Fifth Miss Bai Is Here

In her previous life, Bai Yu'er hid it very well and did not dare to show that she liked Xie Xingyun in front of her at all. However, she often came to the Northern Garrison Marquis Manor to see her to catch up with her for old times' sake. It was not until the last moment that she realized that Bai Yu'er had probably been by the Eldest Princess and Xie Xingyun's side during those times she disappeared during their chat sessions.

Although Bai Xianyu did not have any deep hatred for Bai Yu'er, she disliked those who acted one way in front of others, and another way behind their backs.

…

There was a row of luxurious carriages parked in front of the Northern Garrison Marquis Manor.

Each of them was inlaid with gold and jade, and they were extremely extravagant. Among them, there was a carriage that stood out from the rest like a crane among chickens. The two Ferghana horses were handsome and strong, and their neighs were full of an imposing aura. When one looked at the embellishments on the carriage, they saw that they were those used by the royal family, and they looked extremely extravagant.

The maidservant in charge stood at the gate and took the invitations from the young ladies.

Xiao Zheng hung upside down on a tree in boredom and glanced at the main gate from time to time.

When he saw the General Manor's carriage stop at the entrance of the Marquis Manor, he fell from the tree.

Fifth Miss Bai had come to their residence!

He was overjoyed and immediately found Xie Xingyun in the backyard.

Xie Xingyun was practicing his sword techniques in the courtyard. Every move could be said to be exquisite. Xiao Zheng suddenly appeared from the top of the wall and the sword in the man's hand shot out. He immediately retracted his neck and said with lingering fear, "Young Master, Young Master, it's me!"

The young man's eyes were cold. "What is it?"

Xiao Zheng thoughtfully pulled the sword out of the tree and handed it to Xie Xingyun. He smiled and said, "Good news, Young Master. Miss Bai is here."

Xie Xingyun paused and held his breath for a moment.

At this moment, a servant rushed over from the corridor. "Young Master, the Eldest Princess has invited you to the Plum Blossom Fragrance Courtyard again."

The servant broke out in a cold sweat. This was already the third time he had come to invite Young Master. Both sides were people he could not afford to offend. He did not know why Young Master when it was already getting late. How was he going to report this?

Xiao Zheng lowered his head. The banquet was about to start today, but the young master said that he would not go. He even asked the Eldest Princess to treat it as an ordinary flower appreciation banquet. There was no hurry to choose a wife. He clearly felt that Fifth Miss Bai would not come here.

Unexpectedly, Fifth Miss Bai came.

"Got it," Xie Xingyun said calmly.

The servant moved his lips twice, but he still did not dare to say a word. "…Yes."

Xiao Zheng continued to look down.

Xie Xingyun looked at himself and thought of Bai Xianyu wearing a fairy dress. He frowned. "Get ready a set of clean clothes."

Xiao Zheng nodded. "I'll go immediately."

…

15 minutes later.

"Young Master, what do you think of the workmanship of the landscape brushwork on this ivory-white robe?"

"Too plain."

"How about this bright red jade silk brocade robe?"

"Too bright."

"How about this turquoise silk robe with a plain front?"

"Too ugly."

Xiao Zheng, "…"

"Young Master, what kind of clothes do you want?"

Xie Xingyun seemed to be recalling something. "Do you still have the Moonlight Brocade?"

The Moonlight Brocade was an extremely expensive fabric, but there were quite a few of them in the Northern Garrison Marquis Manor.

Xiao Zheng asked the maidservant and finally found a golden silk embroidered robe with auspicious clouds.

…

The plum blossoms bloomed in winter in the Plum Blossom Fragrance Courtyard. The noble ladies laughed and admired the flowers and recited poems.

As they were all ladies who were waiting to be married, the few panel screens with portraits of beauties blocked the view of outsiders. Even though everyone knew the purpose of the Plum Blossom Banquet, there were still differences between men and women. They had to avoid arousing gossip outwardly.

"Why hasn't Young Marquis come out yet…"

The lady from the Pang family quietly glanced outside the screen. As she was speaking, another noble lady beside her covered her mouth. "Sister, lower your voice. The Seventh Princess is over there."