coobybook Chapter 42 042 Someone has fallen into the water!
Chapter 42 042 Someone has fallen into the water!
Chapter 42 042 Someone has fallen into the water!
If Ye Yingrou's appearance amazed everyone, then Ye Pianran's entrance surprised everyone.
Who doesn't know that the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anshi's mansion is quite famous in the capital recently? She is famous not because of her stunning beauty or otherworldly temperament, but because of the rumors that she is engaged to Ouyang Shaoyu, the eldest grandson of the Ouyang family, but is extremely unfaithful and has affairs with several servants in the mansion. As a result, she injured her face and ruined her beautiful appearance.
With such a tarnished reputation, how dare she attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet hosted by the royal family? And to make matters worse, she even sat in the lap of a man who wasn't Ouyang Shaoyu!
Is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anshi really, as rumored, a promiscuous woman?
Just as everyone was making malicious speculations about Ye Pianran, the horse finally managed to get Chunyu Yang and Ye Pianran into Qionglin Garden before the gate closed.
"Whoa." Chunyu Yang pulled on the reins, and the horse came to a stop with a clatter. He dismounted first, then reached out to help Ye Pianran. Ye Pianran gracefully dismounted amidst the many gazes, some of which were filled with surprise, others with envy.
Eunuch Wang had seen Ye Pianran before, and immediately announced loudly, "Ye Pianran, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anshi, has arrived."
To everyone's surprise, after announcing Ye Pianran's identity, he fawned over Chunyu Yang, bowing and scraping respectfully: "This humble servant greets the Third Prince. What brings Your Highness here today?"
It was actually the Third Prince, the Northern Martial King! All the young ladies were shocked.
Ye Yingrou quietly clenched her fists, glaring venomously at Ye Pianran, who had her back to her.
How could Ye Pianran be so lucky! She had already sent people to surround and delay her, yet she still managed to encounter the most unapproachable Northern Martial King in the Great Xia Kingdom, and even made him willingly lend a helping hand!
Chunyu Yang glanced at Eunuch Wang and said indifferently, "Can't I come?"
“Of course!” Eunuch Wang quickly replied, “His Majesty will be very pleased to know that the Prince has arrived!”
"Are the Crown Prince, Fourth Brother, Sixth Brother, and Seventh Brother here?" Chunyu Yang asked, handing the horse reins to the other eunuchs.
Eunuch Wang bowed and said, "Yes, the Crown Prince and several princes have already arrived at Songteng Pavilion."
Chunyu Yang hummed in agreement, nodded slightly to Ye Pianran, and strode forward.
After he left, Ye Bijun immediately surrounded Ye Pianran, eagerly asking, "Cousin, where did you go? Why are you only coming now, and why are you dressed differently? Where is your maid Lingyi? By the way, how did you meet the Third Prince? Why did he send you here?"
Ye Pianran seemed not to hear her words, but stared intently at a figure in front of her that she could never forget until her death. In those seemingly calm eyes, there was now an extremely cold, painful, and unforgettable emotion churning.
Ye Yingrou!
After their rebirth, they finally met in person! Compared to the timeline of their previous lives, this meeting was a full two years earlier!
No, if she had also come to Qionglin Garden in her previous life, they would probably have met there too, right? It's just that Ye Yingrou and Ye Yanxun didn't give her that chance in her past life.
The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet marked the most important step for Ye Yingrou as she officially entered the vast capital city!
Sensing her gaze, Ye Yingrou turned around and glanced at her, as if she didn't recognize her at all, revealing a gentle and kind smile that Ye Pianran knew best.
Her fingernails dug deep into her palm, and the excruciating pain made Ye Pianran even more awake.
This Mid-Autumn Festival celebration is sure to be anything but peaceful!
"It's getting late, ladies. Please follow me to the palace to pay our respects to the Crown Princess," Eunuch Wang said, clearing his throat. He then flicked his sleeves and walked ahead.
Unable to get a response from Ye Pianran, Ye Bijun fell silent, feeling awkward, but her resentment towards Ye Pianran only grew stronger.
The daughters of various noble families, like beautiful maidens, followed the eunuchs towards the imperial palace. Along the way, people openly or subtly scrutinized Ye Pianran. Ye Pianran felt no guilt and accepted these gazes with equanimity, but she still heard someone say:
"Do you think what's being said outside is true? Is the young lady of the Marquis of Anshi's mansion really that despicable?"
"Perhaps, otherwise why would she wear a veil?"
"But if it were true, she would be trying to avoid it, why would she come to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"
"Perhaps she's trying to seduce other young masters..."
Just then, they arrived at the Nine Palaces Lotus Pond. As Ye Pianran snapped out of her reverie amidst the gossip, she noticed Ye Bijun standing very close to her. Her brow furrowed slightly, a sudden sense of danger rising within her. Sure enough, the next moment Ye Bijun seemed to have twisted her ankle, forcefully ramming into her—
At the critical moment, Ye Pianran narrowly dodged to the side, and at the same time, she subtly hooked her foot, and with a splash, Ye Bijun fell headfirst into the lotus pond, getting completely soaked.