Didn't you always say when you were little that I didn't want to be as delicate and gentle as my cousin, I wanted to ride a horse and wield a spear and travel the world?"
Chu Li lowered his head in embarrassment: "I was only a few years old at that time, how could I take what he said seriously?"
"Why can't you take it seriously? You are already like this now. You can ride a horse, shoot arrows, and have martial arts skills. I envy you."
"I don't believe it. My cousin and the prince's brother-in-law are so sweet to each other every day. I can smell the sweet smell even when I'm standing outside the mansion. And she's still saying she envy me. It's clearly just a perfunctory response."
"Alright, I haven't scolded you yet for your nonsense to the emperor. This has made the Duke very angry. When will you learn to be sensible?"
Chu Li said nothing. She had taken the initiative to discuss the divorce with the emperor, which had indeed made her father very angry. If her mother and sisters-in-law had not intervened, she would have been punished by the family.
While they were talking, they stood up and walked out. As they went out, they met the Ruan Qinghuan sisters who turned around from the porch. Seeing how intimate the two were, Chu Li frowned, while the Crown Princess's expression did not change.
"You are here. If you don't come, I will send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to pick you up." These words were naturally addressed to Ruan Qinghuan, but Ruan Xiaoyue stepped forward first and bowed respectfully: "My concubine Pei, meet the Crown Princess. Best wishes to you, Crown Princess."
Ruan Qinghuan didn't argue with her, and bowed, saying, "I'm sorry that I came late and kept the Crown Princess waiting for so long."
"I'm talking to you, don't take it seriously." Then he walked around her and came to Ruan Qinghuan's side. After walking a few steps, he said, "You should stand up too."
Ruan Xiaoyue stood up and saw no one in front of her. She saw three people walking towards the front yard and hurriedly followed them.
Ruan Xiaoyue and Chu Li were on both sides of the Crown Princess, so she could only follow behind them. At this time, Nanny Xu came over and pushed her aside. Ruan Xiaoyue was unhappy and glared at Nanny Xu.
Madam Xu immediately asked, "Miss Ruan, are your eyes uncomfortable?"
Ruan Xiaoyue didn't expect that she would dare to question him face to face, and was a little at a loss for a moment: "I, I was just blinded."
"I thought I had done something wrong and angered Miss Ruan, so she glared at me. If I was blinded, I don't need to apologize."
Ruan Xiaoyue: “…”
Ruan Xiaoyue glanced at the Crown Princess Fangxia and stopped subconsciously.
Despite this incident, the Crown Princess seemed not to hear anything and was still talking to Ruan Qinghuan. In a blink of an eye, the three of them turned around the corridor and left her behind.
Chu Li turned around and gave Aunt Xu a thumbs up: "Aunt Xu, I like you so much."
"Miss, you are embarrassing me. I don't deserve it."
"Why shouldn't you be so ashamed? My cousin has never treated you harshly, so you shouldn't be bullied by outsiders." Then he looked at Ruan Qinghuan and said, "Sister-in-law, your sister has fake feelings written all over her face. What on earth do you want to do?"
"When we met at the door, he held onto me tightly. I guess he wanted to show his affection to the Crown Princess."
Crown Princess: "I heard that the Ruan family split up?"
Chu Li was shocked when he heard this: "Really? How come I didn't know about this when it happened?"
"The Crown Princess is really well-informed. This matter has been settled. My second uncle and his family will move to another house in the next two days." Ruan Qinghuan told the truth.
The sudden split of the Ruan family will certainly lead to a lot of speculation. Some people think that the first wife can't accommodate the second wife, some people think it's because of money, and some people even think that the first wife climbed up to the Prime Minister's Mansion and took the opportunity to drive the brothers out...
As the richest and most powerful family, people always hope that some secret disputes will occur, and therefore rumors become varied.
"Don't think too much. I heard this from Ji Lingchuan."
The Crown Princess and Ruan Qinghuan have very similar personalities. As early as in Taoyuan, when Prince Chen secretly plotted against He'an and Liu Yueru, she was able to remain calm and composed, and did not get angry or make a fuss... This shows that she is a wise and magnanimous woman.
"Ji Lingchuan's mouth is even more gossipy than a gossipy woman." Chu Li felt like he was injected with chicken blood when he heard the name.
The Crown Princess glared at her and then fell silent, her mind filled with the teachings on appropriate words and proper behavior.
Ruan Qinghuan was not embarrassed: "This matter has caused a great uproar in the city, but I think it is a good thing."
The Crown Princess nodded. "The Pei family has been quite active recently. I heard that they carried a few large boxes to the residence of the new Supreme Court Justice Jiang Jie. Today, your sister wants to use you to get close to me. I guess Pei Chong is worried about being implicated by Prince Chen and wants to find a way out."
"If she hadn't done anything wrong, she wouldn't have been implicated. As for the Pei family's affairs, everything is still unknown before the matter of Lucheng is settled." Ruan Qinghuan sighed: "I just hope she won't be too confused."
This "she" is naturally referring to Ruan Xiaoyue.
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