The concubine pretends to be obedient, the sinister prince's favorite

"Compared to that, this idiot eldest daughter is no match for the second daughter. I heard that not only did she fail her studies, but she also has a very spoiled personality, which has given Madam Jiang a lot of trouble. Sigh, being a stepmother is so difficult..."

"That's right. The children of my master and his ex-wife are always unhappy when they see me! They were born by a mother but not raised by her, so they don't know the rules..."

Song Zhihua heard every word of the two gorgeously dressed women beside him.

The woman frowned, and a hint of coercion appeared on her sharp and intellectual face.

I really want to tear the mouths of these two gossipy women apart...

"You two, please stop talking. Miss Jiang is now the Third Prince's wife. Didn't you see how doting the Third Prince was on her? If this gets to the Third Prince's ears, you'll be in big trouble!"

The other lady kindly reminded him, but was only met with ridicule from the woman who was also the stepmother.

"Tsk! Everyone in the capital knows that the Third Prince is in love with Miss Ji. He's just putting on a show with that idiot for General Jiang."

"That's right. In the entire capital, only Miss Ji is a match for the Third Prince. They were childhood sweethearts, and it's such a pity that such a perfect couple has been torn apart like this..."

Song Zhihua's expression turned completely cold, and he slammed the wine cup in his hand on the table. His cold gaze startled the two women.

"Mrs. Lin...what's wrong?"

General Lin and Jiang Pingsheng are both military generals, but in terms of seniority, Jiang Pingsheng has to respectfully call him "big brother".

Therefore, these small families are not as powerful as the Lin family, and naturally they dare not offend Song Zhihua.

"It's okay, there are just a few flies by my ears, which makes me lose interest."

The woman's voice was cold, and her gaze towards them was emotionless.

How could those two gossipy women not know who the fly she was referring to? Their faces turned extremely ugly in an instant.

Seeing that the two of them shut up, Song Zhihua slowly turned his gaze away.

……

In the center of the hall,

Jiang Leyao has unfolded the painting.

The lifelike cranes are lively and full of fairy spirit, as if they can really bring longevity to people.

Shen Ping was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. Not only because of the gift Jiang Leyao sent, but also because she felt that her daughter's sensible and well-behaved appearance must have attracted the attention of many children from wealthy families.

Even if that little bitch Jiang Li married the Third Prince, so what? An unfavored princess is definitely not as good as the mistress of a noble family.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yao'er. This gift is truly heartwarming to me."

Shen Ping smiled lovingly, an expression she had never shown to Jiang Li before.

The girl sat in the audience and watched everything indifferently. If she was the original owner as a child, she might feel lonely because of this.

However, her heart was now completely calm, and she even hid many evil thoughts...

……

Under Shen Ping's vigilant gaze, Jiang Li also slowly walked towards the platform holding a mahogany box.

The girl was wearing a light blue palace dress today, which was exquisitely embroidered with a light pink rosy flower that was cool and refreshing and placed under the left corner of her waist.

The seams of the dress are tightly gathered, outlining a winding curve like flowing water, and the neck is slightly open, revealing a graceful and slender swan neck.

Her long black hair was draped over her shoulders, cool, soft and pretty, like a green lotus.

Li Jinyuan lowered his eyes to glance at the long robe of the same color as his body, and curled his lips slightly. This housekeeper Wang has been doing things more and more to his liking recently. He will go back and increase his monthly salary...

Looking at Shen Ping's vigilant eyes, Jiang Li raised the corners of her lips, and her round almond eyes were full of amusement and sarcasm.

"Big Mother."

"I have also prepared a gift for you."

The girl's voice was soft, with a barely detectable hint of grievance. Everyone felt their hearts soften and felt a little more pity for her.

Especially Jiang Pingsheng, he couldn't bear to see his precious daughter looking lost, so he immediately asked Shen Ping to take it over quickly.

"Don't worry, Nannan, your mother will like whatever you give her."

Shen Ping clenched her back teeth in anger when she heard the sound. Although she was very annoyed about the fact that Jiang Pingsheng was biased, she couldn't show it at all.

After all, before marrying into the Jiang Mansion, he had warned himself that his love would only be reserved for Jiang Li and Jiang Lanchuan, even if they had their own children in the future...

How could she give up when she was eager to get the position of the mistress of the Jiang family? So she pretended to understand and agreed to his request.

"Yes, Lili, Big Mom will like whatever you give her."

"Really? That's great..."

Jiang Li laughed so freely that the dimple on her right cheek was visible.

The girl slowly opened the box, and the moment she saw clearly, Shen Ping's face, pretending to be calm, couldn't help but gradually crack...

"I wish you, my great mother, blessings as vast as the East Sea, and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains. May you have this day every year..."

As Jiang Li's loud blessing continued, Shen Ping's face gradually turned frighteningly dark.

"Mother... don't you like it?"

The girl lowered her eyelashes like a little green tea, and her cautious voice sounded as if she was extremely worried.

"I specially selected a piece of fine Hetian jade and had it carved into the shape of a longevity turtle, symbolizing health and longevity. Don't you like it...?"

Shen Ping tried her best to control the urge to go down and strangle her, and her hands were shaking violently.

Is this a longevity turtle?! This is clearly just an unintelligent turtle!

Not to mention that there is not a trace of the fairy spirit of the spirit turtle, does she intend for me to wear a jade ornament of this shape?

Before Shen Ping could say anything, Jiang Pingsheng was already heartbroken.

"Of course! Your mother likes it! Look at this little king... the longevity turtle is so cute..."

At Jiang Pingsheng's constant signaling, Shen Ping took the mahogany box with a forced smile.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lili. Grandmother likes it very much..."

"That's great~"

The girl's brisk voice seemed to come with a wavy sound. Although Li Jinyuan knew that she was deliberately being naughty, he still felt itchy when he heard it.

Not only him, Chu Changxun also caught a glimpse of cunning in the girl's eyes, which made her look like a little fox that had done something bad.

The man took the gift box from the servant beside him and personally stepped forward to present the gift.

Li Jinyuan lowered his eyes and his expression darkened slightly.

Jiang Li was also startled when she saw the tall man who appeared beside her at some point.

"Madam Jiang, since this is our first meeting, I have prepared some small gifts. I hope you will accept them."

Chu Changxun was very polite, and his gentle male voice was like a mountain stream, which made people's hearts palpitate.

Shen Ping immediately thought of the jade soul bead he had just given to Jiang Li. His anger was immediately relieved, and his expression changed visibly.

"Oh, it's good that you're here. Why prepare any gifts?"

Having said that, she reached out to take it without any hesitation.

The woman opened the box with great anticipation, the greed in her eyes almost flashing into Jiang Li's eyes.