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Of course, Chang'an would not actually send the pond water to Zhang Yuyan, but would instead make several lifelike silk flowers with his own hands, adding a leaf to each one.

On the day of Zhang Yuyan's birthday, she and her mother Jiang put on new clothes, dressed up properly, and took Lian Xin and Xiao Ju to the Hou Mansion.

They went to visit the old lady first. Changan took out a pair of silk flowers in the shape of Ganoderma lucidum and sent them to her: "This is my new one. Grandma, don't dislike it."

Mrs. Hou took it with a smile and asked the maid to insert one for her immediately, "Thank you Chang'an. Grandma likes it very much."

The other one she wanted to bring into the palace to embroider for her little daughter.

After chatting for a while, Chang'an and his mother went to see the Crown Prince's wife again and gave her a pair of silk flowers in the shape of peonies, which were very lifelike and beautiful.

The Crown Prince's wife looks much fairer, and her face looks younger and softer. After wearing the peony silk flower, she looks like a 28-year-old girl.

She looked in the mirror, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Chang'an then went to find Zhang Yuyan, while Jiang stayed to talk to Mrs. Shizi.

Zhang Yuyan learned that Chang'an was coming and quickly came out from Lanhe Pavilion to welcome him.

"Sister Chang'an, why are you here? Didn't I tell you to come here earlier?" She took Chang'an's hand, led him into Lanhe Pavilion, and introduced to her the girls sitting in the pavilion.

"This is Miss Qiao Yu from the Zhenguo General's Mansion."

"This is Miss Sun Liu Shan from Taishi Liu's Mansion."

"This is Miss Chen Rong from Surabaya House."

"This is Wang Pingting, the lady from Wang Shangshu's Mansion"

Finally, Chang An was introduced: "This is my adopted sister, her father is a fifth-rank general."

Chang'an saw that they were all older than him, so he bowed to them one by one.

Everyone returned the greeting, except Wang Pingting who smiled and sat still.

Zhang Yuyan was a little unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face. She pulled Chang An to sit down next to her.

Chang'an waved Lian Xin over and handed the box she was holding to Zhang Yuyan: "The birthday gift I made with my own hands is better than that pond water."

Zhang Yuyan's pretty face turned into a flower, and she immediately opened the box and took out two lifelike crabapple flowers.

This kind of crabapple looks like a plum blossom, but its petals are blue and contain dots of yellow pistils. It looks very good when placed on the head.

All the ladies praised it, but Miss Wang smiled and said: "It looks good, but it's too cheap. It's a bit shabby to use it as a birthday gift."

Chang'an raised his eyes and looked over, and saw that Wang Pingting was fourteen or fifteen years old, probably the oldest among the people present. She had a long face, slender eyes with slightly upward angles, and looked at people with a bit of frivolity and arrogance.

If it weren't for the gorgeous makeup, Ms. Wang's appearance would not be outstanding.

But Changan always felt that he had seen it somewhere.

"Ms. Wang's words are wrong. Sister Chang'an's gift is extraordinary. Even my grandparents like it very much." Zhang Yuyan explained with a smile.

Then he said to Chang'an: "Thank you, I like it very much."

Wang Pingting's face darkened, then she said with a smile: "No wonder Yu Yan, I have always been quick to talk to others, and I didn't mean to belittle your dear sister."

"I know."

Zhang Yuyan smiled and said: "Today, in order to thank all the sisters for coming, I made some beautiful tea for everyone to try."

As he said this, he asked the maids to bring the teapot, and then brought large water glasses and poured them for the ladies.

"What kind of beauty water?" Miss Liu Shan from Taishi Mansion asked curiously.

Zhang Yuyan pointed at her face and said, "Look, am I white? I just drank the beauty water." In fact, she took a bath, but she wouldn't tell the truth.

"Oh, then I have to try it." Qiao Yu, the lady from Zhenguo General's Mansion, picked up the water glass and took a big sip.

The other ladies were also curious and took a sip of water.

Wang Pingting did not move. She shook her fan and said with a smile: "I don't believe in beauty water. Yu Yan, you want to fill us up with tea so that you can save money on food and drinks for your family?"

Although this sentence was a joke, it really made people unhappy. Zhang Yuyan smiled and was speechless.

Wang Pingting has always been venomous and has no inhibitions about what she says, so many official ladies keep a distance from her.

The same goes for Zhang Yuyan. She didn't want to invite her to her birthday this time, but Wang Pingting informed her in advance that she would definitely come to her birthday party.

In addition, Wang Pingting often sent messages to the Hou Mansion, inviting Zhang Yuyan to participate in various poetry gatherings and tea parties. As a courtesy, she had no choice but to invite her over.

Liu Shan from Taishi Mansion quickly smoothed things over: "Sister Wang, don't regret if you don't drink."

"Don't regret it. I'll watch you become more beautiful after drinking it." Wang Pingting spoke while waving her fan, but her eyes were looking at the eight-year-old Chang'an.

Chang'an also looked at her, with no expression on his face.

She could feel that this Miss Wang was very unhappy with her and had a bit of contempt for her.

But she doesn't rely on the Wang family to make a living, so whether she likes it or not has no influence on him.

After drinking the tea, Liu Shan smiled and said: "This water tastes really good, Yu Yan, where did you get it from?"

"It took several months to transport it from Kunlun." Zhang Yuyan hugged Chang An and smiled, gently squeezing her with her fingers.

Changan understood and kept a dignified smile.

"Really? Then I have to ask Yu Yan for some. My grandfather likes to drink tea the most. He has a very good taste. I want to bring some for him to try." Liu Shan smiled and asked Zhang Yuyan.

Zhang Yuyan felt a little sad, but she still asked the maid to fill a pottery pot with water and keep it for Liu Shan.

The others saw this and asked for it with a smile.

Zhang Yuyan's face was a bit dark, but she had to give it away.

Only Wang Pingting didn't ask for it. She smiled and said: "You guys are so easy to deceive. Yu Yan just said it casually and you believed it. I also said that the water in my house was taken from Penglai Fairyland. Drinking it will make you immortal." .”

Several ladies ignored her, but Chen Rong from the Surabaya House smiled at her: "Then let's ask Sister Wang for some more."

Wang Pingting chuckled and said, "You can do it if you want. In August, we will go to Jingui Garden to hold a Jingui Poetry Party. Each of you must bring a husband there."

Chen Rong couldn't keep the smile on his face and had to turn his head and ignore her.

This Wang Pingting is simply a weirdo in the capital. She behaves uninhibitedly and unruly. She often encourages girls to meet handsome men from aristocratic families. She also talks about equality between men and women. Poetry and tea parties are meaningless without the presence of a handsome young man.

Sometimes she also talked about the freedom of marriage and love, and said that she would oppose her parents' order to find a matchmaker, and that she would find a mutually agreeable person in the future, and they would be together for the rest of their lives.

The girls thought it was reasonable at first and were attracted by her unique remarks. However, as they got older, they felt that Wang Pingting's words and deeds were too unrestrained.

For example, she casually chatted and joked with strange men, which attracted many libertines to come over and pester her, causing the girls around her to be harassed.

For another example, when she holds a poetry party, she will most likely invite a few frivolous scholars, which will make the ladies present feel on pins and needles.

As a result, many acquaintances from official families did not pay much attention to her.

Chang'an, who was sitting next to Zhang Yuyan, had been quietly observing Wang Pingting, and suddenly remembered why he thought she looked familiar.

She used to have strange dreams, and Miss Wang was in her dreams.

Because the woman in the dream likes to put flowers on her forehead, which is exactly the same as now. (End of chapter)