My Scheming Little Devil

Yet, she was merely a spectator of a spectacle, like watching a panda, ahem.

Mother and son followed him into the grand banquet.

Ye Lu was relieved that she was wearing a winter dress under her coat, for showing up at such a banquet in trousers would have been terribly unseemly.

"Hmph, that nasty woman said we are not qualified to enter such a banquet. I can’t wait to see her face when we show up." Ye Yuan grumped, still holding a grudge over the humiliation that woman subjected his mother to earlier.

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"Sijia, why aren’t you accompanying Third Young Master? Shouldn’t he introduce you to those foreign nobles?" Several well-heeled ladies circled around Bai Sijia.

Seeing Third Young Master Jun gracefully engaging in lively conversations with foreign diplomats, demonstrating both ease and arrogance, not being overshadowed and instead standing out even more for his extraordinary nobility, and his dominating presence exuding a regal bearing, they were all taken aback by his charm.

They all thought he was so handsome, unavoidably their hearts beat faster, their eyes glistening with admiration.

"He is rather busy, and he is an important guest invited to this banquet. He naturally has to converse with foreign dignitaries. I shouldn’t disturb him." Bai Sijia replied with a forced smile.

As the fiancée and the female companion of Third Young Master Jun, she should be by his side, conversing with the guests, but third young master Jun did not the take the initiative to introduce her to those people. As a lady of status, she couldn’t just walk up to them either.

She felt greatly aggrieved. If only she could stand by his side, smiling brightly, they would certainly become the golden boy and jade girl in everyone’s eyes, earning admiration and praise.

A girl excitedly exclaimed, "Right, I heard the Queen would be here shortly. But, being a state head, her attendance is merely a formality to show her regard. I heard she will not stay long, probably about fifteen minutes."

"Oh my, seeing the Queen at such an event is so exciting!" Another girl’s eyes were filled with anticipation.

"I heard the Queen usually meets one gentleman and one lady at the banquet, and even chats and shakes hands with them. It’s such an honor. I wonder who would be that lucky?" The girls began to discuss enviously.

Bai Sijia smiled faintly, "Who do you think deserves such an honor?"

"The gentleman is certainly Third Young Master, he represents our country’s most powerful business conglomerate - the Jun Family. I heard the Jun family also has investments in country X and is highly regarded. The Queen will definitely meet him."

"And the lady..." Their eyes were all on her, the tone revealing a hint of envy, "It must be you, Sijia, Third Young Master’s companion, and you come from a well-known family abroad. Ah, the picture of you and Third Young Master being received by the Queen will surely be gorgeous."

Bai Sijia’s smile brightened as she felt an immense pride looking at their envious gazes.

Being received by the Queen and shaking hands with the world’s highest-ranking woman manifested her unique status. She was indeed the epitome of a lady.

The Queen soon arrived and the young ladies began whispering in excitement. The atmosphere was heated. All guests in the hall stood by the side, straightening up their backs, posing elegantly.

As the solemn atmosphere spread, the orchestra started playing elegant music. The royal guards cleared the way, deepening the seriousness of the occasion.

The Queen, in her elegant sky-blue gown, made her entrance. She was a woman of forty or fifty, noble and elegant, radiating a classical charm rarely seen in a modern woman. She looked like a character out of an oil painting, a dazzling crown adorning her head.