"Father was afraid that Yuntang would not recognize his relatives when he returned home, so he specially held this family reunion banquet."

"Originally, my father wanted to take Yuntang to the Chengwang Mansion to pay respects to the elders, and then bring my mother back home, but..."

Yun Tang paused at this point, looked meaningfully at Princess Kang Ning who had a dark face, and continued:

"On the day that my father, my eldest brother, and my second brother were driven out of Prince Cheng's mansion, Ye Yuntang was ordered by the emperor to leave the capital urgently for work and just returned this morning."

"I just washed up quickly and went to Songhe Hall to pay my respects to my grandmother. I also met the ladies and daughters of various mansions."

Yuntang also explained why he had not shown up on such an important day.

He also told the female guests present the attitude of Prince Cheng's Mansion, and most importantly, the grievances suffered by the Yong'an Marquis and his two sons.

It wasn't that the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion wronged Princess Kangning, but it was because of Princess Kangning that Prince Cheng's Mansion wronged the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.

Originally, these things needed to be said out loud. Yuntang had plenty of ways to sting Princess Kangning's heart.

But seeing that Princess Kangning was stubborn and refused to move her chopsticks, wanting to wait for Jiang Yingxue to come over for dinner, Yuntang figured out that there would be a quarrel as a result.

If she did nothing, this family reunion party would be ruined by Princess Corning.

Then she naturally has to do something. She can be the first to make clear some things that outsiders do not know or speculate.

Even if this family reunion banquet is still ruined, Princess Kangning and Prince Cheng's Mansion will have to bear the consequences.

Even if the Yong'an Marquisate has made no contribution, it has worked hard for this family recognition banquet.

Even an elder like the old lady who had a bad attitude would not cause trouble to her today for the sake of the dignity of the Marquis's Mansion.

The second wife and the third wife are from the second and third rooms, and they both worked hard to entertain the guests for this family recognition banquet.

Why should Princess Kangning, who has contributed nothing, be allowed to wantonly destroy the reputation of the Marquisate?

If you do something wrong, you must bear the consequences!

Yuntang explained what had happened, emphasizing the efforts made by the Yong'an Marquis and his son to maintain family harmony, and that they had not been disrespectful to the Cheng Palace or cold to Princess Kangning.

Not a word about Jiang Yingxue!

The doubts in everyone's hearts were also explained, and they understood why something strange happened in Songhe Hall before.

It turns out that the real person is not in the mansion at all. No wonder they wanted to see Yuntang, but the old lady and the others didn't even ask them to go to Songhe Hall.

only……

The wife of the Minister of Rites, Zhou Siyue's mother, subconsciously asked curiously:

"Why would a noble lady like you go out of the capital on business?"

The emperor actually let such a delicate girl leave the capital overnight. What can be done?

Especially on a snowy day, leaving Beijing on such a cold night?

Mrs. Zhou's doubts were also shared by the other female guests, and they all stared at Yuntang with burning eyes.

Yun Tang glanced at Madam Zhou's face and knew that she meant no harm, so he said:

"Before I returned to the Marquis's Mansion to become a noble lady, I was a Taoist priest, and I have my own duties in the Taoist sect."

"Even if the Marquis' Mansion hadn't found me, I would have returned to Beijing before the New Year. It's just that this time I'm returning to Beijing with the identity of the Yong'an Marquis's legitimate daughter."

That's it!

Everyone showed an expression of sudden understanding, but many other thoughts came to their mind.

I wonder which government office Yuntang, the young Taoist priest, receives his salary from and what position he holds?

But when I saw Yuntang holding up the wine glass, I knew she had no intention of saying anything more.

Yes, it was obvious that Yuntang said these words for Princess Kangning to hear, so how could she be asked questions by them?

Everyone raised their glasses in response to Yuntang's toast, and compared to the people at the previous table, they also said a lot of nice words of praise.

After drinking the wine, Mrs. Zhou suddenly remembered what her daughter had told her in secret.

This girl is the leader of the Qinglong Guards!

That mysterious government office, which has stood in the capital for ten years but no one knows where it is, is a sacred place in the entire Daxia Dynasty.

The highest official in a government office would probably be at the level of a temple minister or even a minister, right?

no one knows!

But everyone knows that the Qinglong Guards are one level higher than the officials they meet!

The dragon head holds the emperor's sword and can kill first and report later!

Yuntang stayed at this table the longest and spoke the most.

Even though Princess Kangning still had a stern face and didn't respond to her, nor did she raise her glass to drink, it was as if Yuntang was invisible.

Yuntang also did all this calmly and didn't want to waste any more time. After she toasted, she bowed to Princess Kangning and went to the next table.

After paying respects to all the ladies' tables first, it will be much more relaxed and casual when going to the three tables of the ladies, and it won't give those young girls an oppressive feeling.

Her gentle smile infected everyone and made the atmosphere much more relaxed.

When those ladies withdrew their gazes from Yuntang, they all took a second glance at the imposing Princess Kangning.

But there was a hint of mockery in my heart.

Just the fact that Yuntang was able to carry out the imperial order.

For Yuntang, the identity of the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion is not a straw when drowning or a light in the quagmire.

The glory of the Marquis's Mansion did not affect the importance of her life, nor did it bring her any benefits.

Princess Kangning was a little Taoist priest favored by the emperor and empress, but she could not see the value in her daughter and was still emitting malicious intent.

What a fool!

Yuntang walked around and returned to his seat and sat down, and everyone continued to eat.

Princess Kangning saw that the maid she sent had not returned yet and she didn't know what had happened to Jiang Yingxue, so her brows were tightly furrowed.

The Second Madam was worried that Princess Kangning would have an outburst regardless of the occasion, so she quietly went to the Old Madam and asked in a low voice:

"Mother, how about asking Madam Ge to go to the front yard and talk to the Marquis and ask Xue'er to come and eat first?"

The old lady pondered for a moment and said, "No need. Just have someone send some food to Xue."

"Although the Marquis's Mansion is not as good as the Prince Cheng's Mansion, it is also a family with rules. It doesn't make sense that as the head of the family, the Marquis, and the father, he can't discipline a daughter."

If I can't even take care of my daughter, isn't that lawless?

The old lady's voice was not small when she spoke, and she even glanced at Princess Kangning with a warning look in her eyes.

Princess Kangning's eyes were cold and she was about to open her mouth to refute the old lady when she saw the housekeeper she had sent hurriedly enter the Nuanxiang Pavilion.

"Xue'er was wronged and refused to come for dinner?"

When Princess Kang Ning saw that Jiang Yingxue didn't come with her, she said distressedly, "Go to the kitchen and get some of Xue'er's favorite food and send it over."

The housekeeper was wondering how to report the matter, but when she saw that her master had already told her to get food for the second young lady, she was delighted and left quickly.

I watched as the housekeeper hurried away again, but the other two people who had gone with her did not follow her in.

Princess Kangning knew that it was possible that she failed to bring the person over, or maybe Xue'er just felt wronged and didn't want to see Yuntang.

He didn't get angry again, but picked up the chopsticks with a cold face.

He only tasted a few bites of the food, but still felt unsatisfied, so he quickly put down his chopsticks.

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