"Oh my! Today was definitely the right day to come!" Mrs. Wan, wife of Leon Wan, couldn't stop smiling when she saw Princess Olivia Gu, and quickly dragged her daughter Bella Wan over.
"Bella, I originally wanted to bring you to greet the eldest young lady, but who would've thought the princess would be here too! Quick, come over and bow to the princess!"
Sure enough, Bella Wan came over, awkwardly knelt and bowed to Princess Olivia Gu. "Your humble servant greets Your Highness the Princess!"
Princess Olivia Gu turned to Qingluan and asked, "And who is this?"
That's your love rival.
Qingluan coughed lightly and said, "This is Lady Blue Moon's niece, Bella Wan."
"Miss Wan, you may rise. There's no need to be so formal," Princess Olivia Gu said with a gentle smile. Her every gesture radiated the grace and composure of royalty.
Looking at Bella Wan again, she wasn't much to look at, and deep down, she was rather arrogant and domineering.
But in front of someone in power, she turned timid and awkward, looking completely out of her depth.
Nothing highlights the difference quite like a side-by-side comparison.
Seeing the comparison, Qingluan made up her mind—she would never let her big brother fall into Bella Wan's hands!
"Princess!" Suddenly, a voice cut in.
All the ladies looked up. It was Kevin Zhuo.
Today, he was dressed in a brand-new sapphire blue fur coat, looking every bit the gentleman, his face handsome and refined.
Zhuo Minghan was a bona fide heartthrob.
Wan Xuezhen wasn't bad-looking either.
Kevin Zhuo inherited their good looks and was quite the catch himself. He was even called one of the 'Four Young Lords of Dawnville.'
Many of the pretty maids in the mansion had slept with him.
But it was all consensual.
Even Sierra, who was pregnant, had chosen it herself.
"Second Young Master." Princess Olivia Gu nodded to him slightly.
"What brings Your Highness here today?" Kevin Zhuo asked.
She was here to get answers from Jason Zhuo.
Naturally, she couldn't say that. Princess Olivia Gu just smiled and said nothing.
Kevin Zhuo was half enamored with the prestige of becoming the prince consort, and half captivated by Princess Olivia Gu's beauty and poise. Seeing her react this way, his heart raced—he was convinced she had come for him.
"Your Highness graces our humble home—it's truly an honor," Kevin Zhuo said with a smile. "Please do visit us often."
"Thank you, Second Young Master."
Qingluan thought to herself, Kevin Zhuo must've come over just to flirt with the princess.
But after saying a couple of words to the princess, he suddenly turned and called out, "Qingluan."
"Hmm?" The Zhu Family heir was actually speaking to her, and in such a warm, friendly way that Qingluan was both surprised and flattered.
"Since the princess is here today, and so many elders are present," Kevin Zhuo said, "why don't the two of us—brother and sister—go toast our big brother and the elders together?"
"Us... 'brother and sister'? Toasting together?" Qingluan was genuinely surprised.
Did the sun just rise in the west or something?
"Yes," Kevin Zhuo said earnestly.
"But I can't drink!"
"I know you can't drink. I'll do the drinking, you just pour the wine," Kevin Zhuo said, pointing to the maid behind him.
The maid behind Kevin Zhuo was named Celeste.
Celeste was holding a tray with a beautifully crafted wine pot and several wine cups on it.
This was actually pretty interesting.
Qingluan happily agreed, stood up, and said to Maya Summers, "Auntie, please stay with the princess. I'll just go toast and be right back."
Maya Summers figured Kevin Zhuo was just trying to show off in front of the princess and patch things up with his genius little sister. She smiled and nodded.
So Qingluan followed Kevin Zhuo to toast the elders.
He started with the elders, moving from oldest to youngest.
First, they toasted Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu and the clan elders present.