She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

Lady Cai took Yao's hand and said affectionately, "Madam Li, you look really good. I look better than you even with rouge on."

Yao smiled and said, "Mrs. Zheng, you are too kind. It's mainly because Jingwan is filial and always sends me supplements, saying that they can replenish qi and nourish blood. A few days ago, she sent me a batch of blood bird's nests."

"Is it the blood bird's nest produced in the southeast coast?" Lady Cai Guogong asked, "I heard that the blood bird's nest there is very good."

"They say they came from Java."

"The blood bird's nest in Java is worth a thousand gold coins per gram. One nest of bird's nest is worth thousands of taels. It is very nourishing. No wonder you look so good. I envy you for having such a good daughter."

Hearing this, Madam Qin's expression became even uglier.

She also eats blood bird's nests, spending several hundred taels a month, and is often proud of it.

Unexpectedly, the blood bird's nest that Yao ate was so precious, but Li Jingwan never showed filial piety to herself.

She secretly cursed Li Jingwan for being a traitor and an ungrateful person.

Yao talked to the wife of Duke Cai for a few words, then sat aside. Several ladies from aristocratic families gathered around her and greeted her.

No one was interested in Madam Qin's side, which made it seem that Yao was the host today, putting the cart before the horse.

Moreover, she had originally wanted to take advantage of today's opportunity to establish a good relationship with the Yao family in person and let everyone know that the Li family has always been supporting the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

But Yao's behavior would only make others think that she was not satisfied with the Marquis' Mansion.

Qin Lingyun, who was completely ignored, gritted her teeth and whispered her grievances behind Old Madam Qin.

"Great-grandmother, my aunt's mother doesn't seem to like me and my brother."

"Don't let your imagination run wild." Old Madam Qin refused to admit it. "Once you are adopted, she will be your grandmother and must take care of you."

Aunt Liang and others were standing not far away, taking in everything that had just happened.

She finally got the chance to taunt, "Young Mistress's mother is indeed the general's wife, she is well-informed and has an outstanding temperament."

"Some people really think that if they adopt someone, they will be her legitimate grandson? What a joke! You can see that Madam Li doesn't take Qin Guangyao and his sister seriously at all."

"So what if I'm adopted? If the Li family doesn't like me, do you really think I can become the crown prince and inherit the title?"

Tang Qiaoyin glared at her in dissatisfaction, "Don't talk nonsense."

"What nonsense did I say?" Aunt Liang said unwillingly.

"The court has a rule that the eldest son who is not a blood relative cannot be named the crown prince. Even if Qin Guangyao becomes the eldest son of the marquis, without the young mistress to smooth things over, he still has no right to inherit the title."

"The eldest son of the Marquis will naturally inherit the title." Tang Qiaoyin retorted, "As the legitimate mother, it is her duty to do so."

"Are you sure?" Aunt Liang smiled contemptuously, "If the young mistress gave birth to a son, why would she let an unrelated person inherit the title?"

"After Yao Ge'er is adopted, he will be the eldest son." Tang Qiaoyin said angrily, "Stop talking nonsense."

"Aunt Tang, you are so strange." Aunt Liang stared at her suspiciously.

"Qin Guangyao killed your child, and you're still speaking for him. Are you his mother?"

Tang Qiaoyin was so frightened that her heart trembled and her voice became louder.

"Mrs. Liang, if you keep talking nonsense, I will tell the old lady and the Marquis immediately!"

"Okay, stop talking." Aunt Tong tried to stop them, "You should choose the right occasion when you quarrel. Today is the Marquis' birthday, and there are so many guests. Why are you still fighting here?"

Tang Qiaoyin blushed but didn't say anything.

Aunt Liang muttered quietly, "I'm not wrong. She was the one who spoke for Qin Guangyao without knowing right from wrong."

Aunt Zhou on the side had been listening with a blank expression on her face. Only then did she sneer. Aunt Liang was right.

She clenched the thing in her sleeve, and the smile on her lips turned into a vicious one.

Li Jingwan and Qin Changzhou were still welcoming guests at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. As the banquet was about to start, most of the guests had already arrived, and there were fewer people coming at this time.

Qin Changzhou glanced outside and finally couldn't help asking, "Grandmother said that she specifically asked you to send the invitation to Prince Jing. Did you fail to send it?"

What he was looking forward to most today was Prince Jing's visit.

By then, the entire Wu'an Marquis's Mansion will be honored, and his end-of-year official assessment will naturally be foolproof.

Li Jingwan didn't send an invitation at all, she just said calmly, "My Lord, Prince Jing won't go even if the Prime Minister invites him."

The implication is that how could Chu Tingyu look down upon a mere Marquis of Wu'an?

Qin Changzhou was a little annoyed, but he still argued.

"Prince Jing sent people to visit the Madam several times. He pays special attention to the Marquis' Mansion."

"That was for Qin Zhongxiao's sake, not the second house."

Having said that, Li Jingwan suddenly changed the subject.

"My Lord, you also participated in the battle where my elder brother and my younger brother died."

"You said you saw them fall off the cliff with your own eyes. Do you remember?"

Qin Changzhou's expression paused, and a subtle feeling of uneasiness arose in his heart.

Why did Li Jingwan suddenly ask about this?

"How could you not remember?" He pretended to be impatient, "I have already reported this matter to the court. Don't ask me anymore."

"Don't blame me, Lord. I just dreamed about my brother last night." Li Jingwan smiled, "I dreamed that he said that he and my elder brother died unjustly, and he asked me to avenge them."

These words were like a basin of ice water poured down on Qin Changzhou's head. Facing Li Jingwan's eyes, he actually shuddered at the high noon of summer.

"What a messed up dream." Qin Changzhou pretended to be calm and said angrily, "Don't mention this matter again. If it makes grandma feel unwell, don't blame me for being rude."

As soon as he finished speaking, a carriage stopped at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. Qin Changzhou quickly took the opportunity to divert his attention and went to greet it in person.

He was obviously feeling guilty and was worried that Li Jingwan would bring up what happened again.

The middle-aged man who got off the car introduced himself as the steward of Prince Jing's mansion.

To celebrate Qin Changzhou's birthday, I sent a gift on behalf of Prince Jing.

Qin Changzhou was very excited and kept thanking him. He asked someone to quickly bring in the gifts and invited the butler to take a seat.

Li Jingwan was very confused.

She clearly didn't send an invitation to Chu Tingyu, so why did Chu Tingyu send someone to deliver a gift?

According to calculations, Chu Tingyu should be on his way back to Beijing after suppressing bandits. Did he make arrangements in advance before leaving Beijing?

The palace steward rejected Qin Changzhou's invitation and left after unloading the gifts.

Qin Changzhou stopped welcoming guests and personally led the servants in, bringing gifts.

When they heard that it was Prince Jing who sent the gift, everyone was surprised. After all, Chu Tingyu had always been low-key and seldom interacted with officials.

Old Madam Qin finally felt that she had made a comeback and was very proud.

"Thanks to Prince Jing for his consideration and for sending people to visit me many times." She raised her voice deliberately. "Today is just Changzhou's birthday, and he specially sent me a gift. I really don't deserve it."

She simply changed the person being visited from Lin to herself.

Sure enough, he won compliments from others.

The banquet was about to begin, so Qin Changzhou didn't need to go out to greet the guests and sent Butler He to wait at the door of the Marquis's mansion.

At this time, Xiang Mingfang led a man and a woman over, both holding a box in their hands.

Butler He recognized Xiang Mingfang and quickly greeted him, "Mr. Xiang, why are you so late?"

"My wife found that she had left two gifts on the way, so she asked me to go back and get them."

"Please come in." Butler He did not doubt him and stepped aside to let the people in.

Xiang Mingfang led the two people in, put down the box, registered, and walked inside.

Li Jingwan stood in front, her eyes met Xiang Mingfang's, and then she saw the man and woman beside him. She immediately understood and nodded slightly.