The Feng family has gradually improved thanks to Feng Yushan's promotion in recent years. Compared with the old ladies of the noble families in Kyoto, Feng Xu is simply not good enough. That is why Feng Xu was very unhappy when she learned that Jiang Mingzhi was living in her house but she, the old lady of the Feng family, did not know about it.

She was thinking that when Jiang came over later, she would definitely ask her about it, but who knew that someone outside would say that the eldest daughter of the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion came to pay her respects to the old lady.

Feng Xu was overjoyed. She had thought that Jiang Mingzhi didn't take her seriously at all. After all, her grandmother, the Lady Wang, was the old lady of a real big family. When the prestigious families in the Central Plains came to Dongjun, they would send invitations to pay them a visit. It was understandable that they looked down on her. Now that Jiang Mingzhi was here, Feng Xu was naturally overjoyed.

"Please come in, please come in!"

When Jiang Mingzhi entered the room, Feng Xu had already taken the main seat in the banquet hall. Jiang Mingzhi was wearing a misty blue pleated skirt, a white Ruyi buttoned double-breasted top, and a dark blue jacket embroidered with magnolia flowers. She looked very simple, and the two white magnolia hairpins on her head that were inserted diagonally into her temples looked particularly elegant.

Feng Xu's eyes lit up. She had only heard her daughter mention Jiang Mingzhi a few times when she came back to her parents' home, but each time she mentioned her, she had nothing good to say. Therefore, Feng Xu guessed that this eldest daughter of the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion must be an unattractive person with no special talents. But now she saw such an extraordinary and graceful person, like a crane standing tall on a fairy mountain, which really made Feng Xu stunned.

"Mrs. Feng, be blessed!"

Jiang Mingzhi walked slowly and gracefully, and stopped one step in front of Feng Xu, bowing to her.

"Oh, good, good, what a good boy!"

Feng Xu praised repeatedly, perhaps because she had not received a high level of education and did not know how to praise in a fancy way, but when Jiang Mingzhi heard it, she could not help but look at Feng Xu twice more.

In the past, she thought that anyone who could raise a daughter as cruel as Feng could not be a good person. However, when they first met, the old lady of the Feng family gave her a very kind and simple feeling, which was very different from her imagination, and she found it very novel.

Feng Xu was unexpectedly fond of Jiang Mingzhi. She waved her hand and told the people around her, "Go and get the box under the stool at the head of my bed."

The old woman who was given the order was obviously a little surprised. The box contained the old lady's favorite jewelry. Could it be that she was going to give it to the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jinyi?

The old woman didn't dare to delay and quickly brought back the box. Feng Xu took the box and took Jiang Mingzhi's hand again, saying kindly, "My family is not like those wealthy families, so we don't have much to give away. This headdress was bought by my son for my birthday last year. You are a good girl, so I give it to you!"

This unconcealed, friendly and direct expression of affection made Jiang Mingzhi feel a little at a loss for a moment.

She had originally thought that she came here today just to go through the motions, so that people would not think that she, the granddaughter of the Wang family, was uneducated. She also thought that Feng's mother might be full of malice towards her, and there might be a fierce battle today. She had anticipated many things, but she never thought it would be like this!

"Madam..." Hearing that it was a gift from Feng Yushan for Feng Xu's birthday, and seeing how much Feng Xu treasured the headpiece, Jiang Mingzhi felt a little reluctant: "This thing is too valuable."

It’s not that the things are very valuable. Jiang Mingzhi has had many valuable things. When she married Prince Jin, she also received a phoenix hairpin from the Queen Mother. At that time, she thought it was nothing special. But facing such a simple old lady like Feng Xu, she felt that what was valuable was the thoughtfulness.

Feng Xu smiled and patted her hands: "Girl, this headpiece is actually for young girls. My son only wanted to please me, an old lady, but he didn't think about the fact that I am old and my skin is up to my waist. How can I wear such a jeweled headpiece? An eighteen-year-old girl is as beautiful as pearls and jade. It is just right for her!"

Looking at such a kind old lady, Jiang Mingzhi couldn't help but be moved, and couldn't help thinking, how nice it would be if Feng Xu was not Feng's mother.

He and Feng were now on the verge of a falling out. Once a formal fight broke out, it would inevitably make this kind old lady concerned.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mingzhi sighed lightly. Faced with the old man's kindness, he could not refuse it anymore. He thought about sending him another similar headpiece that would be suitable for the old man to wear, as a way of repaying the old man's kindness.

Jiang Mingzhi thought it was strange that Feng Xushi didn't give such good things to her granddaughter, but gave them to herself instead. So he asked directly, "Third sister also likes this kind of headdress. Why doesn't the old lady keep it for her?"

She always said one thing to one person and another thing to another person. Facing the kind and simple old lady, she didn't want to play any tricks. She put aside those roundabout temptations and asked directly.

Feng Xu's expression froze for a moment, then she chuckled dryly and shook her head: "How could she be interested in what I have here?"

When Jiang Mingzhi heard this, he suddenly understood.

Feng's family background was poor, and she was often criticized for marrying into the Jinyi Marquis's family. Feng seldom brought Jiang Yuzhen back to her family's home, and it was usually Feng's second wife, Jiang, who went to the Jinyi Marquis's family. It seemed that Feng herself looked down on her family from the bottom of her heart, and she also looked down on her mother, who came from a humble background.

Influenced by her surroundings, Jiang Yuzhen must have disliked her own grandmother. Seeing the old lady like this, Jiang Mingzhi suddenly felt sad for her. Fortunately, she still had a son to be filial to her. It sounded like Feng Yushan was also a filial son. I just don't know if they knew what Feng and Jiang had done.

"Why are you here so early, sister?"

Jiang Mingzhi was just thinking about it when Feng Rui walked in with a pot of freshly brewed tea.

Jiang Mingzhi laughed and said, "I thought I was early, but it seems I'm still late. Look, you've already brewed a pot of tea."

Everyone in the room couldn't help laughing when he said this, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Feng Xu had heard a long time ago that her grandson Feng Baoan would marry the eldest daughter of the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion in the future. Now, the more she looked at Jiang Mingzhi, the more she liked her.

"What is An Ge'er doing? Tell him to come over and recognize her face if he's free. He hasn't even met the eldest lady yet!"

As Feng Xu was speaking, she was about to send for Feng Baoan to come over. However, before the maid even reached the door, Jiang, who had come to pay her respects, stopped her and said, "Why are you going? The Second Master has gone to class. The teacher said that if he doesn't work harder, his academic performance will be ruined. Don't bother him!"

There was a certain tone of disappointment in these words. When Jiang Mingzhi heard this, she thought of the information she had asked Lu Yun to find out.