HBWnovel Chapter 263 You actually... really
Chapter 263 You actually... really
Chapter 263 You actually... really
Just a moment ago, Miss Lou was mesmerized by Xia Mo's beautiful appearance; the next moment, she exclaimed in surprise.
Xia Mo nodded, removed the gorgeous, exquisite face mask, put it away, and went back to wearing the plain face mask.
"Oh my god, you're so amazing, I..." Miss Lou's face flushed with excitement, her eyes sparkled, and she was even a little incoherent.
Miss Lou recalled the scene from that day in the private room on the second floor of the teahouse, where she saw Xia Mo leap out like a fluttering butterfly, pick up the child who was almost hit by a horse, and fly to the side of the road.
"Does the 'lightness skill' described in storybooks really exist in this world?!" Miss Lou excitedly grabbed Xia Mo's hand and pressed for an answer.
"The kind that flies in the sky without using any leverage?" Xia Mo smiled; she really could.
Miss Lou nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, that's it! So amazing, so amazing!"
“Hehe,” Xia Mo said, “I’ll tell you after the banquet.”
"Ah, please don't do that, Lord Anjia, please..." Miss Lou grabbed Xia Mo's hand and swayed it from side to side in a coquettish manner, completely oblivious to any problem.
Summer's End warned, "If we stay behind the flowerbed any longer, it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
“Ah, oh, yes, you’re right,” Miss Lou nodded.
The two emerged from the flowerbed, leaving the noble ladies, young women, and young wives in the garden bewildered. How could these two, who had previously been distant and strangers, suddenly become so close?
Miss Lou also stopped going back to her group of friends and stayed by Xia Mo's side.
Miss Lou's close friends were completely baffled.
The banquet begins—
The eldest princess was present, and due to her status, she was seated alongside other ladies of high rank.
"The main purpose of this banquet is to appreciate plum blossoms. We can write some poems or compose songs about plum blossoms," said the eldest princess.
Only through poetry can one discern the talents of the noble young men present; as for songs and ballads, they are meant to give the noble ladies and daughters of officials a sense of participation.
Halfway through the banquet—
"By the way, my father bestowed the title of village chief yesterday. I wonder if he has arrived yet?" the eldest princess asked.
Xia Mo rose, walked to the center of the banquet, gave a curtsy to the eldest princess, and said, "Greetings, eldest princess."
When the eldest princess saw the slender Xia Mo, her eyes lit up: "Why are you wearing a face mask? Do you have a facial ailment?"
“No, not at all,” Xia Mo stood up straight and said very frankly, “I’m just afraid that if I show my face, all the flowers will pale in comparison.”
"Oh?!"
Someone sneered, clearly disdainful.
Xia Mo looked at Ma Yiyi, who had also come to the banquet, and the other five teenagers who had live streaming systems.
Now that everyone's here, it's time for her to cause trouble.
"Take off your face mask and let me see!" The eldest princess frowned, and hearing Xia Mo's words, she felt that Xia Mo was narcissistic.
Knowing Xia Mo's appearance beforehand, Miss Lou couldn't help but smile smugly. Hehe, they're all going to be shocked soon.
The moment Xia Mo removed her face mask, the entire banquet hall fell silent.
Those who could see Xia Mo's face clearly were the people sitting to her left, right, and in front of her. But suddenly they stared at Xia Mo's face and fell silent. Those who couldn't see Xia Mo's face were also affected and fell silent as well.
Xia Mo deliberately flashed a hearty laugh and said, "Princess, see, was I right?"
The eldest princess also liked pretty things, but then she realized something, quickly turned her head, and sure enough...
Her two sons, too, stared at Xia Mo's face with silly grins.
Xia Mo clasped her hands in a fist and said, "I wonder if I may take the face towel back with me now?"
The eldest princess always felt that there was something strange about Xia Mo's "etiquette," but at this moment, she was so captivated by Xia Mo's beauty that she had no time to think about it.
“Take it with you,” the eldest princess nodded.
As Xia Mo put on her face mask, the eldest princess waved to her.
Xia Mo strode towards the main seat and squatted down in front of the eldest princess with a large golden knife in hand.
"Indeed, it's a face that can't be easily shown," the eldest princess was momentarily at a loss for words to describe Xia Mo's beauty.
"Hehe, thank you for the compliment!" Xia Mo clasped her hands in a fist salute again.
The eldest princess then realized that something was wrong with the etiquette at the end of summer.
“You are a girl, you shouldn’t clasp your hands in a fist salute. That’s a man’s greeting,” the eldest princess reminded Xia Mo.
“I’m used to it from the battlefield,” Xia Mo said, mimicking Xia Sange’s silly grin as he reached out and scratched his hair.
The eldest princess was speechless, but her eyes revealed undisguised shock.
"Battlefield?" She was somewhat incredulous.
Xia Mo, a rather rough-looking man, said, "I'm going to show you something, but you have to keep it a secret for me."
The eldest princess nodded.
Even if the movements are bold and unrestrained at the end of summer, they don't appear crude; they are still beautiful.
Xia Mo reached into his pocket and took out the general's token given to him by Huangfu Qian, showing it to the eldest princess.
The eldest princess recognized it at a glance as a general's order from Jiang Wang's army. Considering Huangfu Qianke's power to appoint generals on his own, she felt a mix of emotions.
"You actually... really," the eldest princess didn't think Huangfu Qian would give the general's order randomly, no matter how beautiful Xia Mo was.
Xia Mo put away the general's order and smiled at the eldest princess.
"I am pleased to see you, so please sit next to me." The seat that the eldest princess had arranged for Xia Mo before was arranged according to the lowest rank of a village head. Now that Xia Mo has the status of a general, the eldest princess could not arrange a seat for her again. However, it would not be appropriate to add a seat at the last minute, so she simply said this on purpose.
“Okay,” Xia Mo sat down on the steps next to the eldest princess, which was essentially sitting on the ground.
Looking at Xia Mo's behavior now, the eldest princess feels that Xia Mo really has the air of a female general.
"I was delighted to see the Prince of Anjia. Here is a gift," the eldest princess said, reaching out to her trusted old maid beside her.
The old woman immediately took out a jade bracelet.
Xia Mo frowned and refused in a low but direct voice, saying, "No, I usually need to wield swords and spears. If I carry this in my hands, it will break in less than a day."
"Don't worry, this isn't about taking a fancy to my daughter-in-law's bracelet," the eldest princess said quietly, noticing Xia Mo's straightforward nature.
“Then I’ll accept it,” Xia Mo nodded, taking it with both hands.
The interaction between Xia Mo and the eldest princess could only be heard by those sitting close to her, but they all chose not to notice.
Those who were far away from the two were very curious about what they were talking about, especially... Ma Yiyi.
Wei Zhishu has not yet been granted the title of heir apparent, so she attended the banquet as the Third Lady of Wei and was seated in the second seat.
Looking at Xia Mo, who sat next to the main seat and whose glory surpassed her own, Ma Yiyi felt as if her heart was on fire, and she couldn't hide her hatred.