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

Many people came to the city gate to welcome Grand Secretary Liang so that their children could become his students.

All eyes were drawn to Grand Secretary Liang's young disciple.

Their gazes shifted from the junior disciple to Vice Minister Luo, and then back to the junior disciple. They were so alike, so incredibly alike.

Lord Xue had already guessed who the young disciple's older sister was from his appearance. "Is the young master's sister the unparalleled Miss Su, the owner of Gu's Teahouse?"

Su Xiaobao nodded. "Exactly."

The little one loves hearing others praise her older sister, and is very pleased with the phrase "unparalleled in the world," immediately bringing a genuine smile to her face.

The high-ranking officials and nobles who wanted their descendants to become disciples of Grand Secretary Liang were stunned.

It turns out that the disciple whom Grand Scholar Liang accepted was actually Miss Su's younger brother.

The status of a direct disciple, which others would fight tooth and nail for their descendants, was obtained by Miss Su with ease.

Miss Su is truly a favorite of Heaven.

Miss Su has had it all!

Miss Su quietly arranged for her younger brother to become a disciple of Grand Secretary Liang.

Most people, upon receiving such a good thing, would surely want to tell the whole world.

But Miss Su didn't say anything.

Vice Minister Luo's feelings were very complicated at this moment.

He had always dreamed of his grandson becoming a disciple of Grand Secretary Liang, and now his dream had come true. Xiao Bao, the disciple that Grand Secretary Liang had taken in, was his own grandson. But why was he not happy at all?

Lord Xue's admiration for Miss Su was unmatched by anyone else present, because Lord Xue's father, who was seriously ill and almost died, was saved by the small ginseng given to him by Miss Su.

In Lord Xue's eyes, Miss Su was practically a celestial being.

Therefore, Lord Xue felt extremely honored to be able to speak with Miss Su's brother, saying, "Your sister is truly outstanding; she is a renowned female war goddess in the Great Qi."

Luo Shilang silently rolled his eyes. What a load of rubbish! This Xue fellow is really good at flattery. He actually said that she is famous throughout the Great Qi. That's too exaggerated.

She's just a lucky little girl; she hasn't even been given an official position. What's so great about her?

Only a blind prince would treat her like a treasure. If he could spend a few days with Mingfang, he would definitely fall hopelessly in love with her.

After all, Mingfang was such a beautiful and kind girl.

Su Xiaobao glanced at Vice Minister Luo once before looking away.

My feelings are very complicated. Perhaps because of our blood relation, I feel quite close to them and can't help but want to get closer.

But he would never do that, because he hated Vice Minister Luo and hated how Vice Minister Luo always targeted his sister in court.

His sister was the person he cared about most, and he didn't want to pay attention to anyone who bullied her.

Although Xiao Bao is young, he knows everything.

My sister never hid anything from him; she had already written to him about what was happening in the capital.

Since Vice Minister Luo did not acknowledge his family, he naturally would not acknowledge Vice Minister Luo as his grandfather.

He has his sister, that's enough for him.

Thinking that he had a good relationship with Grand Secretary Liang in the past, and wanting to try again for Ming Geng and Ming Xin, Vice Minister Luo stepped forward and said, "Grand Secretary Liang has just arrived in the capital. His original residence probably hasn't been cleaned yet, right? Why don't you stay at my residence for now, and move back after the Liang residence is cleaned up?"

If Grand Secretary Liang were to move into the Luo residence, Ming Geng and Ming Xin would have the advantage of being close by, and might actually catch Grand Secretary Liang's eye.

Vice Minister Luo felt that Ming Geng was far superior to Su Xiaobao. Ming Geng grew up in the bustling capital, so his perspective was definitely much broader than that of Su Xiaobao, who was born in the countryside.

Without a second thought, Grand Secretary Liang refused, "No need. I will stay in the backyard of Gu's Tea House for the time being, and move to the Liang residence after the renovations are completed."

Everyone present could see that Grand Secretary Liang only recognized Miss Su, rejected Vice Minister Luo's invitation, and chose the accommodation provided by Miss Su.

The little girl didn't even show up, but she won so much she was numb.

Lord Xue took off the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Su Xiaobao, saying, "I have received a great favor from your sister. This is a gift for our first meeting. Please do not find the gift too humble."

Thanks to Miss Su for saving his father, he was spared from resigning from his official post and observing the mourning period, thus preserving his wealth and status.

In Lord Xue's eyes, his son becoming an apprentice was a minor matter; meeting Miss Su was the real issue.

Therefore, Lord Xue enthusiastically suggested, "Grand Secretary Liang, Young Master Su, let me, Lord Xue, escort you to Gu's Teahouse."

Grand Secretary Liang declined, saying, "Lord Xue, there's no need to be so polite. Miss Su has already sent someone to pick you up. If you're going to Gu Ji's place, we can go together."

"Okay, let's go together then."

As Vice Minister Luo watched the departing carriage, he felt quite disappointed and uttered three words resentfully, "sycophant."

That guy surnamed Xue is such a sycophant; he actually gave his personal jade pendant to Su Xiaobao.

Lord Zhao mocked Vice Minister Luo, saying, "Look, you've waited here all day for nothing. The key is that you didn't find the right person. That young master only became an apprentice because of his sister. You could have relied on your granddaughter, but unfortunately, you don't acknowledge your own granddaughter!"

Lord Zhao's words drew everyone's attention to Vice Minister Luo.

Everyone looked at Minister Luo with strange eyes.

The story of how Luo's son was switched by a farmer decades ago has spread throughout the capital.

Everyone knows that Miss Su is the granddaughter of Vice Minister Luo.

Therefore, Grand Secretary Liang's personal disciple was also Vice Minister Luo's grandson.

It's a pity. I heard that Minister Luo has severed ties with Miss Su's family. There's a sign outside the Guiping Marquis's mansion that says "No Luo family members or dogs allowed."

They couldn't possibly be worthy of the outstanding Miss Su.

But Vice Minister Luo was different. He once had a tremendous opportunity presented to him, but he personally pushed it away.

I heard that after learning that his own son had been switched at birth, Minister Luo immediately sent people to Qinghe County to sever ties with his family. He was utterly foolish.

It's quite amusing to see Vice Minister Luo do something so stupid. It's good that everyone is equally incompetent. It would be really infuriating if Vice Minister Luo were to adopt a powerful granddaughter and ride roughshod over them.

Devastated, Vice Minister Luo seemed to have gone mad, suddenly roaring to the sky, "I did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong, it's all her fault, she stole Mingfang's identity and status—"

Lord Zhao sighed and said to Fan Dajiang, "You should take your master to the clinic for a checkup."

Fan Dajiang: I want to send him to meet the King of Hell!

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After arriving at the backyard of Gu's Teahouse, Grand Secretary Liang placed his wife's portrait in the room and then went to find Miss Su.

The first thing he did upon seeing Miss Su was to show her the orchid seedling.

These orchid seedlings were a gift from Miss Su.

Grand Secretary Liang valued Xiao Miao highly, placing her in front of his wife's portrait and taking meticulous care of her every day, regarding her as more important than his own life.

"Miss Su, the leaves of this seedling are turning a little yellow."

Su Qianqian also kept this matter in mind.

She estimated that the fertilizer water she left for Grand Secretary Liang before leaving the capital was almost used up.

Su Qianqian asked Xiangming to bring out a bucket of new fertilizer water, which contained spiritual spring water.

"Lord Liang, this bucket of liquid fertilizer was prepared by me personally. Just scoop a small spoonful onto the orchid seedlings every day."

"Thank you, Miss Su. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you often in the future. If there's anything I can do to help you, please don't hesitate to ask."

Lord Xue watched the whole thing from the sidelines, his attention completely drawn to the fertilizer solution.

Since the fertilizer solution in front of us was prepared by Miss Su herself, anything associated with Miss Su must be good, and drinking it will surely bring good fortune.

This trip was definitely worthwhile; I've found another gem.

Lord Xue enthusiastically snatched the wooden bucket of fertilizer water from Xiangming's hands. "Lord Liang, may I help you carry it inside?"

Lord Liang thought to himself: You've already snatched the wooden bucket, would you let go if I said no?

After carrying the wooden bucket into the house, Lord Xue secretly drank a large mouthful of fertilizer water while lying on the bucket.

Wow, this water is so sweet and refreshing! It makes my stomach feel warm and comfortable after drinking it.

Even the fertilizer solution prepared by Miss Su tastes so delicious.

I need to find another excuse to come over and drink some fertilizer water tomorrow.

When Lord Liang entered the room, he saw Lord Xue hunched over a wooden tub and found it strange. "Lord Xue, what are you doing?"

Lord Xue quickly stood up. "No, it's nothing. I was just smelling it to see if the water had any taste. Lord Liang, I'll come see you again tomorrow."

After saying this, he nervously took his leave and departed.