The eldest princess Xiao Mingyue is the third daughter of the late emperor and currently lives in the Princess Mansion in the capital.
Her husband went on an expedition with the army in his early years and died in battle. The two of them had no heirs. Later, she was named the First Grade Lady.
Her birthday party is considered a grand event in the capital, and everyone with status will be invited.
Naturally, the Ding'an Marquis Mansion also received the invitation. Chen Qinglian informed Song Wanqing early in the morning, and personally sent several sets of new clothes and jewelry early in the morning, and even customized a special veil.
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"Qing'er, this Fuyun gauze is a good thing that the harem is fighting for. It is as light as tulle and has a radiant surface. It looks particularly beautiful when worn on the face."
Song Wanqing glanced at it and said, "Mother has to worry about it, but I don't need it."
"No need?" Chen Qinglian didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
She looked at the scar on Song Wanqing's face. It seemed to have faded a little, but it was still hideous and terrifying, making people not want to take another look.
"I won't wear a veil anymore." Song Wanqing looked calm.
"Ah?" Chen Qinglian was a little surprised, "That's not okay. Your face is so... Qing'er, you'd better wear it."
Song Wanqing looked over coldly, "Mother, do you think my face has embarrassed the Hou family? Then I won't go."
"Of course Mother didn't mean this." Chen Qinglian immediately became anxious, "Mother is also doing it for your own good. The eldest princess's birthday party will be attended by all famous people, and you don't want them..."
"If anyone asks, I will tell you that I was injured while saving the King of Chu. Do they dare to criticize me at all?" Song Wanqing said confidently.
Chen Qinglian was speechless, but it was a pity that she finally asked for Fuyunsha.
"Then it's up to you." She smiled reluctantly and prepared to put Fuyun Sha away and take it away.
"Mother, this veil is really beautiful. Although I don't want to wear it today, I still want to keep it. What if I want to wear it someday?"
"Okay." Chen Qinglian was overjoyed, left her things and left without saying a word.
"Miss, this Fuyun gauze is so beautiful," Chen Yu said with an eager expression on his face.
Song Wanqing asked coldly, "Do you know what this floating cloud gauze is for?"
Chen Yu shook his head, "Madam just said that it is the favorite of the concubines in the harem, so it must be a good thing."
"Good stuff?" Song Wanqing snorted.
She had seen this floating veil in her previous life, on the body of a concubine who was about to die.
As Chen Qinglian said, floating cloud gauze is as thin as cicada wings and the material is soft. If worn close to the body, it can make the exquisite figure faintly visible.
Therefore, many concubines in the harem made them into obscene clothes and wore them specially to seduce the emperor.
In other words, this thing is indecent. If a woman wears it on her face, it will only make people think that she is cheap and frivolous.
Chen Qinglian worked really hard for today's birthday party.
Song Wanqing thought for a while and decided that he could not let Chen Qinglian down, so he ordered Chen Yu to take the things with him.
"Yes." Chen Yu immediately put away the things.
When the carriage from the Ding'an Marquis Mansion arrived, the gate of the Princess Mansion was already crowded with people.
Chen Qinglian quickly took Song Wanqing and Song Zhiqiu out of the carriage.
After entering, she told Song Zhiqiu, "Zhiqiu, take Qing'er to find your friends. Your eldest sister usually doesn't like to be sociable. You should take more care of her."
"Don't worry, mother, as long as I'm here, no one will dare to bully the eldest sister." Song Zhiqiu reached out to hold Song Wanqing's arm affectionately, but Song Wanqing did not push her away.
She was overjoyed and immediately took Song Wanqing to find her little sister, "Sister, are you still angry with Zhiqiu?"
"What are these words?" Song Wanqing smiled, "How can a sister in the family be really angry?"
She stopped and looked at Song Zhiqiu with her watery eyes, "Eldest sister was in a bad mood a few days ago. She scolded you a few times, but don't take it to heart."
"How could it be?" Song Zhiqiu was extremely happy.
She originally wanted to please Song Wanqing, but she didn't expect that Song Wanqing figured it out on her own.
Then today's plan must be fine.
"That's good." Song Wanqing asked tentatively, "Zhiqiu, do you know Fuyunsha?"
Song Zhiqiu shook his head blankly.
Sure enough, Chen Qinglian would not mention such despicable things to Song Zhiqiu.
Song Wanqing had an idea. She looked at Chen Yu, who immediately took out the Fuyun gauze and handed it over.
She gave the Fuyunsha to Song Zhiqiu, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu gave it to me a few days ago to make me happy. He said it was a rare item in the harem."
"Really? I've never seen it before." There was a hint of jealousy in Song Zhiqiu's eyes.
She looked at Fuyunsha repeatedly, and was immediately attracted by this mysterious and beautiful material, with a look of yearning on her face.
Song Wanqing spoke at the right time, "The King of Chu asked me to wear it today. I might be able to shine among the noble ladies in the capital."
Song Zhiqiu smiled bitterly, "The King of Chu is so kind to the eldest sister."
"But my face is like this now, and I'm really not interested in doing this kind of publicity." Song Wanqing noticed that Song Zhiqiu's eyes lit up.
She took advantage of the situation and said, "It seems that my sister likes it very much, so why not give it to her."
"How can this be done?" Song Zhiqiu almost jumped up with joy. If she wore this veil, she would definitely become the focus of the audience.
"As long as my sister cares about the relationship between sisters, this little thing is nothing." Song Wanqing smiled, "Sister, put it away and put it on when the banquet begins. It will definitely make a splash."
"Thank you, elder sister. Elder sister treats me so well." Song Zhiqiu carefully put away the veil.
The two of them went to the back garden together, where many noble ladies gathered there, chatting and socializing.
Chen Qinglian was right. Song Wanqing was not interested in these things in the past. She was almost devoted to Xiao Yi, which was simply too stupid.
Anyone who was close to Song Zhiqiu immediately waved from them.
"Zhiqiu, why are you here?" Shangguan Yunyang, the legitimate daughter of Boyuan Hou, was the first to greet him. She had the best relationship with Song Zhiqiu.
"I was delayed at home for a while." Song Zhiqiu greeted several people one by one, but did not introduce Song Wanqing.
When everyone saw Song Wanqing's face, they all stayed away in disgust, as if they were afraid that Song Wanqing's scar would be contagious.
"Is this your eldest sister?" Shangguan Yunyang asked first, with a look of disgust on his face.
"Oh, it's my fault. I was so happy to see you that I forgot to introduce you," Song Zhiqiu introduced with a smile, "This is my eldest sister, Song Wanqing. Let me tell you, she is engaged to the King of Chu."
Being able to marry the third prince was something that many noble ladies were jealous of. It was a good thing that Song Zhiqiu didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, everyone looked even more displeased at Song Wanqing.
"With your face burned like this, why do you have the nerve to hurt His Highness the King of Chu?"
"No, even though I said I saved His Highness the King of Chu, it would be too mean for me to repay my kindness."
"Tsk, tsk, if I were like this, I would not dare to go out. Even if I go out, I would wear a veil to cover myself up. Otherwise, what if I scare the child into tears?"
The noble ladies immediately burst into laughter as they spoke.
Song Zhiqiu suppressed a smile. Although Song Wanqing gave Fuyunsha to her, she would get angry whenever she thought that Xiao Yi secretly gave it to Song Wanqing.
She just wanted to see Song Wanqing being bullied.
