Early the next morning, Eleventh Lady welcomed guests in the flower hall next to Dianchun Hall.

The first to arrive were Mrs. Huang, Marquis of Yongchang, and Grandma Huang San.

Madam Huang winked at Shiyi Niang and said, "Put me in the house of your mother-in-law." She pointed at Grandma Huang San and said, "Let her help you entertain the guests."

Another one to help her!

Eleventh Lady quickly knelt down to express her gratitude, and took Madam Huang to the Madam Dowager's place.

Grandma Huang San pulled her hand and looked at it carefully: "It looks like a flower bud."

Eleventh Lady said modestly: "Because it is the beginning of spring, I wear light clothes."

Grandma Huang sighed: "I have never lost weight since I gave birth to my third child."

Maybe it was because the clothes in ancient times were too loose, but Shiyi Niang couldn't see it: "Sister, you are too demanding. I think this is good."

As they were talking, Mrs. Lin came, but Grandma Lin and Hui Jie'er were not there.

Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "Some nephews from her mother's family came."

Huang San's grandmother smiled and said, "Are you here to take part in the martial arts exam?"

Mrs. Lin smiled and nodded: "There are seven or eight of them. They said they came to see what's going on." But her expression showed that she was proud.

"As a member of the Shao family in Cangzhou, it's no problem for them to be on the imperial examination." Grandma Huang flattered her a few words, and Eleventh Lady accompanied her to the lady's place.

Turning back, Zheng Taijun, Madam Tang, the eldest grandmother of the Luo family, with Brother Xiu, the fourth grandmother, Twelve Niang, etc., all arrived one after another. For a while, the room was full of laughter. The fifth lady came over with the child in her arms, and everyone was having fun with the child. A housekeeper came over to report that Madam Zhou had come with her eldest daughter.

Eleventh Lady hurried over to greet her.

Madam Zhou pointed to the pretty girl beside her and said, "Bring our Miss Fang here to see her."

"Sister is from a wealthy family. We are just joking here because she likes us." Eleventh Lady said politely.

Fang Jie'er has already bent her knees to salute Shiyi Niang.

Fortunately, we were prepared for this situation. Shiyi Niang took out a jade pendant with five bats holding peaches from her bosom and gave it to Fang Jieer as a gift, and went to the flower hall with Madam Zhou.

As soon as he stood still, the wife of General Li from Shanxi came with his eldest daughter.

Eleventh Lady went to meet her again.

Miss Li is thirteen years old this year. She has big eyes and fair skin. She wears a red gold filigree willow leaf headband on her bun. When she looks at people, her eyes twinkle, with a childishness that doesn't match her age.

She bowed to Eleventh Lady with a smile, but her eyes were fixed on her with a curious look.

The gift that Eleventh Lady gave was a pair of red gold and jade flower hairpins.

After everyone met, the room became more and more lively with people coming and going.

Maids and old women surrounded the Madam Dowager, Madam Huang, and Madam Lin and came over chatting and laughing.

After another round of noise and scolding, everyone sat down according to their seat order.

The maids served tea and snacks, and the mothers brought Xu Siyu, Zhen Jie'er, Zhun Ge, and Xu Sijie over to pay their respects to everyone.

Some hugged Zhun Ge, some pulled Zhen Jie'er to look, and some asked Xu Siyu and Xu Sijie questions. The room was very lively.

Eleventh Lady treated everyone to tea and snacks. Mother Du took Xu Siyu, Zhun Ge, Xu Sijie, and Xiu Ge to Lijingxuan, while Zhen Jieer, Twelve Lady, Fang Jieer, and the eldest daughter of the Li family went to Liufangwu. The ladies and grandmothers went to Dianchuntang.

Zhou Dehui, the owner of the Deyin troupe, came out and said a few witty remarks, and the show began.

Miss Li looked at Twelve Lady and said, "...So you are the elder?"

Twelve Niang said "hmm" a little embarrassedly.

Miss Li stretched out her hand to ask Twelve Lady for a gift: "Just now, the wife of the Marquis of Yongping gave me a pair of jade hairpins and gold hairpins."

Fang Jie'er, who was walking side by side with Zhen Jie'er, frowned slightly when she heard this. She told Zhen Jie'er about Hui Jie'er: "...she made a silk thread for me last time, saying that she learned it from her mother. I was really shocked. What did your mother say to her?"

Sister Zhen smiled and told her what had happened.

Over there, Twelve Niang had already taken out a pair of plum blossom-shaped silver screws.

Miss Li took it and asked Fang Jie'er to come and ask for the money.

Fang Jie'er listened to Zhen Jie'er's words seriously, pretending that she didn't hear anything.

Miss Li thought she didn't hear it, so she went forward to pull her.

Fang Jieer frowned slightly and said, "Can you please keep your voice down?" Then she turned to Zhen Jieer and said, "Go on, I'm listening!"

Miss Li couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Just as Zhen Jie'er was about to speak up to help Miss Li out, Twelve Niang beside her suddenly said "Huh" and pointed at the stone boat lying across the water in front of her: "Is that Liufangwu?"

"It's the stone boat in Liufangwu." Zhen Jie'er breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the octagonal pavilion next to the stone boat with a smile: "You can fish there." She then asked a few people: "The weather is good today, do you want to go fishing?"

"Let's just sit down and talk!" Fang Jie'er objected, "What's so fun about fishing!"

No one refuted her words, but changed the subject and revealed what had just happened.

Fang Jieer continued to ask about Hui Jieer.

Miss Li and Twelve Lady fell behind them and whispered, "Fang Jie'er and I have only met a few times... She is a very arrogant person."

Twelve Lady thought of what Sixth Lady had told her when she came: "...Don't be fooled by the fact that some people are polite to you, because they actually look down on you."

She smiled and changed the subject: "Are you from Yanjing?"

"No!" Miss Li whispered, "We are from Dengzhou. Do you know Dengzhou?"

Twelve Niang thought for a moment and said, "Is it Dengzhou, Shandong?"

Miss Li laughed and said, "Yes, it is Dengzhou, Shandong. My grandfather was the commander of Dengzhou Guards. But he passed away when my father was fourteen years old. My father took over the position." She then asked Twelve Niang, "Where are you from?"

Twelve Lady felt that although Miss Li was a bit reckless, she also had a frank side, so she smiled and said, "I'm from Yuhang, Zhejiang. Do you know Yuhang?"

Miss Li nodded: "I know. There are many operas there."

Does she mean Yuhang dialect?

Twelve Lady laughed.

Fang Jie'er, who was walking in front, glanced back.

Miss Li was completely unaware and was chatting with Twelve Niang: "Why are you called Twelve Niang? Do you have twelve sisters in your family?"

Twelve Lady nodded: "I still have six brothers!"

Miss Li was stunned: "So many, how can we eat?"

Twelve Lady pursed her lips and smiled.

Miss Li suddenly seemed to remember something and shouted, "Then isn't the wife of the Marquis of Yongping called Eleventh Lady?"

Zhen Jie'er and Fang Jie'er both looked back at her.

She couldn't help but smile awkwardly and whispered to Twelve Lady, "Let's keep our voices down."

Twelve Lady nodded.

Miss Li asked her, "Are you sisters?"

"No." Twelve Niang smiled, "My aunt is the sixth, and my sister's aunt is the fifth."

Miss Li nodded, looking relieved: "I was wondering, how could there be so many brothers and sisters." Then she smiled, "My father only has my mother. I also have two brothers. We are all brothers."

This time it was Twelve Niang's turn to be surprised: "Don't you have a concubine in your family?"

"My father said that we would only take in a concubine if we couldn't give birth." Miss Li straightened her back. "Also, my father also said that we don't want a concubine in our family."

A hint of envy flashed in Twelve Lady's eyes.

* * * * * *

Over there, Eleventh Lady and Fourth Mistress of the Luo family were standing at the gate of the small courtyard next to Dianchun Hall, talking.

"…I don't know why, but I just can't get pregnant. Eleventh Aunt knows a lot of people, so I'd like you to introduce me to a doctor who is good at this."

Eleventh Lady readily agreed and comforted her: "You have just been married for a short time. There is no need to rush."

"I'm not in a hurry!" Grandma Luo smiled bitterly, "But your fourth brother... said that someone in the room had been pregnant before. It's as if it was all my fault."

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Luo Zhensheng really dares to say anything!

"Fourth brother has a childish temper. Don't take it to heart, Fourth Sister-in-law!" She comforted Grandma Luo, and saw her mother, who was in charge of welcoming guests, accompanying Madam Qiao into Dianchun Hall.

Although I posted the message, I didn't expect her to come.

Grandma Luo also saw someone coming, so she felt embarrassed to keep Shiyi Niang here talking any longer, so she smiled and went back to Dianchuntang with her.

Eleventh Lady greeted Mrs. Qiao as if nothing had happened.

Madam Qiao also greeted Shiyi Niang as if nothing had happened, went to greet the old lady, and greeted everyone. She did not mention Qiao Lianfang at all.

The lady called Eleventh Lady over and asked, "Is Madam Gan not here yet?"

"No!" she said in a low voice, "I'll keep it in mind. If he doesn't come today, I'll ask my mother to go and invite him tomorrow."

The lady nodded.

Eleventh Lady saw Luyun standing at the door with most of her body leaning sideways.

She walked over calmly: "What's the matter?"

Lu Yun whispered, "A servant came over from Madam Qian's place and said that Madam Qian gave birth to a son today at 3:30 pm. The young master weighed 5.8 jins, and both mother and child are doing well."

"Fifth sister gave birth?" Eleventh Lady was very surprised. "Didn't they say she would be born in mid-April?" Then she found an opportunity to tell Grandma Luo.

Grandma Luo frowned slightly at first.

Grandma Luo Si also looked a little worried.

Mrs. Gan is here.

Not only did she come, but also Gan’s grandmother and Sister Xian came.

Eleventh Lady went over to greet them with a smile. She led Madam Gan and Madam Tai to greet them, arranged for Grandma Gan to sit next to Grandma Huang, and whispered to Xianjie if she wanted to go to Liufangwu to play with Zhenjie.

Knowing that Miss Zhou was also there, Sister Xian agreed with a blushing face - she had been engaged to the eldest son of the Wang family, Marquis of Zhennan, two days ago. Miss Zhou and the eldest son of the Wang family were cousins.

Eleventh Lady asked Amber to accompany Sister Xian to Liufangwu, and she personally served the tea served by the little maid to Madam Gan.

Don't hit someone who smiles at you, and Grandma Gan is a straightforward person.

She took the teacup and said with a smile, "Fourth Madam, there is no need to be so polite. The children are grown up, and we adults can no longer control them." She stood up and brought a cup of tea to Eleventh Lady, "Let's not talk about the past."

Eleventh Lady stood up and took a sip with both hands: "Grandma is really generous."

Grandma Gan laughed when she heard this: "She's my own sister-in-law, what can I do?"

Finally, the matter was resolved.

Eleventh Lady saw Madam Gan standing beside her smiling and nodding slightly.

She thought of how Madam Gan had always been protective of her, and then thought of how forthright Grandma Gan was this time... and she smiled and nodded at Madam Gan.