Chapter 60 - Prince of Liang’s Fiancée

Most of the cup of Fragrant Green Liquid was fell on Song Yixiao’s dress. After hearing the Dowager Consort’s words, she went to change clothes.

In a small suit next to the warm room, she changed a spare set of clothes. Then the back window was knocked suddenly.

Jinxun was shocked. But Song Yixiao looked calm as if she had already known it. She whispered to Jinxun to guard behind the door and then she walked to push the window lightly.

Sure enough, Lu Chai’er stood outside the window alone.

“Sixth Young Lady, thanks for reminding me just now!” Song Yixiao bobbed gracefully as soon as she saw her.

“Don’t thank me. I never want to help you!” Lu Chai’er looked gloomy and looked at her with complicated eyes for a long time. Then she smiled a little coldly, “There must be some medicine in it to cause infertility… Although I know it’s hard to cure, I still want to see a reliable doctor!”

Song Yixiao promised immediately, “I’ll find a doctor for you as soon as I come back! I’ll pay for you. Sixth Young Lady, please tell me whatever you want!”

Lu Chai’er shook her head and wanted to leave. Song Yixiao hurriedly said, “I have a question. Does Fourth Commandery Princess know the truth?”

Song Yixiao was clear that Lu Chai’er wanted to remind her by praising the Fragrant Green Liquid. Lu Chai’er was just a concubine’s daughter but could find its taste was different. Lu Kou’er was a noble commandery princess. Song Yixiao was strange why Lu Kou’er didn’t find it.

Lu Kou’er must have more delicate food and drink the Fragrant Green Liquid more times than Lu Chai’er!

Song Yixiao guessed that Lu Kou’er had already known it and kept silent intentionally. But why did she give Song Yixiao a chance to smash the glass cup?

“Do you suspect that I deliberately slander Grandmother to make you appreciate me?” Lu Chai’er sneered after hearing that, “Do you think only your mother is clever? Father used to only love my mother at that time so that she could give birth to me when the former princess consort was alive. Do you think she was just lucky?”

After saying that, she left soon and didn’t care about whether Song Yixiao believed or not!

“Your Ladyship, do you believe the words of Sixth Young Lady?” Seeing Song Yixiao closed the window, Jinxun got out behind the door. She walked to smooth Song Yixiao’s dress and asked, “Even Fourth Commandery Princess can’t find the problem. How can she recognize something bad is put in it?”

“I’m not familiar with her mother. How can I know that?” Song Yixiao touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and said casually, “Sixth Young Lady said that in public. But Fourth Commandery Princess didn’t refute her. Don’t you think it is so strange?”

Jinxun was stunned, “Sixth Young Lady is Fourth Commandery Princess’s younger sister. Maybe Fourth Commandery Princess didn’t want to lose her face?”

“Don’t you think Fourth Commandery Princess is so excited today?” Song Yixiao glanced at her with serious face, “Do you remember the situation when they got out attending the feast of the Shangsi Festival? But today, they seem to change characters with each other!”

On that day, it was Lu Chai’er who aimed at Song Yixiao.

But Lu Kou’er always put on airs as a noble commandery princess.

“Even if Sixth Young Lady is in a bad mood today and doesn’t want to talk.” Song Yixiao narrowed her eyes and said, “According to Fourth Commandery Princess’s temperament, she won’t blame me in person! Lu Chai’er dislikes me because she is jealous of me. But Lu Kou’er dislikes me for she looks down on me!”

As a result, they had different attitudes toward Song Yixiao, although they all disliked the stepmother’s daughter. Lu Kou’er always ignored Song Yixiao because she thought she would be dragged down by contacting Song Yixiao!

While Lu Chai’er caught every chance to show off in front of Song Yixiao!

On the Shangsi Festival, to shame Song Yixiao, she almost violated a taboo of royal family!

“Besides, although Lu Kou’er is a commandery princess and her mother is former princess consort, she gets a clear understanding of the situation.”

“She performs obediently in front of Commandery Princess Qingjiang, right?”

“Now I’m the future sister-in-law of Commandery Princess Qingjiang. Even the Dowager Consort has to give me face. Today is the birthday of the Dowager Consort. Even if guests haven’t come, does she dare to behave in a disorderly manner without fear?”

“She said dirty words and even smashed the glass cup toward me… Doesn’t she fear to hurt me? If I’m really wounded, how does she tell to the Empress Dowager and the Jian Family?”

Song Yixiao smoothed her sleeves and said, “It’s so strange!”

Jinxun was shocked after hearing her analysis, “What should we do next?”

“Don’t think about it now!” Song Yixiao walked to see herself in the bronze mirror for a while to make sure her dress. Then she said casually, “Don’t forget that the most important thing we should do now is to accompany the Princess!”

Thinking of the obstinate reputation of Princess Changxing, Song Yixiao and Jinxun all looked a little pale.

Taking her things, Song Yixiao went back to the warm room with Jinxun. Before she came in, she had heard talk and laughter from the room. Obviously, many guests had come when she changed clothes.

“Is this Miss Song?” Lu Kou’er and Lu Chai’er sat next to the Dowager Consort. So it was easy to guess Song Yixiao’s identity because she came in alone. No matter what everyone thought, they all gave face to the fiancée of Duke of Yan. “How beautiful she is! And she is so demure like a lady of quiet dignity. Your Highness, you must teach her as your own granddaughter. It’s no wonder that the Empress Dowager decides her marriage in person!”

It was of course not the truth. It was not a secret that Dowager Consort of Hengshan disliked her daughter-in-law. How could she teach Wei Mengying’s daughter?

But no one would to expose it stupidly. The Dowager Consort smiled modestly, “As the old saying goes, rotten wood cannot be carved. She is a good girl. Otherwise she can’t learn well even if I teach her hard! She is really clever.”

The Dowager Consort gave tacit consent to it.

“You always praise me!” Song Yixiao chimed in, “If you don’t teach me because of my stupidity, I will be as clumsy as a wood!”

They had an exchange of greetings. People around them also said some admiring words. Then the Dowager Consort began to introduce the guests to Song Yixiao and let her take the salute to them one by one. Each of guests would pick her up and give her a gift, such as bracelets, hairpins, purses and so on. A short time later, Jinxun took so many gifts that she almost couldn’t hold them.

After Song Yixiao saluted them, Lu Kou’er suggested, “Grandmother, the feast hasn’t begun. Shall I take sisters to wander in the garden? So elders won’t be bothered by us.”

The Dowager Consort bantered her with a smile, “She thinks we are wordy.” Then she agreed after Lu Kou’er grumbled coyly.

When they were in the warm room, each of them looked kindly.

After going out, many people showed their true colors when elders were not here, “I haven’t seen Miss Song before. So I thought you like quiet. But you are really famous these days. I finally know that you are so lucky!”

It implied that Song Yixiao pretended to be unsociable but she had a deep mind to attract powerful man secretly.

“You flatter me!” Song Yixiao didn’t care about such a low-level taunt. She smiled lightly, “It’s because the Empress Dowager likes me.”

The defiant person stopped saying suddenly.

How dare they blame the Empress Dowager was too blind to see Song Yixiao’s base conduct?

Other people who also wanted to provoke her looked at each other and temperately kept silent. After all, it was not easy to shame Song Yixiao without disdaining the Empress Dowager.

Some clever people were close to Lu Kou’er and Lu Chai’er and asked them about Song Yixiao’s characters and behaviors to find her shortcoming.

But some of them offered an olive branch to Song Yixiao, “My birthday is in next month. Miss Song, will you go to my birthday party?” The young lady introduced herself, “My family name is Sikong and my first name is Yiluo. My father is the vice minister of Ministry of Personnel. Sister Wei always talks about you to me after the Shangsi Festival. Although I never saw you before, I’ve thought about you for a long time!”

“Sister Sikong, the Sister Wei in your words is Sister Yinlian?” Song Yixiao was suddenly shocked after hearing her name. Sikong Yiluo was Prince of Liang’s fiancée.

Sikong Yiluo nodded with a smile, “Yes!”

Song Yixiao wouldn’t refuse because of her future husband. Besides, she had to give face to Wei Yinlian. So she immediately said, “Thanks for your invitation. I will go there at that time!”

Then they naturally started to talk with each other. Song Yixiao talked with her and looked at her secretly. It was said that Prince of Liang’s fiancée was only one month younger than her. She looked beautiful with plump chest and tender skin, wearing a pink coat and an aureate dress with a heart-like bun. She was a pretty and experienced girl. From her words, Song Yixiao found that she was very clever.

“It’s no wonder that she can be a princess consort.” Song Yixiao thought, “Although she is not the most beautiful girl, she is really strong-minded.”

Song Yixiao remembered that Commandery Princess Qingjiang talked with many young ladies except Miss Sikong.

But she finally became Prince of Liang’s fiancée. Was it her family’s contribution or the royal family’s decision after investigation?

The election of Prince of Liang’s fiancée reminded Song Yixiao that in the feast of the Shangsi Festival, everyone was sure who would be Prince of Wei’s fiancée. It had been a month after the Shangsi Festival. But she didn’t get any messages about Jiang Muting. She was worried about her condition.

Song Yixiao wanted to go to the Jiang Family to see her after today’s feast finished. But she was afraid that Jiang Muting was so proud that she would thought Song Yixiao went to show off in front of her. When she pondered, Sikong Yiluo said, “Sister Song, there is another reason why I come to talk with you.”

“Sister Sikong, please tell me.” Song Yixiao was a little surprised.

“Elder Lady of the Wei Family is ill recently so that her juniors should server her. Sister Wei is no exception.” Sikong Yiluo touched the golden bracelet on her wrist and smiled lightly, “Sister Wei came to my home two days ago and asked me to send a message to you.”

She explained, “My family is the neighbor of the Wei Family.”

Song Yixiao asked with confusion, “What did Sister Wei say?”

“Sister Wei said that there might be some misunderstandings between you and Jiang Muting. She wants to find an opportunity to mediate your problem.” Sikong Yiluo smoothed her hair and said casually, “She wants to see you in the Xie’s Powder Shop in the west of the city five days later. You can explain to each other!”

“Sister Muting and I?” Song Yixiao was shocked, “How can it be? I haven’t seen Sister Muting since I saw her in the feast of the Shangsi Festival!” Jiang Muting took Wei Yinlian to send her back to Prince of Hengshan’s mansion after the feast of the Shangsi Festival finished!

How could she misunderstand her?

“Does someone make her think that it is my fault to stop her being the Princess Consort of Wei?” Song Yixiao felt it was incredible, “How can I prevent such an important thing?”

Seeing her amazement and confusion, Sikong Yiluo smiled as if she had known it, “Jiang Muting was always inexplicable. I can’t get along with her. It’s must be hard for you to stay with her!”

Well, according to her tone, Prince of Liang’s fiancée seemed to dislike Jiang Muting very much!

Sikong Yiluo agreed to send messages for Wei Yinlian because her elder sister was the crown princess.

The point was that she said clearly that she had a bad relationship with Jiang Muting. Obviously, she wanted Song Yixiao to promise that she would keep at a distance from Jiang Muting even if Song Yixiao didn’t stand by her.

Jiang Muting was Song Yixiao’s friend. Besides, Jiang Muting’s close friend was Wei Yinlian who was the sister of the Crown Princess. Song Yixiao didn’t want to offend her!

She took a deep breath. Before she figured out how she offended Jiang Muting, she had to think how to deal with the relationship between future sister-in-law and her friend.