Chapter 196 The Imperial Concubine's Book
The sun was shining brightly, the breeze was gentle, and the weather was beautiful. The warm sunlight fell on people, giving them a warm feeling. Song Ci went to the suburbs for her appointment. From a distance, she saw groups of young ladies arriving in groups of two or three. She looked around but didn't see Princess Le Yi. Thinking she might be somewhere else, she felt someone tap on her shoulder.
"Huh?"
"Miss Song San." Miss Xu lifted her skirt and greeted her impatiently. Miss Jiang followed beside her, and she just nodded shyly as a greeting.
Song Ci smiled slightly, "What a coincidence."
She then thought that Xu Jiang and the others looked a year or two older than her, and were also of dating age. Their presence here was normal. A flower-viewing banquet held in the name of the Imperial Concubine, with Le Yi personally hosting, must have been attended by the daughters of the upper echelons of the capital.
The two of them came from good family backgrounds and were among the invited guests.
"How has Miss Song San been these days?" Miss Xu glanced at her with a little concern. Song Ci was slightly stunned and stunned for a few seconds before she realized what she was concerned about.
From the perspective of outsiders, she had offended the princess and her life would probably be difficult.
"Thank you for your concern, Miss Xu. I'm fine."
Miss Xu let out a breath. "I see you're a straightforward person, but... with her personality, she'll always cause you trouble. She suffered such a big loss this time..." She lowered her voice, "I heard she was so angry that she didn't leave the house for a long time."
The cheerful Miss Xu spoke as if no one was around until someone tugged at her sleeve. She frowned and turned away. Miss Jiang said, "She's here."
Song Ci and Miss Xu then noticed that not far behind them, the princess had just been helped down from the carriage. Many young ladies from lower-class families had already surrounded her, and many of them had flickering eyes full of mockery.
Shen Qingman's reputation has been damaged a lot. Otherwise, if it were before, everyone would have wanted to pounce on her now.
She obviously noticed it, her eyes turned cold, and she was extremely perfunctory to the people around her.
Although he was smiling, his eyes were cold and without a trace of warmth.
She glanced around, her eyes flashing, the corners of her mouth curling down, almost unable to control her emotions. She saw Song porcelain!
Song Ci actually dared to come.
She lifted her skirt and walked straight towards them. Miss Xu frowned. Miss Jiang reminded her, "She shouldn't dare to do anything in public."
Song Ci couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. This Miss Jiang was quite observant.
"Miss Song San...and Miss Xu, Miss Jiang." Shen Qingman called the names of the people in front of her slowly and methodically. She said it was a greeting, but her tone was cold and even a little threatening.
Miss Xu was displeased, and Miss Jiang understood what Shen Qingman meant. She was unhappy that the two of them were close to Song Ci.
"Greetings, Princess." Miss Xu bowed neither humbly nor arrogantly, but she still stood with Song Ci.
Shen Qingman nodded coldly, then raised her eyebrows and said, "As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Miss Xu and Miss Jiang, you have to think carefully about who to be friends with, otherwise...some flies will buzz around, and others will only treat you as the same kind of people. Don't lose your status."
She thinks she is of noble status and wants to use her power to oppress others. Song Ci wants to make friends and invite them to the flower viewing banquet? Dream on!
Thinking that Xu Jiang and the others understood what she said, they would soon distance themselves from Song Ci.
"Flies? There are no flies in this weather."
"My Lord, that's true, but I believe I have some good judgment of people."
One of them was talking nonsense, while the other one refused directly and decisively. Shen Qingman's face faded and she said, "Don't regret it."
Then he turned around and left with a few ladies.
"She is so arrogant and domineering that she even orders us around." Miss Xu grumbled dissatisfiedly.
"You, don't look at what you said just now. The princess is so angry."
"I don't care about her. So what if her mother is a princess? You can't even control who we befriend..."
Song Ci was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled. She didn't expect that someone would choose her between Shen Qingman and herself. She was a little touched.
"Why are you standing here?" Le Yi strode over with her skirt lifted, holding Song Ci's hand.
"I met two friends and chatted for a while."
Le Yi glanced at Xu and Jiang, "Greetings, Princess." They both said in unison, feeling puzzled. They didn't expect Song Ci to be on good terms with the princess.
"Get up. Since you are Song Ci's friends, you are my friends." Le Yi waved her hand cheerfully.
The two of them had some joy on their faces. This was an unexpected surprise. Princess Le Yi was indifferent to everyone, but today she was so enthusiastic towards the two of them. It must be because of Song Ci.
"I was entertaining someone just now, so I'm late. You won't blame me, will you?" Le Yi knew that Song Ci would not blame her, so she blinked and asked deliberately in a playful way.
"Blame you? How dare we?" Song Ci smiled and deliberately joked with her.
"You are so mischievous. Stop standing here and talking. Come with me. Many young talents are here today. My mother has invited all the young people in Beijing who can be invited." Le Yi winked and pulled Song Ci away.
Jiang and Xu also hurried to follow.
The four of them sat down in a pavilion. Le Yi raised her chin and looked in one direction. "Here, where are they?"
Jiang and Xu looked over hurriedly and saw that across a large field of apple blossoms, the male guests were also seated, talking about poetry and lyrics, and looking very comfortable.
The two of them looked at each other intently. Miss Xu's eyes gradually became focused, the tips of her ears turned red, and she lowered her head.
Song Ci looked in the direction she had just been looking at, and saw a young man in an ivory robe also looking in this direction with a gentle gaze. She immediately understood that the Xu family and the man's family were interested in each other, and they came to see each other.
This kind of thing often happens in Beijing. Both families are satisfied with each other, but if the couple loves their children and takes their children's wishes into consideration, they will give the two a chance to see each other privately. If they are satisfied, they will get the marriage done. If they are not satisfied, they will just forget about it.
It looks like this, are you satisfied?
Miss Jiang nagged Miss Xu with her arm and whispered in her ear, "It seems you are satisfied."
"Hate it, I won't play with you anymore."
As he was about to stand up and leave, Miss Jiang grabbed him and said, "You're getting angry now. Sit down now and stop acting like a child."
Miss Xu snorted and then sat down.
Princess Le Yi understood the meaning of the voice and introduced, "This is the young master of the Liu family, Liu Hezhi, right? He is outstandingly talented, gentle, and has a clean backyard. His conduct is that of a rare and modest gentleman."
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