Chapter 22 Definitely will become the focus of attention
"You have always been calm and sensible, and my mother is very relieved." Xiao Yunqing looked at her daughter, the more she looked at her, the more she fell in love with her.
Shangguan Ruoli didn't want to listen to the mother and daughter's pretentious acting, so he supported Qiu Ju and walked towards the carriage.
The mother and daughter looked at each other angrily and got into the carriage.
Shangguan Ruoli and Qiu Ju took a car, Xiao Yunqing and her daughter took a car, and the maid and mother-in-law took a car together to go to Dongming Palace.
The carriage was moving slowly when it was still a mile away from the palace. There were carriages and sedan chairs from various mansions in front and behind, so densely packed that you couldn't even see the side.
"Wow, it's so lively!" Qiu Ju opened the curtain and took a look, feeling inexplicably excited.
She used to be the second-class maid of Xiao Yunqing's Wutong Courtyard, and it was never her turn to attend palace banquets.
In fact, Shangguan Ruoli was also a little excited. It was her first time to enter the palace in ancient times. However, she had good concentration and remained calm and indifferent on her face, concentrating on being a blind man.
After finally arriving at the entrance of the palace, Shangguan Ruoli was helped out of the car by Qiu Ju, but his eyes unconsciously fell on the luxurious carriage. A tall and majestic purple figure was getting out of the car with long legs.
Many people got off the cars and sedans at the gate of the palace, and everyone was greeting and socializing with each other.
When they saw the refined Dongming Ziyu getting out of the car, they all bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings to His Highness King Xuan!"
Shangguan Ruoli was also pulled by Qiu Ju to salute, lowering his head slightly and narrowing his eyes.
However, he observed his cheap fiancé with his peripheral vision. He had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a nose as sharp as a gallbladder, and a handsome face as perfect as a miraculous craftsmanship. Unfortunately, the aura he exuded was too cold and sinister, making people intimidated.
The obsidian-like eyes were full of frightening coldness. His emotionless eyes glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, and he walked towards the palace gate with his long legs.
Mo Wen, who was walking behind him, said sharply: "I'm sorry!"
Then he and another young eunuch of similar age followed behind Dongming Ziyu. The two of them stood straight, not at all like the eunuchs in movies and TV dramas who grovel and bow their heads.
Shangguan Ruoli stood up and moved his aching knees. It was so inhumane for this ancient person to kneel down at all times!
The young girls and young wives around looked at the purple figure in a daze, unwilling to look away for a long time.
Shangguan Ruoli saw Shangguan Ruoxian's face was like a peach blossom, his brows were affectionate, and his hands were twisting the handkerchief uneasily.
This rippling look was not there when she looked at the prince.
Shangguan Ruoli's lips curled up slightly and he said: "Sister, have you told mother that I owe King Xuan fifty thousand taels of silver, and I will pay it back with the income from my mother's dowry shop."
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, so that the dignitaries and ladies around her could hear her clearly. Everyone looked at her clearly and understood her.
Xiao Yunqing's trick is common among rich families.
"Ruoli!"
"elder sister!"
Xiao Yunqing and Shangguan Ruoli spoke out at the same time, with shock and grievance in their voices and warnings in their eyes.
Shangguan Ruoli looked innocent and said fearfully: "What's wrong? Mother, did I say something wrong again? I just suddenly remembered this matter to remind you not to be embarrassed when King Xuan's people come to take the money."
"Shangguan Ruoli! You blind man are you blaming the general's wife for not giving you your mother's dowry?" Xu Jingxuan's sharp and mean voice sounded.
The Prime Minister's wife tugged at her sleeves and gave her a warning look, and she shut her mouth angrily.
Shangguan Ruoli smiled lightly, "Mother is not that kind of person. Although my mother's dowry was not returned to me when I was pregnant, it will definitely be added to my dowry, right, mother?"
In this dynasty, when the biological mother passed away, when the daughter was old enough or the man was weak, the dowry from the biological mother had to be returned to the child.
"Okay, okay! Let's go in quickly!" Xu Jingxuan took Shangguan Ruoxian's arm familiarly and frowned due to the strong smell of powder on her body, "Why did you sprinkle so much powder?
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Shangguan Ruoxian's face turned red, "The people below accidentally sprinkled the powder box."
Xiao Yunqing hurriedly covered her daughter, and took the hand of the Prime Minister's wife familiarly, "It's getting late, let's enter the palace quickly!"
Everyone laughed and agreed to smooth things over, "Yes, yes, come into the palace quickly."
"It'll be bad if it's too late!"
Some people secretly looked at Shangguan Ruoli and felt that she had changed a lot.
In the past, she was always hunched over and timid, but today she is like a dusty pearl exposed to the sun, so dazzling.
Shangguan Ruoli didn't care at all about the people's doubts, inquiries, disdain, or indifferent looks, because she knew that when she entered the palace this time, she would definitely become the focus of everyone's attention.
Because, first, she is the fiancée of the inhumane former crown prince, King Xuanxuan; second, she is a poor woman who was abandoned by the current crown prince. Third, she is a woman whose fiancé was stolen by her sister. Fourth, she is a woman who was kidnapped by someone.
Abducted the woman who was trapped in Ranxiang Tower and lost her innocence.
Even though everyone knew that Shangguan Ruoli's body was intact, he couldn't bear the thought of others after spending a night in Ranxiang Tower.
Therefore, due to the accumulation of various reasons, everyone looked at Shangguan Ruoli with weird and complicated eyes. Of course, the reason was also that they thought Shangguan Ruoli could not see, so they did not hide the way they looked at her.
If she were a native woman like the original owner, she would have been unable to bear it and would have died by running into a wall. But Shangguan Ruoli, a modern agent with an incredible psychological quality, doesn't care about this.
Entering the banquet hall, Shangguan Ruoli's eyes were really opened. It was much more glorious than the palaces she had visited in modern times.
The spacious palace is as big as a basketball court. It is an integrated golden nanmu structure, and each beam is at least one meter in diameter.
Not to mention the modern ones sold in Jinsi Nanmu Lunke, even in this era, they are probably priceless.
In the middle of the main hall, a ten-meter-wide red carpet is laid directly from the entrance to the dragon throne on the highest floor.
The men and women sat separately across the carpet, with a long table carved from rosewood in front of each person. Everyone knelt down and sat on the exquisite embroidered futon.
As soon as Shangguan Ruoli entered the palace, he immediately attracted the attention of the people inside.
She had a golden walking stick on her head, swaying as she walked. Her simple and elegant clothes, unparalleled appearance, and unworldly temperament made everyone take a breath of air-conditioning.
If her eyes weren't so empty, how beautiful would she be?
It was not the first time for most of them to see Shangguan Ruoli, but it was the first time that they discovered that she was so beautiful that they were so stunning!
Men can't hide the amazement in their eyes, and women can't hide their envy and jealousy.
A beautiful girl in pink palace dress rushed out of her seat, pointed at Shangguan Ruoli's nose and cursed: "Why are you here, you dirty and despicable thing?"