Chapter 139 Zhou Yunxi
Chapter 139 Zhou Yunxi
The one who dared to confront Zhou Yunxi and the other noble ladies directly was naturally Mu Chuchu, who relied on her "Aunt Queen".
Shen Shenshen didn't expect Zhou Yunxi to invite her, nor did she expect her to come to the appointment. Logically speaking, these two people are rivals in love.
Oh, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Second Miss Shen held her forehead inwardly.
Zhou Yunxi didn't mind having her secrets exposed by Mu Chuchu. She just sat there smiling and ignored her provocation.
A noble lady said in a shrill voice: "Sister Yunxi, those two concubines are really useless. It's already so late, and they haven't picked up Second Miss Shen yet." From the voice, it should be the woman who was just called Zhenzhen.
Hearing someone call her a waste, Zhou Jing's face turned gloomy. She smiled awkwardly at Shen Shenshen, turned around, put on a harmless smile, and walked out of the shadow of the corridor bridge.
"Sister Yunxi, Miss Shen Er is here."
The originally noisy front hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the sky-blue figure not far away.
The girl wore a sky-blue narrow-sleeved long gown and a sky-blue horse-faced skirt, and her tall and slender figure could still be seen. She raised her chin slightly, her skin was white and a little transparent, but it made her eyebrows and eyes look more delicate and bright. The most attractive thing was her pair of bright black pupils, which were round and clear. At first glance, she seemed as pure as a newborn animal, but she was calm as if she had seen decades of time.
Shen Shen took a quick glance and saw the noble ladies sitting or standing in groups of three or four. Some were sitting by the pavilion, and some were standing by the covered bridge, but they were all surrounding the five people sitting by the coffee table in the pavilion.
Alas, these dozen people today are all Xiao Zhu's admirers. I am really grateful. My future life will be very "wonderful".
"Greetings, ladies." She bowed politely to the women.
The women stood up to return the greeting. Whether they had met Shen Shen before or not, they were all confused: Is this the ugly, fat and dull Second Miss Shen in the capital? !
Zhou Yunxi looked at Shen Shenshen, who was approaching with graceful steps, and felt that she was about to lose her mind due to jealousy.
In terms of beauty, I am not as good as her. But Ziyuan cares least about appearance. It seems that he was temporarily deceived by her face. After getting along with her for a long time, Ziyuan knew that such beautiful women are usually "embroidered pillows and a bag of grass".
Mu Chuchu was shocked. How come Shen Shen had become a different person? Thinking of how she had been hit on the head with a teapot, she was furious.
"Goddess Shen, His Majesty has ordered that I come to the mansion to apologize to you after I recover from my injuries. But until today, I have not seen Miss Shen II come to the Duke of Yunsheng's mansion. Could it be that the Marquis's mansion is going to disobey the order?"
Shen Shenshen glanced at her, feeling unhappy. Accusing the Marquis' Mansion of disobeying the order? Don't blame me for being rude.
"Miss Mu Wu." Shen Shenshen smiled and said, "His Majesty has ordered that I should be healed from my injuries. I have sent maids to the Duke's Mansion three times to pay my respects, but Miss Wu refused each time, saying that her injuries had not healed. Why are you coming to me today to accuse me of something?"
"I only came three times, it's not honest..."
"Oh, I remember now." Shen Shen clapped his hands, "His Majesty also ordered Zhu Yanxiao to apologize, and Miss Wu personally sent a letter to invite him to visit Duke Yunsheng's mansion. It turned out that Miss Mu Wu said to the woman that her injury had not healed yet, and to Prince Zhu, 'Brother Ziyuan, come and visit Chuchu soon.'"
Listening to Shen Shen and Mu Chuchu's speech, the noble ladies present covered their mouths and laughed, and Zhou Yunxi even laughed and said, "Miss Mu Wu is really interesting."
"Nonsense. I didn't send an invitation to Brother Ziyuan."
"Ah? No? That means Ziyuan lied to me?" Shen Shenshen was extremely surprised.
All the women glared at Mu Chuchu.
"Brother Ziyuan doesn't bother to lie. It's obviously you who is lying."
"Ms. Mu, if you dare to do something, you must dare to take responsibility. Do you think it's reasonable to covet someone else's husband? If you want to see Ziyuan, just admit that you want to see him. If you don't want to see me, just admit that you don't want to see me. Why are you pretending? You have no guts."
"Shen Shen, you...you...are really uneducated."
All the other noble ladies, including Zhou Yunxi, were a little surprised. They didn't expect that the Second Miss Shen was such a tough guy. She just walked in and didn't even sit down before she relentlessly scolded the spoiled Mu Chuchu in front of so many people.
She was using Mu Chuchu to intimidate everyone.
Zhou Yunxi saw that she had encountered a tough nut to crack, so she looked at Shen Shenshen and narrowed her eyes.
"Miss Shen, this is your first time visiting the Duke of Jing'an's mansion. We are all sisters, so please take a seat. Miss Shen, please sit next to me. Cuiwei, serve the tea."
Shen Shenshen put on a dignified smile and walked towards Zhou Yunxi.
"Thank you, Miss Zhou."
Only then did Shen Shenshen have the opportunity to look at today's protagonist, the woman sitting in the main seat whom Zhu Yanxiao had liked before.
The room was spacious, and the girl sat at the table, her posture very upright, as if she had received the strict training of a daughter of a rich family, and there was nothing wrong with her. In the golden autumn of the chrysanthemum moon, the cold wind blew through the room, lifting the broken hair on her forehead, and she lowered her head slightly, only her oval face could be seen, and her drooping eyelashes drew a beautiful arc.
She is a beauty. Xiao Zhu really has good taste.
If he were the fatter himself he used to be, Shen Shenshen wouldn't know how ashamed he would be.
Just as Shen Shenshen turned and walked towards the seat arranged for her, the faces of more than a dozen women present all changed. Because they saw the hairband tied behind her bun.
A sky blue men's headband.
All the nobles in Dongxiang knew that because of his special preference, sky blue became Zhu Yanxiao's exclusive color.
A pretty lady sitting by the corridor couldn't help herself and asked shyly, "Excuse me... Second Miss Shen, um..."
Shen Shenshen stopped and looked at the woman. He didn't know her, but he still smiled politely.
"This lady may as well speak frankly."
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, the pretty girl bit her lip and mustered up the courage to ask, "Excuse me, is the men's headband that Miss Shen tied behind her bun...is it..."
"Oh, this lady is asking this?" She reached out and stroked the hairband hanging behind her head: "Yes, Ziyuan gave it to me. Because I love to pinch his hairband when we are alone together, the prince gave me one directly."
After he finished speaking, there was silence so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The women looked at Shen Shenshen's confident and bright face, and for a moment they felt that only she was worthy of Prince Zhu.
Shen Shen sat down beside Zhou Yunxi, raised her tea and took two sips, then smiled and said, "Not only the headband, but the hairpin I'm wearing today was also given by Ziyuan. The clothes I'm wearing today were also made by the palace's clothing department and the female historian after Ziyuan asked His Majesty for permission. I specifically asked for his favorite sky blue color." After that, she sighed, "Alas, I'm afraid my clothes will have to be mainly sky blue in the future."
When it comes to tea art, Shen Shenshen believes that she can beat all the women present as long as she wants to.
The entire banquet continued on the spot in silence.
Zhou Yunxi clenched her hands tightly, she was so jealous that she was going crazy. Her heart felt like it was being cut into pieces and she was bleeding from the pain.
Shen Shenshen and he had only known each other for a few dozen years. But they had been together for more than a year, and Zhu Yanxiao had never been so attentive to her, never.
She had always been running after the bright moon, and although it was tiring, she enjoyed it. The bright moon would occasionally stop and give her a little warmth, and she was already satisfied and felt that she was the happiest woman in the whole of Dongxiang.
He didn't like her touching the books in the study, didn't like her using his brush, didn't like her touching his clothes, and couldn't enter the inner room of his courtyard. Most of the time, she had to muster up the courage to kiss him actively. Fortunately, he never refused, and the kiss was polite and restrained.
It turned out that it wasn't that he didn't like doing these things, but that he was unwilling to do these things to her.
"Is Second Miss Shen showing off to all the ladies present here?
This voice belonged to the woman who was called Li Fei'er just now. Looking in the direction of the voice, Li Fei'er looked a bit mean and was not considered a beauty.
"My lady, since you are attending the banquet at the Duke's Mansion today, you must be an admirer of Ziyuan. Ziyuan chose me as his wife from among hundreds of people, and you have sent invitations to Shenshen to attend the banquet and flower show. Don't you just want to see me and hear about my daily interactions with Ziyuan? As for whether it counts as showing off... Ladies, if you think it counts, then let it be."
Li Feier's face flushed red: "You...", she wanted to refute but didn't know how to start.
Zhou Yunxi clenched her fists and relaxed for a while, then she put on a smile, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said gently, "Second Miss Shen is so funny, no wonder Ziyuan likes her."
"That's right. I also think I'm very funny." After saying that, she looked at Zhou Yunxi with a sweet smile.
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