Chapter 22: Fake generosity, real meanness

Since that day, Hu Yunshen and Chen Qingyin parted ways unhappily.

He never took the initiative to visit the mother and daughter again.

Instead, it was Hu Lan who came.

She had lost Hu Mianmian in the mountains before, and since then Chen Qingyin has been lukewarm towards her.

Hu Lan didn't want to make trouble, so she took the initiative to come to the door today and started begging for mercy as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Sister-in-law, are you still angry with me? It was all my fault before. I was careless and lost Mianmian. But it was a blessing in disguise. Mianmian became smarter, didn't she?"

Chen Qingyin didn't even look at her: "That's because Mianmian is lucky."

Hu Lan's smile froze. She was angry, but she endured it for the time being.

"Sister-in-law, we are all family. I will be careful in the future."

Seeing her sincere attitude in admitting her mistake, Chen Qingyin's expression improved a little.

"Second sister came to see me today, is there something wrong?"

Hu Lan smiled happily: "I don't have anything to do, it's just that I'm going to have a birthday party soon, and I invited a few good ladies to come along."

Chen Qingyin nodded: "Give the list to the housekeeper, and I will help you arrange it."

Hu Lan rolled her eyes and shook her head shyly: "Sister-in-law, I came here today to ask you to help me send invitations to the celebrities and nobles you know in your name, inviting them to attend."

"You know, I only know a few people. I don't have as many connections as you do. The people I invited are from small families. If my sister-in-law comes forward, it will be different."

Who would dare not come if the Prime Minister's daughter invited them?

Hu Lan wanted her birthday party to be a grand one!

Moreover, she has reached the age for marriage, and it is a perfect opportunity for her to meet the young man at her birthday party.

Hu Mianmian, who was drinking milk at the side, immediately looked at Chen Qingyin with her big watery eyes.

Mother, don't agree to it!

It just so happened that her magical power had greatly increased, so she showed her mother the consequences if she agreed to Hu Lan!

Magical power gradually burst out from Hu Mianmian, and invisible golden mist covered Chen Qingyin's eyes.

Before her eyes, hallucinations appeared.

Chen Qingyin actually saw what happened later.

She used her own name to invite the nobles in Beijing to attend Hu Lan's birthday party.

Hu Lan also fell in love with the son of the Minister of Revenue at the birthday party.

However, that young man was an uneducated and frivolous person.

Hu Lan was anxious to marry into a wealthy family.

They had sex before the marriage was decided.

Who would have thought that it would be discovered later that the young man was actually a bastard!

Not only that, the other party did not want to marry Hu Lan at all, but Hu Lan found out that she was pregnant at this time.

Old Madam Hu went to the house to make a scene, but was driven out.

Hu Lan's reputation was ruined.

In the end, she turned the tables and said that it was all Chen Qingyin's fault that she ended up in this state.

The Hu family also blamed Chen Qingyin for deliberately inviting bad people to the birthday party.

Chen Qingyin was stunned when she saw her being pushed and falling to the ground, and the Hu family members surrounding her and accusing her.

The tea lid in his hand fell onto the table with a "pop".

"Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law?" Hu Lan talked for a while and found that Chen Qingyin was distracted.

The golden mist dissipated from his sight, and Chen Qingyin suddenly came back to his senses.

what happened?

She was actually dreaming for a brief moment? !

Hu Lan was still acting like a spoiled brat: "Sister-in-law, just promise me. It's not a big deal if you invite them to come. They won't refuse to come for your sake. I also want the birthday party to be lively."

"No!" Chen Qingyin refused directly.

She sternly refused: "After getting married, I haven't appeared at other people's banquets for a long time, so naturally I don't have that many connections to invite. I can't help you with this matter."

Hu Lan was stunned and said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, you don't need to socialize at all. Who dares not to buy into the title of a daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Chen Qingyin's face was tense: "I said no, and it means no. Besides, my father has already announced to the public that he has severed ties with me. How can I have the nerve to invite others in the name of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Seeing how determined she was, Hu Lan became furious.

"Sister-in-law, Madam Liang knows that I'm going to have a birthday banquet, and she said she's willing to play a piece of music at my birthday banquet, but you, as my sister-in-law, are unwilling to give anything for me!"

Hu Lan said this and turned away.

Linlang looked at her from behind, indignant: "Why is the Second Miss still like this? As long as Madam doesn't agree to her, she will give Madam a cold look."

Chen Qingyin pursed her lips into a line: "No matter what, I won't agree to it anyway."

She was also doing it for Hu Lan's own good.

This will save you from being deceived by a playboy at your birthday party, which will end up with nothing and your reputation ruined.

But it was really strange, how could she suddenly see something that hadn't happened yet?

Hu Mianmian was drinking sweet milk peacefully beside her, swinging her little feet leisurely.

She wants to marry into a wealthy family by borrowing her mother's name? No way!

In Liang Yunyan's room, she was tuning the strings of the musical instrument.

Liang Ruosheng stroked the guzheng that Hu Yunshen had just sent over.

"Father is so considerate to Mom. The body of this instrument is made of red sandalwood, which is very valuable."

Liang Yunyan was worried: "No matter how good the piano is, I'm afraid I won't be able to play a good piece."

She only knows a few songs, melodies that are familiar to everyone.

If Liang Yunyan wanted to stand out at Hu Lan's birthday party and let everyone know her, she had to play some wonderful music.

Moreover, Liang Yunyan could never get over the fact that she had met Chen Qingyin before.

Chen Qingyin had a very good family background, was very beautiful, and was said to be multi-talented. She was once a talented woman.

If she didn't stand out, in Hu Yunshen's heart, she would definitely be outshined by Chen Qingyin.

Liang Ruosheng rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, I can teach you one."

"You can?" Liang Yunyan was surprised.

She has never taught her daughter to play the piano!

Liang Ruosheng raised her hand and plucked the strings of the piano, and a graceful melody flowed out, with a pleasant and clever melody.

Even Liang Yunyan's eyes lit up.

"This song is really beautiful, what's its name?"

"It's called 'Spring Courtyard Fragrance', a piece of music that only court musicians would play."

Liang Yunyan was extremely surprised.

The music played in the palace is the music that only the emperor and his concubines can hear.

"Ruosheng, how come you know all this?"

"Mom, you may not believe this, but one night I had a dream in which an immortal gave me guidance and told me that learning this song could help me, so I wrote it down."

Liang Yunyan was greatly surprised: "An immortal came to me in a dream? Ruosheng, you are a child with great fortune!"

She hugged Liang Ruosheng excitedly and was extremely happy.

Her daughter was a child blessed by the gods, and was countless times better than Hu Mianmian, born to Chen Qingyin.

When Hu Yunshen finds out, he will cherish them even more!

Liang Ruosheng smiled and said, "I'll teach you, and I promise you'll shine at your birthday party."

In her previous life, Liang Ruosheng learned that the emperor liked to listen to music, so she went to the Music Bureau to learn secretly.

She wanted to take the opportunity to seduce the emperor and climb onto the dragon bed.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was so focused on Concubine Shu that he only wanted to listen to her playing the piano.

Fortunately, what she learned can still be used after her rebirth.

After learning the song, Liang Yunyan was sure that everyone would be amazed by her melody.

Originally, she thought Liang Ruosheng was not as valuable as Rong'er, after all, she was a girl.

But now, looking at Liang Ruosheng is like looking at a treasure.

"Ruosheng, since you came to the Hu Mansion, I haven't made you a few decent clothes. Just when we entered the mansion, Chen Qingyin sent a lot of cloth. Go pick out a piece you like and I will make it into clothes for you, so that you can show off."

Liang Ruosheng was delighted.

She had long been eyeing those pieces of gold-colored brocade!

In her previous life, she could only see nobles wearing it, but today she can actually wear it too.

"Thank you, mother!" Liang Ruosheng excitedly opened the box and hugged the cloth.

However, before she could appreciate it carefully, she untied the cloth and found holes eaten by insects underneath!

There are black bugs crawling on it.

"Ah!" Liang Ruosheng was so scared that she sat down on the ground.

"What's wrong?" Liang Yunyan went to check and saw the bugs. Her face suddenly turned pale.

Liang Ruosheng recovered and said angrily: "Chen Qingyin deliberately gave us rags. Mother, I'm going to tell grandma!"

She was about to go out, but Liang Yunyan grabbed her.

Liang Yunyan's face was cold.

"I knew that Chen Qingyin wasn't that generous. It turned out that she was just putting on a show. The Hu family thought she was being generous to me, but in fact, she sent me a bunch of garbage."

"Yes! It's really hateful." Liang Ruosheng gritted her teeth, "Mom, let's go tell grandma and father and let them know Chen Qingyin's true face."

Liang Yunyan shook her head: "No, it's useless to just let them know. In the eyes of outsiders, Chen Qingyin's identity as the daughter of a prime minister is dazzling enough."

"When you hit a snake, you have to hit it at its most vulnerable part. On the day of the birthday banquet, I will let everyone know that Chen Qingyin is a hypocritical mean person! So what if she is the daughter of the Prime Minister? Everyone will despise such a person."