The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Thanks to the herbs that Yang Jing had quietly found, An's fever subsided, but the wound on his buttocks kept recurring and was difficult to cure.

The matter of Changshou Hall was taken over by the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and supervised personally by Jingzhao Yin Lord Lu.

Song Hongwen pushed the owner of Changshou Hall as a scapegoat and compensated the person involved with 100 taels of silver. Only then was the matter of Changshou Hall resolved.

As for the matter of lending money at high interest, it was done secretly by An's distant relative, the village head, and An was not aware of it.

The head of the village was worried that the matter would be exposed one day, so he announced to the outside world that he was acting on the orders of the wife of the Duke of Song, and all the profits would fall into the head of the village's pocket.

Song Hongwen put an end to all the crimes committed by An. With the secret help of the Fifth Prince and the instruction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he successfully took over the Duke of Song's Mansion.

The Fifth Prince initially expanded public opinion only to weaken the influence of the "Five-Stone Powder" and did not intend to use it to bring down the Duke of Song's Mansion.

As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yang Qi is the daughter of Song Hongwen after all, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not kill all of them when dealing with the Duke of Song's Mansion.

Originally, Yang Qi's identity was very different from Bai Yuxin's. If she didn't have the identity of the legitimate daughter of Duke Song, it would be more troublesome for her to act in the future.

Because An was not feeling well and was under house arrest, the old lady asked Xu to organize Yang Lan's coming-of-age banquet.

The management power of the Duke of Song's Mansion was also handed over to Xu.

Although Song Hongwen was not clear about the specific differences between housekeeper Xu and housekeeper An, the fact that Xu had more money in the mansion was enough for Song Hongwen to trust her.

With Xu managing all the affairs of the Duke's Mansion, Yang Qi also benefited from it and his life became much better.

These days, Yang Lan and Xu were extremely busy with the coming-of-age banquet. When Yang Qi was free, he would take some time to go to Shi'an Courtyard to help with some affairs.

"All the ribbons have been prepared, and they are all made of the finest brocade.

I just went to the warehouse to check, and the quantity and color are consistent with what my colleagues had decided before, there is no mistake. "

Yang Qi walked into the room from the warehouse and said to Xu, Yang Lan, Nanny Li and others who were busy calculating at the desk.

For Yang Lan's coming-of-age ceremony, Yang Qi had mainly assisted Yang Lan in arranging seats for the wives of the high-ranking officials.

However, as the number of officials' families attending the banquet continued to increase and their status became higher and higher, the old lady took the initiative to speak up and took over the matter.

Now, Yang Qi’s main task is to oversee the layout of the banquet venue that day.

Previously, Yang Qi only knew that the old lady and Song Hongwen spent a lot of money on Yang Lan's coming-of-age banquet. This time, he personally participated in the arrangements, and only then did he realize how generous the old lady and Song Hongwen were.

Not to mention anything else, the ribbons used at Yang Lan's banquet that day were all made of laundry brocade shipped from Jiangnan. They were bright in color and extremely eye-catching under the sunlight.

These ribbons are discarded after being used once. Normally, in order to save money, the palace uses the most ordinary colored cloth.

After carefully reviewing the arrangement of the banquet that day, Yang Qi had some guesses in his mind. According to the level of the officials and their wives who were attending the banquet, it really didn't need to be so extravagant.

Could it be that there was another distinguished person attending Yang Lan's coming-of-age banquet? However, this distinguished person was not on the list.

Hearing Yang Qi's voice, Xu looked up and stretched her sore neck: "Sit down and take a rest."

Noticing that Xu's throat was a little hoarse, Yang Qi quickly poured Xu a glass of water: "Second aunt must have been so busy that she forgot to drink water. Drink some tea to calm down."

Yang Lan finished the accounts on hand, looked at the fatigue in Xu's eyes and the dark circles under her eyes, and said sincerely: "This time, it's really hard for Aunt to organize Lan'er's coming-of-age banquet."

Seeing Yang Lan being so well-behaved, Xu waved her hand and said with a smile, "We are all family, there is no question of whether it is hard or not.

Besides, my mother and the wife of Marquis Yongyi have already discussed and decided on the major issues, so I am just worrying about the minor matters.

It’s just that the time for the coming-of-age banquet is a little tight, so everyone should hurry up.”

If there was enough time to prepare, everyone wouldn't have to work overtime.

Xu was a person who rarely beat around the bush, so she said it directly without giving it too much thought.

However, as soon as these words were spoken, the maids and servants in the room all changed their expressions and lowered their heads, fearing that they would displease their master.

The Second Miss's coming-of-age banquet was originally the most important event in the Duke's Mansion these days, but due to An's involvement, it was delayed until now.

The current situation in the Duke's Mansion is very different from what it was a month ago. The lady who used to hold great power in the mansion has been confined to the main house by the Duke and is locked up in the main room all day.

Aunt Yin, who had always been unknown in the mansion, has now become the apple of the Duke's eye.

In a short while, the Liuli Courtyard, which was originally ignored by the maids and servants in the Duke's Mansion, has become a place that everyone wants to please.

Although the maids and old women in the house changed their expressions, the masters in this house were all very good at disguise.

Yang Lan seemed not to notice the strangeness of the crowd, and said to Xu with a smile: "These little things are complicated and tedious, but they cannot go wrong, and they are the most stressful.

If the banquet time had not been urgent, my grandmother would not have asked my second aunt to take over the matter.

My grandmother said that my second aunt has been in charge of the Duke's Mansion's affairs for many years and is very experienced in hosting banquets.

With Second Aunt in charge, Lan'er's coming-of-age party will surely be a success."

To be honest, when Yang Lan learned that Xu was taking charge of her coming-of-age banquet, she did breathe a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart.

An's unreliability has been going on for a long time. Even a small banquet in the mansion could be full of mistakes.

In addition, with her father's promotion, An became more and more proud and acted rashly.

It was for this reason that the old lady did not allow An to interfere too much in Yang Lan's coming-of-age banquet, and only wanted to let Yang Lan gain more experience.

Now that An was locked in the courtyard, the old lady didn't even need to find a reason and directly let Xu take over the matter.

Yang Qi noticed that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange, and joked, "I heard that my grandmother asked six embroiderers in the Embroidery Pavilion to embroider the dress for my second sister's coming-of-age banquet for a whole month, and a lot of the threads were purchased from Jiangnan.

I wonder how exquisite this dress is. I can’t wait to see it, sister.”

Yang Qi's jokes were very effective. Yang Lan covered her mouth and laughed, "It's not difficult. If you are interested, follow me back to Qinfang Courtyard.

The dress is ready and is in the house."

Just as Xu said, the old lady has always been very efficient in her work, and she had started preparing for the complexities of this banquet long beforehand.

Although the details of the banquet have only been arranged these days, the old lady had already started planning and arranging Yang Lan's clothes for the day and the guests attending the banquet last year.