Chapter 18 Seven Princesses
After seeing Aunt Lian off, Wen Yingxue lay down on the bed and pretended to doze off but couldn't fall asleep.
In order to help Nie Chubai obtain the Yin Order, she has offended Ye Junyan and Lin Youwan.
With the halo of these two protagonists, Wen Yingxue felt a little scared. For the sake of her own life, Wen Yingxue felt that it would be better to run away quickly.
She fell asleep in a daze, and the next morning Wen Yingxue began to ask Ai Ye to slowly pawn all her valuables in exchange for silver.
Only Wen Yingxue and Ai Ye knew about this matter.
Zi Su is Nie Chubai's person, and Wen Yingxue doesn't believe her.
Wen Yingxue was sitting on the couch by the window thinking about something when suddenly a sound came from outside.
"Is Miss Six here?"
Ai Ye responded, "I'm here. Why is Nanny Yang here?" Then he welcomed Nanny Yang in.
Nanny Yang is from Concubine Yang's side, why is she here? Wen Yingxue frowned.
"It's Madam Yang. Why are you here? Did Madam Yang ask you to come?" Wen Yingxue asked.
Nanny Yang nodded and said with a smile, "Sixth Miss, Aunt Yang asked me to come over and tell you that the Seventh Princess is hosting a flower viewing banquet. She has also sent an invitation to our house, asking all three of our daughters to attend tomorrow."
The Seventh Princess's Flower Viewing Banquet? Wen Yingxue was a little puzzled. She remembered that there didn't seem to be such a paragraph in the original text.
"Okay, I understand. You can go back first." Wen Yingxue nodded.
"Miss, take a look. What should you wear tomorrow?" After sending Nanny Yang away, Ai Ye began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets looking for clothes.
Zi Su found it interesting and came over to help look for it.
"What do you think of this one?" Ai Ye asked while picking up one, looking very interested.
Wen Yingxue sighed and said, "Let's go with the light green one with lotus embroidery."
"Miss, isn't this dress a little too plain?"
Wen Yingxue pinched Ai Ye's cheek and said, "Don't you know what I, your young lady, look like? This is the princess's flower viewing banquet! The princess is the star. I'm dressed so beautifully, and I'll be hated if I steal the limelight from the star."
Ai Ye finally reacted and nodded.
The next day, Wen Yingxue dressed simply and elegantly. Although it still couldn't hide her beauty, she was not as eye-catching as before.
Wen Yuyan was worthy of being a royal concubine. Like Wen Yingxue, she dressed very simply, covering up a lot of her appearance.
Only Wenrouqing was there, dressed beautifully and exquisitely. Zisu had slapped her several times before, but now it was no longer noticeable. She had replaced the tooth that had been knocked out with a denture.
"Hmph! What are you looking at!" Wen Rouqing glared at Wen Yingxue, turned around and got on the first carriage angrily.
Wen Yingxue rolled her eyes and got on the second car with Wen Yuyan.
Wen Yuyan didn't like Wen Yingxue and didn't talk to her along the way. Wen Yingxue was also happy to be idle and didn't say anything either.
The car soon stopped in front of the princess's mansion.
The Seventh Princess and the Fifth Prince are siblings from the same mother. They are born to Concubine Gao and are the most favored by the Emperor.
The seventh princess is only seventeen years old this year and has not yet married, but the emperor has already built a princess palace for her and is particularly fond of her.
As expected of the most favored princess in the royal family, the Seventh Princess's Mansion was built in a particularly magnificent manner. The banquet was held in the back garden. Wen Yingxue was shocked when she entered the garden.
Various flowers are in full bloom, their fragrance is fragrant, rockery and flowing water, small bridges and bamboo forests make you feel like you have entered a fairyland.
It was the first time for Wen Rouqing and Wen Yuyan to see this scene, and their eyes were filled with envy and amazement.
The Wen family was a bit far from the princess's mansion. When Wen Yingxue and her two sisters arrived, many young ladies and gentlemen from official families had already come to the garden.
"Miss Wen is here." The eunuch announced loudly. The young ladies from official families gathered in the garden stopped making noise and looked over here when they heard the voice.
Wen Yingxue felt something was wrong. Most of these people were looking at her, and their expressions were very complicated.
Contempt, disdain, disgust, and scrutiny.
Even the slow-reacting Wen Rouqing noticed it, and together with Wen Yuyan, she moved a few steps to the side, a little further away from Wen Yingxue.
Wen Yingxue narrowed her eyes, thinking that it was probably because of her marriage to Nie Chubai that she had incurred public anger.
After all, Nie Chubai is handsome, young, a second-rank general of Huaiyuan, and highly regarded by the emperor. Most importantly, he is not married.
Such a rich son-in-law was hooked by Wen Yingxue. Wouldn't that anger the public?
Wen Yingxue felt a bitter taste on the tip of her tongue. She didn't want this marriage either.
Three or five girls came over, gathered around Wen Yingxue, and commented on her.
"Are you Wen Yingxue?" asked a girl in a purple flower-patterned dress.
Wen Yingxue was not afraid and nodded slightly. These five people combined were not as pretty as her, and their figures were far inferior to hers. If they wanted to see, then let them see.
The five people looked at Wen Yingxue back and forth, trying to find some flaws in her, but after looking at her for a long time, they all cried in their hearts.
Wen Yingxue is so beautiful, has a good figure, and has no flaws in her appearance.
"Hmph! I was thinking, Miss Wen Liu is really pretty. No wonder she was able to marry General Nie despite being a concubine's daughter." Another girl wearing a peach blossom cloud patterned Yanluo shirt said sourly.
Wen Yingxue didn't say anything, but just smiled at her. Her face without makeup looked even more beautiful.
The girl was choked by Wen Yingxue's smile and was filled with resentment, but she couldn't say anything else.
"What a thing! You just rely on your good looks. You seduce people just by relying on your good looks. You're really a foxy girl!" Another beautiful girl with almond-shaped eyes mocked Wen Yingxue.
Wen Yingxue gently stroked the hair on her temples and said with a sweet smile, "Oh! God has blessed me with such beauty, and there's nothing I can do about it! This young lady is right. It's just because of my good looks that I'm able to catch Chu Bai's eye. Chu Bai doesn't even look at anyone else."
This statement aroused public outrage, and all the young ladies looked at her with anger in their eyes.
"Oh! Miss Wen Liu is so arrogant! I wonder if you can still catch General Nie's eye after your face is ruined."
A female voice was heard, and everyone looked towards the source of the voice, then bowed in greeting.
"Meet the Seventh Princess."
Wen Yingxue also looked over and saw a woman of about sixteen or seventeen slowly walking towards them. She was wearing a bright red, floor-length, long-sleeved, pleated phoenix-tail skirt embroidered with phoenix and peony patterns, and a filigree, ruby, and golden phoenix hair crown.
Her skin is as white as snow, her eyes and eyebrows are charming, and she has an elegant air.
Wen Yingxue frowned and bowed to her.
The Seventh Princess raised her head proudly, walked towards Wen Yingxue step by step, stretched out her finger, and gently lifted Wen Yingxue's chin.
The two looked at each other, and there was jealousy and hatred in the Seventh Princess's eyes, and Wen Yingxue's heart immediately skipped a beat.
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