The MC forgot the plot

一 TWENTY-SEVEN 一

二十七 A celebration for both the queen and Meng Jia Yue

The banquet started with the Empress' orders and soon the orchestra started which filled the hall with joyful music; dangers hidden underneath a beautiful smile blooms into every person's face as they showed off their talents to the mass; some middle-aged noblemen called for wine while leering perversely to the palace maids.

Others, mostly the young and unmarried ladies and men, were permitted by the Empress to leave the halls and start roaming the royal gardens. The Madams and the Lords we're toasting, making connections, and probing each other's weaknesses and strengths.

With the permission granted for them to make contact with others, each lady smirked with their handkerchiefs, went to the restroom to arrange their hair ornaments, and add refined their face.

"My, my, Lady Shu is stunning! I'm afraid the flowers would wilt away from your beauty!"

"Of course, Aifen is beauty itself!" Wei Ning boasted, her eyes were bright and honest. Her hands were clutched towards her friend, her sister if she may.

"Now, now, that is too much Ning-er" the hand that resembles that of a lotus stem softly patted her friend's arm. Cheeks blushing ever so lightly from the attention she was given but remained steadfast and calm.

The ladies giggled at each other and that made the men look at them with curious glances, some shy ladies blushed in crimson red at the sudden attention but relished on their feasting eyes.

Some of the men nodded, their families were presented in their faces, and went to the faction of the three princes. All has been well until that bell laughter, it made the men watch in astonishment as the number one beauty in the Capital smiles.

"Lady Shu isn't still married, isn't she?" A man whispers to his other friend.

"She isn't but I heard from my father that her father is already thinking of sending her to the princes" then he took a peek at the third prince who showed his usual plain smile.

The third prince never shows such a romantic side but is well known for being gentle. He is unlike his second imperial brother that has several women in his backyard and his first imperial brother who is now in the midst of having a legal wife.

Shu Aifen and the other ladies went to sit where the lake and the garden shoes its magnificent view; their eyes flashes in envy and awe while the maids stood behind their mistresses.

"Lady Shu is sixteen now, no? Your estate must be overridden with invitations and most of all... marriage proposals" apart in blue says and every lady began to perk their ears up.

She Aifen can get any man with his knees bending down to her; no one can outmatch her in both beauty and talent. Her maternal family is also another factor to why she's established as the number one woman who every noble family wanted as their daughter-in-law.

"Well... I can only abide by my father's decision" she smiles breathtakingly that it almost took them a moment to nod in understanding.

As they were chattering along with the topic of makeup and clothes, there was a sudden yell for help.

"Help! My miss... My missis drowning! Help!"

The personal maid of the second miss of the Prime Minister's estate shouted in distress as she watched her miss fell down the man-made lake.

With her loud yells, everyone who attended the Empress' celebration grew in numbers and watched as the hands of the poor maiden plopped down and sink under the lake.