Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 27

Chapter 027 County Lord Huining
The rainy morning brought a cool feeling. A few drops of rain fell from the eaves and converged into a line that fell to the ground. The sound of “patpatpatter” was very rhythmic, but it sounded very comfortable.

It was neither cold nor hot in September. Yun Xiao stood under the corridor and reached out to put the rain under the eaves into her palm. It was cold and comfortable. A faint fragrance of osmanthus floated into her nose. Yun Xiao unconsciously revealed a faint smile. “I didn’t expect it to rain, but the osmanthus flowers at home bloomed.”

Just like his own life, after experiencing so many tribulations, he was reborn in flames, and now he began to bloom with his own brilliance.

A series of footsteps came, and Yun Xiao did not turn around. Not long after, the footsteps stopped beside her. “Miss, Lady Su has brought clothes for her.”

Yun Xiao only gave a faint kindness. She did not care about clothes and trusted Lady Su’s cooking skills. “What did Third Sister do?”

Chun Lan looked around and then smiled. “The third young miss is making trouble in the ancestral hall to come out. The Sun family is pleading with the matriarch, but the matriarch does not say anything, and the matriarch does not dare to let her go.”

The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth curled up gently. The bigger the matter, the better. After whispering in Chun Lan’s ear for a while, she walked back.

Just as she was about to walk back, Chun Lan suddenly leaned over to Yun Xiao and whispered, “Miss, what should Chun Lin do?” These past few days, Chun Lin had been sent to the house to recover from his injuries, but now that his injuries were almost healed, he could not continue like this.

Yun Xiao thought for a moment before she said, “No matter what, Chun Lin saved me once. Let’s talk about being a first-class maidservant first and let her raise her for a few days.”

Things settled down, and Yun Xiao went back to her room to try on her clothes. With the medicine given by an unknown person that night, the injury on her foot had almost healed.

When she saw the clothes, Yun Xiao’s eyes couldn’t help but brighten up. What she was thinking was that Lan Shuya would go crazy with hatred if she saw them, right?

As for Yun Yao, she was pregnant now, so naturally, she couldn’t go with her. As for the people from the second room, they hadn’t returned to the manor, so there were only five of them in the group. After packing up, Lu shi brought Yun Xiao, Yun Lan, Yun Yang, and Brother Han out of the manor.

The elegantly decorated but comfortable carriage finally arrived at the Princess’ Mansion after two hours.

The banquet was held in the garden of the Eldest Princess’ Mansion. There were chrysanthemums of various colors around the garden and the faint fragrance of silk osmanthus flowers. There were two tables and chairs at the front of the garden, and there were also many tables and chairs on the left and right sides.

Under the lead of the maidservant, she first paid her respects to the Eldest Princess. When everyone knew the identity of this group of people, they frowned invisibly. The Eldest Princess did not know why her daughter invited the people from the Yun Clan, so she smiled and answered.

The corners of Yun Xiao’s lips curled into a fitting smile as she sat with Madam Lu, while Yun Lan and the others went to the man’s seat.

A trace of coldness appeared in Yun Xiao’s eyes. The Eldest Princess’ marriage was also a legend.

It was originally a great blessing to be able to give the Princess Shangzhu, but Shangzhu’s people could only be consort-in-law. They could no longer enter the dynasty as officials, and their official careers would lose their prospects. Naturally, the descendants of the noble families were unwilling to return to Shangzhu.

Before the emperor’s son-in-law had a master, the eldest princess’ marriage was to be arranged for the eldest son of the first wife of the An Hou Manor. Who knew that when Ding An Hou learned this news, he had arranged marriages for his two sons as quickly as possible. Only the son of the concubine remained unengaged, but how could the eldest princess marry the concubine’s son?

The emperor ventured his anger and forced Ding An Hou to retreat from his son’s marriage. Ding An Hou helplessly recommended the son of Second Fang and said a good word in front of the emperor. The emperor looked for someone to inquire about it and then pointed to the marriage. Only three months after the marriage, the eldest princess was pregnant. Half a year later, her son-in-law died of illness.

The emperor was feeling guilty and loved the eldest princess. He beheaded the entire Ding’an Marquis Manor for deceiving the emperor and treated the daughter of the eldest princess as county princess Huining.

The corners of Yun Xiao’s mouth curled into a sneer. The hundred-year-old families of the Marquis of Ding An Manor were all destroyed overnight? Deceiving a monarch? It was probably all the Emperor’s conspiracy.

Yun Xiao lowered her eyebrows and concealed the sneer in her eyes. She had a feeling of unease in her heart. She always felt that today’s banquet would not be so ordinary. She just wanted to leave this place safely today. However, just because they did not cause trouble, it did not mean that trouble would not come to her.

Shi Shi Ran walked in from the door. The leader was dressed in a dark purple ancient smoke-patterned Bi Xia Luo dress. He had a well-maintained face and smiled lightly. He bowed and entered the seat.

Yun Xiao only felt that everyone’s gaze was on her. She blinked and looked calmly at Shen Yingfan, who was walking towards the man’s seat.

Shen Yingfan and his withdrawal from the marriage were probably known by many people now. Yun Xiao did not know if someone had deliberately done it or if it was just a coincidence that the two met today.

Yun Xiao saw that many people were looking at her. She only smiled faintly and calmly. Everyone knew that this fourth girl from Yun Clan had a lot of face. She had just been resigned from her marriage and should have been resting at home. Who would have thought that she would actually be dressed up to attend such a banquet?

Not long after, a lot of people arrived. Among them, there were also two princes. Naturally, they were the Third Prince, Zhou Jingyan, and the Fifth Prince, Zhou Chongyu.

The arrival of the two princes naturally caused a great disturbance. Yun Xiao saw that Lan Shuya was looking at Zhou Jingyan with surprise on her face. She never expected that Zhou Jingyan, whom she had met a few days ago, would actually be the current Third Prince.

Yun Xiao talked to Madam Lu on her own, “Mother, this county princess Hui Ning is truly doted on by thousands of people. She celebrates her birthday and the arrival of the prince.”

Madam Lu did not think too much of Yun Xiao’s words. “Yes, as a woman, having this privilege is truly enviable. However, don’t say this again in the future. It’s not good for others to hear about it.”

Yun Xiao replied with a smile. Seeing that Madam Lu still hadn’t awakened, she continued, “Mother, why did you invite us to County Lord Huining’s birthday banquet? My daughter said something bad. Our Yun Clan only has a lot of money and no power. How could they have the qualifications to participate in such a banquet?”

Madam Lu’s expression changed slightly, and she returned to normal in an instant. Yun Xiao was very satisfied with Madam Lu’s reaction. This banquet seemed calm and undisturbed, but the uneasiness in her heart told herself that things would not be that simple.

Zhou Jingyan and Zhou Chongyu walked in together. They were very satisfied with everyone’s attention. Everyone bowed respectfully and greeted them. However, Zhou Jingyan noticed that although a woman’s expression was respectful, the undisguised hatred in her eyes attracted his attention.

When he looked again, he saw that Yun Xiao had returned to normal.

Everyone took their seats. Yun Xiao looked at the last county princess of Huining. The county princess was dressed in a red brocade dress with a large red peony embroidered on it. Her melon seed face and willow leaf eyebrows inherited her mother’s appearance. She walked over gracefully with a noble look that could not be ignored.

The corner of Yun Xiao’s lips curled into a chuckle. This county princess Huining was extremely glorious when she got married in her previous life. She married Zhu Minhong, the eldest son of the Marquis of Ding Bo’s Manor. The 120-year-old dowry wrapped around half of the capital.

In his previous life, he had no chance to see each other, but he didn’t expect that he would actually meet County Lord Hui Ning in this life.

The corner of Yun Xiao’s eyes twitched. She always felt that county princess Hui Ning’s gaze was looking at her indifferently. She was puzzled. Since when did she know county princess Hui Ning?

Yun Xiao once again forgot about county princess Hui Ning and searched through all of her memories in this life and her previous life. In the end, this was the first time she had seen county princess Hui Ning.

This banquet was to celebrate the birthday of county princess Hui Ning. Naturally, there would be some formalities. Of course, such a banquet was also a blind date in disguise. Halfway through the banquet, someone suggested that the girls from various families perform colorful clothes to celebrate county princess Hui Ning’s birthday.

County princess Hui Ning was the main character today, and the corners of her mouth smiled as she agreed. However, her gaze was on the girl in the light green dress, and she was faintly expecting her to perform some talent.

The Ding An Marquis Manor’s Second Miss Li performed a long-sleeved dance, causing everyone to exclaim in admiration. The Duke’s Manor’s Third Miss Xie performed a zither song, causing everyone to stop …

Seeing that the quota was getting closer and closer to her, Yun Xiao was not in a hurry, but Madam Lu started to be anxious, “Xiao Xiao, what are you going to perform?” Her daughter’s reputation was not good because of the withdrawal. Madam Lu thought that she could make her daughter stand out at such a banquet and find a good marriage for her daughter at that time. However, what worried her was that her daughter was not good at zither, weiqi, calligraphy and painting.

Yun Xiao curled her lips and smiled. She placed her small hand on Madam Lu’s hand. “Mother, calm down. Daughter has her own countermeasures.”

With Yun Xiao’s words, even though Madam Lu was puzzled in her heart, her heart had calmed down a little.

Yun Xiao leisurely looked at the red carpet in the banquet hall. Lan Shuya was dressed in a watery blue threads of golden butterflies and a pair of soft-soled pearl embroidered shoes. She danced and wore a beautiful face, attracting the attention of many noble young masters.

After Qu Bi, the dance stopped. Everyone was still unable to extricate themselves from the dance, and they were actually inferior to the Li Clan’s two young ladies.

County Lord Hui Ning smiled lightly as he looked at Lan Shuya, who had her eyebrows lowered, but could not conceal her complacency. A subtle smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, but the smile in her eyes slowly turned into a chill.

Yun Xiao’s gaze was focused on everyone’s expressions. Although the change in county princess Hui Ning was very small, Yun Xiao noticed it. She frowned. She did not know how Lan Shuya had offended county princess Hui Ning? To actually make her so unhappy?

Yun Xiao had a thought in her heart. The county princess of Hui Ning looked at her and Lan Shuya with a trace of coldness in her eyes. Why was this?

Before Yun Xiao could figure it out, she heard someone calling her name.

Yun Xiao got up from her seat and walked towards the middle of the banquet. The corner of her mouth smiled and said calmly, “The maiden greets the eldest princess and county princess of Hui Ning. However, the maiden wants to ask the eldest princess and county princess of Hui Ning to borrow some things.”

Everyone looked at Yun Xiao in surprise. They didn’t know what tricks this woman who had just been kissed off was up to. Everyone looked at Yun Xiao with different gazes, but Yun Xiao didn’t have the slightest bit of timidity. This courage caused County Lord Hui Ning to frown invisibly. “Jin Se, go prepare for Fourth Young Lady.”

With county princess Hui Ning’s words, the girl named Jin Se walked over quickly. Yun Xiao whispered something to Jin Se. Although Jin Se did not understand what the fourth girl was going to do, she still went down to prepare.