Chapter 13: More Beautiful Than Princess Anping
Seeing Ye Chutang asking about King Chen, Ye Anling frowned slightly.
"Eldest sister seems to be very interested in King Chen?"
"Yeah, I'm a little interested."
Ye Anling rolled her eyes in her heart.
"Prince Chen is in a high position and has great power. Even the Emperor has to treat him with respect. He is not someone my eldest sister can afford to offend."
Prince Chen doesn't even like Princess Anping, so how could he be interested in a country bumpkin like you!
Ye Chutang asked again: "Which family is Princess Anping from?"
"Princess Anping is the eldest daughter of the Emperor's younger brother, Prince An. Prince An is the only prince who has a fiefdom but does not have to leave the capital. Princess Anping is very much loved by the Empress Dowager and is as noble as a princess."
After hearing this, Ye Chutang, based on his years of experience watching palace fighting dramas, felt that this arranged marriage was not simple.
How can I allow others to snore beside my bed?
Even if Prince An behaved himself, the emperor would be on guard against him and would never let him marry a prince of a different surname who held a large army.
Arranged marriage is actually a test.
If King Chen agrees.
The emperor would think that he had the intention of rebellion and would find any excuse to destroy the Prince Chen's Mansion immediately.
If King Chen objects.
He would have to use his military achievements to refuse, and not only would his years of hard work be wasted, but he would also be branded as a person who disobeyed the emperor's order.
Either way, the emperor won.
After Ye Chutang figured it out, he felt that being a military general in ancient times was really not easy.
She asked the same question again.
"Will Prince Chen come to the Shangshu Mansion to attend my homecoming banquet?"
Seeing that Ye Chutang didn't understand what people were saying, Ye Anling's tone became bad.
"Sister, if you provoke Prince Chen, you will be the enemy of Princess Anping!"
Ye Chutang looked at the frustrated Ye Anling as if he were a clown.
"When you said I was prettier than Princess Anping, didn't that put me on the opposite side of her?"
These words made Ye Anling's heart skip a beat.
It was discovered!
This country woman is worthy of being the daughter of a merchant, she is born with eight hundred minds!
She immediately defended herself, "Sister, you misunderstood. I was just telling the truth at the time and had no intention of hurting you."
After that, the topic returned to King Chen.
"The Emperor is suspicious of Prince Chen. He is not a good match."
Ye Anling could accept Prince Chen marrying anyone, but she could not accept him marrying Ye Chutang!
Ye Chutang chuckled, "If I have the chance to meet King Chen, I will convey your words to him."
“…”
"Will Eunuch De come to the Shangshu Mansion to attend the banquet?"
Ye Anling has not yet recovered from Ye Chutang's shocking remarks.
The three words "Eunuch De" suddenly came into her ears, and she was so scared that she almost knocked over the shelf on the coffee table.
"Why did the eldest sister suddenly ask about Eunuch De?"
Ye Chutang did not answer but asked, "Why, I can't ask?"
Ye Anling was worried that she would be exposed, so she hurried to explain.
"Eunuch De is favored by the emperor, and no one is allowed to talk about him. Sister, please don't mention him again."
After saying that, she parted the curtains and looked out.
"parking!"
With a "whoosh", the carriage stopped.
Ye Anling said to Ye Chutang, "Eldest sister, let's go to Mingxiangzhai first."
She didn't dare to continue the conversation, fearing that her secrets would be exposed.
Ye Chutang smelled the sweetness and tea aroma wafting from Mingxiangzhai and nodded.
"Let's go."
Just as she was about to get off the car, she saw Ye Anling take out a face towel embroidered with orchids from her sleeve pocket and cover her face.
Ye Anling looked at Ye Chutang, who was confused, and the corners of her mouth hidden under the face scarf raised.
"Don't you wear a face veil, eldest sister?"
The people of Beichen are relatively open-minded.
Although men and women sit at different tables, women don't need to wear veils when going out.
Unmarried girls usually wear a veil.
Of course, there are no such rules in the countryside, so Ye Chutang didn’t know.
Shuang'er knew it, but deliberately didn't mention it.
Because the purpose of Ye Anling taking Ye Chutang out shopping was to let everyone see her charming appearance.
Within three hours, Eunuch De will know that she is so stunningly beautiful that she outshines Princess Anping!
He is so lustful that he will definitely come to the Shangshu Mansion to attend the banquet and investigate in three days.
Ye Chutang pulled off Ye Anling's veil.
"Don't you know that this veil is thin and cannot hide your ill intentions?"
After saying that, she jumped out of the carriage.
Ye Anling was caught and panicked. She wanted to get out of the car and explain to Ye Chutang.
As a result, he didn't step on the stool firmly, screamed, and fell down.
The driver immediately jumped out of the car to help Ye Anling.
No one noticed that the originally flat bluestone slab was pushed up by the soil underneath.
The driver didn't stand firmly when he landed and sprained his ankle.
He reached out his hand to help Ye Anling, but missed her.
“Bang!”
Ye Anling fell to the ground in a mess, his face was dirty.
Ye Chutang looked at the satisfying scene before him and restored the bluestone slab to its normal state.
Qiu Lu was on the other side of the carriage and trotted over to help Ye Anling up.
"Second Miss, are you okay?"
As she spoke, she nervously wiped the dust off Ye Anling's face with a handkerchief.
Ye Anling had never felt so embarrassed before and pushed Qiu Lu away.
"Useless bitch!"
After cursing, she immediately got into the carriage and tidied her appearance.
Qiu Lu immediately knelt down, "Second Miss, calm down!"
Che Zefu stared at the smooth bluestone slab, thoughtful.
Mingxiangzhai is a well-known dim sum shop in Beijing, famous for its tea-based pastries.
It is expensive, the cheapest one costs two taels of silver.
Therefore, those who come here to buy cakes are either the rich and powerful, or the maids and servants of the rich and powerful.
Almost everyone knows Ye Anling.
When they heard the maid call her "Second Miss", everyone looked puzzled and talked in low voices.
"Wasn't it the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion who fell just now?"
"Who is the stunning woman who got off the carriage first?"
"It seems that Miss Ye accidentally fell down while chasing her."
"She's so beautiful! She's even more stunningly beautiful than Princess Anping."
"Shh, you're going to die..."
Although the discussion was small, it was heard in the private room on the second floor of Mingxiangzhai.
There were two men sitting in the private room.
The man in green put the newly harvested pre-rain Longjing tea into a bone china cup and brewed it with freshly boiled spring water.
The fragrance of tea is lingering and refreshing.
He listened to the discussions downstairs, curiously opened the window and looked downstairs.
Ye Chutang stood sideways, and her exquisite and beautiful profile caught the man's eye.
"Hiss, she's really prettier than Princess Anping. Ziqian, look, this is a fairy you only see once in a century."
The King of Chen’s surname was Qi, his given name was Yanzhou, and his courtesy name was Ziqian.
Qi Yanzhou looked at Qin Muyun who was in amazement, "If your grandfather heard this, he would surely sit up in shock from his dying illness."
Qin Muyun: "..."
Knowing that his family is pressuring him to get married because his grandfather is seriously ill, you still poke him in the heart, what a bad friend!
"You've eaten too many poisonous insects from Southern Xinjiang? Their mouths are so poisonous."
Qi Yanzhou analyzed the pros and cons, "You can't refuse the marriage. Instead of being forced to accept the one arranged by your family, you might as well pick someone you like."
Qin Muyun knew very well that if his grandfather's condition did not improve, he would have to get married to bring good luck.
"That's true. I wonder which family this girl is from? What's her character like? Is she married? And is she willing to marry me, the most extravagant playboy in the capital?"
After asking a bunch of questions, he handed the brewed Longjing tea to Qi Yanzhou.
"Ziqian, help me check it out."
Qi Yanzhou nodded, "Okay."
"Don't just say yes, take a look at this girl, how do you check her appearance?"
As he spoke, he pushed the window open a little further.
When Qi Yanzhou was looking down, Ye Chutang heard the creaking sound of a window opening on the second floor and looked over.
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