Wanjin Lady

Chapter 492 Pressure
Therefore, most people in Kyoto are not clear about the details of the smuggling case. They only know that Wei Zheng made a great contribution, brought back the old Duke's body to clear his name, and was able to inherit the title.

The woman persisted, "What nonsense! How could Her Royal Highness the Princess associate with a lowly merchant girl like you? Where's your invitation? Show it to everyone."

Wen Wan was irritated and thought to herself that if this was the Hongmen Banquet arranged by Zhao Yingzhen today, it was too petty.

"This lady is the eldest princess's guest, so logically she should be her friend. If so, why doesn't she know that the eldest princess once headed the largest merchant family in Bozhou? You say that being in business is lowly, but I don't know where the etiquette of visiting someone's home and pointing at the host and calling them lowly came from?"

The lady's face turned pale, "You..."

This time it was Wen Wan's turn to be relentless.

She wanted to hide in her shell, but her affair with Wei Zheng had already spread all over Kyoto. As long as she showed up, she would be the target of public criticism.

Wen Wan guessed that it must be the romantic debt that the figurine had incurred in the past!
Now that His Majesty is relying on them to deal with Zhao Yingzhen, what can she do to Qiao Xiaozhang?
"Besides, my lady keeps saying she wants to check my invitation. You look quite high status, considering your attire. Why do you enjoy being a doorman? Are you used to being a servant, or do you enjoy being the head of the princess's palace?"

Wenwan's words were neither hurried nor slow, but they were like a machine gun, sweeping across the area with "puff puff puff". No one survived wherever they went.

Even the person who was eager to step forward and provoke was frightened and shrank his shoulders and took a step back.

Forget it, forget it, we are not enemies, why bother to get beaten?

This Madam Wen is too aggressive. No wonder she dared to trick the Duke into marrying into her family!
"Who do you think you are? How dare you humiliate me!"

Before the lady could strike, Nanny Xu grabbed her wrist and said, "Madam Bai, please think twice. If I slap you again, I'm afraid you'll have to go back to Chonghua Palace to learn etiquette like before. If you start crying and others see you, it would be truly humiliating."

Everyone covered their mouths and laughed. This Mrs. Bai was notoriously cunning. Because she had been interested in Wei Zheng in the past, she had provoked Wei Zheng again and again, which annoyed the Empress. She was called to the palace to copy the "Internal Training" for a month, learning a lot of rules and etiquette, and finally walked out of Chonghua Palace crying.

This incident became a laughing stock among the noble ladies in Kyoto.

Mrs. Bai looked extremely embarrassed. She didn't dare to make a fuss with Madam Xu. She just glared at Wen Wan fiercely.

She responded with a gentle smile and a provocative look.

Wen Wan is at full strength today!

Fortunately, after a short commotion in the front yard, Zhao Yingzhen finally arrived. She was wearing a half-sleeved, chest-length skirt with a light blue, wide-sleeved shirt and a gold beaded, crystal necklace hanging on her chest, which made her look unusually wealthy.

It was just that the crutch in her hand... coupled with the torture she suffered in prison, made her walk with a limp, but her spirit was not weakened, but strong instead.

The crowd immediately greeted each other.

Wen Wan followed the crowd in bowing. With her eyes lowered and her brows lowered, Zhao Yingzhen helped her up. "Madam Wen, how are you?"

Her tone was caring and gentle, as if it wasn't Wei Zheng who had blown up her leg, it wasn't the old Duke who had killed her two children, and it wasn't Wen Wan who had forced her to drink three bowls of lard rice every day.

It was as if they had no blood, sweat, deep hatred, or murderous intentions, but only the friendship of helping each other in Bozhou.

Wen Wan smiled and said, "Thanks to Her Royal Highness, everything is fine, and it will be even better in the future."

Everyone was inevitably surprised to see this scene.

Could it be that Wen Wan is really on good terms with Her Royal Highness the Princess?

A merchant girl from the countryside?

However, a lady who had been friends with Zhao Yingzhen saw her legs and said, "Princess, your legs..."

Zhao Yingzhen smiled nonchalantly, "I trusted the treacherous man so easily that I lost half my leg."

"Ah?" the lady exclaimed, covering her mouth. "How dare someone harm the princess?"

Zhao Yingzhen glanced at Wen Wan's face with a smile, "It's alright, they won't live long." Wen Wan smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and obediently followed the others to their seats.

"I've invited everyone here today to liven things up. I heard there's a play called 'The Lady' that's really popular in Kyoto lately. I'm a bit handicapped and haven't been out and about for a while, so I'm not sure what you'd like, so I'm being lazy and inviting everyone to watch this wonderful play."

Wen Wan's heart tightened.

Zhao Yingzhen's move of cutting off the source of the problem was beyond her expectations.

Some people were already responding, "Don't mention it, right now all the major teahouses in Kyoto are performing 'The Lady'. I heard even the one in the East Palace went to see it and said it was even better than the one put on by the opera troupe. I've always wanted to go and join in the fun, but I never imagined I'd be able to feast my eyes here at the Princess's Mansion today."

This lady is quite eloquent.

"That's such a coincidence." Zhao Yingzhen's gaze drifted to Wen Wan's face again. Her hand, covered in blood-red nail polish, pointed at Wen Wan from a distance and took her out. "Madams, you may not know this yet, but this girl wrote this big play."

Everyone looked over in astonishment.

The young lady straightened her back, her smile unchanged. "Excuse me, everyone, but I don't have such a talent. I just spent a little money and hired a few scholars to write this book, just for fun."

Zhao Yingzhen laughed and scolded her, "This girl is a money-grubber! Back in Bozhou, she opened a restaurant. To sell her imperial wine and auspicious fruit syrup, she emptied the pockets of the ladies and girls in Bozhou City, and yet she came up with the idea of ​​chasing after an anime fan."

Someone asked: "What is this...chasing anime?"

"Chasing the anime is like breaking this storybook into several chapters, luring those ladies to linger in the restaurant every day. This girl has evil ambitions and may even be planning to take Kyoto to the capital! You must be careful and on guard against her! Be careful that this unscrupulous businessman empties out all your family's wealth!"

Zhao Yingzhen spoke in a friendly tone, but her words were all about using her identity as a merchant girl to attract attention.

Smiling on the surface.

Stab someone in the back.

This trick... is so familiar!
Zhao Yingzhen's move was purely like showing off his sword in front of Guan Gong.

Wen Wan immediately laughed and said, "Your Highness the Princess also said I was a profiteer. If you hadn't used the land deed as a stake and coaxed me into it, I wouldn't have dared to make such a big scene. Now we're splitting the profits, and you're calling me a profiteer all the time. I feel so wronged!"

Everyone only knew that after the palace turmoil fifteen years ago, the eldest princess Zhao Yingzhen's whereabouts were unknown. This time, she was investigated again because she was involved in a smuggling case, so she returned to Kyoto.

As for what Zhao Yingzhen had done in the past fifteen years, everyone just pretended to be blind and dumb.

Zhao Yingzhen laughed, "Look, this girl really won't suffer even the slightest loss! Well, it's rare for you and me to meet, so let's just watch this show."

Soon, the housekeeper led several young and tender girls onto the stage.

The leading girl raised her eyes, her gaze fell on Wen Wan's face, and then her pupils fixed.

Wen Wan's expression also changed slightly.

Her jawline was tense, and she glanced at the person on the stage before quickly looking away.

The people Zhao Yingzhen invited today are from the Jiaofangsi!
No.

Maybe Zhao Yingzhen found out about her relationship with Sun Lanzhi and was planning to use Sun Lanzhi to attack her?

Sun Lanzhi glanced at Wen Wan's turned head, then saw the person sitting in the first seat, and then thought of the note she received two days ago, and felt confused.

Isn’t that Shopkeeper Mo from Bozhou City?

But the nanny made it clear that the distinguished guest today was Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Was the note handed to her by Sister Wen or someone else?