The next day. It was the birthday of the Princess Protector, and all the respectable people in Kyoto were invited to celebrate her birthday.
Jingan Hou Mansion is no exception.
During the rainy season, the outside is already lush and green.
Gu Mei sat in the carriage, clutching the handkerchief and saying nothing.
The flower sign sent to Helan the day before the banquet stated that she would have a private meeting with him at the princess mansion.
She really didn't expect Helan Yan to be so bold.
The princess's mansion is so noble, how can you act recklessly?
The birthday banquet of Princess Protector was a big one, with people coming and going. Gu Mei and Madam Zhai sat down together among a group of high-ranking matrons.
Gu Mei was drinking on the surface, but secretly raised her eyes to look for Helan Yan at the men's table.
Under the gaze of everyone, Gu Mei could only look at him vaguely through the crowd. His identity and his arrival made him the most popular person.
Among all the men, he is as majestic as the mountains and rivers, and he is majestic.
Gu Mei was worried, wondering what kind of private meeting he wanted.
She didn't want to go, but He Lanyan threatened her with Yuan Hong's handkerchief and her little clothes.
When everyone at the table saw the prince coming, they started talking about a lot of gossip.
In fact, no one expected that the grandson of the emperor who had been exiled to the temple could make a comeback.
With the dignity of the prince, he is superior to all the princes.
After all, he is just the nephew of His Majesty.
Suddenly, a maid near Gu Mei made a sound while pouring tea, and the teapot and cup in her hand fell down, hitting Gu Mei.
Gu Mei stood up quickly. The tea was intended to splash half of her body, so she ducked. Although her clothes were not touched, half of her exposed arms were heavily soaked.
The tea was boiling hot and stung when it fell on her body. Gu Mei's lips turned white from the pain.
The women on the side were all shocked and quickly asked Gu Mei how she was doing.
Ms. Zhai looked disapproving, "What's here? It's just tea. It's okay. My daughter-in-law is not afraid of being burned."
The noise on the table naturally attracted the steward of the Princess Mansion.
After scolding the maid, she said in a soft voice: "Young madam, why don't you go change your clothes? The weather hasn't warmed up yet, so if you catch a cold, you'll be in trouble."
Gu Mei always had some shadows about such banquets, fearing that something bad would happen when she went to change clothes.
So he refused: "No need. It's just that my sleeves are a little wet."
But after all, Gu Mei's skin is delicate, and if she is burned by the tea, her skin will become red and swollen within a short time, which looks very pitiful.
The steward felt guilty and quickly sent someone to bring burn ointment.
Mrs. Zhai: "Tch. It's just a little burn. Don't coddle her. Let's eat and drink."
Gu Mei bit her lip and endured the pain. Just as she was about to sit down, another maid came from the waterside pavilion.
With a polite but distant smile from a high position on her lips: "Our princess invites this lady to come over and speak."
Mrs. Zhai subconsciously wanted to refuse, "My daughter-in-law is young. It would be bad if she collides with the princess... Can I go with her?"
"The princess only invited the scalded lady to come over and speak."
The maid smiled.
Gu Mei stood up and hesitated again.
I felt a little uneasy. Did Helan Yan send someone here to deliver a message?
He is so brave.
Then I thought about it, if Helan Yan wanted to see her alone, he could always find countless ways.
Gu Mei followed the maid to the backyard. The maid led her to a water pavilion and sat down, then she never appeared again.
I waited and waited, but no one came.
The ominous premonition made her unable to help but get up. The window is facing another pavilion.
Gu Mei saw people moving around.
It’s Xie Wen and Princess Su Xin.
Princess Suxin bit Xie Wen's lips fiercely.
Xie Wen was knocked back by her, his hands holding Princess Su Xin's slender waist...
Gu Mei didn't know whether the scene she saw in front of her was arranged by someone, or whether she happened to see it accidentally.
When Xie Wen was frowning over there, his eyes glanced somewhere and saw an unexpected person.
his wife. Gu Mei.
At this moment, he was standing in the waterside pavilion opposite him, looking at them in shock, with tears shining in his beautiful eyes.
A trace of irritation flashed across Xie Wen's usually gentle face, and he pushed Princess Su Xin in front of him vigorously, "Did you bring her here?"
Otherwise, why would Gu Mei wander around at other people's banquets?
Here, Gu Mei's mind was in turmoil. She had not yet decided how to deal with the discovery that Xie Wen and Princess Su Xin were having an affair.
Should I be cold, angry, or force a smile...
Gu Mei originally wanted to leave before Xie Wen came over, so that she could have a buffer time.
But unexpectedly, when he turned around, he found a person arriving quietly, sitting on the bed in the water pavilion.
She turned her head. The man's posture was lazy, his elbows resting on his knees, and his fingertips resting on his chin.
Helan Banquet.
He took off the sandalwood bead string from his wrist and put it aside. A cold voice slowly sounded in the silence of the room.
"Take off your clothes."
