Xiao Ruge pointed in the direction of Xiao Mingyue, who did not shy away from anything and just stood in front of a field of peonies. She made some charming moves from time to time, which made Xiao Qianqian frown.

"Oh my! Fourth sister is too bold, I'll go call her over!"

Xiao Qianqian was about to stand up, but was stopped by Xiao Ruge.

"No need, look, someone's there!"

Xiao Ruge raised her chin to the side and saw a gorgeously dressed woman walking quickly towards Xiao Mingyue with her skirt lifted.

Before Xiao Mingyue could react, the woman raised her hand and slapped her in the face, stunning her.

"you you……"

"What do you mean by 'you'? As a girl in the boudoir, you actually stare at a man non-stop and flirt with him. Do you think you can dream of having Master Duanmu?"

Xiao Ruge and Xiao Qianqian widened their eyes after hearing this. They looked at each other and saw the burning gossip spirit in each other's eyes.

"Second sister, doesn't Fourth sister like Lu Yu? Why is she interested in Master Duanmu now?"

Xiao Qianqian was confused and shocked. She felt that Xiao Mingyue really fell in love with every girl she met. It was a bit weird.

Seeing that she had finished the snack in her hand, Xiao Ruge stuffed another piece into her hand and said with a smile: "Who knows! Maybe Fourth Sister doesn't like Lu Yu anymore and likes Duanmu Ling instead!"

Her eyes were full of anticipation for a good show.

She knew the person who beat people up. It was Princess Jianing who had chased Duanmu Ling for her whole life in the previous life. She believed that Xiao Mingyue should also know her.

It's just that Princess Jianing ended up committing suicide for Duanmu Ling, and both of them ended up badly.

The burning pain on her face made Xiao Mingyue burst into tears instantly. She covered her cheeks and looked at Princess Jianing pitifully.

"My Lord, you misunderstood. I didn't..."

"Why are you standing here and watching? And you're acting so coquettishly, aren't you trying to seduce men?"

A young lady in a light yellow dress arrogantly scolded Xiao Mingyue. If you didn't know, you would think she was Princess Jianing!

Everyone in the pavilion was either rich or noble, especially the princes and Duanmu Ling. No matter which one of them was chosen alone, all the women in the world would flock to them.

In fact, Princess Jianing didn't notice Xiao Mingyue at first. It was only when she saw it and told Princess Jianing that she was afraid that Xiao Mingyue was seducing Duanmu Ling that Princess Jianing ran over angrily to cause trouble for Xiao Mingyue.

After all, in terms of appearance, Duanmu Ling is the most outstanding one among them.

Thinking that Duanmu Ling might be looking at her right now, the young lady's heart started beating like a deer.

Xiao Mingyue wanted to find someone to help, but after looking for a long time, she didn't see anyone from the Zhao family or the Xiao family, and she became a little anxious.

"Princess, I know that my status is humble and I am not worthy of Master Duanmu. Only a princess like you can be a perfect match for Master Duanmu. I really am not looking at Master Duanmu!"

Although he had cursed Princess Jianing countless times in his heart, Xiao Mingyue still kept a low profile, trying to elevate Princess Jianing by belittling himself.

She knew that Princess Jianing had always liked Duanmu Ling, so she naturally said things that she liked to hear, which immediately made Princess Jianing feel much more comfortable.

However, Princess Jianing still snorted coldly and glanced at her with disdain.

"It is important for a person to know himself. Since you know you are not worthy, why don't you get out of here!"

Xiao Mingyue covered her face and secretly glanced at the crowd in the pavilion. She felt that all eyes seemed to be looking at her. She suddenly felt ashamed and nodded hurriedly and left.

Watching her fleeing, the young lady smiled at Princess Jianing, "Princess, there is no need to bother with such a person. She is just an ignorant country girl!"

Princess Jianing snorted lightly. Just then Miss Zhao came and said that the banquet was ready and asked everyone to take their seats.

"Have you seen the second and fifth young ladies of the Xiao family?"

Miss Zhao just went to see how the banquet was going, and when she came back she couldn't find the two people.

Everyone looked at each other, obviously no one saw it.

At this time, Xiao Ruge took Xiao Qianqian and walked out slowly. When they saw everyone, they looked a little surprised.

"This humble girl greets Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Xiao Qianqian followed Xiao Ruge in performing the salute. Although she didn't follow the correct method, she did it quite well.

Princess Jianing glanced at the two of them and asked, "Are you also young ladies from the Xiao family?"

"Yes, my name is Xiao Ruge, and this is my fifth sister Xiao Qianqian."

Xiao Ruge answered respectfully.

Princess Jianing is very proud. For someone like her, you can't confront her head-on, you have to play along.

Besides, the *** has some power in their hands, and it will never do any harm to make friends with these people.

Seeing that the two were very respectful, Princess Jianing had no intention of causing trouble for them. Although she looked down on Xiao Mingyue, it was only for Xiao Mingyue.

"The sky looks gloomy and it might rain soon. Let's go to the table quickly! I made pickled goose today and it tastes really good. Princess, please try it later!"

Miss Zhao felt that the atmosphere was a little subtle, so she quickly led everyone to the water pavilion.

In the pavilion, all the ladies had already taken their seats. As soon as the young ladies came in, they immediately went to find their mothers to sit down.

Lin also waved to the two of them, and Xiao Ruge pulled Xiao Qianqian to sit next to her.

Lin gestured to Xiao Mingyue, who was sitting next to her with her head down and had an obvious slap mark on her face, and asked Xiao Ruge in a low voice.

"What happened to her? Who hit her?"

"I don't know how the fourth sister offended Princess Jianing and got slapped."

After hearing what Xiao Ruge said, Lin's face looked a little bad.

Xiao Qianqian patted her mother's hand, signaling her not to be angry.

As the servants brought out delicious dishes, the banquet officially began.

Anyway, there are no outsiders here, and the water pavilion is some distance away from the pavilion opposite, so someone suggested letting the young ladies from the aristocratic families show their talents.

Generally, flower-viewing banquets like this are openly called banquets to build relationships among all parties, but in fact they are secretly a way for children of marriageable age in the family to find their ideal partners.

So as soon as these words were spoken, they immediately received the consent of the other ladies.

Soon, each young lady showed off her talents, and the waterside pavilion suddenly became lively with the sound of stringed instruments and wind instruments.

The sound of music slowly drifted into the pavilion across the lake, attracting the attention of everyone in the pavilion.

Everyone saw the scene of Princess Jianing beating someone just now, and at this time someone teased Duanmu Ling.

"Master Duanmu, I heard that the Prime Minister's wife is also across the street. I guess Princess Jianing must have tried her best to win the Prime Minister's wife's favor!"

Duanmu Ling was a little unhappy and looked at the man coldly, "Mr. Shi, you'd better be careful with what you say. Princess Jianing and I are innocent. If you say this, aren't you tarnishing Princess Jianing's reputation?"

Mr. Shi's face turned red when he was told this. He actually just wanted to get close to Duanmu Ling and didn't think about anything else. Who knew he would be choked back.

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