In the inner courtyard of Prince Ning's Mansion, the plum garden where Lin Wanyin and Bai Sulian lived was extremely lively at this time.

Lin Wanyin and Hai were talking to the old ladies of the Shen family and the Song family. Lady Wang, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty, was also there.

The Shen and Song families were already close, and they were also related by marriage to the Su family, so they all chatted casually about family matters without being polite.

Wang praised Su Zhilan to the heavens and if it weren't for her young age, she would have wanted to marry them off by the end of the year.

She had always liked Su Zhilan and didn't care much about the Su family's status. But Wang was even happier when Su Yuanzhou recognized his ancestry.

"I'm not bragging, I'm just lucky." Wang said to the others, "I love daughters the most, but I only have Wanwan. I didn't expect that I would later adopt Ah Ci as my goddaughter, and now I have a daughter-in-law like Zhilan."

"Isn't it because of my good fortune in my previous life?"

Wang's words made everyone present laugh.

Hai put down the teacup, wiped the corners of her lips, and then said, "Sister-in-law is not entirely right. My niece and daughter are not much worse. Miss Jin Yao from the Wang family is also good-looking and knowledgeable."

Wang was slightly stunned. Why did the third wife of the Su family mention Wang Jinyao? Today's occasion had nothing to do with Wang Jinyao. Just like she didn't mention the other two daughters-in-law just now.

"Did your sister-in-law see Jin Yao? That girl was spoiled by my sister-in-law."

The two families are now in-laws, so calling her Madam would seem awkward.

Hai smiled and said, "I didn't see it. A few days ago, Yuan Yi took her sister to Ruyi Tower for dinner and met Miss Wang."

"When I came back, Yuan Yi told me that Miss Wang has a close relationship with both her aunt and cousin from the Song family. It seems that she can even interfere with her cousin's marriage."

"But this is normal. They grew up together, so naturally their relationship is better than with other people."

Hai said this with a smile, his tone was casual and sincere.

Su Yuanyi told her this when he came back from outside that day. He was afraid that his sister would have trouble getting married, so he thought of telling his mother.

Hai discussed it with Su Chengxun again, and they both felt that this matter must be mentioned to the Song family, but they could not go to the Song family and tell them in a high-profile manner, let alone act as if they were going to bring an army to accuse them.

The best way is for the ladies of the two families to simply say a word when they meet and chat.

They did not doubt the Song family's sincerity. If the Song family wanted to get engaged to the Wang family, they would have done it long ago.

So after briefly mentioning it, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty would naturally warn Miss Wang in private. This not only stood up for her daughter, but also did not damage the harmony between the two families.

Wang's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She knew exactly what Wang Jinyao thought of Song Hongshen. That was why she wanted to promote this marriage. She didn't expect that her sister-in-law was so short-sighted that she looked down on Hongshen because he was born out of wedlock.

Could it be that Wang Jinyao was looking for trouble and said something about Su Zhilan?

Old Madam Song looked at her daughter-in-law calmly. Although she was a little dissatisfied in her heart, she could not embarrass her daughter-in-law after all as they were in someone else's home.

Actually, she was satisfied with her daughter-in-law, but she just didn't want to deal with the lady from the Wang family.

Wang noticed her mother-in-law's gaze and her mind raced. She then said to Hai, "That's why people say this girl is spoiled. She has no sense of propriety when it comes to her words. She can't just interfere with her cousin's marriage."

"My sister-in-law is also looking for a husband for her. I hope that after she gets married, she will be more sensible, and my brother and I will feel relieved. But with her personality, I don't know what kind of family she can find."

This is equivalent to giving the Su family a reassurance, and it is also a disguised apology for Wang Jinyao.

Hai immediately smiled and said, "Girls should be spoiled. My daughter has been spoiled by me. Miss Wang is good-looking and has a good temperament. It's easy to pick a good man."

Afterwards, Hai started talking about the new clothes in the shop, which seemed to have put the matter behind her.

Wang breathed a sigh of relief, but she was thinking that she had to go back to the Wang family in the next two days to warn Wang Jinyao not to mention Song Hongshen's marriage outside, and not to cause trouble for Su Zhilan.

Many uninvited guests came to Prince Ning's Mansion today, such as His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, the Prince of Zhenguo, and several young masters from aristocratic families.

So Su Yuanzhou could only stay in the outer courtyard, and the task of entertaining guests in the inner courtyard was handed over to Lin Wanyin, while Su Qingyu took care of the trivial matters in the inner courtyard for him.

After explaining everything to the stewards, Su Qingyu took her two sisters to visit the palace. Because Shen Yue was still in mourning and was about to get married, she did not come to Ning Wangfu today.

It was the first time for several of them to come here, so they found everything new.

They thought Su Zhilan was the youngest and should be taken care of by her two elder sisters, but Su Zhilan had returned from Jiangnan and was more familiar with the layout and architecture of the garden than they were, so she began to explain it to them.

Later, somehow, the discussion turned from the layout of the garden to shipping. Su Shunci now thought about shipping all day long, while Su Zhilan's mind was full of shipbuilding.

The two of them became more and more excited as they talked, especially Su Zhilan, whose horizons and ideas became much broader than before.

Su Shunci looked at her in confusion, "Have you been enlightened by the Bodhisattva? Were you scratching your head when we were in the study room in the outer courtyard before?"

Su Zhilan said mysteriously, "Fourth sister, wait for me for a few more days, I will definitely give you a perfect blueprint."

She likes carpentry and has been taught by her uncle in shipbuilding, so she is considered talented. The only thing she lacks is the understanding of the outside world, so when she draws, she tends to talk about it on paper.

Although the "Prince Cheng" didn't say much today, every word he said hit the nail on the head. Once she gets some more words out of him, the shipbuilding business will be even easier.

Su Qingyu was also shocked when she heard the conversation between the two. She didn't expect Su Zhilan to have such ability.

Su Zhilan begged Su Qingyu again not to tell anyone else, as it would be the end if her mother found out.

Su Qingyu naturally agreed. She always believed that even a girl should have some ability to support herself.

The best person to rely on in this world is not your parents, your husband or your children, but yourself.

While they were talking, Anfu, the servant beside Su Yuanzhou, suddenly came over and whispered to Su Qingyu, "Miss, someone from the Shen family came and said that Princess Chaoyun and Madam Xiang had a quarrel."

"The person who came here is Madam Xiang's servant. He wants you to go back and give Madam Xiang justice."

Su Qingyu was stunned. Why did Li Chaoyun suddenly return home?

"I'll go back to the mansion to take a look. Don't disturb the old lady and the third master first." Su Qingyu instructed Su Shunci.

This is not a glorious thing. If everyone knows about it, the old lady will lose face.

So she planned to go back and deal with it herself and come back before lunch.

Su Qingyu quietly left the palace with her maids and servants and met the maid Ding Chan who came to report the news.

She told Ding Chan to get on the carriage with her, and after sitting down, she asked, "What's going on? Why did the princess quarrel with Madam Xiang?"

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