Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 131 Attending the Wedding Banquet

East Palace.

Xiao Wenhao was so angry that he smashed a big-bellied white porcelain vase.

"Jiang Minzhi is just a scholar. It is so difficult to take his life. What use is there for us to count on you?"

Gao Zhong crouched down in fear, not even daring to raise his head.

"Your Highness, our shadow guards are not as good as the secret guards of the Guards Department. This time, it was Duke Jingguo who was secretly protecting Jiang Minzhi. How could others hurt him? Moreover, the shadow guards we sent to follow Duke Jingguo have all disappeared. I guess..."

"What a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Xiao Wenhao sat down on the armchair, his tone filled with cold anger.

"I have tried to recruit him again and again, but Shen Beiqi is so ungrateful. It seems that he has chosen to stand on the side of the second brother. In this case, don't blame me for being rude!"

Gao Zhong asked softly, "Then... do we still need to send the gifts to the Shen Mansion?"

Ever since the prince fell in love with Shen Li, he would send people to the Shen Mansion from time to time to give Shen Li some new and interesting toys.

It’s a pity that Shen Li had never even seen what these gifts looked like, and was directly thrown into Jiangyang Lake by Yue Yang.

Xiao Wenhao snorted coldly, "Are all the people in the Shen family so aloof and arrogant? I put so much thought into that Shen Li, but it all fell on deaf ears, and I couldn't even hear a response."

It would be better to be straightforward.

The prince was angry, Gao Zhong did not dare to reply, after a moment of silence, he said,

"By the way, Your Highness, Lord Luo sent an invitation yesterday. The eldest son of the Luo family and the eldest daughter of the Xue family will be getting married in two days. The Crown Prince is invited to have a drink at the wedding. What do you think..."

"Attending a wedding?"

Xiao Wenhao played with the emerald green ring on his thumb and put on a sinister smile.

"Okay, then I'll go join in the fun."

......

Shen Li originally didn't want to go to the Luo family's wedding.

Her past with Luo Cheng had been a hot topic, so how could the Luo family not know about it?

But the Luo family and the Shen family are related, and it would be impolite not to attend such a big happy event.

Besides, she also needed an opportunity to get close to Liang Yangrong.

Now that Luo Cheng and the Fourth Princess have been engaged, the Luo family will certainly not forget to send an invitation to Duke Liang when they hold the wedding.

The relationships in official circles seem complicated, but in fact they are inseparable from the connections within the inner court.

Duke Liang will certainly attend the wedding banquet to give Luo Quanliang face.

There was a feud between Liang Yangrong and Luo Cheng, and everyone in Jiangdu City knew about it.

Things are different now. Luo Rong has become a royal consort. Liang Yangrong will naturally take this opportunity to turn hostility into friendship and improve their tense relationship.

So he will definitely go to this wedding banquet.

"Girl, we're going to a wedding banquet today, why don't we wear festive colors?"

Xingping brought out several clothes of different colors and picked out a water-red gauze skirt. "Wear this one?"

"It's someone else's wedding, and I'm wearing something so festive. Am I trying to steal the show?"

Shen Li glanced at the clothes in her arms, "You should wear something more plain and elegant, like the light blue one."

Xingping nodded in agreement, helped Shen Li change her dress, and tied her hair into a bun.

The woman in the mirror has picturesque features and an elegant temperament. Although she is not wearing any makeup, she is still stunningly beautiful.

When they arrived at the Luo family, many guests had already arrived. She and Shen Zhiyan followed Yang to pay a visit to Old Madam Luo.

When Old Lady Luo saw Shen Li, she still had a kind and gentle face, but she couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

She put on a standard smile for entertaining guests, "Don't be so reserved here. It's boring to keep an old woman like me company. Go out and have some fun with some young people."

Out of sight, out of mind. When she saw Shen Li now, she thought of her own unfilial grandson Luo Cheng.

For the sake of Miss Shen San, he actually disregarded the future and lives of the Luo family and wanted to elope with her!

When I think about it, I get a headache, a stomach ache, and pain everywhere!

Madam Luo Feng was even worse than Old Lady Luo. Remembering the beating her son had received, she was unwilling to maintain a kind appearance and simply ignored Shen Li, not even bothering to say a word.

Shen Li had anticipated this situation. Her expression remained unchanged. She slightly bent her knees and saluted, then followed Shen Zhiyan to the flower hall where the female members of the family were.

As soon as I sat down, I heard some malicious looks and whispers coming from the next table.

"Isn't this Miss Shen San? How dare she come here?"

"That's right, how shameless! Young Master Luo is going to marry the princess..."

Shen Li pretended not to hear and just drank her tea.

However, Shen Zhiyan's expression changed slightly. Just as she was about to speak, Shen Li held her hand.

She patted Shen Zhiyan's hand soothingly, signaling her to stay calm.

The wedding procession hasn't returned yet, so it's too early for the wedding banquet to start.

Shen Zhiyan didn't want to suffer this humiliation, so she immediately pulled Shen Li out of the hall and into the garden.

The last time I came, there were only some lotus leaves in the lotus pond that had not yet fully unfolded.

Today, the light pink lotus flowers in the pond are in full bloom, and the breeze brings bursts of refreshing fragrance.

A young man in a dark brocade robe stood in the pavilion, his eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze fixed on the woman in green who was standing by the lotus pond.

Luo Cheng recalled that when he first met her, she was also wearing a light blue dress, and he secretly laughed at her for looking like a cabbage.

"What are you looking at?"

Behind him, Xiao Wushuang stood up from the stone table and followed his gaze.

"Oh...So you're looking at your sweetheart?"

Xiao Wushuang said sarcastically, "If you like her so much, why don't you marry her, but marry me instead?"

Luo Cheng retorted, "You like Shen Beiqi so much, why don't you marry him, but marry me instead?"

Xiao Wushuang choked and suddenly became angry.

"If it weren't for the emperor's order, would I marry you? You only have this face, but it's still far inferior to Brother Hengzhi!"

Luo Cheng glanced at her coldly, "Same here!"

He strode out of the pavilion, leaving Xiao Wushuang alone in the pavilion.

Xiao Wushuang was so angry that he was jumping up and down. When he saw Shen Li, he felt even angrier. He wished he could eat her alive and throw her bones to the back hill to feed the dogs.

But her mother repeatedly warned her not to be an enemy of Shen Li in the future, so she could only swallow her anger for the time being.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late.

Just wait and see, when the day comes when the Crown Prince ascends the throne, she will make sure this bitch dies a miserable death!

Shen Li stood by the pool, quietly admiring the pink lotus.

She had no idea that in just a moment, the Fourth Princess Xiao Wushuang had already cut her to pieces a thousand times in her heart.

Nor did he notice a young man in a dark brocade robe walking along the winding gravel road.

Shen Zhiyan was the first to notice his figure and knelt down and said, "Second cousin Luo."

Shen Li came back to his senses, and bowed with Shen Zhiyan, calling softly, "Second cousin Luo."

Luo Cheng felt a slight pain in his heart.

Once upon a time, he asked her to call him Second Cousin Luo, but she insisted on calling him Second Young Master Luo.

Now, what he least wanted to hear was the term "Second Cousin Luo" from her mouth.

He forced a smile and said, "Why don't you... have tea in the flower hall?"