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

Su Qianqian originally thought that since the restaurant was close to the academy, she could ask the scholars or teachers about the academy's student admission policy when they came to eat, and she wanted to send Xiaobao to study there.

After waiting for many days, not a single scholar came in to eat.

This is really strange. The academy is only a hundred meters away, and the food smells delicious, so why is there not a single scholar coming in to eat?

She was so focused on the restaurant that she didn't know that her legend had already spread throughout the capital.

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In the capital, Meng Baozhu was not comfortable staying at the Meng family's main residence at all.

She was the eldest daughter in Qinghe County, but after coming here, she became the seventh daughter of the family.

The Meng family is one of the five great families, with deep roots and a powerful clan. The mansion she lives in belongs to the direct line of the Meng family, and it is a large and prosperous family with many legitimate daughters.

Every girl in the family discriminated against her because she came from a remote small county, so Meng Baozhu missed her Sister Su even more.

From childhood to adulthood, only Sister Su was truly kind to her. When she was kidnapped by human traffickers, it was Sister Su who risked her life to save her.

Madam Wang sat with Baozhu in the sun by the artificial hill, feeling very sorry for her young mistress, who had become increasingly silent since arriving in Beijing.

It was precisely because of the chaos in the inner quarters of the Meng family that Fifth Master Meng took his wife and daughters away to live in Qinghe County, fearing that his fifth wife would be mistreated.

Just then, the maid Chun Tao ran over, breathless, "Miss, the steward from Qinghe County has brought you a gift from Miss Su. Would you like to go back to your room and take a look?"

"Okay, let's hurry back and take a look."

When Wang's mother turned her head, she finally saw her young mistress smile. It was truly a rare sight.

On their way back to the house, the three of them overheard the Fifth Miss's maid, Dingxiang, gossiping with several young maids.

"I heard that the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion is holding a birthday banquet tomorrow. The Seventh Miss grew up in a small town and is quite uncouth. Do you think the First Madam will take the Seventh Miss to the Duke's Mansion for the banquet?"

"Definitely not. How could a country bumpkin like her be worthy of attending the Duke of Anguo's birthday banquet?"

Madam Wang was so angry that she gritted her teeth. How dare a maidservant of a concubine's daughter gossip about the legitimate daughter! She immediately dragged her maid, Dingxiang, to the First Madam to settle the matter.

"Please, Madam, seek justice for my young lady."

After hearing Wang Mama's explanation of what had happened, the First Madam beckoned to two burly old women and pointed at Dingxiang, saying, "Sell this girl to a slave trader, regardless of whether she lives or dies."

As the lady of the house, if she doesn't deal with this gossipy maid properly, she'll be accused of not managing the household well.

Dingxiang was dragged out by the old woman while wailing.

The First Madam held Baozhu's hand with a loving expression and praised her, "Baozhu, you're growing more and more beautiful. You should prepare yourself well. Tomorrow, at the Anguo Duke's birthday banquet, I'll take you to meet some girls your age. If you like any clothes or jewelry, feel free to buy them. The money will come from the public funds."

The First Madam originally wanted to find an excuse not to bring Baozhu to the Duke's birthday banquet, but now that this has happened, Baozhu has been wronged on the surface, so she can no longer treat her poorly.

It was all Dingxiang's fault.

The Duke of Anguo's family was the Empress's maternal family, and their status among the aristocratic families was still very high.

Such birthday banquets are usually attended by many eligible men and women, and are also a good opportunity for prominent families to form marriage alliances.

After breakfast, the Meng family's eldest daughters, dressed in the most fashionable new clothes in the capital, got into the carriage looking splendid.

Today, the First Madam only brought four young ladies to the Duke's Mansion: the Third Miss Meng Yulian, the Fourth Miss Meng Yushuang, the Sixth Miss Meng Yuqing, and the Seventh Miss Meng Baozhu.

The young ladies of the Meng family in this generation all have the character "Yu" in their names. The legitimate daughters all have the character "Yu" in their names, which were all given by the old patriarch of the Meng family.

Only Baozhu grew up far from the capital and her name did not contain the character "Yu" (jade).

Fourth Miss Meng Yushuang lifted the carriage curtain and craned her neck to look towards the gate.

"I heard that Seventh Sister is going to wear clothes sent from a small county town. I guess many people in the capital have never even heard of Qinghe County. It's just a remote and ignorant little county town. If Seventh Sister wears the fashionable clothes there, she will definitely be very embarrassed in our capital."

Sixth Miss Meng Yuqing snorted, "Fourth Sister, if Seventh Sister is laughed at for being a country bumpkin, we'll all be laughed at too."

The two were eagerly waiting to see Meng Baozhu make a fool of herself.

But then Meng Baozhu came out wearing a very beautiful and gorgeous outfit.

The clothes almost blinded them.

The dress that Su Qianqian sent was silver-pink in color, with large patches of four-leaf clovers embroidered on the hem.

The four-leaf clover was studded with many colorful crystals smaller than grains of rice, which sparkled with tiny starlight in the sunlight, making it incredibly beautiful.

The shape of a four-leaf clover is attractive in itself, and anyone who has never seen one before will fall in love with it at first sight, not to mention the shimmering and beautiful crystal-like fragments on the leaves.

The sixth young lady was so jealous that she tore her handkerchief embroidered with plum blossoms to shreds.

Wang's mother and Chun Tao were also full of amazement. They never expected that the dress sent by Miss Su would be so beautiful. Their young lady looked as beautiful as a fairy when she wore it.

Hmph! Now let's see which ignorant servant in the manor dares to mock Miss as a country bumpkin!

The third young lady, Meng Yulian, was the most talented among them, and she casually uttered a line of poetry.

"Step by step, lotus blossoms bloom; pleats flutter in the wind, crowning the capital. Fourth sister, sixth sister, I think the fabric on seventh sister's clothes is very shiny, even more beautiful than the shimmering brocade used by the empresses in the harem."

"Hmph, what's so great about her?" Miss Meng turned her head away angrily. She had originally been excited to see Meng Baozhu make a fool of herself, but things didn't go as planned, and she was the one who ended up making a fool of herself.

Miss Meng was so angry that her eyes turned red.

Why should Meng Baozhu, who grew up in a poor, remote area, be able to wear such gorgeous clothes?

Madam Meng felt a throbbing headache.

Unexpectedly, the pearl she disliked the most stole all the spotlight.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's hurry up and set off. When you get to the Duke's mansion, remember to make friends with people from noble families."

Upon entering the Duke's mansion, a group of young girls were arranged to play in Langxiu Garden. All the girls were attracted by Baozhu's dress and surrounded her in the center.

Countless eyes were fixed on Baozhu's gorgeous dress, their gazes filled with envy.

Everyone wants to own a gorgeous dress like the one Meng Baozhu is wearing.

But noble ladies are concerned about their image, so they speak indirectly.

"This young lady looks unfamiliar. Which household does she belong to?"

"I am Meng Baozhu from the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion."

Meng Baozhu's face was flushed. Apart from Sister Su, she hadn't made any other friends and was feeling a little out of place.

"Baozhu, this dress makes you look as beautiful as a fairy."

"Baozhu, your dress is so pretty, I wonder—"

Someone called out, "Princess Zhaohua has arrived," interrupting the young girl's question.

All the girls automatically stepped aside to make way for Princess Zhaohua.

The Duke of Anguo's family is the maternal family of the current empress. The twenty-two-year-old emperor and empress grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and it is said that the emperor and empress have an extremely good relationship.

Princess Zhaohua is the only unmarried legitimate daughter of the Duke of Anguo's family and the only younger sister of the current Empress. The sisters have a very good relationship and she is often summoned to the palace by the Empress for conversation.

He's the kind of guy every girl wants to befriend.

Princess Zhaohua walked up to Baozhu, looked her up and down several times, and asked with a smile, "I noticed you from afar, little sister. Your dress is truly unique. Where did you buy it?"

Meng Baozhu, being straightforward, replied immediately, "Oh, I have two similar dresses. The other one is embroidered with ginkgo leaves. They were both gifts from my sister Su."

All the noble ladies secretly memorized the name "Sister Su" in their hearts. They wished they also knew the Sister Su that Baozhu had mentioned.

I wonder where the Su sister Baozhu mentioned bought that gorgeous dress? Or did she sew it herself?

If this gorgeous dress was truly made by Sister Su herself, it's absolutely amazing!

If they could wear such gorgeous dresses, they would surely become dazzling figures like jewels.

The group of noble ladies speculated that since Meng Baozhu came from the Meng family, one of the five great families, Miss Su, who could associate with the eldest daughter of the Meng family and give away such a gorgeous and unique dress, must also be a noble lady. However, no matter how hard they thought about it, they could not think of any high-ranking family in the capital with the surname Su.

But it doesn't matter. As long as we get along well with Baozhu, we can always get the answer from her and find out the origin of the Huaqun.