Shen Xi and her coming-of-age ceremony came to a successful conclusion. A banquet was held in the palace to entertain all the guests. Night fell when the banquet was about to end.
Shen Yueshan was forced to drink a lot of wine today, and he accepted all the wine. As for the female relatives, Shen Xihe was also the center of attention. However, because Emperor Youning gave her such a small name, many people looked at her with a little more pity.
Shen Xihe knew what they were thinking. They just believed that she was going to become a widow at such a young age. Even when Hu Yurao toasted her, he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks to her: "Congratulations to the princess on her coming of age. It seems that the princess is about to get married. I look forward to seeing the princess's beautiful appearance. If that day comes..."
Her last sentence was meaningful, and she deliberately dragged out the ending tone, with a hint of provocation in her eyes.
Without waiting for Shen Xihe to speak, Xue Jinqiao, who was with Shen Xihe, reached out and took the wine glass from Hu Yurao's hand with a smile: "Hu Sanniang, you are not feeling well, don't drink. You don't take care of yourself, have you forgotten... how it feels to fall into the water?"
Hu Yurao's smile froze and her whole body trembled. It was the fear of falling into the water. She calmed down and stared at Xue Jinqiao fiercely: "It's you!"
She deliberately came to provoke Shen Xihe today, just to find out if Shen Xihe had been secretly plotting against her. In her opinion, only Shen Xihe, who had hundreds of private guards around him, had the ability to make her fall into the water every time without leaving any trace.
However, her parents did not allow her to go against Shen Xihe, and even said that it was really Shen Xihe's doing. She could only endure it. When Shen Xihe was tired, he would naturally stop arguing with her. She went to ask her aunt for help, and her aunt also advised her to be patient.
Why! Why should she endure it? Why should she let Shen Xihe play with her like a cat slave
However, she didn't expect that it was not the Shen Xihe she suspected, but the unexpected Xue Jinqiao!
"It's me, so what?" Xue Jinqiao looked her up and down with contempt. "If you want to seek revenge from me, I'll be waiting for your advice. But... you must be prepared for my counterattack. I'm very cruel when dealing with people."
The Xue family had been suppressing Xue Jinqiao's "illness" because they were afraid that Xue Jinqiao would affect the marriages of other Xue family girls. Her crazy actions were only known to the Xue family. Hu Yurao didn't take Xue Jinqiao seriously at all: "Do you think I'm Yuan Erniang?"
"It doesn't matter who you are. As long as you can afford the gamble, I'll accompany you to the end." Xue Jinqiao smiled with watery eyes, and in the candlelight coming through the glass lamp, there were faint traces of strange light.
Hu Yurao was so frightened that he took a step back. When he looked carefully, he saw Xue Jinqiao's smile was innocent and harmless, so he thought he was just seeing things.
"Today is a good day for the princess. Since A'rao can't drink, don't stop us from congratulating the princess." Wang Yuhui stepped forward and supported Hu Yurao, smoothing things over for her.
Shen Xihe raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at Wang Yuhui. Last time when Chen Jiaxu was unhappy with her, Wang Yuhui stood up to Chen Jiaxu, and this time when Hu Yurao asked her to stand up, she also stood up. Last time she just thought it was a coincidence, but this time she felt that Wang Yuhui was hostile to her.
It’s just that she disguised herself well last time and didn’t show it through her eyes. She and Wang Yuhui had never had any intersection before, so where did her hostility towards her come from
With a guess in mind, Shen Xihe smiled faintly: "Does Miss Wang want to toast me?"