Free Web NovelChapter 1194: Chapter 1194: The Hairpin Is Broken, the Princess Doesn’t Like Me
Although the boudoirs all knew that Mu Xi was not the legitimate young lady of Rui’s Mansion.
But considering the face of Princess Rui, they were still willing to associate with Mu Xi.
At this moment, everyone gathered around Mu Xi in the pavilion.
Mu Xi felt elated. freewebnovel.cσ๓
At last, there was a day when she could become the center of everyone’s attention!
Last time, when Bai Zhi’er sat in the pavilion, everyone only talked with her.
Now, Mu Xi could also experience this feeling of being admired by all, it was truly delightful.
She mimicked the way the young ladies spoke, talking slowly and deliberately.
Just then, a young lady beside her, who had been staring at her hairpin, couldn’t help but say: "Miss Mu, this magpie-on-branch hairpin, is it a style from the palace?"
Mu Xi felt quite proud, but kept a humble facade on her face.
"Yes, I didn’t expect your perceptive eyes to recognize it immediately. This was a gift from my brother!"
She never mentioned that it was given by Bai Zhi’er.
The noble ladies around expressed their admiration: "It’s truly beautiful; not everyone can wear a bead hairpin made by the imperial artisans."
"Miss Mu having a Second Young Master as a sworn brother is really better than anything."
Amidst such flattery, Mu Xi gradually felt elated.
She actively took off the magpie-on-branch hairpin and handed it to the boudoirs around her.
"Please take a look."
The boudoirs quickly thanked her, took it in their hands, and gathered together, touching the finely crafted bead hairpin.
"Truly beautiful."
"Yes, look at these gold-threaded lines; only the master craftsmen from the palace could have such skill."
Just as Mu Xi was feeling proud, suddenly, the magpie at the head of the hairpin fell off directly!
It fell into a cup of tea, and the boudoirs all exclaimed softly!
"Ah—"
"How did it fall off?"
Mu Xi’s expression changed.
The boudoir holding the magpie-on-branch quickly said, "It wasn’t me who broke it, as soon as I took it in my hand, the magpie fell off."
She fished out the magpie decoration from the tea, wiped it clean with a handkerchief, and found that the joining place of the magpie with the hairpin already had signs of breaking.
It was probably just now, when it was passed around for viewing, that this magpie completely fell off.
Now it’s like this: the magpie not only didn’t perch on the branch but also fell from the top of the branch.
The boudoirs looked at Mu Xi with different expressions, and Mu Xi’s face turned terribly pale.
Everyone was guessing if this hairpin from the palace was actually defective?
This banquet, Mu Xi had no heart to stay around, and ended it hastily.
After the boudoirs left, Mu Xi lay on the table and burst into tears.
Bai Qiyang accompanied her all day, but unexpectedly, Mu Xi was not happy.
"Xixi, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?" Bai Qiyang noticed something was wrong with her, and quickly walked over to ask her.
Mu Xi lifted her head, holding the hairpin in her hands.
"Brother, the hairpin is broken, the Princess dislikes me, she could have just said so, why humiliate me like this!"
Bai Qiyang’s expression changed; he reached out for the hairpin and examined it carefully.
The magpie part had indeed broken off.
Mu Xi sobbed: "I once thought the Princess genuinely and generously gifted me, but unexpectedly, she gave me defective goods she didn’t want!"
"Does she think I have taken you away, so she cannot tolerate me and wants to treat me like this secretly?"
As she spoke, Mu Xi cried more aggrievedly.
She lay back on the table, waiting for Bai Qiyang to comfort her.
But this time, she didn’t receive Bai Qiyang’s reassurance.
Instead, she heard his cold, emotion-infused voice speaking—
"Xixi, I had already checked all the hairpins in the brocade box beforehand."
Mu Xi’s sobbing abruptly stopped.
