The two of them entered the Cai Yue Pavilion and bowed respectfully to Princess Zhao Yang.
"Greetings to Her Highness the Princess. May peace be with you!"
Upon seeing Cai Wei’s appearance, Princess Zhao Yang instantly felt displeased.
No woman likes to see another woman who is more beautiful than herself, especially when she holds the title of the ’First Beauty of the Great Jin Nation.’ The woman before her is clearly much more beautiful, and her existence made the title of ’First Beauty of the Great Jin Nation’ an instant joke.
Looking at Cai Wei’s flawlessly delicate face, she asked sternly, "Who is this girl?"
Xiang Yun bowed her head and replied, "I am Wu Xiang Yun, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jian’an, at your service, Your Highness."
Princess Zhao Yang ignored her and pointed to Cai Wei with her pointed chin impatiently, "I’m asking you!"
Hearing Princess Zhao Yang’s inquiry, Cai Wei inwardly thought ’This is not good.’ Princess Zhao Yang is the legitimate daughter of the Empress, her own sister. Since the Empress harbored such hatred for her, the Princess wouldn’t be any better. Today, there would likely be a major problem.
With that thought, she replied properly: "In response to the Princess, I, an ordinary girl surnamed Mu named Cai Wei, am here to attend the Shangsi Festival as decreed by the Empress!"
"What? You are Mu Cai Wei?"
Hearing that the woman in front of her was Mu Cai Wei, Princess Zhao Yang raised her voice in surprise. Li Ruizhu was also startled, and both of them stared unblinkingly at the famous beauty, their hearts surging with waves of emotions.
Princess Zhao Yang hadn’t expected that this woman would be Mu Cai Wei, her brother’s object of affection. She hadn’t expected Mu Cai Wei to be so beautiful, no wonder her brother was so devoted to her, disregarding even his own life, and even abandoning their imperial mother and herself for her.
This woman was simply the reincarnation of a seductive fox, a disaster who wreaked havoc and ensnared the souls of others!
Upon seeing Cai Wei, Li Ruizhu’s heart felt as if it was overturned by a turbulent sea.
She had admired His Highness King Qin since childhood, her greatest wish was to become his wife, but ten years of admiration and waiting had not yielded the reward she had hoped for.
King Qin had no interest in her at all, he wasn’t even willing to look at her. Originally, she thought she might not have been good enough, but upon seeing this woman, she understood that it wasn’t that she wasn’t good enough, but that she wasn’t beautiful enough!
"You are the Mu Caiwei who opens bars and sells meat skewers?"
Prince Zhao Yang asked in a hostile tone.
Cai Wei answered neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Seeing Cai Wei’s indifferent demeanor and the lack of reverence in her behavior, Princess Zhao Yang felt even more angered. She then complained to Li Rui Zhu: "Rui Zhu, look at this! Our mother is getting more and more soft-hearted, she is inviting any Tom, Dick or Harry into the palace, without fearing what these lowly people might do to disrupt the palace."
Rui Zhu leaned closer and whispered, "My princess always has a good sense of humor. It does not hurt for the Empress Dowager to be kind and gentle to people."
Princess Zhao Yang sneered, "My mother may be gentle, but she does it to the extent of indulging these lowly people with dirty thoughts, look at her."
As she spoke, she pointed at Cai Wei’s face with delicate jade fingers and contemptuously said, "Dressed so gaudily, she must have some evil intentions. She’s definitely here to seduce men."
Although she didn’t want to cause trouble, she had planned to endure, but being insulted for no reason, and being verbally abused directly, any person with a bit of pride would find it intolerable.
She straightened up, lifted her chin, and looked directly at Zhao Yang.
Previously she had been following protocol. After they had awarded Zhao Yang their respects, Zhao Yang had never told them to rise.