Qi Yuechan recounted what had happened at the Princess's residence, and everyone gasped in shock.

“Bringing my cousin along today was already inappropriate. We treat the princess’s maids with deference, but she went and beat up someone’s personal maid over a baseless accusation. Does she think this is the countryside?”

The old lady didn't take it seriously, saying, "She's just a maid; how could she be more precious than Qing'er?"

Madam Qi didn't say anything, got up and left with her children and daughter-in-law.

The old lady pointed at the two of them as they walked away and scolded, "Eldest son, look at this! This is the good wife you married! How dare she give me such a hard time?"

The general was incredibly successful outside, but at home he felt helpless about the relationship between his mother and his wife.

“Mother, Qing’er was indeed wrong. The princess is the emperor’s own niece. I have to bow to her. Her personal maid is not someone that others can hit at will.”

The old lady remained unfazed. "You're such a high-ranking official now, can't you even handle this little thing?"

The general didn't know how to explain this to his elderly mother who couldn't even read. He sighed and stood up: "Don't mention this matter again. In the future, Qing'er should be more careful in her actions. Why is a girl so fierce?"

"etc"

The old lady saw this as an opportunity and said, "Qing'er has also been wronged. Let's just let Qing'er be Ming'er's concubine and call it a day."

The general turned around, unable to believe that these were his mother's words: "Mother, you're probably getting senile. You shouldn't concern yourself with these things."

After saying that, she strode away, and Wang Qing cried even more bitterly, "Grandma, no one likes me. Maybe I should go back so that you won't be in a difficult position."

The old lady would get angry whenever the topic of difficulties came up. She firmly believed that Qi Hongchuan was her son and should listen to her.

"Don't worry about this. Since your grandfather entrusted you to me, I will make sure you have a good home."

...

Madam Qi pulled Qi Yuechan back and asked her many questions. Qi Yuechan didn't hide anything from her, even telling her that she was riding in the carriage of Lord Su's fiancée, but she didn't mention that the driver was Su Cheng.

"Lord Su is a rising star in the court, and his fiancée is a favorite of the princess. Even if you don't befriend her, don't become her enemy. Lord Su's path is far from over."

Qi Yuechan breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that Madam Qi would not allow her to associate with Liu Huan, but it seems that she had been overthinking it.

"I understand. She's planning to treat us to a meal in a few days, and I've already accepted."

Madam Qi didn't say anything, only telling her to be careful.

An old woman rushed in and told her what had happened to the old lady earlier, which made her so angry that she slammed her hand on the table, "They really have a lot of nerve!"

As soon as Qi Yuechan left, Madam Qi said, "Since she wants to marry into the Qi family so much, let's create an opportunity for the second wife. They're all members of the Qi family, so it doesn't matter who she marries."

"Yes, this old servant will go and prepare it right away."

...

Liu Huan invited them without hesitation. She had sent invitations to all the ladies who went that day, and whether they came or not was their business.

She started preparing it herself early in the morning. Summer has just arrived, but it's not quite time to eat ice cream yet. The juice she prepared was slightly chilled, and the taste was just right.

She started making desserts again. Since it was for the girls, she prepared a lot of things needed for the desserts and planned to make desserts and cakes with everyone.

I also prepared the materials needed for scented candles. There are many flowers available in early summer, which will make the colors even more beautiful.

She filled the yard with flowers and even set up a mahjong set. She had it made of ceramic a long time ago, and it just arrived yesterday; she wanted everyone to have a unique experience.

As for food, there wasn't much prepared; it was just seafood that Su Cheng brought yesterday, plus some snacks, which was enough.

The princess was the first to arrive, bringing her child with her. As soon as the news broke, the young ladies who had been observing got ready and went out to keep their appointment.

Liu Huan immediately took the little girl from the wet nurse's arms and kissed her twice, saying, "My little darling, you've grown even prettier."

"Watch out, she might smear your face with saliva."

I'm not afraid.

The princess took the initiative to greet Su Wan and praised the courtyard that Liu Huan had decorated.

The second to arrive was Qi Yuechan. Wang Qing didn't come along this time; the injuries on her face hadn't fully healed.

Miss Shen arrived that day and asked, "Huanhuan, what is this?" She held up the slightly cool mahjong tiles.

"This is mahjong. Perfect, there are so many people here, I'll teach you how to play."

The princess was very interested and told the wet nurse to hold the child away so as not to affect her performance. Qi Yuechan was also curious, as was Miss Shen.

"Let me teach you how to recognize them first..."

Start by recognizing the characters. Fortunately, recognizing them isn't difficult, and mahjong is easy to pick up quickly if you're interested.

Everyone was quite capable and picked it up quickly, though it was a bit slow. Qi Yuechan learned exceptionally fast and was already able to fight.

The other two needed to be looked after by Liu Huan, so she simply took charge of all four families by herself, guiding them step by step.

"Sorry, I won by self-draw."

Qi Yuechan pushed the cards over. Everyone looked at her with envy. Liu Huan had already checked and said without any politeness, "Sorry, you've misread it."

Everyone burst into laughter, knocked over the mahjong tiles, and started anew.

The four of them stopped after everyone had arrived one after another.

What surprised Liu Huan the most was that Xu Jiuyan and Wang Ning had both arrived. Since she almost caused the princess to miscarry, she hadn't left the house. This time, she came uninvited, and Liu Huan didn't know why.

However, since everyone is a guest, she still treated them with great hospitality.

The three people, who were very interested in mahjong, sat there and didn't want to leave, even urging Liu Huan to hurry up.

Liu Huan said to the three of them, "You guys bring someone along, and I'll lead everyone to do the other things."

The princess found a clever-looking person to teach them, and the four of them played slowly, occasionally asking Liu Huan if she was right.

Liu Huan then led the others to start making scented candles, but none of the four people playing mahjong were willing to participate.

"You guys do it, don't worry about us."

"That's right, just leave us alone."

Several ladies were very interested in scented candles and made several of their favorite designs, which are now waiting to dry.

As for making small cakes, not many people were interested. Only two chubby ladies were watching intently as they learned how to make them, but their attention was soon drawn to the four people playing mahjong over there.

Do you know how?

"Hurry up, you're playing your cards so slowly."

They were still making the scented candles, and the noise was getting louder and louder. Everyone waited and went over to sit next to them and watch how they did it.

Liu Huan explained how to play the game, which made everyone want to try it, but none of the people sitting down were willing to get off.

Everyone looked at Liu Huan, who said, "Then let's all take turns whipping each other."

"What's the meaning?"

"It's like you guys play a few rounds and then other people take turns, so everyone can have a go."