Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Dong Jiafu was a little surprised to hear that she was also invited in the post.

"Mom, who sent this post?"

"It's Tong'an Houfu," Xu Yiwan handed the post to her, "Have you heard of it before?"

Dong Jiafu took the post and opened it, and saw that it was Mrs. Tong'an Hou who invited them to go to another courtyard to appreciate the chrysanthemums.

She closed the invitation and shook her head: "I don't know much about the noble family in Beijing, and I have never heard of the Tong'an Marquis Mansion."

"You don't even know, then should we go or not?" Xu Yiwan ran out of ideas for a while.

Dong Jiafu thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, mother. Why don't we wait until father comes back and we can ask him for his opinion."

Xu Yiwan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, you are right, your father is in the court now, he must know about the Tong'an Marquis Mansion."

In the evening, Dong Jingtang returned to his residence. After entering, Xu Yiwan couldn't wait for him to change into his official uniform, so she showed him the invitation.

"Neither Afu nor I know the situation of Tong'anhou Mansion, so we really can't make up our minds."

Dong Jingtang read it quickly and said, "It's not that important. I just invite you to enjoy the flowers. It doesn't matter if you go or not."

"But after all, this is the Hou Mansion, and we posted it specifically. Would it be rude if we didn't go?" Xu Yiwan was worried.

Dong Jiafu asked: "Father, is there anyone in the Tong'an Marquis' mansion who will serve as an official in the same court as you?"

"Marquis Tong'an works in the Ministry of Rites and rarely interacts with me on weekdays. I heard that Mrs. Marquis Tong'an is the daughter of King Xiping and is very sociable."

"Is this Mrs. Tong'anhou's status so noble? Is she still the prince's daughter?" Xu Yiwan asked in surprise.

Dong Jingtang added: "King Xiping is the youngest among the brothers of the late emperor, and his biological mother has a low status.

, after the late emperor ascended the throne, he became an idle prince in Bingzhou. "

"That's the prince too. If we don't go, won't we offend Mrs. Tong'anhou's face? We're new to the capital, so it's hard to offend someone." Xu Yiwan frowned and thought about it, "otherwise we'd better go."

Dong Jingtang knew that she didn't like to attend these banquets, "Don't force it. If you really don't want to go, just write a reply. It shouldn't be a big deal."

Xu Yiwan was silent for a moment and made a decision, "We will continue to live in the capital in the future. Even if we shirk this time, we will have to interact with people next time. Afu, let's go."

"I listen to my mother." Dong Jiafu responded.

Although she didn't want to participate, she couldn't let her mother go alone.

The next day, the mother and daughter simply cleaned up and came to the courtyard of Tong'an Hou Mansion.

When they arrived, several carriages were parked in front of the courtyard. They handed the posts to the servants outside the door and the maid took them in.

The courtyard has winding paths and is arranged like a courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River.

Going further in, you can hear talking and laughter. The courtyard is filled with chrysanthemums of various colors, and ladies and girls gather in twos and threes everywhere.

The maid brought Xu Yiwan and Dong Jiafu to four ladies who were talking and dressed in luxurious clothes. Before the maid could speak, one of the ladies, who was wearing a light blue satin robe embroidered with folded branches and chrysanthemums, smiled and said: "Dong Madam, I'm so glad you could come."

Xu Yiwan made a greeting, "It's our honor for Mrs. Hou to invite us mother and daughter. Is there any reason not to come and visit?"

"That day at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, I met Mrs. Dong from a distance. Mrs. Dong is an upright official.

Even women like me admire him endlessly. Now that you are in the capital, you must move around more in the future. "When talking to Mrs. Anhou, her smile never diminished and she was very enthusiastic.

Compared with her, Xu Yiwan seemed a little uncomfortable, "Mrs. Hou said..."

Mrs. Tong'an Hou turned her attention to Dong Jiafu again, with amazement in her eyes, "As soon as I was in a hurry at the palace banquet, I felt that Miss Dong was graceful and graceful. When I saw her today, she was like a hibiscus emerging from the water. She was really happy. Good looking."

"Mrs. Hou is so complimentary." Xu Yiwan was quite happy when her daughter was praised.

"I've met Mrs. Hou, I've met all the ladies." Dong Jiafu saluted in due course.

"Miss Dong, there is no need to be polite," Mrs. Tong'an Hou raised her hand to support her. "There are many girls about your age here today. I believe you can also talk to me."

Then Mrs. Tong'anhou introduced the other three ladies to Xu Yiwan one by one.

Seeing that Xu Yiwan was still adapting to it, Dong Jiafu couldn't interrupt the conversation between the ladies, so she stepped aside and enjoyed the flowers casually.

"Hey, look, isn't this the little maid who was in our house back then?"

Even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Dong Jiafu still recognized whose voice it was. Turning around, she saw Cui Yawei, who was dressed elegantly, walking toward her with her maid Cuiyu.

"Mrs. Song." Dong Jiafu said calmly.

Cui Yawei stood in front of her and said, "As the saying goes, after three days of separation, you should look at each other with admiration. In my opinion, I am not as good as you. Yunling, you are so surprising that you can come to such a banquet now."

Her words made people feel uncomfortable. Dong Jiafu said coldly: "Mrs. Song, I am no longer called Yunling."

A name, please don’t call me that again in the future. "

"Huh -" Cui Yawei said disdainfully, "You have only been a daughter of an official for a few days, and you dare to show off in front of me. Have you forgotten that you were a servile servant in the Dingguo Palace?"

Dong Jiafu felt sad for her. She had been married for two years and still had not gotten rid of her bossy temper. She also didn't know what Song Shaoheng, who came from a scholarly family, had to do with such a wife every day.

Looking at the two golden hairpins on her head and the heavy gold bracelets on her wrists, she looks and behaves very much like her mother, the Second Lady.

Dong Jiafu looked directly into Cui Yawei's eyes, "Times have changed. No matter before or now, I have done things that are consistent with my status. But Mrs. Song, does she still think that she is the second daughter of Duke Dingguo?"

"What do you mean by that?" Cui Yawei's eyes widened as if she had been kicked to a painful point.

At this time, Qin Fangsui came up from behind Dong Jiafu, "Yawei, what's wrong with you? You look so ugly."

Cui Yawei raised her eyes and saw her, and snorted heavily.

Qin Fangsui approached suspiciously, and when she saw Dong Jiafu, she showed a surprised expression, "Isn't this...Miss Dong, are you there too?"

"My mother and I were invited by Mrs. Tong'anhou," Dong Jiafu replied.

Qin Fangsui's expression returned to normal, "Mrs. Tong'anhou holds a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet here every year. Like Miss Dong, this is the first time for me to participate."

Cui Yawei on the side said in a bad tone: "Why do you lower yourself to be compared with someone like her?"

Qin Fangsui seemed to be taken aback by her attitude and whispered: "Yawei, how can you say that to Miss Dong? Her identity is different now.

"

"No matter what you do, you can't change the fact that she was once a servant." After Cui Yawei said that, she turned around and left.

Qin Fangsui hurriedly turned around to comfort Dong Jiafu, "Yawei has had this temper since she was a child. Her words were a bit harsh. Don't take it to heart."

Dong Jiafu smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Miss Qin, I'm fine."

Her nonchalant look made Qin Fangsui startled. He quickly came back to his senses and said, "I have heard a little bit about you, but I haven't congratulated you on reuniting with your family."

"thanks……"

Just as he was talking, the people next to him suddenly started to move, and someone said, "The princess and the county master are here——"