Seeing that Lady Yin, the wife of the Duke of Xingguo, also said the same thing, Lady Song immediately shut her mouth.
Suddenly, I remembered that Madam Jiang's family was also from Ningzhou, so it was quite normal for her to be related to the Shen family.
Even so, they were nothing more than lowly commoners, peasants from the countryside.
But why would Lady Yin stand up for Shen Danru today?
She knows Yin Shi best; she's the kind of person who won't act without self-interest, and it's very difficult to get her to speak up for anyone.
She glanced at Shen Danru, realizing she had underestimated this adopted daughter; she actually possessed such abilities.
What made her even more resentful was that Shen Danru was so lucky. Her Yue'er had suffered in the countryside for fifteen years, and Old Madam Jiang had not recognized her. But as soon as Shen Danru returned to the Shen family, Old Madam Jiang recognized the Shen family members.
However, right now, she absolutely cannot afford to offend the Duke of Xingguo's mansion.
"Madam Jiang, Duchess of the State, it was a foolish woman who misspoke."
At this moment, Madam Jiang was in a great mood and had no intention of arguing with Madam Song.
Regardless, the fact that the child was switched at birth with the Song family's is actually a benefit to the Shen family.
At this moment, Madam Song quickly pulled Song Yuqing over and brought her to Madam Jiang.
Song Yuqing bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam Jiang."
Madam Jiang nodded: "This must be the child. He's a handsome and good boy."
As she spoke, Madam Jiang instructed Granny Zhao to fetch the gift.
The thirty-five pieces of exquisite red gold phoenix and phoenix headdress, symbolizing wealth and prosperity, were gifts from the late emperor and empress.
The older ladies had all heard of this headdress, and the ladies had also heard about it from their elders.
Today I've really seen something amazing. The phoenix on the headdress is so lifelike, it seems to be spreading its wings and flying.
The Jiang family played an indispensable role in the late emperor's ascension to the throne. As soon as the old Duke and Madam Jiang got married, the late emperor and empress sent their favorite jewelry to the Jiang family.
But that was a phoenix headdress, how could Old Madam Jiang dare to wear it? But it was a gift from the Empress, so she couldn't refuse it.
She kept it in the cabinet, only to admire it, not to wear it on her head.
Madam Song quickly refused, "Madam Jiang, you mustn't."
"Just accept it. It's all thanks to the Marquis's mansion that our Ru'er has benefited from it."
Just when everyone thought that Madam Jiang was genuinely grateful to the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, Madam Jiang suddenly snorted coldly: "But I heard that when Ru'er was kicked out of the mansion, her clothes were stripped off. Ru'er didn't ask for anything from your mansion. This set of jewelry is your compensation. You are not allowed to mention that Ru'er owes you anything again."
Everyone looked at Madam Song with disdain. After all, she had raised the child for fifteen years. Even if the child was switched at birth, it didn't have to be this outrageous.
They had indeed heard that Shen Danru had been kicked out of the Marquis's mansion and stripped of her clothes, but they thought it was just a rumor. However, seeing Madam Song's embarrassed expression, as if she wanted to disappear into the ground, it didn't seem like a lie.
They secretly praised Madam Jiang for her wisdom; this set of jewelry was a hot potato, unsuitable for wearing and unsuitable for damage, so it was better to give it away.
Whether Song Yuqing was destined to wear it remains to be seen.
Madam Song's face immediately turned extremely ugly, but she still wore a fake smile as she said:
"Yue'er, why don't you thank Madam Jiang?"
Song Yuqing hadn't quite figured out what it meant when she heard her mother call her, and happily accepted the headdress.
She had never seen such a beautiful headdress in her life. If she wore it, she would be just as noble as the empress.
"Alright, I'm tired. Granny Zhao, please help me back to rest. This old woman won't disturb the younger generation from admiring the flowers."
Granny Zhao quickly stepped forward to help Old Madam Jiang.
Before she left, she repeatedly instructed Jiang Jingxian to take good care of Shen Danru and Shen Yulan and not let others bully them.
Jiang Jingxian quickly replied, "Yes."
Madam Jiang then returned to her courtyard with a group of servants and maids.
After the old lady left, a group of young ladies and young women gathered around her.
They knew about Shen Danru before, but Shen Danru rarely attended such banquets. Even when they met her, she would just nod coldly and not speak to them.
Now that they saw Shen Danru greeting them, they all gathered around.
Although the Crown Prince broke off the engagement with her, it is said that he sent her many gifts a few days ago.
Now that Madam Jiang values her so much, even if Shen Danru can't become the Crown Prince's consort, she might still be taken into the Crown Prince's household.
"Sister Song, how is this milk tea made? It tastes so good."
Shen Danru looked toward the voice and saw it was Jiang Su, a girl from the Jiang family. Her father was the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, a second-rank official.
The little girl looked at Shen Danru with an expression of admiration.
Shen Danru smiled and said, "Little sister Jiang, I'm glad you like it. If you want to learn, you can come and visit me, and I'll teach you how to make it. You can buy it at Ma Xing Street in the future. I learned how to make it from the shopkeeper there. I heard their shop will be opening in a few days."
Shen Danru was obviously promoting her milk tea shop. Their love for milk tea made Shen Danru see money coming in.
"Also, my surname is Chen, so please don't call me by the wrong name, Sister Jiang."
Jiang Su tugged at her handkerchief and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Sister Chen. I'll remember this."
Everyone says Song Danru is difficult to get along with, but she doesn't seem to think so.
Shen Danru also hit it off with Jiang Su at first sight; the little girl's tendency to blush was truly adorable.
It's hard to imagine that she's the legitimate daughter of an imperial censor's family.
Girls can't resist the temptation of ice cream, and with ginger as the starting point, many people have begun to ask about it.
Sitting in the pavilion, Shen Yingxue couldn't help but feel annoyed: "That Song Danru is really lucky. She just left the Marquis's mansion and now she's related to the Duke of Xingguo's mansion. No, if this continues, she will take the position of Crown Princess sooner or later."
She had finally waited for Qi Jingcheng to break off the engagement, and she couldn't allow Shen Danru to take advantage of the situation again.
Shen Yingxue leaned close to Banshu's ear and whispered for a long time. It was unclear what they were discussing, but then a fierce look flashed across Shen Yingxue's face.
"Miss, don't worry, leave it to me."
Song Yuqing was also very annoyed. She was the young lady of the Marquis's mansion, so why was everyone surrounding that Shen Danru?
She stamped her feet and cried out for her mother.
Madam Song advised her not to take it to heart, saying that Shen Danru's smugness wouldn't last long.
At this moment, a eunuch from the Crown Prince's side came over and invited the ladies and young women to enjoy the flowers together.
The Jiang family divided the back garden into east and west sections, with the east side for men and the west side for women.
Of course, the princes also came to join in the fun at today's flower viewing banquet, including Qi Jingcheng and three other princes.
Their purpose in coming was not only to win over the Jiang family, but also to find a princess for themselves.
The women were overjoyed at Qi Jingcheng's invitation.
They had other purposes for today, not just to admire the flowers. If they didn't see the gentlemen, all their careful dressing up would have been for nothing.
The servants removed the temporary obstruction in the middle, and the garden immediately appeared more spacious and bright.
Qi Jingcheng stood at the front, smiling and gesturing to the women, inviting them to admire the beautiful garden together.
These women also wore colorful dresses, vying for attention like flowers in a garden.
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