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Jiang Suining also heard it, and smiled as he looked at Chu Jingyue's frozen movements.

"Now that we're here, there's no way to avoid it. Let's go down."

"No, there's nothing to avoid. Am I afraid of her?"

As he said that, Chu Jingyue got off the carriage.

Yang Manman and Li Zheng were about to enter the mansion, but when they caught a glimpse of Chu Jingyue and Jiang Suining getting off the carriage, the smiles on their faces froze.

Then, when he noticed Chu Jingyue's flowery, misty, and butterfly-patterned dress and her carefully applied makeup, he raised his eyebrows disdainfully and spoke in a deliberately loud voice.

"I really don't understand why some people bother to dress up so carefully. It looks like they get up before dawn."

Chu Jingyue was annoyed and was about to retort when Jiang Suining gently pulled her sleeve and whispered.

"There are a lot of people here. As long as you don't interrupt, there will be people who will take their seats."

Chu Jingyue looked around and saw that indeed, several young ladies from official families had unhappy expressions on their faces.

At the banquet in the Prince's Mansion, everyone was dressed up carefully. They all felt unhappy when they heard Yang Manman's words.

"Manman, keep your voice down." Li Zheng was a little embarrassed. "There are many people here today, don't offend anyone."

Feeling everyone's gazes, Yang Manman frowned, and the next moment, a male voice sounded.

"Miss Yang is really quick-witted and straightforward."

Jiang Suining looked at the man who was speaking. He was dressed in red, had a handsome face and a smile on his face. At first glance, he seemed to be a handsome and friendly young man.

But if you look closely, you can detect amusement in those eyes, as if they are enjoying watching the fun.

"That's the fourth prince, Xiao Yi." Chu Jingyue lowered her voice and spoke to Jiang Suining.

Jiang Suining had met the other person in his previous life, but it was just a quick encounter at a palace banquet. He did not have a deep impression of the other person and only remembered that he was wearing a red dress.

As if noticing Jiang Suining's gaze, Xiao Yi looked at her, raised his eyebrows and smiled, and for a moment, the interest in his eyes became even stronger.

Yang Manman was still a little hesitant in her heart. What she said just now was only intended to target Chu Jingyue, not to offend everyone. But now hearing the compliment, the sense of superiority in her heart suddenly surged up, and she didn't care whether she would offend anyone or not.

"Thank you for the compliment, Fourth Prince. I don't like to be shy. I just say what I want to say. That's great."

Xiao Yi withdrew his gaze and smiled at Yang Manman again.

"Miss Yang is a heroine, worthy of admiration."

Hearing this, Yang Manman felt even more proud. Perhaps to show her generosity and unpretentiousness, when she entered the mansion, Yang Manman took big, decisive steps.

It's just that what she was wearing today was a green skirt with scattered flowers and auspicious cloud patterns. This skirt should have made a person look graceful and dignified, but at this moment, Yang Manman's actions not only did not make her look graceful and dignified at all, but instead seemed quite rude.

Many women standing at the gate of the mansion couldn't help but frown when they saw what was happening.

Because the banquet had not yet begun, everyone was invited to go to the back garden to enjoy the flowers, drink tea, and have some cakes.

When Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue arrived at the back garden, Yang Manman was already standing next to a rockery, chatting and laughing with several men. From time to time, she would burst into hearty laughter, which attracted a lot of attention.

"Miss Yang, you are such a wonderful person."

"Yes, Miss Manman is really an amazing woman. I have never seen a woman as cheerful as her."

"You are right. The Duke really gave birth to a good daughter."

Most of the men surrounding Yang Manman had fathers whose official positions were lower than that of Duke Yang. At this moment, these words, whether sincere or deliberate compliments, sounded particularly useful to Yang Manman.

"I've already said it, just call me Brother Yang. This dress is really awkward to wear. I still prefer men's clothes."

"Hahahaha, okay, Brother Yang!"

"Brother Yang, are you willing to get drunk with us today?"

"Of course. I've never been afraid of anyone when it comes to drinking." Yang Manman's tone was full of excitement.

Although there is no rule that men and women cannot sit at the same table at Beiyang Kingdom's banquets, they still have to maintain a proper distance.

Even when they were in the back garden together, most of the women were chatting and laughing together. Someone like Yang Manman, who was surrounded by men, was too eye-catching.

Although many people knew about Yang Manman’s previous behavior, most of them still shook their heads in their hearts when they saw this situation.

A female member of the family who was on good terms with the Duke's Mansion couldn't stand it and walked forward to give a quiet reminder.

"Miss Yang, why don't you go with us to drink tea and appreciate the flowers?"

"Appreciating flowers?" Yang Manman sneered, "You should find someone else for this kind of girlish thing. I'm not interested."

The woman was embarrassed and her face turned red. She gritted her teeth and ignored it.

Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue sat in a pavilion not far away and watched the fun.

Seeing that Yang Manman's laughter was getting louder and louder, attracting more men to gather over, even Li Zheng was left outside, Jiang Suining smiled in his heart.

"I wonder what Mr. Li feels now."

"What feelings can there be? I'm afraid you've gotten used to it." Chu Jingyue raised an eyebrow and said to Jiang Suining, "Since the last time at the teahouse, I asked someone to check. Although Yang Manman usually hangs out with Li Zheng, she has made quite a few friends. I guess this is not the first time Li Zheng has seen such a scene."

"But I can see that Li Zheng's face doesn't look very good. After all, last time in the teahouse, Yang Manman said in person that there was no possibility for them. It hasn't been long since then. I guess she will still try to coax him and stabilize Li Zheng." Jiang Suining's words made it clear.

Sure enough, not long after, Yang Manman noticed Li Zheng. Seeing that he looked unhappy, she smiled and spoke directly.

"Li Zheng, tell me, do you usually call me Brother Yang?"

Li Zheng felt disappointed when he saw Yang Manman being surrounded by people, but he didn't want Yang Manman's words to fall to the ground, so he finally nodded, "Yes."

"Why do you look like that? Are you unhappy?" Yang Manman walked to Li Zheng as if she was unaware.

"vine……"

"Man, what's Man? Brother Yang!" Yang Manman hit Li Zheng with her hand in a scolding tone, and then she grabbed Li Zheng's arm like a brother, "Hurry up, come and chat, and we can make an appointment to drink together later."

Looking at the hand holding his arm, Li Zheng's expression eased a little.

Just as he was pulled by Yang Manman to talk to other men, a female voice with questioning and grievance sounded.

"Li Zheng, what are you doing!"

Jiang Suining looked in the direction of the sound.

The person who spoke was a girl about seventeen or eighteen years old, with crescent-shaped eyebrows and fair skin.

At this moment, she looked at Li Zheng and Yang Manman pulling each other, with a look of suppressed displeasure on her face.

When Chu Jingyue saw the person coming, she immediately introduced him to Jiang Suining.

"She is Li Zheng's fiancée, Grand Tutor Lu's granddaughter, Lu Yan."