Along the way, he encountered many sedan chairs and carriages, all heading towards the imperial palace. It was then that Li Chang'an suddenly realized that it seemed somewhat inappropriate for him to ride a horse alone to the imperial palace.
"Whoa!"
A carriage suddenly rushed over and stopped in front of Li Chang'an.
"Your Highness, would you like to ride in the carriage with me? Otherwise, it would be rather strange for you to go to the banquet like this!"
The person who stopped Li Chang'an was Feng Beichuan. He lifted the curtain and peeked out, looking at the woman in front of him with a smile, but he did not see the scene he was expecting.
The image of that woman wearing that dress that he had imagined countless times in his mind over the past few days has now shattered like a bubble.
He looked the woman up and down carefully again and found that she was still much the same as usual. She had not applied any makeup to her face, and her clothes were as simple as ever. Her long black hair was tied up high with a simple jade hairpin.
Although this outfit made Li Chang'an look very elegant and refreshing, wasn't it a bit too plain?
What displeased Feng Beichuan the most was that this woman wasn't wearing the dress he had specially made for her.
Feng Beichuan's smile faltered slightly, but unfortunately Li Chang'an didn't notice the subtle change in the other's expression. He simply thought for a moment and decided that there was no need to change carriages halfway through the journey.
"No need, thank you for your kindness, Regent."
Originally, Li Chang'an was about to leave after she finished speaking, but before she left, she suddenly thought of something, reached out and untied a bundle tied to the horse, and then quickly and accurately threw it at Feng Beichuan.
He instinctively caught the item, but a sense of unease crept into his heart.
Before he could even open the bundle to see what was inside, he heard Li Chang'an say calmly, "I don't need this dress, you can take it back!"
Feng Beichuan immediately understood what Li Chang'an had thrown at him, and a sense of annoyance arose in his heart. He then sullenly threw the bundle in his hand back at Li Chang'an.
Reaching out to take the item back, Li Chang'an couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly in annoyance.
What's wrong with this person now?
"If Your Highness doesn't want it, just throw it away! Since it's been given away, there's no reason to take it back."
This time, Feng Beichuan was genuinely angry. After coldly uttering these words, he lowered the curtain and told the coachman to continue driving the carriage.
"What a lunatic!"
Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, Li Chang'an couldn't help but curse under his breath, and then angrily prepared to throw away what he was holding.
But then he thought about it again and realized that it was really inappropriate to do so, so he could only shake his head helplessly and put the things away.
Feng Beichuan sat in the carriage with a dark face, getting angrier and angrier. Finally, he couldn't help but punch the side wall of the carriage.
The coachman heard a loud bang and thought something had happened. He was so frightened that he quickly pulled on the reins to stop the carriage and jumped off the horse to ask Feng Beichuan what had happened.
"Who told you to stop? Get back inside!"
Feng Beichuan, his face gloomy, gave the driver a dressing down. He was like a barrel of gunpowder ready to explode at any moment, and the driver just happened to be his cannon fodder.
Since neither riding a horse nor a carriage is allowed to go directly into the palace, Li Chang'an dismounted from his horse when he reached the gate and prepared to go inside.
Unfortunately, she bumped into Bai Ruohan at that moment.
Bai Ruohan had just arrived and was slowly getting off the carriage with the help of her maid.
She looked absolutely radiant today, wearing a light pink satin dress with cloud and floral patterns. The embroidery on it was so lifelike that the butterflies seemed to actually fly.
Her makeup was incredibly exquisite, and she even had a delicate floral design drawn on her forehead.
The pearl necklace around her neck complemented the white jade and gold hair ornament on her head, adding a touch of elegance to her already beautiful appearance.
Bai Ruohan attracted everyone's attention as soon as she got out of the car, which was exactly the effect she wanted.
She spent two whole hours getting ready today, getting up early to bathe with fresh flowers, and even scenting her clothes with aromatherapy the night before.
"This must be the Prime Minister's eldest daughter. Seeing is believing, she is indeed an absolute beauty!"
"Can you smell it? It smells so good!"
"Look at the hair ornament on her head, it's made from a single piece of top-quality mutton-fat jade!"
People couldn't help but whisper among themselves, but these words of amazement and envy naturally did not escape Bai Ruohan's ears.
She was incredibly pleased with herself, and her expression became even more indifferent and arrogant, as if she were a fairy who had descended from the heavens.
But Li Chang'an was the only exception among this group. She merely glanced at Bai Ruohan indifferently, following everyone's gaze, and then prepared to leave this place as soon as possible.
Because his previous two dealings with Bai Ruohan were unpleasant, Li Chang'an wanted to avoid her whenever he saw her this time.
She certainly didn't want to have any conflict with this woman at the palace gate.
Although Li Chang'an was dressed very simply today, Bai Ruohan still spotted her in the crowd at a glance.
The woman glanced at her, then turned and walked away with a stiff face. Bai Ruohan was immediately annoyed, thinking that this woman was really ill-mannered.
"Oh, isn't this Your Highness? This humble woman greets you."
Bai Ruohan immediately called out to Li Chang'an, then merely bowed slightly to her in a perfunctory manner.
Although the two were a full ten feet apart, Li Chang'an could still smell a strong fragrance wafting towards him.
She couldn't help but sneeze, feeling a bit like she was about to sneeze, but she held it in and just nodded slightly at Bai Ruohan, wanting to have even less interaction with her.
Unfortunately, Bai Ruohan was not about to let her go so easily. Looking at Li Chang'an's ordinary attire, a smug look appeared on her face.
"Look at this situation, I doubt there are many people here who would recognize you besides me."
As Bai Ruohan spoke, she smiled and looked around at the people around her.
Those people immediately fell silent. It was indeed true that Bai Ruohan had spoken. Just now, these people were only focused on looking at the flamboyant daughter of the Prime Minister's family. How could they have noticed the ordinary-looking eldest princess of Sheng Nan Kingdom?
"It's alright."
Li Chang'an spoke calmly, not caring about such trivial matters at all. In fact, she secretly hoped that no one would recognize her, so that she could have some peace and quiet.
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