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When Lady Zhang arrived at the Zhang residence, she quickly knelt down. The Lady Zhang behind her, on the other hand, dragged her feet. After half a day, she lowered her body and, after bowing, quickly ran away.

Although Eldest Miss Xue frowned, there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. The princess glared at Miss Zhang, and Miss Zhang stood there in a daze as if she did not see her. The princess turned around and left without even a word of invitation.

When they arrived at their mother's side, Miss Xue smiled and said, "She's a relative of my third aunt." The princess casually nodded her head as if she didn't care in the slightest. I bowed politely behind my mother and stood behind her with my head lowered, as if I was extremely terrified. When Big Miss Xue saw what I was doing, a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes before she started laughing.

Since the princess had arrived, it was time for the banquet to begin. Mrs. Xue stepped forward and bowed to the princess. "Princess, please move." The Princess reached out her hand to support the eldest wife as she smiled and said, "Aunt, you want to embarrass me like this?" Eldest Miss Xue helped Old Lady Xue, and the guests all followed her to the banquet table. Third Madam and Mother stood together, talking about family matters as they walked. After they left, I followed behind them with satisfaction.

Old Mrs. Xue, Mrs. Xue, Eldest Miss, Fourth Miss, Fifth Miss, Princess sat at a table. Lady Jiang, the two Miss of the Jiang family, Lady Zhang, and Miss Zhang sat at a table; my mother, Third Mrs., Second Miss, Third Miss, and Third Miss sat at a table. The Princess made a toast first. Miss Xue looked up at me several times, her eyes full of guilt.

After dinner, the maidservants served tea and spittoons, and I followed the example of the second young miss. I washed my mouth with tea and spat into the spittoon, and then another batch of maidservants came up with hot water in a copper basin to wash my hands. At the same time, there wasn't even a cough. Only the princess had asked for Qing Yan.

Then, under the lead of Old Lady Xue, they left the main house, walked out of the courtyard, crossed the stone bridge, and entered a courtyard decorated with the plaque of the "Exquisite Sound Hall". Inside was a large stage decorated with colorful silk that was decorated in an exquisite manner.

"Let our big sister accompany you for a walk!" Old Lady Xue instructed the Eldest Miss, "Take the ladies out for a while."

Eldest Miss Xue smiled in response, handing the list of tricks to her mother.

"They are young and love liveliness. Let them go out and cause trouble, let's listen to the show and drink some tea!" Old Mrs. Xue turned her head and smiled.

The ladies of the Jiang family smiled and responded. They all told their daughters that the young ladies had agreed to rise and take their leave. The two young ladies of the Jiang family came to my side and invited me to join them.

"I don't think this princess is an easy person to get along with either!" Second Miss Jiang whispered into my ear, but Eldest Miss Jiang, who was standing on my right side, had a stern expression on her face. She didn't dare to say anything loudly, and instead scolded her sister, "What nonsense are you spouting!" The royal family is something that you can discuss too! " Second Miss Jiang stuck out her tongue and tightened her grip on my arm. "Just look at her and you'll know that she's mad at me!"

I smiled but didn't say anything. Just who does Miss Xue want to marry? Could it be King Qi? This isn't impossible? After all, there was a layer of kinship between them. However, since the emperor had just ascended to the throne, King Qi was at the very moment of suspicion. It didn't seem very reasonable for Miss Xue to marry King Qi, so what sort of marriage did she seek?

The princess insisted on going to the pavilion. There was no hot spring in the Xue Clan Courtyard, and it was surrounded by lush trees. The pavilion was built on top of a hill, and the cold wind blew through it.

"Your Highness, the weather is still rather cold right now. I'm afraid it'll be on the pavilion …" Eldest Miss Xue persuaded. If they went on the pavilion, it was likely that most of the young ladies would fall ill.

The princess' face darkened. "I just think the scenery will be very good." Looking straight at Miss Xue, she bit her lip, feeling awkward.

"My fifth sister is still young!" Eldest Miss Xue pointed at Ning Lin, who was being pulled by Second Miss.

"Then send a few servants to escort her back to the old ancestor of the Xue Clan." The princess had a mischievous smile on her face.

When the Fifth Miss heard this, she wanted to send herself back, and shouted, "I'm not going back! I want to go with big sister! " Eldest Miss Xue crouched down and hugged Ning Lin. She said softly, "Listen to Big Sister. Go back and find Grandmother!" Then, regardless of Fifth Miss's protest, the godmother took Fifth Miss away.

"You, stay by my side!" The princess pointed at Miss Zhang, but she did not step forward. Instead, she stood there fearfully.

"Sister, go quickly!" Eldest Miss Xue pushed Miss Zhang, who stood unwillingly by the princess' side.

"You go first!" The princess raised an eyebrow. "Explore the road for us!"

Hearing this, Miss Zhang's face immediately lost color. The ladies came to the banquet wearing beautiful but inconvenient dresses. If they wanted to climb the hill, they would need the support of a servant girl. Judging from the princess' words, she wanted Ms. Zhang to go up alone. She was a delicate lady, so how could she go up the mountain alone?

Miss Xue wasn't the only one who noticed the princess' unreasonable request. The other two Miss Jiang frowned as well, but none of them dared to go forward and dissuade her. Ms. Zhang stood there, tears flowing down her face.

"Why aren't you going?" the princess asked, putting her hands on her hips.

The mountain was built with a great amount of stones, so in order to get some wild ideas, she didn't repair the steps. Ms. Zhang wore two pieces of horse-face skirt, and as she moved, the petticoats would reveal themselves from time to time. The ladies below all felt very embarrassed, at home, the most important thing was fame and reputation, while the princess humiliated her in public, wasn't it a bit too harsh?

When the princess saw this, she clapped her hands and smiled, "I didn't expect Miss Zhang to be so agile!" Miss Zhang looked back down at us, her makeup in tears, her hair a little loose, looking miserable. Suddenly, Miss Zhang's feet slipped. Accompanied by a loud scream, her figure disappeared from the mountain rock.

A figure with Miss Zhang in his arms appeared behind the rocks and turned around. Seeing the face of the person who had arrived, I was secretly shocked. I gripped the hem of my skirt tightly. How could it be him?