sbdcsierra Chapter 229 Real and Fake Gold
Chapter 229 Real and Fake Gold
Sheng Yunzhu tried hard to control the expression on her face.
She had no time to care what Sheng Junyi was thinking, nor did she care about Sheng Junyi's attitude towards her. The only thing she cared about was the Third Prince's attitude.
Although the Third Prince's presence at the banquet today made her feel very important, his treatment of her was always more gentle than enthusiastic.
It was nothing like how he acted when he was with Cheng Ruoxue, as if he couldn't see anyone else as long as Cheng Ruoxue was there.
He seemed to ignore the little argument, but he immediately spoke up after Cheng Ruoxue, clearly showing that he was supporting her.
This is what she hates the most.
She thought that after so many years of hard work, she could gradually and subtly make the Third Prince see her unique value, and then she would be able to win his favor, marry him, and become the Third Prince's consort.
But unfortunately, her eldest brother didn't die. Given his influence in the family, even if their father wanted to side with the Third Prince, it was uncertain who would win in a real confrontation. If her eldest brother won, their positions would be different, and she would probably have no chance with the Third Prince anymore.
She was about to come of age, and she had been waiting for this day for a long time. She just wanted to marry the Third Prince as soon as possible, otherwise things would only get worse.
Seeing that Sheng Yunzhu remained silent, the girl was somewhat displeased, but she smiled and said softly, "It's been a while since we last met, and Yunzhu seems to have grown distant from us girls. Your coming-of-age ceremony is in half a month, but I haven't received an invitation yet. Does Yunzhu not intend to acknowledge us as her sisters? I'm truly saddened!"
Another girl next to her chimed in with a laugh, "Perhaps they think we're too lowly to be worthy of them. I bet the princess has already received their message, right?"
The two girls looked at the sixth princess together.
The sixth princess suppressed the urge to roll her eyes and said curtly, "This princess has not received it either."
Sheng Yunzhu had no choice but to respond, replying stiffly, "My family has been busy lately and we haven't made any preparations yet, nor do we plan to hold a grand ceremony. If we were to hold one, we would definitely send out invitations to Your Highness and my sisters to attend."
"Really? I heard that Madam Lan has been busy preparing for the coming-of-age ceremony of Miss Lu, who is staying at your residence. Diancui Pavilion received a big order, saying that Madam Lan sent a huge ruby to make a hairpin for Miss Lu. It's all over the news. Could it be a mistake, and it's for you?" A girl covered her mouth and laughed. "Isn't this funny? You are Madam Lan's own daughter. Madam Lan has something good, but she doesn't keep it for you. Instead, she gives it to an outsider, and the rumors are so detailed."
Sheng Yunzhu's face froze, but fortunately, music came from the stage at that moment, indicating that the new play was about to begin.
The group quieted down and turned their attention to the stage.
On the other side, Princess Liduan also came over and whispered to Lu Yangyang and Sheng Yunjiao, "Oh, I almost forgot, did you know that the new play at Xianyin Pavilion is supposedly about a real and fake heiress? It's said that when a farmer's daughter and a high-ranking official's daughter were born, they were switched at birth due to an accident. Fifteen years later, the lady of the house saw a girl who looked a lot like herself while offering incense and was shocked. She initially thought she was a relative, but after checking, good heavens, it turned out to be her own biological daughter!"
Princess Li Duan spoke with great excitement, while Lu Yangyang and Sheng Yunjiao looked surprised, even somewhat strange.
Sheng Yunjiao, in particular, glanced at Lu Yangyang with concern.
Lu Yangyang shook her head silently; she didn't know what was going on either.
From the day she decided not to acknowledge the Sheng family, she never intended to easily expose the truth. Naturally, she wouldn't write up any opera for people to perform. What difference would it make if the world knew that she and Sheng Yunzhu had switched identities? That wasn't the whole truth.
If things get out of hand, some people will sympathize with her, but others will say that Sheng Yunzhu is also innocent, and that the He family is just greedy.
But the truth is that all of this was orchestrated by Sheng Yunzhu. It was Sheng Yunzhu who orchestrated the identity swap, stole her life, and even tried to kill her.
So if she were to expose this matter one day, she would only be revealing that Sheng Yunzhu had been plotting to harm her since childhood, rather than that there was some identity swap caused by a baby swap.
"Why aren't you two saying anything? Aren't you curious at all?" Princess Liduan felt that her two companions' attitudes were a bit strange, and her gaze shifted suspiciously between their faces.
Lu Yangyang calmly picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, then pointed to the stage: "It's starting."
Princess Li Duan immediately turned her head away, her attention instantly drawn to the person on the stage.
The actor playing the real heiress was none other than the female impersonator that the Fairy Music Pavilion had been secretly cultivating for a long time. He was a man, but he had a delicate appearance and slender frame. When he opened his mouth to sing, he amazed the entire audience. Even Lu Yangyang couldn't help but look over.
She had watched operas in the countryside before, but since coming to the capital, she had been too busy to watch any, so this was her first time. She watched it with great interest.
The story is quite exciting. Midway through the film, after the truth about the real and fake heiress is revealed, the real heiress is brought home, the family is reunited, and the wife holds her daughter and cries uncontrollably, which is very touching.
Many people at the scene wiped away tears, and Lu Yangyang even heard sobs coming from all directions.
She looked around and noticed that her two friends also had tears in their eyes.
Especially Sheng Yunjiao, whose eyes were full of affection when she looked at Lu Yangyang. Lu Yangyang secretly pinched her, and Sheng Yunjiao blinked and turned her head away.
Princess Li Duan sobbed uncontrollably, "So pitiful, sob sob, how can there be such a pitiful person? A perfectly good young lady, yet she has to be reduced to working in a peasant family, doing such hard work every day, it's so hard, so tragic, so tragic..."
She turned to look at Lu Yangyang while crying, and when she found Lu Yangyang expressionless, she couldn't help but hiccup.
"Yangyang, don't you think she's pitiful?" Princess Liduan looked at her friend in disbelief. Why wasn't she crying?
Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she grabbed Lu Yangyang's hand, her eyes red: "I know, you're much worse off than her. At least she has adoptive parents to take care of her, but you have to take care of yourself. Waaah, I wish I had met you sooner..."
Lu Yangyang pinched her cheek: "Miss Li, if you had met me earlier, you probably would have just called me unsophisticated, right?"
Li Duan was speechless, and blinked guiltily.
Lu Yangyang stared at the stage, now empty due to the intermission, and for some reason, she had a feeling that the story couldn't be that simple.
She turned her head and glanced at Sheng Yunzhu, noticing that Sheng Yunzhu was sitting upright with a hint of a smile on her lips.