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A little girl in a bright red dress followed a rich woman with three red rubies, pearls, and phoenix hairpins side by side in a high bun. She was wearing a sleeveless gown with a full dress of red and white butterflies when she alighted from the carriage.

The young girl had a pair of bright and beautiful teeth and a pair of long eyebrows.

"Aunt Yang!" Second Miss Jiang smiled as she stepped forward to pay her respects to her mother, her voice clear and bright.

After the greeting, the mother smiled and led Madame Jiang and her daughter to Fanghua Pavilion.

Perhaps it was because Madame Jiang had been to the Yang family before, but she had a faint idea of the way. When she arrived at the entrance to the flower garden and saw that her mother did not have any intention of leading her to the courtyard, she could not help but be slightly puzzled and asked with a smile, "Why don't we see the Yang family's ancestor?"

"My mother is getting old and can't blow the wind. She's only waiting for the next banquet!"

His mother explained with a smile. Her words were respectful and submissive, but she didn't seem to have any intention of stopping.

"Good work, Old Ancestor!" Madame Jiang smiled brightly. "We juniors naturally have to pay our respects!"

His mother was not the only one who was surprised. Even Second Miss Jiang, who had always been obediently following behind Madame Jiang, was surprised. She had not expected her mother to insist like this.

Since the host had already stated the arrangements for the banquet, very few guests would object. Madame Jiang had not only questioned him, but her stopping pace also showed her faint insistence.

After entering the door, he first went to pay his respects to the family's most respected elder. This was a etiquette that only came with the best of fortune.

Mother Feng, who was dressed in green, had been following closely by her mother's side the whole time. Seeing that her mother was standing at the entrance of the Moon Cave without any intention of going forward or bringing Lady Jiang to meet her grandmother, she couldn't help but reveal an anxious look on her face as she went over to her mother's side and tugged at her sleeve.

His mother immediately realized she had been rude.

"Elder sister is really considerate!" His mother's smile was bright, but her tone was forced. She turned around and invited Madame Jiang to enter her grandmother's room.

Along the way, Madame Jiang and her mother were talking and laughing, as if what happened just now was just an illusion.

Second Young Miss Jiang, who was looking at a lady from a noble family, saw that Lady Jiang and her mother were chatting happily and did not notice her. She quietly slowed down by two steps and shot me a look.

That's what you want to say to me.

I pursed my lips into a sneer and lowered my head as though I didn't see her wink at all. I quickly led the servant girl by my side forward.

"Why did you leave so quickly!"

Second Miss Jiang still had a silly look on her face. When I ignored her, she took two steps forward and pulled my arm.

I couldn't help but chuckle.

"How can you be like this!"

Second Miss Jiang stomped her feet in anger, but she didn't dare to make the noise too loud. She grumbled at me in a low voice. She couldn't relax her grip and clenched her fists tightly, as though she was afraid that she would run away if she didn't notice me.

This time, even the two maidservants beside me couldn't help but smile when they saw Second Young Miss Jiang's cute and innocent appearance.

"Miss, please let go!" Next to Second Young Miss Jiang was a maidservant dressed in red, with almond-shaped eyes and a peachy cheeks. Her pretty face was flushed red, and she coaxed Second Young Miss Jiang to let go. "You're going to catch Second Young Miss Yang's arm red in a while!"

Hearing this, Second Miss Jiang realized that she was being inappropriate. Embarrassed, she let go of Jiang Chen's hand and said with a smile, "Little sister, I didn't mean to!"

"It's nothing, it's nothing!" I smiled and waved at her.

Although Second Miss Jiang was a bit reckless, she was also very cute with her straightforward and sincere attitude.

"What are you doing at home these days?"

"I just spend time with Grandmother every day, doing some needlework!"

I didn't want to say that I had accepted my grandmother's cards, so naturally it wasn't easy to mention the preparation of the dinner party, and I only used one of the things that the ladies often did.

"You've been sewing recently!" Second Miss Jiang opened her mouth slightly, a smile brimming in her eyes.

I'm a bit confused...

Whose girl wasn't sewing at home?

Although I touched the needle late, I could still do some small things.

Why is there such a question?

Just as I opened my mouth to ask her, I heard Madame Jiang's slightly high-pitched voice from ahead, "Little Rou, are you making trouble for your sister again!?"

A flash of impatience appeared on Second Miss Jiang's face. She shot me a look that said "you understand?" before smiling and replying. Then, she quickly walked over to Madame Jiang.

The head maidservant beside Second Young Miss Jiang lightly nodded at me as she passed by, her expression full of gratitude.

It seemed that Lady Jiang had chosen a very clever girl for Second Miss Jiang!

Looking at the master and his servant, I couldn't help but smile.

When I entered my grandmother's room, Madame Jiang had already paid respects to my grandmother. Second Miss Jiang was currently being held by my grandmother and was talking about something as she looked at her mother with a flushed face.

It was obvious that Grandmother did not expect Lady Jiang to come to see her. Although she was wearing the clothes of a guest, she was lying on the brick bed with the leaf tokens that had yet to be collected scattered on the table.

Then, he looked at Mother Du who was standing by the side with her hands hanging down, and Hong Yu who was moving a chair for Lady Jiang. It seemed that the three of them had just been playing cards to pass the time.

I felt a slight stabbing pain in my heart. When we were not here, was Grandmother playing cards with the maidservants to pass the time?

"It seems like we didn't come at the right time!" As Lady Jiang accepted the tea offered to her by Hong Chang, she smiled and said: "I've disturbed the Old Ancestor from playing cards!"

"What are you saying!" "I'm just afraid that we old people will be bored and you young people will feel uncomfortable in my room!"

"We're not the eleven or twelve year old little girls!" Lady Jiang laughed as brightly as a summer flower. "In a few years, you will be a mother-in-law. How can you be worthy of the word 'young'!" He then covered his mouth with the handkerchief and laughed, "I really do humour for little sister Yang. It was my mother-in-law who didn't ask her to establish the rules in front of me. If this gets out, I might be exposed by those glib kids. I have to go and correct her name next time!"

"Then you must ask her to thank you well!" Grandmother pointed at her mother, who was standing to one side, and smiled.

"Do you see that!?" Lady Jiang turned around and said angrily to her mother, "Your mother-in-law is on my side now!"

"When the time comes, I will definitely go to the Spring Festival Gala and order a table of noodles for my sister to send home!" Mother smiled in agreement.

"Look!" "Take a look!" Lady Jiang flung the handkerchief aside and said angrily to her grandmother, "Even though we've already decided on the noodles, you're not willing to invite me to your house as a guest. You're looking down on me for being long-winded!"

After saying that, Madame Jiang began to laugh out loud.

For a while, the room was bustling with noise and excitement.

"I was just thinking that you're going to be a mother-in-law. You must be so busy that your feet won't even touch the ground!" My mother did not hesitate to make witty remarks. She laughed and teased Madame Jiang about her impending marriage.

"Our big sister has been talking about your family's young lady all day, and when this demon king heard that I was coming, he didn't stay too far away from me. He was afraid that I would sneak in behind her back, but he didn't know why your young lady was like a flower, infatuating my family's children until they couldn't open their mouths!" With that, Lady Jiang pulled me to her side and carefully sized me up. "Quickly show it to Aunt!"

Lady Jiang's gaze was kind but warm, making me feel uncomfortable when it landed on my face.

"Look at this kid's delicate skin. He can't even compare to the rest of us. He was taught by their father since he was young, and this little girl has already grown up to look like a little brat!"

I tilted my head to look at Second Miss Jiang beside me. Her pale face didn't have the slightest trace of being exposed to the sun. Her hands that were holding the teacup were smooth and slender. She didn't seem like a person who had lived a life before.

Looking at Madame Jiang's smiling appearance, her face was filled with sincerity as if what she had said was the truth.

What a wonderful person!

"Elder sister is too kind to praise our family, this is just a show in front of others, normally it is also a good way to mess around!" Before Grandmother could be humble, Mother replied with a smile.

The smile on Grandmother's face faded slightly. It was unknown whether it was because her mother had stolen the conversation or because she felt that her mother's humble words were inappropriate.

"I am not praising this grandson of mine. Although she is still young, her conduct is still appropriate. Today's banquet is managed by her!"

As soon as my mother finished talking, my grandmother took my hand and laughed and cut off the conversation with Madame Jiang.

"Really?" The expression of pleasant surprise on Madame Jiang's face was magnified infinitely. The exaggerated smile on Madame Jiang's face seemed somewhat distorted, yet at the same time, somewhat funny.

"We aunts, who usually hold banquets, opened our eyes at the last banquet. I wonder what new ideas we have today!"

Lady Jiang was holding a embroidered handkerchief with gold thread lining the edge of a peony pattern and covering her mouth as she smiled. Her curved eyebrows looked extremely amiable, while the smile on Second Miss Jiang's face was much more sincere and innocent. She squinted her eyes and gave me a silly smile.

"It's just a flower feast in the middle of the season, so it's not like it's a new idea!"

Grandmother's modesty was obviously better than Mother's rumour.

The difficulty of the Flower Viewing Banquet lay in the fact that the Madam was knowledgeable about it. Doing things in such a novel manner made him look too flamboyant. Doing things in such a normal manner made him look too plain and simple, making him look like a common celebrity. Grandmother, if I had done well with these words, it would have been because of my little efforts on the basis of my predecessors. If I hadn't done well, I wouldn't have made others feel that my ability was too weak and that I was unable to shoulder a big responsibility.

It's just that Grandmother has always been in favor of me concealing my abilities, so why would I suddenly take the initiative to announce the matter of me hosting the banquet to the other female guests?

Furthermore, this banquet wasn't really organized by me. Grandmother was the one who organized the singing and dancing of the dishes during the banquet. I merely came up with a few ideas, arranged the house, invited the guests, etc.

"He's really capable!" Lady Jiang's eyes lit up as she scrutinized me from head to toe a few times. Her gaze was so passionate that it was scorching.

"Aunt misunderstood!" I hastily smiled and waved my hand. "I just came up with an idea. It was all helped by Grandmother and Mother!"