He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 114 Banquet

Wen Yuxia said softly, "These two ginseng roots were dug up by my daughter on the way to escape famine. I couldn't bear to sell them and kept them all this time..." Her words were so eloquent that the Crown Princess was moved and took Wen Yuxia's hand, calling her "good daughter" over and over again.

Her words were so eloquent and respectful that the Crown Princess, moved, took Wen Yuxia's hand and repeatedly called her "good daughter."

"Little sister, have you delivered the folding mirror and the crystal ball yet?" Xie Qianlian asked somewhat shyly on the way back to the princess's residence.

Her second younger brother loved crystal balls, and Xia Yichen was unwilling to part with them. Having just seen a crystal ball among the gifts Wen Yuxia gave to their parents, she decided to ask for one.

Wen Yuxia nodded. The folding mirror was a free gift she received when she bought Weijia cosmetics in her previous life. She had been using Weijia cosmetics for years, and still had quite a few folding mirrors in stock.

The living room partition has a total of thirty small compartments. She bought a batch of crystal balls online to decorate the compartments, and gave away six, or twenty-four of them.

"Little sister, could you give your sister-in-law a crystal ball?" Xie Qianlian forced a smile. This was the first time in her life she'd ever asked someone for something.

Wen Yuxia smiled slightly: "Okay."

"Thank you," Xie Qianlian was very happy, knowing that her second brother and husband would no longer have to fight over the crystal ball.

On the day of the banquet, Princess Wanyu, Princess Yayu, Princess Xinyi, and Princess Xuanmiao, who were around the same age as Wen Yuxia, arrived early. They had come with a mission.

For the wine tasting banquet, Wen Yuxia only invited unmarried noble ladies. The Crown Prince's wife was unable to attend on the day of the banquet, so the four princesses came to support Wen Yuxia.

"Sister Yuxia," Princess Wanyu greeted Wen Yuxia with a beaming smile as she stepped forward and took her hand affectionately. Ya Yu, Xin Yi, and Princess Xuanmiao followed suit, all three saying in unison, "Sister Yuxia."

Wen Yuxia said with a faint smile, "Hello, my four sisters."

Wanyu took a jade bracelet from her wrist and slipped it onto Wen Yuxia's wrist: "Little sister, this is a gift from your older sister, you can't refuse it."

Ya Yu took a delicate jade hairpin from her hair and placed it in Wen Yuxia's hair, saying with a smile, "This is a gift from the Empress Dowager, a small token of my appreciation."

The gifts Xin Yi and Xuan Miao presented were jewelry bestowed upon them by the Empress Dowager. Princess Wanyu was displeased and pouted, saying, "You, hmph."

Without even informing Wen Yuxia before presenting the jewelry bestowed by the Empress Dowager, Wanyu took a string of pearls from her own neck and placed it directly on Wen Yuxia's head, saying, "Sister, this string of pearls was a gift from the Empress Dowager; it's for you."

Wen Yuxia was bewildered by their insistence on giving her gifts upon meeting her; the four princesses' friendly expressions contradicted what Xie Qianlian had described.

There are ten unmarried princesses in the capital, six of whom are still young. When Xie Qianlian was drafting the invitation list, she introduced the situation of Princess Wanyu and the other three to Wen Yuxia.

Wan Yu is willful and capricious, Ya Yu is the most talented woman in the capital, Xin Yi is sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside, and Xuan Miao is a master of scheming. None of the four are willing to submit to the others, and they bicker whenever they meet. However, they are all of noble status, and the banquets of the powerful and wealthy cannot refuse to send them invitations.

Xie Qianlian told Wen Yuxia about the various circumstances surrounding the banquet attended by the four princesses, preparing her mentally for the four princesses to ruin the banquet.

Now, the four princesses' enthusiasm for her made Wen Yuxia doubt Xie Qianlian's words. She smiled and said, "Four elder sisters, I also have gifts for you."

After saying that, she reached into her bag and took out four folding mirrors. Wanyu exclaimed in surprise, "Folding mirrors!"

She had seen the folding mirror at the Empress Dowager's place; it could see even the smallest freckle on a person's face, much clearer than the bronze mirror at home.

The four of them were so enamored with the mirror that they looked at their pretty faces again and again. Wanyu happily said, "Thank you, little sister," and Yayu and the other two also thanked Wen Yuxia.

"My four sisters, would you like to come to my room for a while?" Wen Yuxia said softly.

"Great! Great!" Wanyu clapped her hands and exclaimed.

The noble ladies who received the invitation had not yet arrived. As princesses, it would be undignified for them to sit idly in the hall. Wen Yuxia knew this, as did Wan Yu and the others. The four princesses happily accepted Wen Yuxia's invitation.

A quarter of an hour later, Wen Yuxia received a report from Bei San that all the noble ladies who had received the invitations had arrived. Only then did she leisurely lead the four princesses into the hall.

She clapped her hands with a smile, and everyone in the hall looked towards the entrance upon hearing the clapping. "Welcome everyone to my wine tasting banquet. Now, please follow me to the Listening Rain Pavilion."

Listening to the Rain Pavilion was a greenhouse that Xie Qianlian helped set up. It had two floors; the first floor was a flower room, and the second floor was a place to entertain guests in winter.

The group followed Wen Yuxia into Tingyu Tower. Seeing the orchids neatly arranged on the flower stand, someone exclaimed, "Plum-shaped petals, three tightly rounded petals—could this be the finest orchid, Song Mei?"

Then someone else spoke up: "Green Cloud? This is Green Cloud, I'm not seeing things, am I?"

"That's right, it has medium-sized lotus petals, a large flower shape, and a delicate fragrance. It's definitely Green Cloud."

……

Some of these orchids were gifts from Xie Qianlian to Wen Yuxia to make an impression. Hearing the crowd's discussion, she realized that every single one of the dozens of orchids on the flower stand was a masterpiece.

Ya Yu was the most talented woman in the capital and had a deep knowledge of orchids. She quietly explained the different varieties of orchids to Wen Yuxia and the others beside her.

Rare orchid varieties are extremely rare and valuable. Ya Yu saw three such orchids at Wen Yuxia's place, and before anyone else could react, she had to reserve them.

Ya Yu said with a charming smile, "Little sister Yu Xia, you have to save some for me after you divide the pots. I'll pay you for them."

Wen Yuxia hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "The orchids were prepared by the Crown Princess. If Sister Ya Yu wants them, she'll have to ask her."

The four princesses exchanged surprised glances at Xie Qianlian's preparations. The Emperor had strictly ordered them to befriend Wen Yuxia, and the Crown Prince's Consort had even moved some of her most prized orchids to Wen Yuxia's residence. Just who was Wen Yuxia?

Ya Yu covered her mouth and chuckled: "The Crown Prince's wife is notoriously stingy, so it's impossible to ask her for orchids. I'll just paint these orchids after the banquet."

To better showcase the fruit wine, Wen Yuxia searched the entire villa, bringing out all the glass teapots and beverage bottles that could be heated.

Teapots and beverage bottles filled with bright red fruit wine were placed on a long table on the second floor, looking quite nice. As soon as they came upstairs, a noble lady exclaimed, "That's fruit wine!"

Wen Yuxia said with a faint smile, "Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the benefits of this fruit wine..."

It can relieve joint pain, lower back and knee pain, and menstrual pain in women; replenish skin moisture; eliminate facial blemishes; make facial skin whiter and smoother; and even aid in weight loss.

These words captivated all the noble ladies. They couldn't wait to taste the fruit wine, which was suitable for both men and women. Cui Wan'er spoke for everyone: "Princess Mu Hua, may we taste it now?"

"Okay," Wen Yuxia clapped her hands gently.

The maids, who had been waiting outside, filed in one after another, placing plates of exquisite pastries on the long table, and pouring fruit wine into small ceramic cups.

"Princess Muhua, where can I buy fruit wine?" Su Baiyu, the eldest daughter of the Su Marquis's family, asked softly. Her grandfather had suffered from chronic illnesses due to years of warfare, and fruit wine could relieve his pain. She wanted to buy some for him.

Wen Yuxia smiled. All that buildup had been for this moment. Su Baiyu was good; she could give him a small jar of fruit wine after the banquet.

"I brewed the fruit wine myself. In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, only I can brew it. I plan to open a tavern in a few days. Anyone who needs it can buy it there."

Su Baiyu smiled slightly: "I will definitely be there on the day the tavern opens."