The Princess of Northern Land

Most of the officials were smooth people. Of course they could see that Chu Suifeng's good mood was inseparable from Lin Ziyin.

On the side of the female family members, the ladies in charge of each house and the favored young ladies also looked up to Lin Ziyin with admiration. As for Li Yanran, whose eyes were red with jealousy, almost no one was willing to look at her. Such a gap made Li Yanran feel even more aggrieved. She wished that Lin Ziyin would choke to death even if she drank some water.

Lin Ziyin's etiquette at the banquet also surprised many ladies. Rules and etiquette are basic skills that girls from aristocratic families must learn. Large families usually hire special nuns to teach girls when they are eight or nine years old.

Lin Ziyin, a girl from the countryside, knew this. Even if the prince sent someone to teach her behind the scenes, he would not be able to teach her so well in such a short period of time.

For the first time, Lin Ziyin showed her all-rounded side at the banquet. She smiled and dismissed all the flattery. There was neither domineering superiority nor inferiority complex. Many ladies secretly lamented that even with Lin Ziyin's grace and confidence, not many people believed that she was just a country girl.

By the time the banquet was over, it was already too late. Although it is early autumn, it is still very hot in the yard at this time. The Hou Mansion was afraid of guests coming to listen to the opera, so even if they set up a stage in the courtyard, even though there were rows of shade trees, the guests would still feel hot.

In order to make the old lady happy, the Hou Mansion simply placed ice cubes around the shed. In the hot weather, the ice disappeared quickly, but the Hou Mansion didn't feel distressed at all. Buckets of ice cubes were placed around the shed as if they were free of charge.

The play was very old, and Lin Ziyin didn't like listening to this kind of babbling singing, but with her identity there, she had no way of leaving voluntarily.

"Doesn't it sound good?" The old lady seemed to like Lin Ziyin quite a lot, and kept pulling her to sit next to her with a smile.

"That sounds good." Lin Ziyin replied with a smile and a nod.

"Old madam, it's nap time." An old woman asked for instructions.

"Okay, old man, if you don't take a nap at noon one day, you can't even open your eyes." The old lady was indeed a little depressed. She apologized and explained to Mrs. Si and others.

"We are the same, we have to take a nap every day." Mrs. Wu said with a smile, "If the opera and singing weren't so good, we wouldn't be able to stand it anymore."

"Old Madam, don't worry about us. Just go and rest. We've almost finished watching the drama and we're about to go back." Madam Luo also agreed.

Mrs. Li nodded, then looked in the direction of Chu Suifeng.

Chu Suifeng seemed to feel it, turned his head to look at her, and then walked through a group of men. "Grandma, are you tired?"

"Old man." Mrs. Li replied apologetically, "It's time for you to go back. Didn't I delay you a lot today?"

"It's not too late. When grandma takes a rest, I will take Ziyin and leave." Chu Suifeng always spoke softly in front of Mrs. Li.

"Okay." Mrs. Li looked at him kindly, then stood up, "Help me into the room, everyone, continue to listen to the show."

All the guests were polite after hearing this.

Mr. Li and Li Jiesong were a little anxious. They had not yet found a chance to talk to Chu Suifeng privately. Currently, many Beidi families have been cleaned up by Chu Suifeng, and various yamen are short of manpower.

Mr. Li Hou didn't want to just take a job and take care of himself at home, but he also hoped that through the old lady's birthday, Chu Suifeng could have more affection for the Hou Mansion. If the private communication goes smoothly, maybe even Li Jiesong and Li Jieyong can get a proper position.