Exile the entire clan? I made a fortune from planting

Chapter 414 Arrival

The old lady from Duke Cheng's residence next to her had a droopy face and looked a little unhappy.

It took a lot of effort to follow her man from mud-legged to the position of the first-grade wife today. In the circle of noble ladies in Beijing, apart from those in the palace, she is also a well-known figure. Except for the two beside her, no one else is on an equal footing with her.

How come there are so many people sitting on her head for nothing?

Mrs. Jiang of Chengguo Duke's Mansion, who has been praised for many years and has grown older and older, thought so in her heart and spoke:

"You can't be arrogant just because you are somewhat similar to the Queen and have a closer relationship. We all came here with His Majesty back then. You are sitting in front of old guys like us. Isn't this a joke!"

I think these are the poor relatives of the Queen's family.

But she is a first-class lady!

His expression remained unchanged at first and he bowed slightly to salute. Then he stood up and looked at the two old ladies with a smile: "To answer the two old ladies, this position was arranged by the emperor and the empress together. It is really not the slave who made the decision on his own. If the two old ladies If you have any questions, you can ask them after the emperor and empress arrive."

The expressions of Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Cui suddenly changed.

No one expected Chu Lu to speak so rudely, she almost pointed at their noses and scolded them, "What's the use of telling me, you have the ability to say it in front of the emperor and empress!" ’

The faces of the ladies next to them all changed. Their eyes no longer looked at Zhou and the others with contempt, but with a bit of solemnity and scrutiny.

I don't know when even the girls on the side all looked here, curiously and critically looking at Ji Changying, the only one among Zhou's group who was about the same age as them.

Feeling the gaze of a group of girls, Ji Changying turned her head and looked back without any sign of weakness.

The group of girls were stunned when they looked at her. They had never seen any young lady be so bold, straightforward and frank after being looked at like this by them.

Mrs. Hu felt her scalp numb as she listened to the conversation of several old ladies. Just one position could actually provoke two pampered old ladies to denounce them.

She really doesn't understand this noble lady in the capital.

Where do you sit differently? What's the fight about? If it doesn't work, let them sit down.

It's just that Chu Lu was already standing in front of them to refute each other's face. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face for her to speak now?

Then you can't do this.

Mrs. Zheng from the Duke's Mansion next to her sneered: "You really have an opinion to raise in front of the emperor and the empress! Do you really think that everyone has to give in to you when you are older? I'm afraid your skin is thicker than the city wall!"

Mrs. Cui's face turned green, but she knew there was someone more impatient than her.

"No one will think you are mute if you don't speak, and your mouth is so poisonous! No wonder your son was poisoned to death by you!"

Mrs. Jiang gave Mrs. Zheng a hard look, and she didn't mean what she said. Mrs. Zheng's face turned black when she spoke directly:

"You have reached the position of the Duke's wife, but you are still full of mean words. No wonder Duke Cheng is still keeping concubines at home at his age. I guess he is disgusted by your old face."

The two have been at odds with each other for many years, and they know how to poke holes in each other's heart whenever they open their mouths.

Mrs. Jiang was just about to jump when Mrs. Cheng Guo, Crown Prince, who was standing behind her, couldn't bear it anymore. She stepped forward to support her arm and secretly said, "Mother! We are in the palace. If you have anything to do, we can wait until we get back." "

Feeling the strength in her hand, Mrs. Jiang threw away Mrs. Shizi's hand angrily: "You want to strangle me to death?"

Mrs. Shizi stood there with a face full of shame and anger. She knew that her mother-in-law was not in the spotlight, but this was the first time she was so embarrassed in public and could not hold her head up.

"Princess Yi is here!"

"Princess Xuan is here!"

"Princess Zhuang has arrived!!"

Several princesses arrived one after another, and a group of people were busy saluting. Things here were quickly ignored.

"It's really lively today! Everyone, get up!"

Princess Yi smiled and raised her hand to signal everyone to get up. When they saw Zhou and others standing over there, they couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing Zhou's face clearly, his eyes widened in shock.

The other two princesses saw her expression, looked over in confusion, and immediately widened their eyes.

"Aunt Chulu, is this...?"

Princess Xuan couldn't wait to ask Chu Lu on the other side.

"Replying to the princess, these distinguished guests have been specially instructed by the empress not to bow. It is really not my servant who is stopping them."

After Chu Lu saluted several princesses, she replied in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

Unexpectedly, after asking Chu Lu for a long time, all of them were evasive and did not say anything about who these people were. The princesses were all smart people, and they all had their own thoughts in their hearts. No one spoke for a while.

Madam Cui frowned, and there was some fear in her eyes.

Princess Zhuang smiled and smoothed things over: "Come on, come on, everyone, sit down quickly, the banquet is about to begin."

After hearing this, Ji Changying pulled Zhou and Hu to sit down without any politeness.

She was tired listening to this group of people talking.

However, before everyone could get too excited, several groups of people came one after another, such as Duke Cheng, Duke Zhen, Taifu Song, Taibao Cui, etc.

A group of people greeted each other and exchanged polite words. Ji Changying sat there motionless. Seeing her not moving, Zhou felt even more at ease.

Seeing how calm they were, the aunts of the Zhou family simply lowered their heads and looked at the jade slab on the table, praying in their hearts, ‘Can’t see me, can’t see me’...

Little did they know how eye-catching their group was, and how many courtiers kept glancing here.

At this time, a servant from Duke Chengguo's mansion ran over in a panic, possessed himself and whispered something to Duke Chengguo.

Duke Cheng Guo immediately looked in the direction of the visitor with a gloomy face.

It was Xie Siheng who brought Ji Fengshou and the others over.

As soon as Ji Changchuan arrived here, he ran to Ji Changying's side and whispered: "We just met the emperor. We said a few words and were brought here. Guess who I saw?"

Ji Changying lowered her voice and asked, "Who?"

"That kid yesterday! He turned out to be the son of the deceased prince!"

Ji Changchuan's expression was complicated.

If that's the case, that's his uncle's son, isn't it...his cousin?

I originally thought he was only six or seven years old, but after asking, I found out that he was actually nine years old!

But my body doesn’t look good...

"He is actually the grandson of the emperor? Then how..."

Before Ji Changying finished speaking, he heard an eunuch singing outside:

"Your Majesty - is here!"

“The Queen—is here!”

The host of the palace banquet finally arrived, and everyone knelt down to salute.

Emperor Mingde's eyes swept across the crowd, and when he saw Zhou and the others at the front, a glimmer of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Get up!"

When he was in a good mood, he naturally didn't make things difficult for others, and made people get up happily.

Next to him was Jiang Qianruo, who was dressed up in costume, holding the pale and thin emperor grandson Zhongli Tao (tao) in his hand.

After everyone sat down, Xie Siheng's position happened to be opposite Ji Changying.