"Spring Mud, what a nice name. Fallen petals are not heartless things, they turn into spring mud to protect the flowers."

Hearing Changning's praise, the woman was somewhat surprised. "My parents passed away early, so I never thought there would be such a meaning."

Changning laughed, "Now I know. Su Peisheng said you're eloquent and good at storytelling. What stories have you told before?"

When it comes to storytelling, Chunni speaks eloquently and even performed a story for Changning right there on the spot.

The content is rather old-fashioned, just the story of a poor scholar and a rich girl. However, Chunni has a very good voice. She imitates the voices of the narrator, the rich girl, the maid, and the scholar very well. With the addition of physical performance, she really makes people feel like they are there.

Changning nodded. "You're right, but the story is a bit cliché. I don't like stories about scholars and young ladies, or about mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, or mothers and sons and neighbors. Write a different story."

Chunni was quick to respond and asked, "Yes, may I ask if Master has someone in mind?"

Changning thought for a moment and said, "Write a story about a female scholar or a female general, without a male protagonist, just about this one woman."

Chunni was puzzled. What kind of story didn't require a man? However, she couldn't go against her mistress's wishes, so she quickly replied, "Yes, this servant will write it down and tell it to you in three days."

Changning nodded. "Write well. I'm going to host a banquet for several wives next month, and I'll have you give a presentation then."

"yes."

After returning home, Chunni thought about it over and over again, and flipped through her previous books, looking for the story of Mu Guiying and Liang Hongyu. She secretly wondered if her master probably wanted to see a story of a woman shining brightly. That was easy to understand, but why didn't he bring any men? That meant the woman probably didn't get married and was all alone.

But thinking that her master probably didn't want this woman to suffer too much, he simply ended the story by saying that she had gone into seclusion and that no one knew whether she had a man or not. Chunni thought she was incredibly clever.

Three days later, she confidently told her master the story of the female general Shen Feng. The part about her enlisting in the army in place of her father, being exposed as a woman, and then donning red again to go to the battlefield, where she shone brightly and became the focus of attention in the court and among the people, was told very well and was very inspiring.

Changning was very satisfied and gave Chunni a big purse, making her beam with joy. He then told her to practice and prepare well for the banquet.

Changning had made many preparations for the banquet; this was her first date with her girlfriends, so of course she wanted to put in her best effort. The entire mansion was somewhat abuzz with excitement.

On the day of the greeting, Consort Li made a sarcastic remark, "Sister Fucha has been making quite a fuss lately, with so many people coming and going. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were celebrating Fen'er's birthday!"

Changning turned around and rolled her eyes at Li Jingyue. "Fine, then why don't you send the Second Prince over to be my son? I'll raise him for you, and I'll make sure his birthday is celebrated in a grand and glorious way."

"You wish!"

"You're ugly!" That's a joke; Changning would never allow herself to be verbally attacked by the Li family.

Li Jingyue was so angry that she stood there holding her breath, afraid that she might lose her temper and scratch the woman's face.

The Fujin was speechless. This Li Shi was truly brainless; besides using her mouth, she couldn't even win an argument with others and had no other effective methods. All the children who had died in the manor before were her doing. She had even considered Li Shi a useful tool, but it hadn't worked on Fucha Shi at all. It seemed she would have to secretly help her out.

This time, the greetings to Fucha Changning also resulted in a great victory.

After leaving the main courtyard, Madam Geng caught up with her and said with a smile, "Sister Fucha, is there anything I can do to help with this banquet? Do you need me to accompany the guests that day? Don't worry, I always have time."

Changning never had a good attitude towards those who flattered her with ulterior motives, let alone this Geng Shi who was like a leech that she couldn't shake off. She had no intention of showing her any mercy, so she coldly said, "Geng Shi, blocking the way of the concubine is an act of insubordination. Tell me, how should I punish you?"

Geng's expression immediately changed. She thought that one shouldn't hit a smiling person, but who knew that Fucha would be so unyielding! So she quickly knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

"Since you say you always have time and are always bothering me, you must really be free. How about this, I'll punish you by making you clean the mansion for a month. Sweeping the yard should be enough to keep you occupied."

After saying this, Changning ignored Geng's unpleasant expression and went straight to the pond in the garden. She had been hoping to catch a few fish today, which would be useful for tomorrow's banquet.

Sweep the yard! That's a job only servants do! Fucha is throwing her dignity to the ground, letting everyone trample on it! She's even more arrogant than Li! Geng was so angry her face twisted, and she really wouldn't bother her anymore.

Enraged, Lady Geng went to the Fujin (the principal wife) to reason with her. The Fujin was also speechless, but did not object to Changning's punishment. After all, it was just a small matter, and it would only deepen Lady Geng's hatred for Lady Fucha. So the Fujin said that the secondary Fujin also had the right to punish, and she could not change it unless the master spoke up for her.

Just kidding, ever since Lady Fucha entered the manor, the Prince has never entered the courtyards of any other woman.

Geng had no choice but to accept it and went to sweep the courtyard, panting heavily. This incident became a laughing stock in the Fourth Prince's mansion. However, when the other women heard about it, they were initially gloating, but then they felt that Consort Fucha was too ruthless, so they no longer dared to offend her and kept their distance from her for a while.

Changning caught another bucket full of fish and was thinking about how to cook them. The grilled fish he made last time was spicy and delicious, so he could make it again this time.

Summer is almost over, and if we don't have some iced bowls soon, it will be too late. With that in mind, Changning plans to prepare more iced bowls and some fruit syrup for tomorrow's banquet so that the sisters can have a few drinks.

Seeing that Changning was still working on tomorrow's menu that evening, Yinzhen couldn't help but chuckle, "It's just a small banquet, yet you're taking it so seriously."

Changning rolled her eyes at him. "How can it be a small banquet? She is, after all, the wife of one of the three imperial princes. Although Shushu Jueluo is a secondary wife, she is still favored in the Fourteenth Prince's residence. Naturally, she should be treated with care."

At this point, Yinzhen suddenly felt a warm current flow through his heart. It turned out that Ning'er was treating him so carefully because she was helping him make connections with the female relatives. Immediately, his gaze towards Changning softened a lot.

"To put it another way, since they rarely get along with me and trust me, I should of course be sincere and not disappoint them."

Yinzhen nodded. Yes, Ning'er was indeed that sincere and straightforward. She was clear about who she liked and didn't hesitate to show her dislike. She loved someone so much she wanted them to live, and hated someone so much she wanted them to die. This personality was very much like his, and he liked it!

Thinking of this, he kissed Changning's hair affectionately. "Good Ning'er, I support you."