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After Jiang Wan greeted Fang Yuan and Xiao Qian Shu separately, she followed them and sat on the kang next to the window.

Three or four maidservants dressed in blue entered in a line. They served tea to everyone, set up some fruits and pastries, and then left.

Jiang Yan picked up a shiny yellow kumquat from the crystal plate on the kang, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and placed it on a small clay plate. "The kumquats that just went on sale a few days ago, let's have a taste.

Then, she looked at Jiang Wan, smiled, and said, "Don't be so reserved, just treat it as if you're at home. You'll know after living with us for a long time that we're all easy to get along with."

Jiang Wan slightly lowered her head, covering her mouth as she smiled and said, "I'm afraid that even I wasn't able to live freely at your place."

The Qin family was extremely charming. Pet. Jiang Yan had also heard her mother mention the matter of the direct daughter being harsh on her children before. When she thought about the last time Jiang Zhuli had come to her house and beat the servant girl beside her without a word, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Hitting dogs depended on the master, not to mention Zi Yan was the most capable maid by her side. Jiang Shu was just a person who came to visit her, what ability did she have to be her person?

"Then come to our house often and play." Jiang Yan smiled and said to Jiang Wan, "If Third Aunt doesn't want you to come out, I'll send you a message."

Jiang Wan thanked Jiang Yan with a smile, but Jiang Yan shook her head with a smile. She looked at the other two and asked, "Who's turn is it for this year's Spring Festival Feast on March 3rd?"

"It seems to be Sister Li's home?" "Last year, it was held between Minister of Rites, Huang Tong, and Eldest Young Master Huang. Everything was a mess, and let alone receiving guests for the ceremony, there weren't even people who served tea. I sat in the parlour for over an hour, and I didn't even manage to take a sip of water."

Just be content with it, I was a lot worse than you last year, "Fang Yuan sighed with a face full of bitterness and hatred as he said," A new gold brocade pimple was only worn for the first time, but it was already splashed with oil soup by the little servant girl from her family. I didn't even say anything before that little girl fell on the ground and kowtowed to me, as if she was really going to be hurt … "

"We can't blame her family. Lord Huang's wife is currently a stepdaughter, not much older than Huang Yi. She doesn't have much status in the family …" Jiang Yan answered.

"But this year, there won't be any incidents happening at sister Qinglan's house, right?" Xiao Qian Shu's face was filled with excitement as she said, "I heard that their family bought the Liang Pavilion's old courtyard last year! and built a very large garden. "

"Eh? Didn't they say that the purpose of their purchase was to help Qinglan's elder brother get married? " "Why did you suddenly start repairing the garden again?"

"That I don't know, why not ask Sister Qinglan then?" Xiao Qian Shu shook her head and said, "But why isn't she here today?"

"Alright, before I even enter the house, I can already hear you guys speaking ill of me behind my back." Just as Xiao Qian Shu finished speaking, a sharp voice sounded from outside the room. Following a burst of sound, a tall figure walked in.

Jiang Wan looked over and saw that the girl was no more than fifteen to sixteen years old. She was tall and slender, had snow-white skin, curved eyebrows, and black hair tied into a high bun.

"Qinglan, you're finally here." Fang Yuan smiled as he spoke to the woman, and then he and Jiang Yan simultaneously moved towards the brick bed, pulling the edge of the bed out.

"I didn't see any of you today, so I knew you'd be hiding here." Li Qinglan walked over with a hearty smile, and as she raised her head, she saw Jiang Wan, who looked a little unfamiliar. Curious, she asked, "Eh, this is …"

"This is Sister Wan." Xiao Qian Shu, who was sitting beside Jiang Wan, took the initiative to introduce Jiang Wan to her, "She's my cousin's cousin."

Li Qinglan covered her mouth as she smiled and greeted Jiang Wan. After sitting down beside Jiang Yan, she started to gossip, "Have you heard? "The Marquis of Yongsheng's Mansion is currently matchmaking their young master. I heard that they have already taken a liking to quite a few young ladies."

"The heir to the Marquis of Everlasting City?" Jiang Wanqi asked, "Are you Cao Jin?"

"Eh? "Even you know Cao Jin?" Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Wan in disbelief, "Could it be that Third Aunt also has the intention of plotting against the Eternal Sheng Marquis Estate?"

Jiang Wan was instantly at a loss for words. She remembered that Cao Jin had caused a huge commotion because of Cao Jin, who had become the Marquis of Yongsheng in his previous life. He had caused a huge battle and caused a huge loss of life, but who would've thought that Cao Jin had a backer as well? In the end, both sides ended up fighting until the empress dowager, Jiang.

But these words made her, a girl who had yet to leave the pavilion, feel too embarrassed to speak of it.

However, Jiang Yan's words caught Jiang Wan's attention. Thinking about the Qin family's expression when they saw Madam Huang, she couldn't help but feel her heart tighten. Could it be that the Qin really wanted to join in on the fun?

However, when she thought about it later, Cao Jin was still a highly sought after person in the eyes of everyone. If the Qin family truly had such intentions, then she was probably plotting something for Jiang Shu.

The few girls sat together and laughed for a while before a maidservant came over to report to the parlour that they had passed the rice.

Jiang Wan followed behind Jiang Yan and the others and chatted as they made their way back to the parlour. Madam Qiao called for everyone to take a seat, "... "It's better if you listen to the show early."

Everyone in the room sat down next to each other with smiles on their faces.

Jiang Wan naturally sat together with Fang Yuan, Xiao Qian Shu, and Li Qing Lan. Fang Yuan pulled on Xiao Qian Shu's clothes, then angrily whispered to the neighboring table, "Look, Huang Yi is at that table."

Hearing them mention Huang Yi twice, Jiang Wan curiously followed their gazes and found that Jiang Shu was also sitting at the same table, chatting enthusiastically with a girl wearing a yellow shirt beside her.

Jiang Shu coincidentally looked over at this moment and discovered Jiang Wan looking at her, so she sent her a provocative gaze over.

"Eh? "Who's that beside Huang Yi?" Xiao Qian Shuren, who was sitting beside Jiang Wan, said curiously, "It seems quite unreasonable."

Jiang Wan lightly cleared her throat and said softly, a little embarrassed, "That's my fifth sister, Jiang Shu."

Xiao Qian Shu said with a face of understanding, "So it's her!"

At this moment, the maidservants brought the orange water to wash everyone's hands, and another maidservant quietly went up to the soup.

Under Madam Qiao's lead, the other madams all drank a little, but the young misses obediently allowed the people beside them to serve the meal.

After the meal, everyone moved to the West Opening Hall to drink some tea before going to the improvised stage to listen to the play.