Chapter 331 Wild Girl
Princess Jinning chuckled, then said to Jiang Mi, "Miss Jiang, the banquet is about to begin. Let's go together."
Jiang Mi nodded and followed behind Princess Jinning. This trip was quite worthwhile; at least she made a new friend.
Liu Zijun watched their backs, her lips almost bleeding from biting them. Zhao Zhilan was also very uncomfortable. She had long wanted to curry favor with Princess Jinning, but the princess wouldn't even look at her. Why was she so fond of Jiang Mi?
"Sister Liu, this Jiang Mi is very shrewd. She can fool anyone. This won't do. With Princess Jinning protecting her, how are we going to deal with Jiang Mi in the future? Aren't we just watching her get better and better off?"
Liu Zijun was very indignant: "Before, I only thought she was a country bumpkin. No matter what, the Huo family and the emperor could not allow Brother Huo Ran to marry such a wild girl. But she is actually the sister of the newly appointed top scholar, so she has a status."
Zhao Zhilan scoffed, "So what? At most, she'll be a sixth-rank official. You yourself said that you don't know if you can ever climb to the third rank in this lifetime. Maybe the highest she can ever be is a fifth-rank minor official. She can't do anything special."
Hearing this, Liu Zijun felt a little happier. So what if she was the sister of a minor official? She still had to bow to her. In the whole world, besides the emperor, who could surpass her father?
When Jiang Mi followed Princess Jinning into the banquet, everyone looked at them. No one expected that Princess Jinning would bring someone with her this time, and that she would be so beautiful that she was truly astonishing.
When Princess Jinning saw the old lady, she didn't bow, but happily ran over and sat down next to her: "Grandmother, today is your birthday, and I have prepared a gift for you."
Looking at Princess Jinning's loving eyes, the old lady happily touched her hand: "Good child, just being by my side is the greatest gift you can give me. I don't want anything else, I just want you to be well."
The people next to them flattered, "The old lady is so good to the princess. I really envy your relationship. Unlike my family, who can drive you crazy."
The old lady said with a smile, "You have no idea how annoying this girl was when she was little. Now that she's grown up, she's so lovable. I adore her. I have many grandchildren, but Jinning is the one I love the most."
The person next to him chimed in, "Isn't it because she's the eldest daughter of your eldest son? Of course you cherish her. The princess is so well-behaved and sensible, we like her very much too."
At this moment, Liu Zijun and the others walked in one after another. When she came in, she deliberately bumped into Jiang Mi, trying to embarrass her in public. However, Jiang Mi was a person with great strength, and others could not easily shake her.
Instead, Liu Zijun swayed and almost lost her balance. She glared angrily at Jiang Mi: "You woman are really scary. You have such strength, just like a man. You really are a wild girl from the countryside."
Jiang Mi ignored her, not even glancing at her, letting her whisper there while others just laughed at her.
Everyone had already noticed Jiang Mi; after all, with her looks, it's hard to ignore her.
"Who is this girl?" the old lady asked Princess Jinning. She had just seen Jiang Mi come in with Princess Jinning.
Speaking of Jiang Mi, Princess Jinning became very excited and said happily, "This is a new friend of mine. I saw her beautiful back view when we were under the tree just now, but I was even more amazed when I saw her face. We chatted for a bit and found that we got along very well, so I brought her along."
"Oh, I see. It's rare to meet a friend you like. If it's alright, you can stay at my place for a few days and have some fun. By the way, whose family is this young lady?"
Just as Princess Jinning was about to speak, Su Yindi suddenly interjected, "She's from our family, she's our little sister. I never expected she could chat with the princess like that, it's truly a blessing for our family."
Jin Ning felt somewhat disliked that this person spoke in the same way as those who fawned over others.
"Oh? So she's the sister of the top two scholars? What a coincidence! No wonder everyone says the top two scholars are so handsome. If even their sister is so beautiful, then the top two scholars must be incredibly good-looking."
The old lady cherished these good-looking children. Being good-looking was an advantage. Unlike some people who couldn't stand these things and thought that others with good looks would have impure intentions.
Liu Zijun, who had never seen the old lady praise Jiang Mi like this before, quickly stepped forward and said, "Old lady, I brought you a gift. Would you like to take a look?"
The old lady wasn't very interested and said dismissively, "You're kind enough. I'll take a look later."
Liu Zijun was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to show off, and quickly said, "The old lady hasn't even looked at it yet. I've carefully selected it for a long time. I'm sure you'll like it."
After saying that, she sent her people to get it. The old lady felt embarrassed to refuse Liu Zijun's kindness in front of so many people.
After the maid brought it over, Liu Zijun had it opened. Inside the box was a large, bright luminous pearl, extremely clear and obviously of superior quality. However, the old lady already had too many luminous pearls and treasures in her storeroom, so she no longer found these things particularly special.
“I have one, but not this size. Since it’s your kind gesture, I’ll have someone put it away.”
Seeing the approving and envious looks from everyone, Liu Zijun felt her vanity greatly satisfied. Many people's gifts were not as valuable as this. At this moment, anyone who suggested looking at the congratulatory gift they had given would be contradicting themselves.
At this moment, Liu Zijun looked at Jiang Mi and said smugly and sarcastically, "I wonder what kind of gift this Miss Jiang has given us? Could you show it to us so we can feast our eyes?"
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Jiang Mi. Everyone present was either watching the show or waiting to see Jiang Mi make a fool of herself. The only people who were worried were Princess Jinning, Su Yindi, and Huo Ran.
Princess Jinning spoke up to help Jiang Mi out of the awkward situation: "Let's just leave it at that. We're about to eat, what's there to see? Are we supposed to take out everyone's gifts one by one and look at them?"
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