The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

On the first day of the first lunar month, Yang Qing, Yang Lan and others gathered in the old lady's courtyard to chat and laugh.

The old lady was very happy looking at her grandchildren in front of her. Although she had watched the Duke's Mansion decline, now Yang Qing and Yang Lan had a promising future and there was hope for the future.

Yang Lan looked at the old lady happily and said, "Grandma, my grandmother sent me a message saying that there will be a banquet at the Yongyi Marquis's residence tomorrow, and asked me to go there early."

The old lady nodded and said, "As you should. You should pack up and go there early tomorrow."

Yang Lan agreed with a smile. Every year on the second day of the first lunar month, her grandparents would let her go home: "Grandma, why don't you let my third sister come with me to the birthday party tomorrow? It will be more lively if we go out together."

Yang Qi was sitting in his seat with a calm demeanor, when he suddenly heard Yang Lan calling him. He was a little puzzled as to why Yang Lan wanted to let him go with him this year.

Yang Lan spoke in public, and the old lady couldn't refuse. She looked at Yang Qi and said, "When you visit someone else's house, you should pay attention to the rules."

Yang Qi had been thinking about reading a book tomorrow, but now she couldn't: "Don't worry, grandma, your granddaughter will pay attention."

The old lady looked at the gold necklace with eight-treasure beads on Yang Qi's neck and was a little displeased. This girl always wore the same necklace. "Mother Rong, go get my red agate beads and give them to the third girl."

The old lady's words made Yang Qi feel happy. She had made a fortune. The red agate beads were worth at least two hundred taels of silver. Seeing Yang Qi's inexperienced look, the old lady felt even more unhappy.

How could Yang Qi not see that the old lady looked down on him, but getting this valuable item was the most practical thing.

When Yang He heard that Yang Lan was only taking Yang Qi to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, she didn't dare show the slightest displeasure on her face, but the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces.

After everyone left, the old lady kept Yang Lan and said, "You can go to the Yongyi Marquis's residence by yourself, why did you bother to bring the third girl with you?"

Yang Lan sat next to the old lady and said coquettishly, "Grandma, it's the first month of the year now, and it would be boring for my third sister to stay in the Linhu Courtyard all the time. Besides, it would be helpful for my third sister to participate in more banquets in the future." After saying that, Yang Lan put her arm around the old lady's hand.

The old lady had no resistance to Yang Lan's coquetry: "You!" She hoped that Yang Lan's kindness to Yang Qi would have a good result.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month. After Yang Qi came out from the old lady's place, he followed Xu to Shi'an Courtyard.

Unlike Yang Qi's room, which only had a stove, Xu's room had a floor heater. As soon as they entered the room, Xu and her group took off their cloaks.

After everyone sat down, Fang's mother brought the maids to serve tea. Xu drank a sip to warm herself up, and then said to Yang Qi: "Tomorrow we will go to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Prepare the things today so that there will be no mistakes tomorrow."

Yang Qi nodded: "Second Aunt, Yang Qi has made note of it."

Xu said with relief: "Yang Qi has grown up a lot this year. By the way, the day after tomorrow you will come with me to the Xu residence to pay New Year's greetings. Han Chu gets along well with you, so you can chat more then."

Yang Qi smiled knowingly. Han Chu was always enthusiastic. Following her, Yang Qi felt that she became a lot more lively.

Xu continued, "There will be a lantern festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Let your elder brother take you and Ayao to see the lanterns then."

When Xu said this, Yang Qi and Yang Yao smiled at each other.

"Thank you, mother."

"Thank you, Second Aunt."

This lantern festival is the most lively festival in the capital. There will be all kinds of lanterns, delicious food, fun things, and countless riddles.

Yang Qi said to A Yao, "Brother is here at the lantern party this time, so why worry about there being riddles that we can't guess?"

Xu watched Yang Qi and A Yao chatting and laughing, feeling happy but also a little melancholy. After the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Yang Qing would go to Kongyang Academy, Yang Qi would study with Mr. Yang, and even A Yao would study with the teacher. By then, she would have to wait another year to watch the three siblings chatting and laughing.

The next morning, Mother He woke Yang Qi up. This time when they went to the Yongyi Marquis's residence, the old lady specifically told Yang Qi to dress formally.

Fortunately, Xu made some new clothes for Yang Qi some time ago, otherwise Yang Qi would not have a turn. When attending banquets outside, she cannot wear the same clothes for every banquet.

Wearing the red agate beads that the old lady had given him yesterday, Yang Qi went to the upper room first to prepare to leave with Yang Lan. Today, he had to show the beads to the old lady.

Today, Yang Qi and Yang Lan set out early. When Yang Qi arrived at the upper room, the old lady had not gotten up yet, so Yang Qi went to Yang Lan's room to wait.

When Yang Qi entered the room, Yang Lan had not yet finished washing up. Looking at Yang Lan, Yang Qi truly understood what "skin as white as cream and face as rosy as peach blossoms" meant. Yang Lan was so beautiful that she must be very happy to look in the mirror every day. Yang Qi was a little fascinated by her.

Yang Lan knew that she was good-looking since she was a child, and all the elders around her praised her. But seeing Yang Qi's stunned look, Yang Lan couldn't help but find it a little funny. When Yang Lan smiled, Yang Qi felt that the room was much brighter.

Yang Lan patted Yang Qi's little head: "What's wrong?"

Yang Qi came back to his senses: "It's okay, I just think my second sister is so pretty."

No one doesn't like to be praised, and Yang Qi praised her so openly that Yang Lan felt as happy as if she had eaten honey: "Okay, I'm going to change my clothes. You wait outside for a while. After you change your clothes, we'll set off."

In his previous life, Yang Qi had also been to the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, but it was a long time ago and he can’t remember it clearly now.

Following Yang Lan, Yang Qi took a closer look at the Yongyi Marquis's mansion. This mansion was much better than the Song Guogong's mansion. Yongyi Marquis now held an important position in the court, and his sons were also doing well in the officialdom. The decoration of this mansion was also the most fashionable style in the capital.

Yang Lan took Yang Qi to the house to pay respects to Madam Feng, the Marquis of Yongyi. Madam Feng looked at Yang Lan as if she were her precious baby, and waved her forward: "My baby, you are finally here."

Yang Lan greeted Old Madam Feng with a smile: "Yang Lan wishes grandma good health and everything goes well in the new year." These simple words made the old lady very happy.

Yang Qi followed Yang Lan and said, "Yang Qi wishes the old lady to be happy every day and every moment."

Old Madam Feng saw that Yang Qi was a little stunned, but she recovered immediately: "Okay, okay, good boy, this is a red envelope for you." Then she picked up a red envelope wrapped in gold foil from the table and handed it to Yang Qi.

Yang Qi took the red envelope given by Madam Feng and said, "Thank you, Madam." The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is really generous. The red envelopes given to the younger generation are all wrapped in gold foil paper. They are made of gold! As far as I know, this is something that only the nobles in the palace can afford. The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion actually has it too. Could it be a reward from the palace?