After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

The day before New Year's Eve, Wei Ruxuan forced herself to get out of bed.

The whip wounds on her body have not yet fully healed, and she has been lying in bed all this time.

But on a big day like New Year's Eve, the princes all have to go to the palace to attend the banquet, so she can't remain indifferent.

Fortunately, the whip marks were all on her body, not on her face. After she cleaned them up, no one could tell anything was wrong.

Xiao Jiashan has been very annoyed during this period.

Ever since he returned to the capital, the Zheng family seemed to have become a little cold towards him, and his grandfather Zheng Can was not as friendly to him as before when he saw him.

These changes happen imperceptibly and can only be felt but not expressed in words. You can only feel it to know that it is completely different.

Xiao Jiashan has not married yet. If he had one, he could let her visit the Zheng family during the New Year holidays and interact more with the women in the Zheng family.

He heard that Xiao Chengji's princess was quite popular among the royal family recently, and several old princesses praised Xiao Chengji's princess for her knowledge and good manners.

Xiao Jiashan also heard about the disaster in the south.

Because of this incident, I heard that the emperor fasted for a day to pray for blessings, so the scale of this year's New Year's Eve banquet will definitely not be as high as in previous years.

Xiao Jiashan gave Wei Ruxuan some advice, asking her to dress simply and not be too ostentatious, in case the empress dowager saw her and blamed her.

Wei Ruxuan had someone take out all the clothes and jewelry she had hidden at the bottom of her box.

For such a grand occasion, she was supposed to dress up glamorously. She finally showed her face, and she had to make a splash to let people know that although she was the fifth prince's concubine, she was actually more noble and favored than the principal wife.

As soon as Xiao Jiashan said this, Wei Ruxuan exploded instantly: "It's fine for me to dress like a nun when I go to the palace normally, but this is the New Year, and you want me to dress like a nun during the New Year?"

"It's not about the New Year." Xiao Jiashan explained to her while holding back her anger, "The people in the south suffered a disaster, and the emperor was unhappy. He dressed too grandly, and he thought our house was extravagant."

"You are a prince. How many princes don't spend lavishly? Besides, there are so many people at the banquet. Will the emperor stare at me?"

Xiao Jiashan thought what she said made some sense, but he always felt something was wrong.

Wei Ruxuan asked her maid to help her dress up.

Although she was dressed according to the standards for a concubine, she was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and her clothes and jewelry were all sparkling, making her look quite grand.

After dressing up, Wei Ruxuan was worried that Empress Zheng would be unhappy when she saw her.

But on second thought, today is New Year's Day, so we should be festive and not bring shame to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

In order to avoid the Queen from getting angry, Wei Ruxuan sent someone to the palace to talk to the Queen in advance.

Although Empress Zheng was in charge of the six palaces for many years, the real power was in the hands of Empress Dowager Zheng. Many people did not take the Empress seriously and listened more to the Empress Dowager.

When Wei Ruxuan was deciding what to wear to the banquet, everyone came to ask for her opinion. This move really made Empress Zheng feel a lot more comfortable, so she agreed.

The marriage between Xiao Jiashan and the Wen family was originally arranged by the Empress Dowager. If Yan Yu, this sickly girl, entered the Fifth Prince's Mansion, she would probably be like those bitches, only listening to the Empress Dowager and not to her, the Queen.

Currently, the Queen Mother still wants to arrange a marriage for Xiao Jiashan, but Queen Zheng does not want the person chosen by the Queen Mother to have a firm hold on the heart of the Fifth Prince.

After the maid that Wei Ruxuan sent into the palace came back, she happily told Wei Ruxuan that the Queen asked her to perform well, and if she performed well, she would promote her to be a concubine.

Wei Ruxuan was overjoyed.

There was such a big carrot hanging in front of him, but the Fifth Prince was unwilling to give it to her, but the Queen was willing. It turned out that the Queen was right to take sides from the beginning.

On New Year's Eve, Wei Ruxuan and Xiao Jiashan arrived early.

Xiao Chengji entered the palace earlier. In previous years, he was always in front of the emperor, and this year was no exception. The emperor had not come yet, and he was not here either.

Yan Yu did not enter the palace with Xiao Chengji, she came with Princess Xianyi.

Princess Xianyi smiled and said, "You have already met all the people you should have met in the past few days. The unfamiliar faces you haven't met are basically those who are close to the Queen Mother. You don't have to pay attention to their unpleasant words. Don't make a fool of yourself in such a big occasion if you can."

Yan Yu nodded: "Yes."

Princess Xianyi smiled again and said, "Let's go. The Emperor will definitely come out last. In the past, the King of Qin always stayed with him. Tonight, you and I will sit together."

Yan Yu was wearing a snow-blue dress today, with a rabbit fur cape tied on the outside, and her hair was adorned with jade hairpins and pearls. Her outfit was quite plain. After entering, she found that most of the female relatives and concubines were dressed conservatively, not too ostentatious.

The people in the south suffered such a great disaster, and the emperor was a diligent and people-loving king. None of the concubines with good sense dared to displease the emperor at this critical juncture.

As for some princesses and dowager concubines, they are already quite old and are members of the royal family and nobles. They know exactly what preparations to make for any occasion and dare not show off.

The only conspicuous ones were Queen Zheng, who was dressed in bright pearls and jade, and the Fifth Prince's concubine Wei Ruxuan.

When Yan Yu followed Princess Xianyi in, several princes could no longer hold back.

The Sixth Prince Xiao Jingshuo had only seen Yan Yu from a distance before, and had never seen her so closely. He asked curiously, "The one next to Princess Xianyi, is she her daughter-in-law? Liang Zhen is very lucky. How did she get such a beautiful daughter-in-law?"

The seventh prince Xiao Qirui said nothing and glanced at Xiao Jiashan.

Xiao Jiashan looked a little dazed and didn't say a word for a long time.

The Zheng family and Princess Xianyi had a feud, and Xiao Jiashan and Liang Zhen had a very ordinary relationship. Although they were cousins, they hardly spoke to each other all year round.

In Xiao Jiashan's view, Liang Zhen was just a cynical nerd. He never expected that Princess Xianyi was so capable as to marry such a beautiful girl to this nerd.

Xiao Jiashan took a sip of wine, secretly glanced at Yan Yu twice, and the more he looked, the more obsessed he became.

No matter what, he has decided to make Liang Zhen his brother.

Even if there were some conflicts between the Liang and Zheng families in the past, Xiao Jiashan would find ways to resolve them and interact more with Liang Zhen in the future.

The Sixth Prince Xiao Jingshuo stroked his chin and said, "Whose daughter did Liang Zhen marry? I wonder if she has any sisters at home."

The seventh prince Xiao Qiru observed carefully and found that Xiao Jiashan's eyes were almost glued to Yan Yu. If he continued to look at him, he would probably be distracted.

Seeing this, Xiao Qirui suppressed his laughter and said, "This is not the wife of that idiot cousin Liang, this is our third brother's princess! She is the only daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Not to mention sisters, even brothers are gone. She is the only one left in the family. Sixth brother, give up those dirty thoughts of yours and call her Third Sister-in-law when you meet people."