nucmednet Chapter 269 The Queen's Flower Viewing Banquet
Chapter 269 The Queen's Flower Viewing Banquet
Chapter 269: The Queen's Flower Viewing Banquet
Therefore, the number of familiar friends became fewer and fewer. Of course, because the old Duke ran away from home, the Emperor's attitude towards the Duke's Mansion also changed, causing many people to become much colder towards Mrs. Wang.
And now it seems that the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion is about to be used by the emperor again. He even betrothed his newly found daughter to the eldest prince. The eldest prince is the most likely to succeed to the throne. Then what will happen to Mrs. Wang in the future?
Yaohua Palace
The queen sat upright on the phoenix chair, showing her noble air. Her eyebrows were slightly raised, showing a bit of majesty yet tenderness, and her phoenix eyebrows were as bright as day.
The phoenix crown on her head was extremely gorgeous, with sparkling pearls inlaid in it.
She was tall and slender, wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe embroidered with lifelike phoenixes, interwoven with gold and silver threads, showing the luxury.
Her hands were folded on her legs, her fingers were as slender as jade shoots, and the emerald ring and ruby bracelet on her made her look even more noble.
After the formalities were waived, the ladies of higher rank took their seats, of course, with their daughters standing by their sides.
Her gaze passed Xia Xuelian and fell on the kneeling Chen Yayuan: "Yayuan is a child that I like very much. She has a noble character, is beautiful and intelligent, and is a rare good girl in the capital. Master Chen is worthy of his good teaching."
Madam Chen quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your praise. My daughter still has some shortcomings, but to receive such praise from you will surely motivate her to work harder and live up to your kindness!"
When Chen Yayuan heard the Queen's praise, she couldn't help but show joy on her face, and quickly responded respectfully: "Thank you for the praise, Queen. I don't deserve it."
Her voice was gentle and moving, and her manners were decent, fully demonstrating the demeanor that a noble woman should have. Seeing this, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but smile slightly, feeling quite relieved.
The Queen nodded with satisfaction.
Then she looked at the daughter of the Left Assistant Minister Zhang: "I think Miss Liu'er is not only outstanding in appearance, but also has a refined temperament. Her eyes and eyebrows are full of wisdom and intelligence. She will definitely bring honor to the family in the future."
After hearing the Queen's praise for her, Zhang Liu'er's heart rose to her throat.
She quickly stood up and said, "Thank you for the praise, Queen. I really don't deserve it. This is all due to your grace. I wish you good health and long-lasting blessings!"
Others felt a little strange in their hearts, and some couldn't help but whisper: The Queen kept praising other women in front of her future daughter-in-law, but didn't even look at her own daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Wang also felt a little embarrassed, but she didn't show it. She still looked ahead with a smile.
The Queen Mother looked around at everyone's expressions and said in a voice that was neither majestic nor kind: "You young children should go enjoy the flowers. I will chat with your mother about family matters."
When the young ladies heard the Queen's words, they bowed together and left the hall.
When the Queen saw that the young ladies had all gone out, she smiled slightly, turned her gaze to Lady Wang, Lady Chen and others, and began to chat with them, asking about all the major and minor affairs of the family and the recent situation of their daughters.
Mrs. Wang spoke eloquently, and her conversation revealed the temperament of a lady from a noble family; Mrs. Chen was humble and polite, and her words revealed the deep affection between mother and daughter.
The wife of the Left Vice Minister was chatting animatedly with the other ladies, and suddenly they felt more confident. Even if their daughter could not marry into the royal family, a woman praised by the Empress, wouldn't any young talent be available for their daughter to choose?
When I thought of this, I wanted to announce it loudly to everyone right away.
Xia Xuelian took Xiaoqing and followed the crowd out of the hall. At this moment, she also felt that the Queen disliked her and felt lost.
Chen Yayuan saw Xia Xuelian's embarrassment and felt very proud. She sorted out her emotions, held the hand of the little maid and slowly walked to Xia Xuelian.
"Miss Xue," Chen Yayuan called softly.
Xia Xuelian heard Chen Yayuan's voice, but because she had never been called Miss Xue before, she didn't realize that she was calling her.
Seeing that she ignored her, Chen Yayuan's maidservant took a look and stepped forward and said, "Miss Xue, why are you ignoring me?"
Xia Xuelian's personal maid Xiaoqing only then realized that the master and servant were talking to her young lady.
He quickly tugged at Xia Xuelian's sleeve and said, "Miss, Miss Chen wants to talk to you."
Only then did Xia Xuelian realize that in the eyes of outsiders, her surname was Xue.
Turning around, she saw Chen Yayuan, with whom she had once quarreled. She later found out that she was Chen Yayuan, the daughter of the prefect of the capital.
Although he didn't like her, he realized that he couldn't quarrel here. Besides, he was now the fiancée of the eldest prince, who was married by the emperor.
He raised his chin slightly and said to Chen Yayuan: "Miss Chen, is there something wrong?"
Chen Yayuan was furious when she saw Xia Xuelian's proud expression. A vulgar woman who grew up in the countryside had now become the eldest prince's fiancée, and now she was acting so arrogant towards her.
"Ms. Xue, are you not used to being called Miss Xue yet?" Chen Yayuan asked sarcastically.
Xia Xuelian smiled slightly: "I am the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. I have just adapted to it. It won't be long before I have to adapt to another new identity."
After these words were spoken, Chen Yayuan became even angrier and did not hide it at all. Her face turned ashen, she snorted, turned around and went to the pavilion not far away.
Of course, there are always some people who want to curry favor with Xia Xuelian. A young girl came over and greeted Xia Xuelian: "Ms. Xue, I am..."
Chen Yayuan, who was in the pavilion, looked at the girls not far away and surrounding Xia Xuelian, suppressed her anger, and whispered a few words to Xiao Yahuang.
The little maid took a few steps back and left the pavilion.
Xia Xuelian was even more proud at this time. Although she grew up in Renyi Village, she could see from their faces that they were trying to please her carefully.
From a distance, I saw several girls surrounding Xia Xuelian, admiring the flowers and talking. Suddenly, a cat came out from somewhere and pounced directly at Xia Xuelian.
Xia Xuelian lost her balance and fell to the ground.
The dress was covered with mud, and a maid stepped forward and said, "Please forgive me, Miss Xue. I will take you to the side hall to change your clothes."
Xia Xuelian didn't blame the young maid in order to maintain her dignity, but the maid Xiaoqing didn't care and said, "It's all the fault of that cat. Damn it!"
As he spoke, he helped Xia Xuelian up.
The other ladies surrounding Xia Xuelian also asked her if she was injured.
Xia Xuelian stood up and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You guys continue to enjoy the flowers. I'll be back soon."
Xia Xuelian told Xiaoqing to get a set of clothes from the carriage outside the palace, and she followed the palace maid to the side hall to wait.
The little palace maid took Xia Xuelian towards the side hall.