Fang Xiang could finally pay attention to the female lead"s appearance at long last.The female lead was what Fang Xiang never antic.i.p.ated. She is very noticeable. Very, very noticeable in fact.
If Fang Xiang could sum her up in a word, that word would be blinding.
Blindingly pink.
Fang Xiang can"t wrap her head around why the female lead would select something really… striking. Sure there are lots of n.o.ble girls donning pink dresses, but her pink just stands out too much.
It was, in fact, the key reason why Fang Xiang nearly gasped in the first place.
"System, are you certain this is undoubtedly the female lead?" Fang Xiang inquired suspiciously. Plainly studying the female lead, she felt very skeptical. "Are you sure that she is the culprit for attracting the different male leads" attention?"
"Affirmative, Host. I have run through the data matching several times. It is indeed the female lead."
"…" Fang Xiang was left speechless. "Um, the male leads sure have… extraordinary tastes."
Yun Mei"s appearance is actually exceptionally pretty. The remarkably pure, demure and naive kind of beauty. Her rosy face is small, luscious pink lips, beautiful silky hair, straight eyebrows, long thick eyelashes, overall a cute image. The type that naturally makes one genuinely wants to protect her, yet also the type that looks so overly naive. One that thinks the world is full of suns.h.i.+ne and rainbows.
Fang Xiang doubt that the female lead deems the world is full of magnificent flowers and unicorns since she underwent a rather rough life living frugally in an isolated village. The female lead isn"t as naive as she looked.
Fang Xiang once again find herself scanning over Yun Mei"s ideal preference of dress. It was overly pink, it nearly looked neon pink, it"s actually singeing her eyes. Pink dress, glittery pink flowers embroidered on it, pink hairpins, more pink flowers adorning her l.u.s.trous hair, pink eyeshadow, pink lips, pink nails, pink blush.
"System, why is she so… pink?"
"I don"t know, Host. Perhaps it"s her favorite color?" The system tentatively suggested a possible answer.
Fang Xiang swiftly glanced away before she"d start questioning her entire existence.
Fang Xiang zoned out throughout the first few minutes of the event until she received her night pearl and the emperor announced his leave, promptly followed by the imminent arrival of the second and third prince.
The second prince, Huo Liwei, and the third prince, Huo Zhangyan, appeared quite attractive, although not as prominent as the male lead, Huo Beilong, and the second male lead, Guan Chengyi, of course.
Fang Xiang took a light sip of her tea as she listened in on the current conversation.
Surely, the tea gathering event didn"t disappoint Fang Xiang in the slightest.
"Lady Yun certainly look pretty today," A chirpy voice commented. Fang Xiang looked towards the source only to find out that it was Du Biyu. "Oh, I forgot. Your surname has changed to Li now isn"t it?"
"Ah? Y-yes." Yun Mei nodded shyly. "My name is now Li Yunmei."
"Lady Li sure is lucky to finally get reunited with your real family." Du Biyu continued.
"Yes," Yun Mei nodded enthusiastically, her eyes twinkling under the sunlight. "I"m really happy!"
"Sure you are," Du Biyu replied with contempt.
"Indeed!" Yun Mei cheerfully replied, oblivious to the scorn directed at her.
"You sure do stand out today, Lady Li. Why not share your insights about your chosen fas.h.i.+on to all of us today? We can clearly see the extraordinary effort you put at your selected style for this spring event." Du Biyu let her eyes roam at Yun Mei"s dress. "Your look is certainly something that I can never pull off."
Fang Xiang munched on the pastries on her plate and raised an eyebrow at Du Biyu"s barrage of insults. She surely is the Grand Tutor"s daughter with that smart mouth of hers. Truly amazing.
Yun Mei blushed red at Du Biyu"s "compliments" and hid her face behind her pink fan. "I chose this dress myself since I like the color pink." Yun Mei responded shyly, her ears reddened as she batted her eyelashes, highlighting her innocence. "You look pretty as well, Lady Du." She added after a few long seconds.
"Oh, the female lead is good." Fang Xiang said to her system. "Adding a compliment after a few seconds surely burn for Du Biyu. The female lead only commented on Du Biyu"s beauty as an afterthought. It appears that the female lead really isn"t as innocent as she looked."
"Indeed." The system responded.
In the present, the female lead had already portrayed herself as a very pure white lotus while painting Du Biyu in a bad light. It makes Du Biyu looked as if she was a big bully, hitting two birds with one stone.
Fang Xiang looked towards the males and was stunned when she saw their oblivious faces. They were clearly listening to the exchange but they definitely didn"t catch the sarcasm and insults thrown back and forth. This confirmed her thought that the female lead was up to no good.
Fang Xiang rolled her eyes. "Can they be more incognizant to the current situation?"
This action was caught by Du Biyu when she was trying to calm herself down from the deliberate insult from the village girl who had struck rich overnight. Her face darkened as she felt rage overcome her. Is Fang Xiang now mocking her by rolling her eyes?
Not knowing of where to vent her anger, she decided to nail Fang Xiang as her next victim, a female soldier who got lucky enough to be the future concubine of the crown prince. She really didn"t understand how these two underbred peasants could ever turn into a phoenix overnight. There surely is something wrong with this world for these duos to rise in status.
Looking at both Fang Xiang and Yun Mei"s beauty further anger Du Biyu since she felt overshadowed by them. Yun Mei"s beauty, however, was hidden by the revolting apparel but Fang Xiang was a different case. She caught her fiancé and the second prince staring at Fang Xiang when they arrived at their designated table.
Their eyes just naturally gravitate to Fang Xiang as she sat there nonchalantly with an air of arrogance. This truly disgusts Du Biyu to no end. Then she found that she had to sit with the pink peasant when she was so high in status. What right do they even have to appear in her sight?
Du Biyu was so angered by the fact that her fiancé totally ignored her! She even found the general, Guan Chengyi, glancing at Fang Xiang and Yun Mei from time to time, skipping both her and Bai Mianyu. Surely these two jinxes have to be trampled down to the ground for them to realize their places!
The fact that Fang Xiang could attract the princes" and Guan Chengyi"s attention shows that she is no doubt a jinx! Du Biyu didn"t believe that a girl as frail-looking as Fang Xiang could fight in the war. The information that people feed on is no doubt a scam! And from the scene before, it seems that both Fang Xiang and Guan Chengyi had something going on between them. Du Biyu will expose her unchast.i.ty to the public.
"Miss Fang sure is remarkably blessed to be engaged to the crown prince," Du Biyu started as she pointedly drilled imaginary holes into Fang Xiang, her voice as sweet as honey.
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Fang Xiang s.h.i.+vered in repulse as she raised her eyebrows at the apparent antagonistic att.i.tude directed at her. Is she now the target of her anger? She didn"t even do anything that would spite her, okay? So why is she the target now? What did she even do?
Fang Xiang didn"t change her expression as she complained at the hostility directed at her to the system. She truly is a cannon-fodder. Not only did Du Biyu vent her anger to her just because of the female lead, she even caught the female lead giving her an innocent closed-eye smile.
Fang Xiang wasn"t sure what the smile meant, but she had to take extra cautious steps in this event.
Fang Xiang flashed Du Biyu a flawless smile, "Is it?" She had the worst of luck.
"Of course!" Du Biyu replied with a high-pitched voice. "You, after all, did rise in status from a peasant, replaceable soldier to the crown prince"s future concubine. That is the highest status that you can achieve in this life." Du Biyu explained with an I-know-it-all att.i.tude.
Fang Xiang"s smile didn"t diminish in the slightest as she detected the scorn in Du Biyu"s voice. Looking down on her, eh?
"I see that you"ve set aside a special time for yourself to think about my predicament." Fang Xiang"s smile widened, flas.h.i.+ng her pearly white teeth. "I didn"t know that I was that important for you to think about me. I appreciate your thoughts and concern about my well-being. In fact…" Fang Xiang noticed Du Biyu"s face darkened. "I find it cute when you try to talk about the things you don"t understand. Then again, if you were twice as bright, you"d still be… less than average." Fang Xiang wet her lips with the tea before continuing. "I"d let my mind wander less if I were you. It"s far too small to be let out on its own." Fang Xiang furrowed her brows in concern.
If one didn"t hear the words that came out of Fang Xiang"s mouth, one would"ve thought that she was genuinely concerned about Du Biyu"s well-being.
"You!" Du Biyu shrieked out as she knocked down her chair from standing up too quickly. She pointed her index finger at Fang Xiang, displaying the rage she was feeling visibly on her face. "You disgusting piece of filth! You-"
"What is the meaning of this?" A deep voice cut off Du Biyu"s next words, it"s tone both commanding and alluring at the same time.
Fang Xiang raised her brows at the majestic entrance of the male lead.
"Just like the knight in s.h.i.+ning armor." The system couldn"t help but give out his comments. "Male leads have always known to save a damsel in distress, no?"
Fang Xiang was displeased at her system"s words. "I dare you to say that again!" She was no damsel in distress.