C10

"I wonder what big sister thinks?" Seeing that Yan Ling was still smiling, yet didn't respond to his words, Yan Shuang felt slightly angry out of embarrassment.

Although Yan Ling was somewhat surprised by what had happened, he was not surprised.

The number of people that could be used by Yan Ling was extremely limited. He had only instructed the servants of his mansion to prepare the wedding gift. As for why Yan Shuang had received this news, there was no need to even mention that.

"Why didn't little sister mention this to big sister before? Could it be that he wanted to make use of this opportunity to humiliate his sister? " Yan Ling raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at Yan Shuang in confusion.

"This …" For a time, the hall was filled with discussion.

There were quite a few people who were present during the last banquet. Many people knew that Yan Ling was being praised by the empress for "taking care of his sister." With such a comparison, the Yan family's second young miss seemed to be making a ruckus.

Even Prime Minister Yan frowned in dissatisfaction. Although she had promised to help her daughter vent her anger and find a banquet to embarrass Yan Ling, she hadn't expected it to be at her own birthday banquet.

This was no ordinary banquet. Almost all of the imperial court's civil and military officials were present. Even though Yan Shuang was at a disadvantage now, even if Yan Ling were to be humiliated here, Prime Minister Yan would still look good if he did not see him.

Regardless, to the outside world, Yan Ling was still the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister. To a certain extent, Yan Ling's prestige would also be linked to the Prime Minister's Estate.

Yan Shuang never thought that not only did Yan Ling see through her thoughts, he even told them to everyone in the hall. For a moment, he did not know what to do. His expression was extremely ugly.

"Ling'er, what are you saying? You and Shuang'er are from the same mother, could it be that she will deliberately make you look bad?" Although she was over forty years old, Madam Yan still retained her charm as she spoke with a smile, a trace of dissatisfaction flashing through her eyes.

Yan Ling also walked out of his seat and slowly walked to Yan Shuang's side. He held Yan Shuang's hand naturally and smiled at the people around them.

"Mother, you're overthinking it. Ling'er is just joking with my little sister. Our relationship as sisters has always been harmonious, and Shuang'er is also gentle and obedient. How could she have such thoughts? "

As Yan Ling spoke, he gently patted Yan Shuang's hands, pretending to be deeply in love with her. It was as if Madam Yan wanted to say something, but Liang He beat her to it. "As the world has said, the Yan family's eldest daughter and the second young miss have a deep relationship. As expected of a twin sister."

The Crown Prince had already said so, so what else could anyone else say? In a moment, everyone was in agreement. Even the prime minister, who knew that this was not the case, couldn't help but smile.

Yan Shuang clenched her teeth, but refused to let go of the topic.

"Your highness, the Crown Prince is right. It's just a joke. It seems like we are all family. No matter what, father will not mind the wedding present, right? " Yan Shuang pulled her arm along with Yan Ling and leaned her head against his shoulder.

Yan Ling could not help but sneer in his heart. It seemed like this' frost 'was something out of the ordinary. It was as if he had to beat her in this matter. Since she had come up with this idea, what reason did he have to reject her?

"That's to be expected. In terms of this birthday present to seniors, it was originally not for some sort of treasure. Instead, it was a gift." Yan Ling smiled at Yan Shuang and beckoned at Li.

As soon as Li Jun understood, she turned around and left the hall. Not long later, two servants came in with a basin full of welcoming pine in their arms.

When Yan Shuang saw the pine tree, which had obviously dried branches, she could not help but let out a mocking smile. He thought that it was laughable that Yan Ling would use such a gift as a congratulatory gift.

Although most of the people in the manor looked down on this young miss. However, no one dared to deduct his monthly money. Even if he couldn't find anything valuable, he didn't need to take this number.

With this thought in mind, Yan Shuang no longer covered up her present, waving her hand and pulling away the red silk. In an instant, many people sucked in a mouthful of cold air.

The two-foot tall bonsai actually looked like an exquisite red coral. Its color was bright like a red jadeite, and its color was plump, as though it could drip blood at any time.

With such a finished product, even those who did not know what was good would be able to tell that it was definitely a top-grade treasure. It seemed that this Second Miss had really put her heart into it. In contrast, the Yan family's eldest daughter's gift did not seem to be on display at all.

Although it was difficult for the crowd to say anything, whispered discussions were inevitable. On the other hand, Yan Ling's calm and collected attitude did not appear to have detected anything.

After a while, an old official suddenly spoke up, "May I ask, Miss Yan, are those from the welcoming pine tree sariras?"

Yan Ling smiled. Wasn't there someone who understood things as well? He turned around and nodded at the old man.

For a moment, everyone was confused. Even natural people have heard of sariras, but isn't that the bead shaped object used by the High Monk after he passed away in meditation? What does it have to do with this pine?

Yan Ling smiled but remained silent. The old man said excitedly, "You may not know this, but pine trees decay easily. These sariras have been cultivated for hundreds or even thousands of years, so the remaining branches are very rare."

With this said, it was only natural that they meet.

When Yan Ling saw the twisted expression on Yan Shuang's face, he smiled without a care. He thought, "If I can't take this anymore, then what's next?"

Just as he was thinking, Li Yi walked in with a plate in her hands. Inside was a brightly colored longevity peach.

Li Jun walked up to Yan Ling, handed the plate to him, and bowed. She then said, "Master, the eldest miss has woken up early in the morning and personally went to the kitchen to prepare the longevity peach buns for Master. She has been busy until the start of the banquet."

Yan Ling pretended to be dissatisfied as he glared at Li Li and rebuked her, "Little girl, why are you saying these things?"

"Father's 50th birthday, Ling'er also doesn't know how to express her feelings. She only feels that the rare treasures cannot compare to yours, so she can only personally make some worthless things. "Ling'er wishes her father good luck, as long as the East Sea flows, and is even older than Nanshan."

Just like that, a banquet was pushed to the climax. Although this was all arranged by Yan Shuang, but in the end, she wasn't the one to show off. He didn't know if this was just helping others out for free.

Early the next morning, Yan Ling had instructed Li Yi to select some servants for the courtyard. He planned to personally select a group of servants.

No matter how unfavoured Yan Ling was, he was still the young miss of the Prime Minister's Estate. He still had the power to do so. Besides, Madam Zou had brought a group of people with her during this period of time. The butler had sent someone to inform them of the arrival of the event.

In the past, when Yan Ling felt that it was unnecessary, he had never added anyone else. However, things would be different in the future. No matter what, he had a few trustworthy people by his side.