Chapter 77 (1/2)

Chapter 77: Reciprocate (Part 1)

Chapter 77: Reciprocate (Part 2)

The originally noisily hall momentarily quieten down and everyone's eyes fell onto the purple figure behind Luo Xue Yan

The young fe a purple silk flower patterned dress with cohtly lifted her chin and her eyes were looking forward, as if all the noble Furens present were not worthy to be in her eyes Her complexion was so fair that it looked somewhat translucent but made her eyes and brows look delicate and pretty However that pair of bright eyes was the most attractive part Her eyes were round and clear as if they were as pure as a newly born animal but were so calm like they had seen a decade of moons This kind of transfor her a contradictory beauty

She followed Luo Xue Yan's steps and walked to the estures, that young female's hands were folded in front of her but they were not stiff looking, as if that action was done thousands of ti dress followed her steps as it lightly fluttered, as if bloo off even though it was full of bloom, just like her entire person Her actions were extremely natural and every step that she took was extre, and at the same time had a touch of majesty on them The women present were all from noble fa of a Momo on etiquettes They had felt that they can already do it very well, but were astonished when they saw this young female This was because if it was them, they would not be able to walk that prettily

Sometimes form could be imitated but the spirit cannot be imitated There was no waves of expression in that purple clad young female and she had a calm attitude, as if this road was like her own backyard There was no panic, ti s in the world

It was as if she was the owner of this palace

Those women could not help but be shocked at such a flash of that idea because this young female was not other but that idiotic Shen Miao!

Previously at the academy examinations, Shen Miao's transformation was for all to see but since then, Shen Miao and Shen Qing both becao to Guang Wen Tang anyh she had defeated Cai Lin in the acaderessiveness and boldness Etiquette and spirit could not be learnt overnight Shen Miao had suffered fro banquet and it was not an easy thing to turn things around Who knew that with one look today, one felt that Shen Miao was a totally different person than before Not only there was not even a singlethat Shen Miao was incohters in this hall!

Shen Miao followed behind Luo Xue Yan and faced everyone's eyes but no one saw the corner of her lips stiffen

It had been ain In her previous life, it was struggling and fighting in close quarters in this prison where one's fate had to be fought for She wanted to see if in this lifetime, could this place still trap her!

Every single brick and tile in this place were deeply engraved in her heart that even if she were to close her eyes, she would still know her way All those tedious Palace cereraved to her bones In this hall when she closed her eyes, she could al his head as he memorises the country's policies Love and hate were both heavy, bitter and sweetness were s Her heart was burning up but it was froe!

Xiao Li-zi looked blankly at the purple clad young female behind that valiant woardens, the palace ar and an idiot Who knew that when he saw her, it was not as they said There was an air of extravagance and nobility air around that young fe at her one more time, one would not be able to bear that kind of majesty How could that be an idiot?

Just as he was thinking, he saw that young fe on him In a shortLady from Shen family before Was this the fate that the seniors of the Palace talked about? Was it that the Shen Young Lady valued him? Just as his heart was filled with fear and excite away, as it was just an accident Xiao Li-zi felt a somewhat loss in his heart He did not knohy but he felt that if he clinged to this Shen Young Lady, his great fortune would be waiting for hi up to this great fortune

Before one could wait for Xiao Li-zi to clear this inexplicable thought of his, a tall Furen in the front hall was already laughing, “Shen Furen, you really made one wait!”

Luo Xue Yan slightly frowned before showing a bloo smile, “There were some delays on the road”

“Fifth Young Lady is truly beco full of life as each day passes” That tall Furen's eyes landed on Shen Miao and spoke in a half real and falsely way, “It is true that she is going to be engaged Thinking of the beginning, she was still a little thing”

Hearing this, Luo Xue Yan bloo smile imagement was an unfathoreed to it behind her and Shen Xin's backs She would not admit to it one little bit and was even not afraid to offend the Wei faround, the Wei family was not bad but they were not comparable to Shen Xin At worst, just offend the Wei fa was more important than Shen Miao's happiness, moreover Wei Furen was not present at the moment Determined to clarify these issues for Shen Miao, Luo Xue Yan said, “What kind of words are those? Our Jiao Jiao only just grew up and need not need to er period”

When those words were spoken, the Furens and Young Ladies present were stunned since Shen Miao's engagement was spread all over for the past few days Afterwards in the birthday banquet of Old Shen Furen, the rest of the Shen family alagement seems to fall short?

The tall Furen squinted her eyes, seeht as her smile became more profound She said, “Oh? So Shen Furen wants to keep Fifth Shen Young Lady for o, was not say that Fifth Shen Young Lady is engaged already?”

“Furen really kno to joke” Luo Xue Yan was not afraid of any loss of prestige and was even not afraid of exposing the Shen family internal contradictions to everyone With such relatives like the other Shen family, there was no need to keep pretenses Her brows frowned and she loudly said, “What reasoning is it that when one's daughter is engaged, the parents are not even aware of it? The Master and I were completely not aware of what Furen had said, so how could one speak of an engagement?”

Once Luo Xue Yan finished her words, whisperings suddenly burst fort fros That tall Furen also did not think that Luo Xue Yan would say that and was stunned for a moment

It was true that there was no such thing as one's real parents not knowing of the ed There would only be one reasoning if Luo Xue Yan and Shen Xin did not know about Shen Miao's engage it from them As to why did the Shen fas to it

Just as everyone was thinking by themselves, Ren Wan Yun, Chen Rou Qiu and the rest also arrived

Naturally Shen Gui and Shen Wan headed to the ht Shen Qing, and Chen Rou Qiu and Shen Yue sloalked over

This was Shen Qing's first time out since she was confined to bed due to illness These few days she had beco fe In order to cover up the haggardness, she put on thick rouge and powder and wore a red dress Shen Qing was not suitable to wear such a bright colour so when one take a glance, as coe In addition that she still had a child in her abdo even it was covered up

As for Shen Yue, as always she wore a beige coloured light long dress that was sloirling and lighther look like a weak and delicate beauty with an scholarly flavour If it was in the past, she would have definitely attracted everyone's attention but unfortunately it was not the case today With Shen Miao's outstanding performance, Shen Yue's steps seeestures were somewhat stiff, her expression was somewhat nervous and the hands that were crossed seehtest in co about this, everyone's expression beca Shen Yue from the Shen family was left far behind by Shen Miao?

Shen Yue was young and was not aware of it but Chen Rou Qiu was able to detect that the Furen's eyes were different than before If it was in the past, the eyes that landed on both hter would be full of jealousy, envy or praise but today they seemed to be much more critical than before? Chen Rou Qiu frowned This aspect of etiquette had always been her proudest area and she was especially de of Shen Yue She believed that there was no noble fe than her daughter, but from the expressions of these people, there was someone else that did better?

She naturally did not know that the person as better than Shen Yue was before one's eyes

Shen Miao sat next to Luo Xue Yan at the side Even though Luo Xue Yan was considered thebanquet today, it seemed that she was isolated

It was indeed like so In the noble houses in Ding capital, there was always their own circle It was still alright for males, as their contribution would speak for themselves and their careers will mutually intertwine so even if they disliked one another, they still had to maintain a neutral position on the surface However, fe capital were ant, just like the Di fe to play with the Su fe capital would look down on foreign households

Luo Xue Yan was that foreign household

If she ca Nan then it would be alright, but Luo Xue Yan caion When she was justcapital, Luo Xue Yan could not speak the bureaucratic language and her accent was ridiculed by these Furens secretly for a long tiion was so big that a feh, and the robberies were so ra on the road As for the type of materials available, it must be all of poor quality and it would be rare to see silk in the entire year This kind of words were extreeted at Luo Xue Yan

Moreover, Luo Xue Yan was the only one in the capital that was a general and headed to the battlefield

For things that one was unable to accomplish, if it was a matter that was extremely rare, everyone would tend to oppose This was not only for females but males were also the same Thus Luo Xue Yan was excluded by the noble female circles In addition the previously Shen Miao was an out and out idiot, this ets of these Furen's secret ridicules

Bai Wei's mother, Bai Furen, called Chen Rou Qiu over to sit by her side She and Chen Rou Qiu were close friends that grew up together, naturally she would want to sit together with Chen Rou Qiu Bai Wei also pulled Shen Yue over to her side Ren Wan Yun walked over to sit by Yi Furen's side and Yi Pei Lan looked at Shen Qing and co time Heard that you have fallen ill You seemed to have slimmed down but how is it that your face is somewhat swollen?”

Shen Qing lowered her head in panic and vaguely replied, “Perhaps it was due to laying on the bed for too long” Ren Wan Yun has boiled a lot of h Shen Qing hated the child in her abdo able to be ait, so she only could drink it doith clenched teeth Since it was to snancy, there would be a variety of tonic herbs so naturally one would get fatter a little Even though it was not obvious in her figure, she was somewhat swollen

Yi Pei Lan did not doubt her and only patted Shen Qing's hand before saying, “You better recover your body well You are already an engaged person, you must not treat yourself badly”

Shen Qing shi+vered and did not speak after lowering her head She knew that Ren Wan Yun had arranged theDe Xin was considered a young talent, but she did not know for what reason her heart was very resistant to this e there was an unknown danger