I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

Zhao Fangjin was the first young lady in the Zhao family to go out with her family, so naturally she was very selective in her marriage.

These ladies were all smiling and thought all the girls from the Zhao family were good.

The Zhao family is not one that treats their daughters harshly. Even concubines' daughters are brought up well and dressed just like legitimate daughters.

In just a short while, the wife of the Minister of Personnel was already holding hands with the eldest lady and talking.

Zhao Fangjin saw that the pearl flower on Zhao Fangyu's head was crooked, so he pulled her over to help adjust it.

When everyone saw this, they began to praise Zhao Fangjin, saying that he was friendly to his sisters and that his wife was good at managing the household.

A report came from outside the door that the wife of the Duke of Li had arrived. The first lady and the wife of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel stood up happily at the same time and went to pick up the wife of the Duke of Li, who had just returned from admiring the flowers - Zhao Fangjin's aunt.

Zhao Fangjin brought a few of his sisters to pay a visit to the eldest wife of the Duke of Li. Meng Yunqiao also returned to the wife of the Duke of Li early. She and Zhao Fangyu smiled at each other in the crowd, both of them acting as background boards for their good sisters.

Bursts of laughter could be heard from the crowd from time to time. Zhao Fangyu's sleeve pockets were bulging. He touched this and that, feeling as if he had received a windfall.

Not long after, after giving the gifts, the crowd dispersed. Zhao Fangyu and Meng Yunqiao lived together, Meng Yanzhen was with Zhao Fangjin, Zhao Fangwei was with Zhao Fangyun, and Zhao Fanglan was left alone.

But she didn't care and went into the peach blossom forest alone.

"Other people's peaches have already borne fruit, why are there still peach blossoms to be seen at the Minister of Personnel's home?"

Meng Yanzhen knew the secret and quietly explained to Zhao Fangjin: "Of course it was made with money. There is a place called Taohua Creek in the family home of the wife of the Minister of Personnel. There are peach blossoms there all year round. They used money to cultivate them."

Zhao Fangjin understood the origin of the peach blossom forest in an instant and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Meng Yanzhen: "There is a girl in their family who is very well hidden. I heard that she will be sent to the palace." After saying this, Meng Yanzhen glanced at Zhao Fangjin with a look of understanding, and then continued: "My family pays close attention to these news, so I know something."

"Using silver to grow a stream of peach blossoms is just to win a good name for the faceless girl. Unfortunately, the emperor does not value it and has never issued an order. So last month, the faceless girl quietly entered the capital."

Zhao Fangjin recalled the people he had met today, and he didn't see many who were particularly outstanding. For a moment, he just felt that people who had to rely on such fancy means to enter the talent show should not be that outstanding.

But if she was not outstanding, why would the family of the wife of the Minister of Personnel spend so much effort to cultivate her?

Before Zhao Fangjin could find the person, Meng Yanzhen suppressed Zhao Fangjin: "My father has heard the news, isn't your family prepared?"

Zhao Fangjin shook his head: "My parents never said they would send me to the palace. This time I came out just for a walk."

Meng Yanzhen curved her red lips, smiling a hundred times more beautifully than the peach blossoms around her. She felt extremely sad, but could not speak it out. In the end, she could only sigh and gently tidy up the loose hair around Zhao Fangjin's ears:

"My uncle holds an important position, so it's a good thing that you have other plans for your marriage."

The Duke Li's Mansion only looks glamorous, but if you look closely it is not as good as the Zhao family's.

The Zhao family is a real family of noble sons from poor families. His father was a peasant general, but Zhao Minshan was a natural born scholar. He passed the imperial examinations and became a Jinshi. He was favored by the emperor and had a connection with the Longxi Li family. From then on, his career went smoothly.

The Duke of Li's Mansion was blessed by their ancestors. Even though they had married into the Li family and had a chance to rise to prominence, none of the children they had were successful. Having many children was useless.

Just like a towering tree full of termites, it is only a matter of time before the monkeys scatter after the tree falls.

For the sake of the family's longevity, Meng Yanzhen was unwilling to do so, but for the sake of his mother and brothers, he had to go to the harem to leave a way out for his family.

Zhao Fangjin was not completely ignorant. She knew all about the plans and situation of the Duke of Li's Mansion. She really felt sorry for her good sister. She could see the pain in Meng Yanzhen's heart and hugged Meng Yanzhen in pain, but she was powerless to do anything.

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The carriage was swaying, and Zhao Fangyu followed Zhao Fangjin's carriage back to the yard. Zhao Fangjin was a little depressed along the way. Zhao Fangyu guessed that Zhao Fangjin's mood was most likely caused by Meng Yanzhen, and for a moment he was as obedient as a quail.

As the carriage swayed, I slowly fell asleep.

When they got off the car, they were already a little dazed. Fortunately, Chunshao was strong and carried Zhao Fangyu all the way back to the yard.

When Zhao Fangyu woke up the next day, he didn't even know how he got back to the courtyard, and he hurriedly took people to pay his respects.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I went out, I was greeted by Mother Cui with a smile on her face.

Mother Cui was so happy that she walked faster than usual: "Don't go out to pay respects to the eldest lady today. Let's go to Shou'an Hall. The old lady came back from worshipping Buddha yesterday."

Zhao Fangyu immediately examined her own attire. She wore a light green top, a goose yellow skirt, pearl flowers and earrings. She wasn't outstanding, but she wasn't a drag either.

He did not go back to his room to pack up, but followed Mother Cui to Shou'an Hall, while searching for information about the old lady in his memory.

When the original owner was born, the old lady was still in the mansion, but the old lady was closer to the eldest daughter who was with the first lady, and was indifferent to other illegitimate girls. Even if they behaved as delicately as Zhao Fangwei, they could not move the old lady's hard heart.

An old lady who attaches great importance to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children probably didn't like the original owner very much.

Zhao Fangyu made up his mind not to move forward, but unexpectedly he heard Mother Cui's next words: "The girl has grown up a bit now, and she looks 50% like the old lady! When the time comes, just be friendly with the old lady."

Zhao Fangyu's hand holding the handkerchief paused slightly. He didn't expect there would be such a clever trick. He showed a trace of panic on his face at the right time: "Mother Cui, I was young before and didn't know what grandma liked. If I go up rashly like this, I'm afraid I might accidentally make grandma unhappy."

This is not only Zhao Fangyu's concern, but also the concern of all the illegitimate girls in the Zhao family.

Mother Cui did not answer Zhao Fangyu's question, but smiled and said, "Young lady, just rest assured. The old lady will be happy if you stand there. They are all children of the Zhao family. How can the old lady not like them?"

Zhao Fangyu nodded and said, "Grandma just came back from worshipping Buddha. I will copy some Buddhist scriptures and send them to her tomorrow."

Before they had said a few words, Zhao Fangyu met Zhao Fangwei and Zhao Fangyun, who were also in a hurry on the road. Zhao Fangyun snorted rudely when he saw Zhao Fangyu, and his mouth turned upside down. When he saw Mother Cui frowned, he snorted again and lowered his head.

Zhao Fangyu didn't care. Zhao Fangwei nodded and greeted Cui Mama and Zhao Fangyu. Since they were traveling together, Zhao Fangwei was not in a hurry to take Zhao Fangyun on the journey. Instead, she talked to Zhao Fangyu.

"I heard that grandma came back last night, but she felt sorry for us young ones and didn't ask anyone to wake us up to pay us respects. I was still a little dazed when I received the news this morning."

Zhao Fangyu nodded and said yes. In the blink of an eye, he saw the maid following behind Zhao Fangwei holding a tray with a rolled-up embroidery on it.

Zhao Fangyu's heart was broken. What kind of a roll call is this? Could it be that she was the only girl who didn't bring any gifts?