The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yang Qing returned to Kongyang Academy.

Except for the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering at the Duke's Mansion, An Xiaoqiu did not leave Fangfei Pavilion at other times.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival is the birthday of Han Xian, the eldest daughter of the Han family. Han Xian also sent invitations to Yang Qi and Yang Lan in advance, inviting them to come to the Han Mansion to celebrate her birthday.

Yang Qi didn't want to have anything to do with the Han Mansion, and she didn't want to go to Han Xian's birthday party. After thinking for a while, she said to Nanny Zhu, "Mammy, let's go to Qinfang Courtyard." Nanny Zhu and Nanny Li, who was beside Yang Lan, were released from the palace together, and the two of them always had a good relationship.

Han Xian invited herself and her second sister together. If her second sister was willing to go, it would be fine for Yang Qi to follow behind, after all, Yang Lan's brilliance was there. But if her second sister didn't go, Yang Qi would have a good excuse to refuse.

When Yang Lan saw the invitation from the Han Mansion, she told Li Ma Ma to reject it directly. Han Renyuan's eyes made her uncomfortable last time, and Yang Lan didn't want to get involved in these messy things. Besides, this time it was just the birthday of the young lady of the Han Mansion, so she could just let the maid send the gift over.

Since the year before last, Yang Lan and Yang Qi had set requirements for the specifications of their gatherings outside the house. They would not attend ordinary gatherings, so that they could save more time for reading.

As soon as Yang Qi arrived at Qinfang Courtyard, she was taken to the studio by a maid. Knowing that Yang Lan was painting, Yang Qi offered to wait outside for a while. This matter was not urgent, and the second sister usually did not like to be disturbed when she was painting.

Fortunately, Yang Qi always carries a book with him every time he goes out of the yard, just to kill time while waiting for people.

The maid immediately served tea and snacks, because Yang Qi mostly made tea with Yang Lan when she came to Qinfang Courtyard.

After Yang Lan finished painting, he learned that Yang Qi was waiting for him, so he immediately put down his pen and went out.

Seeing her second sister, Yang Qi put down the book and said, "Second sister, Miss Han Xian from the Han Mansion sent us a message, saying it's her birthday."

Yang Lan nodded: "I will have other arrangements by then, and I will ask Nanny Li to prepare a gift and send it over."

Yang Lan's answer was within Yang Qi's expectations: "Then I won't go either. I only met Han Xian once at the last banquet, and we are not that familiar with each other." Just ask Nanny Zhu to prepare a gift when the time comes.

It was not easy for Yang Qi to come. You know, they are both very busy on weekdays. Yang Lan pulled Yang Qi and said, "I got a few good brushes yesterday. Come and take a look with me."

Yang Lan knew that Yang Qi was a person who loved calligraphy. After following Mr. Yang for so many years, Yang Qi had made a lot of efforts in calligraphy practice and now he had made some achievements.

The Duke of Song's Mansion had already sent someone to inform the two young ladies that something was wrong, and that day Nanny Li and Nanny Zhu sent people to deliver gifts.

At the banquet at the Han Mansion, Han Renyuan had been waiting near the door since early morning. Although his sister had already told him that the young lady from the Duke of Song's Mansion would not come, Han Renyuan still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that he could see the person who had been haunting him again today.

Han Renyuan was a sensible man. He did not ask his sister to invite Yang Lan in advance. It was Han Xian who took the initiative to invite the two young ladies from the Duke of Song's Mansion to liven up the party.

However, Han Renyuan was destined to be disappointed.

Today's banquet was attended by people who were on good terms with Han Xian. Young ladies of more noble status from the Bai Xiang Mansion, the Song Guogong Mansion, and the Princess Mansion did not come.

Looking at the somewhat empty banquet, Han Xian's eyes were filled with disappointment. The daughter of the Guo family, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, asked, "Han Xian, didn't you invite the two girls from the Duke of Song's mansion?"

The daughter of the Guo family had met Yang Lan once at a previous banquet. Yang Lan's appearance and piano skills left a great impression on her, so she asked this question at today's banquet.

Han Xian pursed her lips and said, "The two sisters from the Song Mansion are unable to come today due to some matters." The attitude of the Song Mansion was very clear. They did not want to have a close relationship with her.

The daughter of the Guo family noticed that Han Xian was unhappy, and quickly changed the subject: "Han Xian, I heard that your brother has passed the provincial examination. He passed it on his first try. My father always used your brother as an example to scold my brother at home."

Han Xian finally smiled. Her brother has always been her pride. "My brother started learning at the age of three, and he studied all year round. His passing this time is the result of many years of hard work."

Seeing Han Xian happy, the daughter of the Guo family finally breathed a sigh of relief. Before coming to the Han Mansion, her father had told her that the master of the Han family might be promoted. The current Minister of Revenue is old, and the master of the Han family is likely to take this position. Her father asked her to come here to build a good relationship with the daughter of the Han family.

An was a little angry when she learned that Yang Lan and Yang Qi had rejected the Han family's invitation, and she immediately asked someone to call Yang Qi and Yang Lan. The news that the master of the Han family was going to be promoted had already spread, and Song Hongwen also got wind of it and gave An a few words of advice.

Originally, An was still thinking about how to improve her relationship with the Han family, but she didn't expect Yang Qi and Yang Lan to directly refuse.

When Yang Qi got the news, he knew why An asked him to come over, so he waited for a while at the gate of Qinfang Courtyard, thinking of going with his second sister so that he would have to avoid unnecessary arguments.

Looking at Yang Lan, Yang Qi stepped forward with a smile: "The maid said that mother asked me to go to the main house with my second sister, so I waited here for a while, thinking about going with my second sister."

Yang Lan nodded. She just needed to put on a good show for An. If An really wanted to show off, it would depend on whether her grandmother agreed.

When they arrived at the main house, An asked directly: "Why did you reject the invitation from the Han Mansion? Why didn't you discuss it with me before? Do you know that you have caused a big disaster by acting on your own and brought great trouble to the Duke's Mansion?"

Yang Lan stood up and said, "Mother, I really don't understand what you are saying. If it is just a letter from the Han Mansion, I can explain it. Although my third sister and I cannot go there in person, we have sent someone to deliver gifts."

Yang Qi watched Yang Lan stand up and hurriedly followed behind.

An looked at Yang Lan, feeling as powerless as if he had punched cotton: "Then I would like to ask, what exactly do you want?"

Yang Lan replied calmly: "My third sister and I need to learn some etiquette these days."

Looking at Yang Lan and Yang Qi standing straight below, An took a sip of tea and said, "Learning etiquette, you have been learning etiquette for so many years, and now you are starting to cram for the exam? Do you think I believe you when you say that?"

Yang Lan looked up at An and said, "My daughter is telling the truth, but if you don't believe me, I don't know what to do."

An took a deep breath and said, "Then tell me, why did you suddenly decide to start learning etiquette now?"

Although Yang Lan's tone was firm, her face was still respectful: "Mother, this was instructed by my grandmother, and I don't know the specific reason.

After hearing Yang Lan's words, An knew that she would not have the upper hand again. Regardless of whether the old lady spoke or not, Yang Lan said so, and the old lady would definitely admit it. If she continued to make trouble, she was afraid that she would fall into the lower position again.

With a wave of his hand, An asked the two men to leave.