When Old Madam Lu heard Madam Chen's words, she smiled proudly. "Our girl is quite good. Although Yao Yao has just returned from the border town, she has become Mister Dan's student."
In fact, Madam Chen looked down on the Lu family's behavior. She wanted everyone to know that they were royal merchants and wore everything valuable on their bodies. All day long, they wanted to compare themselves with the famous families in the capital, but they didn't know that others were laughing at them behind their backs.
But who would have thought that the Lu family would produce an imperial concubine? Moreover, Lu Lingzhi became the most valued minister of the new emperor. At a young age, he became an assistant minister of the Ministry of War. Perhaps he would become a minister in two years.
Ye Zhen didn't expect that Old Madam Lu would show off her granddaughter so straightforwardly. Her cheeks were a little hot, but she still held Old Madam Lu's hand with a faint smile.
Mister Dan glanced at Ye Zhen faintly, appreciating her natural and tranquil reaction.
The group walked further inside, and the rich fragrance of flowers filled the air. In the sea of flowers in front of them, they could see groups of two or three guests dressed in beautiful clothes. Under the bamboo canopy in the open space were banquet tables, and on the banquet tables were all kinds of fruits and wine.
The appearance of Old Madam Lu made the surrounding crowd quiet.
"Old An, you are here." Soon, a young woman dressed in gorgeous clothes came up to greet her. "Our old madam has been talking about you since early in the morning. She also said that if you didn't come today, she would go to our house to invite you in person."
"Third Madam Wu, please don't tease this old woman. How dare I not come to the flower appreciation party held by Old Madam Wu this year?" Old Madam Lu said with a smile.
Every year, different organizers of the flower appreciation party were chosen by the empress. Now, there was no empress in the palace, and the one who presided over the harem was Imperial Concubine Lu.
Who knows if Imperial Concubine Lu will become the mother of the world in the future? Who in the capital dares to offend the Lu family?
Ye Zhen followed Old Madam Lu silently and looked sideways at Mister Dan. She had already apologized to Old Madam Lu in a low voice and went elsewhere alone.
When the noble ladies under the bamboo shed saw Old Madam Lu, they got up to greet her.
Watching this scene, Ye Zhen's heart ached faintly. Since when did these aristocratic women in the capital need to bow and scrape to greet an old madam of a merchant? Because the Lu family had the merit of ascending to the throne, and because Lu Wushuang became an imperial concubine, the Lu family was the new nobility in the capital. Everyone wanted to make friends with them immediately.
Watching Old Madam Lu greeting everyone with a proud smile, Ye Zhen felt a kind of sadness, for herself and for the Ye Family.
However, one had to admit that the Lu Clan had better foresight than most people. Back then, who would have thought that the unknown King of Qin would have the ability to rebel and usurp the throne, and even become the new emperor in one fell swoop?
When Lu Si and Lu Er saw that there were so many noble madams present, they exchanged glances and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
They all took a step forward, pushing Ye Rou out of the way.
Old Madam Lu said with a smile, "These are my granddaughters. Quickly greet the madams."
"Greetings to the ladies." Lu Si and Lu Er wore gentle and sweet smiles on their faces. They wanted to show their best side in front of everyone.
Ye Zhen also followed suit and saluted, but stood silently behind them without speaking.
"These are your granddaughters. They are really beautiful. With a granddaughter like the Imperial Consort, how bad can your other granddaughters be?" Old Madam Wu said with a smile.
"You are not willing to dislike them. They are far worse than the Imperial Consort." Old Madam Lu still knew how to be modest at the appropriate time.
Old Madam Wu's eyes fell on Ye Zhen's face behind her, and her eyes widened in surprise. "That girl seems to have never been seen before."
"This is my third granddaughter. She just came back from the border town. She has lived there since she was a child. Today, I brought her out to see the world." Old Madam Lu said with a smile, beckoning Ye Zhen to her side. "My granddaughter is very filial and intelligent. She became Mister Dan's student just a few days ago."
A strange smile appeared on Old Madam Wu's face. "Third Miss is so lucky that Mister Dan has another good student."
Others didn't know what Old Madam Wu meant, but Ye Zhen knew it. Old Madam Wu had seen the Imperial Consort of Qin in the past. Now that she saw Ye Zhen, she must be thinking of an old friend, but it was difficult for her to say it out loud.
Lu Er and Lu Si saw that others only paid attention to Ye Zhen. They were indignant, but they couldn't say anything. In the end, Lu Si couldn't bear it anymore. "Old Madam Wu, you don't know, our third sister is so lucky. She just came to the capital, and she is already planning to take the entrance examination."
"Pfft!" Someone burst out laughing. "A girl from a merchant background wants to take the entrance examination of a women's college. Don't make people laugh their teeth off."
The words were spoken abruptly. The people around quieted down and looked straight at the speaker.
"Princess Liu Hua, what do you mean by this?" Fourth Miss Lu's face changed slightly, and she glared at the girl sitting not far away.
Ye Zhen knew that this Princess Liu Hua was the daughter of the eldest princess and Mo Rongzhan's cousin. A year later … she would enter the palace and become Mo Rongzhan's Empress Shu. When her soul dissipated, this future Empress Shu happened to give birth to a daughter. As for the outcome, Ye Zhen didn't know.
"You don't even understand what I mean. Don't make a fool of yourself here." Princess Liu Hua was spoiled by the eldest princess since she was a child. Her character was unruly and willful. Seeing that everyone only fawned on the Lu family's daughter, she had long been dissatisfied.
She had been in love with Mo Rongzhan for a long time. She used to think that she could become Mo Rongzhan's concubine. Who knew that Ye Zhen would appear out of nowhere? Ye Zhen died, and now Lu Wushuang appeared. Moreover, her cousin loved Lu Wushuang like a treasure. How could she not be jealous?
She couldn't wait for the Lu family to be like the Ye family and die quickly.
"You …" Fourth Miss Lu was so angry that her face turned red, thinking that Liu Hua was humiliating her.
She and Liu Hua were in the same college and had long been displeased with each other. Just when she was about to open her mouth to curse, she heard a calm and cold voice say, "So what if you are the daughter of a merchant? If you can't even compare to the daughter of a merchant, then you are nothing more than a princess."
"Presumptuous! Who do you think you are? How dare you say that about this princess! "Liu Hua shouted angrily.
Fourth Miss Lu laughed sarcastically. "You don't even know Mister Shan? It seems that your eyes are just like that."
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