funbook-pk Chapter 266 Four Unfamiliar Young Masters Surround Xia Mo
Chapter 266 Four Unfamiliar Young Masters Surround Xia Mo
Chapter 266 Four Unfamiliar Young Masters Surround Xia Mo
At the plum blossom viewing banquet—
Huangfu Qian sat in her seat, seemingly not a participant in the banquet. The noble lady arranged by Consort Wei, the eldest daughter of the Hao family, Madam Hao, gracefully curtsied to Huangfu Qian and said, "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Jiang."
Clearly, Madam Hao had been eavesdropping on Xia Mo's conversation with Princess He and the others.
Huangfu Qianji glanced at Miss Hao casually after receiving the reservation from Xia Mo. If he could, he wouldn't have bothered to give her even a second glance.
"I wonder, has Her Highness the Imperial Noble Consort spoken to you?" Miss Hao secretly glanced at Huangfu Qian, her face flushing with embarrassment.
Xia Mo stood not far away, watching the situation, and subtly raised an eyebrow.
Huangfu Qian was on a blind date with a noble lady, and she felt a little uncomfortable. The person she had been longing for was about to be taken by another woman before she could even get a taste of him.
Princess He frowned and was about to rush over when Miss Lou pulled her back.
Miss Lou felt that since Princess He had kicked Ma Yiyi out of the banquet hall, they were friends, and she naturally couldn't let her friend lose face and be watched by onlookers.
Princess He was pulled back by Miss Lou, her face darkening with displeasure, her eyes already showing anger, as if she was about to explode at any moment.
Xia Mo reached out and took Miss Lou's hand.
Once Princess He was free, she rushed toward Miss Hao, the noblewoman who was betrothed to Huangfu Qian.
"What do you mean? You were eavesdropping on our conversation, and now you're talking to Prince Jiang!" Princess He demanded.
Miss Hao had to maintain her elegance and poise. Facing the childish Princess He, she smiled gently and said, "My behavior has caused the princess to misunderstand. I apologize."
Miss Hao's poise and elegance made Princess He appear even more petty and uncouth; similarly, Princess He's behavior made Miss Hao stand out from the crowd, displaying both beauty and intelligence.
When the eldest princess saw her youngest daughter running off and making a fool of herself again, she hurriedly closed her eyes and immediately ordered the old maid beside her to go forward and call Princess He back.
Princess He was spoiled rotten and didn't listen to her old maid at all, still glaring at Miss Hao.
Miss Hao gave a slight, helpless smile as she looked at Huangfu Qian.
Miss Hao was well aware of the destructive power of her smile, but she didn't expect Huangfu Qian's attitude.
Huangfu Qian resumed his solitary, drunken state, as if the noise in front of him had nothing to do with him.
A fleeting look of embarrassment flashed across Miss Hao's eyes, almost too quick to catch, but she quickly regained her composure, as if she weren't the one who had just looked at Huangfu Qian with pleading eyes.
"If you don't want this princess to misunderstand, why don't you leave now?!" Princess He glared at Miss Hao.
Miss Hao bowed slightly to Huangfu Qian and said, "This humble woman will take her leave now, Your Highness, without further ado."
Miss Hao pretended to be sensible and turned around gracefully, but in reality, she couldn't help but observe Huangfu Qian's reaction. She found that Huangfu Qian still didn't take her seriously.
"Humph!"
Princess He looked at Miss Hao's retreating figure and made a disdainful sound.
“Prince Jiang, I have driven away the people who were bothering you,” Princess He tried to curry favor with Huangfu Qian.
The eldest princess covered her forehead with her hand, then stepped forward and glared at Princess He.
Princess He disregarded the old maidservant beside the eldest princess, but dared not disregard the eldest princess herself. She immediately put on a pained expression and called out in a low, coquettish voice, "Mother..."
The eldest princess, however, showed no mercy and said, "Let's go."
Princess He frowned and let the eldest princess lead her away, but she couldn't help turning back to look at Huangfu Qian several times.
Although Princess He had left, everyone present could see that she was staring at Huangfu Qian with such intense longing.
Some of the other noble ladies, who were also looking for wives, secretly shook their heads and rejected Princess He.
Miss Hao was soon surrounded by a group of noble ladies again, but she still couldn't bear to leave and secretly glanced at Huangfu Qian.
If she had known earlier that the eldest princess would take Princess He away, she would have stayed a little longer!
Miss Lou felt that Huangfu Qian was somewhat unpredictable, so she reached out and took Xia Mo's hand, moving away from Huangfu Qian.
The chill emanating from Huangfu Qian became even stronger.
Xia Mo used her divine sense to take in the entire banquet and the situation at the Grand Princess's residence. Naturally, she also took in Huangfu Qian's expression, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
As summer drew to a close, a faint, almost imperceptible smile crept into the corner of her eye.
Another half hour later—
As the banquet drew to a close, the relatives of the women from each family came to visit, ready to go home.
Xia Erge also walked out of the garden on the left and headed towards the end of summer.
Miss Lou's eyes lit up when she saw Xia Erge's handsome face. She whispered to Xia Mo, "There's a handsome young man here, Village Master. Look! Once the banquet is over, you won't be able to see him anymore."
Miss Lou didn't see Brother Xia or Brother Xia's appearance in the private room of the teahouse that day, but she noticed Xia Mo. Now that she had discovered a handsome man, she wanted to share it with Xia Mo so that Xia Mo could also feast his eyes.
Summer's End: "..."
When Xia Mo realized that Miss Lou hadn't recognized Xia Erge, she couldn't help but smile.
Perhaps Miss Lou and her second brother are indeed destined to be together.
“I’ll tell you a secret,” Xia Mo gestured for Miss Lou to lean closer.
Miss Lou, not understanding why, put her ear close to Xia Mo's side.
Xia Mo whispered, "I look at the handsome man you mentioned every day, all the time."
Miss Lou blinked, still somewhat bewildered.
“That’s my second brother,” Xia Mo said, looking at her second brother who was now about ten feet away. She stopped keeping him in suspense.
Miss Lou's eyes widened suddenly. Thinking about what she had said and done in front of the other party's sister, her cheeks flushed instantly. She lowered her head in embarrassment, not daring to look at Xia Mo and Xia Erge.
Miss Lou exclaimed inwardly: Oh my god, how embarrassing, how shameful! I want to disappear into the ground...
"Little sister, we're going home," Xia Erge said, stopping when they were still an arm's length away from Xia Mo.
"Second Brother, this is a friend I met at this banquet, Miss Lou," Xia Mo introduced confidently.
Ms. Lou's heart was pounding so hard that it almost jumped out of her throat.
"Greetings, Second Young Master Xia," Miss Lou greeted him.
"I'm going home now," Xia Mo waved goodbye to Miss Lou.
Miss Lou reluctantly let go of Xia Mo's hand and watched Xia Mo leave.
Xia Mo did have a slight idea, but she wouldn't take any further action until Miss Lou showed any interest.
As Xia Mo and Xia Erge left, Miss Lou looked in the direction the two siblings had gone, her eyes filled with melancholy.
Miss Lou was waiting for her family to pick her up when she subconsciously glanced around and discovered that Huangfu Qian had already left sometime earlier.
Before long, the Lou family came to pick up Miss Lou and leave, and the Grand Princess's residence returned to its quiet state.
Outside the Grand Princess's residence, however, it was anything but quiet.
Xia Erge and Xia Mo waited together for the family's carriage.
Four unfamiliar young men surrounded Xia Mo.
Brother Xia frowned. What did that mean?
Xia Erge didn't know what the five people meant, but Xia Mo already understood.