In the hearts of people all over the world, as many as Nangong Zhi lives up to his reputation, Yunqi has as many unworthy reputations as others.
As soon as Yun Qi opened his mouth, he had already verified this statement.
The people attending the Spring Banquet were all the daughters of famous families in the royal capital. Most of them were originally curious, but now most of them looked at Yun Qi with disdain.
"Prince Yun." Nangong Zhi walked over, stopped a few steps in front of the two of them, nodded politely and said, "Miss Lu."
Lu Anran's eyes were a little surprised, she didn't expect Nangong Zhi to greet her specifically.
"The case of attracting souls in the capital was brilliantly solved." Nangong Zhi explained.
Lu Anran responded politely and replied as others had guessed: "Master told me, I just followed it."
Nangong Zhi's clear eyes considered her for a long time, but his eyes were frank and not annoying. He smiled and said, "Master Lei does not accept disciples easily."
Just as Lu Anran was wondering about what he said about Old Man Lei, he was like an outsider. Yun Qi said from the side, "Nangong Shaofu is here to drink tea? Drink alcohol? Know about beauties?"
The second prince came over in a good mood, "I called him here."
Lu Anran felt a pain in her arm. She lowered her head to see Lu Jianyu pinching her fingers hard, and then looked up to find that she was so excited that she couldn't hide her excitement and her eyes were shining.
Lu Jianyu was so excited now that she almost wanted to jump up and scream.
At this spring banquet, not only the young masters from the north and the south are present, but even the most noble second prince is here!
besides……
Lu Jianyu moved her head slightly and looked at the two noble and graceful women over there with bright eyes - the eldest princess and Princess Ding'an were both here!
She organized the spring banquet, and it was all for her, Lu Jianyu!
"The second prince heard that someone has broken the top ten endgames, and wanted to come and see him." Princess Ding'an had red lips and was a little kinder than usual when she smiled, but there was still a condescending arrogance in her eyes, "Who is it? "
Everyone in the capital city knew that Su Xiangxiang was famous for breaking the chess game, but Princess Ding'an pretended not to know and didn't want to give her too much face.
Su Xiangxiang half raised his eyebrows and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "I am lucky enough to break the chess game."
Princess Ding'an's eyes dropped, and she glanced at her with a look of disdain. Her smile became more open, and she pretended to be surprised: "It turns out to be Miss Su. That's not surprising. She is a famous talented woman in Wangdu City. I don't know. Have you ever heard of the prince and brother Nangong? Otherwise... how about you guys play a game of chess with her, and we can get to know each other better today?"
It was rare that Princess Ding'an had no time to target Lu Anran. She quietly broke away from Lu Jianyu's hand and wanted to retreat while no one was paying attention, but she felt a vague gaze lingering on her body.
When the other person glanced at him again, Lu Anran raised his head and faced the person face to face.
The owner of that line of sight was actually the eldest princess Sang Jun. She was caught on the spot and did not avoid it. Instead, she nodded and smiled at Lu Anran.
The royal lady is generous and elegant, and her manners are natural, but she cannot hide the majesty of the heavenly family, and she has an awe-inspiring aura.
"What are you looking at?" Yunqi covered his lips with a folding fan and followed Lu Anran's gaze.
Lu Anran said suspiciously: "I shouldn't know the eldest princess."
"You don't know Nangong Zhi either, and we haven't had a very pleasant conversation with him yet."
"The prince has misunderstood this word."
Yun Qi chuckled: "The second prince is right to come to Su Xiangxiang. As for Nangong Zhi and Zi Sangjun, it seems that they came here just for you."
"Your Majesty is wrong."
"Um?"
"While we were saying these two sentences, the eldest princess had already read it no less than four or five times."
"Oh, what a great idea."
Lu Anran turned around and saw that a new chess game had been arranged at the Octagonal Pavilion. The second prince and Su Xiangxiang sat down opposite each other, each holding a black and white chess piece. Almost everyone followed and looked at it. The eldest princess Sang Jun was no exception, but where she stood Facing Lu Anran and Yun Qi.
"Someone's peach blossom tree was too rippling, and it caught the princess's eyes." Lu Anran said.
Yun Qi chuckled under the fan, and after a moment said, "Then you have to be careful?"
Lu Anran turned his head and said, "What does it have to do with me."
Yun Qi blinked at her, "I'm afraid you will have a strong opponent."
Lu Anran: "..."
Over there, Sang Jun watched the two people talking as if no one was watching, with a flash of deep thought in his eyes.
"The eldest princess's biological mother had a low status, and she was posthumously named a concubine. However, she has been raised under the queen's knees since she was a child." Yun Qi said to Lu Anran: "The queen was heartbroken because of the death of her young daughter, and the eldest princess happened to have lost her mother. In order to comfort the queen, the emperor put the eldest princess into the queen's palace. The two also hit it off, and the queen gradually got over the pain of losing her daughter because of the eldest princess, and became pregnant with the third prince in the next year. The queen believed that this was brought by the eldest princess Luck, I loved her even more after that.”
Yun Qi said so much to emphasize, "Although the eldest princess is not the Queen's biological child, she is better than her biological daughter."
Lu Anran nodded: "I try to avoid her."
She didn't want another one like Princess Ding'an.
At the end of the game, the second prince lost. He praised his opponent in a very graceful manner: "Miss Su is superb in chess. Hao Gan is defeated."
Su Xiangxiang did not show much joy or pride, and still responded calmly: "The second prince accepts the concession."
Although the second prince lost, he obviously looked happy. He patted Nangong Zhi on the shoulder and said, "Nangong, it's you."
Su Xiangxiang didn't show it on her face, but she was happy in her heart. She needed to rely on others to reach a higher place, not just a fourth-grade ginseng lady.
It is true that Nangong Zhi became famous at a young age, but she felt that she had few opponents among her peers in chess. If she defeated Nangong Zhi in front of everyone today, her reputation would reach an unprecedented height.
However, Nangong Zhi didn't seem to be interested in playing chess with her. He looked past her with clear eyes and said towards the outside of the pavilion: "I wonder if Nangong is lucky, please..."
Yun Qi didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and said casually: "Huh? Nangong Shaofu refused the beauty's invitation. Do you want to compete with me? To compare with what, to compare with beauty?"
Nangong Zhi was slightly stunned. He was obviously talking to Lu Anran.
Lu Anran lowered her long eyelashes to half-cover her eyes. She certainly didn't think that Nangong Zhi had any interest in her when they first met. I'm afraid it was because of that case that he was testing her.
In fact, Lu Anran didn't deliberately use Lei Weng to cover up, but everyone thought so, so it would be less troublesome, so she just let it go.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance, "Is Prince Nangong planning to find Lu's daughter?"
Some people wonder, "Why did Prince Yun take the initiative to stand up?"
"Haven't you heard? Prince Yun and the Lu family's daughter... have a close relationship." The last four words were spoken very low, so only the people around him could hear them.
"People from the North are shameless. They hang out with men all day long. In our royal capital, no rich girl can do such a thing."
"You still cover your face all day long, who knows what the hell it looks like."
"Ms. Liu is right, pretentious, this kind of woman is the most disgusting."
…
Princess Ding'an glared at Lu Anran fiercely, the cold light in her eyes seemed to have been tempered with poison, her red lips raised into a sneer, and she deliberately raised her voice: "A woman is better than a flower, and beauty comparisons should be left to all the ladies. For example, around Prince Yun. Miss Lu, I heard that she is so beautiful that she has been hiding it from the world. Why don’t you ask us to share her appreciation today? It would be a worthwhile trip."
Who has never heard the rumors about Lu Anran, but after hearing the confusing words of Princess Ding'an, no one raised any doubts. Instead, they all agreed and everyone started to boo.
Lu Jianyu's expression changed slightly. Although she thought Lu Anran was not good, she couldn't do it at today's spring banquet. From now on, it will not only be Lu Anran who will lose face, but also the Lu family and her.
The problem is that although she is the host of the banquet, the people present have high status such as princes and princesses, so she has long lost the right to make the decision. Especially the one who made the suggestion is Princess Ding'an. Who doesn't know that she is more favored than the prince and princess.
Lu Jianyu's excitement and excitement just now disappeared, and her nervous face turned pale.
Probably because God heard Lu Jianyu's prayer, the maid in the village suddenly ran over, but Lu Jianyu didn't notice that her face was full of panic, and she only wanted to quickly untie the knot.
After listening to what her servant said, she wished she could be struck by lightning.
"Master Liu fell into the lake!"
No need to ask Mr. Liu.
Liu Changhe, the concubine of the Liu family, is the nephew of the current Prime Minister Liu Xiangzhi.
Lu Jianyu felt dizzy for a moment, grabbed the maid and asked, "How is Mr. Liu? Have you been rescued? Why did you suddenly fall into the lake?"
After asking the question in one breath, she couldn't hold it in any longer, so she held up her skirt and asked her maid to lead the way. The prince, princess, and princess had nothing to do with her at the moment. All she thought about was that Liu Changhe was going to drown, and that would be the end of her!
The beauty comparison was over. Princess Ding'an rubbed the chrysanthemum pattern with gold and silver threads on her sleeves. She rolled her eyes and suddenly turned to Zi Sangjun and said, "Miss Lu is really amazing. Not to mention being favored by Prince Yun, now Brother Nangong also looks at her differently."
The eldest princess sat upright and clasped her hands on her lower abdomen. She smiled slightly when she heard this and said, "The daughter Lu has brought up with a century-old foundation will not be any worse."
"Ha~" Princess Ding'an sneered with unknown meaning.
The Wu'an Marquis Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion were family friends, and for the sake of Prime Minister Liu, Nangong Zhi decided to go and have a look in person. The second prince was still chatting about chess with Su Xiangxiang, and was obviously reluctant to move.
"It's not convenient for a woman to go there." Seeing that Princess Ding'an was following him, Nangong Zhi advised: "Why don't we go and see the situation first? What do you think, Prince Yun?"
Facing Nangong Shaofu's invitation, Yun Qi said rudely: "My prince has never been very interested in men, so Nangong Shaofu can go alone."
After everyone lamented, "Prince Nangong is so considerate" and looked down upon Yun Qi, more than half of the people in the Bajiao Pavilion were missing.
"No wonder Nangong Zhi became the young assistant at such a young age. He has such a dark heart." Yun Qi covered his lips with a fan, tilted his body slightly towards Lu Anran, and spared no effort to apply eye medicine.
Lu Anran knew that Yun Qi was just joking, so he said casually: "The person who is least qualified to say that people's hearts are evil in the world is probably you, the Crown Prince."
Yun Qi raised his eyebrows, but smiled without saying a word.
Not long after Nangong Zhi left, another maid ran over. She was even more panicked than the previous one. She stumbled and almost fell several times along the way, and was out of breath. Then she said a shocking sentence -
"There are dead people in the lake!"
