454 Prince Rui (4)
Seeing this, Luo Xueyan smiled in relief. Shen Miao was completely clueless. Luo Tan winked at Luo Ling. Luo Ling blushed and turned his head away as if nothing had happened.
After the six-hour ceremony was completed, the banquet would begin. The banquet for the tribute would naturally have to be grand, filled with singing and dancing. They wanted to show the people of the State of Qin and the Daliang Dynasty how rich Ming Qi was.
Shen Miao and Luo Tan had just taken a few steps into the hall when someone patted her shoulder from behind. Shen Miao turned around and saw a familiar face.
“Hey, I saw you earlier, but we were too far away, so I couldn’t come over. Shen Miao, long time no see!” Feng Anning hugged Shen Miao passionately.
Compared to two years ago, Feng Anning grew more beautiful, looking more like a girl. She had her hair combed into a bun and was wearing a pomegranate-red dress. She let go and looked at Shen Miao unhappily. “Why aren’t you surprised to see me?” Without waiting for Shen Miao to answer, she continued, “Forget it, you’ve always been like this. I forgive you. However,” She sized up Shen Miao from head to toe, “I haven’t seen you for two years. How did you become so good-looking? Is the soil in Spring City so nourishing? Why do you look like a different person from before?”
Shen Miao was also instructed by Luo Xueyan to dress up well today. She was wearing a purple crescent dress with a phoenix tail. Her dress was embroidered with large lilacs, and her hair was combed into a bun. There was a jade begonia hairpin on it, and her earrings were made of small pearls. Her facial features were small and delicate, but her aura was oppressive. Standing there quietly, she exuded a natural dignified aura. Her eyes were as clear and dark as a newborn deer, making many young men turn around to look at her.
Luo Tan had been standing beside Shen Miao and looking at Feng Anning curiously. Feng Anning finally noticed her and asked, “Who is this?”
“My cousin, Luo Tan,” Shen Miao said. “This is Feng Anning.”
Luo Tan greeted Feng Anning. Feng Anning was outgoing, and Luo Tan was straightforward and lively. The two of them hit it off at first sight and began chatting noisily, making Shen Miao’s ears hurt. When it was time to take seats, Feng Anning went to tell Mrs. Feng before taking a seat next to Shen Miao so that she could talk to her.
Because Shen Xin had just returned to the capital, he did not have any particularly good friends, so he casually found a seat. However, now that he was “invited” back by Emperor Wen Hui, his surrounding colleagues naturally did not dare to slight him and spoke respectfully.
Feng Anning whispered into Shen Miao’s ear, “Tsk, these fence-sitters. When General Shen set off, none of them went to see him off. Why are they being so enthusiastic now? A bunch of hypocrites.”
Shen Miao smiled and did not comment. Feng Anning continued, “Look, your sister is here too.”
Shen Miao was stunned. She looked up at the place Feng Anning was pointing at and met her gaze.
After two years, she finally saw Shen Yue again.
After Shen Yuan was beheaded, the court officials treated Shen Gui like a plague and could not wait to stay away from him. Shen Gui was not very capable and was getting worse by the day. He wasn’t invited to attend such an occasion. However, Shen Wan’s family came.
Shen Wan’s official career was probably smooth sailing now. At this moment, he was clinking his glass with someone with a smile. Chen Ruoqiu sat beside him and was speaking to a noble lady with a smile on her face, looking just as two years ago. However… she was no longer as radiant as before. It seemed that Old Madam Shen had been putting pressure on the third branch to have more children since the second branch had no children.