Chapter Twelve Accomplices

  "Your Highness, I didn't expect you to be here." A clear and pleasant voice floated over, and Meng Ruxue slowly walked over, her absolutely beautiful face filled with joy, but when she saw Meng Fu Ying, the joy on her face suddenly stagnated for a moment.

  "But then she smiled softly and said, 'So sister is here too, no wonder I've been looking for you all afternoon but couldn't find a trace of you. All the guests have arrived, you usually love lively scenes, why haven't you gone over yet?'"

  "Xue Er, can't you not call this ugly freak over? Seeing this ugly freak makes me, the king, lose my appetite." Before Meng Cui Ying could speak, Xuan Yuan Mo once again spoke with a face full of disgust.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes narrowed slightly, having seen poisonous mouths before, but never one as toxic as this.

  This man is really too much.

  Although she doesn't like trouble, she will never let people bully her. If someone bullies her, she will double the revenge.

  She glanced at the fragrance sachet around his waist again, and her lips curled up into a faint evil cold smile.

  "Your Majesty, don't say that about Ying'er, she'll be heartbroken." Meng Ruxue said with a slight bow of her head and a look of difficulty on her face.

  "You're always so kind and protective of her, but someone like her doesn't even know what heartache is." Xuan Yuan Mo's face was filled with mockery.

  Meng Fu's heart was secretly coldly laughing, Meng Ru Xue indeed knew how to act.

  "Let's go." Xuan Yuan Ye, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up and turned to leave.

  Xuan Yuan Mo and Meng Ru Xue were both taken aback for a moment, seemingly neither of them had expected Xuan Yuan Ye to suddenly speak up, but they also immediately followed suit.

  Meng Fu Ying also slowly followed up.

  It's almost time for the birthday celebration. And there's a great show, she said she can't miss it no matter what.

  Although it's spring now, the weather is a bit sultry. What's more, everyone is dressed in formal attire. Xuan Yuan Mo's shirt was slightly damp with sweat as he walked ahead, and the fragrance of the sachet on his chest slowly spread out, growing thicker and stronger.

  The smile at the corner of Meng's lips grew thicker.

  Walking into the front yard, those young masters and misses were all chatting idly under the pavilion in the courtyard.

  As they approached, everyone came over to pay their respects to Seventh Prince and Xuan Yuan Mo, wishing Meng Ruxue well, while ignoring Meng Fuyao.

  Meng Fu Ying's face was calm and natural, without a hint of regret or anger, as if nothing had happened.

  Those people seemed to be slightly stunned, seemingly not expecting that this troublemaker would be so calm. Even if he's no longer foolish now, the change shouldn't be this great, right?

  Meng Fu Ying saw the unexpected look on everyone's face, and she secretly sneered again in her heart. Although she wasn't very clear about how Meng Fu Ying had interacted with them before, there was one thing she could be certain of - they all treated Meng Fu Ying as a joke.

  "Xu'er, this is a gift specially prepared for you by Yulian, and also Brother Chen accompanied me to choose it." Feng Yulian's swelling on her face had already disappeared, leaving only some fine marks, but after applying powder, nothing could be seen. She glared at Meng Cuiying with a hint of anger, then handed the small box in her hand to Meng Ruxue, her voice filled with deliberate pride, especially when mentioning Bai Yichen.

  The tone was obviously heavier by several degrees.

  She clearly said this on purpose for Meng Fu Ying to hear, and also intentionally wanted to infuriate Meng Fu Ying. When speaking, she also affectionately glanced at Bai Yi Chen behind her.

  Bai Yichen's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his expression seemed to be somewhat angry, but it was unclear whether it was towards Meng Fuying or Feng Yulan.

  Everyone's eyes were focused on Meng Fuying, revealing a hint of schadenfreude and curiosity, waiting for his reaction.

  Every time, as long as someone has a slight disagreement with her, she will go crazy.

  This time...

  Meng Fu Ying seemed as if she hadn't heard anything, her face still calm and peaceful, not even glancing at Feng Yu Xiao, let alone looking at Bai Yi Chen.

  Bai Yichen's eyes dimmed slightly, but the annoyance on his face seemed to become even more apparent.

  Everyone was stunned, Meng Cuo Ying heard Feng Yu Lan's words and yet remained so calm, had he really changed his ways?

  Her naturalness was as effortless as a cloud drifting by, something that others might struggle to fake. But what caught him off guard was the subtle hint of pride that seemed to emanate from her very bones.

  And her ugly face, as if due to the calmness of this moment, had an unusual flavor, especially that faint smile at the corner of her lips, seemed to have a unique charm.

  Is this woman really Meng Lijun from before?

  Bai Yichen looked at her and was stunned again, and a hint of abnormality flashed quickly in the depths of his eyes.

  Xuan Yuan Ye's eyebrows seemed to raise slightly as he stood beside her, and his eyes also flashed slightly.

  While everyone was in a state of shock, they suddenly heard a strange noise approaching, 'buzzing', and the sound seemed to be getting closer and louder.

  Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, but only Meng Cuo Ying's eyes hid a hint of evil, hehe.

  Meng Fu Ying retreated a few steps without leaving any trace.

  "Ah, it's bees! Why are there so many bees?!" A shrill cry suddenly spread, and then a swarm of bees came pouring down from the sky.

  Of course, the vast majority of them rushed to Xuan Yuan Mo. However, those people were originally standing together, and as soon as they saw such a large group of bees, they panicked and subconsciously flailed about, so the bees naturally attacked them together.

  In just a moment, those handsome young men and beautiful ladies all had their faces more or less covered with bags.

  Xuanyuan Mo was the most miserable, his face covered in bandages, and he feared that even his own mother wouldn't be able to recognize him.

  Even Xuan Yuan's forehead was kissed by a frantic bee.

  Meng Fu Ying walked into the chaotic scene and strolled down to the Liang Ting courtyard, where she leisurely enjoyed some refreshments.

  Ten thousand purple flowers originated from a single red one, Meng Fu Ying saw him walking over and sitting down across from her not far away was Xuan Yuan Ye, in her mind suddenly flashed such a sentence, of course, she wouldn't be foolish enough to say it out loud.

  "Alas, I'm so ugly that even the bees are disgusted. They alone won't kiss me, it's really heartbreaking." She slowly swallowed the pastry in her mouth and glanced at the young masters and misses who were still flustered and fighting with the bees, saying this with a pretended sorrowful tone.

  However, there was no trace of sadness on his face, and instead, his eyes had a clear hint of amusement.

  Xuanyuan Ye's hand, which was about to grasp the teacup, hesitated for a moment, and his lip corners seemed to twitch slightly.

  Those flustered people only then discovered that Meng Cuiying was sitting on one side, leisurely and carefreely eating snacks, each of them in pain, disheveled and with a face full of resentment looking at her.

  "You ugly freak, it must be you who put something on me." Xuan Yuan Mo forcibly opened his red and swollen eyes, gritting his teeth as he roared. As he spoke, he couldn't help but want to walk forward and strangle her to death, but those bees still wouldn't let him off, occasionally stinging him a few times.

  "Your Majesty, food can be eaten casually, but words cannot be spoken casually. You are a person of great prestige and reputation, how could I, a mere woman, deceive your wise eyes by putting things on you randomly?" Meng Fu Ying said slowly, one word at a time, after eating another piece of pastry.

  A light and casual remark, very gentle and easy-going.

  Xuanyuan was suddenly left speechless and unable to utter a word.

  For a moment, he almost vomited blood from anger.

  "Alright, go back and change your clothes, tidy up." Xuan Yuan Ye's eyebrows slightly furrowed, then he said in a low voice, but with an irresistible power.

  Meng Fu's eyes widened slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed across her face. She hadn't expected that not only would he not expose her, but he would also help her.

  Xuanyuan Mo was completely shocked, looking at Xuanyuan Ye with an unbelievable expression, but he didn't dare disobey his intentions. After the crowd calmed down, those bees surrounded him, almost stinging him to death. He didn't say anything else and quickly left.

  Meng Ruxue's heart was secretly shocked, and her eyes also hid a hint of gloom. The Seventh Prince rarely spoke up on his own, but today he had spoken twice in a row, and both times seemed to be related to that ugly girl?

  What does "seven palaces" mean?

  She is such a clever person, even if she was dissatisfied in her heart, she would never reveal anything.

  Although everyone else didn't understand what was going on either, when the Seventh Highness spoke up, no one else dared to speak again.

  But when looking at Meng Cuo's shadow, there was even more hatred.

  Especially Feng Yulan, her eyes staring at Meng Cuiying were like spraying flames, as if to burn her to ashes.

  Bai Yichen's face also had a few more contemplative expressions, she was really different from before, last time in her pavilion, he understood.

  Only then did he realize what she said last time, was it true or?

  Moreover, she just heard Feng Yulang's words and didn't get angry. Has she really given up on him? Or is it a tactic of teasing and pretending to be uninterested?

  She was so infatuated with him before, he didn't believe she would suddenly change her mind, emotional things aren't something that can be changed just by saying so.

  She did so much, it should be to attract his attention, yes, it must be the case. Thinking of this, Bai Yichen's sudden anger in her heart suddenly disappeared without a reason.

  Due to the commotion just now, everyone's clothes were a bit disheveled, and they all began to tidy up, especially those beautiful young ladies, who hastily had their maids help them reapply their makeup.

  But the package on his face was something that couldn't be hidden no matter what.

  So one by one, they hated Meng Fu Ying more and more, especially Feng Yu Xiao. When she saw Bai Yi Chen looking at Meng Fu Ying with a slightly contemplative gaze, her eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of venomous glare flashed in her eyes.

  The hand hidden in her sleeve clenched tightly, Bai Yichen was hers, she couldn't let anyone take him away.

  Her eyes sank again, as if she had finally made some decision, with a hint of desperation and determination.

  Everyone was busy with their own makeup and grooming, but no one came before Meng Fuyao.

  Meng Fu Ying naturally knew that those people didn't come, it was all because of Xuan Yuan Ye. Those women, especially Meng Ru Xue, would not show their embarrassing side in front of him.

  So Meng Fu Ying continued to leisurely sip her tea and nibble on snacks.

  "Rather pleased?" Thin lips slightly opened, low and magnetic voice came into her ears somewhat abruptly.

  Meng Fu's eyes widened slightly, and she quickly looked up at the man who was only a few meters away from her. She seemed slightly surprised, but smiled faintly and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Seventh Prince, for your protection just now."

  In front of this man, she knew that she didn't need to pretend anything, because she was very clear that any pretence in front of him would be like a clown jumping around, only adding more comedy.

  A light and casual remark, yet it cleverly put him in her camp.

  Xuanyuan Ye's eyes paused for a moment, and in those deep, unfathomable pupils, it seemed as though a few strands of emotion had floated to the surface. However, it was impossible to tell whether it was anger or...

  "It's better to hide that fox tail of yours from now on." Her eyelashes slightly closed, and the few strands of emotions that had just floated up were quickly covered up. Her sexy thin lips moved again, still in a low, sexy voice, but this time, it seemed to carry a special meaning.

  "Just startled Seventh Highness, Xue Er has brewed tea again, please Seventh Highness to taste. After reapplying her makeup, Meng Ruxue saw that Xuan Yuan Ye seemed to be saying something to Meng Fu Ying, and she was even more secretly shocked, quickly holding the tea tray, walked over."

  Xuanyuan Ye's face regained its usual calm and collected demeanor. He didn't look at Meng Fu Ying again, nor did he glance at Meng Ru Xue.

  She slightly stretched out her slender fingers and picked up a cup of tea.

  Meng Fu Ying glanced at him slightly and said, "What's wrong with you? You scold her for being a fox spirit, but aren't you the old fox?"

  However, she was relatively tactful and wouldn't be a third wheel here, disturbing their romantic conversation.

  She lightly patted off the pastry crumbs on her hand and stood up, naturally walking out of the pavilion to leave it for the two of them.

  Xuanyuan Ye's hand tightened slightly around the cup, and a hint of suspicious anger seemed to flash quickly through his deep eyes.

  Just a few steps away, Feng Yulan blocked her path.

  Meng Fu Ying couldn't help but secretly laugh at her furious and jealous face. She had already said that she wanted to break off the engagement with Bai Yi Chen, so why was Feng Yu Lan still clinging to her like this? It was really ridiculous.

  Feng Yu Lin hid the jealousy on her face, squeezed out a smile and lowered her voice to say, "Chen Ge said that he only has me in his heart, and also said that he will marry me in a few days."

  As they spoke, a pair of eyes stared tightly at Meng Fu Ying, waiting for her to get angry.

  "Oh, congratulations." Meng Fu Ying didn't even lift an eyebrow, lazily saying it without the anger or even a hint of concern that Feng Yu expected.

  She just curled up the corner of her mouth with a faint cold smile, if Bai Yichen really said that to her, she wouldn't have told her so secretly, huh, childish tricks, how boring.