"Lin Ting, do you recognize these flowers? There's nothing pretty about all the red and green ones. They're not as good as the amaranth flowers that bloom in the border town.

It has strong vitality, can withstand wind and rain, and still looks beautiful."

Han Yian, who grew up in a border town, misses everything about it. He wishes there were no war in the border town.

“Everyone has their own taste. We cannot expect everyone to like the same thing as we do. Just like peonies have their own beauty, and peonies have their own charm.”

"Mrs. Lin said it well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone's pursuits are different."

Xiao Chu appeared behind Lin Ting and Han Yian without knowing when, and the two of them saluted Xiao Chu.

"I've met the Seventh Prince!"

Xiao Chu looked at Han Yian. This unruly Miss Han could actually get along well with Lin Ting. If he could get the support of General Han, he would be on par with his second brother in terms of military power.

"Miss Han and Madam Lin, please don't be polite. It's rare to see Miss Han attending the flower viewing banquet. Miss Han has been back in the capital for a long time. I wonder how General Han has been in good health recently?"

Xiao Chu tried to get close to Han Yian, the daughter of a general. No one expected that the Han family would marry her to the son of an imperial physician.

"Father's old injury hurts whenever the weather changes, but for the sake of Dongxia's safety, he dares not leave the border town."

Han Yian hates hypocritical people like Xiao Chu the most. If he really cares about the people in the border town, he might as well send some rice over there.

Xiao Chu said with pity: "General Han, you have suffered so much."

As they were talking, a woman suddenly came over with a smile, her eyes fixed on Xiao Chu, without even glancing at Lin Ting and the others.

"Cousin, why are you here? I can't find you."

The person who was speaking was the young lady of the Zhang family. Her father was now the Marquis of the Hou family and was also the younger brother of Concubine Xian.

The Zhang family fully supports Xiao Chu, hoping that one day he will be able to sit on the throne and marry into the Zhang family again, so as to ensure the Zhang family's eternal wealth.

"I passed by here and saw Miss Han and Madam Lin, so I came here to say hello to them."

Zhang Lanhui looked at Han Yian and Lin Ting arrogantly, then smiled and tried to please the Seventh Prince.

"Cousin, my dad was just looking for you. You don't know how happy I am to know you're coming."

Xiao Chu's eyes were kind, and he put one hand behind his back: "Madam Lin, you and Miss Han have fun at the flower viewing banquet today. I'm going to go see my uncle."

Several people nodded and watched Xiao Chu go away!

However, Zhang Lanhui was very disdainful of Lin Ting and Han Yian. She didn't understand why her family would invite a businessman like Lin Ting to their flower-viewing party?

It was such a nice flower viewing banquet, but it was so cheap to have such a lowly businessman like Lin Ting show up.

"Han Yian, I heard that your fiancé has also returned to the capital. Why didn't you bring him here today? Instead, you came with...this person..."

Zhang Lanhui pretended not to know Lin Ting, and her condescending look was very disgusting.

"This is my friend Lin Ting, the Zhang family personally invited him, but Miss Zhang doesn't even know him. It seems that this flower viewing banquet is really boring. Lin Ting, why don't we go to the Tea House for some refreshing tea? Let's go..."

Han Yian pulled Lin Ting and walked towards the gate. Zhang Lanhui was dumbfounded. They left just like that?

They just said a few words to her and then left. How could she explain this to Concubine Xian and her cousin?

With so many people watching at the Zhang Mansion, they must think that she was the one who kicked Han Yian and Lin Ting out. What should she do?

"You two stop, don't move!"

Lin Ting left in a hurry even more than Han Yian. She knew very well that this was not the place she should be in today.

And now Miss Zhang happened to be here, and she had another chance to slip away. This time, Concubine Xian would not talk to her anymore.

Han Yian was about to stop, but after Lin Ting bumped into her, she understood what Lin Ting meant. She felt so happy that it was finally over without even starting.

"Han Yian, wait a minute..."

The two men acted as if they didn't hear anything and kept walking. When they were almost at the door, the guards of the Zhang Mansion formed a row and blocked their way.

It was a nice flower viewing banquet, but suddenly this incident happened, attracting all the ladies and young ladies there.

Han Yian protected Lin Ting behind him and turned to question the people in Zhang's mansion.

"What do you mean, do you want to force people to stay here?"

Zhang Lanhui gritted her teeth in anger. A woman came down from another path in the garden.

"Madam Lin, the flower viewing banquet hasn't even started yet, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Today, we have a lot of new orchids in the Zhang Mansion, just like your Hua Yan's orchid perfume.

I also want to introduce this to the ladies and young ladies in the capital. These flowers will disappear after their blooming period, but you have retained your fragrance.

This is Huayan's latest product. You know so much about it, why don't you come and introduce it to everyone?"

This is Zhang Lanhui's mother, and also the wife of the Marquis of the Zhang family. The reason why Marquis Zhang can have a certain status in the court is all due to the relationship with Concubine Xian.

The invitation to Lin Ting this time was the intention of Concubine Xian. If the Zhang family messed up what Concubine Xian had instructed them to do, it would be the end of them.

"Mrs. Zhang, the two of us..."

"The flower viewing party has begun. Don't stand here. Come on, I'll take you to see my new flowers."

Mrs. Zhang didn't even listen to Han Yian finish his words, and pulled Lin Ting and Han Yian to the backyard.

The virtuous concubine will not let Lin Ting go easily. It will cost too much money to sit on that supreme position.

Lin Ting is not stupid. Since she received the reply from Mr. Jiang, she has become less afraid.

Many of the women in the backyard were wives of officials. They were arrogant and looked down on Lin Ting.

"Madam Zhang, which official's wife is this lady from? She looks unfamiliar."

Lin Ting sneered in her heart. She wanted to see how Mrs. Zhang would introduce her.

As expected, Mrs. Zhang hesitated, but for the sake of Concubine Xian's face, she had to introduce Lin Ting.

"This is Madam Lin. Everyone knows Hua Yan, right? She is Hua Yan's boss."

Everyone here has used Hua Yan’s things, and they are very useful, but there is a class difference between officials and businessmen.

"So you're Hua Yan's boss. I guess this is your first time attending this kind of flower viewing banquet. Now that you're here, Madam Lin, you better have a good time."

Several noble ladies covered their mouths and smiled faintly, secretly mocking Lin Ting for being worldly-wise.

"Yes, Madam Lin, Madam Zhang found many varieties of flowers today. You can take a look at more. Maybe you can make a few different perfumes."

Lin Ting sneered in her heart. These mocking words were exactly what she wanted. When she returned home in the evening, she could openly reject Concubine Xian.

As a businesswoman, she couldn't fit into this circle of nobles. As for what Concubine Xian thought of the Zhang Mansion, that was not something she could control.

However, these ridicules made Han Yian very angry. If they didn't have a good family, could they enjoy the flowers here peacefully?

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