Chapter 757, pretty good
Xiao Yeyang sent the rice flowers to the bottom of the attic.
Daohua glanced at the main hall and saw that everything was ready and the guests were seated. She then said to Xiao Yeyang, "It's almost time, you should go over there quickly."
Xiao Yeyang said "hmm", handed the umbrella in his hand to Wang Maner, and then stood there without moving.
Daohua glanced at him, turned and walked towards the second floor.
"I told you, Princess Shengping will be fine. You lose!"
Seeing Daohua coming up, Kang Naixin looked at Wu Xirong with a proud smile.
Wu Xirong glanced at Princess Ma, whose expression was clearly not in a good mood, and asked in surprise, "That shouldn't be the case. Princess Ma asked Princess Shengping to see Prince Ping. She must have wanted Prince Ping to scold her. How did she get away with it?"
Kang Naixin shrugged: "It's better to look at the face of the Buddha than the monk. The emperor personally granted the marriage. Prince Ping will not embarrass the Shengping County Lady regardless of the consequences."
"Moreover, the Emperor condoned Princess Shengping's disrespectful tea to Princess Ma at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet. Ultimately, today's incident stems from Princess Ma's own failure to put herself in the right place."
"The Yan family followed the rules and saluted. If Princess Ma was smart, she wouldn't have greeted them with a smile, but at least she would have shown the grace of a hostess. But she knew that today was Xiao Yeyang's coming-of-age ceremony, but she still wanted to cause trouble. It's really shameful."
Wu Xirong knew that Kang Naixin hated concubines and looked down on Princess Ma who fawned over her to gain power, but she still pulled her aside and said, "Keep your voice down."
Kang Naixin smiled indifferently and didn't say anything else.
"How shameless! They haven't even gotten married yet, and they're already being affectionate with their fiancé in public."
Among the ladies, someone spoke sourly.
Daohua glanced at the person who was speaking, and when she saw the girl standing next to Jiang Wanying, she calmly withdrew her gaze, ignoring the various looks from others, walked straight to the fence, and looked downstairs.
Seeing that Xiao Yeyang was still standing there, she smiled and waved the round fan in her hand, signaling him to go to the main hall quickly.
When Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua come to Madam Li, he smiled and went to the main hall.
Looking at this scene, the ladies and young ladies in the pavilion couldn't help but feel a little sour.
"This young prince is really worried about Princess Shengping!" A lady teased Madam Li.
Mrs. Li smiled faintly and did not respond.
The layout of the attic was done by the chief historian of the palace. Because the Yan family was the future in-laws of Prince Ping's palace, their seats were arranged in a row with Princess Ma and the wives of several royal relatives.
The seats are against the railing, making it convenient to watch the coming-of-age ceremony in the main hall.
Princess Ma was the mistress of the palace. When she obviously disliked the Yan family, the ladies present did not feel comfortable talking to Madam Li and Han Xinran.
Princess Huijia had no worries and took the initiative to chat and laugh with Madam Li, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
After Daohua sat down next to Mrs. Li, she listened to their conversation quietly. Not long after, she noticed two pairs of eyes were on her. She looked up and found that they were Kang Naixin and Wu Xirong.
Daohua smiled at the two of them.
Kang Naixin and Wu Xirong quickly smiled back.
At this time, Princess Huijia also looked at Daohua, and looked at the longevity lock on her neck with curiosity: "The longevity lock worn by Princess Shengping is really unique."
Daohua's eyes flickered for a moment, and she smiled faintly, "It was given to me by my elders."
Princess Huijia continued with a smile, "That elder must really like the county lady."
Daohua raised her eyebrows slightly. It is normal for an elder to give a longevity lock to a younger person. How can you tell that he likes her so much?
Looking at Princess Huijia who seemed to be asking casually, Daohua seemed to be lost in thought.
Master said that the emperor also has an identical longevity lock. Could it be that the princess has seen it and thought it was a gift from the emperor?
Is she testing the relationship between the emperor and herself?
Daohua glanced at the ladies around her who were occasionally paying attention to them. After a moment of hesitation, she smiled and said, "Yes, the elder who gave me the longevity lock loves me the most."
The Yan family did not have many good friends in the capital, and because she was engaged to Xiao Yeyang, they were ostracized by the forces headed by the Jiang family. The other families either watched the show or did not dare to make friends with them easily.
This situation may not have any impact in the short term, but if it continues for a long time, the Yan family will not be able to establish their own network of contacts and will not be able to gain a foothold in the capital.
Princess Huijia is the emperor's sister and is close to the emperor. If the Yan family can make friends with her, it will definitely break the barrier that prevents the Yan family from expanding their network of contacts.
Since Princess Huijia believes that this longevity lock was a reward from the emperor, let her think so.
Sure enough, after hearing Daohua's answer, Princess Huijia saw Madam Li's expression of certainty, and her mood suddenly fluctuated.
It seems that the Yan family is more favored by the emperor than she imagined!
In the past, she always thought that the emperor valued the Yan family because of Xiao Yeyang's face, but now.
At the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, Princess Shengping offended the Empress Dowager, but the Emperor appeared in time to help her out. In the end, not only was she not punished, but she also received a lot of rewards. These are enough to show that the Emperor values the Yan family and Princess Shengping.
Thinking of this, Princess Huijia took the initiative to introduce Kang Naixin and Wu Xirong to Daohua with a smile: "You three girls should get to know each other well. You can make an appointment to go out together in the future."
Hearing Kang Naixin's name, Daohua's eyes widened: "Carnation? Your name is Kang Naixin?"
Seeing Daohua's big reaction, Kang Naixin asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there any problem with this?"
Wu Xirong also looked at the rice flowers curiously.
Daohua Zhuang smiled and said, "No problem, I'm just a little surprised. As far as I know, carnation is the name of a flower."
Kang Naixin said 'Oh', then continued with a smile: "Then according to what you said, wouldn't I be a flower? That's great!"
Daohua curled her lips and said, "It's pretty good."
Wu Xirong looked at the rice flowers and said, "Princess Shengping."
Daohua interrupted her: "Call me Yiyi."
Wu Xirong didn't beat around the bush and called Daohua's name as she said.
Then the three of them started chatting.
Kang Naixin is the youngest daughter of Princess Huijia. She was spoiled since childhood, but she did not develop a domineering character. She is quite cheerful and straightforward.
Wu Xirong, because she was born into a family of military generals, has a heroic spirit that is rare among ladies. She speaks and acts without any shyness or affectation.
Daohua chatted with the two of them for a while and felt it was pretty good. There weren't too many twists and turns and it was quite relaxed and independent.
Not long after, the sound of singing came from downstairs. Daohua looked down and found that the coming-of-age ceremony had begun.
Without speaking to Kang Naixin and Wu Xirong anymore, Daohua glanced at Xiao Yeyang who was kneeling and bowing with the emcee below.
When Princess Ma saw Xiao Yeyang wearing the hair crown sent by Guo, and saw that Prince Ping did not stop him, she felt very annoyed.
The prince still has some feelings for Guo!
After watching the coming-of-age ceremony, everyone stayed for lunch and then left the palace one after another.
"Your Highness, I have something to do at home. Jinghui and I will take our leave now."
This time when he came to the palace, he did not receive a warm reception from Prince Ping. Prince Jiang felt very uncomfortable. After dinner, he took his eldest son to say goodbye to Prince Ping.
I thought Prince Ping would try to keep me, but unexpectedly, he didn't even say a word of courtesy.
"Since the prince has something to do, go back quickly."
After leaving the palace, Jiang Jinghui looked at Prince Jiang and said, "Father, why do I feel that Prince Ping's attitude towards us seems to be much colder than before?"
Prince Jiang frowned. He naturally felt it. When Prince Ping met him before, he was very friendly and never acted like a prince. But today, he deliberately ignored him several times.
Thinking of the Emperor and Prince Heping's background, Prince Jiang snorted coldly: "They are all ungrateful wolves who can never be tamed!"
When Jiang Jinghui heard this, his face changed drastically, and he quickly stopped Jiang Shizi: "Father, stop saying such things."
Seeing his eldest son's frightened face, Prince Jiang sighed. Ever since he told his eldest son the true relationship between the Jiang family and the emperor, the eldest son has been a little scared, and now he is not as decisive as before.
On the other side, at the middle gate of the palace, Luo Qiong was seeing off the women of the Weiguo Mansion and several other families. While everyone was still saying goodbye, they saw Xiao Yeyang personally escorting the women of the Yan family over.
Looking at Xiao Yeyang and Yan Yiyi, who spoke in a gentle and harmonious manner, Luo Qiong's eyes dimmed.
Xiao Yechen had never been so considerate as to accompany her to see her family off.
The wife of the Duke of Wei patted her daughter's hand and whispered comfortingly, "It's always like this before you get married. After you get married, the clinginess wears off and it's no longer new. Yechen."
Thinking of her son-in-law, Lady Weiguo didn't know what to say.
As the eldest son of a royal family, instead of performing his duties well and striving to do work for the emperor as soon as possible, he likes to seek personal gain and make friends with noble officials. This is simply putting the cart before the horse.
The Yan family's carriage was parked next to the Luo family's. After Mrs. Li and Han Xinran walked in, they greeted the female relatives present with a smile.
The ladies of each family nodded in return, but the wife of Duke Weiguo snorted coldly.
The Yan family and the Dong family are on good terms. Dong Yuanyao is an accomplice in killing her son. How could she possibly be nice to the women of the Yan family!
Seeing the wife of Duke Weiguo like this, Madam Li remained calm. Her greeting was just a formality and she had no intention of making friends with the Duke Weiguo's Mansion.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang watched this scene with indifferent expressions.
Xiao Yeyang: "Don't mind it."
Daohua smiled and said, "I don't bother wasting my energy on insignificant people."
At this moment, Huai En walked over quickly with a cylindrical wooden box.
"County Lady, this is the tea the prince gave you."
Daohua took it with a smile: "Thank you!" Then she looked at Xiao Yeyang, "Please thank the prince for me later. I will send him rose fragrance water tomorrow."
Looking at Daohua's bright smile, Xiao Yeyang sighed and said "hmm".
When the women present saw this, they were all very surprised.
Isn’t it said that Prince Ping doesn’t like girls from the Yan family?
Baba sent someone to deliver tea, and then sent rose water in return. It seems that the two of them get along quite well.
Luo Qiong noticed the inquiring gazes falling on her and felt very confused. She also didn't understand her father-in-law's attitude towards the Yan family girl. He looked disdainful when he mentioned her yesterday.
(End of this chapter)
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