C12

An Xia was sitting inside the carriage, dozing off with her eyes narrowed. The words she had said just now were only to make sure that Aunt Zhao and her daughter wouldn't be able to turn the situation around.

Although she didn't really care about being the Crown Prince's consort, she couldn't just let her mind be at ease.

After handing over the invitation slip, they entered the house of the Marquis without a hitch. It was still early, so An Xia and Red Leaf went around the pavilion.

She just wanted some peace and quiet, because she didn't like to participate in banquets like these. However, as the eldest daughter of the An clan, she also had to show her face. She couldn't let Ansi take the limelight.

Everything she was doing now was against Aunt Zhao and her daughter. She couldn't let them live too comfortably.

"Big sister, why are you here alone?" An Si had walked in at an unknown time with two other girls following behind her. From her appearance, it seemed that she wasn't an ordinary person.

Even though An Si was the direct descendant of the family, she rarely attended such a banquet, so she did not recognize the noble daughter of the Imperial City.

Seeing that Anfey had appeared, it was likely that he had come prepared.

"Is this Miss An?" However, the two women in front of Ansi spoke up in a loud voice, "It's said that Miss An and someone else eloped, but she still has the face to participate in a banquet at the Duke's Mansion. If it were me, I would have long since run into a wall and died …"

"That's right, I heard that they already have a bastard child …" The other woman spoke in a loud voice, as if she was afraid that An Xia wouldn't be able to hear her.

Red Leaf was so angry that her face turned red. She stared at the two women, clenched her fists, and was about to step forward, but was stopped by An Si.

Of course, she couldn't let An Xia destroy the plan like this. However, An Xia had already put on such a big show in front of the Residence of An, and if she wanted to reverse the situation, she could only rely on today's banquet. Aunt Zhao had long taught An Xin how to behave.

Thus, he had already found two capable assistants.

"All of you, lower your voices." Anse lowered his voice and said.

"What's there to be afraid of? She already did it, why would she be afraid of us talking about it?" One of the women in yellow raised her head and looked An Xia up and down. "So what if you're the direct descendant? So what if you're the Crown Princess? You're not the same as me doing such dirty things. In my opinion, we should be bathing in a pig cage and roaming the streets."

An Xia, on the other hand, wasn't angry. She immediately understood that this woman must have been born out of a concubine. In terms of status, she was already superior to her. She really didn't know what was so arrogant about her.

"Second sister, bathing in the pig cage will affect the fetus in your stomach." Although An Xia was not angry, she did not want them to continue talking. Moreover, she heard that someone was walking over from a short distance away.

"You? I didn't. " An Si's face flushed when she heard this. "Big Sis, don't slander us."

"There were quite a few people gathered outside the Residence of Sun. They must know who the fugitive is." An Xia was simply too calm, and the expression on her face didn't change at all. "Father and Mother spent so much effort to suppress this matter, yet your friend is here discussing it so loudly. He doesn't care about your feelings at all. This kind of person is still far away from you."

As he spoke, he glared at the two women beside Ansi. "You people better stay away from my second sister. She has already been bullied by Young Master Zhao. Aren't you going to rub salt into her wounds?"

Her voice wasn't loud, but it was very imposing. The noble ladies that walked over heard it clearly. In their eyes, it was An Xia defending their little sister.

"Eldest young mistress, you're lying. The one who eloped with young master Zhao was also you. My mother was the one who brought you back …" An Si's complexion was extremely unsightly. She only wanted to use the two noble girls by her side to stain An Xia, but she didn't expect An Xia to actually say such a thing.

"Little Sister Shu." An Xia's tone was unhurried, "Auntie Zhao is just a concubine. Privately, it doesn't matter what you call her, but right now, you have to consider some peaceful residences in order to prevent others from laughing upon hearing her name."

The two friends by Anse's side didn't know what was going on. They could only stare at the two sisters.

Cui Yu, who was standing at the side, also had an extremely unsightly expression. She originally wanted to humiliate An Xia in front of everyone, but she didn't want to be bitten again. She had nothing else to say now.

He could only grit his teeth and take a step forward: "Eldest Miss, you are simply messing things up. The one who left the mansion overnight was you, and on that day, Second Miss was always at home."

An Xia, who was sitting, stood up and walked over to Cui Yu at a leisurely pace, slapping her: "It is not your turn to interrupt Master's matter, instead, you are trying to make things worse by not persuading her. This will only make people feel that Second Sister is feeling guilty, this kind of thing is clear to everyone, why does it need to be mentioned again and again by your own people? Isn't this all a joke? What is the purpose of this servant of yours? "The Residence of Tranquil East has treated you well, how can you be so careless?"

As she said this, she looked at Ansi. "Second sister, this kind of servant should be sold quickly, so as to not sully your reputation."

Every word he said was for An Si's sake, and his tone was even more calm and unflustered.

Seeing Anfey clenching his teeth and going crazy with anger, everyone had a general idea of what was going on.

There were many versions of the rumors. Half of the young ladies in the Residence of Peace said that the one who eloped was the eldest young miss while the other half said that it was the second young miss.

Aunt Zhao had taught her this move to sully An Xia's reputation. As long as the matter of her elopement was confirmed, the Crown Prince would definitely ask her to annul the engagement. But now, it seemed that her plan had failed.