Zhu Xianxian took a sigh. She knew Rushuang was very stubborn inside her heart, which was totally different from her comeliness appearance. So Xianxian simply gave her two invitations without saying anything else.

"This is from Princess Mingxi, inviting us to the flower banquet. All n.o.ble madams in the capital had received it."

An Rushuang took the invitation and carefully looked at it. It was a very elegant bamboo green slip on which there were dark lines of a phoenix, looking luxurious and delicate. The time was set on April 12th, which was exactly the day after.

Another invitation was more or less the same. The date was the same with that of the flower banquet. The difference is that the dark lines of phoenix on the invitation were changed to a phoenix flying above a peony. The color of the invitation was bright red.

"Actually, Princess Anyang sent the invitation first. I have discussed with Mingyue how to handle this, but we have not come up with a solution. So we want to ask for your advice. You always have lots of ideas and perhaps you can find a way out."

Looking at the two invitations, Xianxian was really concerned.

Lu Mingyue also frowned, "If they want to have a battle, they just need to close the door and enjoy their fight. Why bother getting us involved?"

She was indeed confused why they invited almost all the women in the capital to watch their battle.

Picking up the red invitation, An Rushuang held it in her hand for a long time, murmuring "Anyang" in her heart. This name was just like a sigh coming out from the bottom of her heart and was instantly submerged in her blood.

She clearly remembered the day when Anyang left for an allied marriage. She grabbed An Rushuang's hand tightly. She did not cry, but she looked extremely sad.

"Rushuang, in this world, you're the only one who treats me with pure sincerity. My dad and mum would never recognize me. I was just a p.a.w.n for them to maintain their status. No matter what trouble I made, they would tolerate it, but they did this without any care for me..."

Later, Anyang jumped down from the top of the gate tower in her wedding dress.

Later An Rushuang got to know that Anyang was the daughter of the emperor, but her mother was the Prince's wife. It was such a shame that the whole royal family didn't want to reveal a piece of it. The existence of Anyang represented the shame of the royal family.

Anyang felt grateful to Rushuang because Rushuang once defended her when she was set up by someone.

But Anyang remembered that favor till her death and always helped Rushuang later. Probably she had never seen such sincerity in the past.

Mingxi, however, was probably the kind of woman who could kill people but without her hands stained with blood.

An Rushuang smiled slightly, "If I have to pick one, this invitation looks prettier, how about attending this?"

She shook the red invitation in her hand.

Lu Mingyue quickly replied, "That's good! It was County Master Anyang who sent the invitation first. We'll go to her banquet then. Xianxian considers too much, which really gave me a headache."

Looking at the bamboo green slip, Zhu Xianxian seemed extremely preoccupied, her eyebrows knitted.

"I know you have your own considerations, but I should remind you; Princess Mingxi is now much beloved by the Emperor and no one dares to go against her."

Hearing this, Lu Mingyue opened her mouth but did not say anything. Although she did not know how this worked, she knew that neither of her besties would harm her.

"I know that the Emperor is quite fond of Princess Mingxi, but Xianxian, what you see now may not last in the future."

An Rushuang still remembered these two flower banquets held at the same time. Princess Mingxi's Anhe Garden was packed with people on that day while seldom people went to PrincessAnyang's Changchun Pavilian.

Almost everyone could tell the difference, let alone the Emperor.

Later, an unexpected thing happened, Princess Mingxi suddenly lost the favor of the Emperor while Princess Anyang always got loads of awards.

Thinking so, Rushuang suddenly smiled but with some dismay, "In this world, you can only rely on yourself; nothing can last forever."

When saying so, she couldn't tell whether she was talking about Princess Mingxi or herself.

Although she was smiling, Xianxian saw her eyes full of tears as if she would cry in a second.

Looking at her, Xianxian couldn't help but feel painful. The three of them grew up together. She knew An Rushuang. Although Rushuang looked quiet, gentle and courteous, she was really stubborn in her bones. What's more, she looked very different today.

The stubbornness in her eyes was gone; instead there were more miseries. If there was anything similar to the look in her eyes, that was the eyes of a dying person.

Only when a person who had seen through the world would have such a look.

Looking at An Rushuang, Xianxian felt fl.u.s.tered without any reason. She took a deep breath and reached out to the girl in front of her, saying, "Hey, although I don't know why you said these words, we are close sisters. We believe in you, so we will also trust your decision."

Lu Mingyue also came over. She looked confused as she still didn't quite understand what happened, but she also wanted to believe her two besties without hesitation.

Three girls held each other's hand tightly as if they would never be separated.

An Rushuang slightly lowered her head and smiled. At this time, her eyes were like stars.