Everyone was kneeling to pay respect to the princess, and someone suddenly sneezed at such a solemn moment. This was not a good influence. Moreover, the sneeze seemed to come so suddenly that the young lady did not bother to cover her mouth, let alone try to keep the sound down. The sneeze came out so openly that the noise was so loud that half of the imperial garden could hear it.
Xuan Tiange was startled by the noise and subconsciously asked, "Who is this?"
In the crowd, a woman answered timidly, "It's me." Her voice was tearful and she was obviously frightened.
The maidservant beside her quickly kowtowed on her behalf: "Princess, please forgive me, please forgive me! My young lady is just allergic to pollen, and the fragrance of the imperial garden is a bit too strong today, so she couldn't help it. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
People all looked towards the sneezing woman. She was the daughter of an official from another province. She looked unfamiliar and not many people knew her. But some people still remembered that when they gathered in groups of three or four just now, the woman hid far away and kept covering her nose.
Xuan Tiange didn't think much of it, and just said, "Since it happened for a reason, let's all get up. It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart. Today is a moonlit night, so it's better for everyone to have fun."
With her words, the young lady finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly thanked her. But then she heard Xuan Tiange mutter again: "But the smell is a bit strong today."
Everyone stood up and returned to their own small groups. The women in the capital were naturally familiar with each other, and many people from other provinces also had acquaintances in the capital. Everyone gathered together and chatted, and it was very lively. During this time, many people came forward to greet Xuan Tiange and Feng Yuheng, with extremely flattering faces, and their intention to curry favor could not be more obvious.
Xuan Tiange and Feng Yuheng were not shy about such people. They welcomed everyone and chatted with them enthusiastically, making the ladies feel that they had established friendships with the princesses and the county ladies. But when they thought about it again, they could not imagine what the actual content of the previous conversation was. It seemed that the two masters had not even asked them where they were from from beginning to end. They were just being polite and doing their duty as hosts, that was all.
Thinking of this, they could not help but complain again, and such complaints were naturally squeezed by those who did not come forward to curry favor. But there were still some people who could not care about anything else. Feng Zhaolian's existence almost drove them crazy. Her bright red dress was dazzling enough, and her face was so beautiful that it could make the sun pale. At this moment, these ladies wished they were men. If they were men, they would definitely take this woman into their house and meet any conditions.
On the other side, a bunch of people surrounded Feng Zhaolian and asked him questions. Although Feng Zhaolian was a bit obstructive, he could always be persuaded if he wanted to. So, he was very popular among the crazy women. On this side, after finally getting rid of the fawning crowd, Xuan Tiange pulled Feng Yuheng to a relatively quiet place to sit down, and then he said, "The garden is really fragrant today."
Xiangrong thought for a moment and said, "I see that many flowers seem to have been moved to the garden. I guess the Empress moved a large number of flowers and trees here for the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so the fragrance is so strong, right?"
Feng Yuheng shook his head, "Flowers and trees do have fragrance, but not to this extent."
Xuan Tiange also said: "That's right, this is not the scent of flowers. The lady who sneezed just now probably wasn't allergic to pollen, right?"
Feng Yuheng was more authoritative about this. She explained to the two of them, "Pollen is not the only allergen. Fragrance is also one of them. The reason why she sneezes is probably because her respiratory tract is more sensitive to smells. Too strong fragrances will naturally make her feel uncomfortable."
But Feng Yuheng knew that, apart from the lady with a sensitive nose, no one else felt anything about the fragrance. Even if some people thought that the fragrance did not only come from flowers and trees, but with so many ladies gathered together today, everyone would put on some perfume powder, and the smell would naturally be stronger. It was nothing. What's more, it was not unpleasant.
She looked around, Xuan Tiange was puzzled: "What are you looking at? Are you looking at the fourth young lady of the Feng family? I just saw her talking to a daughter of the Lu family."
When the Lu family's daughter was mentioned, Feng Yuheng immediately responded, "I am looking for a daughter of the Lu family, but it should not be the one you are talking about. Isn't it said that there are three young ladies in their family?"
Xuan Tiange nodded, "Yes, because Prime Minister Lu had two wives, so he also had two daughters. One was Lu Yao, who married into the Yao family. The other one seemed to be named Lu Yan, who was still unmarried. As for the other one, I don't know, she rarely shows up."
Feng Yuheng said, "I'm looking for the last one who hasn't shown up." The rich fragrance in the imperial garden reminded her of what happened in front of the jewelry store that day. At that time, there was also a strong smell emanating from a woman, and she recognized that the maid accompanying the woman was from the Lu Mansion. The maid of the Lu Mansion naturally couldn't accompany the young lady of the other mansion, and she knew Lu Yao, so the people next to the maid could only be the other two young ladies of the Lu family. As for Lu Yan of the Lu family, even if she didn't know her, she was not the kind of person who stayed at home all day long. It was impossible for her to cover her face with a veil when she went out on the street, and she would also smell of inferior perfume. So thinking about it, the person she met that day was most likely the daughter of the Lu family who lived a secluded life.
"Why are you looking for her?" Xuan Tiange was confused, but he also helped to look around, wondering what Rong Yi was thinking. But after looking for a while, he said, "How can I look for her? I haven't even seen her before, and I can't recognize her face to face."
At this time, Xiangrong stretched out her hand and pointed to a corner: "Look, there is a lady wearing a veil."
When people looked in the direction of her finger, they saw that there were indeed a master and a servant standing next to a rockery. The master, who was dressed strikingly, was wearing a veil and seemed to be talking to a maid beside her.
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Yes, I recognize that girl, it's them two."
"Why are you looking for her?" Xuan Tiange asked again, and Feng Yuheng's thoughts were just guesses, so he couldn't say anything, so he just said, "I'm curious! You know, I always pay more attention to the Lu family."
Xuan Tiange also thought it made sense, and pointed to the other side and said, "Look, Lv Yao and Lv Yan are here too, it seems like they came together."
Feng Yuheng looked in the direction she wanted. That was right. The two of them also rushed to the Imperial Garden together. One was dressed as a girl, and the other as a woman. They quickly found their acquaintances and blended into the conversations of the ladies. The Yao family members who came with Lu Yao also entered the garden at this time. Soon someone came forward to talk to them. Feng Yuheng didn't want to go over and disturb them immediately.
Women's gatherings were nothing more than getting together to gossip, which she thought was extremely boring.
Fortunately, something not boring soon came to her. Feng Zhaolian finally got rid of those crazy eyes and quickly came to their side. When she got there, she sat on the stone bench and immediately let out a sigh of relief, "I'm so tired."
Feng Yuheng looked at him with disdain, "I see you're doing pretty well."
"I am doing this for you!" Feng Zhaolian said as a matter of course, "Ah Heng, we are in the same group, so of course I have to think about you."
Feng Yuheng was puzzled, "What are you thinking about me?"
"I can't stand watching someone bully you!"
Xuan Tiange was speechless, "You are the one who said this, who can still watch someone bully Ah Heng?"
Huang Quan added: "It is impossible for our young lady to be bullied." Her words immediately aroused unanimous agreement from Xuan Tiange's maid and Feng Xiangrong's maid.
Feng Zhaolian said, "This time is different. You were not there at the time, so you couldn't intervene even if you wanted to." He glanced at Huang Quan as he spoke, "But it's you! You saw someone ostracizing your young lady, but you were indifferent."
Huang Quan was angry, "How could I? When did it happen?"
Feng Zhaolian said, "When we first arrived at the palace, and the imperial carriage was blocked, you heard how many people outside the carriage were talking about Ah Heng. Their words were more sour than vinegar, and some of them even had complaints about Ah Heng, and their words were very rude."
After he said that, Huang Quan was really helpless. Yes, that was indeed what happened at that time, but her young lady wouldn't let her pay attention to it!
Feng Zhaolian seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking, and then continued: "I ignored it at that time, that was a strategic consideration. After all, we can't quarrel with those chirping sparrows in the street. It's too unbecoming. But this grudge must be avenged!"
Huang Quan was speechless. How could he report it? There were so many people talking outside at that time. Who knew which ladies they were? He didn't know any of them.
Feng Zhaolian straightened her body naturally at this time, but Feng Yuheng mocked her: "Don't straighten it anymore, you won't have breasts if you do."
Feng Zhaolian was hit hard, and said sullenly: "Next time, try to make my breasts grow bigger!" Then she quickly changed the subject and continued what she had just said - "Ah Heng, although I don't know those people who said bad things about you outside the palace, I remembered their voices. Just now, I took turns chatting with the women in this garden, and one by one, I identified all those who said bad things about you!"
Feng Yuheng almost spit out a mouthful of blood, "What?"
Feng Zhaolian proudly repeated, "As for those who like to gossip, I remember their voices, and now I have recognized them all for you."
Xuan Tiange, Feng Xiangrong and the others were all stunned. Huang Quan said, "You hold a grudge too much, don't you?"
"Wrong!" Feng Zhaolian said, "This is Ah Heng's revenge, they must all remember it! Not only that, I have also figured out their identities through this conversation. Come on, Ah Heng, let me tell you."
"Wait a moment." Feng Yuheng calmly reached into his sleeve and quickly took out a notebook and a pen. "Point to me one by one and talk slowly. I will write them all down in the notebook."
Everyone fainted!
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