"That's true. I still need to get the lady's approval before I can rest assured."
"Yeah." Feng Jingyun nodded lightly.
Guard Zhou Wu walked into the courtyard and reported, "Miss, many dignitaries have come to the house, bringing many congratulatory gifts, saying they are here to congratulate the fourth lady on her birthday. The eldest lady has collected all the congratulatory gifts and is greeting her warmly in the hall.
Guests. A distinguished guest asked about the fourth lady, and the eldest lady said that she was resting now and would only meet guests in the evening."
"The eldest madam is so shameless! She has the nerve to accept the gift given to our madam!" Jade was angry.
Zhou Wu added, "There is a steady stream of congratulatory guests, who are either rich or noble. The eldest lady has ordered that officials below the fourth rank will not receive them. Those who are not relatives of the emperor and the wealthy people in the capital will not receive them. Judging from the number of people, the banquet is estimated to exceed a thousand
people."
"Such a big battle?" Jade looked worried, "Even if it is simple to prepare food for so many people, I'm afraid there won't be enough time to prepare it. After all, it's Madam's birthday party, so it can't be justified without food. Even if it's shabby, it's still embarrassing.
"
Wei Xuemei also became anxious, "Why are there so many people here?"
Feng Jingyun said calmly, "The prince and King Qi will come to the banquet. It's normal for those people to follow suit and come to fawn over them. If they don't come, it's not normal."
Xiao Shunzi smiled and said, "Don't worry, madam. Miss has already made arrangements."
"What arrangement?" Jade wondered, "Why don't you know this?"
"You are busy taking care of Madam. I have already followed the lady's instructions."
"Oh, all right."
…
An hour later, Feng Guiwan and her maid Qiu Ju had enough fun in the courtyard and were about to sing back to the evening pavilion. Beside a flower bush, Gui Wan spotted a small cloth bag with sharp eyes. She pointed at the cloth bag and said
, "Go over and pick it up and see what it is."
"Yes." Qiu Ju said in surprise after taking it and spreading it out, "Miss, these are such beautiful jewelry!"
"What are you talking about?" Feng Guiwan glared at her, "Afraid that people won't know that I picked something up? If others see it, it won't make sense if I don't return it." He took the bracelet and hairpin and took a look, "The quality is good, 23
It’s worth a hundred taels.”
Qiu Ju stared at the jewelry with some envy, "Miss, you are so lucky. To be able to pick up such a valuable thing shows that God has treated you well."
"Really?" Feng Guiwan took a closer look at the bracelet and hairpin, "I always feel something is wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"A hairpin and two bracelets, made of jade, are similar to the gifts I gave to Wei Xuemei."
"But this hairpin is inlaid with gold and a gold pendant, and the bracelet also has delicate carvings. It's different from the one you gave to the fourth lady."
"The quantity is the same." She narrowed her eyes cautiously and suddenly smiled, "So what if Feng Jingyun returned it to me? The stuff is poisonous and Wei Xuemei has also touched it. It won't be long before she
She will turn into a lunatic at the birthday party, so she can be the companion of her brother Wei Jingyao, that crazy martial artist."
"Then you..."
She laughed sarcastically, "I have already taken the antidote to the poison on the bracelet and hairpin. I don't have much patience with it. I saved the two hundred taels of gifts I bought, and the extra decorations on it cost almost one hundred."
Two, I can still make some money. However, it is also possible that I am being careless, and it may not necessarily be Feng Jingyun who returned it to me in a different way. Maybe it was dropped by someone else, and it is just a coincidence with the amount I gave."
"Would you like me to quietly go to Lai Yiju to see if the things you gave to the fourth lady are still there?"
