The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

After Madam Luo finished offering incense at the White Horse Temple and was having her midday vegetarian meal, her fifth son, Luo Yin, arrived.

Luo Yin works at the Wucheng Military Command and was assigned to maintain order at the temple fair today. Hearing that his mother was at the White Horse Temple, he came to look for her.

Gu Ying was sitting at a table not far from Old Madam Luo, with only four tables between them.

She glanced up casually and saw Luo Yin striding past, and was immediately stunned.

Good heavens! This person's appearance!

How is that possible! How could anyone in the world look so alike!

The man looked remarkably like her uncle, Su Bing; both were equally handsome, only the man was much younger.

Gu Ying glanced at Luo Yin a few more times, which was noticed by Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen.

The Lu family had been keeping a close eye on Gu Ying, looking for a fault in her, and naturally they wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

"Ruofeng's wife, you've been staring at Fifth Master Luo for so long! Aren't you ashamed?"

Madam Xu knew that her daughter-in-law was usually well-behaved, so there must be a reason why she had been watching for so long.

"Second sister-in-law, Yingzi is my daughter-in-law. It's not your place as her aunt to interfere."

Ignoring the noisy Madam Lu, Gu Ying quietly instructed her maid Lianxiang to inquire about the identity of that Fifth Master Luo.

While Gu Ying was still in shock, Fan's mother, carrying a bowl of monk's soup, passed by and slipped, bumping into Gu Ying. The scalding soup spilled onto the hem of Gu Ying's clothes.

Not much soup was spilled, so Gu Ying quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it up. She was a good-natured woman and didn't intend to blame the servant, but she didn't expect to be blamed instead.

Gu Ying's mother-in-law, Madam Xu, went to the restroom. Madam Shen, the second wife, Lu, no longer held back and started cursing at Gu Ying, "Ruofeng's daughter-in-law, are you blind? How dare you offend someone from the Vice Minister's residence! Quickly apologize to this Madam Fan."

Ms. Fan wanted to apologize, but the other party took the initiative to apologize.

Her master was a vice minister, a high-ranking official. Since the other party was so eager to apologize, she could only accept it gladly.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Fan straightened her back even more and raised her chin even higher.

Unexpectedly, someone stepped forward to meddle in the matter. This meddlesome person was none other than Lady Changning, who was sitting at the next table.

"Second Madam Shen, I saw with my own eyes that it was this old woman who was clumsy and bumped into Young Madam Xu. As Young Madam Xu's elder, you not only failed to protect your own people, but also helped outsiders bully her..."

Lady Changning has a noble title, which is much higher than that of Vice Minister Luo's family. Madam Lu cannot afford to offend her and dares not challenge her. She sat at the dining table wishing she could shrink into a quail.

No matter what Lady Changning said, Lady Shen the Second never refuted it.

Madam Fan knew that the Luo family was not as prestigious as the Changning Earl's family, so she planned to sneak away. However, she was stopped before she could take two steps. The person who stopped her was Granny Fang, who served the Changning Earl's wife.

Seeing that something had happened to Madam Fan, Luo Yin quickly came over to ask what was going on. "Madam, my mother's servant offended you. I apologize."

"You should apologize not to me, but to this young mistress Xu. The old woman in your household is careless and spilled hot soup and wine on young mistress Xu's clothes."

Lady Changning was counting on Gu Ying to help her buy the new "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" products, so naturally she would protect Gu Ying.

Standing there, Mrs. Fan was no longer arrogant as before. She lowered her chin and shrank back like a quail.

Lady Changning accused, "Are all the servants in your Minister Luo's household so arrogant? You were the ones who hit someone, yet you demand an apology from the person you hit. Don't think that just because someone comes from a small place like Qinghe County, they're easy to bully."

When Fan's mother heard the words "Qinghe County," she turned pale with fright and apologized several times before rushing to Madam Luo's side.

Luo Wulang was a fairly upright person. After figuring out the truth, he apologized to Gu Ying many times.

Gu Ying pursed her lips, mustered her courage, and asked, "Fifth Master Luo, do you have any relatives in Qinghe County?"

Luo Yin was taken aback by the question. "Huh? Oh, I don't have any relatives in Qinghe County, but my mother's ancestral home is in Sicheng, Jiangnan, which seems to be not far from Qinghe County. Excuse me, I have official business to attend to, I'll be going now."

Lady Changning had finished her vegetarian meal and bid farewell to Gu Ying, saying, "The General of the Cavalry's residence is only two streets away from ours. You can visit our residence often when you have time."

When he spoke, he didn't even look at the ladies of the Shen family, treating them as if they were invisible.

Madam Lu, the Second Madam of Shen, felt extremely jealous. So many people wanted to curry favor with someone of the Changning Earl's status but couldn't, yet Ruofeng's wife managed to do so? What gave her the right?

Gu Ying replied softly, "Thank you, Madam, I've got it."

Lady Changning was a big fan of Guose Tianxiang. After taking a few steps, she turned back and reminded her, "If you find any new styles of Guose Tianxiang, be sure to share them with me."

Gu Ying smiled and nodded.

Madam Shen was completely bewildered.

A new style of "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance"? Ruofeng's wife comes from a commoner background, how would she know anything about "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" clothes!

According to what Ruoxuan said last night, Gu Ying is just a cousin who is a genius painter.

Even if the painting is very valuable, it's useless; the clothes of a woman of unparalleled beauty are so rare that even money can't guarantee you'll get them in the capital.

When Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen, looked at Gu Ying for the first time, she thought that Ruofeng's wife, a commoner, was dressed more luxuriously than many daughters of officials.

She carefully examined Gu Ying's attire and noticed the words "No Stepping" written on the skirt.

The words on it were actually "national beauty and heavenly fragrance".

"Ruofeng's wife, you're too wasteful. How can a commoner like you be worthy of wearing such beautiful clothes? The Xu family is already poor. If you keep spending like this, we'll go hungry sooner or later."

Gu Ying recalled her cousin's words when she saw her off: "Cousin, I am your support. Don't be afraid when things happen. We don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of trouble either."

"Second Aunt, you're being too nosy. This dress was a gift from my cousin. She gave me thirteen stunning dresses at once. Can't I wear them?"

Madam Shen was so angry her eyes turned red: Thirteen pieces? I didn't buy a single one, and you have thirteen stunningly beautiful dresses! What gives you the right?

There were over a hundred female guests dining on vegetarian food in the dining hall. Hearing that there were thirteen stunningly beautiful dresses, they all gathered around.

In the capital, anyone who can snag three pieces of the "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" dress is already considered lucky. I never imagined that someone would own a full thirteen pieces of the "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" dress. That's outrageous!

I suspect this lady must have a very powerful backer.

Gu Ying immediately became the focus of the entire room.

"Madam, from which household do you reside?"

"The General of the Cavalry's Residence".

"Oh, this is the General of the Cavalry's residence. My home isn't far from it. May I visit you sometime?"

The ladies of the Shen family looked at each other in bewilderment. Civil officials had always looked down on military officials, which was why the General of the Cavalry's mansion had always been relatively unknown.

As a result, she has become famous because of the thirteen stunningly beautiful clothes that her cousin Gu Ying gave her.

The women in these civil officials' households all expressed their desire to visit their homes.

Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen, wanted to reprimand Gu Ying a few more times, but she and Madam Lu, the first wife, were squeezed out by the enthusiastic female guests.

Madam Shen thought that even the wife of the Marquis of Changning was kind and gentle to Gu Ying, so as the head of the Shen family, it would be going too far if she didn't speak up for Gu Ying.

"Second sister-in-law, Ruofeng's wife is an honest person, don't bully her."

"Sister-in-law, even you are siding with her."

Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen, squeezed her way into the crowd, her voice hysterical, "Ruofeng's wife, don't think that just because your clothes have the words 'National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance' on them, they're genuine National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance clothes. The ones your cousin gave you might be fakes."

Gu Ying has always been gentle, but now she's furious: You can bully me, but you can't insult my cousin.

"My cousin owns the 'National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance' brand, how could she possibly send counterfeit goods! You can ask around, Miss Su from Qinghe County is quite famous in the capital."

She had heard Xu Ruofeng say that her cousin's paintings were particularly influential among scholars in the capital, and that when she was in Qinghe County, she had personally witnessed Princess Zhaohua of the capital sending her cousin valuable gifts.

Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen, was even more skeptical. What a boastful person! She actually bragged that her cousin was a woman of unparalleled beauty.

The owner of such a beautiful and talented family is not someone that an ordinary person can impersonate!

"And this 'Miss Su,' she says, as if she's some famous person. As far as she knows, there isn't a single person with the surname Su in any of the prominent families."

Madam Lu sneered, "Anyone can brag! I could say I'm the Jade Emperor, would you believe me?"

Madam Shen's face showed a hint of anger: "Second sister-in-law, hurry up and eat your meal. Stop arguing with the younger generation. It's not right."

Among the onlookers was the fifth daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, who testified, "I can vouch that this dress is indeed made by Guose Tianxiang, and this skirt is exactly the same as the one I bought."

Two other girls also stepped forward and pointed out that the clothes were genuine.

The female onlookers became even more enthusiastic, surrounding Gu Ying and asking her all sorts of questions.

They felt very lucky to have met a relative of the beautiful and charming host today.

The women all wanted to get to know Gu Ying's cousin. As long as they could establish a relationship with the owner of Guose Tianxiang, they would never have to worry about not being able to buy Guose Tianxiang's clothes again.

Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen, hadn't even touched her chopsticks yet; she was too angry to eat.

She got up, threw down her chopsticks, and went to Old Madam Luo's table.