The eighth day of the fifth lunar month is the day when Princess Xiqing is fifteen years old. Normally, on such a day, the host’s family would invite close people, elders or virtuous female guests. Lin Shuran thought that maybe it was because of Princess Xiqing’s status.

It's special, so the palace will hold it more grandly.

However, I seemed to have made Princess Qing unhappy last time, so why did she leave a message for me personally? I don’t know how her health is now. Did the prescriptions I gave Dr. Mei have any effect on her condition?

"Miss, are you going to attend Princess Xiqing's hairpin banquet?" Chunxi asked, looking at the invitation from the Qing Prince's Palace that was placed in front of Lin Shuran.

Lin Shuran picked up the post and flipped through it again, looked at the beautiful handwriting on it, and said, "Go, of course I'm going! This is an invitation from the palace, it wouldn't be appropriate for us not to go."

"But -" Chun Xi's face looked a little tangled, "Will someone deliberately bring up the matter of the eldest young master and Princess Xiqing to embarrass you?"

"No matter whether anyone will mention it or not, we have to go. Besides, the matter has been investigated clearly. Brother Chen and Princess Xiqing were plotted by others. They were both wronged. Princess Xiqing is no longer afraid.

Rumors have spread through the front door of the Xu family. What else do we have to worry about? Sometimes the more we avoid it and the more we care about it, the more people will criticize us. It is better to interact openly and openly, and others will not be able to say anything!

"Lin Shuran thinks openly about everything. If there are many people going to the Qing Palace to attend the banquet, then when they see her appear, someone will definitely talk about what happened last time Xu Mingchen and Princess Xiqing were in Penglai Restaurant. I don't know whether it is done openly or covertly.

So said.

Chunxi felt that her young lady was right. Xu Mingchen and Princess Xiqing had nothing wrong in this matter. Someone wanted to harm them, and they were the two victims.

Afterwards, Lin Shuran took Chunxi to the warehouse to select gifts for Princess Xiqing. The gift of a girl's hairpin was a big deal, and as an invited guest, she also had to give a gift of celebration.

However, after many choices, Lin Shuran didn't find anything suitable, so she took Chunxi to Yaoguang Pavilion, the largest gold, silver and jade shop in the capital, where she wanted to choose a gift for Princess Xiqing.

But when the master and servant stepped into the store, they saw Gu Xiruo and Guo who were also here to choose jewelry. Today is the fourth day of May, and in two days it will be the day when Gu Xiruo will marry into Prince Ling's Mansion as a concubine.

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Gu Xiruo and Mrs. Guo did not expect to bump into Lin Shuran in Yaoguang Pavilion. Gu Xiruo was still the obedient and sensible daughter in front of Mrs. Guo. When she saw Lin Shuran, she also smiled and said hello.

The more Ms. Guo listened, the angrier she became. Just when she was about to scold Gu Xiruo again, Lin Shuran said with a smile: "Auntie, what the Gu family sister said is right. You don't need to be angry. It's just that on the day of the Gu family's sister's wedding, I'm afraid it's true.

I can't go because I have something to do, and the Queen Mother has already sent a message to me to go to the palace to accompany her that day. But it's just the right day to add makeup, so the Gu family's sister will choose a piece of jewelry in Yaoguang Pavilion, can I give it to you? "

After saying that, without giving Mrs. Guo and Lin Shuran a chance to talk anymore, she asked the shopkeeper to show her the beautiful jewelry in the store.

"Sister Lin, it's such a coincidence that you also come to see the jewelry!" Gu Xiruo supported Guo, but when she looked at Lin Shuran, she looked at Lin Shuran with pride and provocation. Guo felt a little embarrassed when she saw Lin Shuran.

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Guo turned her head slightly and glared at Gu Xiruo. Her daughter had become a little bit different from her. Her words and actions were becoming more and more unruly. It was difficult for her to criticize her in front of outsiders, so she had to look at her to indicate that she should speak more sensibly.

"Sister Lin, are you here to choose jewelry for yourself? But I heard that not all the Xu family's property has been returned to the court, and the Xu family's shops have also been closed. Look at you, you are obviously the wife of the General's Mansion.

It’s really a bit plain to wear!”

Originally, Guo and Gu Chang were unhappy if Gu Xiruo married into Prince Ling's palace. They just wanted their daughter to marry into an ordinary family and live an ordinary life. Although the husband they chose for her last time was a few years older than her,

She is a decent and kind person, and her parents-in-law are also people of excellent character, but she would not marry him unless she said he was an old man.

But Gu Xiruo pretended not to see Mrs. Guo's warning look. Seeing that Lin Shuran didn't speak immediately, he knew that she probably didn't have a good impression of him now, so he continued: "Sister Lin, I will get married in two days.

Will you come and add makeup to me then?"

"Sister Ran, this is inappropriate!" Ms. Guo immediately refused.

Gu Xiruo's face darkened, as if she was not afraid that Mrs. Guo would be angry at all, she curled her lips and said: "Mom, Sister Lin is not an outsider. If my brother is still here, she will be my sister-in-law. She will add makeup when I get married."

What’s wrong?”

Lin Shuran calmly stepped forward to greet Mrs. Guo, then looked at Gu Xiruo and said, "It's quite a coincidence. I didn't expect that Aunt Gu and Sister Gu are also here."

"Mom, why is it inappropriate!" Gu Xiruo hurriedly tugged at Guo, and suddenly became angry. If it weren't for Lin Shuran, her brother would not have died. If her brother were still here, the Gu family would be more prosperous than now. She got married.

It wouldn't be so shabby. It's just a piece of jewelry that she deserves. Why is it inappropriate? "Sister Lin, you can't keep your word, so I'll choose it rudely!"

Gu Xiruo glanced at Lin Shuran up and down. Today, Lin Shuran was wearing a sky-blue plain gauze skirt. There were no pearls and jade accessories around her waist. She had earrings as small as rice grains and a simple white jade hairpin on her head, making her look eye-catching.

She didn't even have any gold jewelry, so she didn't think it was a national mourning period.

"Xi Ruo!" Ms. Guo did not expect her daughter to ask others for makeup gifts in person, which made her feel very embarrassed and immediately scolded her.

Gu Xiruo and Mrs. Guo had been choosing in the store for a long time just now. They couldn't afford the ones they liked, and they didn't like the ones they could afford. But the shopkeeper knew it well and didn't say anything. He still let them choose with a smile. Now

She is still the daughter of Guozi Jijiu, and she will be the concubine of Prince Ling later on. It is better not to offend such a guest.

"Shopkeeper, bring out the set of jewelry I just took a fancy to!" Gu Xiruo looked at the shopkeeper with a smile, her tone was unnatural and arrogant. At the same time, she looked back at Lin Shuran and raised her eyebrows slightly.

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Soon, the shopkeeper took out a set of gorgeous emerald and gold headdresses, then smiled and said to Gu Xiruo: "Miss Gu, you still have good taste. This is the only headdress in our capital."

Gu Xiruo's eyes shone again when she saw it. She liked this set of jewelry just now, but the shopkeeper asked for a thousand taels, so she couldn't afford it. But Lin Shuran walked in, so don't blame her for opening her mouth.
Chapter completed!