Chapter 43 - Coldness in the Eyes
The Old Lady Qin was startled, but he immediately understood that the Jade Flower Princess had something he wanted to say to her. He nodded and instructed the Qin Luoyu trio not to follow behind, the palace maids had long led the three of them to the back garden.
As expected of the royal family, there was no need to mention their wealth.
As they entered the mansion, they could only see a beautiful group of flowers in front of them. Beautiful court ladies wearing luxurious palace gowns walked past them.
However, Rong Yu came from a small clan and had a small background. Previously, she thought that the Qin family was rich and powerful, but after entering the Jade Flower Princess's residence, she found out what it meant by luxurious.
The corridor was covered with a jade-green glazed roof tiles, and under the eaves hung a transparent and elegant lantern shadow. She had only heard of this muslin before. It was said that it could transform into a multicolored light under the sun, and even more so under the moonlight and candlelight at night. It was truly a rare treasure.
The entire corridor in the courtyard was covered with this muslin, causing everyone to be speechless.
The two palace maids who were leading the way would look at others, and when they saw that Rong Yu had revealed her pettiness, they couldn't help but to reveal a look of contempt. On the other hand, Qin Luofei and the Qin Luoyu sisters, although they were also shocked by the wealth of the Jade Flower Princess Palace, they were still able to keep their calm after seeing the world.
This time, the Emperor and the Imperial Consort Leng personally came to congratulate the Jade Flower Princess on her birthday.
The irritating Fifth Prince and Seventh Prince were led to the other side of the pavilion by two eunuchs and surrounded by a few court disciples.
The three of them were also led through a small stone corridor by a palace maid, heading south along a rock garden. Right now, it was already the early summer. The back garden seemed to be surrounded by a sea of flowers. Looking at the variety, there were many rare varieties.
"Aunt Rong." Qin Luoyu's previous nonchalant attitude towards Rong Yu changed as he intimately grabbed Rong Yu's arm and pointed out the flowers in the flower garden, explaining to Rong Yu one by one.
The smile on Qin Luoyu's face bloomed like a flower, but there was an endless coldness hidden in his eyes.
Qin Luofei only followed behind the two of them as they chatted and laughed.
"Pah pah pah pah, this princess is also someone that you can touch." The three of them were walking up to the pavilion by the lake when they suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the side of the corridor.
There was a girl in luxurious clothing who was currently slapping a delicate girl viciously
The lady dressed in luxurious clothes was Princess Jin Yun, I heard that the Emperor intends to marry her to Prime Minister Mo Yan Bai, and has solidified the situation in the palace, but Princess Jin Yun is adamant that she will not comply.
Although the woman had covered half of her face, the crowd could tell that she was the Mo Clan's legitimate daughter, Mo Ling.
Thinking about it, Princess Jin Yun didn't dare to actually be with the empress dowager … The Emperor was angry, and all of his anger was directed at the Mo Clan.
"Fei Er, are you here?" Luo Ziyan brought along maid Ming Yue Guang and walked out of the Jin Se Pavilion, affectionately grabbing Qin Luofei's hand.
Luo Ziyan usually liked to dress simply, and today was different from the past.
A honey-coloured Iris brocade orchid sweater, with a silk butterfly pattern on the dress train. On her slender waist, there was a thin silk brocade that was as thin as a cicada's wing.
On the high bun, there was a tasseled hairpin with the 12 beauties of Shuiyue stuck on the side of her temple.
Seeing Qin Luofei continuously sizing her up, Luo Ziyan's face turned red in embarrassment.
She wasn't the only one who was dressed beautifully. Even the other noble daughters had all used up their efforts. If they were able to enter the emperor's eyes, then it would affect the fate of the entire family.
"Elder sister, long time no see." Qin Luofei held Luo Ziyan's hand and smiled faintly.
Hearing the ruckus, Luo Ziyan looked over to Princess Jin Yun, and slightly frowned. She quickly pursed her lips and laughed, and said in a low voice: "Little sister, that Jin Yun is the most unruly, let's go and do it!"
Qin Luofei nodded, she did not want to get involved with this Princess Jin Yun either.
On that side, Mo Ling had always been a proud and arrogant woman, but she couldn't do anything about the fact that the one in front of her was Princess Jin Yun. Princess Jin Yun was greatly liked by the empress dowager and the emperor, and the crowd could only look on helplessly, not daring to step up to persuade her.
Just now, she had only glanced at the Third Young Master of the Qin family for a short moment before being slapped by Princess Jin Yun. Could it be that he didn't even allow her to look at him?
Princess Jin Yun's appearance was gorgeous, but she did not like other girls' beauty. She already had a bellyful of anger towards the Mo Clan. However, when she saw Mo Ling Ran dare to stare at the Qin Clan's Third Young Master, Qin Zelai, with watery eyes, she could not help but burst out in anger.
Qin Luo Fei dragged Luo Ziyan's hand and walked up the stairs of the Jin Se Restaurant. She saw that the Jin Se Restaurant was covered with a coloured water red carpet, auspicious patterns, and exquisite handmade silk. There were many exquisite tables placed side by side on the carpet. The patterns were even more complete than the previous time at the Lin Family. The cups on it were all strange and rare treasures.
In particular, the main making of the green Nautilus cup, spirals at the tip and vermilion, like a parrot mouth, its shell cyan, green stripes, the interior sparkling like a mica.
Reminiscences of the old poem: the grape arbor Sun Gu, the nautilus pour jasmine. It was the Nautilus' cup.
In front of Qin Luofei's desk was an oval lotus leaf. It had a wide, flat edge, curved corners, and a shallow abdomen with four curves. It had a protruding edge, a flat bottom, and a concave bottom.
There were two palace maids waiting on each side. Qin Luofei and Luo Ziyan were guided by the palace maids to their seats.
Qin Luofei knew that Princess Jin Yun was not someone who would let things go so easily, the legitimate daughter of the Mo family did have some tricks up their sleeves.
Only then did they find out that Mo Ling Rong's personal maid, seeing that his master had suffered a loss and did not dare to disturb the others, had no choice but to plead to the third young master of the Qin family. Reportedly, the third young master of the Qin family only gave Princess Jin Yun a short glance. Then, Princess Jin Yun immediately led her people away without saying a word.
Everyone could not help but sigh inwardly, they actually managed to control such a valiant woman like Princess Jin Yun.
Rong Yu and Qin Luoyu, one in front and one behind, brought two maid s from the front and back as they walked to Qin Luoyu's side.
Qin Luofei couldn't help but smile as she pursed her lips.
This was the first time Rong Yu had participated in such a gathering. The ladies talked about her, and she made a show of it, which became the main point of the scene in a moment.
There were those who knew her background and knew that she was just a poor relative of the Qin family. They couldn't help but be indifferent to her, and even the expressions of the others became indifferent to her.
Rong Yu was proud and beautiful, she thought that she would definitely be able to show off, but who knew that such a scene would occur?
On the other hand, it was the Second Miss of the Qin family. Not only did he have the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, he also had the aura of being the number one beauty, attracting the attention of the noble ladies.
The Qin family also had several generations of achievements, and their family property was abundant. Naturally, the dowry of the legitimate daughter s of the Qin family was not small.
"Fei Er, I suddenly feel unwell, could you accompany me for a walk?" Rong Yu leaned over and said in a low voice.
Qin Luofei saw the suppressed restraint in her brows and pondered for a moment. With a bright glint in her eyes, she smiled brightly and said, "I also happen to be bored, so I'll accompany my aunt for a walk. I heard that the scenery of the princess' courtyard is quite a bit, and it wasn't easy to get here, so I had to take a good look at it. "
Rong Yu was supported by the servant to stand up, and they passed through a corner of the short wall, then headed inside the courtyard.
At the corner, she happened to see a long corridor made by male guests. Qin Luofei observed carefully, but was disappointed that she did not see the man who came to Qin Manor with her uncle. Since the Zhang Clan had re-entered the Imperial Court, and that man was his uncle's younger brother, he should have been invited as well.
When he saw the Third Young Master, he poured and drank by himself with a cold expression.
Qin Luofei couldn't bear to laugh in her heart. This Qin Clan's Third Young Master really was made out of wood, she didn't understand the slightest bit of his charm.
As he turned the corner, the view before him suddenly became clear.
The princess' courtyard was built in the style of the south. It was a manor used for the summer holidays. Although there were only a few houses, the garden was surprisingly large.
While enjoying the scenery with Rong Yu, Qin Luofei chatted with him for a while.
"From the looks of it, Fei Er is not inferior to Yu'er. It's a pity that Madam is not your mother today, if not, you wouldn't be worse than Yu'er."
Rong Yu gently picked up a Jade Orchid Flower and stuck it into her hair. The pink colored Jade Orchid Flower accompanied his white and tender skin, adding a bit of elegance to it.
"Aunt is right, Fei Er really has a hard time." Qin Luofei slightly frowned, carrying a bit of hidden bitterness.
Rong Yu held onto Qin Luofei's hand, the smile on his face grew even wider, and he said: "Then you better make the decision for yourself even more."
"Fei Er is stupid. Looking at her, Rong Yu was overjoyed. She did not expect that this Qin Luofei was so easy to deal with, that her arrogant sister who said that she had hidden her wisdom was only mediocre.
Rong Yu waved towards the servants behind the two of them. Qiu Yu glanced at Qin Luofei, who secretly gave her a meaningful glance; she wanted to see what this Rong Yu was planning.
From the moment she had called her out, she had felt that something had happened.
In addition, as they walked, there were clearly people following them from behind.
Who dares to act so brazenly in the princess' residence? Slowly, a trace of doubt surfaced in his mind.
Rong Yu ordered the servants of the two people to leave, and then pulled Qin Luofei's hand and said some words of their own, words to sow discord. , wait for me here. I'll go into the bathroom, don't wander around, otherwise I won't be able to find you later. "
Rong Yu left in a hurry. Qin Luofei retracted the smile on her face as a cold light flashed past her eyes.
You asked for it, don't blame me for being cruel.
Qin Luofei strolled around for a while, and when she didn't see Rong Yu back, she wanted to return to the banquet. However, a person rushed out from the flowers and grabbed the ribbon on Qin Luofei's body.
Qin Luofei turned her head to see a man she didn't know. He looked like a young noble from some noble family, but he had a wretched look on his face. He was someone who couldn't get on the stage.