Chapter 455 Reluctant to Do It
The sudden arrival of this group caused countless young ladies and wives to gasp in surprise, and then they stood silently to the side, not daring to utter another sound.
The girl drove the horse to the palace gate, then pulled on the reins and jumped off the horse with a light touch.
Watching the girl's graceful movements, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but linger on her face for a while longer.
The girl had delicate features and looked like a rare beauty. In addition, her boldness in riding a horse in front of the palace made it likely that the rumors that she was favored by the emperor of Wei were true.
However, Gu Shuyan was somewhat displeased with his arrogant and disdainful demeanor.
"This is the eighth princess of Wei."
Seeing that Gu Shuyan's gaze was fixed on the Wei princess who was slowly walking inside, the little palace maid couldn't help but introduce her.
The first thing the Wei envoy did upon entering the capital yesterday was to pay his respects to the emperor. After meeting the emperor, he stayed at the post station under the arrangement of Lu Yuanbin.
This young maidservant was originally serving outside the palace, so she had met this foreign princess beforehand.
Upon hearing this, Madam Ji nodded to indicate that she understood. Gu Shuyan secretly thought to herself: With her attire and appearance, anyone with a brain should be able to guess her identity.
Look, those ladies and young women who were quietly leaning against the wall, weren't they standing aside because they had already guessed it?
"Let's hurry up and go."
Gu Shuyan reminded her, and the palace maid came to her senses and hurriedly led the two of them to the main hall.
"Sister Shuyan, you've finally arrived."
Gu Shuyan had just entered the main hall and hadn't even had a chance to see who was there when a voice called out to her.
Gu Shuyan turned around and saw that it was none other than Xu Shan'er.
Xu Shan'er is now thirteen years old, and she has grown up a bit and is no longer as naive and young as before.
"I always let Shan'er arrive first. Anyone who didn't know better would think that I'm always rushing to get here!"
Attending such a banquet in the palace naturally meant there was no reason to be late; most families would set off early. Even if they arrived at the palace and waited a little longer, it wouldn't be a problem. But to make the nobles in the palace wait for them would be a serious offense.
Xu Shan'er looked at Gu Shuyan, who was teasing her, and couldn't help but give her a reproachful look. "Sister Gu is making fun of me again. It's because Mother always insists on coming so early. I told her to wait a little longer, but she wouldn't listen."
Xu Shan'er remained true to her straightforward personality, which made Gu Shuyan feel very comfortable.
"Shan'er, Sister Gu."
As the two were talking, a girl in a light blue dress ran towards them from a distance.
The girl was about the same age as Xu Shan'er, and they were even about the same height when they stood together. If you didn't look closely, you would think they were twins.
"This humble woman greets the Princess."
As she spoke, Gu Shuyan respectfully performed a courtly salute to Liu Ruyue.
Although she usually just nods to people when they're out, today is different, and she has to observe all the proper etiquette.
"Sister Gu, please don't be so polite. Just call me Ruyue. I don't know how to say 'Princess' all the time."
Zhao Ruyue and Xu Shan'er have been quite close for the past year, and sometimes Zhao Ruyue even stays at Xu Shan'er's house for a night or two.
Lady Jinning was naturally not happy about this, but she couldn't resist her daughter's persistent pleading and eventually decided to turn a blind eye and let them do as they pleased.
“A princess is a princess, and I, your subject, should not overstep the bounds of propriety.”
Gu Shuyan disliked Liu Ruyue in the first place, so how could she possibly do as he said and call her by her maiden name?
In addition, given the relationship between Princess Ruyue and Lu Youming, it was destined from the beginning that they would fight to the death. Rather than cultivating a good relationship now and then being unable to bring themselves to do it later, it would be better to have no relationship at all in the first place.
Seeing Gu Shuyan's insistence, Liu Ruyue didn't say anything more. She'd said this many times before, and Gu Shuyan always replied with the same thing, which left her quite helpless.
"You guys stay here and don't go too far. I'm going to talk to your mother."
Lady Ji's gaze swept across the main hall, finally settling on the location of Lady Jinning. She then gave the three of them a few instructions before walking towards Lady Jinning.
"Sister Shuyan, I heard that the Crown Prince of Wei is a very handsome man!"
Once only the three of them remained, Xu Shan'er quietly leaned over and whispered the information she had just gathered into Gu Shuyan's ear.
"To be honest, I caught a glimpse of the Crown Prince of Wei from afar when I came here, and he is indeed a handsome man."
Because of her status, Princess Ruyue could move freely throughout the palace. It was because of this that she was able to secretly glimpse the situation of the Crown Prince of Wei and her cousin together.
Xu Shan'er was surprised that even Liu Ruyue said such a thing, so she quickly asked, "Compared to the Third Prince, which one is more handsome, the Crown Prince of Wei or the Third Prince?"
The Third Prince's good looks were widely acknowledged in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Princess Ruyue, who saw the Third Prince's face every day, could still say that the Crown Prince of Wei was handsome, which shows that the rumor was not entirely unbelievable.
Liu Ruyue listened to Xu Shan'er's question and thought about it seriously for a long time before replying: "In my opinion, they should be about the same, since the two of them do not look the same type."
If Princess Ruyue had to compare the Third Prince and the Crown Prince of Wei, she really couldn't tell who was more handsome.
The Third Prince, Lu Youming, had a gentle and refined appearance, while the Crown Prince of Wei had a more imposing and domineering look. Of course, this imposing and domineering appearance did not mean that he was burly or rough, but rather that he gave off a very powerful aura, like the bright moon in the sky, making people dare not look directly at him.
"Then I'll have to take a good look at this Crown Prince of Wei later, and see just how handsome he really is!"
Upon hearing these words, Xu Shan'er unconsciously became even more interested in this Crown Prince of Wei.
Gu Shuyan was completely oblivious to the infatuation of these young girls. In her opinion, no matter how good-looking they were, none of them were as handsome as Yun Yichen.
Of course, this wasn't because she believed beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but because Yun Yichen was genuinely handsome. His good looks were innate, a gift from heaven.
If it weren't for the fact that he always wore that half-mask, the title of the most handsome man in the capital would probably never have fallen to Lu Youming.
"Ah! What a pity."
Gu Shuyan couldn't help but sigh, feeling regretful at the thought that Yun Yichen's face had to be hidden.
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