Hurricanes blew in the capital, but no matter how fierce they were, they could not reach Princess Mingchang's mansion. This princess was well-known for being favored, and even in front of Emperor Yuanfeng, she was one of the few people who had a say. When her family held a party, it was always a time when the dignitaries of the entire capital gathered, and no matter which family would come to have a drink.
What's more, this was the last family reunion at home for Princess Yunzhang before she got married. All the important people in the capital wanted to seize the opportunity to come, and the streets outside Princess Mingchang's mansion were blocked with traffic.
But even with so many people, the princess's mansion was still well-maintained. When Su Yao and the others arrived, the Xu family's sedan chair happened to be in front. Xu Huixian just got off the sedan chair and saw Su Yao coming out of the carriage behind. Her face turned cold on the spot. She bit her lip and tried to hold it back, but finally couldn't help it. She sneered and spit in a low voice: "What bad luck!"
By now, she had experienced Su Yao's eloquence and did not dare to provoke him openly, but she vented her anger in private, and she also named and addressed Su Yao, and she did not believe that Su Yao would dare to do anything to her.
Su Yao really didn't want to pay attention to her. She came to Princess Mingchang's mansion for serious matters, not to quarrel with a little girl. Fortunately, the granddaughters-in-law of Princess Mingchang were all very tactful. When they saw the situation here, they hurried over to separate the two sides. The one who led Su Yao was Princess Mingchang's third granddaughter-in-law Kong. She smiled and pulled Su Yao's hand, saying kindly and kindly: "You are the fourth lady, right? I have heard of your great name for a long time. Now that we meet, I know that you are even more outstanding than the rumors say. Please come over here."
Seeing the other person's enthusiasm, Su Yaolue smiled, nodded at her, and followed her words to call her sister-in-law.
Kong was a very talkative person. She quickly accompanied her to where all the ladies were. She personally led her to Princess Mingchang and said with a smile, "Grandmother, look who's here. This is Miss Su Si. You know her."
The open pavilion used for banquets in Princess Mingchang's mansion was extremely luxurious, and the twelve glass screens at the entrance illuminated every detail of the person.
Glass came from the Western Regions, and now only the wealthy families in the capital can have it. A house like the Yongding Marquis's Mansion can only have a few pieces to decorate the windows. The appearance of Princess Mingchang's screen has already proved the family's heritage and strength.
Following the reflection of the screen, everyone's eyes vaguely swept towards Su Yao.
There have been too many rumors about the Fourth Miss Su in the capital recently. If it was the rumor that Qiao Danning had framed her at the manor, it would be fine. After all, Qiao Danning had already been taken to the Dali Temple and was doomed. Everyone knew that he had framed her. Even Wang Yuerong was no longer talked about, let alone Su Yao.
What people talked about Su Yao was nothing more than her relationship with the emperor's eldest grandson Xiao Heng.
No one knew where the rumor started, but everyone could sense that the emperor's eldest grandson was very caring towards Su Yao if they carefully thought about it.
With this little bit of specialness, even though Su Yao has no special features, he has also become well-known in the circles in Beijing.
Besides, Su Yao was already famous. From being a real daughter who was adopted home, to her entanglement with Zhang Linghui and her sharpness towards Xu Huixian, it was already known that this fourth Miss Su had a bad temper and a strong personality.
If such a capable girl really wants to become the Emperor's eldest grandson's consort, then many families who want to send their daughters to the palace will have to think again to see if their daughters can get any benefits from Su Yao.
Otherwise, if you send him in, Su Yao will step on his life for the rest of his life, so why send him there
With this in mind, the ladies in the pavilion looked at Su Yao with different eyes. Some were critical, some were dissatisfied, and some frowned.
Everyone present was a smart person. From Su Yao's behavior and the way she looked and frowned, one could tell that she was a girl with a very strong opinion of her own.
How can this girl be simple to be able to maintain such composure in front of so many people
Most people have defined this as someone who is not easy to get along with.
Princess Mingchang herself didn't like Su Yao either. She raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled faintly: "Fourth Miss Su, you haven't saluted me yet."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room fell silent.
Princess Mingchang invited the guests as guests because she wanted to celebrate the upcoming wedding of County Princess Yunzhang and everyone wanted to have some fun together. All the girls who came were of good status, but even some of them were from noble families, but Princess Mingchang did not specifically keep them and singled them out for not performing the formalities.
The ceremony here is certainly not an ordinary bow. Princess Mingchang's intention is clearly to ask Su Yao to perform the ceremony of kneeling and bowing.
But Princess Mingchang was a princess, and she could afford to pay respects even if it was a super-high imperial decree.
As soon as she spoke, everyone knew what was going on and that Princess Mingchang also disliked Su Yao.
Kong looked at her princess grandmother with some surprise.
Xu Huixian, who had just come in, couldn't help showing her joy. She glanced at Su Yao with some relief, with a sneer on her lips as if she was waiting for a good show.
People say that Su Yao is tough, but she wants to see how tough Su Yao is and whether he dares to be tough in front of the princess.
The whole room was silent. Mrs. He was not here at this moment. She had always been at odds with Princess Mingchang. Mrs. Wang was also not here because she had to go to a villa in the suburbs to take care of Mrs. Wang Wu. There was no female elder here who could speak for Su Yao.
Princess Mingchang looked at the girl standing upright in front of her with a smile on her face, holding the cup in her hand. She raised her voice and said, "Why? I asked you to pay respect to me. Is that wrong to you?"
Xu Huixian stretched her neck to look at Su Yao in excitement. She wanted to see Su Yao kneeling down to salute, but she also wanted to see Su Yao stiffening his neck and refusing to bow before being punished in the end. She nervously clutched her clothes, taking it more seriously than watching an opera.
This silence seemed to last a long time, but to Su Yao it was only a short time. She raised her head and looked deeply at Princess Mingchang, and knelt down with perfect etiquette and posture: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Princess Mingchang breathed a sigh of relief.
Her surname is Xiao, and she is a princess of the imperial court. If she wants Su Yao to kneel, Su Yao has to kneel.
She has to kneel today. If Su Yao becomes the Emperor's eldest grandson's consort in the future, she will always remember the feeling of crawling in front of her today.