3342 Knowing When to Stop

In the garden, many young ladies from various noble families were either sitting or standing. Upon hearing the announcement, they all instinctively rose, craning their necks to look across.

What they saw was a person walking along the garden path. She wore a seemingly simple crimson dress, which any discerning eye would recognize as an embroidery from the Nishang Workshop. The colorful cloud brocade fabric flowed gracefully, gliding over the plants without snagging, like clouds drifting smoothly across the sky.

The little Crown Princess approached with her usual expressionless demeanor. On her head, there was only a single purple glass hairpin adorned with flowers, which gleamed brightly in the sunlight.

She's too beautiful, everyone present thought, more or less sighing with admiration. She was dressed in seemingly simple clothes and accessories, not like some of the other women who seemed to wear their entire fortune, adorned with pearls and jewels like peddlers' wares. Yet, she was such a radiant and charming person that just one glance was enough to make one utterly captivated.

No wonder the Crown Prince dotes on her so much...

"Greetings, Crown Princess." All the women bowed in unison, appearing well-behaved and possessing the demeanor of accomplished young ladies. One could only wonder what they were truly thinking.

Qiaomu's gaze swept over them, spotting many familiar faces. She merely nodded slightly and said, "No need for such formality."

The women secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Many of them had attended the imperial banquets in the past and had likely witnessed the Crown Princess's furious reprimand of Madam Guo'an, as well as the incident where the Crown Princess released a mechanical puppet to severely beat Long Qiang. They were well aware that this little Crown Princess's temper was not very pleasant. For her to smoothly and gently excuse their bows today was truly unprecedented!

She's probably in a good mood today, that's why she hasn't snapped at anyone. Qiaomu had no idea what strange thoughts were going through the women's minds. She walked directly into the small pavilion and met the gaze of Mu Rouqin, who had risen to greet her.

"Crown Princess." Mu Rouqin of the Fourth Household smiled gently at her, a strange glint in her eyes. "Yesterday, did you really just draw for half an hour, producing sixty supreme-grade purple talismans?"

Mu Rouxuan stood to the side, seemingly emitting dark aura from her entire body, looking utterly out of sorts. She hadn't expected this day to come so quickly. The attention of everyone in the family had been stolen by this outsider. They would only marvel at her youth and her profound talisman skills. From now on, they would only praise this woman, and their eyes would no longer acknowledge her, the Eldest Miss of the Mu family.

Mu Rouxuan's fingers were tightly clenched. Through the crowd, she coldly watched Qiaomu, who was surrounded by others, her emotions almost uncontrollable. She desperately suppressed the urge to go forward and punch her fiercely. With difficulty, she turned her head and then quickly walked away.

Mu Lixiang, who had been observing her movements, couldn't help but chuckle softly. "Oh, why is Eldest Miss leaving so quickly? We haven't even chatted much yet."

Mu Yuanyuan, standing nearby, couldn't help but tug at her, gesturing with her eyes for her to stop talking. Mu Lixiang let out a light hmph. Although she was displeased, she didn't refute Mu Yuanyuan.

"Crown Princess, we all deeply admire your talisman drawing skills. If you have any spare time, Yuanyuan would love to ask for your guidance. Please forgive my abruptness; I am Mu Yuanyuan from a collateral branch. You might not recognize me."