freenovelworld Chapter 530: It seems like our Princess Mansion is abusing her
Chapter 530: It seems like our Princess Mansion is abusing her
The discussions in the corridor were like willow catkins blown by the wind, floating gently into everyone's ears.
Someone lowered his voice and said, "Don't mention it. I've also heard that the Eighteenth Prince is the most difficult to get along with. Even the ministers in the court are afraid of him."
Before he finished speaking, someone else said, "Indeed, he looks just like His Majesty. I heard that His Majesty loves him dearly."
As soon as the words fell, all eyes in the room turned to Gu Sinian.
His pair of phoenix eyes beneath his sword-like brows were as deep as a cold pond, with the corners of his eyes slightly raised. Even when he wasn't smiling, he exuded a sense of intimidation.
He has a high nose bridge and thin lips. Although he is young, he exudes a solemn aura that is rare even for adult men.
However, there was a hint of youthful sharpness in his eyes and brows, like a sword drawn from its sheath, with its edge hidden in the sheath, ready to stun everyone with its cold light when it is unsheathed.
"I didn't expect the Eighteenth Prince to be so handsome." One girl couldn't help but sigh softly, her fingertips trembling slightly beneath her gauze sleeves. "Although he's still young, with his bearing and features, he's sure to be a handsome man in the future."
The other person nodded hurriedly, the embroidered shoes under her skirt unconsciously grinding against the blue bricks: "Isn't it? Look at her posture and demeanor. Standing there, she is like a green pine standing in the snow. No wonder the emperor favors her..."
The eldest princess looked at Gu Sinian and her heart skipped a beat.
As I recall, when the current emperor was this old, he was still timid and hiding behind his brothers, with a trembling voice when he spoke. How could he have the awe-inspiring aura of the man in front of him?
Gu Sinian's every move was terrifyingly calm, and his phoenix eyes seemed to contain a thousand-year-old cold pond, making it impossible to see the depth.
Her fingertips unconsciously stroked the armor, and the gilded patterns hurt her palms.
This eighteenth prince, not even twenty years old, already has such an awe-inspiring demeanor. If he is allowed to grow up, he will become a great threat in the future.
The eldest princess curled her lips into a sneer, and the jade bracelet on her wrist made a crisp sound when it hit the edge of the mahogany table. She wanted to control the government and take control of all the power, so she couldn't let this thorn in her side stay.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, digging her nails deep into her palms, and was already thinking about how to weave an impenetrable net to strangle this young genius before he could rise.
A group of noble ladies and Shen Tao sat nearby, watching them. Shen Tao grew increasingly angry as he watched, "Gu Sinian, what do you mean by this? Do you think our Princess Mansion can't afford to eat?"
Gu Sinian glanced at him indifferently and said, "That shouldn't be the case, right? I'm just worried that my daughter Wanwan won't be happy with her meal. The little girl is very picky..."
"Tsk, isn't it just a meal? Bai Wanwan, come eat with me from now on.
She eats whatever I eat, so don’t come to deliver food to her from now on. It makes it seem like our Princess Mansion is abusing her…” Shen Tao shouted.
The Queen Mother loved Shen Tao so much that she almost wanted to hold the sun, moon and stars in front of him.
In order to make sure her grandson would eat to his satisfaction, she personally selected eight top chefs from the imperial kitchen who had been cooking for twenty years and each of them had unique skills.
Even to make a bowl of ordinary white porridge, we have to use snow water from Changbai Mountain and match it with Jiangnan rouge rice.
Gu Sinian said calmly, "If my sister doesn't eat well here, I will definitely bring her food every day."
Shen Tao gnashed his teeth and said angrily, "Who asked you to come here every day?"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard another announcement from outside: "The three young masters of Lord Bai's family have arrived..."
The eldest princess's mouth twitched. Did she really think the princess's mansion was a vegetable market?
As soon as the three brothers Baisong, Baibai and Baiyuan appeared, all the ladies in the room stretched their necks.
Someone clutched a handkerchief and whispered, "Is this really Bai Wanwan's brother?"
Among the three brothers of the Bai family, the most promising ones have to be the eldest brother Bai Song and the second brother Bai Bai.
When Bai Song was studying in the academy, he was always the first to hand in the essays assigned by the teacher. He wrote quickly and neatly. Even the palace tutor would use his essays as examples and praise them when he came to inspect.
Bai Bai was no less impressive, being adept at arithmetic, calligraphy and painting. Last time, when the Imperial Censor held a poetry gathering at his home, the poems he wrote on the spot were copied by several veteran Hanlin scholars and used as teaching materials.
Let’s look at the third brother Bai Yuan. Although he doesn’t like to show off his literary skills, he is very good at boxing and can ride a horse and shoot arrows better than an adult man.
At this moment, he stood next to his two brothers, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, and a fierce look in his eyes.
The sword on his waist swayed slightly with his movements, giving him an air of someone who was not to be trifled with.
Bai Song and his two younger brothers saluted in unison, the brocade fabric gleaming in the light.
The eldest princess leaned on the gilded carved couch, her fingertips stroking the jade armor, and said with a smile, "The Bai family is quite cautious. Are they afraid that I will treat your sister badly?"
Bai Wanwan had already jumped in front of her brothers, the new pearl hairpin in her hair swaying slightly with her movements:
"Brother! The Princess is so kind to me! She said she would give me a golden hairpin with twined branches that was sent as tribute from the Western Regions in a few days.
There's also brocade sent from Jiangnan!"
These words made the eldest princess' face stiffen and she forced a smile.
Bai Song had a smile on his face, but his eyes were serious:
"Thank you, Princess, for taking care of Wanwan. I was worried that she wouldn't be used to it here!
Wanwan, the princess loves you so much, almost as much as our mother does, so you must be obedient."
Hearing this, the eldest princess's mouth twitched and she could hardly hold the smile on her face.
Bai Bai reached out and gently pinched Bai Wanwan's face and asked her:
"Little girl, are you happy living here?
If someone bullies you, tell me and I will come pick you up right away."
Bai Yuan also nodded and said with a stern face, "That's right! If anyone dares to touch you, I will be the first to say no!"
Su Tang beside him sneered:
"Who dares to bully her? The other day she broke someone's pen, and the other person paid her with a huge manor as compensation!
A broken brush in exchange for a manor, why can't I get this good thing?"
Several noble ladies covered their mouths and giggled, muttering quietly, "That's right! How can a brush be sold at such a high price? If the news gets out, people will laugh at it!"
When Bai Song heard this, he frowned and asked Bai Wanwan:
"Wanwan, what kind of brush is that? Could it be the one specially made by a veteran craftsman?
The labor alone cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. Would it break into pieces?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room instantly became quiet. The ladies looked at each other, and their faces turned ugly.
Bai Song hurriedly explained:
“That pen is really not a scam.
The Hetian jade inlaid on the pen barrel is the best piece picked out from the whole piece of material at a cost of more than 20,000 taels of silver.
And the ruby on the pen barrel alone cost over ten thousand taels."
He patted Bai Wanwan's head and said, "In the future, if something is valuable, you must tell people in advance to avoid people misunderstanding that we are extorting money."
He winked at his two younger brothers, and without saying a word, Bai Bai and Bai Yuan took out pens, ink, paper, and inkstone from the boxes they brought.
Bai Song picked up a new brush: "This brush is not cheap either. The pen holder is made of golden nanmu wood, and the nib is made of purple hair."
The follower beside Su Tang curled his lips and muttered, "I thought it was a great thing, but it's just like this!"
Someone in the crowd immediately chimed in, "A small family that's never seen the world thinks a broken stone or a few tufts of hair are incredibly rare, don't they?"