The arrival of the eldest lady and her entourage immediately silenced those who were originally talking about Dong Jiafu, waiting to see her attitude.

"Mother, aunt, uncle, you are here." Cui Yaying stood up and took the eldest lady's arm.

The eldest lady smiled and said: "You are already a mother, and you still act like a child."

"Yaying is a new mother. She has only been a mother for more than a month, but she has been her sister's daughter for more than ten years. How can she adapt to her new identity so quickly." Princess Kang spoke for Cui Yaying, "Besides, in front of her mother, Not just a child."

Cui Yaying nodded repeatedly, "Auntie is so right."

"You——" The eldest lady's eyes were full of helplessness and doting.

"Mother, come and sit down." Cui Yaying greeted.

When they came in, Dong Jiafu consciously stepped aside.

The eldest lady cast her eyes on her, smiled and waved to her, "Miss Dong, come and sit in front."

Dong Jiafu stepped forward and saluted, "I have met the princess."

The eldest lady helped her up affectionately, "No need to be polite."

Just when everyone was surprised by her attitude towards Dong Jiafu, she turned around and looked at Mrs. Zhou and said: "I just heard you guys mention this Miss Dong next to me. Mrs. Zhongjing Hou must not know her as well as I do. If you or I If the other ladies here are interested in her affairs, you can ask me directly."

Zhou twitched her lips and said, "The princess was joking, why am I interested in a little girl? But I happened to meet her here and heard some rumors about her, so I said a few more words."

Dong Jiafu didn't pay too much attention when Zhou first revealed her past. There is no airtight wall in the world, and people will know about it sooner or later.

But when she heard the eldest lady calling her Zhou, Dong Jiafu immediately turned around and saw that she was Lu Siheng's aunt.

"Mrs. Hou said it was just a rumor. It's better not to talk about hearsay outside, let alone in front of other girls. We are all her elders, so we don't want to lose face in front of a junior."

The eldest lady's smile remained unchanged, but her words were loud and clear, "Mrs. Hou, do you think so or not?"

Zhou didn't understand why she would protect the girl who was originally a servant in her house like this. Could it be that with her status as a princess and the Duke of Dingguo, she would still be afraid of Dong Jingtang?

Besides worrying about Dong Jingtang's face, Zhou couldn't think of any other reason.

In front of so many people, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but nodded, "The princess is right, I made a mistake."

The eldest lady glanced at the other people present, "Do you have anything to ask?"

The eldest lady's attitude was so obvious that even Mrs. Zhongjing Hou's face was reflected on her. Others dared not say anything and shook their heads.

"Since you are not curious about Miss Dong, then don't talk about it in the future. After all, she is still a girl who has not left the government and is thin-skinned. If you are commenting on her like this, she knows the etiquette and cannot refute you directly. But you also I’m a mother, imagine if this was your own child, wouldn’t you feel sad?”

The few people who had spoken just now turned red after hearing what the eldest lady said, and lowered their heads in embarrassment.

The eldest lady continued: "The Dingguo Palace has such a fate with Miss Dong by chance. It is our honor to be able to protect Zhongliang. Miss Dong is kind-hearted, smart and capable, and we all like her. And as early as one year ago Years ago, she has regained her freedom and is no longer a member of the Duke's palace."

"If you let me hear those hurtful words like that just now, I can't guarantee that I will be as good-tempered as I am today."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked. Princess Minghui meant that whoever dares to talk about Miss Dong in the future will be at odds with the Duke Dingguo's Palace and Prince Kang's Palace behind her.

No one in the capital dared to offend these two families at once. Everyone was thankful in their hearts that they didn't say anything just now. Fortunately, they didn't follow up and say anything wrong about Miss Dong. Then I couldn't help but sigh, who said that this girl's life was in danger? How many people could only wish for Princess Minghui to value her so much. If someone marries her in the future, wouldn't it mean that they are indirectly connected to Prince Kang's Palace and Duke Dingguo's Palace?

Thinking of this, many people's minds started to get excited.

"What the princess said is absolutely true. A good girl like Miss Dong really shouldn't be criticized for no reason."

"Yes, Mr. Dong is an upright and honest official. Even the Holy Emperor praised him. His daughter must be able to do nothing wrong."

……

Seeing how quickly they changed their words, Mrs. Zhou clenched her back molars angrily.

Dong Jiafu was grateful for the eldest lady's protection. She opened her mouth to say something, but the eldest lady seemed to know, and smiled and shook her head gently.

"Why is Miss Qin still standing outside? Why don't you go in?"

Mrs. Shen's voice came from outside the door. Dong Jiafu and the eldest lady looked over at the same time, only to see Qin Fangsui coming over at some point, and no one noticed her standing outside the door.

Qin Fangsui, who was standing by the door, walked generously to the middle and said to Mrs. Shen: "I heard the ladies talking, and I was afraid that I would be disturbed if I went in, so I wanted to wait until the ladies finished talking before going in."

"Miss Qin is really knowledgeable and sensible. Come in quickly."

"Please, ma'am."

Qin Fangsui followed Mrs. Shen in, bowed in front of the eldest lady and said, "Fangsui has met my aunt, the prince's concubine, three aunts, and the county lord."

She acted impeccably as always.

"Miss Qin, there is no need to be polite," the eldest lady stretched out her hand to help her up, "I was just chatting with you ladies, it's nothing important, but I made you stand outside for a long time."

"Fangsui has just arrived. I'm a little embarrassed that I'm late." Qin Fangsui said with an apology on her face.

Cui Yaying said: "It doesn't matter, it's good if you can come."

"Everyone is here, mother-in-law, distinguished guests, let's go to the front hall to have a banquet." Mrs. Shen said happily.

The eldest lady nodded, "Okay, let's all go there."

Mrs. Shen led the way, and the other ladies got up one after another and followed her out. Dong Jiafu, Qin Fangsui and other girls were left behind to wait for Cui Yaying.

"Third sister, let me take a look at Brother Quan first. I want to hug him." Cui Yalan couldn't wait to come forward.

Cui Yaying turned back with a smile, "Qingdai, bring Brother Quan over and show Fourth Sister."

Qingdai came over hesitantly, "Madam, the young master is asleep."

Cui Yaying looked down at her son's sleeping smiling face and couldn't help but laugh: "So many people are talking to him, but he can still sleep without interruption. He has such a big heart."

"Young Master is still young, it's time to sleep." Qingdai said, holding Brother Quan firmly.

"Oh, it's a pity that I can't play with my little nephew anymore." Cui Yalan was a little disappointed.

Cui Yaying comforted her: "It's okay. Come back after we have eaten. Brother Quan will be almost awake by then."

"Yes." Cui Yalan nodded expectantly.

"Take Brother Quan back to sleep," Cui Yaying told Qingdai, then turned around and said, "Let's go, let's go to the front hall too."

Before Qin Fangsui left, her eyes fell on Dong Jiafu.

When she was outside the door, she heard her aunt's defense of Dong Jiafu. Every word made her envious and jealous. Why was her aunt so kind to Dong Jiafu?

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