Chapter 57: Disrespect, the Purpose of the Garden Party
It was almost dusk when Lin Miaoyin left Ye Lanyin.
After entering March, the weather gradually became warmer, and even the breeze blowing on the face was warm. The eldest princess ordered the dinner to be set up on the waterside terrace, so that they could dine while enjoying the night view of the lake.
When Lin Miaoyin and Yuzhu arrived, the dinner had already begun and the waterside terrace was full of people.
As soon as the two of them walked onto the short corridor, Song Qingyun waved over here from afar, "Sister, you're finally here, here!"
Her voice was not loud, but it stood out among the crowd discussing the night view.
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone looked in the direction she was looking.
"Isn't this Princess Ning? Why are you here just now? I thought she had gone back."
"The banquet has already started and everyone is here, but she is late. She really has no respect for the princess at all."
"So what if I don't respect you? Who dares to say a word?"
"Yes, she saved the emperor two days ago, and now she is a top-notch hero in Beiliang."
Lin Miaoyin pretended not to hear the discussions around her.
She walked forward and bowed to Beigong Yao who was sitting on the main seat, "Greetings, Aunt. Miaoyin is late, please forgive me."
"It's okay, come and sit down." Beigong Yao had a faint smile on his face.
As soon as Lin Miaoyin stood up, a nanny led her to a seat.
She had not intended to sit with Beigong You and Song Qingyun, but the nanny brought her straight to them.
She frowned slightly but said nothing.
As soon as I sat down, a pleasant jade flute sound came from the calm lake.
Everyone looked over subconsciously, and saw a black-sailed boat appear on the lake from some unknown time. On the boat stood a woman wearing a veil and a purple-colored skirt. She was tall and slender, with black hair like a waterfall. Her clothes fluttered in the night breeze, and she was extremely beautiful.
She held an emerald green jade flute in her hand, and the pleasant flute sound just now came from here.
Before everyone could react, a piece of red silk fell from the sky, and the woman on the black-sailed boat tapped her toes and jumped up, with the red silk wrapped around her wrist, and she walked gracefully on the water.
Wherever it passed, ripples appeared on the surface of the lake.
The ripples dissipated, and water lilies emerged from the water and blossomed.
Lotus flowers bloom at every step.
It's like a fairy descending to earth.
Everyone looked at this scene and was so shocked that they even forgot to breathe.
Just as the woman was about to walk onto the waterside terrace wearing the red silk, the veil on her face suddenly slipped off, revealing a beautiful face that was unexpectedly reflected in everyone's eyes.
There was a sound of people sucking in their breath all around the water pavilion.
The woman in front of me is so beautiful that she is like the fleeting water lilies on the lake. She can only be admired from a distance and not touched.
They wanted to hold their breath for fear of offending the beauty in front of them.
Even Beigong Yu, who was used to seeing beautiful women, was staring at her intently. Ever since the woman appeared from the black-sailed boat, his eyes had been glued to her.
Beigong Yao watched this scene unnoticed.
When the atmosphere was about right, she introduced to everyone: "This is my daughter Yun An, who just returned from her studies."
She waved to the woman and said, "Yun'an, why don't you come over and greet everyone."
"My daughter Yun'an greets you all." The woman bowed slightly.
The cold voice was like a solitary orchid in a valley, distant and ethereal, just like her indifferent expression, giving people a feeling of being kept a thousand miles away.
She and Song Qingyun are both cold and elegant, but they are completely different. If Song Qingyun is a chrysanthemum as pure as water, then she is a snow lotus born on the top of a mountain. Her coldness is more like emanating from her bones, making her unattainable.
"Greetings, Princess Yun'an." Everyone saluted subconsciously.
"It turns out to be my cousin Yun'an. We haven't seen each other for a long time since we parted in Shengjing five years ago. I didn't expect that you have grown into a big girl now. How have you been recently?" Beigong Yu walked forward and started a conversation.
Lu Yun'an didn't even look at him and sat down next to Beigong Yao.
Beigong Yao couldn't help but shake his head, "Girl, you... after all these years in Qingyun Mountain, how come you're going backwards the more you learn?"
"Aunt, please don't blame my cousin. People in Qingyun Mountain are always casual and never talk about formalities. It's normal for my cousin Yun'an to not be used to the red tape in Shengjing just after she came back."
"That being said, this is not Qingyun Mountain anymore."
Beigong Yao said as he looked at Lu Yun'an, "Yun'an, why don't you apologize to King Jing quickly."
Lu Yun'an then patiently apologized to Beigong Yu, but his tone was still cold and clear, "Yun'an is rude."
"That's fine, my cousin. If you are free, I can accompany you to go around some other day so that you can get familiar with the environment of Shengjing as soon as possible."
"Let's talk about it later." Lu Yun'an said indifferently.
She turned her eyes and looked at Beigong You who was not far away, with a little smile in her eyes, "Fourth cousin."
Qingyun Mountain is next to Wudang Mountain.
When she first went to Qingyun Mountain, this fourth cousin took good care of her.
But not long after she went up the mountain, he was sent by the emperor to attack the Northern Di, and now they have not seen each other for nearly five years.
Beigong You nodded to her.
Lu Yun'an subconsciously looked to his side, "I guess the person next to my fourth cousin is my cousin's wife."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden silence all around.
Soon, a sneer came from the crowd, "I wonder who Princess Yun'an is referring to?"
She explained to Lu Yun'an considerately, "The one on the right of Prince Ning is Concubine Song who was just brought into the palace a few days ago. She is also a famous talented woman in Shengjing. And the one on his left is the Princess Ning. It's no wonder that the Princess Ning made a mistake. Whether in terms of talent or the temperament in her gestures, the Princess Ning is not as good as Concubine Song. If you didn't tell us, we would have thought that Concubine Song was the real Princess Ning."
Yuzhu was so angry when she heard this that she subconsciously wanted to argue, but Lin Miaoyin raised her hand and pulled her back.
"If a dog bites you, will you bite it back?"
The person who spoke was the second daughter of Ningyuan Hou and Ye Lanyin's half-sister.
She looked down on Ye Lanyin, but was inferior to Ye Lanyin in every way, so she hated Ye Lanyin more and more. She hated anyone who was close to Ye Lanyin and would mock them whenever she got the chance.
When she and Yuzhu arrived just now, it was she who instigated her to disrespect the eldest princess and be late on purpose.
"I recognize my fourth cousin's wife. There is no need for Miss Ye Er to remind her."
Lu Yun'an had a cold temper to begin with, and now with such a cold remark, the atmosphere instantly became cold.
Ye Lanyue could not hide her embarrassment, and the smile on her lips froze.
Song Qingyun was also embarrassed. She was originally out of place in this occasion, and yet someone was deliberately trying to make her presence felt.
Seeing everyone's stares, she suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
"Princess Yun'an." Lin Miaoyin smiled faintly at the purple figure as a greeting.
She had some impression of Princess Yun'an, but not much.
Lu Yun'an was the same age as her. She had been well-read since childhood and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. At the age of thirteen, she had grown into a stunning beauty. The door of the Duke of Song's mansion was trampled by marriage proposals. Just when everyone thought she would choose a good husband and raise children, she turned around and went to Qingyun Mountain to practice martial arts. She was gone for five years.
If she continued to stay in Shengjing, the title of Shengjing's most talented woman would be hers, and Qingyun would never get the chance.
Lin Miaoyin looked at Beigong Yao, who was sitting on the main seat and was hoping his daughter would become a successful woman, and she immediately understood.
It turns out that this is the real purpose of today's garden party.
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