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Song Qinghong remembers what happened that year very clearly. She was caught in the vortex of that incident.

Those days were a painful past for He Congshuang and also for her.

After all, they are all innocent and poor people who have been schemed against.

Song Qinghong did not mention the names of those people one by one. There were many people invited to attend the banquets twice, so she told Shen Jiayu a number.

Shen Jiayu was unsure. If she went to fight in the palace, she would die in the first episode. She could only give Song Qinghong some advice based on her own experience.

"Accept the invitation."

"I thought so too. My brother also said that we can go, but we need to make some preparations before going."

Shen Jiayu nodded, "You have to be prepared. He Congshuang may have other thoughts. If he really wants to make peace with you, he has already sent someone to invite you. Why don't you find an opportunity to meet him early and tell him all the facts you know? Wouldn't it be better if you two talk it out?"

With Shen Jiayu's words, Song Qinghong seemed to have found a stabilizing force, and the uneasy emotions in her heart slowly dissipated, "Luqi, go tell the eldest master that I want to accept the invitation."

Luqi quickly went to find Song Yuanbai and told him about this matter, and Song Yuanbai began to prepare.

"He Congshuang's birthday party will not be a big one, so we can only bring a maid with us. I don't know what will happen this time. I want to take you with me, and Luqi will not go with us this time." Song Qinghong said.

"Yes." Luqi obeyed without hesitation.

She knew that this matter was of vital importance, and that something might happen that she could not handle. It was obviously better for Song Qinghong to bring Shen Jiayu, who knew martial arts, with her instead of taking her with her.

At least Song Qinghong can be protected.

"You wait for us to come back at home. Don't worry, I will take good care of Sister Song." Shen Jiayu saw the worry in Luqi's eyes and promised her.

Luqi chuckled, "I'm relieved."

……

It’s He Congshuang’s birthday.

As the sky slightly brightened, the servants of Duke Dingguo's Mansion began to get busy.

As the sky gradually brightened, carriages began to arrive and stop at the gate of Duke Dingguo's mansion. There was an open space outside the mansion for people to park their carriages.

This was the first time that He Congshuang's birthday party was held in such a grand manner. Her brothers had made great military achievements, so she naturally wanted to take this opportunity to hold a good birthday party, not to mention that there were more important things to do this time.

The opportunity to avenge her previous shame was right before her, how could she not seize it?

He Congshuang got up very early. She stood in the hall. The maid she sent out to wait for people was nowhere to be seen, and she became a little anxious.

I did as Gongsun Rou said, sent a letter to Song Qinghong, and asked my maid to say some "sincere and heartfelt" words to send to her, but I still didn't get a response from Song Qinghong.

Seeing that most people had arrived, there was still no sign of Song Qinghong, including the other two important people.

"If they don't come, our ..."

He Congshuang bit her lip and paced back and forth. She no longer had the calmness she had at the beginning, and muttered to herself.

"Don't be impatient. There's no way to rush it. If it doesn't work this time, then forget it." Gongsun Rou said indifferently.

Surrounded by guests, He Congshuang lowered his voice, "How can I not be anxious?! If she doesn't come, wouldn't our preparations be wasted? If we miss this opportunity, I don't know when we can get rid of our regrets!"

Gongsun Rou took a deep breath, smiled, and comforted the anxious He Congshuang, "There is a long way to go. Maybe she is too embarrassed to come to see you, so she simply won't come. Don't we still have a backup plan? She will come sooner or later."

He Congshuang thought of the backup plan, and the anxious look on her face faded a lot. "Yes, there is a backup plan. A descendant of a civil official like her pays the most attention to reputation and integrity, and regards reputation and integrity as more important than life!"

"When her reputation was damaged, she immediately found an excuse to leave Kyoto in disgrace. Now that she's back, if she doesn't want her reputation to be damaged again, she has no choice but to come to my birthday party!"

Gongsun Rou had a kind smile on her face and said nothing more.

According to her plan, Song Qinghong would definitely come. These people were extremely hypocritical. It was not enough for them to have lived a life of luxury since childhood, they wanted to snatch away her chance to climb up.

It's their fault that things have developed to this point, so it's not her fault.

Gongsun Rou looked at He Congshuang with disdain as she stood among the noble ladies with a fake smile on her face, and cursed her in her heart.

A fool without any scheming or patience!

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Song Qinghong did not dress up deliberately. Instead, she took off some of the pearl hairpins she usually wore. Her overall outfit was much more simple and elegant than usual. It is always good to dress low-key at someone else's birthday party.

"Let's go, it's almost time." Shen Jiayu stepped forward to remind them when he saw that it was almost time.

If it's any later, I'm afraid I'll be late, and then people will take it for granted and blame Song Qinghong.

Song Qinghong stood up and walked out.

The carriage moved slowly. Song Qinghong sat up straight inside the carriage, looking quietly ahead.

We have already set out. No matter what happens in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, it is fate. We will deal with it as it happens...

The carriage stopped in front of Duke Dingguo's mansion. The maid who had been waiting at the door saw Song Qinghong get off the carriage and run to the inner courtyard with her skirt lifted up.

She stretched her neck to find He Congshuang in the crowd. She stood still, walked to He Congshuang at a moderate pace, and bowed slightly, "Miss, someone is here."

The servants all knew that He Congshuang hated Song Qinghong, and they would not call Song Qinghong "Miss Song" in front of He Congshuang.

What's more, the person He Congshuang sent was the maid in her yard.

He Congshuang nodded with satisfaction, and the maid left.

The people around her were all girls from small families. Like Gongsun Rou, they came from humble backgrounds and could only rely on the support of aristocratic families to survive in Kyoto.

Their ambitions are not as great as Gongsun Rou's, and they don't think as far ahead. They are fence-sitters who change with the wind. Now that He Congshuang has a high status and the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion is deeply loved by the emperor, they come close to him.

He Congshuang knew that Song Qinghong was about to arrive, and the suppressed unhappiness and anxiety in her heart suddenly disappeared. Her red lips curled up slightly, and her face was flushed.

Everyone present could see that she was in a good mood.

Someone immediately came forward and asked, "Who is this person? You look so happy, you must be an important person. Tell us about it."

The person who was speaking was the youngest daughter of the Qian family. She was the fifth child in the family and her name was Qian Keke. Everyone called her Miss Qian Wu.

He Congshuang didn't keep anyone in suspense and said directly, "You all know each other. I invited Song Qinghong to come today. I have been waiting for her for a long time today. Now that the banquet is about to start, she finally came."

Although He Congshuang did not say it explicitly, everyone present could hear a hint of blame in her tone.

However, Song Qinghong arrived on time for the appointment. It was He Congshuang who was anxious to take the next step and felt that Song Qinghong was too slow.