What kind of words were these? So, that guy was picky and choosy. He was sixteen and a half years old and wasn't engaged, making the Empress Dowager very impatient.
Zi You looked around and didn't see Yu LanXuan. She thought Minister of revenue furen, Née Yu, must not have wanted to bring her Shu daughter into the limelight. So she only brought her youngest daughter who was not yet engaged, Yu Meilian, here.
After the meal ended and the play had not yet started, Née Yu looked meaningfully at the noble xiaojies, revealing a generous and friendly smile.
Three of them immediately turned their heads away and no longer looked at her. Three returned a friendly smile back to her.
Zi You now had an excellent memory, to the level of once-seen-never-forgotten. She recognized the three xiaojies who looked away. One was Right Minister's Di granddaughter, Xia Ruoqing, twelve or thirteen years old. Another was Duke Jingnan's fourth daughter, Ji Bingyu, also twelve or thirteen years old. The last was Née Liu's cousin's daughter, Duke Angguo's youngest Di daughter, Liu Ruixue.
Liu Ruixue was fourteen years old and chosen to be Taizi's cefei. The wedding was to be held before next year's Mid-Autumn Festival. In other words, in less than a year, she would be married to the twenty-year-old Taizi, Shangguan Pengxuan.
Because they were older than her, Zi You went over and calmly curtsied. She lightly cleared her throat, "Greetings to Liu jiejie, Xia jiejie, and Ji jiejie!"
Since she came over to say hello first, the three guniangs immediately stood up and turned their bodies slightly to receive a half curtsy. Then they curtsied back and smiled. They said in unison, "You're really pretty! Why do you look different from Great Yan's people?"
If someone asked her this in her previous life, Zi You would be ashamed and angry. She would walk away and ignore others. But now she would not.
Zi You tilted her head and carefully examined the three's facial features. Mischievously and charmingly, she replied, "It's the same. There's one nose, two ears, one mouth, and a pair of eyes. What is different?"
Then she blinked her big and bright-like-obsidian eyes.
When she didn't use psychic powers, her eyes were black. Once she used them, her eyes would become dark purple. If she continued to use powers, the purple would become lighter and lighter, until it was a completely transparent light amethyst color.
Only Old General Mu had seen the entire process. He sighed emotionally, "There are such beautiful eyes in the world!"
The three little guniangs were amused until they clutched their small cherry mouths and laughed.
Xia Ruoqing spoke with a heavy Jingdu accent, "But your nose is higher and your eyes are better-looking than ours. Your clothes are also a bit different?"
Ji Bingyu nodded along. "Yes, I heard some people say you're not born from a Great Yan mother. Your mother is from Nanjiang. Is it true?"
Great Yan looked down on Nanjiang people. The three guniangs not looking at Zi You with contempt in their eyes was already very good.
Liu Ruixue was related to Née Liu so she understood some of Dier's matters. She immediately rushed to say, "That's not right. I heard from Aunt [Née Liu] that your mother was from India. She was from the same town as Buddha Siddharta Gautama, right?"
Zi You revealed a gorgeous smile, stunning the three little guniangs!
Even Née Liu, An Wangfei, and Duke Yongnan furen, Née Chen, who were watching on the side, secretly sighed. There was actually such a beautiful smile in the world. It was like a glittering snow lotus growing on top of an iceberg: crystal clear, cool, pure, and elegant.