The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

After a simple wash, Yang Qi changed her clothes and went upstairs with Xu.

Considering that today was a wedding banquet, Nanny Zhu specially picked out a light pink dress for Yang Qi, which was festive but not too overwhelming.

As for the clothes that the Duchess of England prepared for Yang Qi, they were carefully put away by Nanny Zhu.

These dresses are made of precious fabrics and have exquisite stitching. They are definitely extraordinary and noble. They must be kept for the young lady to use when she attends grand banquets, such as palace banquets.

Nanny Zhu did not say much about the origin of these dresses.

Because of Song Hongwen's promotion across levels, influenced by the master's family, the entire Duke Song's mansion was filled with joy.

Yang Qi took a quick look and saw that the maids and old women in the mansion had put on new clothes and looked full of energy. Even the road was much cleaner and tidier than before.

"Mother, you've been working hard these days." The momentum and changes in the Duke's Mansion must have been instructed and arranged by the mistress, Mrs. An.

Xu smiled and said, "It's been so many years since we've had a happy event in our mansion, so we have to celebrate it in a grand manner."

In recent years, the Duke of Song's Mansion has long lost its former glory. The prosperity seen by outsiders is probably just the Mansion holding on.

Both masters were serving in other places and were not favored by the emperor. Their positions were also low. Gradually, the Duke of Song's Mansion faded out of its key position in the court.

The people in the capital were all snobbish and cunning, so they naturally began to look down on the Duke of Song's Mansion. Fortunately, Xu was good at business, and during these days of housekeeping, the Duke's Mansion did not have to worry about money.

However, because of An Xiaoyi, the An family's business in Beijing suffered a heavy blow.

I don’t know what the An family’s current financial situation is like, and whether the Duke’s Mansion can still have a surplus every month.

"Speaking of good things, Second Aunt, will my elder brother take part in the imperial examination next year?" Yang Qi calculated the date and it would probably be next year.

When talking about Yang Qing's imperial examination, Xu couldn't help but show worry on her face: "Yes, next year will be Yang Qing's first time to participate."

Although her eldest son had been good at reading and writing since he was young, as a mother she was still anxious when it came to the time to take part in the imperial examination.

Moreover, in recent years, the Duke has been even more wary of the second wife, especially his eldest son who is about to enter the court and start his official career.

"Brother is so outstanding, he will definitely win the top prize." Noticing Xu's worry, Yang Qi joked with a smile.

However, Yang Qi's words were not entirely words of comfort.

In his previous life, Brother Yang Qing performed extremely well in the palace examination and won the second place, becoming a hot new upstart at the time.

In this life, An Xiaoqiu has already been engaged, and Xu and the eldest brother are also quite wary of her. It seems that even if An Xiaoqiu is still determined to do so, it will be difficult for her to succeed now.

Without An Xiaoqiu's obstruction, Brother Yang Qing would have been able to survive this disaster safely in this life.

As for next year's top scholar, according to the trend of the previous life, if there are no accidents, it will undoubtedly be Han Renyuan.

It is true that Brother Yang Qing has great literary talent and ability, but Han Renyuan is not bad either. If you want to discuss who is better between the two, it is really a matter of personal preference.

The reason why Han Renyuan was able to defeat his elder brother Yang Qing and win the top spot in the imperial examination was entirely because the Han family was more favored by the emperor.

Yang Qi's jokes were very effective. Xu covered her mouth and smiled: "If my son can really win the second place, then his studies will be put to good use."

Supporting Xu, Yang Qi smiled and nodded: "Second Aunt, just wait and see. Next year, you will have to work hard to prepare the banquet."

Xu and Yang Qi were chatting and laughing, and unknowingly they reached the upper room.

The lunch banquet was only open to the masters of the Duke's Mansion. There were not many people. There was only the Second Aunt from the Second House. There were more people from the First House, but they could all sit at one table.

As soon as Yang Qi stepped into the yard, he saw An Xiaoqiu and Yang Jing, both wearing bright red dresses, chatting and laughing in the yard.

Seeing Yang Qi enter the yard, Yang Jing and An Xiaoqiu's faces changed, and they looked at each other. Yang Jing then said, "Third sister, long time no see.

But, aren't you dressed too plainly today? When you entered the yard just now, I thought you were the new maid of Second Aunt."

This is to belittle Xiaoqi's status in person!

Xu's temper was not so good: "It is not a good thing for brothers and sisters in the same family not to recognize each other when they meet!"

The Duke humiliated Xiao Qi and exiled such a good girl to the farm, and even these sisters began to take advantage of her misfortune.

To be honest, the Duke suddenly had a fit yesterday and destroyed the herbal garden in Xiaoqi's house. Xu has always suspected that it was An who instigated it.

This An had always been a vicious person. Ever since she returned to the capital, she had not fulfilled her duties as the mistress of the house, taking care of the chores, and trying to find someone to marry for the girls in the mansion. She had been thinking every day about how to control her two stepdaughters, Yang Lan and Yang Qi.

It's really too shallow!

Yang Jing was not afraid of Xu. Her father was the head of the family, and her mother was the head of the family. The old lady was in good health, and her father and second uncle had not yet separated. Once the old lady had an accident, Xu would be a member of the family separated and could not control herself.

However, he was now in the upper house, the old lady's territory.

Yang Jing was still a little afraid of this stern old lady and didn't say anything else.

An Xiaoqiu saw that something was wrong with the situation and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Sister Yang Jing and I were just joking around. Sister Yang Qi won't mind, right?"

What? I am making no sense and I want to change the subject to Xiaoqi.

Just as Xu was about to speak, Yang Qi patted Xu's hand and said, "Miss An, you are too polite. I haven't seen you for half a year. As soon as I returned home, I heard about Miss An's wedding and I didn't have time to congratulate her.

I will have someone send a gift later.

Speaking of which, the Sixth Young Master of the Xiao family and Miss An really have a great fate. At the previous banquet, the Sixth Young Master of the Xiao family disregarded his own safety and went into the water to save people himself.

This fate, now talking about it, is also quite enviable. "

At that time, everyone present knew that the Sixth Miss of the Duke of Song's Mansion and the daughter of the imperial merchant An family followed Princess Cheng'an's example and tried to jump into the water to attract the Crown Prince's attention. However, they did not expect that the one who actually jumped into the water to save people was the Sixth Young Master of the Xiao family, a concubine's son.

An Xiaoqiu always called her "Sister Yang Jing" and "Sister Yang Qi" in her words. Although Yang Qi spoke politely, the first word "Miss An" immediately created a gap between the two of them.

After the trip to Xihu, Yang Qi looked back at what he had done to An Xiaoqiu and realized that he was too polite.

For someone like An Xiaoqiu who is desperate to climb up the ladder, if you don't make your words clear and just keep flattering him, you will only let him take advantage of you.