webnovelfull Chapter 659 The One Who Wants to Be the Finale
Chapter 659 The One Who Wants to Be the Finale
The palace maid's words obviously touched Xiao Yue's heart. She seemed to see herself appearing at the garden banquet later and attracting everyone's attention.
"Okay, then choose this one."
Qiao Fu still felt that it was a little inappropriate, but since her princess had already spoken, she naturally couldn't say anything more. She could only help Qiao Rong change Xiao Yue's clothes.
After putting on this dress, Xiao Yue looked even more elegant. With the flattery of the maid who was dressing her up, she looked more and more satisfied as she looked in the mirror, and finally rewarded the maid with a large silver ingot.
The dressing maid thanked him profusely and withdrew. After leaving Xiao Yue's bedroom, she looked around and made sure that no one was paying attention, then quickly walked to Concubine Zhou's palace.
"How's things going?" Concubine Zhou sat on the chair, looking at the palace maid kneeling in front of her.
The maid in charge of dressing lowered her head and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have already done the makeup for the Fifth Princess. As you said, I will make her look as elegant as possible. I also persuaded the Fifth Princess to pick out the most luxurious long dress embroidered with gold thread."
"Well done." Concubine Zhou glanced at the palace maid beside her, who immediately stepped forward and rewarded the palace maid who was combing her hair with a bag of silver.
"Take the money and go back to work. I don't need to remind you what to say and what not to say."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I understand. Today it was the Fifth Princess who asked me to dress her up. The makeup and dress were all what the Fifth Princess wanted herself." The maid spoke very tactfully.
Only then did Princess Zhou express satisfaction and let the people leave.
After the maid left, the maid next to her asked in confusion, "Your Highness, our princess will also attend the garden banquet today. If you let the fifth princess dress so extravagantly and conspicuously, won't it steal the limelight from our princess?"
"I want her to steal the limelight. In many things, excess is as bad as deficiency. Dressing too extravagantly may not be a good thing." Concubine Zhou snorted coldly.
Even if today's garden party was not for her own daughter, just because of Xiao Yue's attitude when she spoke to her before, she must make the other party fall.
She is just a fifth princess, without the support of her maternal family. She only relies on her previous reputation to act so presumptuous in front of him. If he doesn't teach her a lesson, then she has lived in vain in this harem for so many years!
On the other side, Xiao Yue had no idea that the dressing maid she found had obeyed Concubine Zhou's orders. After estimating that the time was about right, she brought Qiao Fu and Qiao Rong and arrived at the garden party with full confidence.
The garden banquet was held on the west side of the Imperial Garden. Although it was only the first month of the year, there were already many seasonal flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden.
Moreover, the sun is shining today, which is a good day for flower viewing.
Xiao Yue was wearing this ostentatious dress and makeup, and she received many surprised looks from the palace people along the way. She felt very satisfied, and the corners of her lips were raised.
When they were almost at the western entrance of the Imperial Garden, Xiao Yue happened to meet the Sixth Princess Xiao Lin and the Eighth Princess Xiao Lan who were also there.
The two of them were also dressed up carefully today, wearing a pink and purple embroidered palace dress and a light blue long skirt with wide sleeves respectively.
When they saw Xiao Yue, they were both stunned.
Xiao Lan didn't expect Xiao Yue to dress so formally, and she frowned.
"Today is just a garden party. Isn't it a bit too ostentatious for Fifth Sister to be so ostentatious?"
Xiao Lin had heard about it from Concubine Zhou before coming here. Although she was mentally prepared, she was still a little surprised when she saw Xiao Yue's appearance with her own eyes.
Xiao Yue's attire is probably not much different from what she would wear even when attending the highest-level banquets in the palace. It's just a garden party, does Xiao Yue really not think it's inappropriate?
However, although she was surprised, Xiao Lin still managed to control her expression very well. She frowned slightly, showing a bit of displeasure, as if she was worried that Xiao Yue would completely steal the limelight.
If Xiao Yue was just happy on the way here just now, then when she saw the expressions of Xiao Lan and Xiao Lin at this moment, she was simply very proud.
"I don't think there's anything ostentatious about this outfit. I have a good-looking face, so I can be very eye-catching after a little dressing up. If you two sisters don't feel confident, you might as well go back and change your clothes. It's just..."
Xiao Yue didn't finish what she was saying, but her eyes swept across the two men's faces without any hesitation. The meaning was obvious, she simply felt that the two men were not as good-looking as her.
"Xiao Yue, you are too arrogant!" Xiao Lan was so angry that her face looked a little ugly.
Xiao Lin did not expect that Xiao Yue would actually speak like this. For a moment, she felt angry and amused.
I really don't know where Xiao Yue got such confidence from. They are all illegitimate princesses. At least they have their mother to protect them. Normally, they don't dare to be too arrogant. Is Xiao Yue too confident, or is she really out of control?
But no matter which one it is, Xiao Yue's arrogance will only cause trouble for himself, or even bring suffering upon himself.
Pulling Xiao Lan who was about to speak, Xiao Lin shook her head at her and said, "Stop talking. Let's go in."
Xiao Lan was unhappy, but she also knew that many young masters from aristocratic families had come to the garden party today. If they quarreled at the door, not only would they be laughed at, but they would also lose their status and dignity. If the news got out, it would not be good for their reputation.
Xiao Lan gritted her teeth secretly, retracted her gaze, and walked in with Xiao Lin.
Hearing the announcements of the arrival of the Sixth Princess and the Eighth Princess, Xiao Yue did not rush in. Instead, she stood at the door for a long time, thinking that the greetings and formalities should have been almost over, and then she straightened her back and walked in confidently.
"The fifth princess has arrived!"
As the eunuch's voice sounded, everyone's eyes turned to the entrance.
When seeing Xiao Yue's outfit, many people were amazed. Someone in the crowd let out a cry, which was clearly heard by Xiao Yue.
She was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. She curled her lips, glanced at the guests in the garden, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm a little late and kept you waiting."
After Xiao Lan and Xiao Lin came in, they waited for a long time but did not see Xiao Yue appear, so they knew that the other party must be deliberately delaying time and wanted to be the last one to appear.
At this moment, looking at Xiao Yue's smug smile, Xiao Lan couldn't help but expose it.
"Didn't Fifth Sister arrive with us just now? Why did it take so long for her to come in? Could it be that she was standing outside the whole time and was late on purpose?"