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

Sure enough, when paying respects the next day, the eldest lady mentioned Zhao Fangyun and rewarded Zhao Fangyu with two batches of cloth.

Zhao Fangyu gladly accepted it and had the new clothes sent to her family's embroidery room that evening.

Zhao Fangyu went to school undeterred. However, during the few days, Zhao Fangyun tried to trip up Zhao Fangyu several times, but was defeated by Zhao Fangyu.

Even Zhao Fangyu's academic performance was excellent and he gradually caught up with the third girl. Zhao Fangyun was kept behind by the teacher every day to recite his lessons.

"Mischievous!"

After school, Zhao Fangjin poked the little bump on Zhao Fangyu's head, obviously happy.

"I learned from my eldest brother. When the teacher asked my eldest brother to recite one passage, he was able to recite several passages during the test. My second brother complained several times, saying that my eldest brother was such a great example, and he dared not sleep until the lights in my eldest brother's yard were turned off."

Zhao Fangjin laughed so hard that her body shook. "Do you think everyone is your second brother? Fangyun is so stupid that she can't even recite a piece of Three Character Classic after a year of memorizing it. You entered school in the same year as her. Although you are half a year older than her, you have almost finished learning Thousand Character Classic, while she is still learning Three Character Classic... How can Fangwei's sister be so stupid?"

Zhao Fangyu chuckled and shrugged innocently: "I don't know about that. I only know that the faster I learn, the less energy she has to bother me."

Zhao Fangjin laughed even more happily: "Otherwise I'd say you're mischievous!"

Changing the subject, Zhao Fangyu looked around to see that there was no one around, so he took Zhao Fangjin's hand and said, "I found the spices that my sister asked me to find."

Zhao Fangjin paused when he heard this: "Found it? What kind of spice is it?"

"Gui Nao."

"I can't quite remember this smell, but I happened to smell it on my third sister yesterday."

Zhao Fangjin's eyes widened: "Who are you talking about? Fanglan?"

Zhao Fangyu nodded.

"I was also confused and asked specifically, fearing that I might have mixed it up. But who knew that Third Sister said that this incense is called Gui Nao, and both the name and the smell are the same as the one I brought back from the Duke's Mansion last time."

Zhao Fangjin took Zhao Fangyu back to his room.

"You do remember that it was a person wearing orange-red clothes who bumped into you that day?"

Zhao Fangyu nodded again.

"The people on that day wore clothes that were fumigated with cinnamon, orange-red skirts, and jade on their waists, but I didn't see the style of the jade pendants."

Zhao Fangjin nodded and leaned back on the pillow in deep thought.

In Zhao Fangjin's opinion, there was no need for Zhao Fangyu to lie to her. Once it was discovered that she had made a false accusation, the consequence waiting for Zhao Fangyu would be being rejected by the main court.

Aunt Qian is not like Aunt Song. Aunt Qian's family background can only be a burden to her and will definitely not be of any help. That is why she is so cautious, fearing that anything she does will displease the First Madam, and she chooses to avoid favor on her own initiative.

With such a background, once Zhao Fangyu was abandoned by the main courtyard, he would have no hope for the rest of his life.

But Zhao Fangjin couldn't figure out the relationship between Zhao Fanglan and the Duke's Mansion.

There were only three girls who came to the Zhao family that day. Except Meng Yanzhen, the other two were wearing orange-red dresses.

But the Duke's Mansion's private spices appeared on Zhao Fanglan's body, which seemed wrong no matter how you looked at it.

Zhao Fangjin couldn't figure it out, so he wrote a note to Meng Yanzhen that night. On the third day, Zhao Fangjin took Zhao Fangyu to the Duke's Mansion.

"The eldest sister is partial and only takes the fourth sister."

When paying respects, Zhao Fangyun was dissatisfied and complained to the eldest lady.

Zhao Fangyun is now five years old, and still chubby. She is not as good-looking as Zhao Fangyu, and she is spoiled and domineering. Therefore, except for Aunt Song, even her own sister Zhao Fangwei dislikes her.

As soon as the eldest lady covered the teacup, her aura was so overwhelming that Zhao Fangyun dared not speak.

"Yes, Yan really likes Fang Yu, and he gave her a lot of things last time. He heard that she has learned the Thousand Character Classic now, so he specially called her over to be compared with her younger brother at home."

When it comes to studies, Zhao Fangyun is like a goose with its neck pinched, unable to make a sound.

Although Zhao Fangwei was disgusted, she still had to come out to smooth things over. She changed the topic, and the atmosphere in the main courtyard became lively again.

·

In the Duke's Mansion, Zhao Fangyu answered a few questions as usual and was sent out by Meng Yanzhen and Zhao Fangjin.

In fact, there was no need for Zhao Fangyu to come today.

It's just that she had gotten used to being Zhao Fangjin's little follower over the past six months, and Zhao Fangjin was also used to having her by his side, so naturally she was brought to the Duke's Mansion as well.

It is already summer, and the garden of the Duke's Mansion is larger than that of the Zhao family.

Zhao Fangyu didn't dare sit by the water, so he picked a swing and sat there in a daze.

There seems to be osmanthus flowers around, and the fragrance is wafting in the air.

Zhao Fangyu counted on his fingers:

At present, the eldest lady has a slight affection for her, and Zhao Fangjin treats her as a little follower, similar to a pet. Mother Cui likes her quite a bit, and among all the girls, besides the eldest and seventh daughters born by the eldest lady, she is the next one.

The eldest and second brothers were still quite indifferent to her, as they shared the same hatred for the enemy. After all, she was also a member of the main courtyard, although she came later.

Aunt Qian's disguise plan worked steadily and without any flaws. Since she came to the main courtyard, Aunt Qian has never appeared. It is said that she sent someone to ask for money, but was sent away by Mother Cui, who was beside the eldest lady.

Song Yi Niang is pretty but brainless, but her cheap dad likes her. The second daughter Zhao Fangwei is the smartest, and the fifth daughter is the dumbest, but the second daughter can't lead a teammate, so Pingbo Courtyard is actually secretly divided into two factions. The second daughter is prudent and protects herself. Like Zhao Fangyu, she works diligently to improve the favorability of the first lady. The remaining Song Yi Niang and the fifth daughter are in the same faction. They are content with being favored and don't care about the first lady.

Aunt Zhang was the most favored, and the girl she gave birth to was of the same lineage as hers, and had a style as indifferent as a chrysanthemum, but the third girl didn't learn well enough, and sometimes she would be exposed. The third son she gave birth to seemed to be less talented in studying than the second son, but according to the teacher, he was also quite good.

The one we need to be wary of right now is the third lady, Zhao Fanglan.

The crying of the third lady that the original owner heard when he fell into the water might not be an illusion, but the third lady herself.

As long as they find out which young lady from the Duke's Mansion was with the third young lady on that day, the real murderer of that day can be revealed, and the blame on Meng Yanzhen can be removed.

"I was in a hurry last time and didn't ask your name. What's your name?"

Suddenly, a male voice came from behind Zhao Fangyu, scaring her so much that she almost fell to her knees from the swing!

Fortunately, he was sitting and his legs were not weak enough to kneel down, otherwise Zhao Fangyu would have really gone crazy.

Although she came from the atheist 21st world, the fact of traveling through time itself broke her cognition, and the existence of ghosts was not impossible.

The next second she turned around and saw a young man in purple and black clothes looking at her and smiling.

At first glance, Zhao Fangyu didn't see the boy, but saw the huge gem earring on his shoulder.

She wore the same malachite earrings as last time, changed her clothes, and grew taller.

Fortunately, it’s a human being, so I’m not afraid.

Zhao Fangyu came down to greet the Peacock Boy, but because he didn't know the Peacock Boy's name, he just called him brother.

"My name is Meng Yanjiang. You are the younger sister of the Zhao family. You should call me second brother."