The Fourth Princess's Residence.
Wei Wangqing: Another day of being forced to work.
Ah! I don't want to get up early, I don't want to socialize, and I don't want to attend banquets.
There are so many banquets these days! They seem to hold banquets all the time, for no apparent reason. It's infuriating!
Despite his complaints, Wei Wangqing still had to obediently go to the Prime Minister's residence to attend the birthday banquet.
At the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence, carriages gathered in droves.
As Wei Wangqing stepped down from the carriage, he couldn't help but exclaim: "This really tests the driver's skills! Aren't they afraid of crashing?"
Bang!
Well, Wei Wangqing never expected that he had the skill of being a jinx.
It was the carriage of the Minister of Revenue whose carriage was hit by the Vice Minister of Works.
Since they had already arrived at the entrance, both groups disembarked. The Vice Minister of Works apologized first, explaining that it was their fault for causing the accident, and besides, he wasn't of higher rank than the other party.
The Minister of Revenue didn't press the matter further, and they simply laughed it off. After all, neither of them intended to cause trouble at the Prime Minister's birthday banquet.
What was strange was the man who stepped down from the carriage of the Minister of Revenue. He was quite handsome, at least fitting Wei Wangqing's aesthetic standards—the kind of gentle, refined, and unparalleled gentleman.
What's strange is his gaze. Why is he looking at me like that? It's not like I crashed into his carriage.
His eyes widened in terror. "Am I a ghost?" Wei Wangqing couldn't help but think to himself.
It's beautiful, but it's a pity she's not very bright.
Then Wei Wangqing received a glare from the handsome man.
Too lazy to look any further, Wei Wangqing was directly ushered into the mansion by the people waiting at the door.
But the other person's mood was like a rollercoaster. Chen Zhiyan had encountered the Sixth Princess on the street a few days ago, but she was surrounded by a crowd, and Chen Zhiyan only vaguely heard something but didn't see her speak. He assumed it was just his imagination. This hadn't happened again since.
Today, he encountered the Sixth Princess again, this time at a much closer distance than before. Therefore, he could hear her much more clearly.
Yes, the sixth princess didn't speak, but he could hear her talking.
After entering the mansion, Wei Wangqing first had Li Nuo hand the birthday gifts to the person registering them, and then walked inside.
Yes, Wei Wangqing's companion has been replaced by Li Nuo.
Many ministers had already arrived and were exchanging pleasantries. The Prime Minister was among them, and after being reminded by those around him, he walked towards Wei Wangqing.
He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the Sixth Princess."
"Prime Minister, there's no need for such formalities. Today is your birthday," Wei Wangqing said, helping him up. He thought to himself, "At least I'm not the one bowing to him."
"Thank you, Six..." Before he could finish speaking, a voice came from the other side: "Her Highness the Crown Princess has arrived."
Everyone present quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Princess."
Wei Wangqing: Her joy lasted only two seconds. She also said, "Eldest Imperial Sister."
The Crown Princess waved her sleeve and said, "No need for formalities. Today is the Prime Minister's special day, and I am only here to offer my congratulations."
The Prime Minister stepped forward: "Thank you, Your Highness. It is an honor for this old minister that Your Highness has come!"
Another round of mutual flattery ensued, but Wei Wangqing wasn't interested and prepared to slip away quietly.
"Little Six!" He hadn't managed to escape, and now he was being watched by the Crown Princess. Wei Wangqing felt that he was having an exceptionally bad day.
"Little Six, where are you going?" the Crown Princess asked.
Wei Wangqing put on a business-like fake smile and turned around: "Eldest sister, I didn't go anywhere, just wandering around."
"Oh, that's perfect, why don't you come for a walk with me!"
Wei Wangqing was completely bewildered. With so many people here, why was I chosen?!
Well, Wei Wangqing soon found out why the Crown Princess had chosen her.
"Xiao Liu, have you offended someone?" Wei Changsi subtly reminded him.
"Hmm?" Wei Wangqing was still lost in his own thoughts and hadn't come back to his senses.
"Huh? No way!"
"What about the recent rumors?"
"Oh, it's nothing, those rumors can't hurt me." Wei Wangqing said nonchalantly.
Just as Wei Changsi was about to offer some advice, she suddenly saw someone hurrying away.
This is……
The two exchanged a glance and decided to go and see what was going on.
It's also because the two of them chose such a secluded spot that anyone who didn't know better would think the Crown Princess and the Sixth Princess were doing something shady.
Therefore, the person just now had no idea that there was someone else here.
But then they saw the man walk towards the other side.
That is...
The place for male relatives.
Wei Wangqing and the Crown Princess stood on the opposite bank of the lake, watching.
The woman seemed to have wandered in by mistake and bumped right in front of Nan Xiangrong.
She seemed stunned.
Other male relatives nearby exclaimed in surprise.
As if startled awake, she blurted out: "Clouds remind me of her clothes, flowers of her face; the spring breeze caresses the balustrade, the dew is heavy. If not seen on the Jade Mountain, she would be met under the moon on the Jade Terrace."
The people around immediately reacted with a mix of disdain, contempt, and envy.
I could also vaguely hear someone whispering, "Him? That ugly guy, does he even deserve it?"
Those around him quickly moved away from him. How dare he offend the Prince An's mansion? Everyone knew that the Prince An and his daughter doted on this princess the most, and they wouldn't allow anyone to say a bad word about her.
Nan Xiangrong's expression was rather unpleasant. Anyone would be in a bad mood if they were just sitting quietly and someone suddenly came up to them, trying to scam them and harass them.
Wei Wangqing, on the other side, was speechless. So this woman was Yang Yurong! She never expected to meet her fellow villager in this way.
My inner scream: Sister! You can flirt with girls—no, I mean, with handsome men, fine, but did you even ask Li Bai's opinion? Does Li Bai know you used that poem to describe a man?! And a burly man at that—no, a true iron-blooded man. Yang Guifei would cry.
The person opposite immediately looked over, and sure enough, it was the Sixth Princess, but then casually moved away.
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