On the day of entering the palace for the banquet, it started snowing before dawn. It looked like snow but wasn't. It melted into ice water when it fell to the ground.

The sky was covered with layers of blue clouds.

Old Madam Feng got up early and sent Ah Fu to Haitangju to see how Jiang Si was doing.

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Jiang Si followed Ah Fu in.

Madam Feng looked her up and down, first at her hairstyle, then at her clothes, and finally even the pattern on her shoes. Then she smiled and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Jiang Si nodded slightly: "Okay."

"Once you enter the palace, you must follow the rules. Don't look at what you shouldn't look at, don't say what you shouldn't say, and do what others do. But one thing you must remember is that you must not cause trouble..." Old Madam Feng warned.

After the excitement of receiving the invitation, what remains is worry.

Old Madam Feng realized later that her granddaughter was not a good person. If she lost her temper and offended a noble in the palace, it would be a big deal.

"Do you remember?"

Jiang Si lowered his eyes and nodded: "Yes."

Old Madam Feng's breath got stuck in her throat.

She's almost drooling, can't this girl say a few more words!

"Okay, go there early, and remember to bring your hand stove."

"The granddaughter has left."

Jiang Si bowed to Old Madam Feng, turned around and went out, and met his cousin Dou at the gate of Ci Xin Hall.

Jiang Si smiled at his cousin Dou and took the initiative to greet her.

Cousin Dou returned the gift and walked into Cixin Hall to pay her respects to Old Madam Feng.

In front of cousin Dou, Madam Feng was much more casual, leaning against the pillow and asking, "Did you meet the fourth young lady?"

"I just happened to meet you at the door."

"Awan, what do you think of the fourth young lady?" Old Lady Feng suddenly asked.

Dou's cousin's aunt's name is Shuwan.

"The fourth young lady is outstanding in every aspect. She is rare." Dou Shuwan chose her words carefully, but she was thinking about her brother's reminder.

Old Madam Feng smiled meaningfully: "You are a steady person, while the fourth girl still has a childish temper. I just hope that you two can get along well in the future."

Dou Shuwan's heart skipped a beat.

What does aunt mean by this?

Although Dou Shuwan didn't talk much, she was very thoughtful. Thinking back to the times when she was talking with the old lady, the old lady had people invite Jiang Ancheng over, she suddenly guessed what the old lady meant.

Didn't her aunt want her to be with her eldest cousin?

As soon as this thought came to Dou Shuwan's mind, a huge wave of emotion arose in her heart.

Her cousin was a good man, but she didn't want to be someone's second wife. More importantly, she didn't see anything special in her cousin's eyes.

When my cousin looked at her, or any woman, he was no different from looking at a man.

Even though she had lost her mother and her family was in decline, she didn't want her husband, who had been with her until old age, to keep looking at her with that kind of eyes.

What's the point of living a life like this, even if you are extremely rich?

Thinking of this, Dou Shuwan smiled and said, "I am the elder of the Fourth Miss, so I will naturally get along well with her. Otherwise, I won't act like an elder."

She didn't dare to show her refusal too obviously, because if her aunt said it clearly, she would have no way out.

Dou Shuwan knew very well that no matter how reluctant she was, her current fate was in the hands of her aunt, and she had no say in many things.

At this moment, she suddenly envied Jiang Silai.

When she arrived at the Earl's Mansion, she heard a lot about the Fourth Young Lady. She didn't mention anything else but envied the fact that the Fourth Young Lady had a father and brother who loved her so much.

Unlike her, not only was her brother unreliable, but her aunt sent someone to Jinsha to pick him up, and her father, who had remarried her stepmother, was almost impatient to send her to the capital.

Dou Shuwan knew very well that she would never be able to return to her home in Jinsha in this lifetime.

At this time, Jiang Si, who was deeply envied by Dou Shuwan, was riding in a car towards the palace.

Although spring has arrived, the weather is still freezing cold. The wheels make a dull squeaking sound as they roll over the ground.

Ah Man lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.

"Girl, there are so many carriages outside."

"Many people came to the palace to attend the plum blossom viewing banquet, so there were naturally many carriages."

Seeing Jiang Si leaning against the wall with her eyes closed, Ah Man couldn't help but say, "Miss, aren't you curious about what the palace looks like? I heard that the floor tiles are paved with gold. It's a pity that I can't go into the Yu Garden with you, and can only wait in the side hall of the inner city..."

Jiang Si was in a very good mood listening to the little maid chattering in his ear.

"Fourth sister——" the young man's voice came with some excitement.

Ah Man hurriedly pushed Jiang Si and said, "Miss, it's the Second Young Master."

Jiang Si narrowed his eyes and looked outside.

Jiang Zhan came running over from somewhere, wearing the uniform of the Jinwu Guard, looking very heroic.

"Fourth sister, are you nervous?" Jiang Zhan asked with a smile, rubbing his red, frozen hands.

Jiang Si put the hand warmer into Jiang Zhan's hand and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, second brother, go back to your duty quickly. It's not good if someone sees you."

Jiang Zhan looked at the small hand warmer in his hand with a strange expression: "I am a grown man and I am carrying this. If someone sees me, they will laugh their heads off."

He put the hand warmer back, reached into his arms and took out a paper bag and stuffed it into Jiang Si's pocket: "Rose candy, I heard that eating something sweet will improve your luck."

Taking the packet of rose candy, Jiang Si smiled brightly at Jiang Zhan: "Thank you, second brother. Good luck will come to me."

She lowered the window curtains and the carriage continued to move forward.

Jiang Zhanyou stretched his neck to look.

"Brother Jiang, is that your sister?" A hand was placed on Jiang Zhan's shoulder.

Jiang Zhan glanced at his colleague on duty and said, "She's my sister."

The young guard chuckled and said, "I'll ask my parents to go to your house and ask for marriage, okay?"

"Get lost!" Jiang Zhan glared at his colleague in annoyance.

"What's the matter? Can your sister become a princess?" The young guard curled his lips.

If he had not been struck by the first glance, and had never seen such a beauty before, he would not have had such an idea. The Duke of Dongping's Mansion was not a noble family worthy of marriage.

Jiang Zhan walked back with a stern face: "Anyway, don't set your sights on my sister!"

Now he feels more and more that these bad boys who only care about looks cannot catch up with Yu Qi Ge. He has already begun to hope that Fourth Sister and Yu Qi Ge will finally get married.

Ah Man was left at the inner city gate, while Jiang Si was led to the Plum Garden by the eunuchs.

She arrived not too early, and when she reached the Plum Garden there were already many noble ladies there.

Jiang Si's appearance surprised the noble ladies, and they gathered in groups to discuss him quietly.

"Which family is the new girl in the light green cloak from? Why have I never seen her before?" Apparently, the ginger-like appearance caused crisis for many noble ladies.

"Yes, that's the fourth daughter of the Duke of Dongping's residence. I met her at the flower show at the Duke of Yongchang's residence early last year."

"The Mansion of the Marquis of Dongping?" Upon hearing the origin, many noble ladies looked disdainful.

Putting aside the status of the Duke of Dongping's Mansion among the nobles in the capital, the Duke of Dongping's Mansion has been in the spotlight quite a bit recently, and it was an embarrassing spot at that.

How could a girl from such a family come to such a banquet?

"I don't know if the invitations have been checked. How can anyone get in?" A young girl's voice suddenly rang out, stopping the whispers.