Chapter 005: Temptation

After the carriage arrived at its destination, Xiaolian got off first, then helped Su Xiyun down, saying to her, "Miss, the young ladies are over there. Let's go over."

Following Xiaolian's gaze, Su Xiyun saw several girls standing not far away under a few flowering trees, ranging in age from eleven to sixteen. Their clothing varied, but one thing they all had in common was that they were all very beautiful.

Having seen her own enchanting face and now these beautiful girls, Su Xiyun remained composed.

Before she could react, the group of girls walked over, with a beautiful girl with a standard melon seed face leading the way, smiling as she took Su Xiyun's hand and said, "Third sister, you've finally arrived!"

Without guessing, this was the main character, Su Daiyun. Su Xiyun sighed in her heart: she really is a beauty! No wonder she attracts so many handsome suitors...

One of the girls, with an oval face and a year or two older than Su Xiyun, had been wearing a cold expression since she walked over. Now, she snorted and said, "If you didn't want to come, you shouldn't have. But since you did, at least move a bit faster. How uncivilized!"

From this girl's tone and appearance, Su Xiyun guessed that she must be her biological sister, Su Qianyun. According to the book, Su Qianyun had a fiery temper and a straightforward nature, but she always seemed to clash with her own younger sister. In this situation, the only person who would scold her in such a manner must be Su Qianyun.

By now, a lot of young ladies had gathered in front of the Wang Mansion, and Su Qianyun's scolding had attracted a lot of attention. Normally, Su Xiyun would have ignored everyone and argued with Su Qianyun first, but today, she just apologized to Su Qianyun, "I'm sorry, I didn't feel well when I woke up today, and I'm sorry for keeping everyone waiting. Please forgive me."

Not to mention how surprised Su Daiyun and the others were, even Su Qianyun was surprised and glanced at Sun Qian, but since she had always been at odds with Su Xiyun, she only looked surprised for a moment and then turned away.

Seeing that nothing had happened, everyone turned their attention back. Soon, the steward of the Wang Mansion came out and ordered the servants to lead all the young ladies to the backyard of the Wang Mansion.

Along the way, Su Daiyun held onto Su Xiyun's arm tightly. To onlookers, the sisters seemed very close, whispering to each other from time to time. But only Sun Qian knew that Su Daiyun was doing this for show, and in fact, she was hurting her hand. The seemingly intimate whispers were actually meant to manipulate her.

"Third sister, Qin Xiao is also attending the princess's flower appreciation banquet today," Su Daiyun said mysteriously.

Normally, Su Xiyun would have been pleasantly surprised and said, "Really?"

But today, she just raised an eyebrow and said casually, "Oh? The princess's flower appreciation banquet also invited men?"

Su Daiyun hesitated for a moment, then explained helplessly, "Although it's called the princess's flower appreciation banquet, in reality, the queen mother saw that the princess is not getting any younger, so she invited eligible young men and women from the prominent families in the capital. In a way, this is a blind date banquet, so Qin Xiao is also on the guest list."

Su Xiyun suddenly realized that in such a small flower appreciation banquet, there was so much to it. She had learned something new.