capital girl

Chapter 28 The Third Prince Smiles at Her
Li Yulou was pleasantly surprised that she could meet Meng Shiyu here, and she hadn't seen Meng Shiyu for a long time.

But she didn't completely lose her mind, she is a girl, she must have the reserve she should have.

Now she felt that the invitation from the imperial concubine was worth it no matter what, because she met Shi Yu.

"Shameless, watery..." A piercing voice reached Li Yulou's ears.

Li Yulou looked in the direction of the source of the voice, and saw a delicate-looking little woman staring at her unfriendlyly.

She felt baffled, "Why are you so rude, do we know each other?"

Li Yulou talked to this woman, and then hurriedly looked at Meng Shiyu, only to see that Meng Shiyu had already left with his classmates, and they seemed to be making fun of Meng Shiyu.

Li Yulou felt his cheeks were a little hot, could it be that he was really too generous just now?

She watched Meng Shiyu being pushed and shoved away, feeling a little panicked.

"You don't know me...; you can really put on a show, I curse you that you will never get the man you like in this life, your man will never like you, will divorce you, you will be lonely all your life..."

The woman directed at Li Yulou viciously.

The vicious words made her look disgusting as well.

"You..." Li Yulou was speechless, his originally good mood was ruined.

"She is Xie Jianzhang's ex-wife..." A kind woman reminded her.

Li Yulou is the center of gossip in Xiuzhou, especially the gossip between her and Xie Jianzhang.

Fortunately, Xie Jianzhang didn't come to trouble her during this period. It should be that her father's theory with King Jin'an and Master Xie played a role.

After Xie Jianzhang's ex-wife cursed her, she strode away angrily.

Only then did Li Yulou remember that Xie Jianzhang's wife seemed to be the daughter of a magistrate, and she was eligible to attend today's banquet.

Li Yulou didn't know what the purpose of the imperial concubine's invitation was. She received the invitation, and Meng Shiyu also received the invitation, but Zhou Ying and her mother did not.

Li Yulou couldn't control that much, and continued to walk inside. She wondered if she would meet Shi Yu again.

Li Yulou was invited to a rockery. In the direction facing the rockery, a high platform was built in the middle, and many low tables were placed around it.

There are cushions next to the low table, thick cushions for people to sit on.

Li Yulou originally thought it would be good to sit at the back, but she was taken to a very front seat by the maid who led the way.

She was just an ordinary business girl, obviously next to her were officials and relatives, who looked her up and down, then curled their lips, disgusting her for being shabby.

It seemed that she was still muttering how could she appear here with such an identity.

It doesn't matter what your status is, and your reputation is so bad.

Li Yulou became a celebrity because of Xie Jianzhang's troubles. In addition, she won the first prize of the Xiuzhou Prefecture Textile Contest and stood on the stage. Therefore, many people knew her, but she didn't know each other.

She is also curious about why she appears here, and she really wants to ask these women who are talking about her here, can they tell her what their guesses are, and they can communicate together

.

Li Yulou didn't want to listen to these people's gossip, and wanted to find Shi Yu, but he couldn't find it.

This time at the banquet, male and female guests sat separately, but there was only a screen between them.

Various precious flowers and plants are placed under the screen to separate the two sides.

The male guests on the opposite side can basically be seen through the gaps between the screens.

She saw the prefect of Xiuzhou because she knew him.

It seems that the female relatives next to her are the young ladies of the magistrate's family.

Sure enough, she saw Xie Jianzhang's ex-wife sitting a few feet away from her, but she was a little behind, in the second row, while she was in the first row.

The former lady seemed about to explode.

Originally thought that his identity could overwhelm Li Yulou, but in the end his position was behind Li Yulou.

The guests are all in place, and although they are whispering, their voices are very small, and they are all waiting for the arrival of the host.

At this moment, the master that everyone was looking forward to finally appeared.

Dressed in splendid dresses and Zhu Yu's full head, a fair-skinned, beautiful, and youthful woman came out surrounded by many maids and wives.

There was also a man standing beside her, bowing slightly, with his arms forward, and the slender hands of the imperial concubine rested on the other's arms.

The man's face is like a crown of jade, his brows are slightly raised, and he has a bit of high spirits.

All the women in the audience seemed to have stopped breathing at this moment, and their eyes fell on the man dully.

Li Yulou guessed that this mature, stable, and outstanding man should be the most favored one today, the only son of the imperial concubine and His Majesty, His Highness the Third Prince.

Li Yulou looked at the third prince, who was also looking at her, and seemed to be smiling at her.

The few officials and women around her also seemed to feel that the third prince was looking at them, covered their mouths, and trembled all over, probably because they were worried that they would scream out of joy.

Li Yulou thinks that she is not a vain person, but today she feels a little unreal.

What about Shigu?
Although the third prince was majestic and full of nobility, but in terms of good looks, he was still Shi Yu.

But what happened to her, she always felt that the third prince was looking at her and smiling at her.

The imperial concubine took her seat, and the third prince sat beside her, leaning slightly towards the imperial concubine, and smiling symbolically at the officials below from time to time.

The third prince had a pretty smile, which made the girls almost unable to control their emotions.

Li Yulou thought, although the third prince looks good when he smiles, but Shi Yu doesn't smile, if Shi Yu also smiles like this, he must look better.

Everyone saw the imperial concubine, and then the imperial concubine said a few words, even the third prince said a few words symbolically.

The third prince had a nice voice, and his tone was gentle and gentle. Many girls' cheeks were flushed, as if they had been blown by the third prince.

Then everyone dispersed.

The imperial concubine led the female family members, and the third prince led the male family members.

The female relatives visit the garden to taste tea, and there are also female performers.

Men throw pots, drink, and recite poems and fus.

A piece of lake is clear and blue, and there is a very spacious gazebo by the lake.

"Xiuzhou is a place of weaving, and the women here should know how to weave!" the imperial concubine said with a smile.

"Naturally," Princess Xie answered, "Women in Xiuzhou have been learning to weave since they sat down."

"Yes..." Several other officials also echoed Princess Xie's words.

"I'm tired of shopping too, so let a few young ladies perform a weaving competition. Whoever wins will be rewarded by me..." said the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine was lucky, and the other ladies were naturally not far behind, and they all stepped forward to say that they were also lucky.

When the young ladies heard that the imperial concubine was going to watch the weaving competition, they immediately tried their best to show their faces.

The third prince was filial, and the imperial concubine and empress took a fancy to them, saying that they would definitely be able to fly on branches and become phoenixes.

Childish thoughts are overwhelming...

Li Yulou didn't want to show his face, so he took a few steps back and hid himself behind the pillar.

But Princess Xie couldn't forget her.

(End of this chapter)