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 the point where she has lost her innocence and 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 there were some noble ladies who 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 greet me 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 evil 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 waste of flowers and willows!"
"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!" The 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." This chapter has been completed!
