I'll tell you the secret and let's laugh together!

Dingguo Gongfu.

The smile on the old lady's face never stopped. All the prominent families in the capital came to her birthday party, and the emperor and the empress sent generous gifts. The old lady felt that her lost face was regained.

The ladies from various mansions flattered her in turn, making the old lady of Duke Dingguo smile happily. Looking at the young ladies from various mansions, she couldn't help but lectured them again, making the young ladies lower their heads and roll their eyes wildly.

"It's still more comforting to look at a well-mannered and polite little girl. Unlike Ning Zhiyi who is crazy all day long, she doesn't look like a lady from a wealthy family at all. It's outrageous!"

The smile on Xiong's face disappeared immediately, and she immediately refuted, "What the old lady said is biased. Everyone has a different personality. Some are calm and some are lively. You can only say what kind of personality you like, but you can't say that another personality is bad. Zhiyi is loved by the emperor. You say this about her. Do you have any objection to the emperor?"

Zhuang Xiang's mother, Zhou, put down her handkerchief and looked unhappy. During this period, her daughter had been communicating with the Ning family's maid through letters. Her daughter smiled more and more, and was even willing to go out with her encouragement.

She was very grateful and really liked this little girl. She was angry when she heard the old lady of Duke Dingguo openly criticize Ning Zhiyi in front of so many people.

She immediately said, "That's exactly the reason. Old Madam, you can't be dissatisfied with Miss Ning just because the emperor openly lost your face. If this gets to the emperor's ears, it will be unpleasant!"

"Sister Zhiyi is a very good person, she is the best person!" An Xiang's face turned red with anger. She didn't want to celebrate the birthday of someone who said bad things about Sister Zhiyi. She stood up, bowed to the other ladies, took Zhou's hand and left.

Other ladies who liked Ning Zhiyi then spoke up. Those of higher status dared to speak directly, while those of lower status mixed in with the crowd and spoke together. The wife of the Minister of Rites was like this.

With her status, she was not qualified to enter the inner hall, but every family has a few powerful relatives.

Zhou's mother and daughter left, and Xiong did not stay either. She got up and left. Naturally, she could take back this face by giving it to the old lady of the Duke of Dingguo. Nowadays, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion is not only constantly consuming the emperor's old affection, but also has none of the glory when the old Duke of Dingguo was alive.

But Duke Dingguo and the old lady are still immersed in the false glory of the past and cannot extricate themselves!

One after another, several ladies found an excuse to leave first. The old lady of Duke Dingguo did not react at all. She just said to Ning Zhiyi, why did these people react so strongly!

How presumptuous!

In the past, all of these people tried their best to please her, but now they dare to disrespect her!

The nanny behind her immediately calmed her down and whispered, "Old Madam, today is your birthday party, you must be happy. It's these people who don't know how to show respect. Look, there are more people left."

The old lady of Duke Dingguo glanced at the ladies and young ladies who stayed behind and felt even more upset. Most of those who stayed behind were vassals of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and none of them were prominent!

He slammed the table heavily. He couldn't go on like this. He had to find a new way out for the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. It would be great if he could follow the dragon!

"Ask the Duke to come over after the birthday banquet."

......

In the front hall, Ning Zhiyi met up with Princess Yong'an and others. Knowing that she was not liked by the old lady, Ning Zhiyi simply did not go to pay her respects. Anyway, she did not come here today to celebrate the old lady's birthday.

What she didn't know was that even if she didn't show up, she would still make the old lady of Duke Dingguo unhappy.

"Everything is arranged?"

"Yes, it's arranged. I arranged Zhai Sixie's case myself, and Yin Tang's case myself." Zhai Siling had lost a lot of weight in just a few days, and the dark circles under his eyes could not be concealed.

Yin Tang is the widow of her eldest brother, and is now having a passionate affair with Zhai Sixie.

Ning Zhiyi patted the little girl's shoulder comfortingly, "Well done, stay strong, you two siblings support each other, and after the storm, you will welcome the rainbow that belongs to you!"

"Well, thank you!" Zhai Siling thanked sincerely. If it weren't for Ning Zhiyi, she might have been kept in the dark all her life.

"Ah, you're welcome." This kind of situation was the one Ning Zhiyi was least capable of handling, and she didn't know the real reason why Zhai Siling thanked her. She just thought that she was thanking her for her comfort.

Mo Feiyu arranged everything and walked over, looking at Zhai Siling, "Cousin, after today, our Mo family will basically completely break off relations with the Duke of Yingguo's family. Don't confront the Duke of Yingguo head-on. Just pretend you know nothing."

"Cousin, I can't let you do everything. I have to do what I can."

Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run. The Mo family now pours all their care and love on the siblings, especially Zhai Siling. The world is harsher on women than men, and they don't want Zhai Siling to bear a bad reputation.

"Si Ling, listen to your cousin. You two siblings should not show up for this kind of thing. People will sympathize with the weak. The more innocent you two act, the better. Think about it, wouldn't it be better to use your father's usual tricks to disgust him?"

"Yes, the princess is right. Just pretend that you know nothing. Maybe it will produce unexpected results at a certain time." Ning Zhiyi grinned and echoed Princess Yong'an's words.

"Well, okay." Zhai Siling is not someone who can't tell good from bad. Since this is the best arrangement, she will listen to everyone's suggestions.

"Sisters, can the big loudspeaker made by the Fourth Prince really transmit the sound in the room to the outside?" Duan Han expressed doubts about those strange-shaped things.

Ning Zhiyi explained the principle of the loudspeaker to the Fourth Prince and asked him to make a simple version. The effect would definitely not be as good as the modern ones, but if several of them were superimposed together, the sound in the room would definitely be transmitted. However, everyone would also have to be led to the vicinity of the room.

"Of course, I have tested the effect. Anything produced by the Fourth Prince must be top quality!" Ning Zhiyi was very confident.

Prince An's ears twitched, "Someone is coming, hide quickly."

"Mrs. Mo is right. If I don't come out for a walk, I'm afraid I'll miss the beautiful scenery in the garden."

Mo Feiyu's mother, Qin, smiled but didn't see the bottom of her eyes. "No, I heard that the Duke of England likes precious flowers and plants, and often sends them to the old lady. I wanted to come and feast my eyes on them."

"Yes, I heard that the flowers and plants in the British Mansion are unique. It would be great if we could see a few of them."

The ladies and young ladies all sighed and dispersed to see their favorite flowers.

At the same time, in the room closest to this place, two figures had already entered the room one after the other.

Yin Tang hid behind the screen, lowered her head to look at what she was wearing today, and smiled only after she was sure that Zhai Sixie liked it. What puzzled her was that Zhai Sixie did not rush over to hug her as usual today, but sat in the outer room with a gloomy expression.

"What's wrong with you? I haven't come to you to question you about what happened yesterday, but you're the first to get angry at me. Humph!"

Zhai Sixie took the blame and was beaten and scolded yesterday, and today he was also being pointed at by others. He has been filled with anger. If he had not had a close relationship with Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he would never have gone out today!

He unceremoniously pulled the woman to sit on his lap, and put his hand into her loose collar. "Don't mention what happened yesterday. Tell me something else to make me happy."