However, Du Shishi's expression secretly changed slightly, and she glared at Mo Yan'er who was leaning against Qin Feiyan with some annoyance.

This daughter is really a traitor. She only cares about climbing up the social ladder and has completely forgotten her own mother.

Isn't this like slapping her hard in the face in front of all the guests?

She didn't expect that this outsider looked down on her and even her own daughter was so troublesome!

When the news gets out, it will sound nice that Mo Wen is good at managing the household and his wife treats his concubine's daughter as kindly as her own daughter. But it will sound ugly that Du Shishi is not even close to her own daughter, so I don't know how she is as a mother!

Mo Lishang watched all this with a smile and felt much more relieved about his mother. It seemed that his mother also knew how to fight back.

From the strange looks in the guests' eyes, one could tell that this move of my mother's had earned her an excellent reputation.

No matter how well Du Shishi performs, she can never surpass her mother's halo. A concubine is a concubine and will always be a concubine! This is a stigma that can never be erased in a lifetime.

As her beautiful eyes moved around, she saw people coming and going in front of her. The maids and servants were all busy and had no time to keep up. Some officials and ladies who had arrived earlier gathered in a group, waiting to come and pay their respects.

All of this is so familiar yet so hypocritical. This is how it is between people. When you are in power, people flock to you. When you lose power, no one comes to you immediately!

"Are you tired, Li'er? If you are tired, go to the garden and have a rest for a while."

Although Qin Feiyan greeted people elegantly and generously from time to time, she was always concerned about her most beloved daughter. Seeing Mo Lishang's strange face, she knew that she did not like this kind of occasion.

"Yes, sister, if you are tired, go to the garden to rest. I will take good care of mother here."

Mo Yaner immediately followed suit very obediently, but she was the only one who knew what was hidden behind the smile.

"Mother, my daughter is fine"

Mo Lishang shook his head, helped Qin Feiyan sit on the seat of honor, and sat aside himself.

Mo Yaner looked at her with some disappointment, then walked to the other side and sat down awkwardly.

Soon, some wives of officials and daughters of wives of officials came to congratulate them. It was nothing more than a casual conversation.

Suddenly, I heard Butler Qian singing:

"His Royal Highness Prince Qing has arrived!"

"Is the Qing Royal Highness coming down?"

The Minister of Revenue exclaimed, and he looked at Mo Wen with doubt and surprise, who looked calm, and began to make calculations in his mind.

I haven't heard of any minister's wife having a prince come to celebrate her birthday. It seems that the rumor that Prince Qing intends to marry the general's daughter is true. If Mo Wen supports Prince Qing, he will definitely be named crown prince this time. It is better to make plans early.

The other ministers had the same idea, and their wives began to look at each other with eager eyes.

One by one, they pulled their daughters over to look at them carefully, and busily helped to tidy things up, hoping that Prince Qing would like their daughters. If she couldn't make her the principal wife, weren't there still four concubines?

If the King of Qing ascends the throne in the future, they will be the four imperial concubines!

Mo Lisha looked at the faces of these senior officials and their families with a smile on his face, and found it hilarious. This was a banquet held by an upper-class family. Everyone was prowling like a wolf, always looking for their desired prey!

"Oh my god, King Qing is here!"

At this time, a concubine's daughter couldn't help but cry out softly. She had heard people say that the gentleman Wang Qianqian of Qing was handsome and elegant, but she had never seen him. Now she had the chance to see him. If he took a liking to her, wouldn't she be able to fly up to the throne and become a phoenix?

"Prince Qing, you are such a handsome man! Come on, Ling'er, help me check if the flower on my head is worn correctly."

She was in a hurry, pulling her clothes and fixing her hair, for fear of missing the King of Qing.

"Go away, the maids in the Prince Qing's palace are prettier than you, so don't act like an ugly person."

The other daughter curled her lips, gave her a disdainful look, and then walked out arrogantly.

"you……"

The woman bit her lip aggrievedly, tears in her eyes. She guessed that the person who said that to her was the legitimate daughter, so she could only be angry but not say anything.

But even though he felt uncomfortable, he was still afraid of missing the opportunity, so he forced a smile and walked out.

The hall, which had been bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became silent, and Mo Yaner had disappeared.

Mo Lishang and Qin Feiyan smiled helplessly at each other and walked out slowly.

"Your Highness, Prince Qing, is welcome to your presence. May your Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

At the gate, Mo Wen led everyone to kneel down. Immediately, a sea of ​​heads fell to the ground in front of the general's mansion, making it look like officials were attending court. The people around also knelt down in a hurry, not daring to breathe heavily.

"Everyone, please get up quickly. Today, I am here to congratulate Madam Mo. Please don't be restrained."

Tong Yehan was undoubtedly satisfied with this scene of all the officials bowing together. He laughed loudly and helped Mo Wen up with great enthusiasm:

"General, no need to be so polite. I will go and pay my respects to the birthday boy first."

"Please, King Qing."

Mo Wen felt very honored and led Tong Yehan inside with a big laugh.

Everyone spontaneously made way for them, and the young ladies even posed coquettishly for fear that Tong Yehan wouldn't see them.

"Your Highness Prince Qing, I pay my respects to you."

With the support of Mo Lishang, Qin Feiyan went to greet Tong Yehan. Since they had just seen a big gift, she only needed to give a half-bow.

"Madam, please don't be so polite. Please get up quickly."

Tong Yehan quickly took a step forward and helped Qin Feiyan up without accepting her greeting. He smiled and said, "I am here to wish my wife a happy birthday."

"Thank you, King Qing."

Qin Feiyan also nodded with a smile, her expression gentle and calm, with the demeanor of a noble person.

"His Royal Highness Prince Qing sent a gift, a pair of jade ruyi with cloud pattern and scattered catkins!"

Then the congratulatory song began.

As the congratulations were being sung, an imperial guard came to Qin Feiyan holding a golden plate, and lifted the brocade veil made of ice silk, revealing a pair of jade ruyi that were crystal clear and exuded spiritual energy.

Under the sunlight, the jade exudes an extraordinary luster, rippling like water, slowly gathering together, and overlapping like layers of clouds. As the exposure time increases, the color becomes darker and darker, from light green to dark green, and the color becomes richer.

"It's amazing! It's almost a national treasure!"

One of the wives of the high-ranking officials was so amazed that her eyes popped out.

"This is the national treasure!" said one of the people who knew.

Everyone was shocked at this time, and everyone was talking about it for a while. All the wives of the senior officials looked at Qin Feiyan with envy and jealousy.

"You can't do that, King Qing."

Mo Wen was horrified and hastily refused, saying with great fear:

"This pair of jade ruyi is the finest jade. It was found by the emperor himself from the national treasury when you were born. It symbolizes that you, the prince of Qing, will have a happy life. Now you have given the imperial gift to my wife as a gift. How can I accept it?"

"What's wrong with that? I hope that this jade ruyi can make Madam Qin happy for the rest of her life. I heard that General Mo loves his wife as much as his life, so he won't refuse my kindness, right?"

Tong Yehan laughed heartily, his eyebrows were handsome, his temperament was extraordinary, and his every move was so noble that the girls loved and admired him so much that they almost screamed and fainted.

But he ignored her and walked straight towards Mo Lishang, his eyes full of affection, and there were so many peach blossoms in his eyes that they almost scattered all over the ground, as if everyone else was just the background, and only he and Mo Lishang were deeply in love under the vast sky, spinning among the green willows fluttering in the wind.

All the daughters of officials were envious at the moment, and countless resentful eyes were cast at Mo Lishang, putting her at the center of public opinion.

Mo Lishang looked at him with a fake smile, a hint of ridicule on his lips. The clarity and understanding in his eyes made Tong Yehan feel a little bitter, but thinking of the purpose of this trip, he smiled like a spring breeze and walked to her side, stretched out his slender hand, and said softly:

"Li'er..."

At this time everyone suddenly realized. No wonder Prince Qing came to the General's Mansion, donated the national treasure so generously, and respected Qin Feiyan so much. It turned out that he had set his eyes on Mo Lishang, the eldest daughter of the Mo Mansion!

"King Qing."

Mo Lishang took a few steps back indifferently, bowed slightly, and avoided his hand.

She understood exactly what he meant; he was intentionally creating this ambiguity!

First he gave Mo Wen this jade ruyi, and now he showed his deep love for him. His intention was to remind Mo Wen that if he betrothed Mo Lishang to him, he would be satisfied.

On the other hand, it was also an opportunity to warn Mo Wen that even the emperor hoped that he would have a happy life, so Mo Wen must not stand on the wrong side!

Another point is that he wants to make her his forbidden lover by taking advantage of the rumors. As long as today's incident gets out, I believe no one will dare to propose marriage to her at the Mo Mansion. After all, who would want to snatch someone from Prince Qing if he thinks his life is too long?

This is really a very thoughtful and profound idea!

In everyone's eyes, Mo Lishang's aloofness was seen as ungrateful.

The other girls thought that she was playing hard to get. Tong Yehan knew that Mo Lishang would not give in so easily, so her resistance was within his expectations. He was not angry, but withdrew his hand naturally, laughed, and walked into the door first.

Mo Wen followed closely behind, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. His handsome face was a little terrified, and he murmured, "Prince Qing, let me lead the way."

"Haha, I heard that this birthday party will be held in the garden of the General's Mansion. I have never had a good look at the garden of the General's Mansion. How about..."

At this moment Tong Yehan suddenly stopped and looked back at Mo Wen. He wanted to see how Mo Wen would respond before he could finish his words. He thought that with Mo Wen's intelligence, he should understand what he meant!

but……

"Ah, Prince Qing has given an order, how dare you disobey it, Yan'er, quickly accompany Prince Qing to take a walk in the garden."

Mo Wen rolled his eyes and gave a loud order to Mo Yaner.

"Yes, father."

Mo Yaner came over with great joy and bowed to Prince Qing again, saying, "Thank you Prince Qing for not disliking me. Would you like me to accompany you on a tour?"

Tong Yehan's face darkened and he looked at him coldly and asked.

Seeing that Mo Wen was pretending to be crazy and stupid, he smiled and sneered: "Haha, the general is really thoughtful."

"It should, it should..."

Mo Wen pretended not to know and smiled and stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation.

There was a slight flash of coldness in Tong Yehan's eyes. He glanced at Mo Lishang, who was staying out of the matter with a calm expression, and felt angry. He was about to leave in anger.

Just as I was about to take a step, I suddenly heard the messenger loudly announce:

"His Royal Highness Prince Chen has arrived!"

"Ah? Why is King Chen here too?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue screamed and looked up at the expressionless Tong Yehan. Ever since the fight for the throne, the two kings never met unless it was necessary. Now they were at the general's mansion at the same time. Who knew what kind of uproar this would cause.

"Why can't I come?"

There was a hint of teasing in Tong Yeming's voice. He slowly walked out of the sedan chair with a gentle smile on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Your Highness, Prince Chen, may you live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

Mo Wen hurriedly led everyone to pay their respects again.

So everyone followed the same etiquette again, and all the daughters were amazed again, and all the ladies started to think about it again.

After the greetings, Tong Yeming seemed to have suddenly noticed Tong Yehan and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Brother Han, you're here early!"

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