Upon hearing the guard's report, Princess Yun'an's bright eyes burned with fury, and her eyebrows shot up.
"Is it just our Jingwang Mansion's bad luck today? Even the heavens are on that Wei fellow's side! Of all the people the young prince could have kicked, he had to kick the only piece of evidence!"
Granny Juan was so anxious that she rubbed her hands together. After thinking for a moment, she sneered, "Evidence or not, that's what ordinary people care about! If the princess wants to teach someone a lesson, she has a whole bunch of fabricated charges."
Yun An suddenly realized, "Yes, I was so angry with Wei Shuwan that I lost my mind! I only thought that this person was difficult to deal with, but I forgot that the two of them were of completely different social statuses. Even if I wanted to find fault with her, what could she do?"
Having figured this out, Yun'an's troubled heart finally felt relieved.
"Granny, let's go and meet her again." Yun An said with her head held high, already having a plan in mind.
...
As for Wei Shuyao, she had been in a good mood ever since Wei Shuwan was taken away by the Princess Consort of Jing. At this moment, she was strolling around the chrysanthemum garden with her maid Caizhu, stopping and starting along the way, occasionally lowering her head to smell the chrysanthemums.
"Miss, the banquet has already started in the dining hall, aren't you going over there?"
Wei Shuyao glanced at Caizhu, then rolled her eyes: "You really think I'm here for this meal?!"
Caizhu was Wei Shuyao's confidante. Meng Shi would often speak to her daughters without her knowledge, so Caizhu knew that the madam was hoping her daughters would gain something from this birthday banquet.
“But…” Caizhu was still puzzled: “If we don’t even go to the banquet, won’t we have even less chance to meet anyone?”
"Men and women are seated separately at the guest table, and besides, my uncle and aunt are also there. How am I supposed to create an opportunity?"
"So we can make it here?" Caizhu looked around in confusion. Everyone had gone to eat; who would be admiring flowers at noon?
Wei Shuyao rolled her eyes at her, too lazy to explain anymore, and just gripped the cup of lychee syrup tightly with both hands, secretly plotting.
My mother had instructed me early this morning that upon arriving at the Sheng residence today, I must not simply follow my uncles, aunts, and third sister around; I must make sure to interact with other people. It would be best if I could get to know a young master from a noble family, but if that wasn't possible, making a close friend would be just as good.
After all, my uncle's ability to establish himself in Shengjing was inseparable from the help of his close friend, Duke Sheng, despite their age difference. With more friends, one naturally has more opportunities, and gradually, he was able to settle down.
For the past few days, she had been thinking about how to create this opportunity, but when the maid brought her a cup of fragrant drink just now, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and an idea came to her.
All she had to do was find someone to close their eyes and bump into them, then take the opportunity to splash the fragrant drink in her hand onto that person, and half the job would be done!
If it was a young master, she would sincerely apologize, borrow a new robe from the master to change into, then find out the address of the house, take the soiled old clothes back to wash them, and return them to the master. In this way, a relationship was established.
If the woman is a noblewoman, she will exchange her own coat with her, and the woman will surely be moved and feel that she is worthy of friendship, and the relationship will naturally develop naturally.
If she were unlucky enough to run into a servant, she would turn her attention to Sheng Yun, the mistress of the household. Whether she went to Sheng Yun to borrow clothes for a servant or sincerely apologized to a servant in front of Sheng Yun, she showed a completely different side of herself from Wei Shuwan—approachable and without airs.
Sheng Yun would definitely prefer to be friends with her then, and she would also be happy to be friends with Sheng Yun, since she had heard that Sheng Yun had three older brothers who were all still unmarried.
Wei Shuwan frequents the Sheng family every few days, probably hoping to take advantage of her proximity! No wonder she was so casual when she let go of Song Zichen.
Just as Wei Shuyao was lost in thought, Caizhu whispered a reminder: "Miss, there seems to be someone ahead."
Wei Shuyao peered through the dense branches and saw figures moving about. She immediately tensed up. Taking a deep breath and encouraging herself, she suddenly sprang into action, dodging the branches and charging towards the other side!
He precisely splashed the lychee paste liquid on the other person!
Yun'an was incessantly listing Wei Shuwan's crimes to Granny Juan when she was suddenly bumped into by someone rushing towards her, staggering several steps. If it weren't for the maid behind her catching her, she would have definitely fallen to the ground!
"Princess!"
In the midst of the chaos, Granny Juan steadied Yun An, then glared angrily at the uninvited guest, who looked somewhat familiar upon closer inspection.
“You are Wei Shuwan’s…” Yun An also recognized Wei Shuyao. She remembered that she was the girl of similar age who stood next to Wei Shuwan when she got off the carriage.
The moment Wei Shuyao, who had fallen to the ground, opened her eyes, her body trembled, and one and a half of her three souls were instantly frightened away!
"Princess Yun'an..." She looked up at the person in front of her in a panic. The plans that had been so clear in her mind just moments before were now replaced by fear.
"This princess asks you, what is your relationship to Wei Shuwan!"
"It's...it's my sister..."
"It's like a pillow being delivered to you just when you're about to doze off!" Yun An covered her mouth with her hand and laughed, then asked, "Is she your younger sister?"
"No, no! It's not Tang!" Wei Shuyao said firmly, trying to draw a clear line.
However, Yun An had already noticed that Wei Shuyao and Wei Shuwan were completely different people. Wei Shuyao was pitifully weak, and teasing such people was always her favorite pastime.
"Then your father must be her father's brother, right?" Yun An leaned forward slightly, his tone extremely flippant, as if he were toying with a poor little mouse.
"yes……"
"Smack!"
As Wei Shuyao answered, she received a slap on her left cheek. The burning pain seemed to bring her to her senses somewhat, and she quickly realized what she meant and corrected herself, "No!"
"Smack!"
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