Chapter 722: Fat Has Its Advantages!

and thin clerk."Let's just call it a year."The short, stout clerk frowned. This "kicking contest" was an annual must-do.The county magistrate was a shrewd man. They got little benefit throughout the y..."Understood, Mother," Jia Yin quickly replied.

The two of them were very in sync and didn't tell the old lady or the family about what had happened.

Although Old Mrs. Li knew that the Crown Princess wasn't very kind to her family, she had Baozhu accompanying her granddaughter, and so many noble ladies went to admire the flowers. She guessed that the Crown Princess wouldn't dare to poison her granddaughter.

So, besides giving him a few more words of advice, she did not stop him.

The second day is the Lantern Festival. In the morning, the family ate glutinous rice balls and then went out shopping.

I went to Liu's house at noon, had a meal, and then invited the Liu family to watch the lights together.

Because the Christmas flower is located on the busiest street in the market, the lantern festival is most lively.

Li Zhensheng had already reserved the best private room for his family.

The Liu family readily agreed with great joy. Before nightfall, Mrs. Liu led her two sons out the door with the Li family.

As for Master Liu and Liu Ziheng, they both had banquets and went to seek out friends.

Even if one loses half of the land, even if they only hold onto a corner of it, struggling to survive, they still cannot stop the prosperity and happiness of Tianwu's nobility and commoners, with music and dancing everywhere.

The entire shopping street was adorned with lanterns from beginning to end, as bright as day.

Needless to say, young men and women also had many romantic encounters through chance meetings.

But more often, it's someone losing their wallet or stepping on a broken shoe.

Thankfully, I didn't lose the child, or knock over the lamp tower, or get caught in the fire and chaos...

Jia-ren and Jia-huan guarded their younger brothers, as well as Zhi-min and Xiu-jie, together went downstairs and strolled down the street.

Then Li Lao Tai, her daughter-in-law and Liu's wife only went upstairs to have a look and then stopped.

Especially Jia Yin, was kept close by Old Madam Li, not allowed to take a single step further.

Before Jia Yin was born, the Shangyuan Festival in their old home in northern Sedge had already been plagued by kidnapping incidents. Several beautiful young girls had been taken.

It is rumored among the villagers that young girls are often sold south to be raised as "skinny horses" and given to nobles for their pleasure.

Li Laotai would certainly not dare to take this risk.

If anything were to happen to her precious granddaughter, she wouldn't be able to live.

Jia Yin was too lazy to move around, so she just sat beside her grandmother, honestly eating snacks and fruits.

Tao Hongying occasionally turned her head, seeing that most of the snack plate was empty. Looking again at her mother-in-law, who huddled her chubby granddaughter under her like a hen protecting her chicks, she couldn't help but laugh and cry.

The next day, everyone locked up the small courtyard and went back to Suijin Beach.

On the 18th of January, Lu'an Academy began its term. Jia Ren and Li Ge'er (and Mao Ge'er) all had to pack their luggage.

Li Lao San and Zhao Yu Ru were going to go back a day early to clean the dining hall and prepare the ingredients.

The villagers ended their winter hibernation and gradually became busy under the allocation of the village head and Liu Biao.

Because Jia Yin suspected there was a plot at the flower viewing banquet, she stayed in her room mixing various powders for protection, along with a dagger and crossbow.

If she were alone, things would be easier. She could just hide in her space and wait for her family to realize something was wrong and come save her.

But this time, with the orb in hand, it absolutely must not be used until a life-or-death situation.

She needs a lot of things to prepare!

It was the 17th day of the first lunar month. Li Lao San, Zhao Yu Ru and the three Jia Ren brothers, along with their servants, as well as several families from Wu San's wife, had all departed.

Both Li's family and the village were suddenly deserted.

Jiayin, using the excuse of attending a banquet tomorrow, was uncertain about what clothes and jewelry to wear. She took her grandmother's hand and opened her wardrobe and jewelry vault, carefully selecting and playing with each piece for most of the day.

The old woman only knew that her granddaughter was a little money-lover. Who would have thought that in just one year, she had secretly saved so many things and amassed such a fortune!

All her thoughts immediately shifted to keeping her granddaughter's secret, even the sadness of her grandsons leaving home was forgotten...

The next day, Ye Shan asked Lao Hei for help at the last minute. The two of them, one driving and the other riding shotgun, took the elegantly dressed Jia Yin, Grandma He, Dong Mei, and Shui Ling into the city together.

On the way, he stopped at Jia's house to pick up Baozhu before hurrying to Chang Princess' Mansion.

Jia Yin intentionally dawdled for a while, so that by the time they entered, most of the guests had already arrived.

At a flower-viewing party, the unspoken rule is to view flowers and "appreciate" flowers.

The previous flower refers to a real flower, while the latter flower symbolizes a young and beautiful girl.

Therefore, in the Flower Hall of the Princess's Mansion, there were basically noble ladies over ten years old.

If you count seriously, it is Jia Yin and Bao Zhu who are the youngest.

It's evident that the noble ladies hadn't expected Princess Consort Kangle to be invited to the Imperial Princess Mansion.

After all, it's common knowledge that the Crown Princess dislikes County Princess Kangle.

And today, the one who treated them was Princess Bao Lei, the granddaughter of the princess, and she was very close with the third princess. And the third princess hated the County Lord Kangle the most...

Jia Yin didn't care how surprised others were. She took Bao Zhu by the hand and walked into the room, finding a sunny and spacious seat to sit in.

The ladies, either unwilling to offend the Third Princess or remembering the incident of burying people alive, all rose and moved far away.

Bao Lei had greeted all the guests and when she entered the room, her eyes were filled with mockery at the scene before her.

But she still stepped forward and said, "Mistress Jun, don't you have any acquaintances Would you like me to introduce a few people to you"

Jia Yin glanced at her, arrogantly raising her chin. "You forgot to show respect!"

Bao Lei's smile froze on her face, she was quite embarrassed and stifled.

She was the hostess of today's banquet, that much was true. But in terms of status, she was only Miss Bao, far inferior to this County Princess Jia Yin.

But no matter how noble Jia Yin's status is, she is still a guest.

She never expected that Jiayin would not give her any face at all.

Bao Lei glanced around, none of the ladies present offered to chime in. She could only grit her teeth and squat down to bow to Jia Yin.

Jia Yin casually waved her hand, even if she responded.

Bao Lei was able to humble herself and act courteously towards many noblewomen.

The ladies nodded in acknowledgement.

They smiled on their faces, looking humble and polite, but in reality, they didn't take Bao Lei seriously at all.

The long princess held a distinguished status, yet she lacked imperial favor.

Moreover, over the two years she spent relocating here, the Crown Princess, for some reason, became increasingly unconcerned with appearances and focused entirely on business. She was even more adept at calculating than any merchant.

It implies a sense of lowering oneself, degrading one's status.

Now Bao Lei, the eldest princess's granddaughter, even without a title, is of noble birth and high status. She actually went to be the shopkeeper for the third princess!

How can this make people look up to her, respect her!

Bao Lei was not a fool, and naturally understood what everyone was thinking. She bit her lip resentfully.

Fortunately, there were also two ladies who were graceful and quick-witted. They immediately invited Bao Lei to join them for tea.

They talked about flowers, about recent happenings, and finally, the house came alive with warmth.

Jia Yin asked someone to buy some snacks from Jiulian Chai the day before yesterday and put them in the storage room. While everyone was distracted, they quietly switched out the snacks on the table and took the ones with Bao Zhu, munching away while listening but saying nothing and not intending to participate.

As for the pearl, all I could remember was my mother's instructions before leaving — stay with Sister Jia Yin, don't walk too far, and don't talk too much!followed in.The divine physician Zhang quickly took the patient's pulse and then gave him acupuncture. He also ordered someone to make medicine.Grandma Li held her son's hand, her eyes fixed on Zhang...