“I’m entering the palace, so of course I have to dress up properly. How can I be as casual as I usually am? Otherwise people will look down on the Jin family. That’s why I’ve deliberately dressed myself up to look so gorgeous and dazzling—I want everyone’s eyes to light up the moment they see me, so they’ll never forget me.”
Xiao Yu suddenly began to understand Jin Luoluo’s intentions. Could it be that she deliberately dressed herself like this in order to make the Empress dislike her?
He revealed nothing on the surface, but inwardly he was secretly laughing. She was truly too formidable. Only a woman like Jin Luoluo, who never minded making herself look ugly, could go to such extremes.
When other people laughed at her, who among them realized that they themselves were actually the ones being toyed with by her?
Xiao Che replied irritably, “Everyone’s eyes lighting up? More likely Mother will see you and her vision will go black from shock and she’ll faint on the spot. Hurry up and wash your face.”
“No way. You’re deliberately trying to make me embarrass myself in front of the Empress. I’m not listening to you. Once the Empress sees me, she’ll definitely think I’m dignified and graceful, and her favorable impression of me will soar.”
Xiao Che was speechless. Jin Luoluo was usually so clever, yet unexpectedly she also had moments when she completely misjudged a situation. But with her entire body wrapped in bandages, no amount of makeup could possibly salvage her image anyway.
Besides, this woman was stubborn as a bull. Once she made up her mind, not even nine oxen could drag her back. He truly could not bear to look anymore.
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When they entered the palace, the banquet had not yet begun. The imperial relatives were all scattered throughout the imperial garden, strolling around and admiring the flowers.
Xiao Che directly had Jin Luoluo carried in an eight-man sedan chair to Qingxiang Palace, where he had once lived, in order to avoid making a spectacle of themselves.
“Jin Luoluo, while the banquet hasn’t started yet, let’s go sit down first. That way, when we appear later, everyone won’t be staring at you and making things too awkward.”
In the past, noble princes like them naturally always made their entrance last under everyone’s gaze. But this time, even if he were beaten to death, he would not dare lead Jin Luoluo—looking like a living mummy—onto the scene at the final moment.
It was better to hurry up and find seats early so they would not have to endure the shocked and mocking stares of the crowd.
This Jin Luoluo was truly giving him a headache. Was she deliberately here just to make a fool of herself?
“Alright, it wouldn’t be good to keep everyone waiting either.” Jin Luoluo deliberately put on an excited expression as she stood up. “Let’s go. It’ll also let Her Highness know that I’m not the kind of person who relies on status to treat others arrogantly or keep them waiting.”
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