Unable to dissuade the willful Yun Xi, the carriage left the Prime Minister's Mansion and headed straight for the 18th Street.
Watching Yun Xi gobbling up snacks along the way and looking at the carriage filled with all kinds of street food, Yu Zhu felt like crying.
"Miss, can you finish all these things you've bought?"
The carriage was filled with the aroma of food. Yun Xi was immersed in it, looking extremely satisfied.
"Who said I'm going to eat them all by myself? These are the gifts for the Princess Royal!"
Yu Zhu twitched the corners of her mouth, staring at the skewers in Yun Xi's hand and the sauce on her lips.
"May I ask, Miss, what are you doing now?"
Wasn't this an obvious case of abusing public power for personal gain?
Moreover, the Princess Royal was well - known for being extremely picky about food. Whether it was the selection of ingredients or the cooking process, she was said to have very strict requirements.
How could she possibly take a fancy to these cheap street snacks?
Among the young ladies from noble families in the capital, only her own miss often liked to come to such a place.
Caught by Yu Zhu, Yun Xi wasn't embarrassed at all. She said righteously,
"There are so many delicious things. I'm just worried that the Princess Royal won't be able to finish them all and will waste the food. Besides, it's such a pity if I don't get my money's worth when I come to the 18th Street!"
Yu Zhu couldn't help rolling her eyes,
"Miss, I'm afraid the latter is the real purpose of your trip, isn't it?"
Yu Zhu was completely helpless but couldn't help worrying,
"Miss, I'm afraid this kind of gift will backfire and offend the Princess Royal! How about we just tell the truth and say that the master is ill, so you were delayed from going to school?"
The Princess Royal was strict, but surely she wasn't completely unreasonable?
"No way!" Yun Xi shook her head.
"Father has invited a doctor. Obviously, he doesn't want the people in the palace to know that he's ill. How can I expose him? Don't worry. I have my own plan!"
Licking the sauce off her lips, Yun Xi said to Yu Zhu,
"Next, we'll pick up someone and then go to the Girls' Academy!"
An hour before school was over, Yun Xi and Yu Zhu finally arrived at the Girls' Academy.
It was the time for the female students to have an outdoor garden tour. The female teacher had assigned a poetry topic and asked them to hand in their works before school ended.
Therefore, groups of students were discussing the topic and looking for inspiration. Meanwhile, Yun Xi and Yu Zhu swaggered in with two huge food boxes in their hands.
As soon as they appeared, they immediately caught everyone's attention.
"Who is she? I've never seen her before."
"What's in her hands? Why is she coming to our Girls' Academy at this time?"
"She's so beautiful. Which family's young lady is she?"
Everyone was whispering to each other, full of curiosity about this unfamiliar face.
Yun Ni stared at Yun Xi in surprise. Hearing people praising Yun Xi's beauty, she was instantly filled with rage and quickly stepped forward.
"Hey! What kind of place do you think this is? It's not a place you can just come into! Get out!"
Yun Ni put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and arrogantly blocked Yun Xi's way.
Since her mother had been deprived of the power to manage the household last time and she had been punished by the grandmother to copy Buddhist scriptures, Yun Ni had gritted her teeth with hatred for Yun Xi.
But she had been stopped by her mother and hadn't been able to cause trouble for Yun Xi. Unexpectedly, Yun Xi had come to the door today!
Great! She could finally avenge her previous humiliation!
"Yun Ni, who is she? Do you know her?"
Two female students who were familiar with Yun Ni walked over and stood beside her, examining Yun Xi together.
Hearing her friend's question, Yun Ni immediately snorted,
"This is the troublemaker I told you about before, the one who forced my mother to bang her head in front of the Emperor and the Empress!"
Although many official ladies had attended the royal hunting, they were all of relatively high rank.
So, although some people had heard the rumors of that day, there were still many who didn't know the inside story.
"Ah, so she's your vicious elder sister! You really can't judge a book by its cover!"
As soon as this was said, it immediately caused quite a stir.
"What? She's the eldest young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion? The evil girl who bullies her younger siblings and forces her step - mother?"
"I heard that her biological mother was a low - class merchant girl. I wonder if it's true?"
"It's easy to guess. The daughter of a treacherous official can't be a good person."
Listening to these sarcastic remarks, Yun Xi sighed, as if she could already foresee her future life in the Girls' Academy.
Glancing at Yun Ni, whose face had turned ugly because of the last remark, Yun Xi just wanted to laugh.
It seemed that Yun Ni had contributed a lot to people's negative perception of her.
But she probably hadn't expected that as daughters of the Prime Minister, their reputations in people's hearts were probably about the same.
"Miss."
Yu Zhu tugged at Yun Xi's sleeve, trembling with anger at the insults the others had just hurled at her miss.
However, as a maid, she naturally didn't have the right to argue with the young ladies. She was also worried that if she said something wrong, it would cause trouble for her miss.
"It's okay."
Yun Xi comforted Yu Zhu. Instead of getting angry or ashamed as people had expected, she calmly bowed to everyone.
"Thank you all for your kindness. Yun Xi has felt the great enthusiasm and unique upbringing of the Girls' Academy on her first visit. Yun Xi is extremely grateful and has no way to repay you. I'd like to give you all a piece of advice: 'Jealousy makes one ugly.' I hope we can all learn from this. Goodbye!"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed instantly, looking extremely embarrassed.
Yun Xi then walked past the stunned Yun Ni and was about to leave.
"Stop!"
Yun Ni took a step forward and blocked Yun Xi's way again. She shouted coquettishly,
"Were you just scolding me indirectly?"
If Yun Xi's words were about someone else, she wouldn't have minded. But if they were about her, she would never allow it!
Yun Xi sighed and looked at Yun Ni helplessly,
"You're so eager to claim you're being scolded. Who can save you? I advise you to copy more Buddhist scriptures when you're free!" Maybe it could tame your temper.
Although Yun Ni was domineering, she was actually quite simple - minded.
If she didn't follow her mother's example and scheme against others all the time, their relationship wouldn't have been so bad.
Yun Ni was stunned. She didn't understand what Yun Xi meant but could sense the sarcasm. Angrily, she was about to push the food boxes in Yun Xi's hands.
"What are you doing?"
Yun Xi protected the boxes in her arms as if they were her life, carefully looking at the aggressive Yun Ni.
"These foods are for the Princess Royal!"
Yun Ni was stunned. Just as she was about to say that Yun Xi was lying, a solemn voice suddenly came over,
"As students of the Girls' Academy, how can you make such a racket? This Palace can hear your noise from dozens of meters away! Do you all not want to come to the Girls' Academy anymore?"