During the chrysanthemum appreciation feast, a group of people sang and danced to bring peace.
Concubine Xian was sitting at a high place in the Qiu Juyuan specially arranged in the imperial garden, looking at the noble daughter of the clan with a smile. The wives came up one after another to congratulate her on her promotion to the concubine.
When Xu Xiuyi appeared, she attracted a lot of strange looks - some with contempt, some with pity, some with gloating, and most just looking at the fun.
After all, the former model of a lady has been reduced to such a state of innocence that she has to marry a foreign businessman. It is really sad.
But no one dared to come here to find trouble like outside the palace.
Because Xu Xiuyi was accompanied by the legendary Ming Concubine Ming Lanruo, the eldest daughter of the Ming family, who was not someone to be trifled with.
Although some noble ladies secretly sneered at Ming Lanruo's "unfaithfulness", they did not say that she was the equal wife of the King of Qin, and the emperor personally gave her the title of Ming Fei.
Just say that the eldest princess, the former representative of the clan, and the Zhou family, the leader of the military generals, are all in her hands. Who dares to make her unhappy casually?
Many people even came forward to say hello in a flattering manner.
Ming Lanruo nodded slightly and greeted everyone with a smile, neither humble nor arrogant. Even though some people had ridiculed and insulted her, her attitude was calm.
Xu Xiuyi saw it in her eyes and admired her in her heart: "Everyone knows that honor and disgrace should be taken lightly, but there are only a few who really do it. My sister has a really good attitude."
Ming Lanruo led her to sit down among the seats: "I just know who I care about and who is just for socializing."
As she said that, she looked at Xu Xiuyi: "As long as you care about the people who truly love you, that's enough. The rest are just..."
She paused and smiled: "Trash."
Xu Xiuyi was stunned for a moment, then she nodded and said seriously: "Okay!"
Concubine Xian saw Ming Lanruo and called for her to come over to talk.
"Sister, go ahead, I'm not that fragile." Xu Xiuyi smiled.
Although Ming Lanruo was worried about Xu Xiuyi, she also knew that she could not always be by this girl's side.
What's more, it was probably Emperor Ming who asked Concubine Xian to inquire about such a "big event" as when she would "give birth to a child" for King Qin.
No matter what, I have to make mistakes and make mistakes.
She told Mei Zhu to protect Xu Xiuyi, and then left with the maid next to Concubine Xian.
As soon as Ming Lanruo left, Xu Xiuyi clearly felt that the number of malicious, probing, and joking looks on her immediately increased.
She sat with a calm expression. If Sister Ming could not take malice into consideration, she could do it too!
However, sometimes malice will find its way to your door.
"Hey, who is this? She's all dressed up. Doesn't she think that wearing this set of stars and moons on her body can cover up the fact that she has no innocence and wants to marry a cheap merchant from a foreign country?"
A sarcastic laugh sounded.
Xu Xiuyi looked over calmly and saw Miss Lu from Jing'an Marquis Mansion leading several noble ladies over.
A noble lady covered her lips with a handkerchief in disdain and fear——
"Sister Lu, you have to be careful. Last time, the Lord of Anning County just said a few words to Miss Xu, and he was robbed on the way and thrown on the road."
"Yes, I heard that the county lord was so miserable that Prince Anning had to send her to the family temple. I heard that she was the most promising to become the crown princess. How pitiful."
A group of noble ladies started chattering, fearing that the people around them wouldn't know about it.
Miss Lu has the best relationship with County Lord Anning, and she was originally here to vent her anger on her good sister.
She deliberately raised her voice and sneered: "I'm not afraid of her. She's a model of a lady. She's just ruthless and ungrateful - a ruined flower and a willow!"
"Wow!"
As soon as Miss Lu finished speaking, a cup of hot tea was poured on her without ceremony.
"Ah!" Miss Lu couldn't help but screamed when she was burned, attracting other people's attention.
Xu Xiuyi said coldly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
Seeing that something was wrong, a high-ranking female official led the maids over and asked, "Ladies, what's going on?"
Miss Lu was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at Xu Xiuyi and said angrily: "You shameless bitch, how dare you pour water on me!"
Xu Xiuyi said calmly: "I didn't."
Miss Lu also wanted to argue loudly: "Everyone else has seen it..."
"Today is a good day for the noble concubine. Your Majesty will be arriving soon. All ladies, you'd better pay attention to your behavior! If there is any trouble, I can only ask you to leave the palace!"
The female officer interrupted her impatiently.
His Majesty the Emperor is taking the princes and nobles on a tour of the newly decorated Imperial Garden, and will visit Qiu Juyuan later. How can he let such a trivial matter ruin the banquet?
Miss Lu froze, not expecting that she would also be reprimanded, but if she was kicked out of the palace, she would become a big joke.
"Forget it, forget it!" Several other ladies saw that even though Xu Xiuyi had a bad reputation now, she was not a soft persimmon, so they whispered.
Seeing that they didn't dare to make any noise, the female officer led the maids away.
Xu Xiuyi glanced at Miss Lu lightly: "If your mouth is dirty, wash it well."
Then, she turned around and sat back down.
Miss Lu was so angry that she was shaking all over. She finally saw that Xu Xiuyi did it on purpose and that the other party was prepared——
In such an occasion, female officials would not care who is right or wrong, but whoever dares to cause trouble is at fault, so Xu Xiuyi deliberately insulted herself!
Miss Lu couldn't help it, so she grabbed the wine bottle on the table and poured it over Xu Xiuyi's head!
Someone named Xu can do this, wouldn’t she?
When Xu Xiuyi saw this, she was about to avoid it, but she didn't expect that there was someone faster than her.
"Pa!" A big hand grabbed Miss Lu's wrist.
Miss Lu was stunned and turned her face instinctively, just in time to meet a deep and handsome face with clear outlines. The man's silver-gray eyes were as charming as the cold moon on the desert.
Her face turned red: "You are..."
The man smiled, turned the wine bottle in her hand, and said, "Wow!" and poured the wine all over her.
"Ah——!" Miss Lu was soaked in the rain instantly, and she couldn't help but scream.
Now, the matter became serious and everyone looked over.
Xu Xiuyi looked like a silver fox that had appeared out of nowhere. She had a complicated and strange mood and said, "You shouldn't have appeared here."
If he tried to protect her, he would cause even greater trouble.
Silver Fox raised her eyebrows and smiled charmingly: "My fiancée was humiliated, how could I not show up?"
Xu Xiuyi was inexplicably suffocated under his gaze: "You are really..."
But the people around him instantly knew that the man in front of them was Xu Xiuyi's fiancé, a foreign businessman.
"What on earth happened!" The female official who just now led the palace servants over with an ugly expression on her face.
Miss Lu's face turned green and white, she gritted her teeth and pointed at the silver fox and cursed: "I want to report Xu Xiuyi for bringing this despicable foreign businessman into the palace banquet to do evil!"
The female officer looked at Yinhu, frowned, and then spoke,
Unexpectedly, a sharp and slightly old eunuch's voice sounded: "Hey, isn't this Prince Suleiman? Your Majesty is looking for you everywhere."
He and his father-in-law hurried over with several young eunuchs and saluted the silver fox.
Everyone was stunned and looked at Silver Fox in disbelief.
Only then did Xu Xiuyi realize that Silver Fox was wearing a robe embroidered with gold and silver threads, a red gold belt with rubies around his waist, a Sudanese-style robe with a stand-up collar, and a row of buttons made of emeralds.
Such a gorgeous and eye-catching robe wears a noble and wild flavor on Silver Fox.
She looked at him blankly...Prince Suleiman...what is it?
Is Silver Fox just his nickname?
"Who is the Chief Manager He?" Concubine Xian saw that Eunuch He had come in person, and she immediately led the people over.
"Ah, your noble concubine, this is Prince Suleiman of the Sultanate. His Highness has been in charge of the Sultan's mission and our Tianming trade." The chief steward said with a smile.
Everyone's expressions changed. They only knew that Yinhu was an exotic businessman, but they did not expect that he actually had an official background and was a prince of a country.
The Sultanate Kingdom and the Tianming Dynasty are separated by a distant desert. It is said that they are a powerful empire. Although they do not have much exchanges with each other, their spices, gold jewelry, etc. are all hot commodities in the capital.
A humble businessman and an imperial royal prince are two different concepts!
If Xu Xiuyi marries him...
And it’s almost the same as making peace between the two countries?! Both the emperor and his majesty should treat each other with courtesy!
The way everyone looked at Xu Xiuyi changed again, and they were more shocked.
"Hello, Prince Suleiman, His Majesty will be here in a moment. Would you like to take a seat?" Concubine Xian greeted Silver Fox with a smile.
In fact, she had already known from Emperor Ming that there would be foreign missions coming to congratulate today, and the highest-status among them was Prince Suleiman.
But the silver fox smiled coldly: "My dear concubine, my fiancée is here because I have been humiliated by noble ladies. Do you also look down on me, a foreigner?"
Concubine Xian's face changed slightly. As the host of the banquet, she had some idea of what happened at the banquet.
I didn't care about it before, but it was just a minor dispute between noble ladies.
Her face turned cold, and she glanced coldly at Miss Lu and his party——
"Jing'an Marquis Mansion is so majestic. To raise such a rude daughter is really a disgrace to our Tianming Dynasty. Someone, drag them down, give them twenty boards each, and drive them out of the palace!"
The faces of the charming ladies headed by Miss Lu first turned purple and then turned pale...
After being slapped and kicked out of the palace, what kind of reputation do they have? This life is over!
"No... Concubine Xian, please spare us!" They still wanted to beg for mercy, but several eunuchs had already blocked their mouths with handkerchiefs and dragged them away.
This statement immediately silenced everyone present.
Only Ming Lanruo, who was following Concubine Xian, looked calm. She looked at the weird atmosphere between Yin Hu and Xu Xiuyi and thought silently in her heart -
Tsk, these two people probably have something going on~~
