When Su Xuerong returned to the third-floor cabin, Cui Shi was accompanied not only by Cui Yun'er, but also by a woman who looked haggard.

She sat beside Cui without speaking, remaining silent.

It's unclear what Fang Ningzhu was thinking, but she stayed by her side the whole time and even took the initiative to introduce her: "That's the Princess Consort of Xiangyang..."

Su Xuerong looked at the old princess and saw that even makeup couldn't hide her sickly appearance.

Su Xuerong pondered for a moment.

In her previous life, Chen Siyi entered the palace half a month after Xiao Cheng ascended the throne, by which time the old princess had already passed away.

If you calculate it, this old princess probably doesn't have much time left in this world.

In this life, she and Chen Siyi were lucky enough to be rescued from Daming Prefecture by Ling Qingxue ahead of time.

As Su Xuerong sized up Chen Siyi and her daughter, Chen Siyi's gaze also seemed to drift towards her.

"Arong, come here and let me introduce you to someone."

She waved to Su Xuerong.

Chen Siyi's actions immediately drew everyone's attention to Su Xuerong.

Su Xuerong forced herself to walk over.

Chen Siyi, holding her hand, smiled and looked at Cui Yun'er beside her: "Yun'er, this is Arong, Mr. Ling's fiancée."

Cui Yun'er looked at Su Xuerong with surprise, and immediately smiled and said, "So you are Mr. Ling's fiancée, madam! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Looking into her clear eyes and carefree personality, Su Xuerong immediately felt a connection with the Lady of Wuwei from her previous life, and her heart felt warm and familiar.

"Madam Cui, I just heard you sing that fisherman's folk song, it was so beautiful, your voice is truly heavenly," Su Xuerong said with a smile.

Cui Yun'er smiled broadly, her eyes crinkling: "I'm glad you like it."

Standing to the side, Madam Cui playfully scolded, "You're giving her too much credit; she's just singing nonsense!"

Chen Siyi said, "Madam, if her singing is just nonsense, who among us would dare to embarrass themselves?"

These words pleased both Cui Yun'er and Cui Shi.

Su Xuerong was a little puzzled. When did Cui Yun'er meet Ling Qingxue?

With Cui Yun'er's opening act, many noble ladies then took the initiative to show off their skills, playing the zither, calligraphy and painting, making tea, and burning incense.

Su Xuerong sat in her seat, calmly watching the skills of these noble ladies, and more or less guessed what was going on.

Sure enough, after the noble ladies finished their performances, Cui sighed softly and said, "You know, the prince has been busy traveling around ever since he established his mansion. There are very few people in the mansion. I like you lively young ladies. It makes me happy to see you."

A lady-in-waiting standing nearby said, "Madam, now that the Princess Consort has come to Hangzhou, the mansion must be much more lively, right?"

“Her?” Madam Cui sneered. “Don’t even mention it. She’s going to practice Buddhism with her hair still intact and doesn’t want to live in the Prince’s mansion.”

The girls sitting below all showed a hint of anticipation.

Lady Cui is trying to take people into the Prince's household.

Cui said, "Putting aside everything else, you all know that among those princes who are like the Prince, which of their residences is as deserted and quiet as ours?"

The official's wife quickly replied, "That's right. The prince is in his prime, so it won't hurt to have a few more people in the manor."

Cui sneered, "Him? He's a blockhead!"

Hearing Cui's evaluation, Su Xuerong was surprised.

A blockhead?

Is this the Prince of Fenyang she met at Jujing Garden that day?

It doesn't seem like it. When he looked me up and down that day, he had a lecherous look on his face. He doesn't seem like a blockhead at all.

At this point, Madam Cui took Cui Yun'er's hand and said, "You should stay in the manor for a while and keep this old woman company. Otherwise, once this excitement is over, I'll be all alone again."

Cui Yun'er replied, "Aren't the princess and Fourth Madam Fang here?"

Cui said irritably, "You've come all this way to admire the lotus blossoms, are you just going to stay for a few days and then leave?"

Cui Yun'er muttered to herself, "I still want to climb Yandang Mountain..."

At this moment, Chen Siyi hurriedly grabbed her hand and said, "Sister Yun'er, the old lady has been talking about you for days since she learned that you were coming to Hangzhou!"

At this moment, everyone present understood.

Cui Yun'er was the one that Cui Shi wanted to keep in the manor for the prince.

As for these local noble ladies, Cui probably looked down on them all.

In an instant, those young women who had just begun to harbor some thoughts of their own were all discouraged.

But Su Xuerong was very curious about who the Marquis of Wuwei in her previous life was.

Could it be... Ge Cong'an?

I just don't know if Ge Erlang was married or not.

We could take this opportunity to ask Zeng Ling.

Thinking of this, she immediately looked across the street.

Zeng Ling sat opposite her, but instead of sitting at the table, she sat behind a woman with a harsh face, her eyes lowered, looking submissive.

Su Xuerong frowned slightly.

Today's guests all have their own special tables, and the servants sit behind them.

Zeng Ling came with Madam Ge and is also Ge ​​Huai'an's first wife. Why is she sitting in the back with the servants?

Looking at Zeng Ling's pale face, she suddenly thought of herself in her previous life.

She, too, was once looked down upon and ostracized at various banquets.

Su Xuerong seemed to see her past self in Zeng Ling.

She recalled the words she had overheard on the passenger ship...

Although Ge Huai'an was a capable minister by Xiao Yuan's side, he was a lecherous man with countless women in his harem.

And with such a mean-spirited mother-in-law, how could she possibly have a good life?

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