With a wave of his hand, the Prince's Mansion's fortune exploded throughout the entire cap

[I'll search through my mind when I get back! I remember my patriarch grandfather mentioning it to me.]

My aunt is my father's sister; we must ensure her good fortune!

[But it's so strange, Grandma and the others smelled bad because they were poisoned, but why is Aunt's luck so bitter?]

Xiao Mingzhu was greatly alarmed.

Luck? Can Jingjing see a person's luck?

My mother was poisoned? Why didn't she tell me?

Who is this "们" (men)?

She had always suspected that her brother's leg was not a simple fracture, but that he had been poisoned.

Even the imperial physicians couldn't diagnose it; was it a secret poison from the southwest?

I suppose that's why Jingjing was taken under the care of her older brother and sister-in-law.

I only blame myself for being too busy taking care of my sick mother-in-law these past few days to ask her properly.

Upon hearing the last sentence, Xiao Mingzhu looked at Jingjing and a faint sadness flickered in her loving eyes.

Is it bitter?

bitter.

But Zhenlang was sincere and gentle towards her, so she could accept him.

Upon hearing Jingjing's words, Fang Yuhua's gaze towards her daughter gradually deepened.

The third-ranked scholar, Zhao Zhen, lost his father at a young age, but his widowed mother was able to support his studies for more than ten years. At that time, out of pity for the mother and son, the princess agreed to let Zhao's mother live in the princess's mansion.

Shortly after Mingzhu's marriage, her father and two brothers went to war in the southwest. Although the Xiao family army defended Yuzhou City, they suffered heavy losses, and their commander died on the battlefield.

It's really not good to have to go through mourning right after getting married.

However, back then, even in the midst of immense grief, various gifts were sent to the Princess's residence. It was even Yan'er who helped Zhao Zhen become a fifth-rank official.

It seems the Zhao family has quite a few complaints!

But the real reason is that the Prince Jing's mansion is on a downward spiral.

"Jingjing, quickly ask your aunt to sit down."

"Okay~"

Little Jingjing responded and reached out to pull Xiao Mingzhu to sit at the main table: "Auntie, please sit down~"

"Jingjing, this is a gift from your aunt."

Little Jingjing stared blankly at the open box in front of her: "Auntie, what's this?"

He raised his hand and gently patted her chubby cheek: "Jingjing, this is the land deed for a hot spring resort on the outskirts of Beijing. From now on, it belongs to Jingjing."

[Is this for Jingjing? A hot spring resort. I heard that it's quite comfortable for humans to soak in, but for real people... it's not so comfortable.]

"I like it, thank you Auntie~"

After saying that, he hugged Xiao Mingzhu's hand and rubbed his face against hers.

Sister Wangchun told her yesterday that her aunt, the princess, her maternal grandmother, and... her maternal great-aunt? can sit at the largest table.

"Jingjing, and this other person, do you know who they are?"

Little Jingjing looked at the kind-faced, white-haired old lady in front of her and nodded: "I know~ Jingjing greets her great-aunt~"

[My great-aunt is such a good person! Wow~ What a kind person, what a kind person! Jingjing wants to rub against her!]

[This aura smells wonderful! Huh? My consciousness has expanded! Wow!]

Upon discovering this, Xiao Jingjing moved closer to Old Madam Fang, gently tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and immersed herself in the pleasant scent.

It smells so good!

[Waaaaah, Jingjing really wants to smell this every day! ~(◍•ᴗ•◍)]

Fang Yuhua looked quite helpless upon hearing this: Jingjing, your grandmother is still here!

Xiao Mingzhu smiled gently; the child hadn't chosen the wrong person.

My aunt grew up in the military and later prayed for the army at a temple.

After getting married, he would boil ginger soup every winter to ward off the cold and mung bean soup every summer to cool off. He also distributed porridge every month, built a charity hall, and took in orphans and women who had nowhere to go. He also taught some wounded and retired soldiers a skill so that they could make a living.

Merit will naturally increase.

Looking at her beloved grandniece, Madam Fang felt even more tender.

The Fang family has only had one daughter, Chan'er, in these two generations. However, she was weak when she was young and was taken to the Southern Border when she was a little older. Her sons and grandsons are all skilled in swords and spears and never act cute towards her.

"Jingjing, good girl, let your great-aunt hug you."

After saying that, she took out a stack of silver notes from her sleeve: "Jingjing, this is a gift from your great-aunt and two cousins. Your cousins ​​are far away and can't give it to you in time, so your great-aunt is giving it to you on their behalf. Please accept it."

Little Jingjing's eyes lit up as she looked at the stack of banknotes in front of her: "Wow~ Thank you, Great-Auntie! Thank you, Uncle!"

Wow, so many! Waaah, Jingjing has collected more in just a few days than she did at Tianming Lake!

After 9:00 AM, guests arrived at Prince Jing's residence one after another.

"Madam Zheng from the Ministry of Works has arrived!"

"Madam Zheng, it's been a long time. Please have a seat."

Lu Wenshu stepped forward and looked at her with a smile.

Ranqiu, the maidservant beside Madam Zheng, handed over a box: "This humble woman greets Your Highness, the Princess. This is a pair of seven-colored glass wine cups, a gift for the future little princess."

"Also, these are three boxes of fine pine soot ink, for the young master and his two sons. Chexing is ignorant; last time he actually took a rare inkstone from the young master. Please..."

Lu Wenshu patted Madam Zheng's hand: "Sister Zheng, you flatter me. Chexing has been studying in the Imperial Study with my Ziqing since he started his studies. The bond between them is immeasurable. Besides, I know that Chexing loves inkstones. That inkstone was originally prepared for Chexing by Ziqing."

"With Her Highness the Princess's words, I can rest assured, sister."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the servant at the entrance of the flower wall shouted:

"The Duchess of Ningguo's Mansion has arrived! The Duchess of Zhenguo's Mansion has arrived!"

"Sister Zheng, you can see the lotus flowers in Moon Lake directly from behind this banquet hall. I'll have someone take you there."

Lu Wenshu looked at Granny Pang beside her and asked her to take Madam Zheng over.

After saying that, he walked towards Madam Ning of the Ningguo Duke's Mansion and Madam Yao of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, whose smiles had faded a bit: "Please come in, ladies."

"Greetings, Your Highness. You are too kind."

The two spoke in unison.

"This is a small gift for you, Miss. Please don't take offense."

Seeing that Madam Ning's maidservant had handed over the gift, Madam Yao also gestured for her own maidservant to do the same.

Madam Ning subtly glanced behind her: "What's wrong? Where's Miss?"

Lu Wenshu looked at her: "Right now, she and her mother are accompanying the prince's aunt."

"Since it's the old lady of Marquis Xuanping here, we won't disturb her any longer."

Lu Wenshu nodded: "Xiu'er, take the two ladies to the viewing platform to admire the lotus flowers."

"Mother Consort~"

Hearing the voice, Lu Wenshu turned around and asked, "Why is Jingjing here? Isn't she with Grandma?"

Little Jingjing hugged her and shook her head, saying, "Sister Wangchun told Jingjing that a distinguished guest would be coming, and Jingjing wants to wait for the distinguished guest with Mother."

[The distinguished guests seem very important; Jingjing can't let them down!]

Jingjing eats meat, sweet cakes, and sparkly jewelry every day, so she must treat the distinguished guests well and not cause any trouble!

[Whenever distinguished guests came, the clan elder would always say that Jingjing was too naughty and wouldn't let her stay at home.]

This time, Jingjing will definitely be good and won't cause any trouble for her mother!

Lu Wenshu straightened her hair ornament: "Our Jingjing is so good~ She's truly her mother's sweet little darling~"

Little Jingjing, pleased with the praise, proudly raised her head and said, "Yes!"

【(*∩_∩*) Jingjing is a good girl~】

When the old lady Zhang from the Yongyi Marquis's mansion arrived, she saw that the mother and daughter were dressed in fine clothes and their headdresses were extremely luxurious. She tightened her grip on her cane.

【Aaaaaah, the big bad guy is here again! The big bad guy who harmed Grandma!】

Hearing Jingjing's thoughts, Lu Wenshu's upturned lips gradually faded as she turned around: "The old lady has arrived? My mother and aunt are having a pleasant chat. Please go to the viewing platform to admire the lotus flowers first."

After saying that, he beckoned to a maid: "Take the old lady of the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion to the viewing platform."

Before Madam Zhang could even say a word, she was embarrassed by a junior, and her face darkened.

Even though Granny Pang was right beside him, he let an unknown little maid lead the way, and his eyebrows and eyes drooped a bit.

[You big bad guy! You're still angry! If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao sealing away all my spells for hitting and teasing people, Jingjing would have slapped you and drowned you in Moon Lake long ago!]

Hearing this, Lu Wenshu felt quite helpless. Little Jingjing, don't you think that sinking into Moon Lake is polluting the shrimp and crabs you love to eat?

If she really sank, she probably wouldn't even find the lotus flower disgusting.

This child really doesn't know how to speak responsibly.

But as Lu Wenshu watched her retreating figure, her gaze darkened.

Whether Marquis Yongyi intervened in the Southwest War has not yet been determined. For now, let her remain as the old lady of Marquis Yongyi's mansion.

However, the information that Ayan gave to the censor had already resulted in the Marquis of Yongyi being fined half a year's salary, and his grandson, who spent his days in brothels, was also given twenty strokes of the cane.

More importantly, she had already poisoned the honey water that the old lady of the Marquis of Yongyi loved most, with a secret poison from the coast of the East China Sea.

The east side has absolutely no connection to the Prince Jing's residence.

Around noon, after most of the guests had arrived, they were seated one by one, except for the main seat and the second seat at the head table, which remained empty.

At a side table a little further from the main table, several ladies were whispering among themselves, using handkerchiefs as cover.

"So, who are we waiting for?"

"Who knows? Look at all these dukes, marquises, and earls with titles, which one of them is missing? Such a high-profile manner."

"The Jingwang Mansion kept a low profile for three years during the mourning period, but now they're going to make a big fuss about it."

"Alas, the men of Prince Jing's mansion are either old or young, dead or crippled, and have little hope for their official careers; as for the women, this is all they can do to look glamorous."

"By the way, why has the Prince Jing's residence adopted another young lady?"

"This Princess Consort Jing is truly magnanimous. She can forgive the older of her two adopted sons, but the younger one was adopted just six months before her own wedding; they'd even set a wedding date then!"

A lady standing nearby darted around with her eyes wide open: "You're saying the Prince Jing's mansion only has three young masters, no daughters, and the heir is already seven years old, right?"

"It must be Prince Jing... or perhaps..."

The lady covered her mouth with a handkerchief, but her eyes betrayed a mocking sneer.