Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

Chapter 162 Attending a Banquet 5

When Prince Yong'an saw that Su Yinhan could only cry and whine when she encountered trouble, he felt a little unhappy, but he didn't want to show it.

Prince Yong'an sighed, "Consort Su has behaved improperly. Take her to a side room and keep her under surveillance." Su Yinhan's eyes widened, but she was unable to resist.

Seeing this, Su Yinyin pretended not to care and said, "Never mind, today's banquet was organized by Consort Su, how can the master leave?"

Princess Yong'an chimed in from the side, "Hurry up and thank the princess for her magnanimity!"

Seeing that Su Yinyin wasn't the kind of person who was unreasonable and domineering, and that she even gave him a way out, Prince Yong'an said, "Hurry up and go down to prepare."

Su Yinhan felt as if she had been granted a pardon and hurriedly curtsied and withdrew to prepare for the follow-up matters. Su Yinyin watched her departing figure, a sly glint in her eyes.

Before long, everyone moved to the banquet hall, and the banquet became lively again.

The ladies and young women chatted and laughed with Su Yinyin, while the Regent stood silently to one side, his gaze occasionally falling on her.

Suddenly, a melodious zither tune filled the banquet. It turned out that a musician invited by the Prince's mansion was playing to entertain the guests.

Suddenly, a figure began to dance gracefully in the banquet hall to the sound of a piano, drawing cheers from the crowd.

Lin Yao's dance, which combines strength and grace, is quite beautiful.

After the dance, applause rang out. Lin Yao looked at Su Yinyin triumphantly. Everyone present assumed Lin Yao was a dancer and showered her with praise.

Hearing the praise, Lin Yao became even more smug. She had already found out everything. This Su Yinyin was a good-for-nothing, knowing absolutely nothing. Her playing the piano just now was merely a fluke!

What can she compare to? She's just a cheap woman who rose to power by relying on men.

Seeing everyone praising her, Lin Yao stepped forward and walked to the Regent. Lin Yao gracefully curtsied and said sweetly, "Your Highness Regent, I have heard that the Princess is exceptionally talented, and I have come today to learn from her."

Su Yinyin sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm. The Regent frowned, looking at Su Yinyin with concern in his eyes.

Su Yinyin smiled and said, "This princess is not very knowledgeable and cannot learn this dance. Professional things should be done by professionals. This princess cannot take your job."

Lin Yao clenched her fists in anger, her face turning pale. That bitch Su Yinyin treated her like a dancer.

Su Yinyin smiled and said, "Your dance is indeed beautiful. I will reward you with this jade hairpin."

As she spoke, she plucked a delicate jade hairpin from her hair and handed it to Lin Yao. Lin Yao was caught in an awkward situation, unsure whether to accept it or not.

At this moment, Su Yinhan hurried in, carrying exquisite pastries in her hands. Behind her, a maidservant carried fine wine.

Seeing this, I secretly rejoiced that I had just escaped the limelight.

But she was still unwilling to be outdone by Su Yinyin, so she secretly gave a wink to the maid beside her.

The maid understood immediately and pretended to accidentally bump into Lin Yao, spilling the wine in her hand onto Lin Yao, and then approaching Su Yinyin, who was also near Lin Yao. The scene became chaotic for a moment.

Su Yinhan feigned panic and said, "Oh dear, what should we do! Miss Lin, Princess, I'll find a handkerchief to wipe it right away."

Su Yinyin remained calm and gently sidestepped to avoid most of the drinks.

Lin Yao wasn't so lucky; large sections of her gorgeous clothes were soaked with wine.

Lin Yao glared at Su Yinhan with hatred, knowing that Su Yinhan must have been behind this.

Su Yinyin chuckled, "Miss Lin, you have a unique charm like this." Lin Yao blushed with anger.

Lin Yao, enraged and embarrassed, disregarded etiquette and shouted, "Su Yinyin, stop pretending here!"

Su Yinyin merely raised an eyebrow, showing no anger. At this moment, the Regent spoke up, "Miss Lin, is your behavior so unbecoming of propriety?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yao was so frightened that she dared not utter another word. She walked up to Regent Zhou Yuan, bowed, and said in a coquettish voice, "Your Highness, the Princess has humiliated Yao'er in this way. You must do justice for Yao'er!"

Lin Yao's cunning and flirtatious demeanor captivated everyone. A moment later, their gazes towards Lin Yao became burning with desire; she was another presumptuous and shameless woman, daring to seduce the Regent in public. They all wished they could tear Lin Yao's face apart.

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice cold: "Miss Lin, what makes you say that? I only see that you were the one who lost your manners first."

Lin Yao bit her lip and looked around for help, but no one dared to offend the Regent.

Su Yinyin then revealed a wronged expression: "Miss Lin, I was just trying to praise you, how did it become an insult?" Lin Yao was speechless and could only lower her head in resentment.

Seeing this, Su Yinhan quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Your Highness, Princess, Miss Lin may have misspoke in a moment of panic. Please don't take offense."

Su Yinyin glanced at her, a half-smile on her face: "My sister is always so kind, but Miss Lin has slandered me like this, so we can't let it go so easily."

Zhou Yuan nodded: "The princess is right. Miss Lin, I will let this go today because it is your first offense, but if you dare to be disrespectful to the princess again in the future, I will not let you off easily." Lin Yao trembled and had no choice but to agree.

At this moment, the princess came out to quell the commotion and said, "The princess and Miss Lin's clothes are soaked. Consort Su, take the princess down to change her clothes."

Su Yinhan respectfully responded and led Su Yinyin out of the banquet hall.

Princess Yong'an watched Su Yinhan's retreating figure. "Su Yinhan, oh Su Yinhan, you've gone to so much trouble to prepare. Then this princess will grant your wish."

Su Yinyin, let's see how you torture her to death!

On the way, Su Yinhan said with apparent concern, "Princess, Lin Yao was really arrogant today. Fortunately, the Prince is on your side."

Su Yinyin's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile as she said softly, "Yes, it's all thanks to the Regent. Consort Su was very thoughtful today; how could that maid have suddenly made a mistake?"

Su Yinhan's expression changed, and she quickly explained, "Princess, this was truly an accident. I didn't expect it to happen either." Su Yinhan smiled and said nothing more.

Inside the changing room, Su Yinyin checked the room thoroughly and found nothing amiss.

She thought to herself, "Aren't the plots in TV dramas all about using a sleeping potion while changing clothes to lure a man into the room? And catching him red-handed?"

Just as Su Yinyin was about to get her clothes, she heard a commotion outside.

Upon going outside, they discovered that Lin Yao, unwilling to give up, had secretly slipped over to cause trouble for Su Yinyin, but was discovered by the patrolling guards.

Lin Yao cried and begged Su Yinyin to let her go, but Su Yinyin was annoyed and was about to speak when the Regent King approached and said coldly, "Miss Lin, it seems you haven't taken my warning to heart."

Lin Yao pleaded in terror, "Your Highness, Yao'er only wants the princess's forgiveness."

Su Yinyin looked at Lin Yao while keeping an eye on the movements inside the room. Oh, so that's how it is!

The door to the room was opened. Although the sound of the window opening was very soft, Su Yinyin, being a skilled person, still noticed something amiss.

So that's how Su Yinhan planned it! That's quite interesting!