The real big guys are those with connections in the eyes of the system!

"Miss Li." Yiqing called the person in front of him softly, the corners of his lips raised habitually, but there was a cold and clear light in his eyes, making it impossible to detect any smile no matter how hard one tried to peek.

Li Mingzhu felt inexplicably frightened when she stared at her like that.

But because she was in front of others, she didn't want to show her weakness, so she raised her voice to try to make herself look more powerful, "What do you want me to do!"

Yiqing's expression remained unchanged. "I'm not doing anything. I just felt that Miss Li seemed to be..."

She paused for a moment, then looked Li Mingzhu up and down, her red lips curled up slightly, and she continued in a gentle voice, "You've gotten darker, and there seem to be more freckles on your face than before."

Li Mingzhu's face changed.

She was hit in the sore spot and subconsciously raised her hand to cover her face.

"do not move!"

Yiqing shouted anxiously.

Li Mingzhu was stunned by her serious tone, and her raised hand stopped in mid-air, not daring to move.

She looked at Yiqing in confusion, and when she met her cold gaze, she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

She instinctively felt that she should stop Yiqing from speaking any further.

But it was too late.

"Miss Li has so much makeup on her face, I'm afraid it will be ruined if touched. When her flawed face is revealed to the public, it will surely make anyone who sees it lose their appetite.

In order not to waste the delicious food, please be careful, Miss Li."

Yiqing's lips were curled up in a perfect smile, and her voice was gentle.

If you don't listen to what she said, anyone who sees this scene will think that this is a gentle and kind woman.

But her words were so sarcastic that it was impossible to ignore them.

"Jiang Yunwan, how dare you humiliate me!"

Li Mingzhu was so angry that her whole body was shaking, and she raised her hand to slap Yiqing on the cheek.

Yiqing's eyes turned cold.

She was about to fight back, but someone grabbed Li Mingzhu's wrist first.

Yiqing took a closer look and found that it was Hua Ming's personal maid.

Oh, I almost forgot Hua Ming is still here.

Yiqing's originally tense body suddenly relaxed, and the cold expression on her pretty face also softened a lot.

She turned around and saw Hua Ming walking towards her.

But in a moment, she had already stood beside him, and then she looked at Li Mingzhu with a stern face and said, "How dare you!"

After all, Hua Ming has royal blood flowing in her veins. She doesn't look special when she usually smiles, and looks as dignified and quiet as most noble ladies. However, as soon as her face darkens, there is an indescribable oppressive aura around her.

Li Mingzhu knew that the gap between her and her status was too big. She dared to shout at Yiqing, but she didn't dare to challenge a princess with a title. So she lowered her head slightly, and then spoke timidly, trying to defend herself.

"Princess Hua Ming, I..."

She had just opened her mouth when Hua Ming interrupted her coldly, "Today is my mother's birthday. If you want to cause trouble, please go outside the mansion. Today we only welcome people who sincerely wish to celebrate my mother's birthday."

Hearing the displeasure in the other party's tone, Li Mingzhu immediately defended herself.

"My princess, you misunderstood. I have no intention of disrespecting the eldest princess. I just feel that such an important banquet is not something that just anyone is qualified to enter."

The implication was so obvious that Yiqing couldn't help but hear that she was targeting him.

But she did not feel angry, instead she felt some sympathy for Miss Li.

——I always feel that she is not in a good mind.

The fact that he was on good terms with Princess Huaming was no secret in the upper class circles of Kyoto.

Hua Ming came here now and it was obvious that he wanted to support himself.

Anyone with a bit of common sense would know at this time that they have to put in some superficial effort to reduce the conflict to a small one.

But this person doesn't want to.

This made Yiqing wonder if he and her had some deep hatred that would cause her to target him even when she was at a disadvantage.

"Whether you are qualified to come in, the concierge will check the invitation." Princess Hua Ming's face darkened. "This has nothing to do with Miss Li, right?"

She almost said that Li Mingzhu was meddling in her affairs.

Li Mingzhu was of course aware that what she had just said was a bit over the top, but she did not expect that Princess Huaming, who was always kind and generous, would lose face in public.

Li Mingzhu was extremely embarrassed and stirred the handkerchief in her hand vigorously.

She felt both surprised and unwilling.

Of course, more of it is still confusing.

In the past, Jiang Yunwan was the daughter of the prime minister, so it was not surprising that Princess Huaming was willing to be on good terms with her.

But now her identity is different, and she is no longer the same as everyone present, including Princess Huaming.

She is just the daughter of a merchant and is not worth making friends with. Why does Princess Huaming still want to protect her?

Could it be...

What evidence did she have on Princess Huaming?

It’s no wonder Li Mingzhu thinks so.

After all, she has always only cared about the other person's status when making friends.

In her view, friends are nothing more than profitable existence.

Judging others by herself, she naturally thought that all friendships in the world were the result of weighing the pros and cons.

Given her personality, I'm afraid she will never understand in this lifetime - true friendship has nothing to do with status, and being willing to make friends is just a choice to follow her nature and has nothing to do with external things.

Just as Li Mingzhu was coming up with conspiracy theories in her mind, Yiqing spoke up...