One day passed. Yang Zijin, who was having a beautiful dream in the early morning, was awakened by Lan. She urged, "Your Highness, Your Highness, it's time to get up. His Lord and Madam are waiting for you."

Yang Zijin stretched herself and yawned. After a while, she sat up reluctantly from bed!

Lan quickly brought clothes for Yang Zijin and helped her to dress up!

At this time, Yang Zijin refreshed her mind. She got up and walked towards the mask powder, and checked it. Then she let Jiang Wei packed it and other gifts on the carriage.

Li Mingzi and Mu Yunong, who had been ready at the door for a long time, watched Jiang Wei put many things into the carriage, and couldn't help but wonder what Yang Zijin prepared!

Duke of Mu came out of the mansion at this time. He walked to Jiang Wei, who slightly saluted.

"Is Qingcheng ready to go?" He asked.

Jiang Wei smiled and replied, "She is preparing. I will go back to have a look and ask Her Highness to hurry up."

Duke of Mu nodded.

Lan helped Yang Zijin wore the last hairpin and said with a smile, "Your Highness, it’s done."

Yang Zijin looked at herself from the bronze mirror and was very satisfied with her makeup.

As soon as she got up, she heard a hissing sound... Yang Zijin's clothes were torn at her waist. It turned out that Lan trod on the skirt by accident.

Lan panicked and knelt immediately, "Your Highness, it’s an accident. I'm not intentional."

"It doesn't matter. Fetch another set for me." Yang Zijin said and looked down.

She took off the clothes and looked carefully at it. She found someone deliberately broke the seam between the upper dresses and skirt.

Seeing this, Yang Zijin looked severe. She couldn't help sneering. Li Mingzi! If Shuo Ling were not sent clothes to her, she would wear this broken dress at the banquet, so that she would become a laughing stock, and her reputation would be damaged, too.

Thinking of this, Yang Zijin felt lucky that she had worn the clothes sent by Shuo Ling and that Lan had trod on her skirt today, which helped to eliminate the potential trouble. If it happened on the birthday feast, she didn't know how to deal with it.

It seemed that she needed to be careful at the birthday feast today. Her stepmother might make other troubles for her at the banquet.

Lan brought her clothes, and said in a panic, "Your... Your Highness, let me help you to dress up."

"Don't mind." Looking at Lan, who was blaming herself, Yang Zijin said with a smile.

Although Yang Zijin said like this, Lan was still very anxious. After all, she was a servant, and her mistake caused the delay. It was a big fault!

Jiang Wei entered the room and saw that Yang Zijin was changing clothes. She was puzzled. When she saw the hole in the clothes, she understood something.

After a while, Yang Zijin went out. This time, she asked Lan to prepare one more suit for her.

Mu Yunong, who was waiting at the door, was impatient. She heard that the Crown Prince would also attend the old lady Li's birthday banquet, and she wished she could arrive at the Mansion of Grand Preceptor right now.

Seeing Yang Zijin didn't wear the clothes that she broke, Li Mingzi wondered whether she had discovered something. But people couldn't notice the problem if they didn't look carefully.

She still said as the hostess, "Qingcheng, be early next time. His Lord has been waiting here for a long time."

"I think you know the reason for my delay!" Yang Zijin got on the carriage after saying this.

After listening, Li Mingzi became nervous. She knew Yang Zijin must have known that the dress was damaged. Yang Zijin even dared to talk back to her in front of so many servants. She thought, "Yang Zijin, enjoy your time today! You will know the consequence tomorrow!" Thinking of this, Li Mingzi smirked.

Seeing that Li Mingzi didn't get on the carriage yet, Duke of Mu raised his voice, "Look sharp!"

Li Mingzi came back to earth and got on Duke of Mu's carriage. Mu Yunong also went into her carriage.

"What did Qingcheng mean?" Duke of Mu asked in a cold voice.

Li Mingzi looked at Duke of Mu with tears in her eyes, "My Lord, don't you believe me?"

"Get rid of your trick if there is one, or you will know the consequence!" He said in a deep voice.

Li Mingzi wiped tears with a handkerchief, "My Lord..."

"You're the Duchess. Pay attention to your appearance." Li Mingzi still wanted to say something but was interrupted by Duke of Mu.

After saying this, he looked out of the window, and no longer looked at Li Mingzi.

Li Mingzi closed her mouth.

In the Mansion of Grand Preceptor.

"How are you? Mr. Wang."

"Congratulations!"

"Mr. Tian, come here and have a seat, please."

"Mr. Li, you don't have to bother. Mind your own business. I will take care of myself."

Officials came one after another, and Grand Preceptor Li greeted them in the yard.

Seeing Duke of Mu came with his family, Grand Preceptor Li greeted them, "How are you? Duke! Are they the Infanta Qingcheng and Miss Yunong? They're beautiful ladies. You must consider my sons to be your son-in-law. "

"We need to ask the opinions of your sons." Duke of Mu said in a mild tone.

Grand Preceptor Li said, "They are good girls. If my sons have different opinions, I will teach them a lesson."

Duke of Mu laughed. Mu Yunong blushed after listening to this.

"Go ahead, take care of your business first!" Duke of Mu said.

Grand Preceptor Li said, "Well, I will drink with you at the banquet."

"Well, I will wait for you!" Duke of Mu replied.

Yang Zijin looked around and thought that all of those officials possessed big and splendid mansions.

While she was looking around, a girl ran to her and asked with a smile, "Are you Sister Qingcheng?"

"Yes. Who are you?" Yang Zijin asked. The girl was charming and attractive. Since she called Yang Zijin sister, Yang Zijin guessed that she must be a royal member.

The girl answered with a smile, "Sis, I am the Fifth Princess, Chushi Yingying. You can call me Yingying."

"Oh. Why didn't I see you at the welcoming banquet last time?" Yang Zijin asked.

Chushi Yingying pouted, "It's because I didn't study hard, and my father asked me to transcribe the Three-Character Classic for a hundred times. Before the work was done, I was forbidden from going out."

"That explains it!" Yang Zijin couldn't help but chuckle after hearing that. She liked this girl.

She asked, "Then why did uncle allow you to be here today?"

"Hush, I asked my Brother Crown Prince to bring me out secretly. My father didn't know about it." Then she tittered.

Yang Zijin gently pinched her nose.

"Which imperial concubines will attend this birthday banquet today?" Yang Zijin asked.

Chushi Yingying thought for a moment, "Honored Consort Li, Virtuous Consort, and Consort Zhen are all here. Why do you ask?"

Yang Zijin knew that Honored Consort Li was the old lady's youngest granddaughter. As for the other two consorts, they also had some relationships with the old lady.

"They gave gifts to me at the welcoming banquet last time. I don't have time to go to the palace recently. So, I wanted to take this opportunity to send them presents in return." Yang Zijin said with a smile.

Chushi Yingying nodded with confusion, "Well, I will take you to find them. They are now in the old lady's room and talking with the old lady!"

"Okay, fine. I want to give the gift to the old lady by the way. Please wait for me for a moment. I'll ask someone to get gifts from the carriage." Yang Zijin said.

Chushi Yingying smiled slightly, "Go ahead, Sister Qingcheng. I am waiting for you here."

Then Yang Zijin went to the carriage together with Jiang Wei and gave Jiang Wei the mask powder made from lotus and ginseng.

Together with Chushi Yingying, she walked towards the old lady's courtyard.

In the old lady's courtyard.

"Grandma, wish you happiness and longevity!" Honored Consort Li said first.

Virtuous Consort and Consort Zhen also congratulated the old lady.

The old lady looked happy.

"Grandma, this is the fine exquisite jade from Consort Zhen and Virtuous Consort. I heard that it could help to promote blood circulation!" Honored Consort Li waved to the maid and took a jade bracelet from the maid.

After listening to it, the old lady took the jade bracelet and touched it carefully. A cool sense passed from the tip of her finger to her body. The old lady couldn't help nodding, "Thank you! I like it very much!"

"As long as you're happy, we will also be happy." Virtuous Consort said with a smile.

Honored Consort Li took another box from the maid, "Grandma, this is my gift for you..."

"Sis, this is the old lady's courtyard." Chushi Yingying said to Yang Zijin.

Honored Consort Li looked unpleasant as she was interrupted, and she told a maid, "Go and see who is shouting outside!"

Before the maid went out, Chushi Yingying dragged Yang Zijin into the room. She said, "Madam, happy birthday!"

She said and saluted the old lady and Honored Consort Li.

"Thank you, princess. And this girl is..." The old lady didn't know Yang Zijin.

Chushi Yingying said with a smile, "Madam, this is Infanta Qingcheng. She just returned to Jing City not long ago. She specially asked me to take her to give you the gift personally!"

Yang Zijin behaved properly. She paid a courtesy to the old lady and imperial concubines.

"Your Highness, I have heard of you for a long time. You're so beautiful. You look like Princess Nanyang." The old lady appreciated.

Princess Nanyang was Yang Zijin's mother.

"Thank you, My Lady. This is my gift for you. I don’t know what you like best, so I prepared a ginseng for you." Yang Zijin took the box from Jiang Wei. She walked to the old lady and opened the box.

Virtuous Consort, who sneered while hearing that Yang Zijin sent ginseng as the birthday gift, widen her eyes after the box was opened.