Chapter 298 Inconsistency
"If you keep praising each other like this, we'll all feel ashamed of ourselves!"
Luo Yuying gave the two of them a coquettish look, interrupting their mutual flattery.
"Miss Luo, as the most talented woman, your words make Shuyan feel utterly ashamed. But may I ask what brings you here, Miss Luo?"
Gu Shuyan chatted and laughed, acting like an ordinary young lady, but her gaze subtly swept behind the screen.
If she's guessing correctly, there's probably more than one person behind the screen! She just doesn't know which one they want her to voice.
With a slight upturn at the corners of her lips, Gu Shuyan always wore a smile, though the smile didn't reach her eyes.
"I just thought that since Sister Shuyan hasn't met Miss Sun yet, I'm introducing you to her."
Luo Yuying smiled, showing no sign of anything amiss. Upon seeing this, Sun Ruoyun quickly chimed in, "Miss Luo is right. Actually, I wanted to see Miss Gu, so I asked Miss Luo to help me invite you over. Miss Gu won't mind, will she?"
Looking at Sun Ruoyun's sincere smile, could she say yes?
"Of course not."
Gu Shuyan returned a perfectly timed smile, but in her mind she was quickly calculating what these people were planning to do.
Behind the screen, Lu Yuanbin and Sun Linrui sat facing each other, exchanged a glance, and quietly slipped out through the back door.
"What does my cousin think of that Miss Gu?"
The speaker was Sun Linrui, who was in his early twenties and still unmarried. Thanks to the influence of the Sun family, he had secured a commanding position in the Imperial Guard and had a good relationship with Lu Yuanbin.
"In terms of looks alone, Miss Gu may not be the most outstanding, but she is still quite well-known in the capital. As for her manner of speaking, the rumors about her seem to differ each time, which is rather interesting."
As Lu Yuanbin spoke, he made no attempt to hide the amusement in his eyes. This Miss Gu had been back in Beijing for more than half a year, yet the rumors about her were always inconsistent.
Gu Shuyan's behavior today was very proper. In front of her cousin, who had received the best education since childhood, and the young lady of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, she was not overshadowed at all.
Such an enigmatic woman made Lu Yuanbin unconsciously want to pay attention to her.
"What does my cousin think?"
Lu Yuanbin suddenly turned his gaze to Sun Linrui.
"Not bad."
Sun Linrui simply said three words. In fact, he hadn't even noticed Gu Shuyan just now. After all, facing a woman who was just as proper as his sister, she was not nearly as attractive as the charming Yan Meier.
Seeing Sun Linrui's perfunctory attitude, Lu Yuanbin felt strangely better.
"The matter that my uncle mentioned before, in my opinion, is still open to discussion."
Not long after Lu Yuanbin and Sun Linrui left, Sun Ruoyun led the group back to the banquet hall.
Madam Sun loved plum blossoms, so she specially opened a courtyard in the Sun residence and planted it with plum blossoms. The cold winter months are the best season for plum blossoms, and the four of them could smell the fragrance of the flowers from afar.
"Of all the plum blossoms in the capital, I'm afraid the ones by Lady Sun are the best."
Luo Yuying smelled the fragrance of the flowers and looked at Sun Ruoyun with a hint of ingratiation.
"My mother loves plum blossoms and has indeed planted many varieties. However, there are many people in the capital who love plum blossoms, and even the nobles in the palace like them. So the plum blossoms in this courtyard are just the tip of the iceberg."
Sun Ruoyun naturally knew that Luo Yuying was trying to please her, but if she became too arrogant, she would inevitably attract criticism.
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