C2 The Hundred Blossom Banquet That Couldn't be Avoided

"Forcing!" Sang Jinyan muttered gloomily.

Sang Qing glared unhappily at her youngest daughter. "How dare you speak to your fourth sister, you bastard!"

Sang Jinyan didn't say anything else, but she secretly glanced at Sang Jinyou, feeling even more annoyed.

Madame Zhou gave a strange snort. "You only know how to scold your own daughter!"

No matter how these people fought, her son was still the most promising man in the household.

After eating, they all returned to their own courtyards.

Sang Jinyou sat on the bed in a daze and retired from serving all the maidservants. She sat alone in her empty bedroom, which looked just like a room in a prince's mansion. When she first entered the mansion, Huangfu Wuqing came every day, but he always left in disappointment.

"Are you a dead fish?"

What is a dead fish? Sang Jinjian did not know that she had never been in the kitchen. She also wanted to make King Chen happy. As long as he was happy, her family would be safe.

However, no one taught her how to get into bed. Every time Prince Chen wanted to touch her, she would stiffen up.

He wanted to obey, but he couldn't be afraid. He was afraid of that man. Afraid that one action of his would bring disaster to his family.

Afterwards, the mama came to teach her, but at that time, her mother died, and her brother was exiled for thousands of miles, so how could she be happy under him?

"What should I do?"

Huangfu Jianmin had once said that she was a heaven shocking figure at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but the Hundred Flowers Banquet had been initiated by the Empress. The three Sang girls were all on the list, so she could not hide from him.

The only contact the Hundred Flowers Banquet had with the male guests was during the banquet after the hunt. Since Princess Xian wanted her to accompany them, they had no choice but to go. It was unknown if there would be any changes this time.

On the day of the Hundred Blossom Banquet.

When she woke up early in the morning, Sang Jinyou felt uneasy. Meilan and Xiuzhu helped her comb her hair while Xiuzhu chattered non-stop.

"I heard that the empress might come as well, that there will be many suitable men from the capital city at the Duke's Mansion. I heard that the four young masters of the capital city will appear, and so will all the other nobles." "The Zhao Family's Fourth Young Miss and the Zhou Family's Young Sister-in-Law envied the Young Miss for being able to attend the Hundred Blossom Banquet!"

Soo Zhu was still as noisy as before, and Sang Jinyou could no longer bear to listen to her. She turned her head to look at her helplessly and said, "You're still as cheerful as ever!"

"Young lady, you must hate me!" Soo Zhu said, rolling her eyes in annoyance.

"I'm five years old, and you two are here with me, hmm..." "I don't want this hairpin, it's too beautiful!"

When Sang Jinyou saw that Meilan was holding a golden footstep inlaid with rubies, she quickly reached out her hand to block it.

Meilan held the hairpin and looked at Sang Jinyou with a troubled expression. "But this was given to her by Princess Xian. If I were to meet her during this Hundred Flowers Banquet …"

She was born at the age of fourteen, and when she went to the Prince Xian's estate, she gave it to her father. Now, her father was the teacher of the Prince Xian's son, and her elder brother's direct superior was a follower of the Prince Xian.

In her previous life, this hairpin was kept locked in a cupboard because of its high value. After that, Princess Xian had jokingly asked about it and never mentioned it again.

In this life, Sang Jinyou knew she was still useless. However, Prince Xian and Prince Chen were on equal footing. It would be beneficial if they could have a relationship.

"Then wear it!"

After dressing up, Sang Jinyou stood up and walked around the room. Meilan and Soo Zhu were all smiles as they reached out to help her out. As they walked, they smiled and said, "The three ladies in my house are very famous in the capital. "En, our girl is still the best!

Sang Jinyou gave a faint smile. "Don't spout nonsense. Let's go!"

When they arrived at the front yard, Sang Jingrong and Sang Jinyan were already there, one blue and one red.

A man in a blue robe stood about ten feet away from her. He was Zhou Chen, and he was speaking respectfully to her. When he saw her, he quickly stepped forward and saluted her. "Fourth Miss, it's time for us to leave."

Zhou Chen was the adopted son of Housekeeper Zhou, and he had been raised in the Sang Family. Since he had grown up, he had always been helping the Sang Family manage their businesses, and this was also the main source of expenditure for the Sang Family.

"Yes."

Zhou Chen …

Sang Jinyin thought deeply to herself. The matter between Third Sis and Zhou Chen had started at the Duke's Mansion, and Zhou Chen had saved Third Sis.

This time, the Hundred Blossom Banquet was being held in the Duke's Mansion. Magnificent carriages could be seen all over the city. The commoners watched expectantly as these high class people went to attend the banquet that they had only heard from the mouth of the book.

In the Sang family's two carriages, Sang Jinyou sat in the carriage at the back and smelled the faint fragrance of the pastries coming from the street.

Sang Jinyou said, "Meilan, I want to eat hazelnut cake, help me buy some!"

"Yes sir!"

Their carriage stopped, and the carriage in front naturally stopped as well. Zhou Chen put down his horsewhip and walked over to ask, "Fourth Miss, what's wrong?"

Meilan got out of the car and said with a smile, "Miss wants to eat the hazelnut cake. Chief Steward Zhou, you go first and let Xiao Lin catch up with you!"

Zhou Chen furrowed his brow, but swallowed the words in the end. "Understood."

The carriage left first, and Melly turned back to the alley where the hazelnut cake was sold.

"Entering the pastry shop, Meilan placed the silver on the table." "Boss Liu, continue as usual!"

The shop owner nodded and received the silver. He smiled and said, "Lady Mei, please, please. You are a regular customer. It's just that the Fourth Miss didn't eat the hazelnut cake in the past. How come you have changed your taste today?"

Meilan picked up a plum from the plate and put it in her mouth. "How can we guess what Master is thinking!"

Not long later, Meilan carried the snacks and walked out of the snack bar.

Just as they reached the corner of the alley, they were suddenly struck by brute force from behind. That person ran away without even apologizing. They were all living people, Meilan naturally became more cautious and immediately went to touch the silver bag. As expected!

"Little thief, stop right there!" Meilan grabbed his tattered clothes with a calm expression.

"Woman, let go!" the man threatened menacingly. "Otherwise, I'll be rude to you!"

The man stepped forward, and Melly's face changed. She quickly let go of his hand and took a step back. She pretended to be calm as she said, "Go!"

The man disappeared as soon as he turned the corner. Meilan touched her beating heart and waited for a while before calming down.

Returning to the carriage, Xiuzhu quickly took the hazelnut cake and placed it on the small table, complaining, "Melly, you're slow. Next time I'll go buy one!"

Meilan was still in shock, but she couldn't say what had happened just now to scare the young lady. She had no choice but to swallow her words, tear open the curtain and say to Xiao Lin, "Xiao Lin, let's go!"

Little Lin waved his whip and the carriage headed for the Duke's estate.

The current head of the Duke of Guo's residence, Xiao Quan, was close friends with the current emperor. The Duke of Guo's wife liked liveliness, so Xiao Quan was the one who asked the empress for the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

"Sang Jinyou was almost late. Sang Jingrong glanced at her and was about to speak when Zhou Weiqing took out a cloak and passed it to Sang Jingrong's maidservant." "Take good care of Miss!"

Sang Jinyan kept staring at Sang Jinyou. She felt that something was wrong and took a step forward. After a moment of hesitation, she frowned and asked impatiently, "Who are you showing that dead look to?" "This isn't the Sang family, don't implicate us!"

In her previous life, Sang Jinyan had once said that she was a timid and gentle girl, but that didn't mean she was willing to accept it. Now that Sang Jinyan had said that, she was filled with resentment, and she even managed to avoid the crowd and walk alone in the garden.

In this life, if she wasn't alone, would she avoid disaster?

"I know."

Sang Jingrong asked the maidservant to straighten her cloak before she smiled at the two of them and said, "Alright, let's go in. It's a joke here, let's go in."

Mei Lan and Xiu Zhu stood by Sang Jinyou's side. There were more than a hundred young ladies invited to the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Adding in their personal maids, there were more than three hundred women.

As he walked through the gates of the palace, he saw the ladies of famous sects and clans everywhere. Not just anyone could enter the Hundred Blossom Banquet. If one was lucky enough to catch the eyes of the nobility, they would be able to prosper for a lifetime.

As soon as they entered the house, a mama came over to greet them with a smile. "The three young ladies of the Sang Mansion have truly amazed mama. Fourth young miss, Prince Xian was just talking about you, so why don't you go and pay your respects?"

Just as Sang Jinyan was about to try and rope her in, the mama gave her a perfunctory bow before taking Melly's seat. She put her hand on Sang Jinyou's arm and said, "Princess is really concerned about Miss, this servant has never seen her so concerned about anyone before!"

Sang Jinyou nodded obediently. "Please lead the way, mama!"

Sang Jingrong glanced at her younger sister's unsightly expression before pushing her away. "Pay attention to your identity!"

"Why does everyone love her?!" Sang Jinyan bit her lips and a trace of hatred appeared in her eyes.

Sang Jingrong touched her cloak as a faint smile appeared on her face, "She was personally given a name by His Majesty, so of course she would curry favor with him. What are you being jealous of?" It might not be a good thing, just wait and see! "

The group of people followed the mama into the inner chamber. Inside the hall sat a row of distinguished women. In the middle, who else could it be other than the empress?

The two sisters who followed behind were also shocked, nearly losing their manners.

When she saw Sang Jinyou, Princess Xian's smile grew wider. She waved her hand and said, "I've only just mentioned the Sang family's lass, but I've already seen it. Come quickly and greet the Empress!"

The woman on the bed had a decent smile on her face, but her eyes were as sharp as a sword. She absentmindedly went back to her previous life, and gave Sang Jingrong, the Lifei, a foot of white silk. However, after three years, in order to torture her, Chenchen told her that Lifei had offended the empress dowager, and had been given a 'Lingxi' punishment.

Just as she was about to speak, Sang Jingrong extended a hand and pulled Sang Jinyou to a kneeling position. She respectfully bowed and said, "Empress Dowager Wanfujin An, your Phoenix Body is very precious, your Imperial Mother's grandeur is shocking the world, and I am glad that I have a chance to see Your Majesty and my younger sisters!

Only then did the two of them react and quickly knelt down to pay their respects.

In her previous life, it was Sang Jingrong who had helped her out, but the empress had chosen to enter the Eastern Palace. When the crown prince ascended the throne three years later, Sang Jingrong was conferred the title of 'Lifei' and died tragically in the harem less than a year later.