"Junzhu, please be careful of your steps," Min Hui held the hand of a yahuan to get off the carriage. Hearing the yahuan's reminder, she stopped and looked out of the palace.
"Junzhu, Princess Duan He's carriage is in front," the yahuan supporting her reminded in a light voice.
Pressing her lips together and taking her gaze away, Princess Minhye squeezed out a smile. She lifted the corner of her skirt and walked in the direction of Princess Duan He. When she was three steps away from Princess Duan He, she bowed gracefully: "Greetings to the Princess."
"We are sisters, there is no need to be so courteous." After Min Hui bowed, Princess Duan He went forward with a smile to hold Princess Minhye's hand. She swept her gaze around her and her brow furrowed slightly as she asked, "Where is Gu Gu?"
Princess Minhye's smile faded slightly: "Mother's health hasn't been good these days. To avoid offending the nobles, she had this subject come to celebrate the Emperor's birthday." Her mother and the Emperor were siblings, but they were not of the same mother. Adding on that her father's conduct was mediocre and was not valued by the Emperor, even though she was the daughter of a princess, but in Jing where there were many nobles, she wasn't considered a first-rate person. In front of the Emperor's only daughter, Princess Duan He, she had to be careful at all times. She was afraid that she would offend the Princess and bring disaster to the Yuan Family.
Hearing this, Princess Duan He had a slightly concerned expression. After comforting Princess Minhye with a few words, the two walked in the direction of Zhao Yang Hall.
After walking for a while, Princess Minhye pretended to say carelessly: "Your Highness, have you heard the rumors about Princess Xian in the past few days?"
"What could have happened to her?" Princess Duan He looked sardonically at her. Her steps slowed, "Have you heard any rumors?"
"It is not a major matter, but some people say that Xian Junw.a.n.g and Junw.a.n.g Fei have a deep relationship. Junw.a.n.g Fei is different from the rumors and is a rare beauty." When Min Huai Junzhu said this, she lowered her voice and looked around. Seeing Princess Rui He still had a sardonic expression, she continued, "Some people even say that Xian Junw.a.n.g fell in love with Junw.a.n.g Fei at first sight, and is considerate and attentive to Junw.a.n.g Fei. They are a perfect couple."
"Newlyweds, how is it not fresh?" Princess Duan He smiled and stroked the earrings in her hair, "As to whether Jun Wang Fei is beautiful or not, it will be clear when we see her tonight." The smile on her lips was cold. She turned to look at the palace door behind her and saw a carriage stop at the door. The servants waiting on the side looked like they were from Prince Sheng's fu.
Princess Minhye's expression changed slightly. "Beautiful and beautiful" seemed to be a boast, but in reality, for a woman of a noble family, it wasn't a good word. It was more suitable for those women who hooked up. Although she felt that these words were inappropriate, she felt a faint pleasure in the depths of her heart. If there weren't so many servants around, she might not be able to control the expression on her face and let herself smile.
Princess Duan He didn't have a good impression of the people from Prince Xian's fu and was even more disgusted with the people from Prince Sheng's fu. The former was famous in Jing, but only because of his appearance and talent. The latter was feared because of his ability in court.
Prince Sheng's appearance wasn't as outstanding as Prince Xian's, but he was outstanding in both civil and military affairs. He made the already mediocre Crown Prince look even worse. Sometimes, people only remembered Prince Sheng's ability and forgot that the Crown Prince was the next emperor of the dynasty.
"Greetings to Imperial Sister Duan He, Cousin Minhui." Prince Sheng walked with Jun Wang Fei in front of the two people. His expression was indifferent as he bowed to the two of them as equals. Although his advance and retreat were appropriate, anyone could see that there wasn't much closeness between them.
"Greetings to Prince Sheng." Duan He returned half a bow, but her address was very distant. As for Jun Wang Fei beside Prince Sheng, she didn't even look at her.
Princess Minhye seriously returned the bow to the husband and wife. Then she took half a step back and didn't get involved in the conflict between the three. She heard that before the Hou Clan was married, Princess Duan He didn't like them. Later, when the Hou Clan married into Prince Sheng's fu, Princess Duan He hated her even more. Therefore, in recent years, because of Princess Duan He, many noblewomen in Jing didn't dare to be too close to Princess Sheng.
Prince Sheng saw Princess Duan He's attitude and nodded indifferently: "Imperial Sister and Cousin are having a good time talking. Bo Yi is clumsy and doesn't want to disturb your mood. He will leave first." Finishing, he bowed politely and left with the Hou Clan.
Princess Duan He watched Prince Sheng and his party leave. Her expression was slightly heavy, but her walking pace was not the least bit messy. Her movements were full of the grace of an imperial princess.
When the carriage of Prince Xian fu stopped at the palace gates, eunuchs came forward to lead the horses and set up stools. Those who couldn't get close bowed respectfully to the side and waited for Jun Wang Ye and Jun Wang Fei to get off the carriage.
Mutong saw that everything was prepared and then went forward to bow and say: "Jun Wang Ye, Jun Wang Fei, we've arrived at the palace gates."
After hearing Jun Wang Ye's response, Mutong climbed onto the carriage and bowed to lift the curtain. The other two eunuchs carefully held onto the footstool and waited for Jun Wang Ye to get off the carriage.
After the curtain was lifted, Hua Xi Wan took the opportunity to look outside. Other than there being more palace attendants around, the palace gave her the same feeling as last time.
Although the two eunuchs holding onto the footstool didn't dare to raise their heads to look directly at their master's face, when an embroidered pink shoe stepped past and the gorgeous skirt brushed against the back of their hands like flowing water, they stilled. They didn't know if it was because the skirt was too beautiful or because of the faint floral fragrance.
"In which direction is Zhao Yang Hall?" Hua Xi Wan looked at the majestic palace and asked the question she was most concerned about.
"It's not very far from here." Faintly guessing what the person beside him was worried about, Yan Jinqiu smiled faintly and said, "It's only about fifteen to thirty minutes to walk to Zhao Yang Hall. We'll arrive very quickly."
A distance of fifteen minutes to half an hour … was it very close?
Hua Xi Wan touched the slightly swaying buyao in her hair and gave a warm and appropriate smile: "It is very close." She actually didn't want to walk a single step, really.
When the Emperor celebrated his Ten Thousand Birthday, even if it was just a family banquet, there were rules to the opening of the banquet. There were no palace attendants who were at odds with the Emperor's birth characters, no guests who were sick, no family members who were in mourning. If there were any conflicts, they couldn't appear at Zhao Yang Hall.
When Hua Xi Wan and Yan Jinqiu arrived at Zhao Yang Hall, there were already many members of the Imperial House present. After Mutong showed the nameplate that represented Prince Xian to the guards at the entrance of the hall, a reporting taijian announced loudly, "Prince Xian has arrived with Jun Wang Fei."
The originally lively Zhao Yang Hall became quieter. Some people who were not as thoughtful looked directly at the entrance, wanting to see the true appearance of the rumored vulgar Fahrenheit.
From far away, they saw a man and woman holding hands as they walked in from outside the hall. One was water blue, the other bright red. Even though they couldn't see their faces clearly, from far away, they did look like a celestial couple.
Princess Minhye couldn't help but raise her head and watch as the man and woman outside the hall came closer. Even when they entered the hall and the noise around them became quieter and quieter, she didn't move her gaze away.
She never believed that there was a woman in the world who could have snow-white skin, picturesque brows, and a graceful figure. To her, this kind of beauty only existed in the erotic romance novels written by down-and-out scholars. The purpose of their existence was to satisfy men's fantasies.
But when Princess Xian's appearance entered her sight, the jealousy and unwillingness hidden deep in her heart suddenly gushed out. Even when Princess Duan He looked at her a few times, she didn't notice.
Some of the women present were envious, some were jealous, but compared to them, the men of the Imperial House were more stunned and annoyed. Who said that the di daughter of Nghi An Marquis was a woman without beauty? If they knew that Nghi An Marquis was hiding such a beauty, they would have gone to propose long ago. How could they have delayed until now and let Prince Xian, this winner in life, take the beauty home?
Originally, they thought that even if Prince Xian was talented and handsome, and won the hearts of all the women in the capital, in the end, he still married a woman of noble status but with an unpresentable appearance. They could still laugh at him in private. Who knew that the truth was completely different from the rumors. Xian Junw.a.n.g Fei was not a woman without beauty, and she had a beautiful face. This caused the group of men to be filled with envy, jealousy, and hate towards Xian Junw.a.n.g Fei. They even felt that the heavens were biased.
"Princess Xian has such a beautiful face," Hou Clan picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Yan Boyi. Seeing that he didn't even turn his head, her smile became more obvious, "Even I, as a woman, can't help but take a few more glances."
Yan Boyi picked up the teacup and took a sip before turning his head to look at the door of the hall. Then he quickly withdrew his gaze and said in an indifferent tone, "Prince Xian is blessed."
Hou Clan put down the teapot and raised her head to look carefully at Prince Xian and his wife who were walking over. "Delicate steps, unparalleled in the world."
This sentence was indeed used to describe a woman with a face as beautiful as a flower, but the origin of this sentence was a tragic story. In the story, the woman who got married ended up committing suicide in the end.
After Yan Boyi heard this sentence, he put down the teacup and didn't say anything.
After saying this, Hou shi detected that something was not right. Seeing that Junw.a.n.g Ye did not find anything wrong, she said with a smile, "Junw.a.n.g Ye is right. Xian Junw.a.n.g is blessed."
She was Princess Sheng and had never cared about Prince Xian. Naturally, she admired Hua Xi Wan's appearance more than anything else. She didn't envy her, but she didn't feel any jealousy.
Yan Bo Yi and Yan Jin Qiu had the same status, but it was unknown whether the person who had arranged their seats had done so intentionally or unintentionally. Their tables and chairs were next to each other, and Yan Jin Qiu's seat was just above Yan Bo Yi's.
When passing by Yan Boyi's table, Yan Jinqiu smiled and bowed to greet him. Yan Boyi stood up and returned the greeting, "Cousin, cousin."
Hua Xi Wan slightly turned her body to avoid half of the greeting. Then she bent her knees and returned the greeting. She took two steps toward where Hou Clan was standing.
Hou Clan noticed Hua Xi Wan's action, and the smile on her face became more sincere. Although her appearance was too gorgeous, her words and actions were very dignified and well-behaved.
After making sure that Yan Jinqiu's body blocked most of the eyes that were sizing her up, Hua Xi Wan covered her mouth with her handkerchief and suppressed the desire to yawn.
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