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Jiang Wan and Jiang Shu arrived at Jun Yutang one after the other.

Today, the Qin family wore a sleeveless jacket covered in gold, with a bun made from peony, with four bright jewellery knots in the middle of it. On the right side, they wore a large flower reflecting a ruby, looking extremely gorgeous. She frowned when she saw Jiang Shu, dressed in a silvery-red camouflage flower with gold filigree threads, a ponytail, gold steps, a beeswax pearl flower, a pair of pure gold shardwood pendant, as beautiful as a flower, and a goose-yellow jasmine flower. Jiang Wan, who wore only a set of red silver pearl heads and was as clean as a root grass, frowned.

Jiang Wan's heart skipped a beat. She was worried that the Qin family wouldn't be satisfied with her disguise, so she deliberately dragged out the time with Jiang Shu to prevent her from changing.

Madam Qin instructed the serving maid, Peony, in a low voice, "Go and find my pure gold hairstyle and give it to Fourth Miss. We are going to the Crown Prince's Palace as guests, we cannot be so shabby as to lose our face."

Peony replied and left, but Jiang Wan's heart was at ease.

Because the skin color does not match the yellow. Even the gold she wore made her look old.

Thus, when Jiang Wan put on the golden headband of the Qin family, their eyebrows wrinkled even more. Even a "Chuan" character appeared between their eyebrows, but for a moment, she couldn't tell what was wrong with it.

However, time didn't wait for anyone. She didn't have much time to waste on this, so she called out to Jiang Wan and Jiang Zhuzhe to board the seven-colored glazed flowery green carriage that was parked outside the mansion.

Because the destination of the trip was the crown prince's residence, Jiang Shu appeared to be even more lively than usual, chattering non-stop. However, along the way, the Qin family appeared to be very preoccupied with their own matters.

Jiang Wan silently sized up the Qin family for a few moments, and then also somewhat boringly lifted the curtain on the side she was on and looked out of the window.

The streets had already become bustling with activity. People were coming and going, and the streets were filled with exclamations. Some merchants had hung red lanterns and pasted new couplets on their doors. The New Year atmosphere was gradually filling up.

But what did the bustle of the street have to do with her? In her previous life, she had lived in the capital for ten years, but she had never stepped foot in this bustling place before.

Suddenly, she heard Jiang Shu, who was sitting on the other side of the carriage, shout out, "Ai, ai, ai, just now, it was the Treasure Chest. They all said that the Fortune Pancake made by the Treasure Chest was the best in the world … Why don't we buy some for Big Sis to have a taste! "

To Jiang Wan's surprise, the Qin family, who always granted Jiang Shu every request, stared at Jiang Shu, "Your elder sister is the crown prince's consort, what good thing has she not eaten before? Big Sis Shu, can't you be as quiet as Big Sis Wan'er? "

Growing up to this extent, Jiang Shu, who had suffered her first loss, curled her lips in displeasure as tears began to well up in her eyes.

Jiang Wan felt that it was funny, but she didn't want Jiang Shu to think that she was laughing, so she could only lower her eyes and pretend that she didn't notice.

They sat in the carriage for about half an hour, when suddenly they saw two large stone lions squatting in the north side of the street. Behind the stone lions were three large red painted doors with golden yellow brass nails affixed to them, and above the doors hung a signboard with the words' Crown Prince's Palace 'written on it. However, the three red lacquered doors were not open, only the two sides of the street had people entering.

The carriage they were riding, with its multicolored glass canopy and green curtains, passed through the west corner and stopped about a shot away. Then a woman came up and led them out of the carriage and into three tin sedans, each lifted by three or four servants until it fell before the end of the courtyard.

After all the servants had left, a woman like person came up to lift up the palanquin curtain, and helped the three out of the palanquin.

The crown prince's residence was surrounded by red walls and Huang Mingwa. Through the walls, there were layers of buildings, and the royal family had an extraordinary demeanor. This caused the Qin woman, who had never seen the world before, to be stunned. Jiang Shu, who was beside her, widened her eyes and mouth as she thought of how her elder sister would live in such a place everyday. She was extremely envious of her elder sister.

As for Jiang Wan, because she had lived here for two years in her previous life, she seemed much calmer than the two of them.

"Madame, I've brought you here." Just as they were standing blankly outside the drooping flower gate, Senior Servant Qin came out to welcome them. "Just now, the Empress was still in the midst of reciting when she arrived."

While they were talking, Senior Servant Qin led the group through the big red door. On both sides were verandas with a hall in the middle. There was a large display screen of rosewood marble. Turning the screen, there were three small inner halls, behind them was the main courtyard. There were five main rooms at the front, and all of them were decorated. The one in the middle had a signboard with the words' Youlan Palace 'written on it, while the other two rooms on the veranda had various colored parrots, thrushes, and other birds.

Senior Servant Qin led them directly into the main building.

The floor was covered with smooth, mirror-like gold bricks, and the dust was covered with brightly colored paintings. At the center of the long table was a three-legged incense burner with a silk enamel pinch. The fragrance of sandalwood was wafting out from the incense burner. On the left side of the long table was a foot-high rosewood goat's fat jade buddhist hand, and on the right was a flower in an azure glaze of a Ru kiln.

Jiang Shu stared at all of this, her eyes wide open.

A fat woman with a slightly plump figure walked out from the inner room. Her black hair was combed into a bun, and her hair was bound in pure gold with a purple Shardstone band. Her hair was wrapped in a precious jade knot, and she wore a ruby and phoenix hairpin. "She was dressed in a full skirt with embroidered plum, bamboo and orchid fringes. She was dressed very extravagantly.

When the Qin family saw the woman, they couldn't help but be excited. Her eyes were filled with tears and were trembling. Trembling her lips, she lifted her dress in a kneeling posture.

The fat woman quickly came over and held her mother back. She also choked with sobs: "Mother, are you trying to kill your daughter? We are having a family banquet today, so we don't need to bother with formalities. "

So it turns out that this fat woman was Jiang Wan's eldest sister, Jiang Yu, and the crown prince's concubine.

Nine years ago, during the great ceremony for the selection, the eldest daughter of the Yongning Family, Fang Qingqing, was chosen as the Crown Prince's consort. On the other hand, Jiang Yu, being well-informed and dignified, was together with Cui Yingying, who was also from Cui Shangshu's family, and was appointed by the then living Empress Kang Yi as the Crown Prince's concubine.

The newly elected Crown Princess's wife, Fang Qingqing, and the Crown Prince, Xiao Ruizhao, were a young couple back in the day. However, they seemed to have a hard time getting their sons together, and after the wedding three or four years, there was no news at all from the Crown Prince's wife, Fang Qingqing. As the main wife, she had never been pregnant before. In order to prevent others from laughing at her eldest son, Jiang Yu and Cui Yingying could only obediently wait at the back of the line.

In the fifth year, the Crown Princess finally brought him some good news. However, no one expected that the Crown Princess would have a difficult time giving birth. After staying in the delivery room for three days and three nights, she was finally exhausted.

The Crown Prince, Xiao Rui Zhao seemed to have taken a huge blow, and was in a daze for a while. On the other hand, Jiang Yu and Cui Yingying stopped the medicine under the orders of Empress Kang Yi. The next year, Jiang Yu became pregnant and very smoothly gave birth to a boy. Within a hundred days, he was conferred the title of Duke Jane by the current emperor, who was this child's grandfather.