The mistress who remarried has returned.

The Song family girl said, "Owning a raccoon fur cloak is already quite impressive; it's a decent alternative to fox fur. Ultimately, top-quality fox fur is something only extraordinary people can possess. It's not something you can just get with money. It must be someone Master Wei respects for him to be willing to part with it."

The little maid was wandering around the garden, calling out, "Miss Yunxi, are you there? Miss Su Yunxi."

Su Yunxi was not used to such crowded places, and the scene of mutual flattery made her very uncomfortable. She had nothing to talk about with others, and she was not good at speaking politely. She was even more afraid that her family affairs would be brought up in a crowd. Her family was something she really couldn't talk about.

After her father brought her to Yingtian Pavilion, she did not follow his advice to join the socialites. Instead, she sat alone on a swing in the garden, swinging around. The winter wind blew her dress around, and her shadow was stretched long under the moonlight. She was truly lonely, but it was more comfortable than being surrounded by people inside.

For those seven years, she thought she was no longer alone. She had Qin Huai, someone with whom she could resonate on a spiritual level. They were both lonely inside, and they could keep each other company and offer warmth.

However, that was just her opinion.

Suddenly she heard someone call her name and realized that Qin Huai must have arrived. Her father, oblivious to his own ignorance, was bringing her to Qin Huai only to make a fool of himself.

"I'm here."

The maidservant heard someone reply and could tell from the voice that the girl was kind and easy to get along with. "Lord Su wants to see you. Miss Xue is considerate of you and is worried that it wouldn't be appropriate to bring you to Lord Su's place with a bunch of gentlemen around. So she asked me to take you to her place first, and then go back to tell Lord Su to come and get you."

Su Yunxi had already anticipated that Xue Wenying would be at Yingtian Pavilion before she arrived, because Qin Huai was going to take Xue Wenying to see his mother today.

She didn't think Xue Wenying would be kind enough to save her face; she probably just wanted to use her as a foil to highlight her beauty.

Xue Wenying disliked her, and she disliked Xue Wenying. Therefore, since they disliked each other, they should stay away. However, Xue Wenying constantly sought to cause her trouble and suppress her.

I shouldn't have fallen into that trap to meet Xue Wenying; it only put me in a very awkward situation.

However, Su Yunxi was worried that she didn't have a chance to get close to Consort Shu, who was sitting at the table in front of the female guests, to see if Zhou Yuan was there.

Walking straight over would be too conspicuous. These are all extraordinary people. If she makes a mistake, she won't be able to handle the situation. She has to be careful.

Given Lord Su's rank, she was only qualified to sit at a remote side table, far removed from the front row of the power center. Even if she took the initiative to go and talk to him, she would only receive countless glares.

Now that Xue Wenying had asked her to come over, it just so happened that she had the opportunity to scout ahead. "Then I'll trouble you to lead the way and take me to see Miss Xue."

The maid led Su Yunxi into the inner hall, and couldn't help but secretly observe Miss Su. Her temperament and speech were completely different from Miss Xue's. She didn't have the superior attitude that a master usually has when looking at a servant. She was a very peaceful girl.

As Su Yunxi walked, she suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded, so she quickly braced her hands against the wall to ease her fatigue.

The young maidservant hurriedly asked, "Miss Su, what's wrong?"

Su Yunxi had been busy roasting the incense mixed with cypress wood with Su Yuanzhou's fragrance since last night until this evening, when she followed Su Yuanzhou to the Yingtian Pavilion behind the Qin Mansion. She hadn't slept a wink all night and was feeling a bit dizzy.

That day, when he cut up Qin Huai's cloak, he was so angry. Indeed, his behavior was inappropriate; he had rashly caused trouble and trampled on Qin Huai's dignity, and he hoped to make amends in some way.

If I could give him the spices today, I hope it would ease some of his anger.

Furthermore, on this day, he's probably been treated coldly by his mother, and feels wronged like a child...

"It's nothing." Su Yunxi didn't say much to the maid, and subtly pressed her hand on the spice area on her clothes.

Qin Huai was bored during the banquet. The occasion, filled with delicious food and wine, and bright and beautiful silks and satins, was extremely dull.

He lowered his hand and opened the booklet his mother had given him, flipping through page after page. After two pages, he couldn't remember what the people on the first page looked like or what their backgrounds were. He just kept turning the pages expressionlessly, and eventually he lost interest in reading any further.

He had no reason to hope to hear his mother's voice today, because he simply couldn't.

There's no need to expect any refined young lady to make incense for him today. Because he's disgusting.

He only deserves these wines, meats, and silks.

As Qin Huai flipped through the booklet, Shen Shu also looked at the names of the people. The first page was the princess raised by Consort Xian, one of the four consorts. The second page was the niece of Consort Shu. The following pages were the daughters of Madam Qin's family and the daughters of Old Madam Qin's family.

Shen Shu lowered his voice, "This isn't choosing a concubine. It's either the emperor spying on you, or the virtuous concubine wanting you to pay homage, or your mother and grandmother planting spies to watch you. You have absolutely no say in this."

Qin Huai's expression was serious, and he remained silent.

Xue Wenying untied the cloak's straps and generously handed it to the Song family girls, saying, "Since you find my raccoon fur cloak novel, you can pass it around and take a look."

The Song family girl passed the cloak around among the girls at the banquet, and everyone carefully touched the fluffy feel of the raccoon fur cloak. Ordinary families would be very fortunate to have a rabbit fur cloak, let alone raccoon fur. Everyone was envious. In the end, the Song family girl returned the cloak to Xue Wenying, still savoring the feel of the raccoon fur.

Xue Wenying put the cloak back on. She was already used to the envious looks from the socialites and was no longer surprised. To Qin Huai, she was a special person, someone that others could only envy.

At this moment, the maid who was leading Su Yunxi saw Xue Wenying from afar and said, "Miss Xue, this servant has brought Miss Su here."

Shuang'er thought to herself, "This is going to be a good show. A poor wretch has come to make a fool of himself. I wonder what kind of old clothes he has taken out of some rotten trunk to wear to the Qin mansion to make a fool of himself."

Xue Wenying smiled, not looking back, and said with a laugh, "Another little sister has arrived. I'll go and welcome her. We should chat and have fun together. Today is Lord Qin's big day, it's more lively with more people. It's only on occasions like this that we girls have the chance to gather together."

Su Yunxi stood silently not far behind Xue Wenying, letting Xue Wenying do as she pleased. She knew very well that Xue Wenying's intention was to embarrass her.

Upon hearing this, Shuang'er suddenly gasped. Not knowing what was going on, she got up and turned to walk towards Su Yunxi. When she got closer and saw Su Yunxi, her expression changed instantly, and she froze. At this moment, Shuang'er realized that she had seen Su Yunxi's appearance and gasped in surprise.

Why is Su Liangdi acting like this today...?