novelaction Chapter 183: An Old Acquaintance
Chapter 183: An Old Acquaintance
When Lin Rusi arrived at the flower hall where the female guests were, she suddenly noticed that the sounds around her were gradually fading until they were completely silent.
She looked up at the person who had spoken, puzzled, and saw that the person was following behind her with their head down. In front of her, however, was a gaze filled with jealousy that she could not ignore.
Sun Jiayi.
Lin Rusi was somewhat surprised when she saw the person. She had thought the other person would avoid her, but she didn't expect her to appear directly in front of her like this.
not to mention……
Her gaze lingered on their skirts, her surprise deepening.
She never expected that the two of them would wear the same outfit.
The two women wore skirts of similar color, and even the patterns on them were almost identical. The stitches also showed that they were made by the same person.
The same thought was also on Sun Jiayi's mind.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
A smile appeared on her lips as she stepped forward and bowed to Lin Rusi.
After her falling out with Lin Rusi, her life in the Sun family was not as good as before. Knowing that the Duke's mansion was going to hold a banquet, she spent a lot of money to buy this dress from Jinlulou.
To her surprise, Lin Rusi also bought it!
She was clearly doing it on purpose. Originally, those people were somewhat envious when they saw the dress she was wearing, but now that Lin Rusi appeared, she felt like a parrot being used for their amusement.
"Miss Sun's dress looks very familiar."
The speaker was the young lady who had previously expressed her admiration for Lin Rusi. She stood in front of Lin Rusi, clearly fulfilling her promise to Li Jingyang.
"Perhaps it's because the princess and I are on the same wavelength."
Sun Jiayi quickly changed her mindset and said softly, "After all, I have known the princess for many years, so it is only natural that we have similar tastes."
"Should I?"
The young lady scoffed, "Miss Sun, you'd better not elevate your status. The Princess Consort is worlds apart from you. What are you thinking, trying to climb up to her?"
"I……"
Sun Jiayi's eyes reddened slightly, and she looked at Lin Rusi with a pleading look, as if asking her to speak up for her.
Given their years of friendship, how could Lin Rusi stand by and watch her be humiliated like this!
"okay."
Lin Rusi glanced at her indifferently, then walked past her into the flower hall: "Today is an auspicious day chosen by the Duke of Qi's mansion, so we mustn't spoil the host's good mood."
Seeing that she said that, those people naturally didn't say anything more.
However, while she didn't mind, others wouldn't.
"Do you think she did it on purpose?"
"Knowing that the princess doesn't want to see her right now, the fact that good medicine appeared at the banquet suggests that she might be harboring some inappropriate thoughts."
"If I were her, I would have stayed home all the time."
……
Sun Jiayi stood there, these words flooding into her ears like a tidal wave, almost suffocating her.
But she also knew that this was not the purpose of her visit today.
A moment later, the young ladies from noble families who had been following Lin Rusi dispersed. Not wanting to join in the fun, Lin Rusi stayed alone in the flower hall.
Seeing this, Sun Jiayi knew that her opportunity had come.
"As you think."
Sun Jiayi's voice trembled slightly: "What happened before was my fault, but after so many years of friendship, don't you know what kind of person I am? I didn't want it to be like this either."
Upon hearing the voice, Lin Rusi looked up at the person in front of her, a hint of mockery in her eyes.
A friendship spanning many years?
If Sun Jiayi truly cared about their long-standing friendship, she wouldn't have done those things.
But now, it's too late.
“Miss Sun, I won’t say much. As for the things you’ve done outside using my name, I won’t hold it against you. So please just treat me like a stranger.”
After Lin Rusi finished speaking, she looked in the direction the group had left, thinking that she should have gone with them after all.
However, it's not too late to leave now.
Thinking of this, she got up to leave, but Sun Jiayi reached out to stop her.
"Rusi, I really know I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"
Sun Jiayi pleaded through gritted teeth, "If you're still angry, you can take it out on me, and I definitely won't say anything more."
"stand up."
Lin Rusi's voice also carried a hint of displeasure. Sun Jiayi was kneeling in front of her like this. If those people who had suddenly returned saw this, they might think that she was bullying someone!
"What is Miss Sun doing?"
A woman's voice rang out, and everyone noticed what was happening, so they all followed.
Sun Jiayi looked somewhat embarrassed when she saw them return.
She originally intended to appease Lin Rusi while they were away, so that no one would know she had asked for favors.
But now, all their efforts have been in vain!
"Miss Sun, you're not begging the Princess to forgive you, are you? Even if the Princess is magnanimous, we will not forget what you did."
The woman who had been following Lin Rusi earlier ran over and stared at Sun Jiayi with hostile eyes.
She had never seen such a shameless woman.
Sun Jiayi felt that the gazes falling on her were like needles, making her want to leave.
Everyone was waiting to see a good show, so naturally no one spoke up for her.
"What are you doing?"
A lively female voice rang out outside the flower hall, and then two people walked into the flower hall. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and recognized the two people at a glance.
Who else could it be but the daughter of the Duke of Qi who hosted this banquet?
"What happened to Miss Sun?"
Shen Mengyi sensed something was wrong, glanced at everyone's expressions, and then spoke gently: "If anything happens, you can tell us privately. It's better to put it aside for now."
Since someone offered her a way out, Sun Jiayi naturally didn't say anything more.
However, she also knew that if these events were to get out, her already bad reputation would likely become even worse.
"princess."
Shen Mengdie lacked Shen Mengyi's composure. Upon seeing Lin Rusi, she happily ran to her side and said, "It's been a long time. I wanted to invite you to the manor before, but my sister said it wasn't appropriate, so we held a banquet instead."
In just a few words, everyone realized that the Qi State Duke's mansion was holding this banquet for Lin Rusi.
Upon hearing this, many people's eyes became inquisitive, as they had never heard of Lin Rusi having any dealings with the Duke of Qi's mansion.
Could it be because of Li Jingyang?
"So it was you guys."
Upon seeing the two, Lin Rusi recalled their identities from her memories.
"After our previous meeting, I thought we would never have the chance to meet again, but I never expected that you were the daughters of the Duke of Qi."
Her words were so true that Shen Mengdie's smile deepened.
To show her closeness, she simply pulled Lin Rusi to sit in the main seat with her.
"Sister, we're going to have a lot of fun today. We've prepared lots of interesting games."