Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 31

Chapter 031 Probe Into The Pavilion
After lunch at the Princess’ Mansion, the Eldest Princess spoke, letting everyone feel at ease, while the Eldest Princess chatted with the noble woman.

County princess Hui Ning brought the girls away and arrived at her own courtyard.

This courtyard was no smaller than the previous garden, and it was even more exquisite.

The big girl of the Lan Clan quietly walked over to Yun Xiao and Lan Shuya and said with a smile, “Fourth sister, it turns out that you don’t have any money to buy clothes for Second Sister this time. No wonder Fourth Sister came out wearing the clothes her mother bought today.”

Otherwise, with Lan Shuya’s face and her dazzling clothes, this banquet would give her the limelight.

Today, Yun Xiao and Lan Shuya had caused Madam Lan to lose all her face. That was why she had rushed up to get back her face.

Yun Xiao only chuckled. After Lan Shuya returned today, she would definitely be taught a hard lesson by Madam Lan and Lan Shiming.

At this moment, someone exclaimed, “This water lily is really beautiful.”

As everyone looked over, Yun Xiao’s expression couldn’t help but reveal a surprised expression.

It was actually the Sleeping Fire Lotus! The petals of this lotus flower were purple. It had just rained last night, and a few sparkling drops of water drifted in the petals. In the middle was a golden tentacle. Layers of tentacles were wrapped in blooming stamens. The stamens would only show her unique charm before the flower withered.

At this moment, the flower stamens were extremely shy, like a bride who was about to marry, wearing a mysterious veil. Layers upon layers of appearances made people want to see, but they couldn’t see, causing endless reverie.

Yun Xiao only felt her mind buzzing. “Xiao Xiao, look at the layers of tentacles of this Fire Lotus. Isn’t it very touching to obediently protect the stamens in your arms and sleep peacefully? It’s like I’m standing beside you and protecting you. As long as I’m still alive, you’ll be my imperial concubine. In the future, you’ll be my empress and our son will be made a depositor.”

Imperial concubine? Empress? How ridiculous? Zhou Jingyan, you asked me to be your queen, but this queen only lasted half a month. In half a month, I fell from the clouds to hell. I saw more than two hundred people die in Yun Mansion at your hands. I watched your cold gaze and ordered the guards to beat twenty more blows. I watched you personally kick our children to death …

Yun Xiao looked at the Sleeping Fire Lotus in the lake, as if she was looking at the gentle and jade-like man. Her eyes were filled with undisguised hatred.

At that time, Zhou Jingyan accepted a few side concubines in succession. Afraid that he might be suspicious, That’s why I took myself to see the Sleeping Fire Lotus, With Zhou Jingyan’s assurance, She spared no effort to persuade her father to give Zhou Jingyan Yun Clan’s money and endure the mockery and framing of those side imperial concubines. All she could do was treat his side imperial concubines kindly, because the family forces behind those side imperial concubines could help Zhou Jingyan. She thought of the past and wished to destroy all of his money.

“County princess, this kind of water lily is extremely precious. It only opens for a few days a year. I didn’t expect it to open on the birthday of the county princess. It really bodes well.”

Someone’s voice rang out not far away. Yun Xiao’s heart trembled. She immediately regained her senses. There was also a county princess of Hui Ning and a daughter of a famous family in the capital. These people were all human geniuses, so she absolutely could not reveal any strange expressions.

“Such a beautiful water lily is rare in the capital. To be able to see it today is already good fortune. We have to thank the county princess. If it weren’t for the county princess, we wouldn’t have seen such a beautiful flower in our lifetime.”

“That’s right. Thank you, county princess. If we hadn’t been invited by the county princess today, I’m afraid it would be a lifelong regret.”

Yun Xiao’s eyes darkened and her lips slightly pursed. Sleeping Fire Lotus was indeed rare, because the climate in the capital was not suitable for Sleeping Fire Lotus to grow. To nurture such a Sleeping Fire Lotus, it was definitely not something an ordinary family could afford to nurture.

Yun Xiao looked at the Sleeping Fire Lotus in the lake in a daze, and the corner of her eyes turned to look at County Lord Hui Ning. She did not expect County Lord Hui Ning to look at her seriously, and her heart was filled with fear. It turned out that County Lord Hui Ning had been testing her from beginning to end.

Back then, the water lilies planted in the Third Prince’s mansion were borrowed from the Eldest Princess’ mansion. County princess Hui Ning would not be unaware of this. Today, he brought everyone here to test himself.

From county princess Hui Ning’s invitation to his entry into the manor, the rewards at the banquet, his relationship with Lan Shuya, and the current Sleeping Fire Lotus, all of their doubts were explained at this moment.

Yun Xiao only felt that this moment in her heart was really subtle, and she raised her spirits to deal with it.

County princess Huining had been observing Yun Xiao since she entered the banquet. She had complimented herself like everyone else. She liked the Sleeping Fire Lotus and had no other expression. It was as if it was her first time seeing the Sleeping Fire Lotus. She chuckled and said, “There’s something even more miraculous. Look.”

Everyone followed County Lord Hui Ning’s hand to the lake and saw that the Sleeping Fire Lotus was slowly closing. The petals slowly gathered and tightly wrapped the stamens and antennae inside. Not long after, it turned into a flower bud.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Everyone’s faces were filled with unconcealable surprise. They didn’t understand why the flowers were closed.

County Lord Hui Ning laughed again. “This is the Sleeping Fire Lotus. It’s different from the other water lilies. The blooming date of the Sleeping Fire Lotus is not fake until the end of September, but it only lasts for seven days. Moreover, during the seven days of blooming, the flowers of the Sleeping Fire Lotus are still open in the morning and closed in the afternoon.”

Everyone had a taught look on their faces as they praised county princess Huining for her knowledge, outstanding temperament, and gentle and virtuous temperament.

County princess Hui Ning was very satisfied with this. She smiled and said, “Alright, let’s go to the pavilion.”

The pavilion was already filled with all kinds of seasonal fruits and melons. There were also many fruits that had been shipped from other places. Everyone could not help but sigh with emotion that the Eldest Princess’ Mansion was so loved by Emperor. Everything good would be tied to the Eldest Princess and County Lord Hui Ning first.

Lan Shiming didn’t give up on letting Yun Xiao and Lan Shuya make a fool of themselves just now. She walked over and looked at the lychee in her hand. “Fourth sister, this tribute orange came from the country of San Francisco. Fourth sister is the daughter of the Yun Clan’s first wife. I’m afraid she has seen a lot of things like this. Can you tell us about it?”

If he wanted to frame himself, he had to see if he was qualified enough! Although Lan Shiming’s words were only a few, they pointed out that the Yun Clan had a great fortune. They also stirred up the war between him and county princess Hui Ning. If he didn’t answer correctly, he would definitely be attacked by Lan Shiming again.

A trace of coldness flashed across Yun Xiao’s low eyebrows. She pretended not to be able to conceal Lan Shiming’s thoughts. “Big sister, you must be joking. I only see such a thing once or twice a year. Naturally, I can’t say anything about it. The county princess is loved by His Majesty. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen such a rare object. The county princess must know about it. Why don’t I ask the county princess to tell me?”

Their voices weren’t loud or small, just so that the people in the pavilion could hear them clearly.

County Lord Hui Ning’s gaze swept over the two of them for a moment. “You two have really sweet mouths. However, I do know a bit about this orange. This orange juice teaches the normal orange a little more, and its skin is slightly thinner. The taste is corrected, but the only bad thing is that you can’t eat too much of it. Otherwise, it will get hot.”

‘”Alright, I heard that the county princess is skilled in chess. Why don’t you play chess with me?” Li Qinxi, the second young lady of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, chuckled softly. It could also be said that he had changed the topic just now.

County princess Hui Ning thought that this idea was not bad. She smiled and said, “I heard that Second Young Lady’s chess skills are also very good. I thought that I could play a game of chess. I didn’t expect that I would get my wish today.”

Soon, a maidservant came over with a chessboard piece. County princess Huining’s eyes turned and smiled. “I think fourth young miss Yun is quite fated. Why don’t you play chess with us here?”

Li Qinxi looked at county princess Hui Ning in surprise, and then looked at Yunxiao not far away. She always felt that county princess Hui Ning was targeting her today, so she didn’t say anything.

Yun Xiao wanted to seize this opportunity to slip away, because she did not like this place very much. She did not expect that she would be nominated by County Lord Huining. “County Lord and Miss Li are famous far and wide. Their chess skills are very good. To be able to watch the two of them play chess is truly an honor to a woman of the people.”

Lan Shuya also looked at Yun Xiao in surprise. The hand next to her was tightly embedded in her palm. Yun Xiao was arrogant and domineering before, but today, she didn’t expect that she would be calm and generous. Could it be that Yun Xiao had deceived her before?

She didn’t expect that this was just a banquet. Yunxiao was actually in the eyes of county princess Hui Ning. Previously, when she changed her clothes, she saw county princess Hui Ning come out of Yunxiao’s house. Now, not only did she solve Yunxiao’s problem, she even let her watch. She didn’t even have this honorable pet.

County Magistrate Hui Ning’s eyes fell on Lan Shuya’s tolerant face, and a hint of sneer appeared in her eyes. “Miss Lan, come too. More people, more liveliness.”

Lan Shuya was slightly stunned. Lan Shiming had already walked over with a pleasantly surprised expression. He said respectfully, “Thank you, county princess.”

County princess Hui Ning’s expression was slightly unhappy, but it was not obvious. She gave a faint gratitude and said, “Fourth Miss Lan, come as well.”

The joy on Lan Shiming’s face instantly froze. Only then did he know that the county princess Hui Ning was talking about Lan Shuya. Now, he was just embarrassed to refuse him, so he could only call Lan Shuya again.

However, Lan Shiming did not want to let go of this opportunity to get close to County Lord Hui Ning. He suppressed the displeasure in his heart and glared at Lan Shuya fiercely. After he returned to the manor, he would find this concubine daughter to settle the score. He had already arrived between County Lord Hui Ning and Li Qinxi. Immediately, a maidservant girl moved over.

Lan Shuya knew that she had returned to the manor and would definitely have a fierce battle with Madam Lan and her son. However, she was not afraid at all. She moved her lotus steps lightly and walked over with a picturesque expression. “Thank you, county princess.”

Yun Xiao looked at Lan Shuya’s current appearance and sighed in her heart. This was county princess Hui Ning testing them, but they still thought that this was a glorious pet.

However, seeing that county princess Huining had already smiled and looked over, she immediately restrained her mind. A fitting smile hung on the corners of her mouth, and she did not dare to underestimate county princess Huining even more in her heart.

However, he was puzzled in his heart. Regardless of whether it was his previous life or his current life, he had nothing to do with County Lord Hui Ning. How could he attract the attention of County Lord Hui Ning?

Just as Yun Xiao was looking at the chessboard, a group of maids curled in from outside the pavilion, holding a set of cups in their hands. Regardless of whether this cup was somewhat different from what they saw on Peace Day, because these cups were transparent.

When Yun Xiao looked at the cups and the things inside, her pupils contracted slightly and quickly returned to normal.