The girls who were being talked about had been spoiled since childhood and were always praised.

At this moment, he was not restraining his temper at all in Liu's Mansion, and he looked down on Su Juan's background from the bottom of his heart.

Just a merchant's daughter.

Su Juan was not surprised that these female relatives would talk about her like this.

The girls were all in their boudoirs, and their biggest daily activities were reciting poems, writing essays, playing the piano, and painting. They knew nothing about court affairs, and could never have imagined that the position of crown prince might fall to Prince Jing's mansion in the future.

Naturally, he would look down on her as a merchant's daughter who had risen to the top by sheer luck, so it was normal for him to make sarcastic remarks like this.

She had experienced these things last time. Maybe she had some emotional ups and downs at that time, but now she felt nothing at all. She just felt sad that these people were still interested in discussing it, not knowing that she would soon be in trouble.

[This girl from Mu Jijiu's family is who knows how many years older than Liu Miaoqing, but she keeps calling her Sister Miaoqing. I never knew she is so shameless.]

[It seems that the daughter of Mr. He's family is not happy with the marriage between him and the Lian family, otherwise she wouldn't be so jealous. I guess she also wants to step on some dog shit, but it's a pity that the dog shit doesn't want to be stepped on by her.]

Many people present could hear these words.

Those who were around and could hear Su Juan's complaints all looked at those people, and some even laughed out loud.

The laughter was neither loud nor soft, just enough for Mu Yan and He Yue to hear it, and both of them looked unhappy.

Liu Miaoqing came over quickly and walked towards Su Juan with a smile on her face, "I thought you weren't coming, I saved a seat for you over there, come with me."

As she spoke, she took Su Juan's hand and didn't even glance at the girls who were talking.

Su Juan's hand was held by Liu Miaoqing, and she couldn't help but sigh: "Miss Liu's hands are so smooth and tender. I don't know what she puts on them to keep them so well."

Liu Miaoqing was the most talented woman in the capital and had been praised by the emperor several times. All the noble ladies in the capital followed her example and imitated Liu Miaoqing in their daily dress and behavior.

But no one expected that she, who had always been aloof and proud, would be so concerned about Su Juan, the daughter of a merchant.

"What's wrong with Sister Miaoqing? Why is she so concerned about that Su Juan?" Mu Yan was indignant.

They have known Liu Miaoqing for such a long time, but now they are not as good as a merchant's daughter.

After Mu Yan complained, she saw that He Yue ignored her and pushed her, "What's wrong with you? Have you been distracted today?"

He Yue came back to her senses and smiled, "Nothing."

She drank the tea and was about to wipe it with a handkerchief when she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! I lost my handkerchief!"

Mu Yan was shocked, "Why did it get lost for no reason?"

This handkerchief is a woman's personal item and is related to her reputation. If someone picks it up, it will be a disaster!

He Yue was scared and a little flustered, so she pulled Mu Yan and said, "Maybe she fell on the way to the toilet..."

The two have always been good friends. Mu Yan knew how serious it was that the handkerchief was lost, so she patted her hand soothingly and said, "Don't worry, I'll go with you to look for it."

The two of them left the banquet one after another.

Su Juan took a glance and then looked away.

Men and women sat at separate tables, separated by a screen so that no one could see each other.

Liu Miaoqing took good care of Su Juan and had many exquisite pastries served, which she introduced to Su Juan one by one.

Hearing her repeatedly calling me Crown Prince's Consort, Su Juan smiled and said, "Miss Liu, if you don't mind, you can just call me A Juan from now on. I'm not used to hearing the name Crown Prince's Consort."

Liu Miaoqing's lips curved slightly as she poured her a cup of tea. "You asked me to call you A Juan, but you call me Miss Liu?"

"Then I will call you Miaoqing from now on."

"good."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the years were peaceful.

Lin Xizhi, the cousin of the Marquis of Xing'an, who had just arrived at the table, spoke with a hint of bitterness, "We only called each other by our given names after knowing each other for a year. Ajuan really only hears the laughter of the newcomers, but not the cries of the old ones."

Su Juan coaxed Lin Xizhi for a long time, and Lin Xizhi was happy. She gave Liu Miaoqing a smug look provocatively.

Everything has a first come first served basis. Ajuan and I have known each other for many years. If it weren't for the changes in my family later, I would have had to come to Beijing for refuge, otherwise I would not have been separated from Ajuan for the past two years.

Liu Miaoqing smiled.

There were no daughters in the Xing'an Marquis's Mansion, so they doted on this cousin who came to the capital for refuge. They provided her with the best food, clothing and shelter, and treated her like their own daughter.

Lin Xizhi took out an object from her body, put it into Su Juan's hand, and whispered, "I knew you would come today. You lent me this thing at the beginning. Now, it is returned to its original owner."

At that time, her family encountered misfortune and was involved in a murder lawsuit, which also caused her parents to get into trouble. She was forced to marry a creditor who was old enough to be her father, so she had to escape the marriage and go to Beijing to live with her relatives.

Su Juan gave her this jade pendant and told her to pawn it for some silver if her escape was not going well.

Lin Xizhi knew that this was the only thing Su Juan's biological mother left her. She gave it to her because she saw that she was in a difficult situation. Fortunately, everything went well after she came to Beijing, and today she could finally return the thing to its original owner.

Su Juan took a look and put the things away.

Liu Miaoqing caught a glimpse of it and saw that it was half a jade pendant. Judging from the texture, it was top-quality mutton-fat jade, but because it was only half a piece, the pattern could not be seen roughly.

Just then, there was a commotion outside, and someone exclaimed, "Something happened, something happened!"

Liu Miaoqing frowned, stood up and left, and Su Juan and Lin Xizhi followed her.

As soon as the three men left, the people behind them became curious and stood up to follow the source of the noise.

As soon as I arrived at the back mountain, I saw Mu Yan, who was supposed to be at the table, lying on the ground with her clothes a little messy. The young man who was about to run away was stopped by the servants!

"Oh my God! What happened to Miss Mu?"

"Why would Miss Mu come to the back hills...Mr. Lian?!"

"Why is Young Master Lian here too?"

The person who was stopped was Lian Cheng, the son of the Lian family, Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

Lian Cheng was drunk and was staggering when he walked. When he was brought to Liu Miaoqing by servants, he was mostly sober and a look of panic flashed across his face.

Mu Yan's face was pale. She was just helping He Yue find a handkerchief and found it in Lian Cheng's hand. She asked him for it, but Lian Cheng was drunk, so they had some arguments. She never thought that they would be seen by others.

"Could it be that these two are having a secret meeting..." someone exclaimed in a low voice.

"Oh my god, in broad daylight, in Liu's residence, how dare these two people do this!"

"If I remember correctly, this Mr. Lian is Miss He's fiancé!"

"Hasn't Miss Mu always been on good terms with Miss He? How could it be..."

At this moment, He Yue heard the sound and hurried over. When he saw this scene, his face turned pale, his body trembled, and he almost fainted. Fortunately, he was supported in time by the people next to him.

Her eyes were red. She pointed at Lian Cheng and then at Mu Yan, looking very shocked. "I treated you like my best friend! But you treated me like this..."

Facing the accusation, Mu Yan panicked and grabbed He Yue's hand, "He Yue, don't get me wrong, I had some disputes with Master Lian, it's not what you saw!"