455 Prince Rui (5)
The person looking at Shen Miao was Shen Yue. Shen Yue sat with Yi Peilan, Bai Wei, and Jiang Xiaoxuan, staring at her. From afar, Shen Miao could feel the hatred in Shen Yue’s eyes.
Shen Yue was wearing a smoky-pink pleated dress and a corolla. She was now 18 years old. Born with a gentle temperament, she was considered good-looking. However, Shen Miao’s gaze landed on the bracelet on her wrist and then glanced at the agate silver hairpin on her head. The corners of her lips curled up.
With how much Shen Yue liked to be in the limelight and show off, the fact that she still used jewelry from two years ago meant that the third branch wasn’t doing well now. Old Madam Shen was spendthrift, and after splitting up, she did not have Shen Xin’s support. Chen Ruoqiu must be having a hard time managing the mansion. In addition, Shen Wan still needed money to socialize, so the money that Shen Yue could use was probably much less.
With Shen Yue’s background and appearance, it was not difficult for her to marry a young master from an official family of equal social status. This way, she could more or less help Shen Wan. However, Shen Yue remained single. In her previous life, Shen Miao did not understand why. However, later on, she realized that Shen Yue was ambitious and wanted to marry Fu Xiuyi.
Shen Yue stared straight at Shen Miao, her heart filled with endless jealousy. She could clearly see that the clothes Shen Miao was wearing were made of materials that only the palace had. Previously, Shen Wan was lucky enough to get one. She originally wanted to keep it to make clothes, but she did not expect that Shen Wan would give it away to please his superior. Over the past two years, Shen Wan was climbing the official ladder higher and higher, but Shen Yue was getting less and less pocket money. Shen Yue blamed Shen Xin for taking most of the money and making her so poor. She thought that after going to a desolate place like Spring City, Shen Miao would never have a chance to come back. Unexpectedly, not only did Shen Miao come back, but she also came back so gloriously. Those young masters kept looking at Shen Miao. Shen Yue was indignant and jealous, wishing that Shen Miao was dead.
Shen Miao smiled faintly and turned to talk with Luo Tan and Feng Anning, ignoring Shen Yue.
At this moment, the emperor and empress began to take seats. The crowd gradually quieted down. Emperor Wen Hui smiled and instructed everyone to enjoy themselves.
Immediately after that, Crown Prince of the State of Qin, Huangfu Hao, and Princess Mingan sat down. Princess Mingan ignored the palace rules and etiquette. She did not even greet Emperor Wen Hui. Emperor Wen Hui’s smile was a little stiff, but Huangfu Hao acted very respectfully.
Luo Tan looked around. Seeing this, Feng Anning asked, “What are you looking at?”
“I wonder why Prince Rui isn’t here yet.” Luo Tan said, “Isn’t it said that everyone in the royal family of the Daliang Dynasty is extremely handsome? I can’t wait to see him.”
When Feng Anning heard that, she said, “Forget it. Ever since Prince Rui came to the capital, other than His Majesty, no one has seen him. Besides, even if he shows up today, you won’t be able to see his handsome face.”
“Why?” Luo Tan was puzzled. “Is he very ugly?”
Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a eunuch shout from outside, “The Daliang Dynasty—Prince Rui is here—”
Everyone looked at the door.
A slender figure walked over from outside, followed by the guards. He was extremely tall and straight, wearing a purple robe with golden threads. As he walked, his purple and golden robe fluttered with a hint of magnificence. There was a rhinoceros horn belt on his waist, a white jade pendant on his neck, and deer boots on his feet. However, his outfit was not the most eye-catching.