C317 Chalcedony (VI) (1/2)
However, she saw that the colorful ladies who had already got off the car were fat and thin, their moth brows lightly swept over their shoulders, and their tiny mouths were like cherry blossoms. Suddenly, they became very unconfident.
”Aunt, is this really good?” She looked down at herself nervously.
Aunt Zhong replied with a smile, ”Miss, this dress looks really good. Your family background is too shallow. Once you enter the palace, it's better not to stick your head out first. But you're pretty. If you take a closer look, you'll definitely be able to catch the emperor's eye.”
She lowered her voice again and said, ”Miss, anyone who enters the palace and receives a favour first will most likely live less than a year or two. Some of them won't even survive more than a month or two.”
Mu Fengchai's hand that was holding the handkerchief tightened, her face paled.
She regretted it for a moment, but the arrow was already in the bow, so she had no choice but to fire!
The ladies were sent to the Palace by a steward's aunt, and after being taught by the aunts, they were allowed to take part in the re-election.
There were three other girls in the same room as Mu Fengchai.
They were, the youngest daughter of the Office of the Crown Prince's Department, Guo Xiufen, the Minister's granddaughter, and Imperial Concubine Shu's niece. They were also the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, the Idle Consort in the palace, and the niece of the former Princess Xiangyang — Li Yulan.
Aunt Zhong had told her all of this in secret.
Mu Fengchai took a close look, the person called Zhang Shuya had a refined look, and Guo Xiufen's appearance was extremely clear. Only the Idle Consort's niece felt weird, and the left and right side of her looked at Mu Fengchai with an unpleasant expression.
”Oi, that little girl over there, come over here and help me pour some water to wash my feet.”
Li Yulan pointed at Mu Fengchai arrogantly.
Mu Fengchai clearly knew hshe identity, yet she still submitted. With an indifferent expression, he asked: ”Why!”
Li Yulan raised her micrognathia high up, and said proudly, ”Humph, based on the fact that my aunt is a consort, my maternal grandfather is the Grand Preceptor, and my father is the official of the Grand Pu Temple!”
Just as Mu Fengchai was about to go back, Guo Xiufen could not help but mutter to herself, ”Is it Xian, or is it idling?
She was extremely annoyed at Li Yulan's actions.
Zhang Shuya was a quiet person, she wasn't like Guo Xiufen, who couldn't stay calm. Not long after she left the house, she turned back and followed a palace maid.
Forget about the palace maid who went to serve Li Yulan, Zhang Shuya walked over to Mu Fengchai's side and sat down next to her.
”My little sister, I recognize you. My father is from the Office of the Crown Prince, my surname is Zhang, my surname is Zhang, your brother is studying in the Office of the Crown Prince, my father often praises him, and your older cousin your father appreciates him a lot.”
Undoubtedly, Zhang Shuya was someone who had come with a plan. The moment she appeared, he played a good hand.
Mu Fengchai's heart raced against her chest as she replied with a smile, ”There's no reason why even though you know me, I don't have any impression of you. So you actually know my two brothers!”
Zhang Shuya nodded his head and said, ”That day, even though I wasn't able to attend you when you were your age, my mother had gone off with the wife of Office of the Crown Prince's wine giver and told me about it after coming back. By the way, since you're still more than half a year old, you have the cheek to call yourself big sister.”
Mu Fengchai was thinking that she could not stay in this room forever, so she took the initiative to talk to her.
She smiled shyly and said, ”Elder sister Xiu Ya.”
Guo Xiufen, who was sitting beside her bed, listened in on the conversation. She told the two of them, ”Hah! Both of you have to call me sister!”
Saying that, she walked over clapping her hands and said happily: ”I know, your cousin is from Mme Marquis Wen. She is on good terms with my mother and sister, we have connections sometimes.”
Mu Fengchai laughed from the bottom of her heart, her older cousin was truly a sharp mouth but also a weak heart.
The more she spoke, the more vicious she felt. In fact, her heart was the softest of all. She was afraid that her scheme would be involved in this.
Otherwise, how could two of the four young girls in the room be willing to befriend her, or perhaps temporarily form an alliance, for this or that reason?
”My cousin also mentioned you to me. She never would have thought that fate would allow you to live together with me today.”
”That's right!” Guo Xiufen sat on the other side of Mu Fengchai with a smile.
”I heard that you're really good at Lil 'Red?”
”Yes, when I was young, my cousin found a woman embroidery lady from Suzhou to teach me how to learn embroidery.”
”Hey, Little Sister Feng Chai, you know Su Xiu?” I'll have to ask for some advice from you in the future! ” It seemed that not only did Guo Shuya understand poetry, she even understood the Dao of the Crimson.
Mu Fengchai replied with a smile, and remembered this matter in her heart.
”Humph!” A nest of snake rats! ” Li Yulan, who was isolated, angrily threw the embroidered pillow on the bed to the ground.
Guo Xiufeng was immediately incensed. ”Who are you showing your face to? Which one of you isn't a daughter of a rich family? On what grounds should I see your face?”
”I'm not throwing your face away. I want you to meddle in other people's business?” Li Yulan immediately pushed her back and continued to hack at Mu Fengchai with her jealous little eyes.
Mu Fengchai had always been someone who benefited the most, so she naturally did not want to lose out and also said: ”What are you all looking at!”
”I prefer to look. Who cares where I look.” Li Yulan was still courting death.
Mu Fengchai glanced at her and said: ”I don't care about the surrounding area, but you are not allowed to look at me, what right do you have to look at me?”
”Hmph, she's just a poor little janitor's younger sister. What's the difference between her and those peddlers?” Li Yulan's heart was burning with anger.
”You want to say that the rule set by the late emperor was wrong?” Mu Fengchai rolled his eyes at her.