The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Despite her many thoughts, Shen Hanyu still went to the flower hall for her meal. Liang Siyu didn't come. After giving Liang Sihan a few words of advice, she went to the Hanlin Academy to take care of things. Liang Sihan was afraid that he would reveal that she had gone to the brothel, so she lost interest in teasing Shen Hanyu and turned back.

There are only a few girls from the family here now, including Liang Ruochu, whom I didn't have much contact with yesterday.

Liang Ruochu is Liang Ruoxue's younger sister and Yao Yiniang's daughter. She is timid and weak-willed.

Seeing Shen Hanyu and Liang Ruoyan coming over together, he hurriedly got up.

"Greetings, elder sister, cousin."

Having already eaten a couple of bites, Liang Ruoxue scoffed, "It's fine to greet the elder sister, but why bother greeting her?"

Because Lin Lihua was going to give the new fabric to Liang Fangrong and her daughter to make clothes yesterday, Liang Ruoxue still held a grudge and found Shen Hanyu increasingly displeasing.

Shen Hanyu ignored him and sat down to Liang Ruoyan's left.

Liang Ruoyan put on a nice face and gave Liang Ruoxue a reproachful look: "Sister, don't be like that, we're all family."

"Who's family with her?"

Liang Ruoxue felt a tightness in her chest, put down her chopsticks, and left.

Liang Ruoyan smiled and pushed the lily and lotus seed porridge in front of Shen Hanyu, saying, "You and Ruochu are quite similar in personality. You can visit each other more often when you have free time."

Shen Hanyu looked up at Liang Ruochu, who smiled shyly and kept her head down while eating.

"Okay," Shen Hanyu replied obediently.

It seems that Liang Ruochu approached Liang Ruoyan at this time as instructed. Perhaps she didn't have any ulterior motives at first, but in the end she still betrayed her.

As Liang Ruochu ate her porridge, she secretly glanced at Shen Hanyu. This cousin was truly beautiful, but unfortunately, such looks would definitely be a disadvantage in the Marquis of Anping's mansion.

Having stayed in the Marquis's residence for so long, and being someone who is good at reading people's expressions, Liang Ruochu naturally understood what kind of person Xu Ying was.

After breakfast, Shen Hanyu went to the small kitchen she had set up in her yard. Liang Fangrong had just returned from the old lady's place and looked preoccupied.

Seeing Shen Hanyu roll up her sleeves and go into the small kitchen, Liang Fangrong frowned and followed.

"Miaoyi, what are you doing?"

Chuntao and Chunxi heard the commotion and rushed over.

"Young lady, just tell us what you need; you don't need to do it yourself."

Shen Hanyu smiled and said, "Mother, I saw that my maternal grandmother was not feeling well, so I thought I would make some white yam cakes and send them to her."

Liang Fangrong looked at the cutting board and the messy kitchen and felt it was too dirty.

"It's fine to let those two young girls do this kind of thing."

Shen Hanyu was already busy.

"It shows more sincerity when I make it myself."

Liang Fangrong couldn't persuade Shen Hanyu, so she could only let her be. Ever since she came to the Marquis of Anping's residence, she felt that her daughter was a bit strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

Recalling what had just happened at the old lady's place, Liang Fangrong sighed, lost her appetite, and went back to her room to rest.

Just as the white yam cake was almost ready, Liang Ruochu came over.

She hesitated at the door for a long time before Chun Tao finally came over and told Shen Hanyu.

"Miss, the Third Miss is outside the door."

Shen Hanyu straightened up. "Please let her in."

As soon as Liang Ruochu entered, she smelled the sweet aroma of pastries and couldn't help but look towards the steamer.

Shen Hanyu also noticed what Liang Ruochu was holding. Liang Ruochu stepped forward and said shyly, "Cousin, Aunt asked me to bring this."

The wooden box was filled with small jewelry such as velvet flowers and beads. Shen Hanyu took it, thanked Chunxi, and asked her to put it in her room.

She opened the steamer and took out the freshly made white yam cake.

"Cousin, try this and see how well I made this white jade yam cake."

Shen Hanyu picked up two hot pieces, placed them on a plate, and pushed it in front of Liang Ruochu.

Liang Ruochu was surprised. She picked it up, blew on it, and took a bite. The pastry was smooth and creamy, but not overly sweet, and had a unique flavor.

"Did my cousin make this herself?"

Shen Hanyu nodded shyly: "My maternal grandmother was feeling unwell because she was worried about me and my mother, so I thought I would make some pastries for her to show my filial piety."

Liang Ruochu felt a pang of sympathy. Her own past had been just like that, carefully trying to please others, afraid of doing something wrong and offending them.

"Grandma will definitely like it."

When Liang Ruochu saw that Shen Hanyu was about to deliver something, she didn't want to bother her any longer and left Shen Hanyu's courtyard.

Carrying the freshly made white jade yam cakes, Shen Hanyu arrived at Fu'an Hall without any hindrance.

"Good child, why did you come here? Aren't you with your mother?"

The old lady, wearing a headband, leaned listlessly against a soft pillow; she was truly old and could no longer withstand hardship.

Shen Hanyu opened the food box and said with a smile, "Grandmother, this is white jade yam cake that I made. Grandmother, would you like to try it?"

The old lady had only eaten a bowl of porridge and didn't really want to eat, but when she smelled the aroma of pastries, she suddenly had an appetite.

"Okay, let me try it."

Shen Hanyu served the old lady a piece of food, and as soon as she took a bite, her eyes lit up.

Qiuyue, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but tease, "Grandma was just saying that she couldn't eat anymore, but as soon as her granddaughter came, her appetite improved."

The old lady, who had already eaten two pieces, gave a soft hum.

“My granddaughter made it by hand, so of course I like it. Qiuyue, bring me the box from the third drawer.”

Qiuyue hurried over.

The old lady wiped her hands with a handkerchief, took the box, and opened it. Inside was a white jade bracelet, which looked to be of excellent quality.

The bracelet was slipped onto Shen Hanyu's wrist, and she quickly pushed it away.

"Grandmother, this is too precious, I can't accept it."

The old lady held Shen Hanyu's hand and said, "If I give it to you, just accept it. You can't refuse a gift from an elder. You have a hard life, and I feel sorry for you. Go to the flower viewing banquet the day after tomorrow with the rest of the family. Talk to the young ladies and gentlemen of your age. If you see a good young man, tell your aunt and ask her to arrange a marriage for you."

Upon hearing the rest, Shen Hanyu felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushing red.

Qiuyue suddenly thought, "Grandmother, speaking of the flower viewing banquet, the eldest young master's marriage should also be settled. He has been introduced to several families, but nothing has been decided yet. We must make some careful plans this time."

The eldest son that Qiu Yue mentioned is Liang Siyu.

Shen Hanyu sat to the side listening. The flower appreciation banquet was quite lively. In her previous life, she was ridiculed and teased at the flower appreciation banquet, and even caught the attention of the Earl of Guangning. This time, she couldn't repeat the same mistakes.

Chun Tao came with Shen Hanyu, and now that the old lady had asked Shen Hanyu to go to the flower viewing banquet, she naturally told Xu Ying immediately.

"What? She's going to the flower viewing banquet too?"

Liang Ruoyan stood up abruptly, her face full of dissatisfaction.

Xu Ying dismissed the others, saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's just a flower viewing banquet. Shen Hanyu is from Suzhou and doesn't know much about the world. Just take her there openly and let her know the difference between you two."