Luo Xiuxiu and Xu Yuzhi chatted for a while and then said goodbye and left. Such a rare opportunity should not be wasted on comforting the "weak". At least they should get to know more ladies from various families and expand their social circle.

Fu Wan told her some interesting stories about her children and was then called away by her sister-in-law.

Not long after the three men left, ladies from other palaces came to greet Shen Xinyan. Some of them wanted to find out about the marriage of Marquis Jing'an from her, but she played dumb and evaded the question.

Seeing that they could not get any useful information from her, those people felt bored and left one after another after exchanging a few polite words.

"Why are you here, sister-in-law? It took me a long time to find you!" Wei Qiongshu came over at some point and said with a smile.

"I just met some ladies I know and chatted with them for a while. Before I knew it, such a long time has passed. I'm sorry to embarrass you, little sister." Shen Xinyan replied with a smile.

"Second sister-in-law, come with me. I will take you to meet a lady." Wei Qiongshu reached out her hand and held her hand, pulling her forward without waiting for her answer.

Shen Xinyan followed her helplessly, and naturally guessed that the lady she was talking about was not an ordinary lady, but was probably from a prominent family.

"Where's Miss Fang? Why don't you see her?" she asked for the sake of conversation.

"Tao'er is just being naughty. She splashed water on Birong's skirt. I asked the servants to take her inside to change clothes." Wei Qiongshu said helplessly.

The Taoer she mentioned was her five-year-old son.

"There's no such thing as a child who doesn't like to play. Besides, Miss Fang is not a stranger, so I don't think she would mind it." Shen Xinyan said disapprovingly.

Fang Birong still had to rely on Wei Qiongshu to introduce her to noble ladies. Even if Tao'er accidentally wet her skirt, she would not care even if he made it dirty or damaged.

"It's also thanks to Birong's good temper. Second sister-in-law, come..." Wei Qiongshu pulled her towards a noble lady who was like a star surrounded by stars. As they walked, she introduced her in a low voice, "That is the legitimate sister-in-law of the Queen Mother, the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, who is highly regarded by the Prime Minister's wife and the Queen Mother."

Prime Minister Zhou's second legitimate daughter-in-law? Shen Xinyan knew this naturally. She also knew that this Madam Zhou had always been at odds with Zhou Wanning's mother, Wen. But it was not surprising. She married the "eldest son" of Prime Minister's wife, so she should be called the first lady. But the "big master" of Prime Minister's mansion was a woman who crawled out of a concubine's belly, and his wife was also a concubine's daughter, but she firmly occupied the title of "first lady", forcing her to be called "second lady".

The worst thing was that the concubine-born Wen was so charming and beautiful that she made all the ladies in the mansion look like ordinary women. For Mrs. Zhou Er, who always took her looks seriously, this was like stabbing her in the heart.

Shen Xinyan even wondered if the second lady's reputation as "virtuous and kind" was so well-known that she was deliberately trying to compete with the Wen family for a better reputation. After all, when it comes to virtue, appearance and merit, virtue always comes before appearance.

"Princess, Crown Prince's wife." The ladies who were surrounding Mrs. Zhou Er saw the aunt and sister-in-law coming together and hurriedly greeted them.

"The Princess and the Crown Prince's wife have a really good relationship. Could they be another pair of sisters-in-law like the Empress and Madam Zhou Er?" A lady said with a smile.

A hint of satisfaction appeared on Mrs. Zhou Er's face. The support of the Empress was her greatest reliance for gaining a foothold in the Zhou Mansion. No one could surpass her with the support of others.

Wei Qiongshu naturally did not dare to compare herself with the Empress, and hurriedly said politely: "Madam, you are joking. Everyone in the capital knows that the Empress and Madam Zhou Er were as close as sisters when they were still in the palace. Now they are sisters-in-law... Oh, even if they were real sisters, it would be no more than this!"

"The princess is really good at talking." Although Mrs. Zhou Er said so, the smile on her face could not hide it from everyone. Wei Qiongshu naturally knew that her words touched her heart.

"It was rare to see the Crown Prince's wife in the past, but I finally get to see her today." Mrs. Zhou Er was satisfied with Wei Qiongshu's intentional or unintentional flattery, and even towards Shen Xinyan, whom she brought with her, she was unusually friendly.

"I should be the one saying this. It's a rare opportunity to see the lady." Shen Xinyan replied with a smile.

People complimented each other and the atmosphere was quite harmonious for a while.

"Excuse me for being absent for a moment." Mrs. Zhou Er said politely after a while.

Everyone understood the elegant meaning of the music by hearing the string music. Wei Qiongshu hurriedly called the maid and led Mrs. Zhou Er to the backyard.

However, it is said that when Mrs. Zhou came out of the bathroom, her personal maid had already handed her a clean handkerchief and helped her wash her hands.

"You can say goodbye to the princess and go back home later. After all, this trip is enough to show your respect."

The maid nodded: "Yes."

The maid who led the way saw the master and servant coming out and hurried forward to bow and say, "Madam, please follow me."

On the way back to the flower hall, there were many exotic flowers and plants, and strange mountains and rocks. Mrs. Zhou Er couldn't help thinking: It is said that the garden of Prince Kang's Mansion is the best in the capital. If she were to come and see it, the garden of Duke Wei's Mansion would be no less beautiful.

"Who is the girl next to the princess? She is so respected by her!"

"It is said that she is the younger sister of the princess's eldest sister-in-law. I think she came to congratulate the princess on behalf of her sister."

Suddenly, a burst of talking came through the branches of flowers and trees. Mrs. Zhou Er paused, frowned slightly, and wanted to quicken her pace and leave, but stopped when she heard the other party's next words.

"So that's the case. Now that you mention it, I remember that I seemed to have seen her at the Hundred Flowers Banquet last time. She was the prettiest among all the girls in the room. I still remember the look in the eyes of the Prime Minister's wife when she first saw that girl. Wow, her eyes lit up immediately..."

"You actually went to the Hundred Flowers Banquet?"

"I went there temporarily to help out, but unfortunately I didn't stay long before some people chased me out. Forget it. Anyway, I have seen the world. Oh, by the way, doesn't the Prime Minister's wife have a son who is still unmarried? Could it be that he has taken a fancy to this girl and intends to arrange a marriage for her?"

"This girl is very pretty and she is a relative of the princess, so she must be from a high family. She is a perfect match for the young master, a talented man and a beautiful woman."

"Look at what you said..."

…

The voices of the two women became increasingly distant until they could no longer be heard at all. The maid who was leading the way had already turned pale with fright when she heard the word "Prime Minister" mentioned in their dialect.

Where did these two get in from? They don't look like servants in the mansion, nor do they look like guests. Damn it! Not only did they talk nonsense, but they also let the distinguished guests hear them!

While cursing in her heart, she secretly looked at Mrs. Zhou Er's face and saw that her pretty face had already turned red with anger. She secretly thought in her heart that something was wrong.

"A match made in heaven? How dare a daughter of a poor family say that she is a match made in heaven for the son of the Prime Minister?!" Mrs. Zhou Er sneered.

The two men didn't know Fang Birong's identity, but she knew it very clearly. How could the daughter of such a poor family dare to covet their Prime Minister's Mansion!

"The princess is a soft-hearted person after all. If someone dared to criticize a distinguished guest behind his back were in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he would have been beaten with a stick and sent away long ago!" She glanced at the maid and said coldly.

"Please forgive me, madam. I will report this matter to the princess and give you an explanation!" The maid quickly knelt down and apologized.

Mrs. Zhou Er was proud of her status and naturally would not say much to a servant like her. She just said this and walked away with her personal maid without looking back.

The maid frowned, watching the master and servant return the way they came. When she was sure that they had not taken the wrong path, she sighed and walked quickly along the small path, hoping to report the matter in detail to the princess before Mrs. Zhou Er returned.

When she met Fang Birong, Mrs. Zhou Er frowned and said "bad luck".

It's true that the more you hate something, the more it will come to you. I just heard two stupid women talking about this "prettiest" Miss Fang, and now I've met the real deal.

She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that all of this was arranged by Princess Qiongshu? She wanted to use this Miss Fang to get into the Prime Minister's Mansion?

When she thought of this possibility, she suddenly felt disgusted for no reason, and she looked down on Fang Birong even more. Especially when she saw her graceful and slender figure, which was like a willow in the wind, and she looked a bit like Wen from the eldest house, she felt even more disgusted.

"Mrs. Zhou!" Fang Birong naturally saw her as well and hurried forward to greet her.

"The girl has a good eye." Mrs. Zhou Er sneered in her heart.

She arrived late, and Wei Qiongshu did not have time to bring Fang Birong to her. Logically, Fang Birong, a girl who came to Beijing for the first time, would not have recognized her, but the other party called her out accurately.

If he hadn't been eyeing the Prime Minister's Mansion from the beginning, how could he know so much!

After realizing this, Fang Birong in front of her had completely been equated with 'a shameless woman who wanted to curry favor with the Prime Minister's Office' in her mind. Of course, she would never have a good face towards such a woman.

When Fang Birong saw the disgust on her face, her heart skipped a beat. She couldn't understand why she would show such an expression to her.

"Young lady, you should think about your own status. Don't think that you can get close to the nobles by relying on your looks. A wild chicken is a wild chicken, and it can never become a phoenix even if it flies to a branch. As the legitimate son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, no matter how low my status is, I will never marry such a useless thing!" After saying that, she gave Fang Birong another look of contempt, and then left with her maid.

Fang Birong's face turned blue, red, and white, which was very interesting.

Looking at Mrs. Zhou Er, whose back even revealed a hint of arrogance, she clenched her hands tightly, her eyes filled with deep hatred.

"That lady is really going too far! Miss Fang is still a young girl after all, yet she speaks of me in such a bad way!" Chunliu, who was sitting behind the rockery, spoke in a low voice until the surroundings fell silent again.

Shen Xinyan agreed with this and inexplicably felt a little sympathy for Fang Birong who was humiliated for no reason.

As for Mrs. Tuesday…

It's no wonder that such a proud and arrogant woman was suppressed by the Wen family and never had a chance to turn things around.