Chu Lian gestured for Xiyan and Wenqing to bring out the two plates of longevity peaches for the ladies to taste.

The longevity peaches weren't big, each about the size of a baby's fist. They were small and exquisite, perfectly suited for two to three bites.

Xiyan first offered the longevity peaches to Princess Leyao, followed by Marquis Dingyuan's wife and the other ladies.

As for Wenqing, she first brought them to Princess Duanjia, followed by Madam Yang and the rest.

Only after receiving the longevity peaches would one be able to tell that they were made.

Royal Princess Duanjia pinched a soft longevity peach between her slender fingers. She first looked at it with great interest, then brought it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it lightly. To her pleasant surprise, she discovered that this longevity peach not only had a very realistic appearance, but it also emitted a fresh and fruity fragrance.

Such a cute and realistic longevity peach made one want to keep it as a collection. How could one bear to eat it!

Princess Duanjia blinked and opened her rosy lips slightly, taking a small bite of the soft peach. The soft, sweet, and fragrant skin actually tasted something else.

Before Princess Duanjia could take a closer look, a young lady beside her exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!

This longevity peach has stuffing. It's soft and fragrant, and it's not greasy at all! "

Princess Duanjia lowered her head to take a closer look. The stuffing was smooth and not gritty. It was the color of red beans. Could it be that the stuffing was made from red beans?

At this moment, all the madams and young ladies who had tasted Chu Lian's longevity peaches were silent. Even those who had been nitpicking had forgotten to speak. There was no reason for this, it was just that the longevity peaches were too delicious!

Princess Leyao and Marquis Dingyuan's wife took a bite and their faces darkened at the same time.

Even though they were angry, they couldn't help but finish the entire peach.

There was nothing they could do. They couldn't control their mouths no matter how angry they were!

Mrs. Yang's eyes lit up the moment she took a bite. Her movements were elegant, but her speed was extremely fast. Furthermore, she was someone who loved sweets. When she saw that there were two more left on the plate, before anyone could even react, they were all in her stomach in just a few bites.

Sister-In-Law Rong and the rest who were standing outside the crowd naturally didn't have the right to taste them.

Sister-In-Law Rong anxiously looked at the expressions of the ladies in the center. When she saw that Madam Yang had eaten three in a row, her worried heart finally relaxed.

But in an instant, he felt upset.

She was a little regretful. If … if she had hardened her heart and stood on Chu Lian's side, she would have gained face now.

Sister Su was secretly relieved. She smiled at Chu Lian. In the past, at home, Sister Su had always thought that Chu Lian was too proud and arrogant. Whenever she encountered a problem, she would only think of herself as the winner and never care about the consequences. However, after turning the tide today, Sister Su's opinion of Chu Lian had changed a lot.

He didn't expect Sixth Younger Sister to have such skills that others didn't know about.

Sister Yuan gripped her handkerchief tightly and stared at the silver plate of jewelry. She was extremely jealous when she thought that the plate of jewelry now belonged to Chu Lian!

Because she was the daughter of a second wife, her status was lower than Chu Lian's, so she had to compete with Chu Lian in everything since she was a child. In the past, she had always been the one suppressing Chu Lian, but now, any of the jewelry on the plate was better than her best jewelry. How could she feel good?

Wei Fengzi finished the longevity peach in her hand and looked at Chu Lian with even more interest. She raised her eyebrows and said, "The longevity peaches made by Third Young Madam of Count Jing 'an's estate are indeed delicious. They're even better than Mr. Wang's."

Although the ladies already knew the outcome of this bet, they didn't expect Wei Fengzi to be the first to speak up.

When Princess Leyao heard Wei Fengzi's words, she pouted and said unhappily, "Aunty!

How can you speak up for someone else? "

Wei Fengzi looked at Princess Leyao lovingly. She was sitting next to Princess Leyao and patted Princess Leyao's hair when she heard what Princess Leyao said. "Princess, this is the truth. Do you think that the longevity peaches made by Third Young Madam of Count Jing 'an's estate are not delicious?"

Princess Leyao couldn't say anything against her heart to her aunty who had always doted on her. Moreover, the longevity peaches made by Chu Lian were indeed delicious.

"No." Princess Leyao was only a ten-year-old child after all. When she heard this, she replied sullenly.

Wei Fengzi smiled and turned to look at Marquis Dingyuan's wife.

Chu Lian glanced at Wei Fengzi. Even though Wei Fengzi had only said a few words, she had managed to extricate Princess Leyao from this matter.

Although Princess Leyao was a little unruly, she was still a ten-year-old girl and a princess. Now that she had admitted that the longevity peaches made by Chu Lian were delicious, she was a good child who knew how to correct her mistakes.

Her arrogant and willful attitude from before would also fade away.

From the looks of it now, this entire matter seemed to be Marquis Dingyuan's wife's biggest mistake.

She had to admit that Wei Fengzi was indeed very calculative.

These two sentences fulfilled her promise to Madam Zou to take care of Chu Lian and also defended Princess Leyao. It wasn't easy for someone to be as smooth and slick as Wei Fengzi.

However, Chu Lian didn't take this to heart.

With Wei Fengzi's words, Marquis Dingyuan's wife had no choice but to admit it.

Moreover, the taste of the longevity peaches was acknowledged by everyone, so how could she go back on her word?

"I really didn't expect that Third Young Madam of Duke Jing 'an's estate would be so capable. You've really broadened our horizons today." Wei Fengzi instructed the head maidservant to bring the plate of jewelry from the stone table to Chu Lian.

However, only she knew how congested she was right now. That pearl bracelet was her most prized possession!

When the head maidservant brought the silver plate to Chu Lian, Marquis Dingyuan's wife narrowed her eyes and looked at Chu Lian meaningfully.

The look in his eyes was very clear, warning Chu Lian not to accept these jewelry.

However, everyone only saw the young madam standing in the middle of the room with her head slightly lowered, revealing her smooth and plump forehead and a slender, jade-like neck. She reached out her slender and fair hand to take the silver plate.

She didn't even raise her head. It was unknown whether she couldn't sense Marquis Dingyuan's wife's threatening gaze or whether she really wasn't paying attention.

Marquis Dingyuan's wife gripped the handkerchief in her hand tightly. She never expected Chu Lian to be able to make better longevity peaches than Sir Wang.

Princess Leyao also couldn't bear to part with her golden Qilin. She opened her mouth to ask for it back, but was stopped by Wei Fengzi.

Madam Yang was extremely pleased to see Marquis Dingyuan's wife being humiliated.

"What?

Is Marquis Dingyuan's wife feeling bad about that pearl bracelet? "

Marquis Dingyuan's wife almost spat out blood. Although she couldn't bear to part with it, she still pretended to be magnanimous. "What are you saying, Madam Yang? It's just a bracelet. Didn't Madam Yang also make a coral bracelet?"

Madam Yang smiled. As long as she could see Marquis Dingyuan's wife being humiliated, she was willing to give up two coral bracelets.

Chu Lian smiled slightly. She took the silver plate and bowed. "Many thanks to Princess Leyao, Princess Duanjia, Marquis Dingyuan's wife, Madam Yang, and all the other madams for their gifts."

Haha, I'm rich this time!

Chu Lian raised her head slightly and saw the pained expressions on the madams' faces. The smile on her face deepened.

She wasn't trying to play tricks on him!

You're the ones who rushed to give up your offerings. If I don't accept them, I'll be letting myself down.

Everyone watched as the third madam of Count Jing 'an's household smiled with sparkling eyes. Then, she handed all the plates in her hands to her personal maidservants. Everyone's hearts ached so much that they were about to bleed with envy.

Just like that, Chu Lian accepted all the gifts without any pretense. Not only did no one think that she was greedy, some madams even thought that she was being honest.

Chu Lian raised her head and met Princess Duanjia's slightly raised eyebrows.

The corners of Princess Ruanjia's lips curled up at her. It was a very strange sight.

A maidservant dressed in green hurried over from the Plum Pavilion's long hallway. She bowed in front of Marquis Dingyuan's wife and stammered as she asked about the longevity peaches.

Madam Yang laughed when she heard this. She pointed at the longevity peaches on the stone table in the center and said, "These are the longevity peaches your wife prepared. Bring them over."

The maidservant looked at Marquis Dingyuan's wife in surprise. After being tormented like this, Marquis Dingyuan's wife felt extremely displeased. She waved her hand and had the maidservant quickly bring the longevity peaches to the banquet in the front courtyard.

The maidservant in green walked to the stone table. When she saw the fake longevity peaches, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets. She only regained her composure after a moment and carefully placed the peaches into a food container before quickly leaving.

This "farce" that someone had set up finally came to an end. All the madams present were holding their breaths and waiting to go back and recount what had happened!

Chu Lian first bowed slightly in Madam Yang's direction before leaving the crowd with her maidservant to a secluded area.

When Madam Rong saw Chu Lian leave the crowd, she hurriedly came over with Sister Su and Sister Yuan.

Chu Lian frowned and knelt down to greet Madam Rong. "Sister-in-law."

Madam Rong grabbed Chu Lian's hand and said with concern, "Sister Lian, thank goodness you're fine. You scared me to death."

Chu Lian gently withdrew her hand. "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."

As she spoke, she saw Madam Zou hurriedly walking over with a servant girl and maidservant. When she saw Chu Lian, she quickly walked over.

Sister Yuan's eyes were glued to the wooden box in Xiyan's hands. Her eyes shone with greed.

She opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Chu Lian.

"Duke Jing 'an's wife is looking for me. Sister-in-law, please take Fifth Sister and Eighth Sister for a stroll." Then she bowed to Madam Rong and went to Madam Zou's side.

Madam Rong stared at Chu Lian's slender back, her eyes darkening. It seemed that Sister Lian still blamed her.

Meanwhile, Heir Zheng slapped the table and exclaimed, "Ha!

Is it true?

Duke Jing 'an's third young mistress really made better longevity peaches than De' an Restaurant's Sir Wang? "

"Heir, that's right. I heard that the longevity peaches looked no different from the real thing at first glance. They even had the sweet taste of peaches. When you break them open, there's even a filling inside. I've never seen or heard of such a thing before!"

Heir Zheng had eaten Chu Lian's crescent biscuits before. When he heard the manservant's words, he couldn't help but drool.

"Are they really that good?" Heir Zheng asked doubtfully.

The manservant chuckled. "I heard it from the maidservant in Plum Pavilion. I've never seen them with my own eyes, but I heard that Madam Yang ate three of them in a row. I'm sure they're delicious."