"That Miss Cousin is really amazing. I'd love to get to know her."

Hearing them say it was so good, Song Yuqing couldn't help but pick up a French fry and try it; it really did taste good.

"By the way, I also heard that this Miss Biao's whole family moved from Ningzhou. Maybe she even knows Sister Shiyue."

Song Yuqing frowned. She hated it when people mentioned Ningzhou; it was a sore spot for her.

If she hadn't been switched at birth, she would probably be the Crown Princess by now.

Now, he has to compete with other women.

Everyone else has been carefully nurtured since childhood, but she, who came back halfway through and is not good at any of the traditional arts, how can she compare?

In truth, she only had one advantage: she possessed a phoenix destiny as determined by the celestial monitoring system.

In truth, it's all Shen Danru's fault, who enjoyed fifteen years of good fortune for her.

"I don't know him."

Seeing that Song Yuqing looked unwell, Shao Qianhua and Yuan Jinghe immediately changed the subject.

As the three were chatting, Yuan Jinghe suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Shiyue, Qianhua, look! Isn't that Song Danru? Am I seeing things?"

The two looked up and saw Shen Danru being held by the hand next to Old Madam Jiang, and on the other side stood a girl with her hair in a bun, who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old.

Her granddaughters all walked behind.

It's more accurate to say that Shen Danru was supporting Old Madam Jiang, rather than saying that Old Madam Jiang was pulling Shen Danru along. Old Madam Jiang's face was full of smiles.

The powerful and influential families of Shengjing all knew that Old Madam Jiang had not appeared at banquets for many years due to illness, and it was even less likely that she would be so happy.

Song Yuqing was surprised. She would recognize Shen Danru even if she turned to ashes. She never expected that Shen Danru would have such great abilities. She should have returned to Shangqing Village to live a hard life. Why did she appear in the Xingguo Duke's Mansion?

And that Chen Yulan, why is she here too?

Song Yuqing saw Shen Yulan, and Shen Yulan also saw Song Yuqing. The two looked at each other for a moment. Shen Yulan was surprised, while Song Yuqing looked disgusted.

However, Shen Yulan did not go up to speak to Song Yuqing.

Although she grew up with Song Yuqing, she didn't have much affection for him.

She remembered how badly Song Yuqing had treated her, her older sister, from childhood to adulthood.

Every time Grandma asked her to do chores, Song Yuqing would always dump her own work on Shen Yulan and run off to play. When she came back, she would tell Grandma that Shen Yulan hadn't done any work, which would result in Shen Yulan getting a severe beating.

At the time, Shen Yulan was afraid of worrying her parents, so she never mentioned this matter to them.

She always tolerated it, but that only made her more and more unreasonable.

She is content now that she has a good younger sister by her side. As for Song Yuqing, she probably wouldn't want to acknowledge her as her sister.

When the ladies and young women saw Madam Song appear, they all gathered around, wanting to greet Madam Jiang. However, they unexpectedly saw Shen Danru next to Madam Jiang.

Besides Shen Danru, who is the girl on the other side of Madam Jiang's head with a woman's hairstyle, who looks about sixteen or seventeen years old?

They were all secretly wondering about Shen Yulan's background and whether they should befriend her.

Madam Song of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion was even more shocked. Was she seeing things? How could she see Ru'er next to Old Madam Jiang?

One of the ladies couldn't help but ask Madam Song, "Madam Song, isn't that the woman next to Old Madam Jiang your good daughter? Why don't you go up and say a few words to her?"

Madam Song raised an eyebrow, pointed in Song Yuqing's direction, and replied, "You're joking, aren't my daughter sitting there perfectly fine?"

Madam Song hated Shen Danru from the bottom of her heart. If it weren't for her, her own daughter wouldn't have suffered so much.

If it weren't for her, Yue'er's marriage wouldn't still be unsettled.

Originally, Yue'er should have been the Crown Princess. Once the Crown Prince ascended the throne, Yue'er would have become the Empress, and their Xuanping Marquis's Mansion would have been able to rise to a higher level as well.

But now, all of this is a serious and harmful situation.

In particular, her husband Song Xun complained that she had squandered a good hand of cards, and how could she have given birth to the wrong baby?

Her husband hadn't visited her room in a long time, all because of that wicked woman.

The longer time passed, the more intense Madam Song's hatred for Shen Danru grew.

Upon hearing Madam Song's words, the lady immediately shut her mouth.

They couldn't understand Madam Song in private. After all, she was the daughter they had raised for fifteen years. Could she really be so heartless?

Besides, it wasn't her fault when Shen Danru was born.

However, Song Xun's official rank was higher than her husband's, so there were some things she dared not ask.

At this moment, Shen Danru also noticed Madam Song, stepped forward and gave a slight curtsy, her face showing aloofness: "Madam Song, are you well? And all the ladies, are you well?"

Madam Song felt a pang of heartache. After all, she had raised this child for fifteen years, and now the child wouldn't even call her "mother."

What an ingrate!

Madam Song coldly sized up Shen Danru and saw that she was not as miserable as she had imagined after leaving the Marquis's mansion. Her clothes and accessories even looked better than her Yue'er's.

Why is it that she can still dress so well after returning to the countryside, while her Yue'er has suffered so much?

Thinking about the experiences Yue'er shared with her in the countryside after she returned, she felt heartbroken every time.

Madam Song ignored Shen Danru's meaning, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward.

It was Old Madam Jiang who broke the awkward silence. She smiled and said to Madam Song, "Speaking of which, I should thank Madam Song for raising our child to be so outstanding. I will send a small gift to express my gratitude another day."

After returning to Shengjing, Old Madam Jiang learned about the connection between Shen Danru and the Xuanping Marquis's family. She had rarely been to Shengjing before and had never met Shen Danru, but had only heard that the Xuanping Marquis's family had such an outstanding child.

After being reunited with her family, she was still very grateful to the Song family for raising her daughter, Ru'er, to be so outstanding.

Everyone was surprised. What? Weren't Shen Danru's parents from the countryside? How come Old Madam Jiang said they were her children?

What exactly happened?

Seeing that Madam Jiang looked serious, everyone knew that this was no joke.

Madam Song was puzzled. She looked up at Old Madam Jiang and then at Shen Danru.

"Old Madam Jiang is really joking. This child was switched at birth with a country woman in Ningzhou. How could he possibly be a child of the Jiang family?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang's face darkened.

When Madam Yin, Jiang Jingxian's mother, saw that her mother-in-law was unhappy, she immediately stood up and said, "What are you saying, Madam Song? Don't we recognize our own family members?"

Although Lady Yin disliked her stepson Jiang Shuyou, she was not confused as a duke.

After her daughter Jiang Jingxian returned, she told her about Old Madam Jiang finding her relatives.

She was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that Song Danru was actually the direct granddaughter of Shen Shi from the Shen State Duke's Mansion.

If we can win over the Shen family, it will be equivalent to befriending the Duke of Shen.

Although both are Duke's mansions, Shen Shi has repeatedly won military exploits, and the Shen Duke's mansion is many times stronger than their Xingguo Duke's mansion.