NOVEL NEXT Chapter 32 Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet
The carriage soon arrived outside the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Shen Ning got off the carriage and saw two gorgeous and elegant carriages parked outside the Prime Minister's Mansion. The two people who got off one of the carriages looked so familiar that they were Princess Jiahe and Princess Jiayu, who were on opposite sides of the road.
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
The moment Princess Jiahe saw Shen Ning, her expression suddenly became gloomy, and her eyes were full of hatred: "Shen Ning, do you still dare to come?"
"Princess Jiahe dares to come, why don't I dare?" Shen Ning's face was as cold as ice, "I am a guest today, and I don't want to conflict with others. I hope Princess Jiahe will be calm and don't make herself look bad."
With that said, she walked directly to the door.
Shi Qin handed over the invitation politely, and the maids waiting on both sides respectfully invited Shen Ning and Gu Yanran in.
"You!" Jiahe pointed at her back tremblingly, gritting his teeth, "Just wait! Sooner or later, this princess will want you to look good."
The maid looked at her carefully: "Your Highness, please present the invitation."
"You are blind! You don't know who this princess is? How dare you ask for an invitation from me?" Princess Jiahe raised her chin and looked at the outsiders of the Prime Minister's Mansion arrogantly, "This princess came uninvited. Miss Yan is so glorious, who dares to block my princess's way?"
The two maids looked at each other, worried about the identity of Princess Jiahe, so they had no choice but to bow and say: "Princess, please come in."
Princess Jiahe snorted coldly and walked in openly.
Princess Jiayu was half a step behind. She looked at Gu Yanran, who had come with Shen Ning but not with her, and said calmly: "Are you the cousin from the Prince Regent's palace?"
Gu Yanran paused slightly and nodded humbly: "Yes, my daughter Gu Yanran is the cousin of the Prince Regent."
"You are more knowledgeable than Shen Ning." Princess Jiayu snorted coldly, "How long have you lived in the Regent?"
"Five years."
Princess Jiayu thought thoughtfully: "So, wouldn't you have become the regent a long time ago?"
Gu Yanran froze, and then her face slowly turned red: "Reporting to the princess, I am still innocent."
"Really?" Jiayu looked her up and down, "I see that you look pretty good. Although you are a little inferior to Shen Ning, you won't be able to make a man feel uneasy, right?"
Gu Yanran's face turned pale, and she felt a sense of humiliation: "Your Highness Princess——"
"You know nothing." Princess Jiahe sneered coldly, "The Regent is not a normal man at all. There are rumors that he has a habit of cutting off his sleeves. Have you forgotten that?"
Cut off, the habit of cutting off sleeves?
Gu Yanran was stunned.
"Who knows if it's true or not." Princess Jiayu ignored Gu Yanran and walked side by side with Princess Jiahe towards the back garden where the flower viewing banquet was held.
When she arrived at the flower hall, Shen Ning discovered that there were not many guests here today, and almost all of them were acquaintances.
In addition to the two princesses Jiahe and Jiayu who came uninvited, there was also Shen Yan who arrived a little early. After not seeing each other for several days, the traces left by the slap on her face had healed, leaving almost no obvious traces.
When Shen Yan saw Shen Ning, a dark look flashed across her eyes, and then she stood up obediently and said, "Sister."
In addition to her, there is Qin Zhilan, the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, Qin Yanshu's younger sister, in the garden.
Including Shen Ning and Gu Yanran, there were six people in total.
Prime Minister Zuo's mansion is not big, not even grand. It only has the most common three courtyards and a small garden.
Compared to those aristocratic families that have been prominent for several generations, their gardens are actually a little shabby, so much so that Princess Jiahe couldn't help but sneered as soon as she came in: "Flower viewing party? With just a few chrysanthemums, are they worthy of a special invitation?"
Yanzheng is just a girl about the same age as Shen Ning, with bright eyes, white teeth, and a petite figure. She listened to her brother's instructions to the flower viewing party today and deliberately invited the Princess Regent as a guest. Because she didn't know the Princess' temperament yet, she only invited her. Shen Yan, the cousin girl from the Prince Regent's palace, Shen Ning's sister, and even Qin Zhilan were called over by Shen Yan.
Her brother is serving as the left prime minister in the court, and it is not known whether he has great power, but the time is still short, and the prime minister's house cannot yet be compared with those aristocratic families that have been rooted for hundreds of years.
The mansion is not big, and the background is not deep, so the rules are not strict.
She made preparations for several days in advance before ordering some more expensive tea and snacks. Because she heard that the Princess Regent had a bad temper and had a conflict with Princess Jiahe, she did not dare to invite the two princesses at all.
Even many women from powerful families did not dare to invite.
Unexpectedly, someone still showed up uninvited.
But now that the people are here, Yan Zheng can only explain softly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is not as spacious and luxurious as the Princess' Mansion. There are no expensive flowers and plants, and there are no rare trees, so I don't dare to invite the Princess here shamelessly -"
"Presumptuous!" Princess Jiahe looked at her coldly, "You mean Princess Jiayu and I are shameless and come uninvited? Are you looking down on me by inviting the Princess Regent but not me?"
Yan Zheng shook his head quickly: "The princess misunderstood, I didn't mean this."
Shen Ning stared at Princess Jiahe coldly: "Are you here to cause trouble today?"
"Shen Ning, you are so presumptuous!"
"You are so presumptuous." Shen Ning's face was covered with frost and her expression was as cold as ice. "I am your elder. According to the rules, you should kneel down and salute me, instead of yelling at me here."
As soon as she said this, Princess Jiahe couldn't help but think of the humiliation of being forced to kneel down on her wedding night. She was filled with hatred and wanted to beat Shen Ning's flowery face to pieces: "You're dreaming! Shen Ning, you're relying on me The regent is very powerful, and this is where the fox pretends to be the tiger, and this princess despises people like you the most.”
Shen Ning said calmly: "Isn't Princess Jiahe relying on her royal status to bully others here?"
"you……"
"Princess Regent, Princess Jiahe, please calm down." Gu Yanran arranged the flowers at the right time, and her gentle and warm voice was like the spring breeze, "Today is the flower viewing banquet hosted by Miss Yan. Although it is a bit shabby, Prime Minister Yan is an honest official. , Qingfeng has two sleeves, and he has only been in the official position for a short time, so it is normal for him to be a bit shabby. Princess Jiahe must understand. "
Her words sounded like a rescue, but every sentence echoed Princess Jiahe's words, pointing out that the Yan family garden was indeed shabby, and the sentence "the time for becoming an official is still short" is more interesting, clearly saying that Prime Minister Yan deserves the position of Prime Minister. The name does not live up to its name, and there is even a hint of a back door through connections.
Sure enough, as soon as she said these words, a malicious smile appeared on Princess Jiahe's lips: "Yan Zheng, is your brother a guest of the Regent?"
Yanzheng's expression suddenly changed: "Princess Jiahe, please be careful what you say!"
"Who doesn't know that the regent likes men? Among the ministers in the court who are in high positions at a young age, which one has no unspeakable relationship with the regent?" Princess Jiahe said, looking at Shen Ning mockingly, "Our The Princess Regent doesn’t know, does she really think that the Prince Regent really wants to marry you? He just wants to find a wife to cover up his habit of cutting sleeves.”
Shen Ning was not annoyed when she heard this, but calmly ordered: "Shi Qin, please go back to the Regent's Palace immediately and invite your prince over. I want to ask him face to face whether he has a broken sleeve."
"Yes." Shi Qin took the order and left.
Jiahe's expression changed, and he subconsciously pointed at Shi Qin: "Stop her!"
Several maids swarmed to Shi Qin and stopped her.
"Shen Ning, do you only know how to complain?" Princess Jiahe looked at Shen Ning angrily, "I only said a few words, and you have to tell the regent that you did it on purpose-"
"This is not a complaint, I just called the regent here for verification." Shen Ning looked at her expressionlessly, "If the regent is really a broken sleeve, and the prime ministers on the left and right are indeed his guests, then Princess Jiahe will Otherwise, you will be suspected of framed imperial officials, I am afraid that the Queen Mother and the Emperor will not be able to save you. "