While Wu Zechen was feeling uneasy, at another table not far from the main table, Xu Caidi was talking to a certain young lady, seeming to be persuading something, but the young lady was biting her lip, with a look on her face. of anger.
Following Xu Caidi's persuasion, the expression on the young lady's face not only did not ease at all, but also became more intense, and her face turned a little red.
Not long after, the young lady finally couldn't help but leave the seat. When Xu Caidi saw this, a strange smile appeared on her face, and then she called her personal maid to whisper a few words, and saw her personal maid nodded and turned around. Immediately after the lady left, looking at the direction she left, it looked like the kitchen where the maids were serving food.
No one noticed this little episode. The guests' attention was either at the main table or chatting among themselves.
Wu Zechen's mind was not on the food in front of him at all. He ate some as if chewing wax, and finally couldn't help but stop using his chopsticks. Upon seeing this, Xia Luotong also stopped serving him dishes.
She couldn't help but wonder. Although Wu Zechen was not picky about food, he ate quite a lot. Why did he only eat so many mouthfuls today? And it was obvious that he was worried, so he couldn't eat.
But she was confused, so she didn't ask at the moment. After all, the people sitting at this table were all people from Xia Mansion, so it was not convenient to say too much.
Wu Zechen obviously understood this and wanted to ask her something, but because the situation was not right at the moment, he wanted to leave the table and go elsewhere first. However, his thoughts had just arisen, and before he could do anything, he was beside him. A soft girlish voice interrupted.
"Princess, this little lady has admired you for a long time. Today I have a rare opportunity to toast you. I hope the princess will not refuse." A girl in pink came to the main table and stood beside Xia Luotong in a pretty way, with a face on her face. There is a bit of shyness on her face, and she looks particularly soft and lovable.
Xia Luotong raised his eyebrows slightly and raised his eyes to look at the girl next to him who was clearly talking to him, but her eyes were always drifting to Wu Zechen next to him. A look of understanding flashed in her eyes.
It seems that he is another admirer of Prince An!
This girl is the legitimate daughter of a fourth-grade official who came to the banquet today. Xia Luotong recognized this face and did not know her name, but this was not important because she had no intention of getting to know her in depth.
Those who say they have admired her for a long time are just excuses. Apart from being hypocritical and making people laugh, they cannot be believed at all, because her name, Xia Luotong, does not have a good reputation in the capital. Liu Yingxue With Li and others controlling the rumors behind the scenes, it is naturally impossible for any good words to be said about her, so how can there be talk of admiration for her?
No matter what the girl's intention was when she came to propose a toast to her, she would not drink this glass of wine because she was currently recuperating her body, so she could not drink alcohol for the time being.
But even if she could drink, she wouldn't drink the wine this girl offered!
She didn't come with any good intentions, so why should she give this girl face?
Therefore, Xia Luotong just raised his eyebrows without making any movement with his hands. He looked at the girl and said in a cold tone: "I am taking medicine to recuperate my body recently and avoid drinking, so I don't have to do this toast." ”
The girl secretly said that indeed, Princess An refused her toast, exactly as Xu Caidi said!
Then the girl immediately showed a hurt look, looked at Xia Luotong with moist eyes, as if she had been greatly wronged, and said pitifully: "Does the princess feel that this little girl has a low status and is not worthy of toasting to you? But this little girl really admires you, why do you want to do this to me?"
The girl's voice was neither loud nor quiet, but it spread. Many guests around heard the noise and turned to look at the main table. Unexpectedly, it was related to Princess An. At that moment, I'm excited again, this Princess An is really capable of causing trouble, and now she's getting into trouble again?
The sight of the girl attracted the attention of many guests, and they felt even more proud at the moment. Prince An finally moved his eyes away from Princess An and focused on himself.
At that moment, the look on her face became even more innocent and weak, and her look as if she had been greatly wronged became even more heartbreaking.
Xia Luotong glanced at the girl, a hint of ridicule flashed in his eyes, and the smile on his face was a little contemptuous. He didn't care about the eyes around him at all, and said sarcastically: "You threatened me when you came up to give you face, don't refuse. Your toast, does this mean that I am violating you?"
She sneered and continued: "I have already said that I am taking medicine recently, and the doctor has made it clear that drinking is not allowed. You still force me to drink the wine you propose. What do you mean? You are looking forward to my health. Isn't it bad? Or do you deliberately want to harm me?"
The young girl was filled with anger. Princess An was indeed very sharp in her words. She spoke directly to the point in every sentence. She seemed not afraid of being known as being mean and difficult to get along with, and she dared to say anything!
But now that she had opened her mouth, she naturally couldn't back down easily. She pretended to try hard to explain, but her expression looked as if she was being bullied.
"No, I don't. Princess, you are in such good health, why do you talk about yourself like this? Since you don't want to drink the wine I propose, then I won't force you." The girl said, even more She looked like she was about to cry, but it made Xia Luotong, Princess An, even more powerful and overbearing.
Moreover, she said implicitly that Xia Luotong's health was fine at all, and the so-called taboo on taking medicine was just an excuse. In fact, she just didn't want to drink the wine she was toasting, and she just had a problem with her.
Xia Luotong's appearance today was particularly eye-catching. Her unparalleled appearance was really beautiful, and her complexion did not look bad enough to require medication, so the guests watching the excitement around them believed it. Share that girl's words.
It seems that Princess An really doesn’t want to drink that wine and is deliberately using excuses to refuse!
After all, how could Princess An look so imposing and imposing? How could she be in poor health? In addition to today's banquet, Princess An has only appeared three times, and she has already gained a reputation for being arrogant, rude, and bullying. I guess she must have a lot of problems!
For a while, the guests around him couldn't help but start talking in low voices. The pointing look made it easy to imagine that they must not be saying anything good.
Upon seeing this, the girl in pink clothes flashed an imperceptible sly smile in her eyes, and she felt even more proud in her heart. She secretly thought that this woman is indeed a vulgar and brainless country bitch. She behaves so arrogantly. Why do you still want to fight her? Maybe she can directly fall into the eyes of Prince An through this matter, be directly favored by Prince An, and be accepted into the palace as the prince's concubine!
