October 21, five a.m.

Shangguan Li opened her eyes on time and went to the window after washing.

Today's Prime Minister "woke up" early, and overnight, all the eaves under the corridor that could be seen were hung with lanterns with the word "Shou" written on them.

The open space in front of the atrium was already full of wine tables, and a four-sided open stage was set up in the center of the open space for invited troupes to perform.

From the main entrance to the atrium, there is a dense and soft carpet with some aged peach leaves that symbolize longevity.

Although the main gate has not yet opened at this time, there are already homekeepers and maids waiting for Zhou Zheng.

From this point of view, this pomp and circumstance is indeed not ordinary.

At this point, Shangguan Xun and Zhang Yuanniang should not have come out of their yards yet.

Suddenly, Shangguan Li's gaze stopped on a maid holding a tray.

Looking at the direction he was heading, the target should be Lingshui Pavilion.

Sure enough, a short time later, the maid knocked on the door with a plate.

The maid's expression was a little sleepy, the time was too early. It's a little unbearable for those of them to be subordinate, let alone the pampered ladies.

Therefore, the maid has been ready to knock for a long time.

As soon as she knocked, the door opened.

The person on the other side was so clean and tidy that one wondered if she hadn't slept at all.

"How?"

Seeing that the little maid kept her fingers in the air and froze in place, Shangguan Li had no choice but to speak first.

"Huh? Yes! Three Misses! This, this is the longevity peach you want to give to Xiangye, and the housekeeper asked me to send it over. ”

"Got it, thank you."

Shangguan Li took the plate, then closed the door and went back upstairs.

Seeing the maid who was still in a trance leave, Shangguan Li lifted the lid, and there was indeed a lifelike longevity peach underneath.

This is a birthday celebration custom in this world, and it is simply substituted.

The kitchen will make enough longevity peaches, and put a note in each of them, on which are written words with better meanings such as blessing, year, and eternity.

Then the children will choose one of their own and give it to the birthday bearer together during the ceremony, and the birthday bearer will choose one of the favorites, and the selected child will receive an additional gift.

This thing was originally to be picked by Shangguan Li himself, otherwise it would not be in accordance with the etiquette system.

However, this birthday was handled by Zhang Yuanniang, and with the incompatible relationship between them, it would be too hypocritical for her not to make some trouble for Shangguan Li.

Shangguan Li approached this longevity peach and smelled it, there was only a fragrance of flour, and there was no mess.

That must have been done on the paper inside.

Zhang Yuanniang was sure that Shangguan Li couldn't break Shou Tao to check.

Because the production of this longevity peach is very exquisite, it will be deformed with a slight pinch, and it is difficult to restore the original state, just to avoid someone from opening the longevity peach in advance and changing the paper inside.

Although Shangguan Li is not out of the way to solve it, for example, go to Zheliu Courtyard now and snatch the longevity peach in Shangguan Yue's hand.

But she just closed the lid again, intending to take it with her then.

She is waiting for Zhang Yuanniang to make a move, and when the time comes, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth.

But if she doesn't make a move, she won't be able to catch any flaws.

Even if she doesn't have a clue about Zhang Yuanniang's secret now, she can't let her live too comfortably, right?

At about seven o'clock in the morning, Shangguan Li had just finished his morning exercise when he heard the crackling sound of firecrackers at the main entrance.

Then there was a dull "click", and the heavy front door slowly opened.

Outside, the carriages of the guests who had arrived had already taken up half the street.

Shangguan Xun stood at the door dressed like a dog to welcome the guests, and Shangguan Li only glanced at it before withdrawing his gaze.

According to the etiquette system, most of the people who come in the morning are relatives of the ladies of the house, and the real guests will not arrive until noon.

Birthday ceremonies are also held at that time.

So these juniors are relatively idle, but Zhang Yuanniang is different.

Not only was she busy entertaining the ladies now, but she also had to coordinate the whole audience and prepare for the luncheon, which was the busiest time for her.

So it's also the best time for Shangguan Li to sneak into her room.

The dawn of early winter was relatively late, and even though it was already past seven o'clock, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was still shrouded in a faint layer of darkness.

Shangguan Li wrapped himself in a night coat and walked into the Folding Willow Courtyard with a familiar car.

There are also many lanterns hanging in the courtyard, which originally went in the direction of light and joy, but the people of this world did not know that under this faint firelight, the unilluminated place would be deeper and darker than when there was no light.

So in her world, the temporary residences of the big people were either several rows of headlights, which illuminated the darkness at all. Or just remain hazy and obscure.

It is to prevent the killer from sneaking up in the shadows of the blind spot.

There are a lot of people coming and going in the courtyard, and because most of the items that are purchased go into the warehouse of Oriyanagi-in, people keep coming in to move things.

If you enter through the door, you will be discovered, so Shangguan Li climbed onto the roof, found the right position, moved the tiles and jumped in.

The place she entered was the lobby, and the left and right sides should be Zhang Yuanniang and Shangguan Yue's bedrooms respectively.

I just don't know which side is Zhang Yuanniang's, so I can only guess.

This world respects the right, so Shangguan Li did not hesitate, went to the right first, gently pushed open the door of the compartment, and before she stepped in, she smelled a very strong aroma.

It seems that she should have guessed correctly.

Shangguan Li entered the room, closed the door, and then turned around to look at Zhang Yuanniang's room.

At first glance, the impression is gorgeous, with a beaded curtain swaying in front of it that shimmers with the light of gemstones, and a sun-sweeping blanket from the Northwest countries at the feet.

Further on, the quilt on the bed and the jewelry on the dresser all highlight the word "expensive".

It's really rich.

Shangguan Li wanted to go out and sell it by the way.

She walked first to the incense burner next to the dresser, where the incense was still burning.

Shangguan Li took out a special pair of tweezers from his body, took out a small piece and put it under his nose and sniffed it.

The smell almost didn't give her a whole vomit.

Unlike the aroma after ignition, this incense piece is like a myriad of strong-flavored floral fragrances mixed together in a disorderly manner, the fragrance is sticky, greasy and heavy, condensed into a large piece of ink that cannot be dissolved, and goes crazy into people's noses and throats.

Almost ticked the breakfast out of her stomach.

What kind of disgusting thing is this?

Shangguan Li hurriedly took the incense piece away, and put it away a little more.

Then she turned her gaze to the dresser.

Just as she was about to walk over and pick up the jewelry box on the stage, she suddenly felt a dizziness in her head.