The scumbag wanted to wipe out the whole family, but rebirth ruined him!

Sure enough, the servant brought the news back. Zhao Huaqin was very happy and went to Old Madam Zhao's room immediately.

Please ask Madam Zhao to go to the banquet hosted by the wife of Duke Yu and take me with her.

Old Madam Zhao had always doted on Zhao Huaqin, so how could she refuse? She even asked her personal nanny to find another set of headgear for Zhao Huaqin.

"You are at the age of a flower. Don't be so plain all day. You should dress up properly."

Old Madam Zhao looked at Zhao Huaqin's back and said to the nanny beside her.

"Does the old lady really want to take the second young lady to the Duke's wife's banquet?"

Mammy was a little hesitant.

"The little girl loves to be lively. We should take her to such a banquet to see the world."

Upon hearing what Old Madam Zhao said, the nanny stopped talking.

On the day of the banquet, Yan Zhao arrived at the Shangshu Mansion early and waited for Shen Bi and Zhao Huayin in the front hall.

When they arrived at Duke Yu's Mansion, Yan Zhao got out of the car and quickly walked to Shen Bi's car to help Shen Bi get out.

There were also ladies and young ladies getting off their carriages around. When they saw Shen Bi getting off, they all started to greet each other.

"Mrs. Zhao."

Someone greeted Shen Bi while looking at Zhao Huayin standing beside him.

"Mrs. Zhao has finally brought her daughter out. I've heard about her quite often recently, but I haven't seen her for a long time."

Seeing the man's malicious smile, Shen Bi's face darkened immediately.

"This lady speaks very strangely..."

"Of course it's strange. Everyone knows that Madam Yu likes to listen to excerpts of operas. I think she has listened to too many excerpts of operas. No matter what, she always likes to 'listen' to them."

"you!"

Mrs. Yu was ridiculed a few times, and seeing the two ladies in front of her who held higher official positions than her, she dared not say much and could only leave in anger.

Shen Bi looked at the person in front of him and smiled slyly.

"It's Madam Xu. Yinyin, come and meet Madam Xu."

"Huayin meets Madam, Madam Shuan."

Zhao Huayin walked forward and bowed obediently.

"You've grown up so fast, and your mother is acting strangely, calling me Madam or not, and even calling me Aunt is fine."

After saying that, he glanced at Shen Bi.

This Madam Xu is the wife of the Minister of Personnel, and has just returned from her exile with Master Xu. Before she got married, Madam Xu was a legitimate daughter of the Cao family, and she was close friends with Shen Bi.

After Shen Bi passed away in her previous life, Mrs. Xu came to visit Zhao Huayin several times, comforting her to think about her parents and be more positive.

Zhao Huayin thought carefully. At this time in his previous life, Lord Xu had not yet returned to the capital. Later, because of his outstanding political achievements, he was transferred back to the capital and promoted to the Minister of Personnel. He did not expect that it would happen earlier in this life.

Zhao Huayin had a good impression of this Madam Xu. She called her "Aunt" sincerely, which made Madam Xu even happier. She said to Shen Bi angrily,

"Your daughter is more likable than you were when you were young."

Madam Xu stepped forward and took Zhao Huayin's hand affectionately.

"Good boy, I am very happy to see you for the first time today. You should stay with me today."

Zhao Huayin nodded in agreement, and then Mrs. Xu looked at Yan Zhao who was beside Shen Bi.

Zhao Huayin hurriedly said, "Aunt, this is my brother."

Shen Bi also said: "This is my adopted son Yan Zhao."

"Zhao'er, come and meet your aunt from the Cao family."

Yan Zhao also bowed respectfully to Madam Xu.

"Yan Zhao meets his aunt!"

"Get up, since we are a family, there is no need to be so polite, let's go in together."

So, Madam Xu took Zhao Huayin, Yan Zhao supported Shen Bi, and they entered the Duke's Mansion together.

The Duke's Mansion is in excellent repair. The wife of Duke Yu was born in the south of the Yangtze River and she loves bamboo very much. Therefore, many of the scattered scenes in the Duke's Mansion are made of bamboo.

What’s strange is that so many green bamboo landscapes have their own unique posture and are not boring at all.

When you get closer, you will find that every scene with green bamboo is made of different types of bamboo.

It is extremely difficult to take good care of so many varieties of bamboo, especially as the climate in the capital is very different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. Lady Yu must have put a lot of thought into it.

Generally, the gardens of wealthy families are full of various flowers competing for beauty. Looking at the garden full of green bamboos in the Duke's Mansion, Zhao Huayin became more and more curious about the wife of the Duke Yu.

Walking further in, we arrived at the flower hall, where we saw a lady standing at the top, wearing a moon-colored straight-collared brocade robe and a light green double-breasted long gown.

"That is the Duke's wife."

Madam Xu whispered to Zhao Huayin.

Zhao Huayin raised her eyes. The Duke's wife was not wearing any gorgeous pearls. Her clothes were light in color and of a plain style. She looked elegant.

Compared with the lady beside him who was dressed in luxurious clothes, he was indeed as tall and straight as the green bamboo in the garden, with great integrity.

"Meet the Madam of Duke Yu."

Madam Xu and Shen Bi stepped forward to greet the Duke's wife.

The Duke's wife's eyebrows and eyes still vaguely showed her appearance when she was the best in the capital. She smiled lightly.

"It's Madam Zhao and Madam Xu. It's been a long time since I last saw you two. Madam Xu is not in the capital, but Madam Zhao is rarely seen in the capital."

"Madam usually likes to be quiet, so I didn't dare to come to your house to disturb you. I'm afraid you haven't seen her much. Yinyin, Zhao'er, come and greet Madam."

"This is my little daughter Hua Yin and my adopted son Yan Zhao."

Shen Bi introduced him to the wife of Duke Yu.

Zhao Huayin and Yan Zhao stepped forward to pay their respects, but Lady Yu simply smiled in response and did not ask any other questions.

"Since you are here today, don't be restrained. You can still stroll around my garden. You can do whatever you want. When the table in the front hall is ready, you can go there with your mother."

Zhao Huayin and Yan Zhao nodded in agreement.

"Thank you ma'am for your kindness."

The Duke's wife greeted a few people and then went to greet other guests.

Zhao Huayin followed the Duke's wife's gaze and saw Zhao Huaqin who was following Old Madam Zhao.

Shen Bi was walking in front and did not see Old Madam Zhao. Zhao Huayin did not remind him and followed Shen Bi to a small pavilion behind a bamboo forest.

"Sister, it's quiet here, why don't we sit here for a while?"

Mrs. Xu seemed to like this pavilion very much, so Shen Bi naturally agreed.

"That's fine. There are a lot of people over there, and it's noisy. We haven't seen each other for such a long time, so it's a good opportunity to talk here."

Shen Bi and Madam Xu sat down. Tea was already prepared on the table. Yan Zhao stepped forward to pour tea for them, and Zhao Huayin also served beside them.

"I guess you won't be leaving this time when you return to Beijing, right?"

"Your Majesty has summoned my master to return to the capital to take up a new post, but he has not yet received his new position, so it is still unclear for the time being."

Zhao Huayin knew that this was Mrs. Xu's humble words. The Prime Minister admired Lord Xu very much and wrote a letter to His Majesty specifically to transfer Lord Xu back to the capital to take up a position. Promotion was a sure thing.

"Since the Secretariat has issued an order, there must be arrangements. Just wait patiently. Now I have someone to talk to."

Shen Bi was really happy that Mrs. Xu returned to Beijing.

When they were young, they would secretly compete with each other and compare themselves with each other. Now that they are getting older, there are few people around them who can really talk to them, so they appreciate each other more and more.

"Then you have to prepare the best tea and snacks, and then invite me."

Mrs. Xu held her head high, pretending to be proud.

Shen Bi couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

"You, you are so old and still don't behave properly, and you are doing it in front of the children."

"Fortunately, they are all our own children, so we don't have to make fun of them."

Mrs. Xu smiled and glanced at Zhao Huayin and Yan Zhao.

Zhao Huayin smiled and looked at Yan Zhao, then said,

"Mother and aunt are both emotional people. Just say whatever you want to say. It's fine for my brother and I to listen."

As they were talking, they suddenly heard voices coming from the other side of the bamboo forest, the voices coming from far away and getting closer.

Only one of them could be heard saying in a sharp voice: "I said that these two had been having an affair for a long time, but you still didn't believe me. Now you can see clearly that they are still attending the banquet together. Madam Zhao is a girl from the Shen family, but she is so shameless that she doesn't care about etiquette!"