Everyone looked at the person who came. Liu Furong and the others recognized him.

The old lady had handed over the power of housekeeping to the former wife of the Crown Prince long ago. Who would have thought that Master Ji doted on his concubine excessively and gave half of the housekeeping power that belonged to his wife to his concubine Liu Furong. Xu Rouning was weak and did not fight for her own power at all.

I think if Pei Ji officially returns to his ancestral home, Liu Furong should give up her half of the housekeeper's power, right?

After all, that is the right that belongs to the mistress of the house. I just don't know if Su Li, the wife of the prince, has the ability to take it up.

"Um."

The old lady responded with a smile and said, "Everyone, let's take our seats."

After saying that, she stood up and walked out of the hall first. Su Li walked beside her and supported her.

Liu Furong hurriedly walked to the other side and supported the old lady.

Old Madam Xu, who was sitting below, glared at her unhappily, but Xu Rouning showed no expression. She didn't like these inner-house struggles in the first place, and now she was divorced from Ji Jingxu, and the future Duke and A Li had a good relationship with Tingyou, so she didn't have to worry about him, and naturally she had no resentment in her heart.

The banquet for the women was held in Bifang Garden. Under the guidance of the maids, everyone left the hall one after another and headed for Bifang Garden.

The banquet was hosted by the old lady, with the assistance of Liu Furong. Since she did not find an opportunity to harm Su Li, Liu Furong naturally did not dare to do anything else, especially under the old lady's nose. Therefore, the whole birthday banquet went very smoothly.

As soon as the banquet ended, Ji Tingyou came over and told Su Li that he would take Pei Zhao back to the academy. Su Li naturally agreed, and then she was responsible for seeing the guests out. It was not until mid-afternoon that the banquet finally ended.

The old lady said with satisfaction: "Ali, you have worked hard today."

She heard from Nanny Jin that she had not made any mistakes in receiving the female relatives today, and was very tactful in dealing with people and treating others. She was a smart child. She was so happy to hear that.

Su Li smiled and said, "This is what I should do..."

"Madame Jin."

The old lady signaled Nanny Jin to hand a thick booklet to Su Li.

"This is the relationship register of the various noble families in the capital. Go back and memorize it so that you won't make mistakes in your future interactions."

Su Li raised his eyebrows slightly. The relationship book recorded in detail the relationship between officials in the capital and even the entire Dajin. This thing was not something that an ordinary official family could have. It was indeed worthy of the Duke's Mansion, which had a prominent status in the Dajin Kingdom.

After a pause, the old lady continued, "Actually, it's more than just personal relationships. If the Great Jin State encounters any changes in the future, understanding these relationships will make it easier to analyze the situation..."

This is also the reason why aristocratic families know about some changes in the court or new developments in the country earlier than ordinary families.

In addition to being the first to grasp the latest news, they also have a thorough understanding of various situations and are able to analyze useful information from them.

Su Li nodded and said, "Yes..."

Seeing the old lady's tired look, he said, "Then grandma, I will go back first. You should go and rest too. Don't overwork yourself."

After all, I'm old and I'm tired after working hard for most of the day.

The old lady nodded: "Okay, go ahead..."

When we returned to Zhuangyuan Mansion, the sun had already started to set.

After dinner, Su Li took out the relationship book and looked through it.

The relationship book was more complete than she had imagined. It not only recorded all kinds of positions, in-laws, friendships, and even changes in positions of various noble families and officials, but also recorded the in-laws of princes, dukes and other royal relatives. It was truly extremely detailed.

Su Li felt that such a relationship book was also very suitable for Pei Ji, so he would let him take a look at it when he came back.

Speaking of Pei Ji, I don’t know how he is doing now, or whether Ji Jingxu has sent someone to assassinate him.

Oh! Never mind, he is the male protagonist, with the male protagonist's aura, it must be difficult for him to get into trouble.

Su Li shook his head and continued to look at the relationship book.

She read until midnight. She stood up, stretched, and rubbed her shoulders. After a while, Xiao Wu came in with a bowl of soup. "Madam, I saw you were reading, so I made you some lotus seed and lily soup."

Earthly immortal?

Su Li was stunned for a moment before realizing that in the previous life, the earthly immortal was called wolfberry. Wolfberry does have the effect of clearing the liver and improving eyesight. This soup is suitable for people who stay up late to read.

She nodded, picked up the spoon and started eating the soup.

After drinking the soup, he asked Xiaowu to prepare some water and took a comfortable bath before going to bed.

The next day.

Pei Mingyue came to see her early.

"Ali, Princess Rongfu left the palace and returned to the Princess Residence last night."

"Oh?" Su Li raised his eyebrows. It was quite fast.

Pei Mingyue sneered, "I heard it was Concubine Xiao who persuaded the Emperor, saying that the day after tomorrow is the day when Princess Rongfu holds her annual charity meeting. If the princess doesn't hold the meeting this year, I'm afraid the rumors will come true. Don't you think it's ridiculous? Someone has already come up with evidence to complain, so why are they afraid that the rumors will come true? They are already true. The identity of the Lucky Star of the Great Jin is really her amulet, even if she did such a despicable evil thing! And Concubine Xiao, I thought she was a virtuous and kind concubine, but she can't tell right from wrong!"

Su Li had anticipated this. "Let alone if only what Yu Fengzhu said was verified, even if all the rumors were confirmed to be Rong Fu's doing, as long as her status as a lucky star remained, the emperor would not touch her."

As for Concubine Xiao, she has always been as close to Princess Rongfu as mother and daughter. In the original novel, even though Princess Rongfu was finally determined by Master Wuen to no longer be the lucky star of the Jin Dynasty, and even though the emperor was furious and wanted to execute her, Concubine Xiao was still willing to offend the emperor to plead for her. They were extremely close.

Su Li continued, "So, the only way we can truly defeat her is to destroy her lucky star status."

"That's right," Pei Mingyue said, "I came here today to tell you that I have found a Taoist priest who can tell whether a person has purple energy."

"Master?"

Su Li originally thought that she would find a Buddhist monk. After all, the one who asserted that Princess Rongfu was a lucky star was the Buddhist Master Wuen. But she didn't expect that she would find a Taoist priest instead.

"Yes," Pei Mingyue said admiringly. "You know what? That Taoist priest was very powerful. He saw at a glance that I was destined to die young. He even calculated that I escaped death because of a noble person's warning, thus changing my fate of a short life. Needless to say, you all know he was talking about the time when Princess Rongfu wanted to kill me. And wasn't that noble person who reminded me you?"

Apart from their Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, only A Li knew about reminding her to be careful about Princess Rongfu. The Taoist priest must have real skills to be able to calculate it.