Chapter 285 Princess Jiaoyang
Chapter 285 Princess Jiaoyang
People kept coming in to pay their respects to the Grand Princess, and the hall gradually became crowded. The Grand Princess let the young girls go out to appreciate the flowers by themselves, and stayed behind to talk with the ladies of the various mansions.
Zheng Sisi had wanted to go out a long time ago, but she didn't want to stand out because everyone else hadn't left. Now that the Grand Princess had spoken, the young ladies from all the mansions filed out, and the familiar sisters walked towards the garden together.
Outside the flower hall, Zheng Sisi and her three little sisters gathered together.
He Qianqian said: "Sister Sisi, I'm used to seeing you wearing a short jacket, but today you changed into a skirt and I couldn't recognize you."
Li Ziyan also nodded: "I didn't dare to call you just now, for fear of recognizing the wrong person."
Zheng Zhimin: "No, I have to go to the county lady's mansion more frequently in the future. My appearance is not good to begin with. If I don't work hard to maintain my appearance, I will be an ugly duckling in the future."
Several people covered their mouths and laughed.
Zheng Sisi said: "Let's find a place to sit down."
He Qianqian said: "Come with me, I know there is a pavilion in front, let's go sit there."
Several people came to the pavilion, which was surrounded by flowers and had gauze curtains hanging on the eaves. There were already maids waiting there. After they came in, the maids served tea and snacks and then retreated outside the pavilion to wait, giving them space to talk.
When a few people were having fun, a group of people came over here. Zheng Sisi looked up and saw some noble ladies surrounding a delicate woman. The woman was bright and beautiful, but also very ostentatious. Zheng Sisi didn't know her, so she ignored her because there were too many people coming today and she only knew a few of them.
This group of people walked straight to the pavilion, and when they saw someone inside, they walked into the pavilion in a domineering manner. A few people who were playing saw someone barging in rudely and were about to ask, but turned around and saw that it was Princess Jiaoyang.
Zheng Zhimin, Li Ziyan, and He Qianqian immediately stood up and knelt to pay their respects to Princess Jiaoyang. Zheng Sisi stood up, curtseyed, and then stood aside.
"How dare you! Princess Jiaoyang refused to kneel. You are becoming more and more unruly." A woman in yellow clothes scolded Zheng Sisi.
Zheng Sisi knew this person, and he was very close to Xie Yunwan and Li Jingjing. They were all bullies. Xie Yunwan and Li Jingjing would pretend to be weak and innocent in front of others, while Meng Yiyue was a brainless firecracker, who was always used as a front-runner. In the past, whenever Xie Yunwan took the original owner out to attend banquets, she was bullied by Meng Yiyue every time.
Zheng Sisi ignored her and just stood aside, quietly looking at the person in front of her.
Meng Yiyue added: "Xie Yunmei, don't think you are superior just because you left the Xie Mansion. You dare not take Princess Jiaoyang into consideration. Do you even ignore the law?"
Zheng Zhimin tugged at the hem of Zheng Sisi's clothes and called softly, "Sister Sisi." Then he motioned for Zheng Sisi to kneel down and salute.
Zheng Sisi pulled back her sleeves and said, "Oh, how come the Grand Princess's mansion has dogs but they don't take good care of them? So many ladies have come today. Don't let them get bitten by the dogs. We have to be alert."
After hearing what Zheng Sisi said, many people covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs and laughed secretly. Xie Yunwan and Li Jingjing gloated over her misfortune and waited for Princess Jiaoyang to punish Zheng Sisi. The three little sisters looked at Zheng Sisi worriedly.
Meng Yiyue was so angry at Zheng Sisi's words that she wanted to cry.
Princess Jiaoyang asked with a gloomy face: "You are Zheng Sisi."
Zheng Sisi smiled and said, "That's right. Princess Jiaoyang, can you please let them get up? If word gets out that Princess Jiaoyang bullied a noble lady in an occasion like today, it would be a bad reputation."
Princess Jiaoyang glanced at the three of them and did not let them stand up. She said, "Why don't you bow to me?"
Zheng Sisi replied: "My Lord, I curtseyed."
Princess Jiaoyang said: "I was talking about kneeling, you are disrespecting the imperial power."
Zheng Sisi said solemnly: "My Lord, I respect the imperial power very much, so I bowed to you."
"How dare you! You take me for a fool." Princess Jiaoyang shouted angrily.
Zheng Sisi said kindly, "Princess, I am curtseying for your own good. After all, you are only a princess. Do you think you are greater than the emperor and have more authority than him if you ask me to kneel before you?"
Princess Jiaoyang's face darkened: "What nonsense are you talking about? Can you challenge the authority of the Emperor uncle?"
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