Chapter 178 Find Miss Wan'er

Zi'an looked over and found that Xiao Tuo's face was a little pale.

She guessed that she was bitten by a poisonous snake when she entered the bamboo forest. There are small green snakes in the bamboo forest, which are very poisonous, but since they dared to go in, they should have brought antidote pills.

If the poison hadn't been detoxified, Murong Jie would have come to her, instead of just sitting there waiting for a drink like a mountain.

Zian actually didn't think that Xia Huaijun would be so stupid to hide someone in the Prime Minister's Mansion, especially when he knew that the Prime Minister's Mansion was going to hold a wedding banquet, he would not do so.

Isn't Murong Jie's move a bit redundant?

Murong Zhuangzhuang was sitting at a table with the old lady Cui Concubine, Mrs. Liang and others. When she saw Zi'an and Liu Liu, she called them over.

Zian took Liuliu and walked over, he just wanted to say hello to Concubine Cui and Taijun Chen, but Zhuang Zhuang asked them to sit down.

Zhuang Zhuang meant that Zi'an understood very well that with the old Madam and Concubine Cui around, even if the old lady wanted to harm her, it would not be so easy.

Zi'an sat beside Chen Taijun, Chen Taijun whispered: "How is things going?"

Zi'an smiled: "Taijun don't need to be impatient, it will be a matter of course soon."

Concubine Cui heard it from the side, and said with a smile: "Old Chen, don't hide it, the Ai family knows what you are planning, is it for Liu Liu's marriage?"

Chen Taijun said with a worried face: "Isn't it? I'm so worried about my old age."

"Fate is really something to worry about. Look at our princess, she is twenty-eight years old, and she still has nowhere to go." Concubine Cui inevitably talked about Murong Zhuangzhuang again. The Empress Dowager always talked about Zhuang Zhuang's marriage, saying that the things that the Empress Dowager told her were not completed, and she felt uneasy.

Chen Liuliu was listening by the side, and asked doubtfully, "The princess is only sixteen years old?"

Chen Taijun smiled and said, "Silly boy, the princess is twenty-eight years old."

Zhuang Zhuang's face was a little dark, "Taijun doesn't have to keep mentioning my age, I remember it."

"Twenty-eight is too young, and I am already seventy-eight." The old lady sighed softly, looking nostalgic for her youth.

"Old Madam, you are very lucky now. You have married a virtuous daughter-in-law and spread the branches and leaves for your Chen family. These twelve generals stand out and are my great barrier." The old lady said with a smile.

The old matriarch squinted at her, "In terms of choosing a daughter-in-law, I am indeed better than you. Your four daughters-in-law, except for Yuan Shi, are not very good."

The old lady spoke only because she wanted to get close, but she didn't expect to be suddenly returned by the old lady, with a displeased face, but thinking of Chen Linglong, Liu Shi and Ximen Xiaoyue, they are indeed not outstanding products.

There was no excuse, so she simply kept silent, but she had some grudges against the old lady in her heart.

Concubine Cui was kind, and quickly changed the subject to smooth things over, but she poked Zhuang Zhuang's heart fiercely, "Princess, you little bastard Xiao Xiao, don't worry about it."

Zian heard Xiao Xiao's name again, she looked at Zhuang Zhuang, and saw that her face suddenly turned pale, as if she was hit by someone's weakness, it can be seen that this person has a very important weight in her heart .

She looked at Liu Liu, and Liu Liu was also looking at Zhuang Zhuang, the girl's expression was somewhat pity.

"Does Concubine Toffee want to force Ben Gong to sit somewhere else?" Zhuang Zhuang said expressionlessly.

The concubine sighed softly, "Okay, let's not talk about it, Ai's family has become a villain later, look, dinner is served."

The old lady ordered someone to serve the wine, and the two servant girls poured the wine, but one of them only poured it for Zian and Liang Shi, and then quickly withdrew.

While pouring the wine, the old lady said with a smile: "You really have to try the red braised pork trotters tonight. I started cooking it in the pot early this morning. It melts in your mouth and is very delicious."

Concubine Cui said: "Ai's teeth are not good, some Ai's stewed cotton can also be eaten, old lady, don't worry."

The old matriarch reached out to serve the wine, but accidentally dropped the chopsticks. When Zian bent down to pick it up, the old matriarch also bent down, and quickly whispered in her ear, "There is something wrong with your wine."

Zi'an actually found out too, but he kept his expression on.

The girl who poured wine for her and Mrs. Liang was the old lady's personal maid. She didn't need to come out here to serve the guests today. Xia Quan had mobilized enough people, and no one in the old lady's room needed to come out to help.

Even if they come, they will only serve the old lady, and will not pour wine for other people, especially if there are already maids serving drinks.

But she wondered why Liang's wine was poisoned.

The servants began to pass the dishes up, and the exquisite delicacies were arranged neatly, with all the colors, fragrances and flavors.

But everyone's appetite is actually not very good, because lunch is only served around Shen time, and now it is the end of You time, but there is only an hour and a half apart.

Everyone is just waiting for the fire dragon to arrive. After all, there are actually very few official families who invite fire dragons. This is very extravagant, and there are more rich merchant families.

The old lady was toasting, and Zian also picked up the wine. After the toast, she used her sleeve to cover her head and pretended to look up, but all the wine was poured into the sleeve, and she didn't drink a drop.

Zian looked at Mrs. Liang. She drank all of it. It seemed that she either had an antidote, or she didn't know there was a problem with alcohol.

She pretended to look at the old lady inadvertently. She had been staring at Zian, but when Zian looked away, she quickly turned away.

When the meal was almost finished, Xi Niang came over to the old lady and said, "Old lady, my natal family has to go back after dinner. According to the custom, the second lady is asked to count the gifts returned to her natal family and put them in the burden by herself. You Look, shouldn't it be time to tell someone that the second lady is here?"

This kind of gift return is mostly done by the sister-in-law or sister-in-law, but the sister-in-law Liu has already been kicked out, and there is no sister-in-law, so Xia Wan'er, who kowtowed, can only do it.

The old lady said: "Okay, I'll let someone find me now."

She raised her head and looked, only to see people's heads rushing in, but Xia Wan'er was not there.

"Xia Quan, go find Second Miss." She called out.

Xia Quan walked over with a bow, "Yes, this servant will order someone to look for it."

The old matriarch said indifferently: "Second miss just went after the prince, and I haven't seen her since."

The old lady was stunned for a moment, "Really? I didn't notice, this child, did he follow the crown prince to swim in the lake again?"

Concubine Cui smiled and said: "Their marriage has been settled, and they didn't exceed the rules when they went out for a while. You, don't worry about it too much."

The old lady said displeasedly: "Today is her father's big day, so she should be more careful."

Xia Quan said: "Old lady, don't be in a hurry, I'll go find you here." After speaking, he turned around and left.

The old matriarch raised her eyes and glanced at the old lady lightly, "I heard that the marriage between the second young lady and His Highness has not yet been approved by the empress dowager, is that so?"

The old lady's face was a little stiff, "Really? There is such a thing? Where did Taijun hear it from?"

The old lady smiled, "Isn't it? I also forgot who said it, but if the old lady said no, it probably didn't."

Everyone knows about this, but no one asks about it face to face.

The old lady thought that she was too rude. As a guest, she didn't give the host any face at all, so she had a bad face.