After all, Su Sheng has a deep friendship with Jiang Yuyao and has always taken good care of her, but he hates Jiang Songyi and often teases her, making her embarrassed in front of everyone.
It was springtime, and the Princess Linchuan's residence was hosting a grand peony banquet. Jiang Songyi gazed at Jiang Yuyao with envy, eager to join the event but struggling to find an introduction. Su Sheng, feigning kindness, handed her a gold-stamped invitation.
However, when Jiang Songyi went to Princess Linchuan's mansion with the invitation, she was intercepted by the doorman. They pointed out that her invitation was forged very crudely, which made her extremely embarrassed in front of everyone and caused laughter.
Jiang Songyi still felt resentful when she recalled this incident. She felt that letting Su Sheng be her follower for a whole day at the palace banquet was too easy for him.
Just as she was lost in thought, Xiang Zhu suddenly opened the bead curtain and walked in.
"Miss, the concierge just delivered an invitation. They said it was personally delivered by a servant of Master Su Sheng from Princess Linchuan's residence."
Jiang Songyi's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed across them.
She has punished Su Sheng many times, but he still doesn't want to repent and dares to provoke her again, trying to make her repeat the mistakes of her previous life and embarrass her in front of everyone again?
You're really asking for death.
Xiang Zhu held the invitation tightly in his hand, examining it carefully, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "It's truly a unique piece of craftsmanship in the Princess's Mansion. This invitation is extremely exquisite, and it even exudes a faint scent of peony flowers. It's truly a work of art that surpasses all others."
Jiang Songyi tilted her head slightly, glanced at the invitation, and couldn't help but be stunned.
The invitation uses a soft pink as the background color, with Yaohuang and Baixueta peonies painted on it. Each petal is carefully inlaid with gold and silver threads. The branches of flowers sway gracefully and look lifelike, as if they can jump out of the paper at any time.
Under the sunlight, these flowers shine brightly, showing endless prosperity and wealth, like a painting of a blooming sea of flowers.
The invitation from the previous life was just an ordinary piece of gold-stamped red paper. Comparing the two, the difference is obvious.
Jiang Songyi snorted contemptuously.
It seems that Su Sheng is quite sensible.
Xiang Zhu was puzzled. "But this Master Su is truly unpredictable. Princess Linchuan has already generously distributed invitations, and today's Peony Banquet is well known to everyone. Why did he wait until now to send an invitation to the eldest lady?"
Jiang Songyi casually threw the invitation aside and said, "Whatever. I'm going to the banquet with my aunt, so even if there's no invitation, it won't affect us at all."
Soon, Jiang Qingzhi and her two sisters arrived at Tayue Garden and went to the main courtyard with Jiang Songyi, ready to meet up with Jiang Shu.
Xu has just recovered from her illness and started to take charge of the internal affairs of the Marquis' Mansion. She was originally invited by Princess Linchuan, but she has been busy planning Jiang Songyi's coming-of-age ceremony these days, so she politely declined most of the external banquets and elegant gatherings.
She secretly thought that Jiang Shu's care for Jiang Songyi now was no less than she had been back then. This thought comforted her a lot, so she happily agreed to let Jiang Shu take her to the banquet.
However, the invitation from Princess Linchuan was rare after all, so she did not dare to neglect it. She carefully selected a generous gift and entrusted Jiang Songyi to take it to express her gratitude.
The group was dressed in luxurious and dazzling clothes. Just as they were about to board the carriage, Jiang Yuyao arrived gracefully.
Jiang Yuyao was dressed appropriately, wearing a pink and white butterfly-patterned fairy dress, with her hair in a bun and light makeup, looking pretty and charming.
She smiled and asked cheerfully, "Where is Auntie taking my sisters?"
Jiang Shu's face was cold and her tone was stiff: "Where you go is none of my business."
As soon as she finished speaking, she got on the carriage with Jiang Qingzhi.
Jiang Qingmo always loved to follow Jiang Songyi closely, and he couldn't wait to ride in the same carriage with her. At this moment, hearing Jiang Yuyao's voice, she gently lifted the curtain, peeked out, and said provocatively, "Mother is taking us to the peony banquet at the Princess Linchuan's residence. Songyi is on the list, but you're not. What are you doing here?"
Jiang Yuyao, however, was all smiles, her tone tinged with a hint of joking, "Aunt is so partial, she only brought my sisters and not me. However, I want to go to the banquet too."
Jiang Qingmo smiled coldly: "Then go ahead. Princess Linchuan didn't invite you, how can you enter?"
Jiang Yuyao took out an exquisite invitation from her sleeve, walked to the carriage window, waved to Jiang Qingmo, and said with a smile: "How do you know I don't have an invitation?"
Jiang Qingmo's brows furrowed, his tone tinged with suspicion. "Where did you get the invitation? Did you steal it from the invitation the eldest princess gave to my aunt?"
She knew very well that her mother had a close relationship with Princess Linchuan, but the princess had only sent two invitations to the Yongding Marquis's Mansion, one to Jiang Shu and the other to Xu, the mistress of the Yongding Marquis's Mansion.
Jiang Yuyao saw the astonishment and distrust on his face, but she felt even more proud. She opened her red lips slightly, and her tone was full of pride: "I am different from you. This invitation was personally delivered to me by Su Sheng, the son of Princess Linchuan, this morning. Master Su specially invited me to attend the banquet."
Su Sheng has always admired her very much. If she had not been eager to marry into the royal family, Su Sheng would undoubtedly be an extremely suitable marriage partner.
Jiang Yuyao knew that Su Sheng often rode and hunted outside the city, so she encountered him there several times, tearfully hinting at her predicament and expressing her desire to attend the banquet. Su Sheng, filled with passion, already treated her with a different eye, and now with sympathy, naturally agreed immediately to her request and sent her an invitation.
Jiang Yuyao challenged proudly, a sly smile on her lips: "Come to think of it, you sisters are the ones who really didn't get the invitation, right? You must follow Auntie carefully, otherwise you may not even be able to step into the threshold of the Princess's Mansion."
Liao Xianxian immediately agreed, with a hint of flattery in her tone: "Miss Yuyao's invitation is unique. Master Su sent someone to deliver it specially. This honor can only be enjoyed by our Miss Yuyao."
Jiang Qingmo's face turned red with anger.
At this moment, a slender hand as white as jade suddenly stretched out from Jiang Yuyao's side, and in the palm of that hand lay an invitation card. This invitation card was exactly the same as the one in her hand, both in style and size, with no difference at all.
Jiang Yuyao and Liao Xianxian's expressions changed slightly at the same time, revealing a hint of surprise.
Jiang Qingmo's gaze also turned over and fixed on the invitation card held tightly in Jiang Songyi's hand.
Jiang Yuyao frowned, her gaze sharp as a knife as she stared at Jiang Songyi, who was sitting comfortably in the carriage. "Mother gave you the invitation? But it clearly has Mother's name on it. What good would it do you to have it?"
Jiang Songyi just raised one eyebrow slightly, and then casually opened the invitation in her hand.
On the invitation, the name of the inviter was clearly written: Jiang Songyi, Lady Jiaqing of Yongding Marquisate.
The signature was exactly the same as the one on the invitation in Jiang Yuyao's hand, both were written by Su Sheng.
"Sister, did you see clearly?"
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