The sixth day of the Lunar New Year is today, and it's the banquet at Princess Fushun's house.

Today, almost every noble family has gathered at the princess's residence.

Princess Fushun saw a group of women gathered together and said, "As you all know, the eighteenth day of the first lunar month is the festival to welcome the Flower Goddess."

On the eighteenth day of the first month of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was a Flower Goddess Festival. Every year on this day, noblewomen in the capital would gather together to welcome the Flower Goddess, praying that all flowers, trees and crops could bloom and be pollinated successfully.

Previously, it was organized by the Empress in the imperial harem, but now that there is no Empress, it can only be organized by the eldest son.

"Over the years, I have been in charge of organizing all kinds of banquets, big and small. But this year... I feel tired and unwell, and I feel powerless despite my good intentions."

"What I mean is, which of you has the time to organize this Flower Goddess Festival?"

Then, he looked at Madam Shen and Ye Caiping and asked, "Is the Shen family available?"

Madam Shen quickly waved her hand: "Your Highness, how could you forget? My family has two weddings in January. On the 20th, Zhiyan's wife will be married, and on the 26th, Manman will be married. There are so many things to do, how can we find the time?"

"It was my oversight." The eldest princess nodded, then looked at the Princess Consort of Qi'an: "Is there any free time at the Qi'an Prince's residence?"

Princess Qi'an also shook her head: "Sigh... I have a lot of things to do at home too."

The eldest princess glanced at the surrounding nobles: "Which family has time? It doesn't matter which family, just make sure the Flower Goddess ceremony is held properly."

Several businesses present were eager to try their hand at impressing the princess.

The Flower Festival has always been organized by the royal family, so it would be a great honor for their family to receive it.

Mei excitedly pushed her way forward: "Your Highness, my family is available. I wonder if our Ningguo Marquis's residence could handle this?"

In the past, she wouldn't have dared to take such a step, but now their family's status is different; they're practically royalty, so they're qualified enough!

The eldest princess said, "Oh, aren't you getting married at twenty-six? Will you be able to manage?"

"Yes, yes, yes. There are still eight days left, aren't there?"

The eldest princess nodded: "Alright, then the Ningguo Marquis's residence will handle it. I can send a few head maids to the Ningguo Marquis's residence to help."

Lady Mei was delighted: "Thank you, Your Highness. Your Highness can rest assured that the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion will definitely hold the Flower Goddess Festival in a proper and respectable manner."

The people around her looked at her with disdain.

They're everywhere, taking care of their families!

He only managed to climb up to the Shen family through dirty tricks, and he's been making a huge fuss ever since!

Last time, such a scandal broke out...

However, as expected of someone who has climbed up to the Shen family, even after a scandal, they can still host the Flower Goddess Festival!

Mei glanced at those who looked down on her, and thought, "Hmph, you can all be envious and jealous all you want!"

Regardless of the means they used, they have successfully squeezed into the Shen family and the Princess's circle!

Li Jiaojiao, standing not far away, had a gloomy expression: "That scandal only lasted a short while... and now they're still holding the Flower Goddess Festival."

Lady Pingguo said, "Don't rush, let's wait a little longer, it shouldn't be over yet!"

Li Jiaojiao nodded: "I'm not in a hurry, I'm confident. Their marriage is impossible! I've always been very lucky! Heaven is on my side."

Lady Pingguo smiled and nodded: "I believe you. Otherwise, how would you have met me?"

......

Soon, the year was over.

Then came the Lantern Festival.

Both the Shen and Ye families are busy preparing for Ye Caiping and Shen Zhiyan's wedding.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Ye Caiping's wedding dress was delivered.

Ye Caiping tried it out happily and was satisfied with everything.

In modern times, she also thought about getting married, and at that time she thought that if she really got married, she must have a Chinese wedding.

Now my dream is about to come true.

Moreover, given the Shen family's strength, this wedding will definitely be more luxurious than she had ever imagined.

On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the imperial court officially opened its seals, and those who were supposed to attend the morning court session went to court, while those who were supposed to go to their offices went to their offices.

That noon, Ye Caiping sent Chang Xi to the Shen family to ask questions.

With her wedding approaching, Ye Caiping could no longer go out, leaving everything to Shen Zhiyan and the others.

Tomorrow is the Flower Goddess Festival. Whether Manman can escape the imperial decree of marriage depends on tomorrow.

Chang Xi walked into the hall.

Old Madam Shen, the Marquis of Dingguo and his wife, Shen Zhiyan and Shen Manman were all sitting there.

Chang Xifu bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam, Lord Marquis, Madam, and Second Master."

Before she could ask any questions, Shen Zhiyan said, "Tell her to rest assured, the people are all ready, just waiting for tomorrow's show."

"Yes, this servant will go and report back immediately."

......

Chang Xi returned home and relayed Shen Zhiyan's words.

Ye Caiping nodded: "I understand."

The original book describes how Gu's father and the Mei family framed Gu Han back then.

Several years ago, in the summer, Gu's father suddenly fell ill, and the imperial physician diagnosed him with a common cold.

Gu's father has always favored Gu Yang, and while he was sick, Gu Yang was still out fooling around with a group of bad friends.

Gu Han saw this and, while feeling contempt, thought his opportunity had arrived!

To show his filial piety, he personally served his father medicine at his bedside, so that his father could see who the true filial son was.

But after taking the medicine for more than half a month, Gu's father's cold did not improve and even worsened.

Both folk doctors and imperial physicians were helpless.

Later, Ms. Mei said that this was the work of evil spirits, so she invited Abbot Puzhi of Baishan Temple to come and chant sutras to exorcise the evil spirits.

Abbot Puzhi, being knowledgeable and experienced, noticed that Gu's father had more than a dozen mosquito bites on his hands.

There's a poison called "Mosquito-Attracting Poison" from the Western Regions. It's colorless and odorless, and ingesting it will prevent a cold from fully healing. The downside is that after taking this poison, your body will emit an odor that attracts mosquitoes. Therefore, mosquito bites are the only visible symptom.

If consumed continuously for forty-nine days, one will die from a cold.

The symptoms of Mr. Gu's condition might be due to ingesting Mosquito Repellent.

Father Gu immediately ordered a search of the entire mansion, and finally found a small packet of mosquito repellent in Gu Han's room.

Gu's father was furious and scolded him for being so eager to inherit the title that he had actually poisoned his own father.

They also said that out of consideration for the father-son relationship, they did not send Gu Han to the authorities, but instead summoned his clansmen, expelled him from the clan, and drove him out of the house.

Of course, all of this was a setup by Gu's father and Madam Mei to frame Gu Han.

Because the Mosquito Repellent was precious and rare, and because it might be useful in the future, Gu's father hid the remaining medicine in his study.

In the original book, Li Jiaojiao used her X-ray vision to find the medicine in Gu's father's study.

Then they directly reported it to the authorities and asked them to search the place.

Gu's father received the news on his way to the yamen runners and had already destroyed the poison, so they found nothing in the end.

The group continued to argue over the poison, engaging in various attempts to frame and counter-frame each other.

Thinking about it, Ye Caiping shook her head. When she read the book, she thought Li Jiaojiao's method was too stupid.

Without any preparation, she recklessly went to sue someone. If it weren't for Li Jiaojiao's protagonist aura and super good luck, she would have died countless times already.