After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 88 A Different Kind of Fun, But Still You

As for Zhao Jihua, she didn't care about her at all. As a princess, she naturally knew that the Emperor's favor with the Prince of Jin was just a facade in front of the world. After all, if the Emperor truly favored the Prince of Jin, Zhao Jihua should be a titled princess, not a nobody.

Just as Zhao Jihua was about to retort, Xia Li tugged at her sleeve and stepped forward, saying, "Second Princess, your words are laughable. I haven't heard of any distinguished guest booking out the Golden Jade Hall today, so why can't I come?"

She smiled at the second princess: "Oh, does Your Highness intend to book the entire venue?"

Xia Li's gaze was blatantly mocking, and the Second Princess's veins bulged immediately: "This princess is going to book the whole place today! Get out!"

"The princess is a woman of her word, so it seems she really has booked the entire venue. We'll take our leave then. Don't forget to ask her for the booking fee later, manager."

The shopkeeper was also completely bewildered. What was going on? First, the princess wanted to kick the owner out, and suddenly the second princess wanted to book the whole place?

The owner is indeed a shrewd businessman. Today, so many noble ladies were asking for the new product, and he managed to get the princess to book the entire venue with just a few words. He'll embellish the story a bit and spread the word, and his business will reach new heights!

Meanwhile, Zhao Jihua, who had been pulled out by Xia Li, was still a little confused: "We don't need to be afraid of her, why did you run away?"

Xia Li laughed and said, "We can't control how much money the princess loves to spend. Anyway, we won't have fun with her around. Why don't we go somewhere else to play?"

“That’s true. I just heard there’s some kind of tea party being held on Taishi Street. Let’s go check it out.”

On Taishi Street, the sounds of young noblemen and ladies laughing and joking could be heard from afar. Xia Li and her companion's arrival went completely unnoticed by anyone, except...

"Miss Xia! Miss Xia..."

Xia Li looked up and saw Zhou Xianjing sitting on the pavilion diagonally opposite, waving enthusiastically at her and gesturing for them to come over.

Since they had nothing else to do, the two of them also headed towards the pavilion.

Zhou Xianjing seemed annoyed that Xia Li and her companion were walking too slowly, so she rushed straight towards them and affectionately took Xia Li's hand: "You two came at just the right time, come and sit down."

There were two other people in the pavilion. Zhou Xianjing introduced them: "This is my cousin Zhou Yan'er and Miss Zhang Ruogu, the daughter of the Inspector General. These two are Zhao Jihua, the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Jin, and Xia Li, the eldest daughter of the Xia family."

Xia Li sized up Zhou Yan'er and Zhang Ruogu. One was the lively little sister type, and the other was the caring older sister type. Both of them looked kind.

After everyone was seated, Zhou Xianjing immediately began recounting the scandal that had occurred at the manor the previous day. However, she couldn't help but burst into laughter after only a few sentences: "Hahahaha, let me tell you what happened next, hahahaha, you have no idea how embarrassed she was, hahahaha..."

Later, Xia Wanwan did indeed find an excuse to lead everyone to a side room. On the way, she deliberately badmouthed Xia Li. Finally, she put on a show at the door for a while before rushing in with her people. But inside, only the person she had arranged was fast asleep.

Immediately, everyone suspected that she had orchestrated the whole thing to frame her elder sister. Some people even bluntly confronted her, making her face turn red and white with anger. She ran out crying.

Xianjing laughed and gestured wildly as she spoke, even imitating Xia Wanwan's voice in a coquettish tone, saying, "Sister, how could you do that kind of thing with someone in broad daylight! Where do you put the face of our Marquis's mansion? Hahahahahaha..."

Zhang Ruogu covered his face with a handkerchief and chuckled as he reminded Jingjing, "There are too many people around, so be mindful of your image!"

"Can't laugh? Hahahaha." Zhou Xianjing was puzzled for a moment, then stretched out her hand and continued to laugh heartily.

Caught off guard, Xia Li's mouth was covered: "Mmm..."

Xia Li thought to himself with a dark expression: I'm so guilty for sitting to Zhou Xianjing's left!

Having finally managed to remove someone's hand, Xia Li looked impatient and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Don't laugh, it's not appropriate to laugh in this situation, hahahaha."

"...Then you don't need to cover my mouth, do you?"

"Oh, sorry, I covered the wrong thing."

Zhou Xianjing pretended to quickly withdraw her hand and put it to her mouth.

Everyone: ...

There's no need for that! You already laughed.

And it was super loud!

Having laughed enough, Zhou Xianjing finally changed the subject:

"Oh dear, I forgot that one of the people involved in this matter is here too. Let's not talk about that, let's change the subject. Little cousin, I heard you encountered some kind of accident on your way home yesterday?"

"It was quite unexpected. I was feeling bored yesterday, so I left early. Who knew that on my way there I would encounter a group of men in black running past me at high speed. They looked like assassins, as if they were chasing someone."

"Did you see who it was?" Zhou Xianjing asked.

Zhou Yan'er rolled her eyes at her: "My mediocre skills are no match for a human assassin. I didn't even have time to turn around and run back!"

That's not wrong. Zhou Xianjing touched her nose and said with a forced smile, "A wise person knows when to yield. At times like these, the worst thing is to be too curious."

"That's right, there were more than thirty assassins. Luckily, they were busy chasing people and didn't even look at me. My dad always tells me that if you feel something is wrong, run away as soon as possible. Never go and watch the excitement, or you'll end up becoming the excitement yourself!"

"That's absolutely right!" Zhou Xianjing praised, giving a thumbs up.

Zhang Ruogu frowned: "I wonder which unfortunate person was so unlucky to be hunted down."

They talked on and on, unaware that two of the other women's faces were growing increasingly dark.

Hot Summer, Zhao Jihua, and the rest of himself: "..."

Xia Li coughed awkwardly twice: "If nothing unexpected happens, I am the unfortunate one you mentioned."

"..."

"Hehe," Zhou Xianjing immediately laughed and chuckled, "I didn't know either, but it's just a bit of fun, and you're here too..."

In the end, Zhao Jihua smiled and changed the subject to other topics.

As they were chatting, Xia Li suddenly felt a bit of an urge to urinate. She smiled apologetically at everyone and said, "I'm going to change. You guys continue chatting."

After she left, several more young ladies came to the pavilion, and the group chatted happily.

During the meal, Ji Hua suddenly felt someone quietly tug at her sleeve and whisper:

"When I came here, I met someone. She must be the Prince's newly adopted sister, right? This adopted sister of yours is no easy trouble. She just came back, and your promising marriage is already ruined. Don't you really hate her? I've also heard that adopted daughters are treated almost the same as legitimate daughters. She might even be the Prince's favored illegitimate daughter! She stole your fiancé, and she might try to steal yours in the future..."

Ji Hua's expression turned grim, and she quickly spoke up to stop him:

"Miss Li, please watch your words!"