How could this be? This person turns out to be Prime Minister Wei. What on earth is he dressed like this for?
Could he have some dark secrets?
Qin Manman returned to her residence, feeling a chill run down her spine. Staring at herself in the mirror, she said to herself silently, "I can't keep wallowing like this. No matter how afraid I am to show my face, I must go out and meet people!"
That night, she tried out many hair buns on herself, attempting to use her hair to cover the scar on her forehead while still keeping the hair buns beautiful.
The next day, Prime Minister Wei was about to go out with his whole family.
Just then, Qin Manman stepped forward.
Seeing Qin Manman, Prime Minister Wei's eyes lit up. The exquisite hair bun perfectly covered the scar on her forehead without any sense of incongruity.
He was also startled and asked in disbelief, "Manman? Have you finally figured it out? Do you want to go with us?"
Previously, when Prime Minister Wei mentioned the royal banquet, Qin Manman refused to show up because the scar on her face was too ugly and unsightly.
After all, going out like that would indeed have a negative impact on his reputation. Seeing that Qin Manman was self - aware, Prime Minister Wei didn't force her.
"Father, yes. Manman also wants to go and have some fun!" Qin Manman replied obediently.
Hearing that she was going too, Su Shi on the side looked at her with disgust and rolled her eyes. She thought to herself, "An adopted daughter also wants to attend such an important occasion. You don't deserve it! I don't know what the master is thinking."
And Wei Qingshan was quite surprised to see Qin Manman's dressing. She didn't expect that she could get out of the psychological shadow so quickly. Dressed like this, one really couldn't tell that her face had such a big scar.
Looking at Qin Manman's current appearance, Prime Minister Wei no longer had to worry that she would be unsightly and damage his reputation. So he nodded happily and said, "Good. Just go and relax! But at the banquet, you must pay attention to your words and deeds and don't cause any trouble. Let's go together!"
"Yes. I will follow Father's instructions!"
The people from the prime minister's mansion got into the carriages respectively and headed towards the Mulan Hunting Ground.
On the other side, when Wan Ruo woke up, everything around had returned to normal. Seeing that Bai Chen wasn't by her side, what happened yesterday seemed like a dream.
She just felt extremely tired, as if she had slept for a long time.
"Miss Ruo Ruo, you're finally awake!"
"Wan Zi? What time is it?" Wan Ruo said groggily. Suddenly remembering something, she shouted at Wan Zi, "… You still know to come back? You traitor!"
Wan Zi was speechless. How could she still remember this so clearly after so long!
Wan Zi said with an embarrassed smile, "Miss Ruo Ruo, don't be angry. It's already Chen Shi. Just now I saw someone outside looking for you. Since Master Bai Chen isn't here today, can I accompany you?"
That's better. But did you say someone was looking for me?
Just then, there came a knock on the door, "Dong dong dong".
"Miss Ruo Ruo, the servant from the Prince Pingnan's Mansion is here to pick you up. They said it was agreed before that you were invited to the banquet." the servant shouted outside the door.
"Banquet? The prince did mention it." Wan Ruo suddenly remembered what Si Hongxi had said a few days ago.
"Banquet? Does that mean we can eat delicious food?" Wan Zi was almost overjoyed.
Wan Ruo looked at Wan Zi with disgust and said, "All you know is to eat! But it does seem that we can eat a lot of delicious food! Wahaha…"
"Okay, wait a minute. I'll come right away!" Wan Ruo shouted back to the servant outside the door.
Early in the morning, Si Hongxi sent someone to Shananfang to pick up Wan Ruo and Bai Chen.
But since Bai Chen wasn't there, Wan Ruo went alone in the carriage.
"Master Bai Chen is really missing out on all the delicious food!" Just thinking about the delicious food, Wan Zi's mouth was watering.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it! We'll just have to eat his share for him! Hahaha…" Wan Ruo laughed out loud in the carriage. The coachman even thought this person must be a bit crazy.
The banquet was held at the outdoor Mulan Hunting Ground. Although it wasn't as luxurious as the ones held in the palace, it was still very imposing.
All the guests at the banquet were high - ranking officials and nobles. Since it was a reception for the foreign vassal's heir, there were mostly young people of the same age.
By this time, Prime Minister Wei's family had already arrived and taken their seats.
And Wan Ruo was on her way here. Si Hongxi had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing the carriage from his mansion, he knew it was Wan Ruo who had arrived.
He quickly stepped forward to greet her, but to his surprise, the person getting off the carriage was actually the foreign vassal's heir, Bing Tu.
As soon as Bing Tu got off the carriage, he saw Prince Pingnan Si Hongxi greeting him and was immediately flattered.
Seeing Si Hongxi's smiling face freeze the moment he saw him, he knew that Si Hongxi must have mistaken him for someone else.
Si Hongxi said in a gloomy voice in a low tone, "I told you to pick up Heir Bing Tu. Who told you to use the carriage from the prince's mansion?"
"Ah? This… Your subordinate has made a mistake!" Mu Qing replied with an innocent look, lowering his head to admit his mistake.
Bing Tu sneered with a look of amusement and said, "It seems that Prince Pingnan is a bit disappointed to see this heir. Could it be that the prince is waiting for a beauty?"
You! Si Hongxi's face immediately turned ugly upon hearing this, with a dark frown on his face.
"How could that be? This prince is exactly waiting for Heir Bing Tu!" Si Hongxi said coldly.
Just then, another carriage from the prince's mansion arrived, and out of it stepped Wan Ruo.
Bing Tu looked at the identical carriages and showed an interested expression, sneering at Si Hongxi.
"Prince? Were you waiting for me?" As soon as Wan Ruo got off the carriage, she saw Si Hongxi and stepped forward to greet him.
The atmosphere instantly became awkward. Hearing Wan Ruo's question and seeing Bing Tu's malicious look, Si Hongxi felt extremely embarrassed.
"Miss Ruo Ruo is here? Why didn't I see Shopkeeper Bai?" Si Hongxi asked awkwardly.
"He's not around for the moment, so I came alone!" Wan Ruo replied with a smile.
What do you mean alone? I'm here too! Wan Zi muttered discontentedly on the side.
The atmosphere at this moment was extremely awkward. Fortunately, just then, Princess Anyao saw Wan Ruo and ran over, breaking the deadlock.
She put her arm around Wan Ruo excitedly and said, "Ruo Ruo, long time no see. Do you miss me?"
Just then, Si Hongxi coughed twice.
Princess Anyao then let go of her hand. The two of them looked at Si Hongxi and then at the man beside him.
"Let me introduce you. This is Heir Bing Tu from the foreign vassal. This is Princess Anyao, and this is Miss Ruo Ruo!" Si Hongxi introduced.
Heir Bing Tu? Is this the heir from the foreign vassal who is going to marry me? He's quite good - looking! Anyao sized Bing Tu up and down and thought to herself.
At this moment, Bing Tu's eyes were all on Wan Ruo. Isn't this the girl who dressed up as a man on the street? Humph… What a coincidence!
When Wan Ruo saw Bing Tu, she was also greatly shocked. She didn't expect that this was the heir who was going to marry Anyao. Eek! How terrifying! She subconsciously dodged behind Anyao.
At this moment, Anyao also noticed that his eyes were fixed on Wan Ruo and immediately felt dissatisfied. Since he was already engaged to her, he was still staring at another girl. Even if he was handsome, he must be a playboy!
"Hey, you're the heir who's going to marry me? You? What do you think makes you worthy of marrying this princess?" Anyao said arrogantly.
Hearing this, Si Hongxi immediately scolded, "Anyao, don't be rude!"
Bing Tu looked at her coldly and retorted, "I've heard before that Princess Anyao suffered from hysteria. Could it be that she still hasn't been cured? She's spouting such crazy words!"
"You, what did you say?" Princess Anyao immediately flew into a rage.