After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

The Zhou family sent a letter that evening, saying...

"The little actor Zhou Hui flirted with has been kept in the palace by the emperor!"

"She has not been given a title yet, but she stays in the Emperor's Palace of Heavenly Purity, singing for the Emperor."

"If I stay like this, I'm afraid I'll have a bright future..."

When Zhou saw the news sent back by her parents' home, she suddenly felt cold all over and collapsed there.

She was shocked and angry. How could her big brother always hold her back?

My mother's family also said that in order to settle the matter, my eldest brother withdrew 50,000 taels from home and gave it to the third prince.

Thinking about the position of "Princess" that she had missed, the complaints in the letter from her parents made her even more angry.

"I'm almost the princess! If father doesn't discipline him properly, I'm afraid the Third Prince might have a new princess!"

"The concubine's family is also rich! Our Zhou family is not the only one that can support the Third Prince!" The Third Prince's wife scolded her family members who came to deliver the letter.

Xiao Taohong was left in the Qianqing Palace.

Men are always "loyal". No matter how old they are, they are always loyal to beautiful women in their prime years.

Of course, Xiao Taohong was willing to go to the palace with Princess Huihe to meet the emperor, and they both knew their future fate.

For Xiao Taohong, staying in the palace is her best way out.

Otherwise, with her beauty, the more famous she becomes, the more people will miss her.

If she doesn't find a backer for herself, it might be Zhou Hui this time, but who knows who it might be next time.

Song Mingli can protect her for a while, but not for a lifetime.

She also has a younger brother, and the two of them can't just sing for the rest of their lives.

So, when Princess Huihe found her and explained her purpose, Xiao Taohong agreed immediately.

The second day that Xiao Taohong stayed in the palace.

The rewards from the palace were sent to Song Mingliyuan.

A box of huge, round pearls, a beautiful blood-red jade ruyi, and a huge, complete coral tree...

When the palace maids carried the rewards to Qichiyuan, there were eunuchs with clear voices singing the gift list.

Gu Changhai didn't dare to get closer to see, but he was really curious. He moved a ladder, lay on the top of the wall, and watched the stream of water carrying the precious reward to his sister-in-law's yard.

"Oh my god! It's so beautiful! The pearls are so big! The color of the jade ruyi is so bright! Wow! Is that a coral tree? It really opened my eyes!"

Gu Lingyi had just returned to her parents' home. When she heard that the palace had given a reward to her sister-in-law, she was dismissive.

But she couldn't help frowning when she saw her younger brother leaning on the wall and exclaiming.

"Gu Changhai! Come down! How can you lie on the wall like this?" Gu Lingyi shouted angrily.

Gu Changhai saw his elder sister coming back, looked at her and said disdainfully, "A married girl is like spilled water."

"When something happened at home, you didn't come. Now you come to take care of me? Who do you think you are?"

"You!" Gu Lingyi was so angry that she wanted to kick him on the ladder!

Fell to death!

"You dare to kick my ladder! I'm going to scream for my mother!" When Gu Changhai saw her raise her foot, he knew what she was going to do.

He quickly clung to the wall and shouted, "Mom! Come and see! Gu Lingyi is trying to murder me!"

"you shut up!"

"Mom, come and see! Gu Lingyi is going to silence me!"

Gu Lingyi was so angry at his rogue behavior that her face turned red.

She was too lazy to continue entangled with Gu Changhai, which would attract those people from the palace who were sending rewards, and would only treat them and her brother as a joke!

Gu Changhai doesn't feel ashamed, but she does!

Gu Lingyi was so angry that she stormed out.

"Mom! Isn't it your birthday? Your daughter is back to celebrate your birthday!"

Gu Lingyi came to Sun’s courtyard.

When celebrating mother's birthday, you can't come empty-handed.

Gu Lingyi presented two pieces of brocade, both of which were older colors and styles from a few years ago. Even the sheen of the silk had faded a lot.

Sun took a look at the two pieces of cloth and the light on her face faded.

Gu Lingyi pretended not to see her mother's disappointed expression.

"Why aren't there other guests? My sister-in-law didn't send me an invitation either? Could she have forgotten mother's birthday?" Gu Lingyi said in a sarcastic voice.

Sun frowned and looked at Aunt Zhao, "Didn't you say that she asked the sewing room to make clothes quickly? Why hasn't she sent them to me to try?"

"She only gave you two sets of clothes for your birthday?" Gu Lingyi slammed the table and said sharply, "She is too stingy!"

"She has so many treasures in her room! When I came here, I saw the palace sending her a reward! Pearls this big are rare in the market! But she was given a whole box of them!"

"A pigeon-blood-red jade ruyi! A whole coral tree taller than a person! Which one of them would be worth a fortune?"

"She only gave mother two sets of clothes? Oh, unless they are the new Shu brocade that is in great demand in the market now!"

"Does mother know? That kind of Shu brocade is glittering, and the fabric is soft and shiny. It is woven from golden mulberry silk, but unfortunately the production is too small."

"Almost all the existing goods have been bought out by Princess Huihe's Mansion and Princess Taihua's Mansion! If other mansions can get a few feet, it will be very prestigious!"

"If I can wear clothes made of Shu brocade at a banquet, it will not only look good! It is also a symbol of power, ability, and connections! I will be looked up to wherever I go!"

Sun was confused by what Gu Lingyi said.

"The material you mentioned is so good and so rare, how could the Song family have it!"

"Didn't mother say that she was doing business with Princess Taihua? Could Princess Taihua not give her a few feet?"

Gu Lingyi's eyes turned, "If it's brightly colored, it won't be suitable for my mother to make clothes, so it's better to give it to my daughter."

"No wonder you didn't come back when something happened at home! But today you came to my house with two pieces of cloth!" Gu Changhai came back at some point without anyone noticing.

He stood at the door and said sarcastically, "So you came back because you were thinking about your things at home!"

"You want to exchange two pieces of old, out-of-date silk for the new Shu brocade that is in great demand now, so that you can look good when you go out?"

Gu Lingyi's face felt slightly hot after being exposed.

She stood up suddenly and glared at Gu Changhai, "Mom! Look at him! Is he still my brother? Why is he speaking so harshly?"

Gu Changhai rolled his eyes and snorted.

He entered the room and sat down on the other side of Sun.

At this time, a bowl of longevity noodles with an egg in it was brought in from the kitchen.

The kitchen manager said, "This is the order from the Madam, to prepare longevity noodles for the old lady's birthday."

Sun stared in astonishment at the bowl of vegetarian noodle soup with chopped green onions and vegetables and an egg in it, her eyes widening.

"Just... just a bowl of noodles?"

Where's the birthday present? Where's the exquisite dress that I asked the sewing room to make?

"Song Mingli is going too far!" Gu Lingyi said angrily, "Is this how she manages the family?"

"It's my mother's birthday, she should have a grand celebration! Her son has inherited the title of Marquis, and she has become a dowager! Why are you being so petty?"

The kitchen manager is a family-born son promoted by Song Mingli.

The house-born son looked at the married daughter of the Gu family with a cold look.

After all, the Gu family had encountered several incidents before, and this young lady didn't even show up.

Sun borrowed money to pay them their wages, but the young lady was even more reluctant.

If it weren’t for the lady in charge, they wouldn’t have received any wages!

Now that this young lady has returned to her parents' home, why is she acting so high and mighty?

"The old marquis has passed away, and everyone in the mansion is in mourning. The court has a regulation that no banquets can be held during the mourning period. Have you forgotten, young lady?" The steward didn't give her any face and asked directly.

Gu Lingyi is such a "filial" daughter that she can even forget about her father's death.