"Hey!"
A loud voice suddenly sounded, and a lady in a red dress flashed from the side.
She grabbed the little girl from behind.
"An Lan, are you getting yourself in trouble again?"
As she spoke, she looked at Ye Qingli warily.
"And who are you?"
The little girl held out her chocolate to the lady and said, "She gave this to me."
She handed the remaining two chocolates into the hands of the lady in red.
"Fourth Sister, you should try it too."
The lady in red took it and looked at Ye Qingli while being on guard.
"Are you here to participate in the banquet today? Which house are you from and how come I have never met you before?"
The look in her eyes was that of a mother hen trying to protect its young.
Ye Qingli stared back, and felt a little warm.
"My last name is Ye."
The lady in red widened her eyes.
"I recognize the other two from the Ye family, but how come I have not seen you before?"
"Oh…"
She suddenly remembered.
"You are that one from the Ye family..."
As she was saying that, she noticed that she had said something wrong that left her mouth open, without knowing what to say next.
She then simply said, "Do you have anything you want to say to An Lan? But let me tell you, if anything were to happen, don't involve her. She's just a child, she is useless."
Although her words were not very polite, Ye Qingli had no objection about the lady's temper.
On the contrary, she felt that the young lady's personality was in line with her spleen and stomach (complexion).
"I still don't know this young lady, I just wanted to give her something to eat. If you don't like it, you can give it back to me."
Ye Qingli then reached for the chocolate in the lady's hand.
The lady in red clenched her hand quickly. Ye Qingli spread five of her fingers, her hand was in mid-air gesturing for the chocolate to be given back.
The lady in red's eyes brightened.
"Practicing manners?"
The four fingers of the lady in red were then pinched by Ye Qingli's two fingers that made the lady let out a "si" sound, and her hand loosened.
The chocolate ball fell to the ground and was quickly caught by the little girl.
She smiled and said, "It's all mine!"
The two, Ye Qingli and the little girl, looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.
The lady in red pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Sit!"
She stretched out her hand, "My name is Chu Tian Ge!"
It was a very maculine name.
Ye Qingli shook hands with her and suddenly remembered, "So are you Chu Hou's daughter?"
Chu Hou brought up his family through military merits, he was also one of the most famous people around the capital with the name Feng.
He led the troops in the south all his life, and he had just returned to his hometown a few years ago. He only had one child and it was obviously the one in front of her that was his daughter.
Chu Tian Ge evaluated Ye Qingli's appearance and said, "Well, you look more pleasing to the eyes than what the rumours had to say."
Ye Qingli curled her lips and said, "I already knew that those women who had nothing to do but gossip all day have nothing good to say."
Chu Tian Ge then patted the little girl beside her and said, "This is my cousin, An Lan!"
The little girl licked the cocoa butter on her hand, "Just call me Little Seven!"
Only then did Ye Qingli found out that Little Seven looked very timid on the surface. But in fact, after getting to know her, she was actually quite naive and cute.
Chu Tian Ge sighed and said, "My aunt died early, she was not taken cared of within the palace, and sometimes the food was not enough. However, I usually take care of her."
Ye Qingli suddenly remembered!
This Little Seven was the seventh princess of the emperor!
The Chu family had an imperial concubine within the palace in the past, but she passed away seven or eight years ago, leaving a daughter who was the little princess right in front of her. According to the ranking, she should be the seventh and she was known as An Lan.