The group went to Wufutang, where the old lady lived, to celebrate her birthday.

The Second Madam was tactful and did not think that she was the elder and rushed ahead of Yuntang.

Lin Haoran personally opened the cotton curtain. Yuntang walked in front and entered Wufu Hall first. He saw that many female guests were already sitting in the main hall, and there were also several young men sitting in the corner, eating snacks with a bored look on their faces.

Lin Haoran took two quick steps and shouted, "Grandmother, Junior Master is here!"

When he shouted, the laughter and chatter in the main hall suddenly stopped, and all eyes turned towards the hall door.

"Is Xiaotang'er here?" The old woman, who was being fed a mouthful of sweet soup by her great-granddaughter, also looked towards the door with anticipation.

Yuntang walked over, looked at the kind and amiable old lady in his memory, took two steps forward and bowed deeply.

After paying respect, he said, "Wulian Tianzun, Xiao Tang'er is here to pay his respects to Grandma Lin. I wish Grandma Lin great fortune and happiness! May you live long and be healthy and at ease! May you be happy and at ease!"

"Good! Good! Xiao Tang'er, come over to Grandma Lin and take a look at our Xiao Tang'er's pretty face. He's so cute!"

The old lady is the grandmother of Yun Xuanyuan, who just gave up the title of Lady of Duke Weiguo this year. When she saw that Yun Tang was well-behaved and cute, she wanted to introduce her to Lin Haoran.

But because of the difference in seniority, Yun Xuanyuan couldn't turn his junior fellow apprentice into his daughter-in-law, not to mention that his other fellow apprentices wouldn't agree.

Later, because Yuntang called Yun Xuanyuan's parents uncle and aunt, the old Duke Wei asked her to call him Grandfather Lin, so the old lady became Grandmother Lin.

Seeing a child of her great-grandchildren calling her grandmother, the old lady didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she also accepted the result of this generational relationship.

Yuntang saluted Xu Wan again, then smiled at Lin Ya who came forward to salute him and called him "Junior Master Uncle", and motioned for her to not salute.

Yun Tang stepped forward and took out a square brocade box from his sleeve and presented it to her: "This is a birthday gift that Xiao Tanger prepared for Grandma Lin. I hope Grandma Lin will accept it."

"Good! Good!" When the old lady heard that there were birthday gifts to be received, she immediately smiled from ear to ear.

While asking Xu Wan to quickly take it and open it, he joked:

"Xiao Tang'er has grown up. He is no longer the child who would hold Grandma Lin's hand to ask for cakes. He now knows how to show his filial piety by giving gifts."

"Tang'er, is this... a bracelet? Or..." Xu Wan took the box and opened it. She immediately looked at Yun Tang in surprise and asked carefully.

"It's a bracelet, and also a magical instrument suitable for the elderly to carry with them." Yun Tang explained with a smile.

This is a bracelet made of 108 protective beads polished from imperial green jade. The 108 beads themselves can form a large magic circle. This bracelet is better than several bottles of longevity elixirs.

The storage ring she had given to Fifth Senior Brother before contained various elixirs, and she thought Fifth Senior Brother would distribute them to his family, so she did not give any elixirs as a gift today.

"Good! Good! Xiaotang'er's gift really pleases me!" The old lady also took the bracelet, looked at it, touched it, and smiled happily.

But there were so many guests here today, and she was afraid that such a valuable gift might be damaged by carelessness, so she asked Xu Wan to put it away quickly and look at it with Old Man Lin later.

Xu Wan quickly agreed with a smile, and took the box and went to put it away with the head nanny.

Everyone in the hall was watching this scene, but only the ladies sitting closer could see clearly what the gift was.

Although he didn't know what the magic weapon was, this string of jade beads looked of excellent quality and must have been expensive. He pondered over it in his heart and looked at Yuntang with a scrutinizing look.

Yuntang did not ignore his own family members, but introduced them to the old lady one by one.

The second wife then hurriedly stepped forward to greet the man and said a lot of birthday wishes. She also presented a jade item worth more than two thousand taels as a birthday gift.

A cart of birthday gifts from the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was delivered yesterday, but he couldn't come empty-handed today, so he kept something to be presented in person today.

The attitude of the Yong'an Marquisate was still very sincere and respectful.

Upon seeing this, the old lady smiled happily and asked her to excuse herself from the formalities. She also said a few words of greeting, but did not mention a word why she did not meet Princess Kangning.

Obviously, the affairs of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion were known to the Weiguo Mansion.

Afterwards, Jiang Yanxuan and Zhou Siyue came forward to pay their respects to his birthday.

Knowing that he was Yuntang's biological brother, the old lady looked at him and asked a few more questions, and also looked at him carefully, fearing that he was not a good person.

After that, the four sisters came forward to pay their respects. This time, looking at the four little girls, Yuntang was there to explain that they were from their second uncle’s family and their third uncle’s family.

The old lady's already kind smile became even kinder. She let them come forward, looked at them one by one, and asked a lot of questions.

Upon learning that she had a good relationship with the Yuntang sisters, she called Xu Wan to bring the gold bracelets quickly and gave each of them a pair of gold bracelets as a gift.

This round of greetings took quite a while before it was the turn of the other people who came in to wish him a happy birthday.

Fortunately, the old lady has been following her grandson and practicing Taoism for decades, and has also taken many elixirs for longevity.

He is in his seventies but looks only in his sixties, with only a few grey hairs. He is in good spirits and does not seem tired even on such a lively birthday.

Xu Wan was also busy entertaining the guests.

After Lin Haoran waited for Yuntang to lead the ladies of the Marquis' Mansion to sit aside, he came over to say hello and led Jiang Yanxuan to other places.

The bored teenagers who were hiding in the corner saw him leaving and hurriedly followed him.

Yuntang also introduced the four sisters to Lin Ya, and Lin Ya wanted to take Yuntang to visit the garden together.

Yun Tang smiled and said, "Take them out for a walk. I have some important matters to discuss when your father comes back."

Lin Ya curled her lips and had to agree obediently.

Yuntang also told Jiang Yingrou and the others to bring the maids and old women, as well as the ones in her yard. She promised to take them out for a walk, but she was not free now.

Jiang Yingrou quickly agreed.

The servants were not allowed to enter the main hall and were all sitting in the corner courtyard of Wufu Hall. Now someone called them out and they went for a walk with Jiang Yingrou and the others.

When Mrs. Yang and the fourth maid saw that the eldest lady was not with them, they felt a little disappointed. It was so difficult for them to serve their master like normal servants!

Yuntang did not let Zhou Siyue go out with the girls.

She knew that her father asked her second sister-in-law to come out so that she could learn how to move around in the aristocratic families in the capital. Making connections, gaining knowledge and life experience were her second sister-in-law's mission on this trip.

Yuntang and the group of people behind him finished greeting the old lady, then put down their teacups and walked to the seat of honor and sat next to the old lady.

"Grandma Lin, why isn't my Grandpa Lin here? I've been here for quite some time but I haven't paid my respects to him yet. I'm afraid I'll be scolded if I go too late."

Yuntang leaned closer and whispered with a smile.

The old lady burst into laughter when she heard this, and took her hand, saying:

"He's in the study, saying he wants to be quiet, and asked you to tell him when you come. I deliberately didn't let anyone tell him."

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