I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 325 The Embarrassing Group of Two

"Let go of our young lady! Let go of our young lady!" Yu Xiruo's maid tried to pull Li Nan up, but after a long time, she didn't budge an inch.

As Li Nan pulled out a large clump of Yu Xiruo's hair, the maid turned pale with fright.

At this point, the onlookers became anxious: "What should we do? Should we go up and help?"

"What help are you offering? Look at these people, none of them are people we can afford to offend."

"If something were to happen, all of us would inevitably be implicated." After all, the two people fighting were among the most distinguished in the capital, with high-ranking officials of the imperial court behind them.

"Then let's quickly send someone to invite Princess Changning."

"well."

Xiao Siyue was just thinking about whether to go up and help when she saw Gu Xinglan suddenly walk in that direction, so she quickly grabbed her.

"Xinglan, what are you doing?"

"Siyue, I'll go help separate them. Although I don't like Yu Xiruo and Li Nan, this is a banquet held by the Princess's residence. If something happens, we'll probably all be implicated." She wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, but she didn't want to be implicated because of these unrelated people.

"Don't go, I'll do it." Xiao Siyue thought about it and agreed. It wasn't right for such a large group of them to just watch two women fight.

“Siyue, you…” Gu Xinglan asked in surprise.

Xiao Siyue instructed Shi Qing, who had been following her, "Shi Qing, go and separate the two of them."

Shi Qing knew martial arts, so he could easily separate the two women who did not.

After the two were separated, Yu Xiruo looked like a madwoman. Her slicked-back hair was completely disheveled, all the hairpins on her head had fallen to the ground, and the maidservant picked them up. Her clothes were also crooked and disheveled.

Although Li Nan wasn't as disheveled as Yu Xiruo, she wasn't much better off.

The two glared at each other, but neither made a move.

Just then, Princess Changning arrived in a hurry with her entourage.

Everyone bowed and greeted Princess Changning.

"Get up, no need to be so polite." Princess Changning raised her hand.

"What happened? Are you injured?" Princess Changning immediately looked at the two fighting. Seeing that they were only in a sorry state and had no external injuries, she was relieved.

This is a banquet hosted by their Princess's residence. If something really goes wrong, who would dare to come in the future? Wouldn't it give them a bad reputation for mismanagement?

"Alright, ladies, please go and stroll around the courtyard. The banquet will begin soon," Princess Changning said with a smile, dismissing the onlookers.

"Alright, come with me to change your clothes and wash up first. There are men coming later. If they see you like this, how will you face others?" Princess Changning was very troubled. She had only accompanied her mother to prepare for the banquet later and hadn't come to greet them, and this happened.

When the servants came to report, she was stunned. Who would have thought that in just a short while, the two young ladies would be fighting?

As for manners, they were taught etiquette by their nannies from a young age, so where did they learn that?

But since she was a guest, she couldn't say much.

The two, who had been at odds, immediately realized what was happening and quickly followed Princess Changning to wash up.

After the group left, Gu Xinglan said, "My God, I never expected these two would actually fight. It's really surprising."

"Actually, it's understandable. Li Nan's words went too far. Everyone knows that Yu Xiruo hasn't come out for so many years because of that incident back then. Li Nan just blatantly reopened old wounds. How could Yu Xiruo not be angry?"

“Indeed, but I don’t know how the two of them started arguing. Wasn’t Yu Xiruo still in the pavilion at that time?” Gu Xinglan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ye Mufan shook her head; she hadn't noticed either.

"Do you think they'll still be attending the banquet later?"

"Definitely. Think about what they're here for."

"If it were me, I probably wouldn't even be able to show my face in public."

"Siyue, why aren't you saying anything?" Gu Xinglan and Ye Mufan were chatting enthusiastically when they noticed Xiao Siyue's silence and quickly asked.

"I've heard you say that I'm not very familiar with them."

"Well, actually we're not that close. I just heard it from others." The two of them are several years older than Yu Xiruo and the others, and they didn't used to hang out together.

"By the way, Siyue, are your brother and the others coming today?" Gu Xinglan suddenly asked.

"I guess they won't come. My brother and the others don't like banquets like this." After all, the invitation from the Princess's residence only invited her and her mother, not Xiao Siyue and the others.

Moreover, her older brother and fifth brother have also been away for the past two days, saying they went to a village in the suburbs with a friend and will not be back for another two days.

"They should come, I heard from my third brother that they are coming."

"That's possible. My brothers seemed to have gone out with Gu San-ge and the others, so they should come together too." Actually, it didn't matter whether they came or not, since neither of her two brothers had any plans to get married for the time being.

Especially her brother, who will be taking the imperial examination next year. Now, apart from occasionally going out with friends to relax, he spends most of his time at home studying.

"The banquet is about to begin. Let's go sit over there and rest for a while."

The three of them found a stone table and chairs and sat down. There were all kinds of flowers around them, and the fragrance was wonderful. Xiao Siyue's mind immediately drifted away.

"Siyue, Siyue."

"Huh? What's wrong with Xinglan?" Xiao Siyue came to her senses and looked at Gu Xinglan with a somewhat blank expression.

"Siyue, you're so cute." Gu Xinglan reached out and gently pinched Xiao Siyue's cheek. It was soft and tender, and felt wonderful to the touch.

"Siyue, I just asked you, have you prepared your talent show?" Gu Xinglan got down to business after having a good time.

"Talent? Do I need to prepare a talent?" Xiao Siyue really hadn't prepared one; she thought she was just there to go through the motions.

"Yes, we usually have to perform talents at these kinds of banquets. Didn't you prepare anything?"

"No, I thought I didn't need it."

"Siyue, don't worry, it's not necessarily true. It's just to be on the safe side." Gu Xinglan then realized that Xiao Siyue had only been in the capital for two years and hadn't attended any big banquets, so it was understandable that she didn't know.

"It's alright, Xinglan." Xiao Siyue wasn't worried. She had some knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Although she wasn't proficient in all of them, she was more than capable of performing.

Besides, she's just out having fun today; she doesn't need to show off, she can just do her job casually.

The three chatted for a while, and then someone came to inform them that the banquet was about to begin and that they should move to the venue.