The King of Huai'an's orchid viewing banquet was held in Baopu Courtyard.
Baopuyuan is one of the four famous gardens in Beijing. It covers a vast area, with luxurious and exquisite scenery, well-arranged courtyards, and orchids planted all over the garden, which is quite fresh and elegant.
Ouyang Wu got off the carriage outside the courtyard. Because she showed the invitation, she entered without any obstruction.
After passing the huge flower bed, there is the Qingxin Pond spanning two mountains. The water of the pond is clear and distant, with orchids planted all over the shore, the mountain islands are shaded by trees, and the waterside is covered with pink vines. There is a small bridge in the middle of the Qingxin Pond, and a pavilion is built on each of the two small mountain islands.
As we walked along, the well-arranged pavilions were filled with young ladies from various families. They sat together in groups of three or two and chatted enthusiastically.
Ouyang Wu was admiring the scenery in the garden with great interest. At this time, a noble girl came towards Ouyang Wu, surrounded by maids and nannies.
She was very good-looking, with delicate features, a yellow gown, and lotuses under her feet. She walked gracefully and charmingly.
The girl had a faint smile on her lips, giving people an impression of being weak and kind. She looked up and saw Ouyang Wu, paused for a moment, and looked at her like spring water, with a kind smile on her lips.
At this moment, in her eyes, Ouyang Wu had beautiful features, a temperament like orchid, and was as fresh and lively as spring sunshine and morning dew. Just one look and you can tell that she was born extraordinary, noble and elegant, and was definitely not the daughter of an ordinary family.
However, at this moment, the nanny next to the girl came close to her and whispered something in her ear. The girl was surprised and covered her cherry lips with a handkerchief, and her beautiful eyes instantly changed from kindness to ridicule.
The inquiring eyes looked Ouyang Wu up and down coldly, with a sneer of contempt on the corner of her mouth. She didn't say a word, but every look was contempt and disdain.
Ouyang Wu stood calmly and looked back at her calmly. At this moment, she had a serene but graceful smile on her face. In April, the spring was full of spring, and the pale pink cherry blossom petals fell on the tall cherry trees, making her already beautiful face even more beautiful and elegant.
The sarcastic smile on the corner of the girl's mouth slowly solidified on her face. She looked a little confused and a little lost. In the end, she nodded to Ouyang Wu lightly, and then left quickly without looking back.
Along the way, there were also girls who admired Ouyang Wu's temperament and took the initiative to say hello, but after being reminded by the people around them and knowing Ouyang Wu's name, they all walked quickly, as if they were afraid of being infected with bacteria if they walked close to her.
Ouyang Wu couldn't help but touch her nose in silence.
She had expected that the original owner would be unpopular, but she didn't expect that just a name would make people despise Ruo Si.
Ouyang Wu could choose not to attend this orchid appreciation banquet, but since she had traveled to this time, she had to integrate into this world. What's more, Sun, Ouyang Xiu and Ouyang Ying tried their best to stop her, so she had to come.
Suddenly, a tiny voice came from the rockery not far away.
"Have you heard? Although this is an orchid appreciation banquet, the real purpose is not here!"
"Oh? What is the real purpose?"
"Didn't you hear that the second prince of Xiling Kingdom came to our Dongjin to ask for marriage? Today's orchid appreciation banquet is held for the second prince Ye to marry Princess Yaohua!"
"Isn't that right? Didn't it say that the second prince Ye wanted to marry the extraordinary woman of our Dongjin? Who said that he must be asking to marry Princess Yaohua?" This voice was full of great dissatisfaction.
"Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Princess Yaohua is the best in our Eastern Jin Dynasty in terms of both appearance and talent. Moreover, she is the legitimate daughter of the most noble queen. If the Second Prince Ye doesn't marry her, who else can he marry?"
After these words came out, there was a moment of silence around them. After a long while, an unwilling voice said in a low voice: "In terms of appearance, in fact... there is another person who is not inferior to Princess Yaohua."
"Who?" Everyone asked in unison.
"Haven't you heard of Ouyang Wu, the most beautiful woman in the Eastern Jin Dynasty? I heard that her appearance is truly unparalleled in the world."
"Are you crazy? You actually compared that incompetent and infatuated girl with Princess Yaohua? If Princess Yaohua is the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady of Tianchi, then Ouyang Wu is the mud on the ground! Ouyang Wu is not even worthy of carrying Princess Yaohua's shoes!"
"That's right! Why compare her with that infatuated girl? Have you forgotten how disgusting she looked when she stared at the King of Huai'an and drooled? I really want to vomit just thinking about it now! Fortunately, our King of Huai'an was resolute and rescinded the marriage directly, otherwise the women of our entire Eastern Jin Dynasty would not let her go!"
For a while, the voices of attacking the fifth lady of the Ouyang family rose and fell in indignation, and the girl who was attacked by the crowd could only draw circles on the ground in frustration.
Ah Xiu's face flushed red immediately. She rolled up her sleeves and rushed in, wishing she could beat up those people right away.
Ouyang Wu held her back, "Don't go."
"Miss! They actually said that about you..." Ah Xiu's eyes turned red as she spoke. She felt sorry for their young lady. The marriage contract that the lady had exchanged for with her own life was slandered like this.
"Who doesn't talk about others behind their backs, and who doesn't get talked about behind their backs?" Ouyang Wu's red lips were pressed into a straight line, her eyes were like a clear stream, shining in the sun, and a deep light flashed in the depths of her calm eyes.
"But..." Ah Xiu wanted to tell everyone that her young lady was smart and wise, and her scheming and methods were first-class, and she was definitely not the same as before, but...
"The facts will prove everything, just wait patiently." If possible, Ouyang Wu hoped that she could hide it for a longer time, but it was obvious that the Sun family and others had begun to realize her difference.
What Ouyang Wu and A Xiu didn't expect was that in the near future, Ouyang Wu's existence would bring a shocking shock to the peerless beauty Princess Yaohua, and also cause a sensation in the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty!