"It's getting colder and colder, go back." Su Yiqing said softly, with a smile on her face. She didn't look in the mirror. She didn't know if her smile was sincere enough, but the smile Lian Yufeng gave her back was very sincere.

, but it was precisely because of this seemingly sincere smile that made her feel a little cold.

…

In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the birthday banquet of Mrs. Xue, the Prince of Guo County.

The day before, Su Yiqing asked the steward to select a valuable birthday gift from the warehouse. The steward chose a large jade boat carved from jade, which was crystal clear and exquisite.

However, Su Yiqing denied that the jade boat was valuable, but it was too conspicuous. It was not that she was afraid of being gossiped about, but that this kind of thing could only be used as a decoration for display. Mrs. Xue was not the Prince of Guo County.

As a mother, giving such a conspicuous gift can only be used as a wedding dress for others.

In the end, she chose a pair of top-grade jadeite bracelets from Laokeng glass and a Diamond Sutra written by an eminent monk. This pair of jadeite bracelets was considered a treasure even in a palace with many treasures. It was worth enough. If Mr. Xue

The concubine has other plans. She wants to give it to someone else without making it public. This kind of jade bracelet is the best.

When giving a gift, give something practical.

Due to Mrs. Xue's good popularity, on that day, the entrance to Guojun Prince's Mansion was lined with all kinds of luxurious carriages. As usual, Su Yiqing attended the event in a dress-up style accompanied by Lian Yufeng.

The female guests were separated from the male guests. This time, it was Su Yiqing who was received by Mrs. Li and Princess Guojun outside the second door. She seemed to take them very seriously.

The banquet seats are also arranged with the princesses and county princesses waiting.

Most of them are princesses, county princesses, etc. who are very old, and some even have grandchildren. There are two young daughters-in-law at this table, Su Yiqing and Princess Xiangshan. Fortunately, Princess Xiangshan’s performance is very conspicuous. Whether it is the dress or the

His conversation was enough to attract everyone's attention.

With such a dazzling Princess Xiangshan around, Su Yiqing didn't attract much attention. At first, everyone looked at her curiously and asked a few questions. After her satisfactory but boring answer, they stopped asking any more questions and focused their attention.

On Princess Xiangshan.

The topics raised by Princess Xiangshan were all very interesting, and her laughter and enthusiasm catered to people of all ages. And when she saw who was relatively silent, she would ask one or two more questions from time to time to encourage that person so that he would not appear to be indifferent.

Su Yiqing observed her every move and compared it with herself. She had to say that Princess Xiangshan was a qualified princess. She was good at dancing and graceful, and everyone liked her. It was not that no one said some mean words during the dinner, but Princess Xiangshan was

She resolved the issue very skillfully and didn't mind at all. Instead, it was as if she didn't hear what the other party said, and she still treated those who were slightly hostile to her with such enthusiasm.

Unless they are extremely shameless people, people will have some sense of shame. After mocking others, and others don't take it seriously but continue to treat them well, people will naturally feel guilty and then change their attitude.

Su Yiqing watched from the side and couldn't help but marvel. Before, she only thought that being patient would only make people push for their own advantage, so as soon as someone was hostile to her, she would immediately stand up like a hedgehog and prick back with all the thorns on her body. She never thought of using

Find another way to solve it.

There was really nothing in common with those ladies, and she was in a bad mood. She really couldn't cheer up. After finishing the banquet, she wanted to leave, but Mrs. Xue enthusiastically persuaded her to stay, and asked Li to stay.

Accompanying her, it was hard to refuse the kindness, so Su Yiqing thought that she couldn't be too rude to her, so she decided to stay.

The older ladies stayed in the flower hall to listen to the play, and the little girls also gathered together to chat.

The young women gathered around Princess Xiangshan and listened to her talk.

Su Yiqing felt a little bored and wanted to go out for a walk. Naturally, Mrs. Li accompanied her.

The back garden of Guojun Prince's Mansion is also well built. In terms of scale, it is not as big as Dingwang's Mansion. However, Dingwang's Mansion is newly built and luxurious, but it is not as exquisite as Guojun Prince's Mansion after several generations of repairs and improvements.

Flawless.

Mrs. Li also helped introduce the exquisite things along the way while walking. Her words were simple and sincere, which made people feel comfortable.

After walking for a while, she heard a series of chatter and laughter in front of her. Su Yiqing stopped. It seemed that there were more people in front of her. Mrs. Li winked at the maid next to her, and the maid immediately trotted over to take a look. After a moment

He came back and said: "Madam, it is the Lord Xiuwen who is taking a group of ladies to play somewhere."

County Master Xiuwen, Su Yiqing immediately recalled that during the Hu family's banquet incident, if it hadn't been for the unruly County Master Xiuwen, Meng Yan might not have been able to fall into the trap. This girl was very hostile to her, and there was no doubt that something would happen if she bumped into her.

It's better to do less than to do more. Don't worry about such a little girl, just avoid her. So Su Yiqing looked in the opposite direction, "What's over there?"

Mrs. Li had obviously also heard about County Lord Xiuwen's difficulty with Su Yiqing, and said hurriedly: "There is a three-story building over there. Looking from the top down, you can appreciate most of the exquisiteness of the garden. Are you interested in taking a look, Princess?"

"In that case, let's go over and take a look." Su Yiqing nodded and started to move.

When she arrived at the small building, as Li said, the scenery was good and she could see far away. She saw that County Lord Xiuwen was still as before, surrounded by many noble ladies. What was interesting was that Miss Hu was also among them.

After the Hu family incident, I heard that Miss Hu was grounded for a long time. She claimed to be sick and did not participate in any banquets. Considering Miss Hu's age, claiming to be sick at this time would greatly affect the marriage proposal. I think it was because of what Miss Hu did.

, although the Hu family has found a scapegoat, it cannot be treated as if nothing happened. Anyway, Mrs. Hu has more than one daughter, one who married at a low age and another.

Now the situation is different. Miss Hu Qi died, and she died in such a disgraceful way. Mrs. Hu only has one daughter, so naturally she will try her best to earn a good future for her daughter. It seems that Miss Hu will be in various situations again.

He showed up at the banquet.

In terms of status, County Lord Xiuwen is much nobler than Miss Hu, but in terms of scheming, it seems that Miss Hu is superior. If Meng Yan's thing really succeeded last time, County Lord Xiuwen would be the best scapegoat. Of course, things cannot be generalized.

, that time it was calculated mentally but not intentionally. If we really have to be wary of each other, it is not certain who will win.

Su Yiqing didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing. Anyway, these ladies who stole the limelight were not fuel-efficient lamps.

After standing for a while, I was about to leave. At this moment, voices came from downstairs, and then I saw a group of maids and women slowly approaching, embracing Princess Xiangshan and Princess Guojun, who were all dressed in gorgeous clothes.

When they met, Princess Guojun said with a smile: "It turns out that my aunt and Princess Ding are also here. The scenery is nice. Otherwise, we would have ordered the maid to bring some cakes and fruits to enjoy the scenery while enjoying tea."

Princess Xiangshan said: "I have stolen half a day's leisure from Fusheng. Princess Ding and Aunt Li don't mind our disturbing them, right?"

"I don't mind." Su Yiqing smiled and nodded. There was no way she could refuse in this situation.

Soon, the refreshments were served, and the pastries from Guojun Prince's Mansion were naturally very fine. The group of people tasted them slowly while chatting.

Princess Xiangshan looked at Su Yiqing's hands and said, "Princess Ding seems to have a lot of knowledge about tea ceremony."

"No, I just know a little bit, but I can't say I'm very researched at all." Su Yiqing said modestly. Most of her research on tea can be found in books, and she can only talk about it on paper. If she really wants to smell it and taste it, she can do it.

She couldn't even name the tea and cook it at a high temperature.

"But I saw that the princess's gestures for drinking tea were very skillful." Princess Xiangshan tilted her head slightly and looked at her carefully, "The princess's hands are so beautiful, with delicate and slender fingers."

Su Yiqing smiled and said, "Well, this is probably the result of my mother's teachings and diligent practice since childhood. In fact, I am not good at drinking tea. I am not afraid of everyone's jokes. Many times I can't even tell the difference between new tea and old tea. As for my fingers

, everyone is pretty much the same.”

"Oh, it's really rare to be able to be so elegant just by practicing." Princess Xiangshan seemed to sincerely admire her.

Princess Guojun was very young, only about sixteen or seventeen years old. She said with a charming look on her face: "Princess Ding is a well-known smart person, so naturally she can learn things as soon as she can. Unlike me, I just can't calm down to learn these things."

.”

"The Crown Princess is still young, so she can learn slowly." Su Yiqing looked at the Crown Princess of Guojun, sizing up her every move, and intuitively judged that the Crown Princess may not be as naive as she appears, and she should be very scheming, but why expose it?

As for others, no one has any grudges or grudges. In the circle of ladies, there is no one who is not wearing a mask, including her.

Even if there was no scheming in the beginning, including the two mothers-in-law and the aunts and sisters-in-law, as long as they were not hopelessly stupid, they would have already developed them.

Mrs. Li interrupted with a kind smile, "You are all new wives, but I am already old."

"Auntie is not old, she looks very young, princess, don't you think so, princess?" Princess Guojun smiled as she held Mrs. Li's hand and continued to lean against Mrs. Li with a coquettish smile and act coquettishly.

"You look young, but you're not young anymore?" Mrs. Li also made a rare joke, pretending to be annoyed and patted Princess Guojun's hand, "Sit tight, you are already a wife, and you are not afraid of letting go."

People laugh.

"Auntie." Princess Guojun sat up straight, her tone was a complaining and coquettish one.

After all, she was married. Princess Guojun always smiled with an almost silent smile, which was quickly covered up by a series of loud smiles downstairs.

It was County Master Xiuwen and the others, and the people upstairs couldn't help but look down.

I saw County Lord Xiuwen running downstairs with a group of noble ladies with a cheerful smile.

Su Yiqing saw the looks of disapproval from Princess Guojun and Mrs. Li. This behavior was not in line with the behavior of a lady.

"County Master Xiuwen is indeed a lively and cheerful person." Princess Xiangshan seemed to admire her very much. After meeting the eyes of several people, she pursed her lips and smiled, "She must get along well with my thirteenth brother."
Chapter completed!