Song Shiwei washed herself up carefully and applied a thick layer of powder to cover the fingerprints on her face. She was heavily made up, which was very different from her temperament. At first glance, there was a strong sense of incongruity.
She could still cover her face, but she really had no way to cover her teeth.
She left the palace and got on the carriage that came to pick her up from the Prime Minister's residence. She imagined the glorious scene where everyone would congratulate her, and she couldn't help but chuckle.
The carriage stopped and started along the way. Song Shiwei was about to speak when the coachman outside the carriage explained first: "Miss, there are too many carriages on the street. The road is really blocked and it is impossible to go. How about I take the side road?"
The place is so blocked that we can’t even move forward. How many people came to the Prime Minister’s Mansion today?
Song Shiwei's eyes lit up slightly, and she suppressed her joy, a little impatiently: "Then let's take the small road."
After a few minutes, Song Shiwei regretted her decision. The road was extremely bumpy and she could hardly sit still in the car. After the car finally became flat, she saw a strand of hair hanging down from the corner of her eye and quickly reached out to touch it.
Her carefully combed hair was loosened due to the bumpy journey!
Song Shiwei took a deep breath.
How could she go out and meet people like this?!
Since there was no bronze mirror available, Song Shiwei had no choice but to take off all the hairpins on her head and hastily comb her hair into a simple bun.
As soon as the combing was finished, the groom said, "Miss, we're here."
arrive?
Song Shiwei's eyes were full of confusion.
With so many people here, even if it's not noisy, there should be some noise. Why is it so quiet?
She lifted the curtain of the carriage and leaned out, only to see that the entrance to the prime minister's residence was quiet, with no guests but two doormen.
Could it be in the yard?
Song Shiwei said in his heart as he got out of the car.
After such a long delay, the guests must have become impatient and went to take their seats in the courtyard.
She entered the mansion and looked at the scenery which was no different from before. The further she walked, the deeper her frown became.
It was not until he entered the inner courtyard and saw the small platform with Jiang Zhaorong standing beside it that Song Shiwei started to panic.
She couldn't even force a smile, and just looked at Jiang Zhaorong silently, her eyes full of accusations.
Jiang Zhaorong acted as if he hadn't seen it: "You're back. Kneel down and I'll give you a hairpin."
Such a shabby little table, is it her coming-of-age ceremony?!
Song Shiwei's nose felt sore, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Father, my coming-of-age ceremony was supposed to be yesterday. It's fine if you celebrated it today, but isn't this a little too shabby? You know how important the coming-of-age ceremony is to a girl."
Taohong looked at her and tried to smooth things over: "Shiwei, don't get excited. It's just that we don't have time to prepare it today. Besides, it's already past the time. Why bother with such an empty gift?"
Song Shiwei didn't even look at her, but just stared at Jiang Zhaorong.
"Are you blaming me?" Jiang Zhaorong's eyes were filled with impatience. "Remember your identity. To be able to do this is already a compliment to you."
If she didn't have any clues to the treasure, I wouldn't have adopted her. I'm afraid she would have been eaten by wolves by now.
Being able to grow up to be an adult in such a wealthy and prosperous life was a blessing she had earned in her previous life.
Song Shiwei looked at him in surprise, tears falling one by one.
To praise? What did he praise about himself?
Is giving her food and drink an honor?
This is obviously all hers!
If his father had not passed the secret information to Jiang Zhaorong, how could Jiang Zhaorong have become the prime minister?
It can be said that everything Jiang Zhaorong has now is thanks to his biological father!
Moreover, Jiang Zhaorong was afraid that her father would reveal the secret, so he brutally killed her father and mother. He also hypocritically took her in and earned a good reputation outside.
This prime minister's mansion should have belonged to her, but not only was it usurped by someone else, but now it seems that Jiang Zhaorong is favoring her?
What's the reason?!
Seeing her crying without saying anything, Jiang Zhaorong felt even more annoyed: "Kneel down quickly, I still have things to do."
Song Shiwei stood straight and said nothing.
"Okay," Jiang Zhaorong looked at her and said in a cold and hard tone, "You can wear the hairpin yourself."
He threw the hairpin in his hand onto the table and walked away.
After he left, Taohong stopped looking worried.
"Look at you, you could have just given in, but you had to end up like this."
Song Shiwei wiped the tears from her face: "Don't bother."
When the Queen Mother arrives, she will seek justice for herself.'
Seeing her like this, Tao Hong didn't say anything else. As she left, she just asked, "Do you know where he's going in such a hurry?"
Seeing Song Shiwei looking over, Taohong chuckled, "Perhaps you forgot that today is Jiang Zhiyu's birthday."
It was as if a thunderclap sounded above his head. Song Shiwei was shocked and his eyes suddenly widened for a moment.
I see.
Thinking of the carriages jammed on the street, Song Shi lowered his eyes slightly: "I actually forgot."
Her voice was very soft, as if she was talking to herself.
Taohong glanced at her and turned away.
Her birthday is only one day apart from Jiang Zhiyu's. Since childhood, in order to save trouble, they both celebrated their birthdays on the same day.
But, everything is done according to her schedule.
She was the absolute protagonist that day, and Jiang Zhiyu could only serve as her foil!
Song Shiwei's chest heaved violently.
Today is no different!
Even if Jiang Zhiyu has more people on her side, it doesn’t matter as long as she has the Queen Mother!
The Queen Mother personally put on the hairpin for her. By then, they will only regret not having seen it with their own eyes!
Song Shiwei thought about this and let out a light breath, as if to let out the depression in his heart.
She glanced at the small square table and turned back to her own yard.
It was just right, there was still time for her to wash and dress up again.
…
On the other side, inside the palace.
The emperor was about to leave the palace with Fu Ping when he heard a voice calling out to him, "Emperor, are you leaving the palace today too?"
A sinister glint flashed across the emperor's eyes. He looked at the empress dowager approaching slowly, his expression the same as before: "Exactly. Why, is the queen mother also leaving the palace?"
The Empress Dowager had already inquired about the Emperor's itinerary and knew that he was going to attend Song Shiwei's coming-of-age ceremony, so she had this idea.
The Empress Dowager nodded slightly and spoke first: "Where is the Emperor going?"
"Xu Mansion," the emperor did not hide it from her, with a hint of smile in his eyes: "Today is Zhiyu's birthday, I will go and see her."
Just as she was waiting for the emperor to mention the Prime Minister's Mansion, she pretended to be surprised, but when he mentioned the empress dowager who was traveling with the emperor, her smile froze on her face.
Aren't we going to Song Shiwei's coming-of-age ceremony? Why are we going to Xu's house for Jiang Zhiyu's birthday?!
The Queen Mother's eyes were like knives, piercing Qiu Yi's eyes.
Qiu Yi lowered her head, hiding her frightened eyes, and held the empress dowager's hand trembling slightly.
What’s going on?!
How did they get the message across there?
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