The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

Chapter 361: An Interlude at the Hanmei Banquet

The winter sun shone obliquely on the high vermilion walls, reflecting a warm golden color. In front of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, two rows of servants stood in neat rows, bowing to the guests from time to time.

Inside the mansion, the courtyard is beautifully decorated, with plum trees in full bloom, defying the snow and frost, and the fragrance of plum blossoms is everywhere, refreshing the heart.

In the center of the courtyard, the banquet has been set, and on the table are all kinds of delicious food and fine wine, with a fragrant aroma.

Sitting on one side were all male guests, basically all noblemen from various families. They raised their glasses to drink, chatted and laughed, and from time to time they would steal a glance at the noble ladies opposite them.

Sitting on the other side were naturally female guests, most of whom were unmarried women from the capital. They were dressed gorgeously and exquisitely, and they were also greeting each other.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the Hanmei Banquet is a blind date banquet, or it can also be called a networking banquet. Many noble families like to hold such a banquet from time to time.

Bai Zhaozhao sat in a corner bored, appearing very low-key. There was nothing he could do, as Princess Qingyang and Tang Yanyan did not come. Lin Qingshuang did come, but she went to visit the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo.

The other noble ladies were either unfamiliar with her or did not dare to get to know her after knowing her identity.

Of course, this is all thanks to her previous achievements, such as tearing Qin Sha apart, accusing Xu Zhen, annihilating Dingyuan Hou Mansion, and counterattacking Zhong Jingyu. It can be said that regardless of gender, she is full of firepower!

However, Bai Zhaozhao was not in the mood to chat with anyone. She ate and drank while observing the scene around her.

There are only a few of the most common traps used at blind date parties.

For example, if you fall into water, you will either be embarrassed or be rescued by a strange man, but there is no pool in this courtyard, so let's rule that out first.

For example, pouring tea on her to change her clothes, and then drugging her, either a knockout drug or a love potion, and then being caught cheating. However, she is immune to all poisons and is good at pharmacology. Except for that secret palace medicine, she will hardly be affected, and she can also temporarily rule it out.

Another example is to plant a token of trust, and let her accidentally drop something, proving that she had an affair with a male guest, and her reputation would be tarnished from then on. However, this is a bit difficult. Even if the other party succeeds, what can be done?

Reputation is less harmful to the royal family because many people dare not speak nonsense.

What's more, he would have to endure the wrath of the Emperor and Prince An. It was not worth it!

Oh, thinking about it this way, Bai Zhaozhao really felt that she was quite powerful. If the Seventh Young Master could use any of the above tricks, she would think that this male supporting role was too lame and the plot master had poor vision.

Sure enough, the figure of the Seventh Young Master appeared among the male guests opposite. He followed a man and went behind the chief seat.

Soon, several noblemen came up to talk to him and tried to please everyone.

For some reason, this scene reminded Bai Zhaozhao of someone, Cheng Jiayu, who was also at ease at the banquet at the Zhong Mansion.

Perhaps Bai Zhaozhao was thinking too deeply. When she noticed someone approaching her, she suddenly raised her head and released her breath, which scared the girl opposite.

A beautiful girl in a green dress and a simple headdress was squatting in front of Bai Zhaozhao's table. She put down the tray in her hand in a panic and said timidly, "Hey, my lady, there is not much food on your table. My elder sister ordered me to bring you a portion of jujube paste cake. Please, please taste it!"

Bai Zhaozhao immediately restrained himself and smiled, "Are you scared?"

The young lady in green quickly shook her head and lowered her eyes and replied, "No, I'm not afraid. Please forgive me, young lady. I am a concubine of the Duke's Mansion. I have never seen a big scene, so I was nervous for a while... Please, please don't misunderstand me if I am not treating you well enough!"

Bai Zhaozhao's eyes flickered slightly, and his expression was a little amused. In the end, he didn't want to care about it, so he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, thank you for the jujube paste cake."

The girl in green was stunned. Is that the end?

She raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Bai Zhaozhao, only to see that she had actually begun to close her eyes and rest, which was totally out of place at this party where people were gathering in groups of three or four to chat.

what happened?

She had already pointed out her identity as a concubine's daughter, her clothes were not well-dressed, and she was ordered by her elder sister to do some menial work. Why was the other party not interested at all?

Shouldn't the normal situation be to give some face to the Duke's Mansion, ask her who she is, and then tell her not to do the work of a servant?

But Bai Zhaozhao's reaction was too calm. Helplessly, the girl in green could only step down, hoping that subsequent matters could proceed smoothly.

After a moment, Bai Zhaozhao opened his eyes and casually ate a piece of date paste cake. Hmm, it tasted good.

Hey, what is this?

Bai Zhaozhao picked up a small skewer next to the plate, which was obviously used to stick into the pastries without getting her hands dirty. Oh, that girl is quite attentive.

Although, she really doesn't like house fighting!

However, Murphy's Law came late. After a while, a tall woman in brocade slowly walked over, bowed to Bai Zhaozhao and said, "Greetings, Princess Zhaohe."

Bai Zhaozhao raised his hand: "No need to be polite."

Du Hanyan asked, "County Lady, may I ask if you have used the jujube paste cake?"

Bai Zhaozhao paused for a moment: "...No."

Du Hanyan seemed to be relieved. "It's good that you didn't, Princess, calm down. Today's banquet was a bit hectic, so I asked my concubine sister to help me with the pastries. Who knew that she actually served you yesterday's jujube paste cake! I rushed here as soon as I found out!"

Bai Zhaozhao was slightly surprised and frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

Du Hanyan continued, "County Lady, my sister has always acted rashly. She was really nervous today, so she made a mistake. How about this, I ask her to apologize to you in public, and you don't have to bother with her..."

"No need!" Bai Zhaozhao interrupted her and said with a half-smile, "I remember that the eldest branch of the Duke's Mansion has no legitimate daughter. Who are you?"

Du Hanyan was stunned. Why didn't Princess Zhaohe respond? Instead, she asked about her identity?

So she had no choice but to reply: "My daughter Du Hanyan is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Duke's Mansion."

Bai Zhaozhao curled her lips and said, "Miss Du, this banquet is hosted by the Duke's Mansion after all. Do you want your concubine sister to apologize to me in public? Not only will it bring shame to the Duke's Mansion, but it will also make me, a county lady, look like a bully."

At this time, several people around who had wanted to come over suddenly changed their minds and did not come over. Instead, they moved away.

It’s simple, Princess Showa can’t afford to eat her melon!

Du Hanyan's expression changed. She didn't expect Bai Zhaozhao to be so straightforward. She could only smile stiffly and said, "The county lady is teaching me that Hanyan was inconsiderate. In your opinion..."

Bai Zhaozhao chuckled: "Of course I'm giving the Duke's Mansion some face. I won't bother with it anymore. Just pretend nothing happened!"

Du Hanyan looked at Bai Zhaozhao in astonishment. She could hardly believe that the person in front of her was the Princess of Zhaohe County. What happened to her supposed firepower? What happened to her supposed untouchable character?

Pretend nothing happened? Is that okay?

Wouldn't that mean we would be letting that bitch Du Hanmo off for nothing!

"What? Don't you understand what I said?" Bai Zhaozhao was intimidating without even getting angry.

Du Hanyan suddenly woke up, and realized that he was indeed not someone to be trifled with, so she replied: "My Lord, your generosity is great, Hanyan admires you, let's just pretend that this matter never happened!"

Helplessly, Du Hanyan had to retreat, but then she thought of Du Hanmo's pretty face and snorted coldly, "Well, she's lucky!"