After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

After all, they were the team from the Duke's Mansion and the Princess' Mansion, and after a flurry of activity, they finally managed to arrange everything properly. At this time, all the guests were led to their seats, and the servants in flowery hairpins and brocades placed their plates and chopsticks, and served wine and food in an orderly manner.

At one time, stringed instruments played, elegant banquets were held, and waves of fragrance floated in the wind by the water. This peaceful and joyful scene of flowers and flowers gradually made everyone recover from the panic of the sudden arrival of the emperor, leaving only a faint excitement.

Sitting next to Old Lady Zhu was Lady Wu Jinghou Yu's wife. She raised her glass and said with a smile, "Who would have thought that the princess's garden banquet would alarm the emperor and bring us along with her."

Madam Ding of Duke Dingguo's Mansion said with a smile: "The flowers are in full bloom, the grass is green like jade, who wouldn't be fascinated by such a scene?"

At the banquet a little further away, there were many young noble girls, all dressed up and talking happily. She glanced at the girls around her with a smile and said jokingly, "Besides, the people at the banquet are more beautiful than the flowers. Our Majesty is wise and brave, and he is at such a good age. Who knows, he might become a good story."

The ladies nearby laughed with their hands covering their lips, and the girls all lowered their heads and blushed.

Madam Zhu felt heavy in her heart, and she was not at peace. Even the wisecracks of her in-laws could not make her feel at ease. In such an atmosphere, she could not remain silent, so she could only force a smile and said, "Isn't it? In all these years, I have never seen His Majesty in such a good mood."

Fortunately, although Luo Miaoyun's face turned a little pale, she had not behaved in any unusual way since she entered the park. She just became much quieter and was not as active as before.

Madam Yu looked at the girls of the Shen family and said with a smile, "It's a pity that our family is full of useless girls. It's nothing like the beautiful girls in Madam Shen's house."

Today, the Shen family brought five young ladies out at once. Although four of them were illegitimate children, everyone knew that the second son of the Shen family was promoted to a high position and was greatly favored by the emperor. The illegitimate girls in his family were more precious than the legitimate daughters of those officials who came from impoverished families.

The eldest sister-in-law didn't say anything, so Xiang Mengxuan could only stand up, raise her glass, and smile to smooth things over: "Madam Yu, you are joking. They are just little girls who haven't grown up yet. They don't deserve the praise from the Madam."

As they were negotiating, they saw a group of palace maids suddenly arrive at the table, led by a long-faced eunuch in a green robe. He bowed and smiled, "Is it Old Madam Shen from Xinyuan Marquis's Mansion who is here in person?"

Zhu was greatly surprised and stood up with the help of her second daughter-in-law: "It is me, father-in-law, what advice do you have for me?"

The eunuch frowned and raised his fist, saying, "According to the order of His Majesty, the Grand Madam Zhu of the Xinyuan Marquisate and the other female relatives of the family are here to see you."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the decree, and they all looked at Old Madam Zhu. Madam Zhu was stunned for a moment, and was secretly pushed by Xiang Mengxuan. She came back to her senses and said, "I have received the decree, and I thank the Lord for his grace."

The chief eunuch smiled and said, "Madam, please get ready and go. There will be palace maids to lead the way." He flicked his whisk and said, "We still have to go to other places to announce the decree, so I will take my leave first."

As soon as the palace maid who announced the decree left, there was an uproar at the banquet. Just as they were joking, the emperor summoned the Shen family to the throne. Madam Ding laughed and said, "This is incredible. Madam Yu really got it right. Who knows, we might hear good news when we come back."

Mrs. Zhu was more surprised than happy. She subconsciously looked at the seats of her girls. There was an empty seat in the middle of the small table for six people. She smiled bitterly and said, "Mrs. Ding, please stop joking."

The emperor's order was for the whole family to meet him, but except for Madam Zhu, the other female members of the Shen family had never had the opportunity to formally meet him. Even Luo Miaoyun, a first-rank imperial lady, had only kowtowed to the throne a few times from a distance, and it was impossible for her to see the emperor.

Even the usually timid third daughter of the Shen family couldn't help but get excited and asked Madam Xiang nervously, "Madam, are we really going to see His Majesty?"

Shen Ruyao despised the unpresentable look of her illegitimate sister the most, and could not help but sneer, "Your Majesty is a noble person, what kind of person is this? Isn't the third sister's behavior a sincere attempt to embarrass our mansion in front of His Majesty?"

"Ruyao, shut up!" It was Madam Zhu who spoke up. She scolded him harshly, "If you dare to say another word of nonsense in front of His Majesty, I will not forgive you!"

Shen Ruyao was so frightened that her face turned pale and she stopped talking in embarrassment.

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The palace maid leading the way held a pair of censers with golden cloud and Kui patterns, in which imperial incense was burning slowly. Three steps away, Luo Shuyi followed behind her mother, her face flushed with excitement, immersed in the joy of meeting the emperor soon.

After turning a small path, they came towards a group of familiar people, led by four palace maids in gorgeous attire and carrying incense burners, and following behind them were members of the Zhu family.

As soon as she saw Zhu Jijin, Zhu Jiyu and others in the queue, she felt as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on hot coals, and her previous excitement came to an abrupt end. Could it be that they also wanted to pay a visit to His Majesty, and His Majesty summoned more than just their family?

But then the women of the Shen family showed up, which made Luo Shuyi's face darken. Shen Ruyao... why did she come too? Why? Why did she always run into good things? Why did she have to get involved in everything?

Growing up, relying on her twin brother, she really regarded herself as a phoenix. It was not enough that she was the only one in the Marquis' Mansion and was doted on. She also came to the Luo family every few days to steal all the attention and love from her grandparents... And her mother, just because Shen Ruyao was the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, she always wanted her to be sensible and give in. Her father loved her, his niece, more than his own daughter.

From childhood to adulthood, she was always overshadowed by her radiant cousin. Finally, she thought that this time the honor of the emperor summoning her was only for her, but here, she saw her again!

She looked away, suppressing her inner resentment and unwillingness, while still putting on a well-behaved look.

What Luo Shuyi didn't know was that her thoughts at that instant had been clearly seen by everyone.

On a stone staircase at the back, Ning'er was quietly observing the team below. There was a hint of amusement in her eyes, and she said to Lu Kui behind her, "This pair of cousins ​​seem inseparable and very close, but I didn't expect that Luo Shuyi secretly had such a strong hostility towards Shen Ruyao."

“A gentleman gathers together but does not form a party, while a villain forms a party but does not gather together. This is exactly what it means.”

The stone wall carved out of the stone steps was covered with ivy vines, swaying along the edges and emitting bursts of fragrant aroma. After hearing this sentence, Ning'er savored and pondered it carefully in her mind and could not help but agree with it.

She suddenly felt something was wrong. She turned around and exclaimed in surprise: "Why is it you?"