Fu Anran's face flushed as she listened to the silence in the room. There was music playing and her voice was loud, but now it was heard by all the guests in the room. Fu Anran felt very embarrassed.

Gu Yan looked at Fu Anran and said, "Well, my wife is even more beautiful than you."

Fu Anran's face turned even redder. She clenched the basket of longevity peaches in her hand, her eyes red.

Fu Qianran, who was sitting at the head of the table, smiled softly and said, "Is Prince Ning's wife so beautiful? What a shame I never got the chance to see her."

Gu Yan said, "When my wife recovers from her illness, I will bring her to your house to bother you."

Fu Qianran smiled faintly, "The fact that the Crown Prince's Consort can come to our Fu Mansion is a great honor to our family, and it is not considered a nuisance."

With Fu Qianran's help, Fu Anran continued to distribute birthday peaches to other guests in the hall. When she passed by Wei Xi, Wei Xi smiled at her.

Fu Anran had always been at odds with Wei Xi, and when he saw the slight mockery in Wei Xi's eyes, he became even more angry.

After the birthday banquet, Fu Anran did not go to the garden to watch the play with her grandmother. She went straight back to her room and threw herself on the pillow of the small couch and burst into tears. She was really embarrassed today.

"younger sister."

Fu Anran heard Fu Qianran's voice and turned around and called out, "Sister."

Fu Qianran gently wiped Fu Anran's tears and said, "There are many beautiful women out there, why do you have to hang yourself on Gu Yan's tree? With your looks, you should be pursued and loved by all the gentlemen, so why do you have to keep your eyes on Gu Yan?"

Fu Anran wiped her tears and said, "Sister."

Fu Qianran reached out her hand to wipe Fu Anran's tears and said, "Don't cry, you've heard that Gu Yan is only devoted to his wife now. You're already nineteen years old, and marriage can't be delayed any longer. You should find a good husband as soon as possible. Gu Yan isn't the only good man in the world, and there's also Gu Yan's cousin, Xie Shi'an, the son of Prince Wu..."

Fu Anran pouted and said, "Xie Shi'an's mother used to be a skinny singing girl. I don't want a mother-in-law like that. Sister, you're going to be the Crown Princess in April, but you want me to marry the son of the Xie family's young master and singing girl. What are you thinking?"

Fu Qianran tapped Fu Anran's forehead angrily, "You really only have such a pretty face. If you count Xie Shian, he is still the Crown Prince's cousin. How has he ever wronged you?"

Fu Anran snorted lightly: "My cousin should have the surname Zhao. His surname is Xie. His father is just your Majesty's half-brother, not the young prince of the Zhao family."

Fu Qianran said: "I say you are stupid, you are really stupid, it would be better if you had the surname Xie. Xie Shian and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are related by blood from the same grandmother, but the world is also surnamed Zhao. If there was a young prince surnamed Zhao, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not dare to trust him so much.

Now His Highness trusts Xie Shian very much. If Gu Yan is the Crown Prince's left arm, then Xie Shian is His Highness the Crown Prince's right arm.

Xie Shian is also very handsome. If it weren't for his mother's poor background, you wouldn't even be able to get married."

Fu Anran said: "If you really think Xie Shian is good, why don't you marry her?"

Fu Qianran took a deep breath and really didn't want to pay attention to this silly sister who couldn't even speak.

God is fair. Fu Anran's stunningly beautiful face must have been earned with her brain.

When Fu Qianran was about to go to the stage in the courtyard, she met Zhu Zhen who was rushing over.

Zhu Zhen hurriedly bowed to Fu Qianran and said, "Miss."

Fu Qianran frowned slightly as she looked at Zhu Zhen standing before her. "There are so many guests in the mansion today. How dare you come to the Fu family so rashly? If you have any news, just let Yingying pass it on."

The husband Zhu Zhen married was originally a servant of the Fu family. After he was promoted to a lower-class official, he relied on the Fu family to become a ninth-rank official with a sinecure.

Zhu Zhen's younger sister Zhu Yingying married a cousin from a branch of Fu Qianran's maternal grandfather's family.

Both marriages were facilitated by Fu Qianran. The Eastern Palace was like an iron wall, and only Zhu Zhen could reveal secrets about the Eastern Palace.

Zhu Zhen lowered her voice and said, "Crown Princess, I really shouldn't have come here today, but I just learned of something important."

Fu Qianran raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhu Zhen: "What's the matter?"

Zhu Zhen leaned close to Fu Qianran's ear and whispered, "Prince Ning's wife is actually the cousin of that vixen Ye Wanhe."

Fu Qianran frowned, and she added: "This is not a big deal."

Zhu Zhen said, "That vixen Ye Wanhe was pregnant with Your Highness's child before. If she gives birth to a grandson, Princess Sheng Zhao and Prince Ning might help her. Then you..."

Fu Qianran's face turned stern. She took off a glass bracelet from her hand and gave it to Zhu Zhen, saying, "Go down."

Zhu Zhen took the bracelet and thanked him quickly.

Fu Qianran's trusted maid said, "Miss, you are finally going to be able to enter the Eastern Palace as the Crown Princess, but Ye Wanhe is actually the cousin of the Ning Prince's wife... In the future, this vixen Ye will inevitably compete with you and your future young master..."

Fu Qianran frowned and said, "Don't mention this matter again."

As soon as Fu Qianran entered the garden, she saw a bright yellow skirt. She stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhao Yun looked at Fu Qianran and nodded, without saying a few words to the Crown Princess who was about to enter the Eastern Palace, and left.

Fu Qianran looked at Zhao Yun's back, then calmly walked to Old Madam Fu to listen to the opera on the stage.

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After finishing lunch, Yun Xiangye continued to chat with her cousin for a long time, talking about their childhood memories and telling her about the current situation of her childhood friends.

Until I heard the sound of greetings to His Highness coming from outside.

Yun Xiangye picked up the sleeping Nuonuo and said, "Cousin, it's time for me to go. You must take good care of yourself. After the New Year, I will go to the temple to pray to the gods and Buddhas to reward you with an early release from the palace."

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