Knowing that Princess Rongfu was about to deal with her, she had to be prepared.
"I see..."
Yu Fengzhu suddenly realized that when he asked about her these days, he must have also learned about her husband.
He was the only top scholar who had won the top three places in the imperial examinations in the past twenty years in the Kingdom of Jin. He was not only talented but also had an outstanding appearance. On the day he was paraded through the streets on horseback, he was directly called the most handsome man in the Kingdom of Jin. It was no wonder that Princess Rongfu fell in love with him.
This also explains why she, a relative of a fifth-rank official, would help him to oppose Princess Rongfu.
Now he could finally believe her.
Then he said, "The roster and account book are not with me right now. It will probably take a few days to get them..."
Su Li nodded to show that he understood. It was right to be cautious with such an important thing.
It was late at night. Pei Ji was investigating another case recently and also wanted to investigate what happened to Ji Jingsheng back then. He probably wouldn't be back again.
After seeing Yu Fengzhu off, Su Li washed up and went straight to bed. He would tell Pei Ji about the flower viewing banquet when he had time to come back, after all, he had promised him before.
The flower viewing banquet was held at Ningxiang Villa in the south of the city, which was Princess Rongfu’s private villa.
Early in the morning, after Su Li was ready, he took Xiao Wu and Xiao Ye in a carriage to the south of the city.
When they arrived at the gate of the villa, there were already two maids at the door receiving the noble ladies from various mansions who came to attend the banquet. At this time, two noble ladies happened to enter.
"Madam, look." Xiao Wu said angrily.
Su Li curled the corners of his mouth slightly and walked forward with Xiao Wu Xiao Ye.
When the two maids saw the unfamiliar Su Li, they were surprised for a moment, and were even more stunned when they took the invitation handed to them by Xiao Wu and opened it.
She is Su Li, but how could she know?
The two looked at each other, and one of them looked at the invitation again. The time on the invitation was indeed written as one hour later. Then how could she come so punctually?
Su Li looked at the two people's interesting expressions and sneered in his heart.
In the original novel, Princess Rongfu always holds flower viewing banquets at 10 a.m. because she believes that the flowers are the most beautiful at this time, and she hates people being late.
But the time on the invitation card was marked as eleven o'clock, so she knew that this was the first sign of power that Princess Rongfu was giving her.
As long as she arrived at the time on the invitation, Princess Rongfu would embarrass and scold her for being late. By then, the invitation would have been taken away. Who could she find to prove that she did not come at the wrong time?
She pretended to be ignorant and asked the two maids in front of her: "Ladies, what's the problem with this invitation?"
At this time, two more carriages came from behind, and two noble ladies got out of each carriage. Even if the two maids wanted to say anything to deny it, they couldn't do it. Someone had already come, so could they still say in front of them that the banquet would start at 11 o'clock?
And most importantly, she seemed to have seen through the princess's intentions.
A maid smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem, Madam Pei, please come in."
As she spoke, she called a maid behind her to lead the way. Then one of them was responsible for greeting the noble lady who was coming later, while the other hurried to report to the princess.
Ningxiang Villa covers a large area, with carved railings and jade bricks, waterside pavilions and magnificent courtyards, every corner of which exudes the ultimate exquisiteness and luxury.
Although the original book says that Princess Rongfu is extremely arrogant and extravagant, the princess mansion where she lives is magnificent.
But when she saw the villa with her own eyes, she couldn't help but be shocked. It was more than just luxurious. Look at the pavilion built with glazed bricks and tiles, it sparkled in her eyes like a mountain of gold. And this was just a small villa of Princess Rongfu.
Su Li remained calm and followed the maid who led the way through the winding cobblestone path, passing through various rockery and strange rocks, and finally reached the destination.
This is a very spacious garden, filled with various rare flowers. A dozen noble ladies in bright clothes are walking around in it. A colorful glazed pavilion stands quietly in the sea of flowers. The whole scene is as beautiful as a fairyland.
Su Li couldn't help but look amazed. If she was just here to appreciate such beautiful flowers and scenery, she would be very happy.
The maid said respectfully, "Madam Pei, this is the garden of the villa. The flower viewing banquet will be held here. The banquet has not yet begun. Madam, you can rest in the pavilion or appreciate the flowers first."
She nodded and replied, "Thank you."
As she said that, she took Xiaowu and the other two into the garden and went straight to the pavilion where Pei Mingyue was. As soon as she arrived, she saw her.
"Ayue, Miss Wang Er."
With Pei Mingyue was the second daughter of the Minister of War, who was also Pei Mingyue's close friend. Pei Mingyue had introduced the two of them to each other when she attended the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion last time.
Pei Mingyue and Wang Tingyi were surprised when they saw Su Li.
The flower-viewing banquet hosted by Princess Rongfu has always only invited the families of officials of the third rank and above. According to convention, Su Li was not among them.
Of course, the two of them were not stupid, so they naturally would not ask directly. They thought that the people invited by the princess this time might be different from the previous ones.
After being surprised, Wang Tingyi greeted her with a smile: "Mrs. Pei."
Pei Mingyue was very happy to see Su Li here, and said happily: "A Li, you were invited too. If I had known earlier, I would have come with you!"
Su Li smiled and said, "I didn't know you were coming."
She had no plans to tell Pei Mingyue about her relationship with Princess Rongfu for the time being. That was her business, and she didn't want to involve her.
Pei Mingyue chuckled: "I was thinking of visiting you in a couple of days, but I didn't expect to see you here."
Then he continued excitedly, "Come on, A Li, let's go enjoy the flowers. The flowers here are much more beautiful than those in my house!"
"OK……"
The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked out of the glazed pavilion to enjoy the flowers.
Inside the luxurious main courtyard of the villa.
Princess Rongfu, dressed in a red dress with gold threads, was lazily lying on the low couch. She picked up a piece of exquisite pastry with her slender white fingers and put it into her mouth.
At this time, a maid came in and reported respectfully: "Princess, for some reason, Su Li unexpectedly arrived on time."
"Oh?" Princess Rongfu curled her lips and sneered, "Who came with her?"
She wanted to see who would dare to act on their own and ruin her plans.
The maid replied, "She came alone. I didn't see anyone else with her."
After a pause, the maid hesitated and said, "Princess, she seems to know...your purpose."
"What is my purpose?"
Princess Rongfu paused, as if she had thought of something. A wave of jealousy suddenly arose in her. Her face instantly twisted, and she said with envy and hatred, "Pei Ji!"
He was the only one who knew that she wanted to get him. He must have told her, and now he was even teaching her to be on guard against her!
"Okay!" Princess Rongfu's eyes flashed with a gloom, and she sneered, "Since you care about her so much, I can't let her live in this world!"
The maids all lowered their heads respectfully, not daring to make a sound.
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