The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

Seeing the two maids' expressions getting stranger and stranger, Yan Muxi became even more curious. "You two, hurry up and tell me what's in the box. Could it be feces or something filthy?"

"Although what's inside is not dirty, it's not good stuff either. Miss, you'd better not ask, lest you feel upset when you know." Yinxia looked embarrassed.

"Am I the kind of delicate lady who can't stand a blow? Open it quickly and let me take a look." Yan Muxi walked a little closer, his curiosity reaching its peak at this moment.

Yin Xia sighed, knowing that she couldn't avoid it, she opened the box helplessly, "Don't be sad, Miss. Prince Rong may have just given it as a casual gift and didn't take it seriously at all."

When Yan Muxi saw the three big pears lying in the box, he was also stunned.

After a long time, he murmured, "Yu Wantai may not really care about it, but it's hard to say whether he cares about it or not."

"Miss, please don't be sad. It's not worth it!" Yinxia advised with a distressed look in her eyes.

The wedding hasn't even started yet, but the future son-in-law has already given his daughter a few big pears as a birthday gift. "Pear" and "divorce" have the same pronunciation, so isn't this telling the daughter that they will have to divorce sooner or later? The future son-in-law's move is really too much!

Yan Muxi's first reaction was the same as Yin Xia's. Yu Wantai was trying to disgust her and remind her that they would get divorced sooner or later.

But on second thought, it was a good thing that Yu Wantai wanted to divorce her! Even if they couldn't divorce, being divorced was much better than being locked up in Prince Rong's mansion for the rest of her life.

After she figured it out, she ran to the inner room, took out the detoxification pill she had extorted from Aunt Ming, and swallowed it hastily.

After coming out, she picked up a duck pear and ate it happily. The dog prince sent her away on her birthday. Maybe he really had good intentions. She had to try it even at the risk of being poisoned.

I wonder where Prince Gou bought these pears from? They are quite sweet.

Dongyu drooled at the sight, "Is it sweet?"

Yan Muxi pursed her lips towards the box, "There's still some here, try it yourself!"

Dongyu reached out to take it, but was slapped back by Yinxia.

No matter how disgusting the food that the future son-in-law sends to the young lady is, it is not the turn of the servants to eat it.

"I'll put the remaining two fruits in the ice cellar for you. You can eat them when you're thirsty." After Yin Xia said this, she took the remaining two fruits away without waiting for Yan Muxi to reply.

Dong Yu was upset because he didn't get to eat the fruit, so he went to the outer courtyard to report back. He got even angrier when he saw the cold and unpopular black-faced follower.

"My lady has accepted the fruit, you can go back and report now!"

Ruyi asked with a cold face, "Did your young lady say anything?" He was really impatient to deal with the rude maid of the Yan family. He was afraid that his master would ask about it when he returned, so he could only patiently chat with her for a few more words.

"No, he just focused on eating the fruit. I couldn't even eat it if I wanted to."

Hearing Dongyu's mumbling, Ruyi interrupted hurriedly, "You ate the fruit too?"

"You wanted to eat it, but you didn't get to eat it. It's just a fruit, no need to make a fuss about it." Dong Yu rolled his eyes at Ruyi and turned back to the inner courtyard.

If I could beat him, I really wanted to beat him up. He was just a little bit stronger than her. Why did he have to act so arrogant all day? It was annoying.

Ruyi pressed her throbbing forehead and thought that it was a good thing that the eldest girl didn't get to eat it, otherwise their master would have definitely dug the fruit out of her intestines.

After serving closely for eight years, he had never seen his master treasure anything. The three golden fruits that had been treasured for several months were given to the prince's wife who had not yet married, and his mother, Princess Rong, did not even get to taste a single one.

As a personal servant, following his master all day long, he really couldn't understand. It was obvious that their master loved the Third Miss Yan, so why did he suddenly become so interested in the Second Miss?

Yan Muxi's only handkerchief was left to Gu Yuelan, who was in mourning, so there was no grand birthday banquet held and only a simple family dinner.

The birthday banquet was held in Manwei Garden, which happened to coincide with the academy's holiday. Except for the married Yan Muyun, all the masters of the Yan family were present.

Old Mrs. Yan only mentioned Yan Muxi when she first entered the door, and after that, all her eyes and saliva were directed at her grandchildren.

Yan Muxi had been puzzled more than once. Old Lady Yan, who was born a peasant woman, had been an official's wife for nearly twenty years, but she had not changed at all since she was a peasant.

For many years, there were only two maids in charge of cleaning in Fujuyuan. Not only did the old lady not allow anyone to serve her personally, she also opened up a large vegetable plot in the yard and fenced off a small area to feed chickens and ducks. On weekdays, apart from growing vegetables and feeding chickens and ducks, she would do some needlework. She never participated in banquets held in various mansions, and the few times she went out of the mansion each year were to burn incense and worship Buddha.

I heard from my mother that when the old lady first came to Luodu, she insisted on going out of the house to sell the chicken and duck eggs she had saved. She was stopped several times by Su and Yan Yongchen before she gave up reluctantly.

It's normal for people to be unable to accept a change in status in a short period of time, but how stubborn must the old lady be to remain unchanged for nearly twenty years?

The three concubines stood and served for a while, and then were allowed to sit down and eat together.

Aunt Li was a beautiful concubine given by the local officials when Yan Yongchen was sent to a distant place. She was promoted to an aunt after she gave birth to a child. Aunt Sun was a reward from Yan Yongchen's superiors and was also promoted to a concubine after he had a child. The two of them were well-behaved and never quarreled in the courtyard.

Except for the brainless A'niang and the scheming Aunt Ge, multiple women serve the same man, and there is no quarrel or noise, which is very harmonious.

Perhaps because of too many things happening recently, Yan Muxi was upset and felt that it was abnormal for his concubine to be too obedient. There was something weird in the whole mansion.

After the banquet, Yan Muqing followed Yan Muxi to Jinyuyuan under the pretext of watching some flowers.

Knowing that she had something to say, Yan Muxi sent the servants away.

"The old minister has retired. Tomorrow morning, my father will be officially promoted to the Minister of Personnel." Yan Muqing sighed, his face full of worry.

Yan Muxi comforted Xiaoxiao, "If you knew it earlier, you couldn't stop it. There's no point in worrying about it, big sister."

The appointment of a head of a department would cause great turmoil in the court, which required a long process of competition and decision-making. The formal appointment was the final step. As long as Yan Yongchen was not dead or injured, his appointment as the Shangshu was an irreversible outcome.

Yan Muxi thought for a moment and asked, "How long will it take for father to join the cabinet?"

"Early February after the New Year." Yan Muqing said truthfully.

Yan Muxi was very surprised when he heard this, "So fast?"

Entering the cabinet is equivalent to entering the power center of Dafeng. Successive emperors were extremely cautious in selecting ministers to enter the cabinet. How could Yan Yongchen enter the cabinet in such a short time?

Yan Muqing smiled bitterly, "So, I'm afraid we don't have time to plan slowly. Once father enters the cabinet, I'm afraid even my grandfather and uncle will no longer be able to check and balance him."

Yan Muxi wanted to say that even if Yan Yongchen did not enter the cabinet, the Su family would not be able to check and balance him! Otherwise, they would have taken action to check and balance him long ago. Why wait until now?

The Su family has been maintaining its status quo in recent years. Tutor Su has stayed away from the center of the court, and the uncle of the Su family has a gentle approach.

The wolf cub has already grown up. The current situation is that the Su family can neither check and control Yan Yongchen nor get rid of him, so they can only let him grow wildly.

Yan Muqing suddenly remembered something, "It seems that the Sixth Prince had an accident during the autumn hunt not long ago."