The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

After everyone was seated, An Xiaoqiu changed into a pink dress and walked over leisurely.

As soon as he entered the room, An Xiaoqiu bowed to the old lady and explained why he was late today.

The old lady knew exactly why An Xiaoqiu was late. Fortunately, today was a good day and she didn't want to be at odds with An Xiaoqiu today. She nodded and let An Xiaoqiu take her seat.

Yang Qi looked at An Xiaoqiu's dress. It was newly made, made of ancient fragrant satin. It seemed that An Xiaoqiu had spent a lot of time preparing for today's banquet. Although the An family was an imperial merchant, the resources that could be allocated to An Xiaoqiu were very limited. She probably didn't have many clothes made of ancient fragrant satin.

Clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. With this fine material as a backdrop, An Xiaoqiu is indeed more beautiful than before.

After the meal started, An Xiaoqiu sat below Yang Jing, keeping her head down while eating the food in front of her, and from time to time she glanced at Yang Qing who was sitting at the upper seat and talking to the old lady and the Duke.

Although Yang Qi was talking to Yang Lan, he was always paying attention to An Xiaoqiu's movements out of the corner of his eye.

Brother Yang Qing, the middleman of the incident, had been chatting about poetry and songs with Song Hongwen and saying auspicious words to the old lady, and did not notice what was happening on his sister's side.

After the meal, the maids brought water for rinsing mouth and towels.

Yang Qi just took the cup for rinsing her mouth when she suddenly thought of the scene when An Xiaoqiu first came to the Duke's Mansion to dine. She was full of envy at the time. Although the Duke's Mansion of Song has now been squeezed out of the political center, the style and rules are still there.

In An Xiaoqiu's eyes, these styles and rules were the power and wealth he had always dreamed of.

The An family was rich, but as the last of the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, An Xiaoqiu had always been the most marginal figure at the gatherings of the daughters of the official families. It was not until her aunt became the wife of the Duke of Song that the An family was able to raise their heads and win a beautiful turnaround.

All those who had mocked An Xiaoqiu before changed their expressions and greeted her with a smile, fearing that they would offend An Xiaoqiu and upset the Duke behind her.

From that time on, An Xiaoqiu realized the importance of power. It was also from that time that An Xiaoqiu planted the seeds of desperately climbing up and the desire to fly to the top of the tree.

When she first arrived at the Duke's Mansion, An Xiaoqiu was very ambitious because her aunt had successfully married the Duke. She arrogantly thought that with her looks, she was more than qualified to be a match for a young master who inherited the title.

But the reality dealt her a heavy blow. In the capital, the daughters of officials' families did not take her seriously at all, and it was even more difficult for her to get in touch with the young masters.

At first, An Xiaoqiu didn't have eyes for Song Yangqing, who could not inherit the title.

But after learning about the background and reputation of Kongyang Academy, An Xiaoqiu began to have ideas. Although Yang Qing could not inherit the title, with his own abilities, it seemed that he could gain a foothold in the court.

You know, although Song Hongwen had concerns about the second house, his uncle had praised Yang Qing's talent and ability more than once.

After dinner, Yang Qi waited for Xu and Yang Qing for a while and said, "Brother, when are you free, take me to Jishi Bookstore. I heard that the bookstore has received a new batch of medical books."

Yang Qing and Xu smiled at each other. Yang Qi was almost becoming a book fanatic.

Yang Qing said with a smile: "I will go to my classmate's home tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow. It just so happens that I will also go to Jishi Bookstore this time."

Yang Qi smiled happily: "Thank you, big brother. I knew that big brother is the best."

Yang Qi now looked a bit rogue. Yang Qing patted Yang Qi on the head and said, "You, if I don't take you to Jishi Bookstore, then I'm not good."

Yang Qi blinked, "No, in Yang Qi's eyes, big brother is always the best. Big brother, I haven't seen you for half a year, you have become more handsome, won't you attract young ladies when you go out like this? I saw my cousin staring at me at the table today."

Yang Qi would not let go of any chance to step on An Xiaoqiu. Brother Yang Qing had just returned today, so it was a good time to put on some eye drops.

Hearing this name, Yang Qing frowned. His mother had written to him before, saying that An Xiaoqiu was restless. When Yang Qing first saw the letter, he thought that An Xiaoqiu and his mother did not get along well, but then he thought about it carefully. His mother was always generous and would not be so tolerant of the younger generation. It must be that the girl from the An family did something inappropriate. It seemed that this person came to the Duke's Mansion for a deep purpose.

When Xu heard Yang Qi's words, her good mood of the day dissipated a little. Yang Qing has spent a lot of time on studying since he was young, so he still needs to make more arrangements and plans for the things in the backyard.

An Xiaoqiu and Yang Jing returned to Fangfei Pavilion, said "I'm a little tired today" and went back to their room.

An Xiaoqiu's personal maid Bazhen blushed when she saw her mistress coming back from the banquet, and she kept playing with the handkerchief in her hand. Bazhen felt something was wrong and hurriedly called Qiqiao who had gone with her, "Is there anything unusual about the banquet today?"

Qi Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Except for the fact that the young lady went back to her room to change her clothes at the beginning, there is nothing special about it."

Bazhen knew that An Xiaoqiu had changed her clothes, and it was Bazhen who helped her: "Qiqiao, think about it carefully, don't leave anything behind."

Qiqiao and Bazhen grew up together. Bazhen is thoughtful and smart. Qiqiao has been willing to listen to Bazhen since she was young. After carefully reviewing today's content, Qiqiao replied, "Bazhen, today is the welcome banquet for the young master. The topics discussed by the old lady, the Duke, and those present are all about the young master, and have not involved the young lady."

The eldest young master returned home. Bazhen seemed to suddenly understand his young lady's intention. He quickly walked back to the house and locked the door.

Seeing An Xiaoqiu's shy face, Bazhen sighed inwardly: "Miss, I wonder if there will be any other accidents after today's banquet?"

An Xiaoqiu was so lost in her own thoughts that she didn't hear what Bazhen said.

Seeing this, Bazhen asked again in a raised voice.

"Oh my," An Xiaoqiu was frightened by Bazhen's voice, "you suddenly spoke so loudly, you scared me."

Seeing Bazhen's concerned face, An Xiaoqiu raised his eyebrows: "Don't worry, everything will go well later and no one will notice me." However, the second half of An Xiaoqiu's sentence sounded a little lonely.

Bazhen caught the meaning behind An Xiaoqiu's words and comforted her: "Miss, don't worry. The master and the mistress said that you are a blessed person and good days are ahead of you."

An Xiaoqiu pursed her lips and smiled: "Girl, you always make me happy."