Having successfully touched Yang's heart, Shen Xinyan took the teacup beside her and took a sip with a smile. Then she saw the eldest princess walking out from behind the screen with a smile on her face, supported by a young girl in purple.

She glanced at the girl and recognized her as Fang's younger sister, Fang Birong, the youngest daughter of Marquis Pingliang. Judging from the attitude of the eldest princess, it was no surprise that she treated Fang Birong with great pampering just like she did in her previous life.

Although Fang Birong is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, her fate is not very good. She is more than ten years younger than her elder sister Fang. She should have grown up being pampered, but who would have thought that Marquis Pingliang angered the current emperor more than ten years ago and was exiled by the current emperor to be a local official. The marquis was banished from the capital in disgrace, and the Marquis Pingliang's family became a laughing stock in the capital.

Fang Birong left the capital with her parents at a young age, and was not sent back to the capital until she was sixteen years old by the Marquis of Pingliang and his wife, who entrusted her to their eldest daughter, Fang. Their sole purpose was to use the power of the Duke of Ying's Mansion to find a good marriage for their youngest daughter.

Compared to her younger sister, Fang was better off. When the Pingliang Marquisate fell, she had already married into the Yingguo Mansion and her position in the Mansion was already stable. The Yingguo Lady, the eldest princess, was a kind person. In addition, she and Fang's biological mother were close friends. She did not neglect her because of her family's affairs. Instead, she was more compassionate and trusting.

After the three sisters-in-law had bowed and greeted the eldest princess, Yang's expression was no longer the same. She smiled and walked forward, took Fang Birong's hand and said, "What a pretty girl! I've heard that a fairy-like girl has come to the mansion, but I've never seen her. Now that I see her, she is worthy of being a sister to my eldest sister-in-law. No wonder mother loves her so much."

Shen Xinyan wanted to laugh. Yang's words really made people feel inferior. Every word she said was full of deep meaning. If she didn't know her a little bit, she would have been fooled by her earnest words.

Listen, 'a fairy-like girl came', but as the host, she 'had never seen her before'. Doesn't this imply that the girl from the Fang family doesn't know etiquette?

There is also the sentence "In terms of character and appearance, she and my sister-in-law are truly worthy of being sisters." I guess anyone who knows her attitude towards Fang can hear the sarcasm implied in this sentence.

However, every word he said sounded like praise, and no one could find any fault with it.

Fang naturally understood the implication of her words and felt a little annoyed, but she didn't know what to say, so she just pretended she didn't know.

The eldest princess raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Yang. Looking at her friendly and warm smiling face, she suddenly felt a headache for some reason.

Fang Birong was not a fool, and naturally she could sense that Yang was not as enthusiastic as she showed, and she could not help but feel a little wronged. However, she thought of her status as a dependent, so she had to swallow the grievance and bowed to Shen Xinyan and Yang one by one under Fang's instruction.

Shen Xinyan casually took off the jade bracelet on her wrist as a gift, and Yang took out a golden hairpin from her hair and gave it to her. Both of them were very proper, neither overly enthusiastic nor rude.

But for Fang Birong, these gifts were quite insignificant, especially compared to the pearls and jade jewelry that the Grand Princess and Fang had given her not long ago.

"Thank you, ma'am!" Although she was not very happy in her heart, she was the legitimate daughter of a marquis after all, so she still thanked the two of them politely.

"I'll let you see those mud monkeys tomorrow." The eldest princess smiled and patted the back of Fang Birong's hand, saying lovingly.

"Aunt, I'm sorry. I once heard from my mother that the eldest grandson of the Duke of Ying's Mansion was the most intelligent and outstanding one, the most like the Duke. I never thought that I would not be able to meet him today." Fang Birong's voice was soft and gentle, which easily made people feel good about her.

Hearing her mention the most outstanding grandson, the eldest princess laughed: "Brother Lin is a little kid with big brains. He likes to act like an adult. Among the grandchildren, he is indeed a little more reassuring."

Fang Birong smiled, but there was a barely perceptible worry in her eyes. She subconsciously glanced at Fang, whose smile froze for a moment.

It seems that it is just as my mother said. In the eyes of the Duke and the Grand Princess, Lin'er's status is higher than that of her own nephew Qi'er.

"Mother, you can't be partial! Lin'er is a sensible child, but our Zhao'er and Yue'er both remember to be filial to their grandmother. Yesterday, Yue'er even left his favorite lotus cake, saying that he wanted to save it for grandmother!" Yang continued with a smile.

Zhaoger and Yueger were her two sons.

"They are all sensible children, all sensible children! But you are not allowed to let Yue Ge'er eat sweets anymore, or he might get a toothache like last time." The eldest princess smiled more brilliantly, thinking of how Yue Ge'er once couldn't eat or sleep because of a toothache, so she warned him worriedly.

"Don't worry, mother. We are all under control! You are only allowed to eat two pieces a day. If you have more, you will not be able to eat any more." Yang was a person who always took advantage of others. She immediately told many interesting stories about her children, which made the eldest princess even happier.

Shen Xinyan was simply amazed. Look at her, so what if she is a concubine's wife? She can still make her mother-in-law happy. Compared with herself in her previous life, she is so many times better!

The eldest princess joked with Yang for a while, and then chatted with Fang and Shen Xinyan for a while. Then she said to Shen Xinyan, "Your sister Fang has not been back to the capital for many years, and she has become estranged from her relatives in the capital. It just so happens that there will be a Hundred Flowers Banquet at the Prince Kang's Mansion the day after tomorrow. You two sisters-in-law can take her with you to go, so that the little girl can broaden her horizons."

The two sisters-in-law referred to were naturally Shen Xinyan and Yang. Although Fang was the eldest son's wife, she was a chaste person after all and it was not appropriate for her to attend such occasions.

Shen Xinyan was a little surprised. In her previous life, she was the only one who took Fang Birong there. She didn't expect that Yang would be brought along in this life. But for her, one more person or one less person didn't make any difference. So she nodded and said, "Mother is right. I agree to it."

Yang's eyes rolled around a few times, but she immediately understood the meaning of the Grand Princess's action.

"In that case, we have to take out all the goodies that Sister-in-law has hidden in her box and dress up Sister Fang beautifully so that she can go to the banquet with us."

"Although my sister-in-law's things are good, they may not be suitable for this young girl. It would be better to ask the shopkeeper of Linglong Pavilion to bring some of the latest jewelry and let Sister Fang choose the ones she likes. Wouldn't it be better this way?" Shen Xinyan suggested with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, second sister-in-law is still thoughtful. In my opinion, we should invite the manager of Nishangxuan as well and let Sister Fang pick out some clothes." Yang's face lit up and she hurriedly followed.

Although nominally the selection of clothes and jewelry was for Fang Birong, even a fool would know that it was impossible to buy them only for her. Basically, anyone who saw it could get a share, and only a fool would not take advantage of the good deal.

Yang was certainly not a fool. Shen Xinyan had set such a good example, and she did not want to be left behind. She jokingly asked the Grand Princess to settle the matter.

Fang's mouth twitched slightly, knowing that she would have to bleed heavily. Even if this expense was paid from the public bank, wasn't the money from the public bank also hers?

She glanced at Shen Xinyan, who always had a gentle smile on her face, and somehow felt her teeth itching.

I don’t know what medicine Shen has taken recently. Why does everything she does make her feel suffocated?

Shen Xinyan caught her gaze, looked back and gave her a gentle and friendly smile, which made her feel even more suffocated and almost choked.

"It's better to strike while the iron is hot. In this case, let's send people to Linglong Pavilion and Nishangxuan to tell the shopkeepers to bring the best goods in their stores as soon as possible. It will be bad if it's too late and they are bought by other mansions." Shen Xinyan interrupted coldly.

"Yes, yes, second sister-in-law is right to remind me. Sister-in-law, let's just let Meiying and Lanying who are by my side take care of this matter, so that these two girls won't be lazy all day long!" Yang slapped her thigh and started to pack up the big bags.

"It's not a big deal..." Fang was about to decline, but Yang didn't even wait for her to say anything. She loudly told Meiying and Lanying to quickly invite the two shopkeepers.

Seeing Meiying and Lanying disappear in a flash, Fang was so angry that she almost broke her handkerchief. She could only smile and say, "I'm sorry to trouble you, my third brother and his wife!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, we are all family!" Yang got the upper hand and her smile was so bright that it almost blinded Fang's eyes.

Shen Xinyan quickly pretended to drink tea to hide the smile that was about to be hidden.

She is indeed worthy of being the Third Madam Wei who never does anything without benefits!

The eldest princess smiled as she watched the three sisters-in-law interact with each other, but she said nothing. In her opinion, occasionally buying some jewelry and headgear for the women in the mansion was not worth much. How could she know that Fang had long regarded everything in the palace as the property of their eldest branch, and asking her to pay such a large sum of money was no less than cutting off her own flesh.

If it was just for her younger sister, it wouldn't be a big deal. She loved this younger sister who was ten years younger than her very much. But she also had to do it for the other two families...

She took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the unhappiness in her heart, but she was still unhappy. She talked to the Grand Princess for a while and then stood up to leave.

Naturally, Shen Xinyan didn't stay long.

"Madam, are you really going to take that Miss Fang to Prince Kang's Mansion?" After returning to the house, Chunliu asked in confusion while helping her change clothes.

"Of course it's true. I've already promised my mother, so how could it be false?" Shen Xinyan leaned on the imperial concubine couch, saying with great comfort.

Chunliu thought about it and agreed.

"Madam, the eldest master is here." Xia He's joyful voice was heard outside.

Shen Xinyan quickly sat up straight, and after a while, she saw Wei Chenglin walking in with increasingly steady steps.

"Mother, have you offended several people in father's room recently?" Wei Chenglin asked directly after the greetings.

Shen Xinyan was surprised, but she didn't hide it from him: "It is true. Could it be that those blind people have brought this to your attention?"