Su Youran stepped forward happily to accept the gift, saying, "Thank you, Master and Senior Brother! You must enjoy plenty of food and wine later!"

Wu Wang shook his head, "I have other matters to attend to, so I will not be drinking at the Yun residence..."

Su Youran pulled her senior brother, "Oh, senior brother, you and Master only get to attend my birthday banquet once every few years. This time, you and Master must insist on having a meal at the Yun family's banquet!"

As he spoke, he blinked frantically at Wen Yuanbai.

Wu Wang caught a glimpse of the smiling Princess beside him and his heart stirred. He readily agreed, "Alright, then I'll grant your request. Today, to celebrate your birthday, you'll enjoy the fine wine and food of the Yun family!"

Princess Qingping breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

She deliberately brought the Duchess of England along, also at her father's request.

She didn't know why, but her father suddenly wanted to ask the youngest legitimate son of the third branch of the Duke of Ying's mansion, the seventh son who had just turned fifteen this year, to marry Su Youran.

In her view, Su Youran was her ex-husband's daughter, and also her stepdaughter. Since she had married into her aunt's family, she would see her all the time, and she always felt uncomfortable.

But this was a good opportunity to meet the Imperial Advisor, so how could she miss it? She asked her aunt to bring her along, and also brought Wu Xinxin's older sister, Wu Yilian.

Wouldn't it be great to have a marriage that strengthens family ties?

Unexpectedly, Lady Jiang, the wife of the Duke of England's heir, also came. At this moment, she was looking at the radiant Yun Manyan with a face full of jealousy, but because she had not gained any verbal advantage in the previous confrontations, she did not dare to speak easily.

Yun Manwan had no idea what she had done to offend Madam Jiang, and whenever she met her gaze, she would only nod slightly in acknowledgment.

While she was lost in thought, Madam Su had already ordered the banquet to begin and was now raising her wine glass in a gesture of greeting.

Princess Qingping also raised her wine cup, indicating to her aunt to get down to business first.

The Duchess of England sat closer to Mrs. Su and whispered with a smile, bringing up the idea of ​​arranging a marriage for her nephew from her third branch of the family.

Ms. Su naturally used the excuse that the child was still young to avoid agreeing.

She has already received overtures from several wealthy and influential families today, which is worrying her.

At this moment, an old woman led in a young woman, saying, "Madam, this is a young woman from the Eastern Palace. She said she came to congratulate the Sixth Miss on her birthday on the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince."

Everyone was taken aback.

The aunt entered and bowed to the ladies of the court at the table. Then she took the box from a maid behind her and bowed to Su Youran, saying, "Princess Fengle, this is His Highness the Crown Prince's congratulatory gift. May you enjoy a long and healthy life, blessed with good fortune and happiness, and live a long and prosperous life."

Su Youran was somewhat at a loss, but in front of everyone, she couldn't refuse, so she could only awkwardly smile and gesture for Su Yue to accept it.

After her aunt left, the Princess laughed and said, "Our little Youran is sought after by many men! It seems my nephew is still not giving up!"

A single joke sent a chill down the spines of the women who had previously sought to marry Su Youran.

The Duchess of England was also relieved. With Su's attitude and the Crown Prince standing in front, it was understandable that she hadn't arranged the marriage for the seventh prince.

Soon, after several rounds of drinks, Princess Qingping said she wanted to change her clothes, so she went to change with the help of her maid and the maids from the Yun residence.

Su Youran was watching closely when she gave Su Yue a look, and Su Yue followed.

Yueyue leaned closer to her, "Why are you staring at her? Is she up to something?"

Su Youran thought for a moment and asked in her ear, "Yueyue, do you think that if my master... could become your stepfather...?"

Yueyue glared at her and lightly pinched the back of her hand. "What nonsense are you talking about?! The Imperial Preceptor is my younger brother's teacher, and Mother has always treated him well..."

She couldn't say it.

It's not exactly respectful.

To be honest, it's not really about being polite.

Whenever the two of them were together, it gave her the feeling that they had known each other for a long time.

She covered her mouth.

Su Youran raised an eyebrow. "What, you finally figured it out?"

"You mean...they...actually..." Yueyue looked somewhat frightened. Could it be that they had been secretly in contact all along?

"What are you thinking?" Su Youran whispered in her ear, "They knew each other since they were young, and you didn't know?"

Yueyue's expression turned to shock.

"Moreover, my master has long been in love with my adoptive mother, and today..." she whispered her plan to Yueyue.

Yueyue's expression grew increasingly shocked.

Upon seeing this, the eldest princess couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Yueyue, what interesting things have you been talking about that have surprised you so much?"

Yueyue quickly nudged You Ran.

You Ran chuckled and said, "Oh, it's nothing, it's just... I heard from my senior brother the other day that Master has someone he likes. We're all guessing who it is."

The princess was taken aback, unsure of what to feel.

This feeling was just like when Princess Qingping's eyes were practically glued to Wuwang when he came in.

Old Madam Yun feigned anger and said, "You two rascals, you even dare to talk nonsense about your master!"

"Who can I do when my master has such an otherworldly appearance? So many young ladies in the capital are vying for his attention. What can I do?" Su Youran spread her hands.

"Hahaha--"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Soon, Hongyu came in with a bad expression and whispered something in Su's ear.

Madam Su's heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained unchanged. She first glanced at Su Youran, as if she understood something, and then smiled at the Princess, saying, "Your Highness, the piece of satin I mentioned to you last time, I just had Hongyu find it. Why don't you come with me to take a look..."

This argument is truly far-fetched. As the hostess, how could Madam Su suddenly leave the table midway through the meal, and then come up with such a clumsy excuse...

Madam Yun naturally sensed something was amiss. "Ya Rong, what happened?"

Helpless, Madam Su had no choice but to walk over and whisper a few words in Old Madam Yun's ear.

Upon hearing this, Madam Yun also had a plan in mind. She immediately flew into a rage and said, "This whore! How dare she come to my Yun family to perform magic! It seems that what the Duchess of Yingguo said last time was right. Although we are close to the Princess, we must also draw a clear line with the Rong Prince's Mansion!"

The Duchess of England looked bewildered. What did that mean?

Why are we talking about Prince Rong's Mansion again?

Could it be that something happened to Princess Qingping?!

She quickly stood up and asked, "Madam, has something happened?"

Madam Yun stood up angrily, "Let's go see what kind of good deed your dear niece has done!"

She had long disliked Princess Qingping, but had never openly confronted her. Now that such a good opportunity had presented itself, she deliberately wanted to make sure everyone went to see it, so that she could cut off all ties with Princess Qingping from then on!

The women were naturally very curious and immediately followed.

Madam Su hurriedly instructed, "If it's nothing serious, those who have nothing to do with it should not come, and unmarried young ladies especially should not come!"

The Duchess of England suddenly felt a bad premonition.

As Jiang helped her walk, she grumbled, "That cousin from my aunt's side must have seen that Grand Preceptor and come up with some dirty tricks again! Mother, I've told you long ago to stay away from that cousin from my aunt's side..."