Rebirth of marriage

In a blink of an eye, it was Cai's birthday.

Mr. Yang wanted to use this banquet to get closer to other official families, so everyone who could submit the invitation did so, and he personally visited the Third Prince's Mansion and the Cao Mansion.

The third prince and Chief Cao had to go to great lengths to get the Yongning Marquis Mansion back to the capital. Both families were willing to give the Yongning Marquis Mansion this dignity.

Some people who didn't want to come originally accepted the invitation after hearing that both families were coming.

Others heard that the banquet was financed and provided by Prince Gong's palace, and was organized by Prince Gong's concubine Yang Xiner, and that Prince Gong would also be present.

Originally, high-ranking families like them looked down upon concubines the most, but Yang Xiner was the legitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis Mansion, and Prince Gong had never married a wife. He was so interested in Yang Xiner, and it was impossible to find a concubine in his old age.

Prince Gong no longer has any real power, but he is the direct younger brother of the late emperor, the emperor's uncle of the present majesty, and the great uncle of the future prince. He has a high seniority.

He wanted to do something that even the emperor couldn't refuse. In addition, he had the black-feathered guards left by the late emperor, so it was a good idea to make friends with him.

Others simply use the banquet to watch the excitement and get together with acquaintances.

Due to various reasons, Yongninghou Mansion was extremely lively with guests gathering today.

Male and female guests are separated by screens.

Boss Yang, the newly crowned Marquis of Yongning, and his son Yang Fan entertained the male guests, while Cai, the old lady of the Marquis of Yongning, led Yang Xiner to receive the female guests.

Everyone lamented that the Yongning Marquis Mansion, which originally had prosperous heirs, had been exiled, but now only a few people were left.

A matron in charge of the house was a little dissatisfied because she was entertained by Yang Xiner. After sitting down, she complained to the people around her, "There is also an eldest daughter-in-law and a fourth daughter-in-law in this Hou family. Why is it that Mrs. Yongning Hou left her daughter-in-law and took a wife with her?" My concubine’s daughter entertains us.”

Even the concubines in Prince Gong's Mansion are still concubines after all. If they have a concubine to welcome guests, wouldn't it also lower their status?

The woman next to her whispered, "I heard that the eldest daughter-in-law Hu fell ill when she returned to Beijing. The fourth daughter-in-law is a widow and may not be able to come out."

The previous woman said dissatisfiedly, "Even being a widow is better than being a concubine."

"Shh, please keep your voice down." The person next to her pursed her lips at the old nanny beside Yang Xiner, "I don't see that one, but she is the housekeeper of Prince Gong's Mansion. Prince Gong even gave her to the Yang family. It shows that she is here The palace is favored."

When the woman heard this, she suppressed her dissatisfaction and stopped continuing the topic. Although she didn't like a concubine, she didn't want to offend old Prince Gong in vain.

After a while, someone in the men's area on the other side of the screen shouted that the third prince and the second master of the Cao family were coming.

On the female guest side, Mrs. Cao Er and her two girls had just sat down when the Crown Princess of Zhenguo Palace and Princess Nihuang also arrived.

Everyone was surprised that the prince and concubine of the Duke of Zhenguo would come.

For many years, Zhao Huaian asked himself to give up the position of eldest son to his younger brother Zhao Huaikang. Zhao Huaikang succeeded him as the eldest son, and his wife, Mrs. Zhao Er, became the eldest concubine of the Zhenguo Palace.

In the first few years, the Crown Princess was also active in public. However, since Zhao Huai'an's death, the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion rarely interacted with other mansions and rarely attended such ordinary banquets. However, Princess Nihuang There have been more of them in recent years.

But this princess was so arrogant that she would not look down on someone like Yongning Hou who had just returned from exile.

Today, she was dressed up and chatting very closely with Yang Xiner, which was really strange.

Xie Jiu, who heard Qingqiu's report in the courtyard, was also a little confused, "Is Nihuang coming?"

Hasn't she been grounded for a month?It's only been a few days since you went out to a banquet?

Is the Zhen Guogong's banning order such a child's play?Or was there something else that lifted her ground?

But Zhilan and Wutong didn't come back with news, so Xie Jiu frowned slightly.

Just as he was thinking about Nihuang, the nanny beside Yang Xiner came over and urged, "Fourth Madam, has the old lady's medicine been ready?"

Since Yang Xiner went to see Mr. Cai a few days ago, Mr. Yang has left the task of boiling medicine for Ms. Cai to Xie Jiu every day, saying that he doesn't want to worry about other people.

"Okay." Xie Jiu quickly collected his thoughts.

The grandma smiled and said, "The old lady asked you to send it there in person. Now that you, the housekeeper of the Marquis Mansion, can no longer sit in the yard like before, it's time to go out and show your face so that everyone can get to know each other."

"Let's go." Xie Jiu's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm. This time the Cai family and their daughter did not let her interfere at all.

Now I remembered that she was the housekeeper.

Seeing that she was so obedient, the grandma followed her with the medicine in her hands with satisfaction.

There were rumors in the capital that the widowed daughter-in-law of Yongning Hou Mansion was as beautiful as a fairy, but few people had actually seen Xie Jiu's true appearance.

She became a widow when she married into the Yongning Hou Mansion and rarely left the house.

Everyone just thought the rumors were exaggerated, but when Xie Jiu slowly walked into the flower hall, the originally noisy hall gradually became quiet.

The exquisite facial features combined into a stunning face. No makeup was applied to the jade-white face, only a little rouge was lightly applied on the cheeks, making the skin look rosy.

Wearing a plain white dress, she felt noble and pure. She acted like a fairy leaving for the world of mortals. She was astonishingly beautiful.

Some of the women were jealous, some were envious, and some sighed, but no one spoke again.

The abnormality here attracted the attention on the other side of the screen. Several dandy family members were curious and looked at the situation here through the gap in the screen. When they saw Xie Jiu Qingguo's peerless face, they were stunned for a moment.

I don't know who it was, but said, "How can there be such a beautiful person in the world? The gods are probably not as beautiful as her. It's such a pity."

It's a pity that once you get married, you will have to be a widow for the rest of your life and waste everything you have.

This was said in a loud voice, and even Mrs. Cai on the other side of the screen heard it. A trace of disgust flashed in her eyes. She is so charming that she is still flirting with people when she is about to die.

She seemed to have forgotten that it was she who asked Xie Jiu to come over to meet the guests.

There was kindness on his face, "Thank you for the wine, and come to mother quickly."

Yang Xiner followed up with a smile and said, "Sister-in-law Fourth, you don't know, right now, my mother is in good health and can speak."

Daughters-in-law from aristocratic families usually go to their mother-in-law every day to take stock of the illness.

Yang Xiner's words meant that Xie Jiu not only failed to fulfill his filial piety in front of her mother-in-law, but also didn't even know about important things like her mother-in-law getting well.

It is really unfilial!

Mrs. Cai glared at her daughter as if she was hiding something, and hurriedly explained to everyone, "We have just returned to Beijing. There are many things in the house, and we have to prepare this birthday banquet for me. My fourth daughter-in-law is busy every day, which is very hard."

Almost everyone in the capital knew that it was Yang Xiner who was organizing Cai's birthday these days. Xie Jiu was too busy to see her mother-in-law, which was a very lame excuse.

Some ladies who were familiar with the back houses of high-end families looked at Xie Jiu with more sympathy. Ms. Cai wanted to give her an unfilial name in front of everyone. Once a daughter-in-law has such a reputation, what else can she do? Good times to live.

Some people who are not so smart think that Ms. Cai is tolerant to her daughter-in-law and think of ways to hide it for her.

Xie Jiu raised his eyes and glanced at the mother and daughter who were performing a show.

In the past few days, Mrs. Cai was afraid that she would find out that she could speak, so she did not see her.

Ms. Cai did not dare to drink the medicine she boiled. All she drank was cooked in the small kitchen by her mother-in-law who was left behind by Yang Xiner.

Early this morning, Boss Yang asked her to go to the kitchen to brew medicine, while Mrs. Cai was supported by Yang Xiner to the front to greet the guests.

She just pretended not to know and went to the kitchen honestly.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, she thanked the wine and smiled, "I saw that you had sealed off the courtyard to recuperate, and my daughter-in-law was very worried, but she was stopped by grandma and couldn't enter the courtyard. Now that I see that you are fine, I feel relieved. .

If it's hard work, I don't dare to be my daughter-in-law. Sister Xin'er is taking care of everything in the house recently. Mother-in-law, please stop teasing me. "

The shrewd women heard a lot from these words.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the Yang family had a bad relationship. The mother-in-law recovered from her illness but kept it secret from her daughter-in-law, and handed over the housekeeping duties to a daughter who had left home.

The Cai family and their daughter did not expect that Xie Jiu, a merchant's daughter, would not have any stage fright in front of all the ladies and daughters in the capital, but would instead have a sharp tongue and was about to say something to save the situation.

A cold sneer sounded, and Nihuang sarcastically said, "I heard how filial the fourth lady was when she was in exile, but it doesn't seem like that."

"Nihuang." The princess of Zhen Guo Gong stopped in a low voice. How dare she, a girl who has not left the court, get involved in the affairs between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Nihuang didn't pay much attention to her second aunt's warning and continued, "Is it possible that you created that good reputation yourself?"

Xie Jiu stared at Nihuang.

Scenes from her past life flashed through her mind, and Xie Jiu's chest felt like it was being burned by hatred. She bit the tip of her tongue to prevent the hatred inside her from leaking out.

She narrowed her bright eyes and said with a smile, "How did the princess know whether I was filial to my mother-in-law in the exile area when she was in the capital? Could it be that the princess was good at prying into the privacy of other families."

Xie Jiu's eyes were bright, but it made Nihuang feel a sharp edge, like a light on her back.

So much so that she didn't even think about how Xie Jiu knew her identity since she and Xie Jiu had never met.