Marrying into a rich family by mistake, it is difficult to be a mistress

Ji Chuhe came to the garden of the palace and was stunned by the scene before him.

She had just visited the garden yesterday, and it looked brand new overnight.

It is the flower season now, but the princess specially ordered people to tidy up the garden and sent people to buy some new flowers and trees. The garden looks very elegant.

I saw maids busying around in the garden, a prosperous scene.

The seven wives of the county magistrates and the young ladies of the mansion have all arrived.

In addition to these people, there were also some ladies and young ladies from famous families in Huaiyang, setting up more than a dozen tables.

The princess had not arrived yet, so everyone gathered in groups of three or four to chat.

Geng and Ji Qingyuan also wanted to blend in with these people, but everyone treated them like plague gods and would at most say hello and then stop talking to them.

The situation of the two was very awkward, and it was also the first time that they were treated so coldly in such an occasion.

Geng was so upset that she didn't treat Ji Qingyuan well at all.

Ji Qingyuan was upset. She used to be the focus of various banquets! These people were trying to curry favor with her!

Suddenly, there was a commotion not far away.

People flocked in that direction.

Geng and Ji Qingyuan also hurried in that direction, thinking that the princess had arrived.

I didn’t expect that the person coming was Ji Chuhe!

When the two saw Ji Chuhe's current appearance, they were both so shocked that their jaws dropped!

Ji Chuhe was seen wearing a brocade dress with colorful satin embroidered with flowers and butterflies, and a pair of shoes embroidered with phoenix patterns. Judging from the sheen on the shoe uppers, the embroidery threads used to embroider the shoe uppers were all valuable gold and silver threads.

The golden crown on his head was extremely luxurious. Even the nobles and celebrities in Huaiyang had never seen such a good thing.

Ji Chuhe was dressed elegantly and radiantly.

Standing out among the crowd, you stand out.

These people are no strangers to Ji Chuhe.

After all, these families have personal connections with each other in private.

Except when attending the princess's banquets, Geng did not bring Ji Chuhe with her, for fear that Ji Chuhe would catch the princess's eye. Whenever she went somewhere else, she would bring Ji Chuhe with her for the sake of her own reputation.

In the past, these people had never paid attention to Ji Chuhe, this inconspicuous little girl, and their impression of Ji Chuhe was that she was not good at talking and was timid and cowardly.

Now it seems like Ji Chuhe has become a different person.

"Greetings, Madam Crown Prince." Someone stepped forward and saluted.

The rest of the people then remembered and hurriedly saluted Ji Chuhe.

"Ladies and young ladies, there is no need to be so polite. Today, my mother invites you all to come and enjoy the flowers. You don't have to be restrained, just be casual." Ji Chuhe raised her hand.

Every gesture and movement shows elegance and grace.

Such demeanor surprised everyone again. How could this be the timid little girl they were familiar with?

In just this short period of time, he changed his opinion of Ji Chuhe.

"My mother hasn't come yet, so everyone can just stroll around the garden." Ji Chuhe said again.

"Okay, okay." Everyone immediately agreed.

Ji Chuhe walked in front, surrounded by a group of ladies and young ladies, looking very impressive.

Geng almost had a heart attack when watching this scene.

"Did you see that? If you hadn't been crazy and insisted on marrying that poor boy Shen Chengjing, you would have been the one enjoying wealth and glory and being surrounded by people!"

Ji Qingyuan pursed her lips and did not refute.

Shen Chengjing didn't let her tell anyone about her rebirth, and said that if such a bizarre thing were to get out, it would be bad for her and she might be mistaken for a monster and burned to death.

She didn't dare say anything more, and even kept the truth from her own mother, Geng.

"How come this pine tree grows so beautifully, like an outstretched arm? If the princess hadn't invited me to appreciate the flowers today, I wouldn't have seen such a wonderful sight!" The speaker was Mrs. Chen, the wife of the governor of Yunze County.

"Yes, yes." The people around echoed.

"This pot of pine tree did not grow like this naturally, but grew into this shape through human intervention. It can be appreciated as a landscape." Ji Chuhe spoke slowly.

Potted landscapes are just beginning to gain popularity in Daxia, so they are still a rare item.

"It turned out to be human intervention, but I didn't see any signs of pruning." Mrs. Chen looked surprised.

“That’s intervention starting from when it was just a tiny seedling.” Ji Chuhe explained again.

"The Crown Prince's wife really knows a lot. If she hadn't said that, I would never have thought that the growth of pine trees could be artificially intervened! You can make it grow into whatever shape you want it to grow into." Mrs. Chen immediately praised.

Everyone nodded again.

Ji Qingyuan couldn't help feeling sad when she saw this scene.

She couldn't bear to see Ji Chuhe being so prominent.

Aren’t these people just trying to flatter Ji Chuhe?

Even if Ji Chuhe farted, they would say it smells good!

"In my opinion, this pine tree grew naturally." Ji Qingyuan's voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked in her direction, and immediately showed disdain on their faces.

This Ji Qingyuan doesn't even bother to keep her tail between her legs and try to minimize her presence, and dares to directly provoke Ji Chuhe.

It would be fine if Ji Chuhe was not favored in the palace.

Look at Ji Chuhe’s outfit. The princess is almost pampering Ji Chuhe to the sky!

Who among those present knows what happened in the Ji family?

Geng's double-faced behavior may be enough to deceive men, but the women in the inner house all know it well.

"Sister, don't pretend to know something you don't. The princess found such a wonder and invited us to admire it, but you said it grew like this due to human intervention. How can the princess save her face by saying this?" Ji Qingyuan smiled coldly at Ji Chuhe.

"Who was I thinking? It turns out to be the second daughter of Magistrate Ji. Oh, no, you shouldn't call her the Second Miss. You should call her Madam Shen." Madam Chen looked Ji Qingyuan up and down.

Just this one glance almost made Ji Qingyuan break down.

Because today she was wearing an old dress, although it was also gorgeous, it could not compare with Ji Chuhe.

Moreover, she had worn it once before when she attended the birthday party at the Chen Mansion.

She wished that everyone present would suffer from collective amnesia and forget her previous outfit.

"Mrs. Shen, now that you're married into the Shen family, you're still worrying about the Wang Mansion." Mrs. Chen said sarcastically.

"I...I'm just telling the truth." Ji Qingyuan argued with a red face.

"The truth? Are you telling the truth? You think too highly of yourself." Another lady spoke up, with an even more impolite tone.

"This person, it is valuable to have self-knowledge. If Madam Shen doesn't understand, she should just keep quiet like us. But she pretends to understand when she doesn't."

"People of the same family are alike! Madam Shen is just like Master Shen, both love to pretend!" Another voice sounded, with a hint of mockery.

"Mrs. Sheng, do you still know Mr. Shen?"

"More than knowing each other, at the beginning, my family wanted to hire a teacher to teach the children. There were several people who came to apply. I finally chose Shen Chengjing. Shen Chengjing claimed to be well-read and knowledgeable about ancient and modern times. Guess what happened in the end?"