All the prominent and wealthy people in the town came to Mr. Chen’s birthday party.

For example, the Cui family who runs the catering business, the Liu family who runs the clothing business, and some other wealthy families all came with their families to celebrate Mr. Chen's birthday.

After entering the house, men have their own place to go, and women have their own place to go.

Shi Lidie went to the women's area.

She walked over from a distance and saw many people sitting in the back garden of the Chen Mansion. Some of them were familiar with each other and were sitting in groups of three or four chatting.

But most people gathered around Chen Shuting, who was the center of the female group.

This is also a matter of course.

In terms of status, she is the niece of Mr. Chen, and can be considered half the host of today's banquet.

In terms of status, she is the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites, which is many times higher than the women in the small place of Luoyun Town.

Shi Lidie walked closer and could hear everyone flattering and complimenting Chen Shuting——

"Miss Chen, I'm from the Cui family in the south of the city. We run a restaurant business. The most famous Weixiangju in Luoyun Town is ours. If Miss Chen is free someday, you can come and try it. The taste may not be as good as that in Beijing, but it has local characteristics."

"Miss Chen, I am from the Liu family in the east of the city. My family makes clothes. This is a handkerchief I embroidered myself. My skills may not be as good as those of the embroiderers in the capital, but it is a gift from my heart. Please accept it, Miss Chen."

"Miss Chen, this is the rouge and powder that my daughter made when she was free. We used it at home and thought it was good, so I'm offering it to you..."

Chen Shuting is worthy of being a lady raised in a large family. She has a very high emotional intelligence in interpersonal relationships, is tactful but not worldly, and takes care of everyone in every way.

For a moment, everyone was very happy.

But at this moment, a slightly abrupt female voice spoke up and said:

"What kind of food, what kind of handkerchief, what kind of rouge and powder, ladies, please feel free to take them out. Miss Chen grew up in the capital, what good things has she not seen?"

"You are from a small place, a small family, and you are so embarrassed by using these things that are not worthy of being displayed on the table."

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.

At this moment, everyone is thinking:

How come there are people who don't understand the situation at Mr. Chen's birthday party? I've never heard of any family in Luoyun Town having such a blind woman!

So everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a slightly unfamiliar woman sitting there.

No one knew him, but no one asked.

After all, they were all guests, so they were afraid that this strange woman was a distinguished guest invited by the Chen family? If they offended her, wouldn't it create a rift with the Chen family?

Finally, it was Chen Shuting who spoke:

"My lady, which family are you from?"

The strange woman paused and said, "From the Song family."

"Which Song family?" Everyone looked at each other.

The entire Luoyun Town is neither big nor small. Everyone has lived in the local area for decades, so they are familiar with which families have status.

I have never heard of the Song family.

The strange woman seemed to see the confusion on everyone's faces and felt a little embarrassed, but she didn't care so much and stood up and said:

"Don't worry about where I am from. I'm here to give Miss Chen a gift."

"I was asked to give this to Miss Chen. It's much more valuable than your food and perfume powders. Miss Chen will definitely like it."

As she spoke, she took out a box, opened it and handed it to Chen Shuting.

In the box are twelve oriental pearls of the same size, bright color and round shape. They are very beautiful and priceless.

Even though Chen Shuting was well-informed in Beijing and had seen many kinds of treasures, she couldn't help but be surprised by such a generous gesture:

"Is this for me?"

"Girl, you said you were entrusted by someone, but who asked you to deliver it?"

The girl who gave the gift bit her lip:

"Who cares who gave it to you? Just accept it!"

How could Chen Shuting accept it? If she accepted something of unknown origin, she might get into trouble.

Especially for someone of her status, with her father, brother and other family members serving as officials in the court, if people think they are using her to accept bribes, wouldn't that be the end of her?

So, Chen Shuting didn't answer it, and the others could only watch and didn't dare to move.

The situation suddenly became deadlocked.

Shi Lidie was standing nearby, watching the scene, and only then did she slowly walk out, mocking as she walked:

"Song Miaomiao, why are you everywhere? You are like that indestructible cockroach, you can't hurt others, but you are just disgusting!"

"Besides, didn't the county magistrate sentence you to do six months of hard labor at the Xishan Quarry? It's been less than two months, how come you're out?"

"You are not satisfied with the county magistrate's verdict and want to be a fugitive?"

That’s right, this slightly unfamiliar girl from the Song family is Song Miaomiao.

When she saw Shi Lidie, her face turned pale, but considering the occasion today, she endured it and said:

"Miss Shi, I know you have always had a problem with me, but today is Mr. Chen's birthday party. Let's put our grudges aside for now and talk about it later."

When she said that, it seemed like Shi Lidie was deliberately looking for trouble.

But no one on the scene bought it.

The first to attack was Mrs. Liu. She looked grim and asked:

"You are Song Miaomiao? You instigated my son to set fire to the street, causing my family to suffer heavy losses, and you actually have the nerve to appear in front of me?"

The next to attack was Mrs. Cui, who said in a sarcastic tone:

"I heard from my servants that you always went to the southern courtyard to look for my second son. Fortunately, my second son was devoted to reading the books of sages and was not tempted by external things."

"Why? Did you find the Liu family because you saw that my Cui family couldn't be your stepping stone?"

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she immediately spoke:

"My Liu family will not be her stepping stone. My son has already realized his mistake and has cut off all ties with her. I just don't know how she managed to sneak into the Chen Mansion's birthday banquet today."

When Chen Shuting saw Shi Lidie coming, she didn't even have time to greet her before she heard this lawsuit about a love debt between a man and a woman.

She had heard about Song Miaomiao from Shitou a long time ago, and now that she had seen her in person, she was very curious:

"So Miss Song, you should be at the Xishan Quarry right now. How did you get out? And how did you get into my Chen family's birthday banquet?"

Song Miaomiao held the twelve Dongzhu in her hands, looked around, and found that almost everyone had malicious intentions towards her.

Her eyes suddenly turned red and her face was full of grievance, as if everyone was bullying her.

Shi Lidie couldn't bear to see her like this. It was clearly her own problem, but she made it seem like everyone else's fault, so she couldn't help but say:

"Don't show that disgusting expression. You use this trick to seduce men, but there are only women here, no one feels sorry for you!"

"If you can't explain how you ended up in Chen's house, don't blame me for being rude. I'll file a complaint with the county magistrate and say you escaped from prison, which is aggravated."

After hearing this, Song Miaomiao put away her innocent and fragile expression and stared at Shi Lidie fiercely:

"Go ahead and sue me! I came out openly, I'm not afraid even if you sue the county magistrate. But you, Shi Lidie, you're dead!"

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