Kiu Nyu walked towards the empty seat at the end. She came here in time for the show to start, and everyone in the room was fully gathered, and they all had the attitude of watching a show. When she walked in, all the eyes in the room turned to her.
They had to admit, Kiu Nyu's face was really eye-catching.
Her cat eye was refined, the lips were rosy full, and her round face was flawless as a fine porcelain. Her complexion was also good and her cheeks were lightly rouged.
"Slut!" Mila Xu muttere secretly, feeling disappointed.
I thought that after what happened, Kiu Nyu must have been deeply shocked. Even if she managed to come to the banquet, she would be sad and depressed. Unexpectedly, although the person in front of her had lost a lot of weight, she was still radiant.
The beaded hair pins and light pink brocade kebaya showing her graceful figure and youthful face.
With such an appearance, no matter how she dressed up, her sister could never compare to her.
But so what? It was her sister who was able to marry into the royal family, and Kiu Nyu was left with only this skin and a bad reputation all over the city.
When Mila Xu thought about this, she felt a little calmer in her heart. She was proud of returning to the spring breeze, and her voice seemed to be smiling but not smiling, "Miss Nyu is finally here. Are you feeling well?"
Kiu Nyu slightly turned to her maid, seemingly confused.
Liu Li smiled brighter and purposefully made her voice heard, "It's the bride's sister, Miss. Fifth Miss Xu - Mila Xu."
Kiu Nyu sat down and ate the milk puff pastry. It was sweet, soft and very appetizing. She tasted it slowly as if she was not aware of the gazes around her.
A girl who was a confidant of Mila Xu next to her took over the conversation and said with a smile: "I heard Miss Nyu is recuperating since last winter. After all, it was freezing in the ice lake. Miss Nyu, please don't do such stupid things in the future. Not to mention bringing shame to the house, the reputation of a daughter's family will be ruined, and you will not be able to live a good life in the future."
Kiu Nyu furrowed her eyebrow while taking another pastry, "Liu Li, aren't the bride's relatives should be in the bride's room?"
"The unmarried Lur daughters aren't allowed in the bride's room, Miss."
"Ah, you're right," She smiled and fixed her gaze on Mila Xu's face. "The Da and Lur are different after all."
It was a low pass to bring up the matter of legitimate and illegitimate line, but the little girl had been provoking Kiu Nyu since she arrived.
When they go low, I can go lower.
"But what's important is the ability to discern your surroundings. We can't casually befriend just anyone, or else might unknowingly be a matchmaker for others."
"That's right, Miss."
These words were like a basin of boiling water being poured down on her head, making Mila Xu's face turn red.
Lu Xu wasn't on the list as the princess's companion, it was because Kiu Nyu asked the princess to put her in that she got the seat. Lu Xu boasted herself as Kiu Nyu's best friend and often hung out with the nobles even though she was a Lur - daughter of a concubine.
Playing best friend with Kiu Nyu to approach Han Ji was planned, and everyone in the Xu family knew it. Now that someone was poking at her guilty conscience in public, she suddenly became angry from shame.
Mila Xu blushed, stood up quickly, pointed at Kiu Nyu and said, "You..."
"Let's go Liu Li," Kiu Nyu strode out.
Kiu Nyu came here just to test the water. She won't get entangled too much, her target was never the insignificant Xu family.
Looking back on the past, Kiu Nyu knew she loved Han Ji deeply.
From his favorite incense, his food allergy, down to his favorite brush to use.. Kiu Nyu knew it all. She just miscalculated how much Han Ji wanted the throne and his desire for power.
Kiu Nyu couldn't help but chuckle. She wasn't just his childhood friend, but also his life savior.
There were many times she threw herself into danger to save him.
One time, a ferocious bear broke through the fence in the animal park, another time the rocks at the foot of the mountain suddenly loosened, then when Han Ji was plotted and assassinated…
Kiu Nyu stood in front of him without hesitation, risking her life to save him, even if he had to stay for it. She had scars, almost disfigured, and lost her life, but she never hesitated.
However, in exchange for such sincerity, there was only a shallow love fate and rumors that have spread all over the world.
Since Han Ji wanted to use public opinion to coerce everyone into despising her, Kiu Nyu must not fall. She was stupid before, she almost fell into the blow and died cleanly, fitting perfectly into the mastermind's plan.
But she sobered now.
She would be Han Ji's greatest obstacle to the throne.
No matter how.
***
The Wei family has produced several royal study companions, but although their writing style was prosperous, they were not very good at serving as officials. It has been passed down for generations. Although they had been favored by the royal family, they were still courtier to the emperor.
Once the throne's owner was replaced, their glory would be gone.
Nowadays, the Wei men were scattered in six departments to work and had some authority, but they didn't have deep roots.
Previously, they had the eighth prince - Prince Han Ji as backer so everyone had some respect for the Wei family.
Once Princess Consort Han's position was transferred to another family, dirty water was pouring to their family like rain. The Wei family was unable to fight back, and was ridiculed again, which really made the old lady angry.
When the incident first came out, the elders blamed Kiu Nyu a lot. They only said that she acted arrogantly and lost the heart of Prince Han. She also caused the incident of throwing herself into the water, which made the incident known to everyone and really brought shame to the palace.
Xi Wei doted on his cousin as much as his other brothers, but his father just retired as the patriarch and his brothers just started their official career. He had a severe headache and the source of the pain showed up.
"Where've you-" His mind caught himself faster, "Were you going to Prince Han's wedding banquet?"
"It's just the bride's place, nothing serious."
"Kiu Nyu, I really can't-"
"Who are you supporting, Brother Xi?"
"What?"
"You know what I'm talking about. I'm just momentarily stupid, I'm not actually dumb."
Xi Wei eyed the cousin that was currently copying scriptures in his study room - a task given by the old lady, which she could not avoid.
The Weis' love for Kiu Nyu was something irrefutable. Their grandpa raised her himself once the man from Nyu family remarried. They didn't change her surname because Kiu said she didn't want her mother to be forgotten.
She was smart and resolute, especially for a 5 year old. Something in the Nyu house changed her, she was sharp and eager once she entered the Wei Palace. She absorbed knowledge like a sponge, as if she was racing to go against someone, but then she met Prince Han when she was 12. It was as if a switch had been turned off and she became a completely different person.
In her early years, Kiu Nyu was favored by the emperor and Prince Han treated her like the jewel of his heart. She often visited high-ranking families, and the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren was particularly harmonious.
The brothers were keeping eyes on her, but could only teach and persuade Kiu Nyu to restrain herself when she became increasingly willful and arrogant.
Kiu Nyu was very proud at that time, and she felt that the brothers' words about her were unreasonable, so how could she listen to their nagging?
Gradually, she became irritable and distant.
Xi Wei was secretly worried as he watched, but there happened to be their grandpa standing in the middle, so there was nothing he could do.
Until Han Ji changed his mind, Kiu Nyu couldn't think of anything and did something stupid. The old lady blamed Kiu Nyu for acting stupidly and bringing shame to the house. He was the only one who felt distressed and worried, and stayed by her side day and night to comfort her.
"What do you have in mind?"
"The princes' uncle.. The youngest brother of the emperor and only surviving prince from the previous power struggle - Kingly Jun Ji."