The banquet at the Third Prince's Mansion was different from that at the Xiu Prince's Mansion. The main purpose of Yu Qingluo's last banquet was to meet Lan Shuiqing, so the banquet was actually not large. It was just a matter of inviting some young ladies who met the requirements.
This time, the third princess and Princess Wanyan wanted to see each other for their children at the same time, and they invited not only the boudoir ladies, but also the noble sons and brothers.
Therefore, early in the morning, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Three Princes' Mansion, almost blocking the entire main road.
Lan Shuiqing was sitting alone in a carriage. Lan Shuiyuan and Lan Shuitian were sitting in the back. The two of them were just daughters of the concubine. They were nothing compared to Lan Shuiqing, the legitimate daughter and the future wife of the crown prince. status.
But they didn't care, and they didn't want to sit in the same carriage as Lan Shuiqing.
Moreover, Lan Shuiqing's chance to be proud was only so short. Today, they were going to make her lose face to others, and everyone would scream for beating her from now on.
Rouge had felt that Lan Shuiyuan and the other two looked gloomy since the morning, so she had been worried and her eyelids were twitching since they went out.
At this moment, several people were blocking the road. She was really flustered, so she could only lean into Lan Shuiqing's ear and whisper, "Miss, do you think the second and third young ladies look a little strange today?"
"Yes." Lan Shuiqing nodded. She had been with Nan Nan for a long time, and now her senses had become sharper. "Today's banquet may not be peaceful."
He also knew that Lan Shuiyuan would definitely come up with something to deal with him.
"Anyway, let's be careful and don't get too close to them."
"Got it, miss."
As the two talked, the carriage slowly moved forward.
The road ahead finally became smoother, but it was still half an hour later when Lan Shuiqing arrived at the gate of the Third Prince's Mansion.
The steward of the palace immediately led the three sisters into the palace.
After going to Prince Xiu's Mansion last time, and now going to the Three Princes' Mansion, Lan Shuiqing felt... a little dazzled.
I can't say what it feels like, but I just have the illusion that...the Three Princes' Mansion really matches Ye Langwei's personality. Well, it must be an illusion.
The Third Prince's Mansion is very magnificent. Compared with the exquisiteness of Prince Xiu's Mansion, it looks more like a noble family's home.
But Lan Shuiqing still felt that building the palace would make her more comfortable.
At this moment, many people have come to the palace. The ladies gathered together in twos and threes, talking with smiles, as if they were very familiar with each other.
Lan Shuiqing's only friends currently are Nian Nian and Princess Jinxiu. Jinxiu is equivalent to half of the protagonist today, so she will naturally come later.
Nian Nian devoted herself to her medicine garden, so she would definitely not come so early.
In fact, Lan Shuiqing also wanted to come over later, but the madam had already started urging her early in the morning, and there were two tails behind her, so she couldn't wait any longer.
Now that I'm here, I seem a little out of place.
Fortunately, her temperament has always been happy-go-lucky. After entering the garden, she went straight to a deserted corner to sit down and drink tea.
As for Lan Shuiyuan and Lan Shuitian, they were looking for allies while staring at her.
The most appropriate alliance is naturally the eldest lady of the Shen family, Shen Wenxian.
Since Shen Wenxian fell into the water last time, her image has been damaged a lot among many young ladies due to Yu Qingluo's deliberate exaggeration, so she has not gone out.
Today was her first banquet in a while, and when she saw that no one was discussing the matter of building the palace, her attitude became arrogant again.
Seeing Lan Shuiyuan and the two approaching, her eyes narrowed deeply.
"Sister Shen." The two of them still approached her obediently.
Shen Wenxian's lips curled up, and she said with a hint of sarcasm, "Isn't this the second and third young ladies of the Lan family? I heard that a lot of things have happened in the Lan family during this period. Sisters, are you okay? Two. Is...Auntie okay?"
Lan Shuiyuan's expressions suddenly froze, and they were slightly embarrassed, but they quickly covered it up.
"Sister Shen, you also know that our Lan Mansion now... has no room for our sisters to talk. We have been grounded during this period and have not had the chance to see Sister Shen. Now that we finally meet, sister, please don't Are you angry with us, okay? We have wanted to go to Shen's Mansion to see you for a long time, but we can't help ourselves."
"Yes." Lan Shuitian also agreed, "Now that there is a person in the house who has climbed a high branch, how can he take us seriously? Even our request to go to Shen's house was rejected. My sister really It’s bitter.”
Shen Wenxian sneered, "So what if you climb a high branch? Who do you really think you are?" Then she lowered her voice and said, "I think there must be something wrong with the prince Xiu Wangfu, otherwise why would he be so old? Marrying a wife, but now you fall in love with the unpopular Lan Shuiqing?"
Lan Shuiyuan and Lan Shuiyuan's eyes lit up, and they immediately responded, "We think so too. Lan Shuiyuan is not as good-looking and talented as Sister Shen. Who can compare to this noble daughter from a noble family in the entire imperial capital?" Going to Lan Shuiqing? Prince Nan must have some shady secret, otherwise why would Princess Xiu be staring at Lan Shuiqing?"
"I guess he's very fat." Lan Shui said sweetly, "Lan Shuiqing probably doesn't like him either, otherwise why would he have a lover outside..."
As she spoke, she quickly covered her mouth with a look of panic.
But Shen Wenxian still heard it. She suddenly turned her head to look at Lan Shuitian, grabbed her shoulders, and asked urgently, "What did you just say? Who has a lover?"
"No, I, I didn't say anything." Lan Shuitian shook his head repeatedly.
How could Shen Wenxian let her go like this? She was sure that she had heard it clearly just now.
He couldn't help but hold Lan Shuitian's hand harder, staring at her sharply, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Lan Shuitian still looked very scared and shook her head desperately.
Shen Wenxian was filled with annoyance, "If you don't tell me, I will tell my father that it was you two who pushed me into the water when we were repairing the palace."
"Sister Shen, how could you do this?" Lan Shuiyuan exclaimed, with disbelief on his face.
Shen Wenxian sneered, "So you'd better tell me honestly, what happened to Lan Shuiqing's lover?"
The two sisters looked at each other with a very embarrassed look on their faces. After a long time, they finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Sister Shen, we told you, please don't tell anyone. After all, she is our sister. No matter how bad she is, we can't ruin her reputation."