Huang Lingling was not the Eldest Princess's blood granddaughter; she was Huang Jinyu's cousin. Moreover, this cousin relationship was somewhat distant, as she was the great-granddaughter of the younger brother of Old Prince Consort Huang. Because the Eldest Princess Mansion was lacking in heirs – Old Prince Consort Huang had only one son, Marquis Huang; Marquis Huang had only one son, Sir Huang; and Sir Huang had only one son, Huang Jinyu – it was truly a case of a solitary male heir for three generations.
The Eldest Princess felt the mansion was too quiet, so she took Huang Lingling from a young age and raised her as if she were her own great-granddaughter.
On the day of the plum blossom appreciation banquet, Huang Lingling had also composed a poem; as it wasn't particularly stunning, Qian Yixiu didn't pay much attention to it, only remembering that she was a pretty young girl with delicate eyebrows and bright eyes.
