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

Everyone came to the banquet, and everyone knew that the title of Meng Yunxiang's coming of age ceremony was "the second daughter of the Duke of Li's family has come of age".

It's not like I haven't been out socializing before, so I'm just trying to deceive newcomers who don't know my past.

Rich families value their reputation the most, and they come here just to see the fun.

The illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Li became a legitimate daughter, but the Duke of Li’s mansion did not show how much he valued Meng Yunxiang during the coming-of-age ceremony. This attitude is intriguing.

Meng Yunxiang squeezed her hands in her sleeves again, squeezing them so hard that her arms trembled slightly. Fortunately, her sleeves were wide, so it was hard to tell that she was angry at the moment.

But eyes can't deceive people, and the look Meng Yunxiang gave Zhao Fangyu was not friendly.

"Sister, you are joking. It's just that I just returned to Beijing and I haven't seen many of my friends for many years. I want to travel with your third sister."

Meng Yunxiang pretended not to understand the hidden meaning of Zhao Fangyu's words, and pretended not to be aware of the mocking reactions of the people around him. However, the sounds of ridicule were like sharp thorns that stirred in his heart and pierced his flesh until it was bloody.

There was no resentment on his face, but he held Zhao Fangyu tightly with both hands, refusing to let her go, determined to see who was better.

"I've heard that my good-for-nothing younger brother likes to go to your house to listen to classes. Have you ever seen him in class?"

Zhao Fangyu's eyes slowly swept over everyone around him. Among the crowd, Meng Yunqiao's eyes were almost red.

In an instant, Zhao Fangyu's heart fell into an icy cave.

Sure enough, all the inside stories of the Zhao family were told to Meng Yunxiang by Meng Yunqiao.

Meng Yunqiao had a general idea about Meng Yangjiang's affairs, but she didn't know about Zhao Fanglan's affairs. It seemed that she had just said it casually, but Meng Yunxiang deduced that it was wrong.

After a brief analysis of the situation, he guessed that Meng Yunxiang didn't know much information, so he came up with a plan.

For a moment, Zhao Fangyu looked at Meng Yunxiang with more affection, and couldn't help but move closer to her. He said with a smile, "Sister, you don't know, it's because my father found a good teacher for my brothers, so there are often people who are good friends with my father or brothers who come to ask the teacher for help."

"My sisters and I also studied with him for a period of time, but we only learned it during the elementary school period. After elementary school, we found another female teacher to teach us. I have never seen my cousin from the Meng family in class."

"Don't worry, sister. The cousins in the Meng family have many options for career development. They study and practice martial arts, so there is always hope. It's not like our family, where just riding and shooting is a headache."

Zhao Fangyu's voice was clear and slow, and every word he spoke was light and lively. From his image, everyone subconsciously leaned towards Zhao Fangyu.

What's more, the Zhao family was wealthy, and even concubines' daughters were never treated harshly. Even this concubine's legitimate daughter, Zhao Fangyu, was treated the same as Zhao Fangjin.

Zhao Fangyu and Meng Yunxiang, who are also registered legitimate daughters, are the best examples.

It is easy to tell at a glance who the mistress of the house likes and whether she remembers his or her name actively or passively.

Zhao Fangyu just stood there, looking at Meng Yunxiang with a smile on his face, as if to say, "Let's see what other trouble you can get into."

Meng Yunxiang hated to see such a confident look.

She didn't know enough information, but judging from Zhao Fangyu's behavior just now, there didn't seem to be much to go on about the disappearance of the third lady of the Zhao family.

She knew that there was nothing innocent between Zhao Fangyu and Meng Yanjiang, but she just couldn't bear to see Zhao Fangyu living a good life.

Why are they all concubines' daughters? Zhao Fangyu was just a concubine's daughter who was accidentally knocked into the water by herself. Unexpectedly, she turned a disaster into a blessing and became a legitimate daughter who was personally raised by the eldest lady of the Zhao family!

God knows how much trouble she had to spend to get the old lady to help her enter the family tree?

No one spoke, and the scene was awkward for a moment. Zhao Fangyu chuckled, looked at Meng Yunqiao in the crowd and said, "Sixth sister, are you here to see me?"

Meng Yunqiao immediately said yes with red eyes.

The two of them got away together and headed back into the woods.

Meng Yanzhen also took Zhao Fangjin away. The area that was like the center of the storm just now, in the blink of an eye, only Meng Yunxiang was left.

"See, I told you she didn't know nothing."

A gust of wind blew the hair in front of Zhao Fangjin's face. Meng Yanzhen gently helped her to tidy it up. His eyes were gentle and almost kind: "I have entered the palace, and it will be difficult for us to see each other in the future."

"I always look forward to you... peace and joy every year."

"Brother Xun is still young, and my mother is being tortured to death by the Duke of Li's mansion. Ah Jin, your life is better than mine, so you deserve to live a long and happy life and be loved by everyone."

Meng Yanzhen took off the bracelet on her hand and slowly put it on Zhao Fangjin's wrist: "Sister won't be able to accompany you often in the future. If you miss me, you can learn from the allusion of seeing things to remind you of someone, and take a look at this bracelet."

Zhao Fangjin's nose felt sore again, and he wished he could find a quiet place to cry his heart out.

Her cousin, for the sake of her mother and brother, used herself as a tool to exchange for Xun Ge'er a soon-to-be-declined Duke of Li's mansion and a downgraded title...

And comforted her not to be sad...

She is the eldest daughter, and the only ones who love her like this are her mother and cousin, and even her aunt is a step behind.

How could she not feel pain?

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Zhao Fangyu held Meng Yunqiao's hand with an expressionless face, and led her step by step to the place where they had talked.

It has changed its appearance. The rockery where the two of them hid and talked has been demolished and replaced with a few flower trees and a swing.

Zhao Fangyu refused to let himself be wronged. He sat on the swing and started swinging leisurely.

"Do you know how much impact your second sister's words just now can have on me and the Zhao family?"

Meng Yunqiao's eyes were red, tears were falling down, but she still choked up and said: "I didn't know she would say it in public. I never thought she would do that..."

"I don't know why she is like this, I really... Ever since she didn't want me and my mother, I haven't spoken to her again!"

Meng Yunqiao was so anxious that she started to wave her hands, but Zhao Fangyu remained unmoved. He kept his tone calm and did not allow for any discussion:

"Your second sister wants to step on me and the Zhao family in public and become the most noble lady in the capital."

"Speaking of my third sister, they actually want to imply that the Zhao family treats concubines harshly. There is another hidden reason why the third sister stays indoors. They want to say that the eldest lady of the Zhao family does not allow outstanding concubines to stand out."

"How good can the character of a child raised by such a mean person be?"

"I, big sister, and all the girls in the Zhao family are always shorter than others when they go out."

"Even my biological sister, the wife of Duke Li, who is born of the same mother as my stepmother, would she have the same behavior? Would she also be unwilling to see a concubine's daughter stand out and deliberately suppress her?"

"With just one word, she wanted to climb up by stepping on the bones of the two girls."

"She said Meng Yanjiang, and she also wanted to say that there was a private affair between Meng Yanjiang and me. But how many times have I met your second brother? How many times have we talked? Don't you know?"

"You just told her the news for fun, but she doesn't need to tell you that your good second brother and I have only met three or four times and exchanged a few words. She only needs to tell everyone that I know Meng Yanjiang and that Meng Yanjiang frequently goes to the Zhao family, and then everyone's eyes on me will change."

"From then on, I could never turn over again."