The girl has a slim and graceful figure, wearing a purple cloud-like silk Ruyi skirt with large peony flowers embroidered on the hem. The bright petals sway with her steps.

Her black hair was like clouds, tied into an exquisite flying fairy bun, decorated with red jade and pearl tassels, sparkling with warm light in the sun.

Her cheeks were fair, her skin was creamy, her nose was straight, and her lips were as red as cherries. Although her eyebrows and eyes were covered with white gauze, the delicate features that were barely visible could not hide her extraordinary elegance.

None of the noble ladies had ever seen Su Yuejian, but they had only heard that the adopted daughter of the Su family was disfigured and blind.

At this moment, they looked at the graceful woman in front of them with surprise in their eyes.

I secretly muttered in my heart, how could such skin as white as snow look disfigured, and such temperament was even more extraordinary.

The ladies were also amazed by her charming temperament, and their eyes almost popped out of their sockets in jealousy at Su Yuejian.

Su Xiaoshi looked at Su Yuejian's dress, which was more dazzling than Liuguangjin, with a look of shock on her face.

How is that possible? She clearly cut all her clothes into pieces, so how could Su Yuejian still have such beautiful clothes?

The smiles on Su Xuewei and Qiao's faces froze, and their originally smug expressions disappeared in an instant, with a hint of cruelty flashing in their eyes.

Su Xiaoshi glanced at the Qiao mother and daughter guiltily, then quickly lowered her head.

Xiao Ningyao didn't expect that Yue'er's appearance had recovered. She stood up in surprise and greeted her, her heart full of joy.

"Yue'er, is your face okay?"

Su Yue bowed gracefully and elegantly.

She nodded and smiled gently.

Xiao Ningyao looked at her smooth little face and couldn't help but touch it. It felt so good!

"So smooth! Yue'er's face is so white."

Su Yuejian smiled shyly.

Xiao Ningyao noticed the dress she was wearing. Others might not recognize it, but she knew at a glance that it was a tribute of Yun Lingjin, which was only available in the Regent's Palace in the entire Tianjin.

She raised her eyebrows slightly in confusion.

"Why aren't you wearing a flowing dress? This dress..."

Su Yuejian interrupted quietly, "Something unexpected happened. I'll tell the princess later."

Xiao Ningyao realized that everyone was staring at Su Yuejian, and disdainful looks appeared on their faces.

These gossipy women just knew how to comment all day long. She was really annoyed by listening to them, so she simply pulled Su Yuejian to accompany her to the stream to appreciate the flowers.

Su Yuejian nodded happily, as she didn't want to flatter these gossips.

After coming out, Xiao Ningyao immediately began to inquire, "Yue'er, what is your relationship with the little uncle?"

Su Yuejian was puzzled.

"Others may not recognize this Yun Lingjin, but I do know that it's a tribute only available at the Prince Regent's Palace. How come you're wearing it now? No wonder people say that the young emperor's uncle has a fondness for you. Could it be that you and the young emperor's uncle..."

She raised her eyebrows slightly, with an expression as if she had discovered something extraordinary.

Yuzhu and Yinxin listened silently, and looked at each other in shock.

It turns out the clothes were given by the Regent! But how come they didn't know when the prince came to Wutongju?

Su Yuejian smiled awkwardly and quickly interrupted her, "No, I helped the prince once before by chance. The prince only helped me a few times because of his kindness."

"I was going to return this dress, but something happened to the one the princess gave me, so I had to wear it."

When Xiao Ningyao heard her talk about the destruction of the flowing skirt, she was furious and felt sorry for Su Yuejian who was always bullied.

As the two were talking, Xiao Ningyao looked up and saw Old Madam Su coming with her maids, and an old lady in luxurious clothes coming with her, and beside the old lady was a luxurious and elegant middle-aged woman.

Xiao Ningyao knew that Su Yuejian couldn't see, so she whispered to her,

"Old Madam Su, Old Madam Lu from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, and Madam Zhong from the Lu family's second branch are here together."

Su Yue saw her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and her heart was filled with excitement.

The Duke of Huguo's Mansion! It's my grandmother and my second aunt!

She tried to control her emotions and responded softly.

As soon as the two old ladies sat down, everyone surrounded them and rushed to congratulate Old Lady Su on her birthday, and also praised Old Lady Lu. Their flattering expressions seemed to be able to squeeze honey out of them.

There are five prominent families in Tianjin: the Wang family of Langya, the Zhang family of Qinghe, the Xie family of Chenliu, the Gu family of Wuling, and the Yuan family of Runan.

Old Madam Su was from the Wang family of Langya, while Old Madam Lu was from the Zhang family of Qinghe.

The two families are old friends, so the relationship between the two is very good.

Both of them had noble family backgrounds and imperial decrees, making their status even more prestigious.

In addition, Su Yanzhou and the third son of the Lu family were not married yet, so the ladies were particularly enthusiastic, thinking that this would allow their daughters to show off in front of the two old ladies.

Su Yuejian and Xiao Ningyao stood quietly on the periphery, and suddenly heard the old lady calling her,

"Yue'er, good boy, come here quickly."

Su Yuejian came back to his senses and Yuzhu led him forward.

Old Madam Su took her hand, looked at her clean face, raised her hand and touched her face in surprise, smiled happily and nodded.

Turning to Madam Lu, she said softly

"This is my wonderful granddaughter. She single-handedly organized today's birthday banquet. Yue'er, meet your grandmother."

Su Yuejian's heart trembled when she heard this. She tried hard to suppress the sob in her voice, bowed and said with a smile, "Yue'er greets Grandmother. Grandmother Yi'an."

Madam Lu took her other hand, smiled and nodded,

"Well, thank you for your hard work. You're so young but you've managed to organize such an excellent birthday party. No wonder I, your elder sister, always talk about you. I also like you very much when I see you."

Mrs. Lu was sincere. She always felt that the girl's facial features seemed very familiar, which made her feel particularly close to her.

When the ladies heard this, they were all shocked.

The birthday party was hosted by this adopted daughter?

Just now, Qiao shamelessly said that he was fully responsible.

Everyone glanced at Qiao with disdain. They looked down on Qiao because she was a concubine. If they hadn't dealt with her because there was no main wife in Su Taifu's mansion, they would not have thought she was such a villain. They felt extremely disgusted with her.

As a result, the ladies looked at Su Xuewei with disdain, and their mocking eyes seemed as if they were looking at a clown.

At this moment, Qiao felt the scrutiny and ridicule of everyone. She looked so embarrassed as if she had been stripped naked, and she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Looking at Su Yuejian viciously, "Little bitch! Let's see how long you can last!"

Everyone rolled their eyes at them, some didn't even spare a glance, and just chatted with the two old ladies and Mrs. Lu, looking so enthusiastic as if they were trying to curry favor with the God of Wealth.

Su Xuewei felt ashamed and angry, and looked at Su Yuejian who was standing next to Old Madam Su with a sinister look.

I didn't expect that her appearance has recovered, and she is so eye-catching even with the veil on.

No! She must be the focus today!

Su Xuewei walked forward, bowed, and said softly,

"Wei Er greets Grandma, and greets Grandma-in-law. Wei Er wishes Grandma a blessing as vast as the flowing water of the East Sea, and a long life as long as the evergreen pines of the Southern Mountains."

After saying this, he asked someone to bring up the birthday gift.

I saw two servants carrying a red jade coral that was half a person's height and placing it into the pavilion.

"This is South China Sea ruby coral. I wish Grandmother a long and healthy life."

Su Xuewei's birthday gift surprised everyone.

Ruby coral is rare and precious in the world, let alone such a big one!

Even Xiao Ningyao was shocked. Although she was the eldest princess, she had never had such a large ruby coral.

"This ruby coral is so beautiful!"

“This is the first time I’ve seen one this big.”

"Yes, and look at the color, it's pure vermilion, which is priceless."

Su Xuewei smiled and said, "Money is a small matter. As long as grandma likes it, Wei'er will be satisfied."

Mrs. Wu also said, "Second Miss is really thoughtful. Giving such a big gift shows that she values the old lady the most."

Listening to everyone's praise, Su Xuewei looked very proud, not noticing that the old lady Su sitting in the upper seat had a serious face and no joy on her face.

Even Mrs. Lu beside her looked a little embarrassed.

A few days ago, Old Madam Su had learned that the Qiao family had embezzled money from the mansion. Seeing the mother and daughter take out such expensive items, she was even more furious.

This South China Sea coral is very expensive. The Su family is a clean family of civil servants, and Master Su has always been honest and upright. I am afraid that even Master Su's salary for several years may not be enough to buy this piece of South China Sea coral.

Su Xuewei, a concubine's daughter, brought out such a valuable gift. If someone with ulterior motives reported this to the Censorate, even if Grand Tutor Su spoke all his mouths, he would not be able to explain himself.

At this moment, Su Xuewei and Qiao Shi didn't feel that there was anything wrong. They were immersed in the envy of everyone, with proud and glorious faces.

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