C36

Early morning of the second day, An Lingge was called out by Bi Zhu.

"The prince has sent news. The madame and the others have already arrived at the city gates. Miss, quickly pack up and go welcome them."

She served An Lingge as she washed up and she used all kinds of hairpins to compare.

"This Jade Butterfly hairpin is nice to look at, and this Silver-tasseled Step is also nice to look at. Miss, which one do you like more?"

Bi Zhu asked An Lingge in a conflicted tone, one hand holding onto the other.

An Lingge looked at her flying cloud bun in the copper mirror, and then pointed at the Jade Butterfly hairpin.

"It's better suited to my hair bun."

Bi Zhu's frown finally loosened and she applied makeup on An Lingge. Only then did she smile with satisfaction, "Young miss is so beautiful."

An Lingge also looked at the girl in the mirror. Her skin was white, her eyes were bright and her teeth were white, and under her curved eyebrows was a pair of pitch black, deep eyes that could not be seen the bottom.

She curled her lips and brought Bi Zhu to the front hall.

"Yo, the young miss even knows to come."

Madam Li's gloomy voice sounded by her ear, her tone carrying unconcealable resentment.

Originally, he planned to take care of her at the palace. Who knew that An Lingge would be fine, but she and her sister were troubled by the empress instead.

When she thought about the difficult situation she was in at the palace, Madam Li couldn't help but gnash her teeth in hatred. She wanted nothing more than to eat An Lingge's flesh and drink her blood.

"Since Grandmother wants to come to the Duke Palace, Ling Ge naturally needs to come forward to welcome her. I absolutely do not dare to neglect Grandmother."

"Well said, why did you only arrive now?" An Lingyi swept her gaze on An Lingge's face with jealousy.

These few days, both publicly and covertly, people from the Prince Yi’s Palace had mentioned for her to marry Yi Ming. She had thought of all sorts of ways to reject them, and her entire person had become a lot more haggard.

But An Lingge still maintained her relaxed and carefree look, as her beautiful face made An Lingyi extremely jealous.

She made it difficult for An Lingge to speak. An Yingcheng looked over in displeasure, to arrive at the front hall so late, was she not willing to come and fetch the old lady?

As if she didn't see An Yingcheng's gaze, An Lingge only pursed her lips, and retaliated with light ease, "I prepared a present for Grandmother and the others, which was why I came a little late."

Prepared gifts for Grandmother and the others?

An Lingyi curled her lips, she did not believe in what An Lingge had said.

An Lingge was definitely the same as her. They had just received the news that the Old Mistress and the rest were going to enter the capital yesterday. In this short period of less than half a day, where could they go to prepare the presents?

When Grandmother and the others arrived, An Lingge couldn't take out a gift. She wanted to see how she would make a fool of herself, so her father would definitely scold her.

An Lingyi thought sinisterly, but heard the manager report in a hurry, "The old lady is here, the old lady is here."

An Yingcheng immediately instructed the people in the front hall, "Quick, follow me to welcome the old lady."

Madam Li and An Lingyi immediately went forward and stood beside An Yingcheng, one on the left and one on the right.

An Lingge naturally knew what they were planning and she did not panic as she followed along.

The group of people had just arrived at the entrance of the manor when a few horse carriages slowly came to a stop.

The first to come down was the Second Branch's manager,, as well as the second Branch's direct daughter, An Ling Jing, the second Branch's concubine, An Lingxue, and the enchanting Second Branch Aunt.

The people of the third house sat in the carriage at the back. As the carriage stopped, the people inside also got off one after another.

The old mistress was the last to appear. A pair of old hands appeared on the curtain of the carriage, and immediately, a servant girl came forward to help the old mistress down.

"Your son greets his mother."

"Little Ge greets Grandmother."

Everyone hurriedly bowed, the old lady's face was all smiles, "Good, good, Yingcheng, quickly bring your two younger brothers back home."

The second and third master took the lead, and the rest of the people followed them back to the hall.

"The news came in a hurry. I only had enough time to have my mother's old yard cleaned up. I hope she doesn't mind."

The old lady smiled and shook her head, looking towards An Lingyi and An Lingge who was standing behind her.

"In the blink of an eye, both Little Ge and Yi Er have grown up?"

At that time, An Lingge and An Lingyi were just two or three years old at that time, and in the blink of an eye, they had already grown up to be big girls.

The old lady waved at An Lingyi, "Little Ge, come over and let Grandmother look at you."

The joyous expression on An Lingyi's face instantly froze.

She thought that the Old Mistress was very satisfied with her for frequently looking at her. Who knew that the Old Mistress would actually think of her as An Lingge!

An Lingyi stood there, facing the madame's gaze, she did not know whether she should go forward or not.

While she was in the midst of hesitating, An Lingge had already walked out from behind her.

"Little Ge hasn't seen Grandmother for a long time, I've only heard my mother say that Grandmother's personality is kind, and that she's an extremely good person. Now that I look at it, my mother really isn't lying to me."

When the old lady left the capital, she was only two or three years old, so naturally, she didn't have any impression of him. However, when Prince An's Palace went there, An Lingge was already six or seven years old, so she naturally remembered some of the Princess An's words.

Seeing Madam Li and An Lingyi standing to An Yingcheng's left and right side, she only felt sorry for An Lingge, "Aiyo, Grandmother's good grandson and daughter, you've long lost the Empress growing up by the side of an undisciplined aunt. You don't know how much pain you've suffered, it's really heartbreaking."

The moment he said those words …

Madam Li's face immediately became ugly, and An Lingyi's expression did not look any better.

Wasn't her grandmother implying that the Empress had mistreated An Lingge? How could she let the Aunt have her face in front of the Second and Third Branch?

Fortunately, Madam Li was someone who had seen the wind and waves before, so she reacted almost immediately with a kind smile, "Isn't that so? First Miss had lost her mother young, and I've loved her to the bones. Even if Eldest Miss did anything wrong, I've never criticized her harshly."

Madam Li seemed to have mentioned it carelessly, "This morning, First Young Miss woke up a little late, I was just going to say a few words to her, what a solemn matter it is for the Old Madam to return home, how can I neglect this?"

"Originally, it would have been fine for Eldest Miss to admit her wrongs, but Eldest Miss was very reasonable and insisted that you had brought gifts for the madame. That's why you came late."

She covered her mouth and laughed. "Fortunately, the madame has brought you here. With the madame's guidance, there's no need for me to worry."

Madam Li's words lightly said that An Lingge did not respect his elders, did not listen to their teachings, and had even secretly revealed her difficulties.

After the old mistress heard this, most of her enthusiasm towards An Lingge disappeared.

"Little Ge, is what Madam Li said true?"

The old lady's face turned serious, and An Lingge could vaguely see a displeased look in her eyes.