Chapter 168: Being a playboy has its advantages

A happy chrysanthemum-viewing party turned into chaos in the blink of an eye.

Princess Yunheng's eyes widened in shock, "No, what are they doing?"

"Ahem..." Xie Zhuoning coughed twice to cover up his guilt, his eyes looking somewhat guilty.

Judging from the fact that those women imitated her dressing style when she was Mrs. Xu to please Xiao Jinxuan, I'm afraid that the current situation is also related to her.

After all, when she mentioned her first meeting with Xiao Jinxuan at the plum blossom banquet, she made up a melodramatic drama of a hero saving a damsel in distress.

Princess Yunheng came back to her senses and realized something. Her expression suddenly changed, "Okay, they are planning to take advantage of the little uncle!"

All those present were ladies from aristocratic families, so it was impossible to let the skilled guards go to the rescue.

If they were to pull and tug and develop physical intimacy with the person while rescuing him, wouldn't that damage their reputation?

But if Xiao Jinxuan took action, it would become a story that everyone would envy.

Let's take a step back and say that even if His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is indifferent, don't we still have Prince Jiang?

This is in Duke Zhao's mansion. If anything really happens to them, the Jiang family will naturally be involved, so Prince Jiang will definitely not stand by and watch them perish!

It was a good calculation, but they overlooked one point -

Jiang Yao is the most dissolute playboy in all of Beijing!

If you can be called a playboy, you naturally have to do playboy things.

Prince Jiang loves beautiful women the most. Even his bodyguards and attendants are all women with excellent skills.

He put two fingers in his mouth and blew, and immediately several women came flying over and started to rescue people in various ways.

The young ladies from the aristocratic families were rescued, but there was no joy on their faces. Instead, they all frowned and looked as pale as ashes.

Jiang Yao waved his hand.

Those who needed to be sent to change clothes got changed clothes, and those who needed to be sent to see a doctor got sent to see a doctor. It was all done in the blink of an eye.

Princess Yunheng held her belly and laughed so hard that she fell backwards. "Hahaha, they definitely didn't expect that the Jiang guy could do this, right?"

Xie Zhuoning couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that being a playboy does have its advantages."

At this moment, Jiang Yao was covered in cold sweat.

The cold aura from his uncle lingered around him as if it had substance.

Just one look seemed to be enough to turn him into a corpse in the next second!

No, he didn’t know this would happen before he came!

He felt extremely aggrieved, but he didn't dare to speak out. He was just thinking about how to calm his uncle down when his eyes suddenly fell on a person -

"Miss Xie?" He exclaimed, as if he had seen a savior, "Uncle, look, there's Miss Xie!"

Xiao Jinxuan raised his head and looked far away.

Xie Zhuoning was seen leaning against the railing of the corridor, her chin propped up, a smile on the corner of her lips, looking pretty and bright, incomparable.

The tense features on his face suddenly softened, like spring water soaking into an ice river, slowly fading and melting.

Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Thank God, thank you Miss for accepting the invitation and actually attending the banquet.

If she hadn't come, I would have been in trouble today!

Just as Xiao Jinxuan was about to walk over, he heard a loud shout -

"The Princess is here!"

The host of this banquet finally appeared.

Xie Zhuoning also withdrew his gaze and looked towards the person who came.

Princess Jing'an, wearing a gorgeous pomegranate-colored brocade dress, walked slowly towards them, showing her elegance and splendor.

Everyone bowed and said, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"No need to be so polite, everyone."

Princess Jing'an raised her hand with a faint smile on her lips, appearing friendly and gentle, yet still retaining royal majesty.

"There was a small accident just now. It was my fault that Duke Zhao's mansion did not entertain you well. I have already ordered people to strengthen patrols and stay by your side. I will never let something like this happen again."

Once these words were spoken, the escape route for those who wanted to have evil intentions was completely cut off.

Xie Zhuoning sighed, the eldest princess is indeed someone who has experienced many ups and downs, and her heart is as clear as a mirror.

Princess Jing'an asked everyone to sit down in the flower hall and ordered someone to bring out several pots of famous chrysanthemums from her collection for everyone to appreciate.

"Yao Huang, Wei Zi, White-haired Lion, White Jade Pearl Curtain, Phoenix Zhenyu...they are all precious chrysanthemums that are worth a fortune!"

"They are blooming so beautifully and looking so gorgeous. They all say that the Princess's chrysanthemum garden is second to none. Seeing it today, it is indeed worthy of its reputation!"

"I think why don't we all write two poems on the theme of chrysanthemum?"

Drinking tea, appreciating flowers, reciting poems and painting are all common procedures at banquets.

I just didn't expect that when this proposal was made today, there would be so few people who agreed with it.

Someone stood up and bowed to Princess Jing'an. "I was weak and sickly when I was young. I was raised in another manor for a long time before being brought back to the mansion. I never had a teacher to teach me well. I am afraid that my clumsy work will pollute the ears of the princess, so I will not show it to you."

Although he was speaking to Princess Jing'an, his eyes were directed towards Xiao Jinxuan.

Before she finished speaking, another person stood up and said, "I am worse off than her. Before my father became an official, I was hungry and could only go up the mountain to pick wild fruits to eat. I could not even study, write, compose poetry or paint."

"My family fell into poverty and we had no choice but to make a living by fishing..."

They jumped out one after another and told their tragic life stories, which made Princess Jing'an cry.

She tapped the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief and sighed, "I didn't expect you were all miserable people. Forget about reciting poems and painting. Just have fun."

Xie Zhuoning, who was standing by, was having a hard time trying not to laugh.

At the plum-tasting banquet, she described herself as miserable as possible, just to avoid giving the empress a chance to take action.

They are not picky about food. They don't learn the good things, but learn all the bad things!

But the next moment, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Xie Zhiqing walked to the center of the flower hall and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, it's boring to just admire the flowers. How about I dance to liven things up?"

There were too many people attending the chrysanthemum viewing event, some of them were prettier than her, some of them were of higher status than her. She stood in the crowd without any advantage at all.

She only knows how to dance.

So she had to stand out and take the spotlight in order to attract the attention of His Royal Highness Prince Xuan!

Xie Zhuoning's face turned pale, his chest swelled with anger, "Idiot!"

Didn't He Jinyun come with her? How could he allow her to do such a reckless thing?

Even Princess Yunheng was surprised. "Oh my god, what is she doing? She's dancing to liven up the atmosphere when this is Landu Festival. Didn't she sprain her ankle?"

You see, even the carefree Princess Yunheng knows that this is not the place for dancing.

She was an invited guest, but she lowered her status and danced like a dancer to please everyone.

Where did she put her own dignity and respect for the Xie family?

Everyone looked at her like she was a fool. "Whose family is this? How come you don't know any rules or etiquette?"

"She seems to be a concubine of the Xie family."

"A concubine's daughter, no wonder, all she does are things that are not presentable."

Listening to the discussions of the crowd, the color on Xie Zhiqing's face faded a little bit, and her fingers tightly pinched into her palms.

She didn't understand why people's reactions were different from what she expected.

At the Lando Festival, she received countless cheers after finishing her dance...

Just when she was feeling dizzy and about to pass out, a clear voice with a hint of reproach came from behind her.

"Little sister, you are making trouble again."