Birthday Gifts from the General's Manor
Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu's face turned cold. She enunciated each word: "The General's Manor? They actually sent birthday gifts?"
"Prince Cheng has sent birthday gifts! Wishing Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu endless longevity!"
"This was decided by Empress Wendy," Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu said, shutting everyone up with a single sentence.
"President Sun from the Spiritual Alchemist Guild has sent birthday gifts, wishing Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu endless longevity!"
Unable to change it, Queenie Zhu lost...
That’s why Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu hated him to the core.
Near the end of the banquet, a servant came to report: "Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu, Minister Zhuo, the General's Manor has sent birthday gifts."
During the banquet, each household and estate presented birthday gifts to Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu.
Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu thought she’d misheard and asked, "Who?"
"Prince Ming has sent birthday gifts! Wishing Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu endless longevity!"
"Queenie, what are you doing?" Charles Zhu shouted at her from another table.
She sat down reluctantly.
Last time she hit Grace, Minister Zhuo even went to see her father.
Her father scolded her thoroughly.
Now, she didn’t dare do anything to Grace in public.
Thinking about that slap bet, Queenie Zhu couldn’t eat a single bite during the whole meal.
...
During the banquet, each household and estate presented birthday gifts to Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu.
There were also gifts bestowed from the palace, and those sent by noble ministers of the court. Throughout the meal, servants kept announcing new arrivals, and Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu kept thanking them, her smile never fading.
"Prince Ming has sent birthday gifts! Wishing Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu endless longevity!"
"Hehehe! Thank you, thank you!"
"Prince Cheng has sent birthday gifts! Wishing Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu endless longevity!"
"Good, good! Thank you, Prince Cheng!"
"President Sun from the Spiritual Alchemist Guild has sent birthday gifts, wishing Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu endless longevity!"
"Oh my! President Sun? Please send my regards and tell him to visit the manor whenever he has time..."
...
Near the end of the banquet, a servant came to report: "Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu, Minister Zhuo, the General's Manor has sent birthday gifts."
As soon as these words were spoken, the lively banquet hall suddenly fell silent.
Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu thought she’d misheard and asked, "Who?"
"It’s... the General's Manor."
Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu's face turned cold. She enunciated each word: "The General's Manor? They actually sent birthday gifts?"
Minister Zhuo's face darkened. "Send them away!" he ordered.
"Yes, Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu." The servant swiftly got up to leave.
"Wait!" Grace Wan suddenly called out.
Though she was a concubine, Grace Wan managed the vast Zhu Estate and her daughter was the current Empress. In everyone's eyes, she was already the matriarch of the Zhu family.
So when she told the servant to stop, no one thought she was overstepping.
Grace Wan stopped the servant and said to Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu and Minister Zhuo, "Mother, Minister Zhuo, our Zhu family has never had any dealings with the General's Manor. It's very odd for them to suddenly send gifts. Why not invite them in and ask what they mean by this?"
"Hmm, that makes sense!" Minister Zhuo nodded. "Then let them in to explain themselves."
Hearing this, Grace's heart skipped a beat.
Who could the visitor be?
No matter who it was, they all recognized her!
Lily Bai was famous in the General's Manor!
If she were recognized... the consequences would be unimaginable.
Evan Xiao and the Zhu family had a serious grudge.
Rumor had it that three years ago, Evan Xiao was responsible for Grace's grandfather's death.
That’s why Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu hated him to the core.
Her father, two uncles, three aunts, and even families related to the Zhu family by marriage had all drawn a clear line with the General's Manor—no contact whatsoever.