The birthday banquet of the old lady of the Li family was quite lively.
Yun Chu and Chang Sheng sat down in the banquet hall. She looked around but didn't see Li Jingshu.
Li Jingshu is the eldest daughter of the Li family. Her grandmother is celebrating her birthday. Logically speaking, she shouldn't come to celebrate her birthday.
Just as she was thinking about it, she heard the nanny at home say loudly: "Mrs. Jin has arranged for someone to send a birthday gift. Please take a look at it!"
Yun Chu keenly noticed that there was a hint of coldness on Mrs. Li's smiling face just now, which was immediately covered up by the smile: "Send it over."
The servants came in carrying a huge red coral bonsai, and everyone gasped.
"This red coral should cost at least ten thousand taels of silver."
"The Duke's palace has been defeated. I didn't expect Mrs. Jin to be able to give such a valuable thing as a birthday gift."
"What do you know? Every year on the old lady's birthday, the birthday gifts given by Mrs. Jin are extremely precious and filial."
"If you are really filial, you will never stop returning to the Li family. It is said that it has been almost thirty years since you married into the Duke's mansion, and you have never returned to your parents' home."
"real or fake……"
Yunchu drank tea and listened quietly to everyone's discussion.
The Li family has grown rapidly over the years, which is enough to show that Li Jingshu has not really been separated from the Li family. Why doesn't she go back to the Li family?
She turned to Chang Sheng beside her and said, "Mom, go change your clothes. Sit obediently and don't move around."
Chu Changsheng was no longer as slimy as before, nodded and said: "Don't worry, mother."
Yun Chu stood up and said to Ting Shuang behind him, "Look at Chang Sheng."
She took Qiutong with her, got up and walked towards the back of the banquet hall.
The dressing room bypassed the screen and walked through a path. Yun Chu deliberately took the wrong path.
She came to Li's house just to investigate this matter, so naturally she would not miss the opportunity.
Qiu Tong took out a drawing from his sleeve: "Li Jingshu's former residence was here. The entire Guogong Mansion, except the largest courtyard in the main courtyard, is still vacant for her."
"Let's go and have a look."
Yunchu took steps towards that direction.
Because the Li family was holding a banquet, the men were all in the front yard, the women were in the second yard, and there was basically no one behind.
The master and servant soon arrived at the courtyard marked on the map. Before they even got close, they could see the flowers and trees in full bloom, and several ladies standing at the door of the courtyard.
"Sister, you are the eldest daughter of our generation, this courtyard should be your residence."
"Yeah, I don't understand. My aunt hasn't come home for so many years, so why should I keep this yard for my aunt?"
"Back then, my aunt was particularly favored by the old lady. All the good things in the house were kept close to my aunt and placed in the yard. Let's go in and have a look."
A group of little girls wanted to go in, but were stopped by two old ladies at the door.
The two sides exchanged some words, and finally ended with a group of little girls leaving angrily.
Yun Chu gave Qiu Tong a look.
Qiutong jumped up on tiptoes and entered the yard.
Yun Chu walked quickly behind the group of ladies and shouted, "Is this Miss Li?"
Several little girls turned around.
Some of them had attended palace banquets, so they naturally recognized Yun Chu, and immediately saluted and said, "I have met Princess Pingxi."
At the same time, he looked at her curiously. This was the backyard of the Li family. How could Princess Pingxi appear here?
"I went to change clothes and got lost." Yun Chu said in embarrassment, "Can you please Miss Li take me to the banquet hall?"
Miss Li naturally nodded.
On the way, Yunchu said casually: "I saw that red coral bonsai just now. It's so beautiful. Mrs. Jin is so generous. I guess she also gives you juniors many rare things on weekdays."
The eldest daughter of the Li family sighed: "To tell you something I shouldn't say, in all my life, I have never met my aunt in private."
She had only seen her aunt from a distance a few times at palace banquets, and had never said a word to her in private, so how could she possibly give her novelty gadgets.
"No way?" Yun Chu looked surprised, "Hasn't Mrs. Jin ever returned to the Li family?"
The eldest daughter of the Li family sighed and said nothing.
Several other little girls started chattering.
"Yes, my aunt has never come back even once. It's in vain that the old lady keeps a place for her."
"I have never attended a palace banquet, and I still don't know what my aunt looks like."
"I heard that my aunt is not the biological daughter of the old lady, so..."
Yun Chu narrowed his eyes.
The few people returned to the banquet hall as they spoke.
Qiu Tong also came back and whispered: "The house is clean. Someone should clean it every day. The decorations are like those in a little girl's boudoir. I don't think they have been changed in these years..."
Yun Chu nodded.
She already had a rough guess in her mind.
Go find Mrs. Li and test it out and you will know.
When Yun Chu went to talk to Mrs. Li, Chu Changsheng sat obediently in his seat and ate snacks.
She is now over six years old, and by winter she will be seven years old. She already has the manners that a daughter of a wealthy family should have.
"Little princess."
A group of noble ladies from aristocratic families came over.
Chu Changsheng put down the food in his hand and raised his head with a smile on his face: "Miss Zhou, Miss Yu..."
She didn't know these people, and it was only when Tingshuang reminded her from behind that she could call out their names one by one.
In the past, she would never say hello, she would either lower her head and remain silent, or turn around and hide behind Tingshuang.
But her father and mother said that she was a royal daughter and had to face these things. Even if she didn't like it, she had to learn to socialize and make friends.
She said, "Would you like to sit down and eat together?"
Many noble ladies got up to socialize and chat, and the seats next to them were all vacant. Chu Changsheng showed his warm invitation.
The leading lady, who was only about eight or nine years old, covered her lips and said with a smile: "I heard that Princess Changsheng found a pariah as her reading companion. Is this true?"
The smile on Chu Changsheng's face disappeared instantly.
The word "untouchable" made her extremely disgusted.
Xian is not a pariah, but her best friend.
She took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in her heart, and put on a smile again: "Miss Zhou, would you like to be my reading companion?"
The leading noble girl is the legitimate daughter of the Zhou family, who is of the first rank. She believes that she does not bow down in front of the princess Chu Changsheng.
But she is not the eldest daughter, so she is not eligible to enter the Imperial College. If she becomes the companion of a royal daughter, she can go to the Imperial College.
She immediately changed her face and said with a smile on her face: "Of course I am willing."
"But... I don't want to." Chu Changsheng said every word clearly, "I would rather have a pariah as my companion than Miss Zhou. Miss Zhou is not even as good as a pariah. Is that what you mean?" ?”
Miss Zhou's eyes suddenly widened: "You, you, you...how..."
"Miss Zhou, please understand. Xie Xian is not a pariah." Chu Changsheng raised his head, "Don't you just want to enter the Imperial College? Xie Xian can enter, but you can't. Therefore, you have no right to laugh at her."
