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It was now the early summer, and the warm sunlight was shining on them, causing them to feel a sense of gentleness. The Prince An's Palace was cleanly cleaned up both inside and outside, and the servants in the manor were all busy, their faces full of smiles as they waited for the guests in the other residences to come knocking on their doors.

As a longevity star and the oldest senior of the family, she naturally wouldn't personally go to greet him.

Seeing that it was about time, she ordered Madam Wang and the others to go to the entrance to receive them, so as to not neglect those guests.

Madam Wang was pregnant, and her stomach was already big from five months of age. She slowly helped herself stand up, and respectfully answered with a 'yes'. She was very happy that she was able to show her face in front of everyone.

In comparison to the smile on Madam Wang's face, Madam Zheng was much calmer and more low-key. She stood up at a steady pace with a calm face.

The face of Aunt Li who was sitting on the chair sunk, her eyes filled with coldness.

It was one thing for the old lady to split the power in her hands just by going back. Since she had received such an important guest and sent them here, she would hand it over to the two of them, Madam Wang and Madam Zheng, to take care of it. Wasn't it because she didn't care about her aunt's identity, and thought that a concubine wouldn't be able to make her stand on ceremony?

By doing so, the madame had made it clear to everyone that she was nothing in the eyes of the madame. She had not the slightest respect for the madame!

Her expression was dark, and since it was the madame's birthday, she could only force a smile. However, that smile was awkward no matter how one looked at it.

"Grandmother, all these years, the concubines managed the mansion, and she was the one who was in charge of those concubines. Compared to Second Aunt and Third Aunt, concubines are more familiar with them, so why don't we let the concubines greet the guests as well?"

An Lingyi glanced at Aunt Li's expression, her cute and innocent face revealed a smile, and suggested with a warm voice.

Seeing her like this, the old lady's face eased up a bit, but she did not agree with this suggestion, "It's enough for the two of them to go and entertain the guests, so there's no need to let Aunt Li go."

Although the old mistress had not changed her mind, these words still gave Aunt Li an excuse to speak. She squeezed out a smile at the old mistress and said, "What the old mistress said makes sense, the Second Madam and the Third Madam have already went to greet guests. If I were to go, I might even cause more trouble."

The matter of receiving the guest was settled like this. The Countess gave a faint grunt and continued to treat the Aunt Li neither coldly or warmly, but she was not embarrassed at all.

Not long after, many ladies came to the hall, and as for the male guests, they were at the east courtyard receiving An Yingcheng and the others.

The old mistress sat on the high seat with a smile, and watched as Madam Zheng and arranged for all the servants to arrange for the ladies to take their seats. The servants were dressed in bright new clothes, and were holding tea and pastries as they walked between the many ladies.

Many of the young mistresses who came to attend the madame's birthday ceremony knew about the Aunt Li. After all, before the madame and the rest of them returned to the Duke's Mansion, these young mistress' interactions with Prince An's Palace all came through the Aunt Li.

Seeing that she was seated a few seats away from the madame, the madams immediately understood the position of the Aunt Li in the madame's heart. It was likely that they did not like the madame, or else they would not be ignored.

However, the wives who were present on the birthday were all proper housekeepers, and had to be married off after going through six different channels and six different channels. They were all different from Aunt Li, the concubine who came from a different family.

Originally, they could do nothing about it. Although the Prince An's Palace was weak, with their status as Prince An s, they had no choice but to become friends. Even if their Prince An's Palace had only one Aunt Li that did not deserve any face, they had to endure the disdain in their hearts and deal with him with a smile.

Now the situation was different. Prince An's mother had returned from the ancestral home, and he was a first-class noble person in the Duke's Mansion. If they wanted to interact with the Duke's Mansion, they could just start from the old lady's point of view.

Thinking of this, a few of the madams' eyes flashed, and looked at An Lingjun, who was sitting on the second seat on the old lady's left.

"The madame has been gone for many years. I never would have thought that she would still look the same as before. I'm so envious of her."

The Minister's wife, dressed in gorgeous clothes, had a jubilant smile on her face as she spoke some flattering words.

She was praising the madame for her good looks. Even though she knew it was just a formality, the madame was still smiling. She said something else, "She's old, how can her looks be the same?"

"The madame is healthy, even her children and grandchildren are promising." "The Hereditary Prince entered the palace to accompany the Ninth Prince at such a young age. She is now already a scholar with a small reputation in the Jingdu Academy, and her eldest young mistress is also highly regarded by the Emperor. She has been conferred the title of a princess and has such an outstanding junior.

"A child playing around doesn't count as a scholar or not." The Old Mistress waved her hands, she was extremely humble, but her gaze towards An Lingjun was filled with pride.

As for An Lingge, the madame knew very well how he had gotten the position of princess, so she skipped this matter to avoid embarrassment.

An Ling Hao was rarely seen, and the main sons of the hall had been praised over and over. It just so happened that An Lingyi and An Lingmeng, both of whom were born in need of women, were specifically forgotten by others, and not a single word about them was said.

Aunt Li was unhappy, previously, these madams and mistresses did not have such a cold attitude when dealing with her, but now that the madame had returned to the, their attitude changed too quickly!

However, she had been in the back yard for so many years, so she naturally knew that she could not reveal her true emotions in front of so many people.

She had a hypocritical smile on her face, and from time to time she should speak to the ladies.

Until An Lingyi could no longer hold herself back, and innocently turned her head to ask, "Eldest sister was the most filial person in the past, I wonder what kind of congratulatory gift Eldest sister prepared for Grandmother?"

She suddenly opened her mouth, interrupting the lively conversation in the hall. Since those words were about the madame, no one could blame her for her wrongness.

An Lingge's gaze turned, taking in the faint excitement and malice in the other party's eyes.

She pursed her lips, her eyes filled with an unfathomable emotion.