Chapter 219 - The Princess Royal Favors (2/2)

If she knew this was going to fail, how could she watch Second Cousin fall?

Luo Mingzhu was always carefree. After a moment of sadness, she pulled herself up. She directly stroked Mo Xuetong’s cheek and cheekily said, “Alright, let’s forget about the bad news. Anyway, there’s still time until the selection begins. Plus, Her Majesty won’t necessarily pick me. But you, Cousin Tong, you have to watch for yourself. Look at your pretty face. Be careful.”

Mo Xuetong pushed her hand away. Before the Empress issued a decree, they could still change that. They could find a solution. After all, with Fu General Manor’s status, the Empress couldn’t force them. “Second Cousin is teasing me. Look at that young miss who came today. She is beautiful. I’m just a plain girl. How can you call me pretty?”

Luo Mingzhu smiled. “Cousin Tong is too modest. I heard when you first came in, you swept those young masters off their feet. And they’re all asking which family you came from.”

Mo Xuetong looked into Luo Mingzhu’s eyes and saw no jealousy, only sincerity. She couldn’t help smiling as well. “How were they asking about me? I’m afraid they were using me as an excuse to chat up those pretty ladies.” …

“You’re full of it.

Returning the parlor, as expected, they saw Princess Royal was already here.

Mo Xuetong stepped forward to greet her, and the Princess Royal politely asked her to rise. After sizing Mo Xuetong up, the princess actually held the former’s hand and affectionately said to her, “Third Young Miss Mo just arrived at the capital. You can’t have met the n.o.ble misses and masters. Today, you should take this opportunity to hang out with them.”

Her words immediately made everyone in the parlor quieter. All the people strangely stared at Mo Xuetong. They didn’t understand it. Why did the cold and unapproachable Princess Royal act affectionately to Mo Manor’s third miss? This had never happened before. Princess Royal had been indifferent to even Fifth Princess and her own niece.

Some of the guests suddenly remembered that when Mo Xuemin framed her own sister in the palace, Mo Xuetong claimed to have stayed in Princess Royal’s palace. Was it true? If it was really so, it could not only prove Mo Xuemin’s scheming against her sister, but also Princess Royal’s acknowledgment for this Mo Manor’s third miss.

Immediately, some people viewed Mo Xuetong differently.

Mo Xuetong mildly smiled. “Thank Princess Royal.” While bowing, she fluttered her long eyelashes to hide her doubt. She was the interested party, but she didn’t understand why Princess Royal acted so intimately with her publicly. In their previous two meetings, Princess Royal wasn’t so close to her.

Princess Royal dropped Mo Xuetong’s hand and rose. “Let’s go to the garden. Tables are set there.”

The guests all followed the Princess Royal toward the garden.

In the garden, tents were already set up on both banks and stove were burning. The boys went to the other side. The lake was not too wide, so when they sat opposite the river, they could still see each other clearly. On one hand, it was according to the rule that men and women didn’t sat by the same table; on the other hand, it didn’t leave them too far away from the opposite group.

This was not too far nor too close, just the right distance!

Mo Xuetong glanced at the opposite side, only to see a pair of gorgeous phoenix eyes looking into her as well. The pair of bright eyes were glamorous, s.h.i.+ning with charming light. For some unknown reason, Mo Xuetong flushed and took her watery eyes off the man. She didn’t remember what she said or how she misbehaved in front of him last night, thus, she failed to stay calm like before.

On the opposite, Feng Yuran also c.o.c.ked an eyebrow, averted his eyes, and fixed them on Bai Yihao opposite. Bai Yihao was in white dress as ethereal as snow, and was as eye-catching as his purple clothing.

With a fleeting smile on his face, Feng Yuran asked Bai Yihao, “King Bai, why are you here today at my aunt’s party? Did you grow to enjoy appreciating beauties like me?”

His words left all the present n.o.ble masters upset because he made them all seem as rakish as King Xuan, which was annoying. However, King Xuan had always been unreasonable, and they didn’t dare to say anything. Hence, they all fixed their expectant eyes on Bai Yihao. If King Xuan represented a rakish aristocrat, then this King Bai stood for elegance and he could totally make this party sound tasteful again.

Bai Yihao lightly smiled and picked up the tea on the table to sip it, then, he gracefully put it down. “How could I deny it when your aunt summoned me? The plum flowers are blooming and beauties resemble jade, which enhances the beautiful scenery before our eyes. We can surely feast our eyes on them.”

Around tents on both banks, red and white plum blossoms were blooming against the snow, as clear as jade. If one could see a beautiful girl among the flowers, it would surely be splendid. Everyone secretly nodded and thought Sir Bai was truly amazing. He turned King Xuan’s coa.r.s.e remarks tasteful in just a few plain words.

Feng Yuran curved the corner of his lips lightly, forming a smile. His dark pupils were s.h.i.+ning with a beautiful iridescence. He raised his hand to pour a cup of wine for himself and another one for Bai Yihao, and toasted the latter. “King Bai is right. It turns out that I’ve been looking down on myself. I came here today to admire the flowers, the scenery, and the beauties. King Bai and I have the same hobbies. Come on, it’s hard to find someone in common with you. We need to drink to that.”

Like King Xuan, everyone had to feel disoriented again!

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