Qingshuangyuan has no way of knowing what the plan is there.

Xin Wenyuan took Gu Shuang back to Qingshuangyuan, and the two had a good time with each other.

Gu Shuang's background was not good, and there were not many people in his family anymore, so he didn't do anything grand. He just set up a few banquets and invited several officials in the court who had good relations with Xin Wenyuan to have dinner.

Among them, Qiu Xuanji, the left general of the Jinwu Guard, was also there. He heard that it was the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his daughter Qiu Li'er also came with her.

The date is set for three days later.

This time, the mother and daughter of Huilan Court were quite honest and didn't even raise their heads.

Xin Wenyuan was afraid that she would be embarrassed if she came out, so he didn't ask anyone to call her.

When Qiu Li'er was chatting with Xin Nianyan about this, she was still lamenting that the Prime Minister's wife was sensible and wouldn't be happy if she didn't come to see her.

Xin Nianyan smiled and said nothing, did not answer her words, and turned to other topics.

Sensible? Maybe he is holding back something bad.

But she didn't expect that this bad thing didn't come to Gu Shuang, but to her first.

The New Year was spent in a busy manner. During this period, several other pieces of clothing for Liuyunge were also made. Xin Nianyan was extremely satisfied with every piece of clothing.

It has already been put into production and is ready to go on sale on the day of the Spring Banquet.

The second day of the second lunar month is the Flower Festival.

It is also a spring banquet where ladies from high-ranking families gather together to recite poems and compose poems. It is hosted by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and is very popular with the daughters of famous families.

Xin Nianyan went to the Duke's Mansion early in the morning, and went to Ningjiang Lake with his two cousins.

Thousands of early spring flowers have bloomed on the banks of Ningjiang Lake, and they are goose-yellow, decorating the mirror-like lake water with freshness and elegance.

The annual spring banquet is held here, under a spacious pavilion.

When Xin Nianyan and the others arrived, many people were already sitting in the two rows of tables and chairs outside the pavilion.

I saw Qiu Li'er in a lavender outfit in the corner from afar. She smiled and said hello.

"Yan'er, why are you so close to her?" Chen Jinyan, who was standing next to her, pulled her.

"What's wrong, cousin, is there something wrong?" Xin Nianyan asked.

"I heard she...she..."

Chen Jinge seemed a little embarrassed to speak, so Chen Jinyan came closer and whispered in Xin Nianyan's ear.

"I heard she likes women."

Xin Nianyan raised an eyebrow, "Where did this rumor come from?"

"She is already seventeen, but she turns away all the men who propose marriage." Chen Jinge said.

"This can only mean that she doesn't have a man she likes. How did she become her preferred woman?"

Xin Nianyan waved his hand, feeling outrageous.

"It's just like that, naturally it won't spread like this, but someone rumored that she was bathing with the maid, and it spread from ten to ten, so naturally..." Chen Jinge explained.

Xin Nianyan nodded. That's it. No wonder she thinks Qiu Li'er is a nice person but has no friends.

With such rumors spread, where else would any woman dare to get close to her?

But Xin Nianyan didn't believe a word of it. In the previous life, this woman had done no less for the prince than she did, and her end was not much better than hers.

General Qiu's family was eventually ruined and ended up being exiled to the frontier.

In fact, she could see her future at that time, but she didn't want to believe it, or that Qin Yan would treat her like this.

"Cousin, don't believe it. I have some interactions with Qiu Li'er. She doesn't have any special hobbies and she is a pretty good person." Xin Nianyan said honestly.

"I don't think she is a strange woman. It's just that she has never come out to clarify the rumors. Naturally, no woman dares to get close to her." Chen Jinge said pertinently.

"Maybe it's to guard against men who come to ask for marriage. Maybe she already has a crush on her." Xin Nianyan said calmly.

Everyone knew that she had been engaged to the prince before, but Qiu Lier had a good attitude towards her, so she probably didn't like the prince now.

Do you want to think of a way to stop her?

Don't be blind again in this life and fall in love with such a wolf-hearted thing.

Soon, other famous ladies arrived one after another.

There is a seat for men and women on the left and right, leaving a spacious space in the middle for the talent show that will take place shortly.

Xin Nianyan looked around, but found that Xin Rou'er was nowhere to be seen. He was wondering where she had gone when he saw a noble and dignified princess in a goose-yellow dress walking from outside the court.

Xin Rouer was walking beside her and talking to her with a smile.

The eldest princess Qin Xiuyu and Qin Yan were both descended from queens, and they had often bullied her in their previous lives.

Xin Nianyan narrowed his eyes, wondering what kind of trouble these two women would cause if they got together.

The eldest princess sat down and everyone stood up to greet her.

Xin Nianyan glanced around and saw that there was only one old man sitting at the other end of the men's table. He was playing with a wine glass in boredom, and when he noticed Xin Nianyan's gaze, he turned his face to her and curved his lips.

Why is he here?

In her memory, although King Han was idle, he was not bored enough to attend such a banquet.

The eldest princess looked at the people below with a smile.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time, so there is no need to be polite. It's almost time, let's get started."

As the guzheng sounded, the sound of the guzheng flowed out slowly, announcing the official opening of the spring banquet.

Starting from the first person in charge, the order of flying flowers will be passed down, and two poems will be written with the spring day as the order.

Xin Nianyan has no knowledge of poetry and poetry, so if she is asked to do this, it would be better to ask her to memorize the essential skills of improving the people and explain in detail how to farm and plant.

But now that she's here, she won't be unprepared.

In my previous life, I was brought here by Xin Rou'er in an ignorant manner. I didn't know that I needed to prepare poems. I was ridiculed by everyone, and I couldn't even hold my head high in the circle of noble ladies in the capital.

At that time, she felt that she had been humiliated by Xin Rouer, and she blamed herself for a long time.

For the same test questions as in her previous life, she had already asked a scholar from the bookstore to write a few words for her. If she couldn’t compose poetry, wouldn’t she still be able to memorize it?

When the message reached her, Xin Rouer on the stage gave her a mocking look.

"Your Highness, just wait and see her make a fool of herself."

The princess curled her lips. She didn't have the slightest fondness for Xin Nianyan, a woman who stalked her prince brother, so naturally she was happy to see her make a fool of herself.

After Xin Nianyan thought about it for a moment, he opened his voice and said: "The Chu River is returning in the cold spring, and the swans are walking on the snow and facing the wind."

It wasn't outstanding, but it wasn't inferior either. His performance was mediocre, and he was quickly passed over by the crowd's half-hearted admiration.

The eldest princess on the stage narrowed her eyes, turned to Xin Rouer and lowered her voice.

"It seems that you underestimated her."

Xin Rouer looked at Xin Nianyan in disbelief, her brows furrowed tightly.

How could this lowly guy from the countryside be able to compose poetry?

It doesn't matter, this is just an appetizer, she has other tricks up her sleeve.

After finishing a round of poems, a maid came with a disk and served a plate of cakes.

The pastry is bright yellow, crystal clear on the porcelain plate, and looks very beautiful.

"Everyone, this is a pastry made from this year's early spring flowers. It tastes great. You can try it." After making sure that everyone had a plate in front of them, the eldest princess said.
Chapter completed!