After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 372: A bad teammate can cause much more damage than a good opponent.

Those who didn't catch the bouquet dispersed, and after the emcee said a few more polite words, the dishes were served.

Generally, there would be some games or raffles to liven things up at this point, but the Lu family clearly didn't intend to do those...

The current scene can hardly be described as festive; rather, it feels somewhat strange and empty.

Because they didn't seem to be planning to play any festive music, the only sounds in the room were the whispers of the guests, accompanied by the old beams and large red lanterns...

Even the cracks in the roof beams seemed unbearable to look at.

Perhaps it's just not the right time for such lavish banquets yet.

Ye Sanqing saw Ye Wanyin leave the stage accompanied by Hua Duoduo, probably to change into her toasting attire. She continued to check on Cheng Yanye and noticed that after his interaction with Ye Wanyin earlier, the area of ​​damage on his body seemed to have decreased slightly.

It seems we can continue with this plan at least tonight...

She glanced again at the wedding cake on the table, which Ye Wanyin had cut open.

Is this cake auspicious? Ye Sanqing wondered, looking at the little bride and groom figures split in two on top of the cake.

Hua Duoduo accompanied Ye Wanyin out of the hall, and immediately complained with a cold face, "Why didn't you throw the bouquet to me just now?"

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Ye Wanyin was very surprised. She did not expect Hua Duoduo to attack her at this moment for such an absurd reason.

"I was giving you a look, didn't you see? It's all your fault. If I had caught the bouquet, I could have talked to your second brother today."

Hua Duoduo complained to herself, not noticing Ye Wanyin's cold expression.

It's already annoying!

You keep calling me "Second Brother" all the time, do you think Second Brother will even listen to you?

Having known me for so many years and given you so many opportunities, if things were going to work out, they would have happened long ago. Why wait until today?

“If he really wants to talk to you, you don’t need to bring him flowers to strike up a conversation,” Ye Wanyin said indifferently.

Normally, she might have embellished her words to make them less hurtful, but today she really couldn't be bothered to waste any energy on Hua Duoduo.

"You..." Hua Duoduo was about to continue her anger when she saw Lu Xuening come out from around the corner of the corridor.

Even if she was dissatisfied with Ye Wanyin, she wouldn't argue with someone like Lu Xuening whom she looked down upon, so Hua Duoduo chose to keep quiet.

"Sister-in-law," Lu Xuening said with a smile, "I've come to see if there's anything else you need."

"What are you doing here...aren't you going to leave..."

Ye Wanyin glanced at the Suzhou embroidery cheongsam the other person was wearing.

Lu Xuening dressed up exactly as a proper young lady should today, so her cheongsam was in a light color and she paired it with soft accessories like pearls. But her pearls... were rather large, and they were gold pearls.

So Ye Wanyin originally wanted to complain that the other person was dressed like a waiter and should be serving the food now, but she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

Hua Duoduo didn't care about such things. She stepped forward, picked up Lu Xuening's necklace, and mocked, "So big? Where did you find this fake at some small commodity market?"

But as soon as she touched it, she knew the necklace was genuine, and her expression changed instantly.

“This?” Lu Xuening gently but firmly brushed Hua Duoduo’s hand away, pressed the necklace, and smiled, “It was lent to me temporarily by Third Grandmother because she felt sorry that I didn’t have any jewelry. Miss Hua…”

Lu Xuening's words were true. Even if her status in the Lu family wasn't great, since the Lu family had asked her to host the wedding today, they wouldn't let her embarrass the Lu family.

She didn't finish her sentence, but Hua Duoduo felt a surge of anger rising to the top of her head.

Lu Xuening's words clearly implied that she regarded her as a poor, unsophisticated girl who had never seen the world, and she looked at her with an expression of concern that she would break something good!

"What? Are you afraid I can't afford to pay for it?" Hua Duoduo said angrily, and yanked at the necklace.

Since it was a piece of jewelry that the Third Concubine had treasured for many years, the necklace was definitely not as sturdy as a new one. When Hua Duoduo pulled it, the string snapped, and the beads rolled all over the ground.

"Oh dear." Lu Xuening's tone was panicked, but her expression remained calm. "You all saw it?"

She was asking the other bridesmaids behind her.

Among these people were former members of Ye Wanyin's sisterhood who were temporarily called upon, as well as Lu's cousins ​​and so on.

Upon hearing her question, Lu's cousin, who disliked Ye Wanyin and Hua Duoduo, immediately shouted, "I saw it! Miss Hua! Are you disrespecting the Lu family by doing this?!"

“Sister-in-law, look…” Lu Xuening spread her hands, ignoring Ye Wanyin’s hesitant expression, and just stared at Ye Wanyin.

Hua Duoduo clearly knew she had caused trouble, but she simply couldn't swallow her anger.

Hua Duoduo has always been the only one who can look down on the poor. When has anyone else ever been allowed to look down on her? Especially not a bastard like Lu Xuening!

Those who turn back halfway are definitely no good!

Hua Duoduo inexplicably cursed Ye Sanqing in her mind, then sneered, "Doesn't your Lu family do regular maintenance on your jewelry collection? It broke with just a light touch. Are you trying to scam me?"

Judging from the fact that only the third concubine was with Old Master Lu just now, it's clear that the third concubine still wields considerable power in the Lu family.

But could a concubine like her have more power than Lu Wangqian, who was the eldest grandson?

Of course, we should deny it if we can avoid it.

Even if everyone saw that she tore it, so what?

She said she touched it, so it was touched!

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Ye Wanyin.

"Duoduo..." Ye Wanyin sighed with great difficulty.

The moment Hua Duoduo made her move, she suddenly realized something.

A bad teammate can cause much more damage than a good opponent.

Continuing to have Hua Duoduo stay by her side will not benefit her at all; on the contrary, it will only bring her unpredictable and endless trouble.

"Just apologize to Xue Ning and pick up the beads."

Ye Wanyin said without any room for argument, while shaking off Hua Duoduo's hand that was supporting her.

Lu Xuening smiled.

Wow, sister-in-law! She cuts ties immediately as soon as she sees something unfavorable to her.

I just don't know... how long can you hold out fighting alone in this Lu family mansion?

"Then I'll go change my clothes first, so as not to be late for the toasting. Sister Xue Ning, you have to stay here and check the number of beads."

Ignoring Hua Duoduo, who was stunned to the side, Ye Wanyin quickly finished speaking, then lifted the hem of her wedding dress and walked away.

She had two intentions in saying this: first, to have Lu Xuening supervise Hua Duoduo picking up the beads; and second, she didn't want Lu Xuening to come along and get in the way...

She doesn't want to see either of them right now.

There was nothing wrong to begin with, so why did Hua Duoduo have to be so impulsive as to snatch someone else's necklace?

Are you satisfied now?

During her retreat, Ye Wanyin didn't look back at all, so she didn't see the anger that suddenly ignited in Hua Duoduo's eyes.

The bridesmaids exchanged glances, not wanting to get involved in the matter between Hua Duoduo and Lu Xuening, and immediately followed.

As soon as she pushed open the door to the dressing room, she saw someone she didn't want to see right now.

"What are you doing here?"