"What's wrong? Don't you like it? How about I make another one?" Seeing that she didn't take the purse for a long time, Pingfu thought she didn't like it and said quickly.

"No, I like it very much." Wei Yingzhi snatched the purse that he wanted to take back and looked through it carefully for a moment. Seeing that every stitch on it was very exquisite, it was much better than what she did. She couldn't help but say, "How did you do it so well? It's better than the last time."

Pingfu smiled and said, "Didn't you say that you wanted to do a better job than last time?"

Wei Yingzhi scratched her ears, as if she had indeed said such words.

As she put the purse into her arms, she sighed and said, "Lingfu, if you were a girl, I would definitely let my brother marry you as my sister-in-law."

He can write articles, wield a sword, hold a needle and thread, and can cook. Such a versatile person can only be found a few times in the whole world. It would be a great loss if we let him go!

Lin Fu's ears turned red as he stammered, "What are you talking about? I, I don't want to be a girl!"

"Alas! My Linfu is so handsome and learns everything quickly and well. I wonder which girl will marry him in the future!" Wei Yingzhi shook her head and sighed like her father.

"If you say that again, I'll ignore you!" Embarrassed, Ping Fu glared at her, then turned and left.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Don't be upset..." Wei Yingzhi chased after him, begging for peace in a soft voice all the way.

"Did the fourth young lady make Lingfu angry again?" Qiutang happened to come over and saw this scene, and said with some amusement.

"You know that apart from the fourth young lady, who else in the mansion has the ability to provoke Tiaofu?" Chunliu said with a smile.

Pingfu's temper is even better than that of the Duke. Only the Fourth Young Lady can easily make him angry and jump up and down. No one else has this ability.

Qiu Tang chuckled: "That's true!"

Then he sighed, "So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and even Pingfu is about to take the imperial examination."

"Who says it isn't? Even our sister Qiutang has become a mother, let alone anything else." Chunliu replied with a smile.

Qiu Tang blushed and punched her lightly on the shoulder in annoyance: "You will get your comeuppance sooner or later!"

"I don't want to get married! It would be so nice to serve my wife all my life!" Chunliu disagreed.

Shen Xinyan had three maids. Xia He married Lai Fu, who was with Wei Junhang. Qiu Tang's husband was the shopkeeper in her wedding dress shop. Now there was only Chun Liu left. No matter how many families she picked, she refused to marry. Shen Xinyan had to pull her ears and scold her countless times.

"Madam, Manager Li is here!" Chunliu deliberately shouted after opening the curtain.

Qiu Tang was embarrassed and annoyed. She took a few steps forward and tried to pinch her mouth again, but she cleverly dodged and ran away.

"I was wondering who it was? Turns out it's Shopkeeper Li. Please come in quickly!" Shen Xinyan said with a smile.

"Madam, instead of teaching that little bitch Chunliu a lesson, you are imitating her to make fun of others!"

Shen Xinyan covered her mouth and chuckled. It took a long while before she suppressed her smile. She pulled her to sit down and asked, "Is little tiger still making trouble?"

Little Huzi is Qiutang's son who just turned one year old.

"It's noisy, it's so noisy! How can it not be noisy? But his grandmother and father are both very protective of him, so I, as his mother, become the bad guy." Qiu Tang said helplessly.

"You are so proud of yourself! Don't you think I don't know that Aunt Li and the others love you like their own daughter?" Shen Xinyan spat at her.

Qiu Tang smiled.

She is really blessed in this life. She has met such a good mother-in-law and a husband who is considerate and caring. Now she has a son. She feels that life is getting more and more enjoyable.

"This is the profit of our store this month, which is a few hundred taels less than last month. To be honest, since a similar store opened across from ours, the business is indeed worse than before." Qiu Tang placed the black wooden box that she had been holding in her arms on the rosewood round table, then took out the key from her arms and opened the box, revealing a thick stack of silver bills.

“Competition is inevitable in business, and ups and downs are also common sense. As long as we ensure the quality of the things in our store, nothing else can be forced.” Perhaps because of his wealthy family, Shen Xinyan didn’t care too much.

It has always been like this. Once a business starts, others will soon follow suit. Nowadays, there are many hot spring resorts being built in the suburbs of Beijing. However, none of them can do as well as theirs.

Qiutang also understood this truth, but she felt unhappy when she saw others snatching her business away from her.

"Okay, you don't have to take it too seriously. If there is less business, then so be it. You will have more time to take care of your family. Don't ignore her just because Aunt Li treats you well. A person's heart needs to be kept warm all the time. If it's cold, you won't be able to keep it warm in the future even if you want to." Shen Xinyan advised her when she saw her like this.

"I understand." Qiu Tang nodded, paused, and then said, "I saw the third lady on the street yesterday."

Shen Xinyan was about to say how could it be possible, Wei Minzhi was in the mansion yesterday. But then she realized that the third lady she was referring to was not Wei Minzhi, but Shen Xinlan.

In the past few years, Shen Xinlan has not looked for her again. I heard that she has never even returned to the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion. If Qiutang hadn't mentioned it today, she would have almost forgotten about this person.

"The Third Miss would never be with Mrs. Zhou Wu!" Qiu Tang looked around and saw that there was no one else, so she lowered her voice and said.

Shen Xinyan's eyes widened in surprise.

When did Shen Xinlan end up together with Fang Birong? Shouldn't they hate each other?

Because of Fang's relationship, Fang Birong has come to the Duke's Mansion quite often in the past few years. After all, the Zhou Mansion has fallen to the point where it is even worse than an ordinary official family. Without the help of marriage, life will probably be even more difficult.

However, every time Shen Xinyan saw Fang Birong's radiant appearance, combined with her various deeds in her previous life, she knew that her life in Zhou's mansion was not too difficult. After all, she was born in a marquis's mansion and had a close relationship with the Duke of Ying's mansion. If she managed it carefully, I'm afraid that the former Prime Minister's wife, now Madam Zhou, would be helpless against her.

But she never dared to underestimate her!

The next day, Shen Xinyan got up early, dressed herself, had a simple breakfast, and then took her daughter to get on the carriage to the palace.

When Concubine Rui Guifei in the palace saw the mother and daughter coming in, she walked forward with a smile, took one of them by the hand, and helped them up while they were greeting each other.

"What are you doing recently, little girl? Why haven't you come to the palace for a long time?" Concubine Rui always liked the lively Wei Yingzhi. She pulled her to sit beside her and asked with a smile.

"I didn't do much. I just did some needlework and learned housekeeping from my mother." Wei Yingzhi snuggled up to her affectionately.

"You are really capable. You can manage the household at such a young age!" Concubine Rui Gui praised without reservation.

"Your Majesty, please don't praise her. This girl may be good at coaxing people, but she is far from being able to be a housekeeper!" Shen Xinyan interrupted helplessly.

Wei Yingzhi puffed up her cheeks and said unconvincedly, "Aren't you still learning now? You will learn it sooner or later."

"Yes, Ying'er is right. Learn well from your mother. There is nothing you cannot learn." Concubine Rui pinched her chubby cheeks and comforted her with a smile.

After chatting with the little girl for a while, a palace maid took Wei Yingzhi away.

"It's my brother, Lingfu, and my brother the prince!" The three young men standing under the pine tree not far away attracted her attention. She took a closer look and immediately became happy.

Seeing her walking towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince of England, the palace maid thought for a moment and then followed her.

"Brother!" A familiar voice suddenly rang out. Wei Chenglin raised his eyes and saw that it was his sister. Just as he was about to say something, Wei Yingzhi had already bowed and greeted the prince.

"Sister Ying'er, there's no need to be so polite!" The prince looked somewhat similar to Concubine Rui. When he saw her, he politely declined the formality.

Wei Yingzhi looked at him with sparkling eyes.

Oh my, the Crown Prince is so handsome, he is indeed worthy of being the Royal Concubine’s biological son.

Concubine Rui Guifei was of unparalleled beauty. As her biological child, the Crown Prince was naturally very good-looking. Coupled with the noble bearing of a royal child, he could easily attract everyone's attention even if he just stood there without saying a word.

Such an outstanding man would certainly attract many young ladies to fall in love with him. There are quite a few families in the capital who are eyeing the position of Crown Princess. Even among those who are not eyeing him, most of them know their family background and dare not have such extravagant hopes.

Seeing that she was staring at the prince without blinking, Lin Fu felt unhappy. He took a step forward inconspicuously to block her too scorching gaze.

The prince was somewhat amused: "Sister Ying'er is looking at me like this, but what strange thing is growing on my face?"

"No, no!" Wei Yingzhi shook her head and waved her hands. After a while, she took out an exquisite purse from her pocket and handed it to him, saying with a little pride, "I broke your purse last time, and this is my compensation to you. I said I would definitely give you a better-looking one!"

The prince laughed dumbly: "It's just a small purse. If it's broken, it's broken. Why should my sister take it to heart and make a special return for it?"

"I will definitely do what I said. Here, it's for you!" Wei Yingzhi stuffed the purse into his hand without saying anything, her big eyes curved with a smile, and she looked very happy.

Lin Fu's face fell when he saw the small exquisite purse.

That was clearly what he made for her last time, but it turned out that she was giving it away as a gift!

Wei Chenglin, who had been silent the whole time, looked at his sister who was smiling foolishly, then looked at the prince who had a smile on his face, and finally his gaze fell on the angry Lin Fu, and he frowned in confusion.