After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

The next day, the sky was clear and it was a great day for viewing the flowers.

Madam Tong loved chrysanthemums. Whenever autumn came, Prime Minister Tong would order people to collect precious chrysanthemums to make his wife happy. Therefore, the flower-viewing banquet was held almost every year in Prime Minister Tong's mansion and it had become a routine.

It is said to be flower-viewing, but in fact it is also an informal opportunity for young men and women of marriageable age to see each other secretly. If there is a hit between them, the elders will inform each other and then find a matchmaker to propose marriage, which is a natural outcome and everyone is happy.

Therefore, the flower-viewing banquet held at Prime Minister Tong’s residence every year is a top priority event for the invited guests—except Yuan Ge, who is already married.

Yuan Ge, a newly married bride, actually doesn't fit in with the group of older ladies who are looking for sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, or the group of unmarried girls. But she was dressed up today, wearing a long red dress that Jinxiu Pavilion sent early in the morning. It was complicated and charming. In the autumn wind, it was like layers of petals blooming under her feet. Among a group of girls who were dressed up carefully and deliberately kept a low profile for fear of stealing the limelight from the host family, she was like the most elegant and unrestrained peony in the garden.

At this moment, she was standing outside the crowd, looking at a plant in front of her, her brows slightly furrowed, quiet and calm, with a kind of compassion and concentration that was detached from the mundane world, as if all the ladies present were not as pleasing to her eyes as a plant.

This perception is unpleasant.

A girl in a light pink palace dress not far away raised her chin and pouted, "Why is she here? Why is this newly married woman here? Could it be that she feels that she will be divorced soon and is looking for another husband? Haha..."

The green-dressed girl leaned over and reminded him with a smile, "You don't know yet, do you? I heard that the Second Prince will be here today... My mother said that the Queen intends to marry into the Tong family. Now the two families have already discussed it privately, and they are just waiting for His Majesty to give the nod... This flower viewing banquet is mainly to let Miss Tong and the Second Prince spend some time together in private."

The girl in the pink palace dress opened her mouth slightly. She was not surprised, but just found it interesting. She looked at Yuan Ge from head to toe with an almost arrogant look, and said meaningfully, "Oh... then we will have a good show to watch today." After that, her voice suddenly rose, "Some people are so shameless. They are already married, but they still have wishful thinking!"

The voice was very loud, and the girls who were originally talking in low voices in groups of three or five looked up, and then followed her line of sight to see Yuan Ge. Their expressions were varied, but they were smart not to interrupt. The ladies were talking not far away, and if there was any unpleasantness at this time, it would inevitably leave a bad reputation... Just watch the show.

The girl in green obviously thought the same thing. She quietly tugged at the clothes of the person next to her and whispered, "Say less... Be careful or your mother will ask you to kneel in the ancestral hall again. By the way, who is the girl next to her? She looks unfamiliar."

Hearing this, the other party's face changed slightly. He subconsciously tugged at his palace dress and sneered, "I've never seen him before. Who knows which small family he comes from? The Tong family's flower-viewing banquet is getting worse every year. Anyone can come in... And that child, he looks a bit like Wen Qian. Could he be her illegitimate child?"

The voice was loud and reached Wen Qian. Zhuo Zhuo gritted his teeth and looked up at Yuan Ge. Yuan Ge nodded almost imperceptibly and whispered, "Go."

The green-dressed girl's eyes changed slightly, and she scolded again in a low voice, "You are so bold as to say anything! Don't you see where you are? Not to mention that your future mother-in-law might be there, just say what kind of place is this, and you are allowed to be so outspoken? Since Wen Qian dared to bring him here, he must have a decent family background. Let me make it clear to you, let's watch our show, don't get involved."

"I know!" The woman in pink palace dress seemed to listen to the words of the girl in green very much. Although she was not happy to hear it, she responded reluctantly.

Just as she was about to speak, someone tugged at the corner of her clothes. She looked down and saw the child that Wen Qian had been holding. She looked up with big, round eyes, very lively, and called out in a baby voice, "Sister. This sister is so beautiful. I wonder which family she is from? Aunt said that today is a flower-viewing banquet. Is it to appreciate flowers like sister?"

A child of three or four years old, whose pronunciation is not fluent and whose speech speed is slower than that of adults, tilts his head while speaking these somewhat frivolous words, but he is still cute.

It's like a child secretly learning how to behave like an adult.

Even though the pink-dressed woman disliked Wen Qian, she couldn't keep a straight face in this situation. She tugged at the clothes, but the child was holding tightly, so she didn't dare to use force. Just like her friend said, it was unwise to make trouble in this situation. So she just looked up and scolded Yuan Ge, "Wen, Qian! Take care of the child you brought with you. He tore my new clothes! And listen to what you say, is it appropriate for a three or four-year-old child to say such things? The Wen family's education is really unacceptable!"

"Sorry, I didn't pay attention for a moment." Yuan Ge didn't have any temper at all. He bowed and apologized, and then introduced, "This is my nephew, Wen Yizhuo. Zhuozhuo, come back... What did you promise your aunt before you came out? You can't run around in other people's homes, understand?"

"I know." The child, dressed in a gorgeous brocade dress, stood straight and explained obediently, "Aunt, I just felt a little closer to her because I saw that sister was so beautiful."

Yuan Ge touched his head and responded with an "hmm", then turned around and apologized to the girl in green, "I'm sorry, the child at home messed up your clothes. I will compensate you with a new piece of fabric later. But I'm ignorant, and I don't know which family you are from? If it's convenient, please let me know so I can have someone send it to you." She was gentle, calm, generous and well-mannered. Even though the other party had provoked her with words first, she didn't get angry.

On the contrary, the pink-dressed woman's face was slightly stiff. Seeing that the ladies' attention was all focused on her, she was worried that her mother would blame her, so she sneered, "You're showing off just because you have a few stinky bucks... Humph, who cares about your material!"

Yuan Ge did not force it, and said gently, "I'm so sorry," before patting the child's head and soothing him, "It's okay."

I thought there would be a good show, but it ended so abruptly. Everyone sighed in disappointment and continued to talk about their own things. Madam Tong was entertaining the other ladies, so the girls were obviously freer. Those who were on good terms with each other gathered together to chat in private, and would glance at Yuan Ge from time to time.

At the side, Li Jinfeng opened her mouth stiffly but said nothing. She just silently took half a step back and put some distance between herself and the aunt and nephew - they were both acting queens, the older one and the younger one, it was terrible!