Jiang Xueli snorted coldly and sat down reluctantly.

"Sister, what I want to say is that if she can do it, I can do it too, but if you can do it, she may not be able to do it."

Jiang Xueli paused for a moment, then looked at her doubtfully: "Please give me some advice, sister."

Jiang Xuewei: "In recent days, I have seen my father assisting His Highness in handling official business. His Highness is still willing to give my father some face. Why don't we ask my father to come forward and help you propose marriage."

Jiang Xueli said arrogantly: "That witch is worthy of sharing a husband with me? I don't like her. I even think she is dirty."

Jiang Xuewei said disapprovingly: "As long as His Highness is willing to accept my sister, these are trivial matters."

"Sister, do you have any ideas?"

"Of course, as long as Your Highness accepts my sister into the inner house, everything else will be easy. As for that witch..." She leaned close to Jiang Xueli's ear and whispered, "When the time comes, we will..."

Jiang Xueli listened patiently, and slowly, a hint of surprise and astonishment flashed in her eyes. She looked at Jiang Xuewei blankly, only to see Jiang Xuewei pick a peony from the vase with fierce actions.

……

Cuiwei brought the porridge and side dishes to the table. Su Qian noticed that she was not happy, so she asked her, "What's wrong with you? If you have something to say, just say it."

"Miss, the news that His Highness stayed in our courtyard last night has spread..."

Su Qian had anticipated this last night, so she was not too surprised. Such a small matter would not make her frown so deeply, there must be other reasons.

Su Qian glanced at her and said, "I guess the rumors outside are not very nice."

Cuiwei was a little surprised. She didn't expect that she could actually guess it. "The girl is really smart. The two people from Qiongdan Court and Qiongyu Court spoke very harshly, especially the younger sister."

Su Qian drank a mouthful of porridge and said calmly: "Let them talk. If they are really too much, Yan Xuanye will take care of it. We don't need to worry about it."

Not long after breakfast, the maidservant beside the wife of the Tongpan came over to pass on a message. She bowed respectfully to Su Qian and said, "Goddess, the Tongpan has been busy with official business for a few days and has not had time to entertain the guests. Today at 3:30 pm, the Tongpan will host a banquet in Qinghui Garden to entertain guests. I hope you can come and show your favor then."

"Got it. I'll be there."

It has been such a long time since she traveled to the ancient times and was bored all day long. Finally, she can have some fun and experience the ancient banquets.

"Yes, that slave will leave."

Su Qian thought, it seems that this judge is really anxious. It's not even lunch time yet, but he's in a hurry to send a maid to tell her to prepare a banquet for the guests. I'm afraid he wants to force his daughter to Yan Xuanye. Maybe he will target her. It looks like... it's a Hongmen Banquet.

"Since you are attending a banquet, you should dress up nicely. Not only should you outshine the two young ladies of the Jiang family, but you should also let His Highness's subordinates see clearly that you are the one who is most suitable for His Highness."

Su Qian stopped her: "No need, just dress normally."

If she was too dazzling and Yan Xuanye paid too much attention to her, she would worry about how to return in the future.

Besides, the protagonists of tonight should be the two sisters. If she steals the limelight from them, they would definitely be jealous of her.

Su Qian didn't care about anything else, she just hoped that it wouldn't hinder her from completing her task. If someone came to her room every few days and talked to her about nonsense, wasting her time, or deliberately found things for her to do, she would be annoyed to death.

Cuiwei was anxious: "Girl!"

"Just listen to me."

Cuiwei agreed reluctantly and selected several sets of clothes and jewelry for her to choose from. Su Qian chose a white gauze dress embroidered with jasmine flowers and also chose simple jewelry.

Cuiwei helped her bathe and dress, and then put on the dress.

Su Qian looked at herself in the mirror and was quite satisfied. "Let's go."

Maids held lanterns to lead her along the way. Before the hour of Si, she could already hear the sounds of singing and dancing in Qinghui Garden. The lingering sound was accompanied by laughter and chatter in the hall, and the sound of toasting and clinking cups. It must have been extremely lively.

Cuiwei was a little dissatisfied: "Miss, when the maid of the Tongpan's wife came to pass on the message, didn't she say it was 3:45 pm? Now it's not even 4:45 pm yet, but the banquet has already started in Qinghui Garden. Could it be that the Tongpan and his wife are doing this on purpose..."

Su Qian pretended to cough twice to interrupt her: "Ahem." Then he turned around and gave her a warning look, indicating that she should stop talking.

This is the Tongpan Mansion, and the person leading the way is also the Tongpan Mansion's maid. If she speaks ill of the Tongpan and his wife right under the Tongpan Mansion's maid's nose, if the maid can't control herself and tells the Tongpan's wife, she will definitely not be forgiven.

When he arrived at the gate of Qinghui Garden, he saw a tall and slender black figure. Su Qian was stunned. Why was he here?

When Yan Xuanye saw her coming, the depression in his heart suddenly dissipated, and he was filled with joy. He immediately went to greet her, "I thought you were angry with me and didn't want to come."

"I got lost on the way here and took a few detours." She asked in confusion, "Why aren't you sitting inside?"

"I sat there and listened to their flattery, and my ears became calloused." He paused, and then said, "And... I was afraid that you were still angry, so I came out to wait. I thought that if you didn't come, I would not attend the banquet and go back to accompany you."

Perhaps because he was attending a banquet, Yan Xuanye wore a black robe embroidered with gold dragon patterns today. Compared with usual, he looked more noble and not so dull.

"Come on, I'll lead you in."

Su Qian nodded: "Okay."

In Qinghui Garden, Jiang Xueli glanced at the empty seat with annoyance. Her father had hosted a banquet, and Yan Xuanye only stayed for less than a quarter of an hour before leaving the garden without a word. No one dared to question or stop him, so they could only watch him stride away.

She said with some dissatisfaction: "Sister, the banquet is just about to begin, but His Highness suddenly left the table. Isn't this a slap in the face of our family?"

There was also resentment in Jiang Xuewei's eyes, but it was hard to see on her face. "Let's wait and see what happens."

Other people around them also talked about this matter to some extent. After all, they were the hosts of the banquet, and being discussed as the center of public opinion, especially in front of a bunch of servants, naturally made the family of five unhappy.

It’s just that the Tongpan couple and Jiang Xuewei are at a higher level and can hide their emotions. Jiang Xueli and her younger brother Jiang Ziyi are not so smart.

Jiang Xueli was just feeling dissatisfied when she saw Yan Xuanye holding Su Qian's hand, and the two of them came in together, talking and laughing.

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