Just one day later, Yan Nangui received four boxes of things.

These were all Lan's dowry items, mostly jewelry, and some exquisite ornaments.

There was no money, but there was a box of small pure gold items.

For example, the little golden tortoise. These were all the gold treasures that the Lan family kept hidden away back then.

When people got married, they were given money to put in their dowry. Because they disliked stuffing gold ingots as unsightly, they put these things in instead.

Even poor families would keep a few copper coins in their pockets so that they wouldn't have to worry about money after their daughter got married.

No one prepared these things for Yan Nangui back then; all she put in her trunk was silver ingots.

Now it has ended up in her hands; life is unpredictable.

"The general said that the lady's dowry has been fully inventoried, and there's nothing missing. Only the fabrics from back then are no longer bright and shiny, so we won't be sending them to you. The Marquis of Xinyang's residence also sent a copy of the same list. The lady of the Marquis knows exactly what was inventoried," the maidservant said.

"You've gone to a lot of trouble, but there's no need for that. The Yan family isn't a poor family. We'll just gather up my mother's things now," Yan Nangui said.

"That's what the general meant too. Since the general can't come back to the capital often, it's much more reassuring to have everything settled up sooner," the nanny said with a smile.

Yan Nangui understood the meaning behind these words and smiled.

They ordered someone to give the nanny a reward and then send her out of the mansion.

She didn't lack clothes and jewelry, but giving them to her was giving them to her.

The Lan family did not have another daughter, so they used this adopted daughter as they saw fit.

The Lan family's jewelry was indeed exquisite; she had taken some with her when she got married. This is what remains.

It seems the general made the decision and gave her all the jewelry.

What her brothers might receive were probably just estates or similar things. Being in the Crown Prince's residence, it was indeed inappropriate for her to manage those matters.

However, she did receive half of the profits from two shops, but the people managing them were the general's men.

Unbeknownst to Yan Nan, these two shops caused some trouble at the Yan family's home.

After Lady Lan passed away, the shops were mostly managed by the household. As Lady Lan's dowry was scattered, the household naturally took over.

Over the years, it's inevitable that other people will get involved.

Several shops closed down because business was bad, but a few others have always had good business.

When the eldest princess first took over, she was only showing magnanimity; she didn't actually care about it.

After managing it for many years, it became just another thing that belonged to you, and you no longer distinguished between different things.

But now that the shop is suddenly being taken away, the people in the shop can't sort out the accounts for a while.

The mere fact that this matter reached the Princess's ears made her so angry she nearly fainted.

I might as well throw it all out.

His resentment towards the Yan family deepened.

The wild geese returning south are unaware, and even if they knew, they wouldn't care.

Inside the mansion, the Crown Princess held a banquet in the main courtyard, inviting people to admire the chrysanthemums.

Although it's already September, the chrysanthemums are still blooming beautifully.

She happened to have a few pots of rare chrysanthemums that had been delivered from outside, so she invited everyone from the backyard over.

Shu Chengfeng was free today, so he was invited along as well.

The Crown Princess also had a unique idea: she had people make desserts with chrysanthemums, and the tea was also chrysanthemum tea.

It's very evocative.

They had barely sat down and exchanged a few words when Murong Liangyuan smiled and said, "I heard this morning that Sister Yan got several boxes of things. I'm so curious, what treasures did you get?"

"What else could it be? It's nothing more than gold, silver, jewels, and fine silks. My sister doesn't care for that." Yan Nangui said with a smile.

“Look at what you’re saying, sister. Is there anyone who doesn’t like these things? It’s just that my family doesn’t have these things; we only have some worthless books and poems.” Murong Liangyuan laughed.

“My younger sister is learned and talented, while I am just a common person. I just love gold, silver, jewels, and fine clothes and ornaments.” Yan Nangui chuckled, “And then there are all the delicacies and rare treasures that I don’t like. But alas, I don’t like studying. I’m not good at playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, or painting. I can’t compare to you, my younger sister.”

"Ah, speaking of my family, we're military men, generation after generation we've been dealing with swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, where have we ever seen books? We don't understand, we're all rough men."

This statement is a slap in the face; Yan Lingyun can be considered a scholar-general.

Although he was incredibly brave and fierce in battle, he was by no means a rough man.

Su Liangdi chuckled: "See? Why did you provoke her? You think you can out-argue her?"

Murong Liangyuan hurriedly said, "It's my fault, little sister. I've angered Sister Yan."

"How could that be? Sister Su is talking nonsense. How could I be so petty?"

Shu Chengfeng listened to their bickering and accepted the tea offered by the Crown Princess.

He seemed quite relaxed.

Although Murong Liangyuan admitted that she couldn't win the argument, she didn't admit that she had lost.

So things were still relatively calm.

Everyone was relaxed until Ye Liangdi appeared.

Her arrival caused everyone in the courtyard to fall silent for a moment.

Most people should get up.

She was wearing a bright red dress and came in complaining, "Your Highness didn't even call me."

After saying this, she bowed and said, "This concubine greets Your Highness."

"No need for formalities," Shu Chengfeng said.

Then Ye Liangdi gave a perfunctory greeting to the Crown Princess: "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Princess."

As for the Su family, she was extremely perfunctory.

The Crown Princess's expression was somewhat cold: "I thought you were still recovering, so I didn't send you an invitation. It was my fault."

She was the one who organized the flower viewing, but now that Lady Ye has come out, she's blaming His Highness for not inviting her.

It's infuriating; this Lady Ye really knows her stuff.

"I'm all better now. It's been quite a while since I've been out, and today is perfect. The weather is so nice, and it's Your Highness the Crown Princess who's hosting this banquet, so of course I've come." Consort Ye sat down.

Shu Chengfeng's expression didn't show anything, but even a fool could tell he was unhappy.

It's not that the Crown Prince disliked his cousin that much.

My cousin's appearances always leave me speechless.

And this outfit? Your baby died in the womb, and you were only a month pregnant when you put on bright red.

How can you be so indifferent to your own child?

Anyway, with Ye Liangdi's arrival, the flower-viewing banquet became rather dull.

She was also talkative and disliked everyone, but even in the main courtyard, she only had eyes for His Highness.

Shu Chengfeng didn't leave immediately because of his pride, but the ease on his face was long gone.

Yan Nangui glanced at it a few times and couldn't help but laugh to himself.

His Highness is probably at a loss with this cousin now.

For lunch, there was a dish of steamed fish with chrysanthemum petals. It looked beautiful, but the taste... well, I can't say I liked it.

Anyway, everyone seemed fairly satisfied with the meal.

After they finished eating, they all got up and took their leave.

After dawdling for a while, Ye Liangdi had no choice but to get up and leave.

Shu Chengfeng said nothing and remained there.

This likely means they intend to spend the night in the main courtyard.