Chapter 57: Too many enemies, being attacked by everyone
In early summer, the weather gradually became warmer, and people could finally wear soft and light dresses. The lives of the ladies also became more fulfilling. Today they had a tea party, tomorrow they had a poetry competition, and they gathered together to have fun.

Lu Ji has been very busy these days.

The defeat of the King of Qin is certain, and the next step is that the Sage will inevitably make some moves. Under the calm surface of the Ningguo Mansion, Lu Ji is planning a big game.

During the day, Qin Xiaoning hardly saw Lu Ji. Even when it was Mu Xiu, he was not at home and usually came back in the middle of the night. However, he was still full of energy and would always wake her up by biting her ear, greedily asking for sex.

He didn't have much time to accompany Qin Xiaoning, and the little girl never lost her temper because of this. She was so sensible that Lu Ji couldn't bear it, so he asked the Sixth Miss to take her out for a walk when he went out.

On this day, Princess Yongping's daughter, Princess Hua Ran, held a tea party at her villa in the capital. The Sixth Miss had always been good friends with Hua Ran, so she brought Qin Xiaoning with her.

Princess Hua Ran had a gentle temperament, so she was quite popular among the noble ladies in the capital. Almost most of the noble ladies in the capital were invited to her tea party.

Including Jiang Fu from the Marquis Zhongshun’s Mansion, and Fang Silan from the Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion.

Fang Silan was innocent and lively. When she saw Qin Xiaoning, she sat beside her happily and asked while biting Qin Xiaoning's ear, "Sister Qin, is it true that the prince doesn't play polo recently?"

I still remember this.

Lu Ji was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep, so how could he have the leisure time to play polo?

Qin Xiaoning smiled and gently replied to Fang Silan: "The prince has been a bit busy lately, I'm afraid he doesn't have time to play ball."

Fang Silan blinked her watery eyes and said, "When the prince is free to play basketball, Sister Qin must let me know as soon as she hears about it."

"I just love watching the prince play polo." As he spoke, he took out two glass bead bracelets from his sleeve pocket and put one on each of Qin Xiaoning and the Sixth Girl's wrists. "This is what my fifth brother brought back from his travels outside the vassal state a while ago. It's not a valuable thing, but it's exquisite. I asked the craftsmen to pierce holes in it and make three bracelets. We each have one to play with."

"It's a neat thing." The Sixth Girl looked at the crystal clear beads in the sunlight and said casually.

Qin Xiaoning smiled and thanked Fang Silan: "Thank you, Miss Fang."

Fang Silan smiled brightly and lowered her voice to Qin Xiaoning, "If Sister Qin wants to thank me, just let me know when the prince goes to play polo."

"What are you guys whispering about there?" Hua Ran came over with a few noble ladies and greeted them with smiles.

Fang Silan did not hide it and replied generously: "I didn't say anything. I just told Sister Qin to let me know when the Lu family's young master plays polo so that I can go and watch."

Hua Ran raised her hand and poked Fang Silan's forehead: "You are still thinking about this."

The young lady from Li Shangshu's family beside Hua Ran covered her mouth and laughed jokingly, "Hua Ran, don't say Lan'er, ever since I saw the Lu family's son playing polo, I really can't stand watching other people play anymore."

"I told you, the Lu family's young master is an absolutely first-rate polo player." Fang Silan pulled Qin Xiaoning aside and asked, "Sister Qin, you've always been by the young master's side, do you know how he developed such a unique skill?"

Lu Ji's polo game in the royal palace fascinated all the young ladies in the capital.

Seeing Fang Silan chasing Qin Xiaoning to ask about Lu Ji's playing, the young ladies gathered around, only Jiang Fu sat aside without moving, she pretended to be calm, but when she heard Lu Ji was mentioned, her ears perked up. Everyone was playing here, and the little maid at the door hurried in to report: "County lady, Princess Huayang is here."

As soon as the name "Huayang" was heard, the originally lively scene immediately cooled down.

Fang Silan was outspoken and glared at Princess Hua Ran, pouting: "Why did you invite her here? If I had known she was coming, I wouldn't have come."

"Oh, what a bummer." As soon as Fang Silan said this, a noble lady immediately murmured in agreement.

Seeing that everyone lost their temper, Hua Ran sighed and explained aggrievedly: "I didn't invite her. Maybe she knew about the letter and came here on her own."

As soon as the voice fell, a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes came over and said sarcastically, "Cousin Hua Ran, you held a tea party and invited all the noble ladies in the capital, but you left me out. What's the reason?"

Seeing Huayang coming, most of the noble ladies shook their heads and dispersed. Hua Ran was so angry that her tea party was about to be disrupted, but since the person had already come, there was no point in chasing him away. Hua Ran's mother was a princess and Huayang was a prince's daughter. They were cousins. The other noble ladies present could ignore their face, but she could not.

"Cousin, what are you talking about? I originally wanted to invite you over, but I heard that my uncle recently kept you in the palace to learn the rules, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

Huayang rolled his eyes secretly, walked over confidently, and scanned the crowd of noble ladies again and again, and fell on the sixth lady who was dressed the most outstandingly today.

"Oh, Shu brocade is so worthless now, how come only people from humble families can wear it?" His tone was sarcastic and mean, and he started to find fault.

Hua Ran organizes a large tea party every early summer. Last year, it was disrupted by Hua Yang and ended in a bad mood. She satirized every noble lady at the banquet. The sixth lady of the mansion was a hot-tempered person. Hua Yang mocked the sixth lady for her old-fashioned skirt and made such sarcastic remarks that the sixth lady was so angry that she quarreled with her in public.

Huayang started picking on Sixth Miss today, and it was obvious that he was still brooding over what happened last year.

The same goes for the Sixth Girl.

She was a person of strong character and had never been afraid of anyone. Even though the other party was a daughter of the royal family, she would not tolerate it if she provoked the Sixth Miss.

After hearing what Huayang said, the Sixth Miss smiled coldly and retorted: "Although this Shu brocade is a tribute, in my eyes, it is just a piece of clothing material. Only superficial people would show off with it."

Huayang was so angry that he was speechless for a moment.

Seeing this, Fang Silan asked her deliberately, "Didn't Princess Huayang wear a Shu brocade skirt for us to see last year? Why didn't she wear it this year?"

Miss Li from the Shangshu Mansion smiled and said, "Could it be that the reward from the palace this year didn't go to the Prince's Mansion?"

"If that's the case, then it's normal. After all, there have been wars in recent years, and the saint should reward the meritorious officials more. The good things should naturally be given to the military generals first."

"Oh, then it seems that we may never see Princess Huayang wearing a Shu brocade skirt again. It's a pity. Huayang, you like Shu brocade so much, you must be very anxious."

Princess Huayang had made too many enemies in the circle of noble ladies, and now she was being attacked by them all. She was outnumbered and was so angry that she was jumping up and down.

(End of this chapter)