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

"You don't have to interfere in Meng Yunxiang's affairs." Meng Yanzhen ordered tea for Zhao Fangyu, which had never happened before.

Zhao Fangyu wanted to help, but Meng Yanzhen shook his head and said, "I'm afraid only you and Xiaoqi can accompany her in the future."

"You are quite thoughtful, and you may not be unable to defeat Meng Yunxiang, but you are jade and she is rubble, so you don't have to let her hinder you."

Zhao Fangjin remained silent. She looked at Meng Yanzhen with red eyes and called her "cousin" in a crying voice.

Zhao Fangyu also remained silent, and nodded to Meng Yanzhen in silence.

The eldest lady and Zhao Fangjin treated her very well. She was not the kind of person who would repay kindness with enmity or betray her friends.

I don't know where I revealed my flaw that made Meng Yanzhen say such words.

Meng Yanzhen nodded after hearing this and brought the ordered tea to Zhao Fangyu. The rouge-colored lotus teacup matched with Meng Yanzhen's slender jade fingers was as beautiful as a painting.

"The third child in your family is too shallow and vicious. He walked around the old lady. If he came out earlier, I'm afraid you would have to face him. Be careful."

"The inner house is not a battlefield, but there are people who died without seeing blood."

"Fang Jin has her aunt to protect her, so I'm not worried. But there's always a chance of something happening. If I find out, I'll know that you didn't protect her well."

Meng Yanzhen's phoenix eyes gleamed: "Since I have entered the palace, it is not difficult to suppress a concubine's daughter to death." It is true that the Duke of Li's Mansion has declined, but she has entered the palace, and she is the way out for the Duke of Li's Mansion. Wherever the Duke of Li's Mansion points its sword, it will all follow her will.

Zhao Fangyu was a little dazed, and with a bitter smile on his lips, he just said okay.

"As long as I am by Big Sister's side, I will protect her forever."

As long as Zhao Minshan didn't send her into the palace, she would not stand idly by when Zhao Fangjin was in danger.

After the tension, there is courtesy.

Meng Yanzhen gave Zhao Fangyu a box of jewelry, a box half a person's height, one for Zhao Fangjin and one for Zhao Fangyu.

"You can't bring these things into the palace, and if you keep them at home, they will be coveted by others. You are of the right age, so you can give them to others or wear them yourself."

Meng Yanzhen's words sounded like his last words. Zhao Fangjin couldn't stop crying as she listened to them. She was led into the house by Meng Yanzhen to put on her makeup again.

When they came out, Zhao Fangyu couldn't help but ask, "Why did my cousin think that I could protect my elder sister?"

Meng Yanzhen smiled, and in a trance Zhao Fangyu seemed to see the peony blooming for the first time.

"You went from being a concubine's daughter to being a popular figure in the mansion. It can't be all luck. There are many concubines in your family. Your aunt is cold-hearted and wary. If you hadn't done something nice for her and touched her deeply, she wouldn't treat you so well. The same goes for Fang Jin."

Zhao Fangyu lowered his head to accept it, and Zhao Fangjin seemed to understand, but not quite. It turned out... Xiao Si was so powerful?

But Xiao Si never had any bad intentions. Instead, she was wholeheartedly devoted to the main courtyard, which was why her mother treated her well.

But suddenly, Xiao Si seemed to have become a person she didn't recognize, and her cousin's shadow seemed to appear in her in an instant.

Zhao Fangjin didn't understand, but she couldn't think too much at the moment. She just wanted to seize the time to get along with Meng Yanzhen.

Soon, Meng Yunxiang's coming-of-age banquet began. When the group arrived, Zhao Fangwei and Zhao Fangyun had already returned to the first lady.

The appearance of Zhao Fangjin and the other two caused a small sensation.

Everyone who got the news knew that Meng Yanzhen was going to enter the palace, and many people in the crowd looked at Meng Yanzhen.

But when looking at Zhao Fangjin and Zhao Fangyu, it was simply because they were well dressed today.

One is cold and aloof, the other is delicate and pretty. The one on the left is Zhao Fangjin, dignified like a fairy in the moon, while the one on the right is Zhao Fangyu, bright and beautiful like a crabapple goddess.

Each of the three is beautiful and outstanding.

But if you say that these three people deliberately overshadowed the protagonist, that is not true. Everyone can see that Zhao Fangjin and the other two were not wearing any makeup, and even the eldest girl from the Zhao family had red eyes, obviously because she had just said something sad.

She is naturally beautiful and stands out from the crowd without having to put in any extra effort.

Compared with these three people, the protagonist of the banquet, Meng Yunxiang, was unremarkable.

When Meng Yunxiang saw the three people who looked like gods descending from heaven, she almost couldn't maintain her composure.

My palms are about to bleed!

Especially when looking at Zhao Fangyu, he wished he could bite his teeth to pieces.

It was this bastard who caused her to be driven back to her hometown. Otherwise, it might not be Meng Yanzhen who entered the palace!

As soon as the gong sounded, the ritual music began.

When the guests were seated, Duke Li stood up with a heavy stomach and spoke a repetitive speech.

Unlike Meng Yanzhen whose main guest was the princess, Meng Yunxiang's main guest was her grandmother who cherished her dearly, and the sponsor was an aunt who, together with the old man and the old lady, entered Meng Yunxiang's family tree.

No one can find fault with it.

I even have to praise that Meng Yunxiang and his grandmother have such a deep affection for each other.

Meng Yunxiang had no way to express her grievances. Because she had acted on her own initiative, she did not dare to complain to Duke Li at this time.

Although the coming-of-age banquet, which only happens once in a lifetime, was a grand one, no one cared.

Back in the east wing, Meng Yunxiang tried her best to comfort herself: It doesn't matter, when Meng Yanzhen leaves, she will be the eldest girl in the Duke of Li's Mansion. If they want to marry into the mother's family of the empress, she will be the first choice.

So what if Meng Yanzhen entered the palace for the sake of Li Guogong Mansion and Meng Yanxun? It was just to make wedding clothes for Meng Yunxiang!

After the coming-of-age ceremony, the conversation outside gradually became louder. Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin sat together, while Meng Yanzhen sat next to the eldest lady of the Duke of Li's mansion.

Soon, the banquet ended and the ladies dispersed in the garden.

The girls of the Zhao family were all together, especially Zhao Fangjin and Zhao Fangyu, who were surrounded by a lot of people. They all came to see how beautiful these two were and wanted to see their fabrics and jewelry.

Even if we can't have the same face, who doesn't have some money to make the same jewelry?

Meng Yunxiang, wearing a dress with golden and red sleeves, came out from the east wing and went straight to where Zhao Fangyu and his group were.

Not to mention the active and hard-working Zhao Fangwei, before she could pass on the message, Meng Yunxiang broke through the crowd, held Zhao Fangyu's hand in front of everyone, and said affectionately: "No wonder Sixth Sister likes you, you are so beautiful, I would love to take you home if I saw you."

Zhao Fangyu felt Meng Yunxiang holding her hand tightly, and the corners of her lips immediately raised, as if she was embarrassed and shy.

"Thank you for the compliment, Sister Meng Er. Did Yun Qiao tell you about this in a letter?"

"My sister used to live in my hometown. I didn't recognize her when we met this time. It's my fault." Zhao Fangyu bowed to Meng Yunxiang. Zhao Fangjin realized something was wrong and wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Meng Yanzhen.

Meng Yunxiang nodded and said yes.

"How many people came to your house today? I looked around but didn't see Sister Fanglan. Is she sick?"

The people around him paused.

It doesn’t matter who Fanglan of the Zhao family is. What matters is that everyone around her smells something strange.

Zhao Fangyu held Meng Yunxiang's hand and said affectionately, "It's hard for Second Sister Meng. You should beat Yunqiao. How can sisters keep silent about what they should say to each other?"

"Second sister Meng doesn't know that my third sister has won the favor of grandma. Ever since grandma came home from worshipping Buddha, she has been following grandma to worship Buddha and meditate. She even refused to come out for the Dragon Boat Festival."

The expressions of the people around him suddenly became subtle, and some even lowered their heads and laughed.