Chapter 197

As Zian expected, the Liang family has returned to the Duke's Mansion today.

She went back to the mansion, kept her face calm, and waited for Ximen Xiaoyue to come back today.

She knew that everyone in the mansion, including the old Duke, knew what happened that day, and no one went to greet her, including her husband.

Everyone thought that she should sacrifice for the Duke's mansion, and no one cared about her anger.

No one expected her to be angry either.

Because for so many years, everyone was used to her giving for the Duke's Mansion. They even thought that even if she had to sacrifice her life, as long as it was for the benefit of the Duke's Mansion, she would hang herself with a rope without hesitation.

Perhaps, everyone should know that she, the Liang family, is not an appendage or a tool for making money of the Duke's Mansion.

Her Liang family was gone without the Duke's mansion, and life was still good, but without her Liang family in the Duke's mansion, it was uncertain.

The return of the Three Dynasties was originally early in the morning, but because Prince Li came to announce the decree, it was delayed. Prime Minister Xia had asked people to go to the Duke's Mansion first to say that they would arrive around noon.

Jin Guogong commanded the servants in the mansion to prepare lunch. The new uncle came to the mansion, and he was also the prime minister of the dynasty, so Jin Guogong also invited some friends and elders of the clan to come.

Jin Guogong's family has a deep foundation in the Great Zhou Kingdom,

There are many branches and leaves, but not many promising ones. As for the elders of the clan invited today, they are all elders of the court, and they just retired.

One of them used to be the teacher of the late emperor. When the late emperor was the crown prince, he taught him. This crown prince and grand teacher is the most prominent person in the clan today.

He respected Confucianism, respected etiquette, and taught the late emperor to govern the country with filial piety and benevolence. Coincidentally, Prince Li was still his last student. It can be said that many of Prince Li's old-fashioned ideas were influenced by this mentor.

Such an old lady was invited here today, and she was supposed to be the face of a town in Jin Guogong's mansion, but who knows? Life is always unexpected.

In order to be grand, Jin Guogong specially invited everyone in the Xiangfu to come over for dinner. This custom has been around for a long time. It is called "invite son-in-law", which means that when the daughter-in-law's family gets married, there is no way to invite relatives from the son-in-law's side to have dinner. Therefore, when the three dynasties returned home, they replied, so as to strengthen the relationship between the two families.

Zian didn't want to go at first, but Mrs. Liang sent a private message early this morning, hoping that she could come.

Therefore, Zian deduced that the Liang family would never let go of the fire in the side room, so he warned Ximen Xiaoyue in advance to make her ready.

For those who watch the excitement, the two parties must be evenly matched to be good-looking.

Xia Wan'er seemed to be in a low mood these two days. Ever since she came back from her wedding day, she hadn't acted like a monster. Prime Minister Xia thought she wouldn't go today, but she was very active. Neatly came to Xiaoxiang Garden and waited.

She was very affectionate towards Ximen Xiaoyue, calling her mother before mother and then after mother.

Ximen Xiaoyue has just married, so she naturally needs to win over someone from the Xiangfu, so the intimacy between the mother and daughter has reached the point where everyone is disgusted.

Chen Linglong was not allowed to go. Although it was said that all the family members of the Xiangfu were invited, it was out of politeness. If the Xiangfu really took Chen Linglong there, it would not be so pleasant.

What worries Prime Minister Xia now is whether or not to take Yuan Shi with him.

If you take it with you, I don't know if Yuan Shi will say something inappropriate, after all, she has a sharp and arrogant look when talking to her now.

But if you don't bring it, she is the county lord anyway, and she is Prime Minister Xia's first wife. After Ximen Xiaoyue married, although she is a flat wife, but because the county lord's status cannot be overridden at will, so Madam Xiaoyue is still a concubine.

The Duke of the State hosted a banquet for the Prime Minister's family, excluding the in-laws, saying that the whole family invited him, and it would be impossible to justify it without the Yuan family.

When Prime Minister Xia was in a dilemma, Zi'an ordered Xiaosun to come and inform that Yuan's body was unwell and he would not go to the Duke's mansion.

Prime Minister Xia heaved a sigh of relief, and he told Xiaosun, "Then tell Missy to get ready and leave immediately."

He actually didn't want Zi'an to go, but thinking that today was just a meal, she shouldn't cause any trouble.

Thinking of the previous few times, it was because he acted first that he messed up the matter. I believe that if the Duke's mansion hadn't taken action against her, she should not have caused any trouble again.

Besides, when she arrived at the Duke's Mansion, she couldn't support it alone. The opponents were all from Ximen's family, and what she could bring to the Prime Minister's Mansion here was just a servant girl and a servant. If she dared to make trouble in the Duke's Mansion... , that is really ignorant.

Thinking of the end, he actually felt that it would be best for Xia Zian to make a fuss, let her know how powerful it is, and maybe he will restrain himself in the future.

He shared this idea with Ximen Xiaoyue, and Ximen Xiaoyue smiled slightly, "Don't tell me, the concubine already has an idea."

"What's the idea?" Prime Minister Xia heard this, his heart skipped a beat, for some reason, seeing the sinister look on Ximen Xiaoyue's face, he actually felt ominous.

Whether it was the longan or the fire in the side room, it was Ximen Xiaoyue's idea. Both of these things were messed up, making the Xiangfu a big fool and losing a lot.

Ximen Xiaoyue smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I don't want to deal with her, I just want the people in the clan to see her sharp and mean side."

"Huh? What's the point?" Prime Minister Xia began to regret his proposal just now. He already had a plan on how to deal with Xia Zian, and he just said that he wanted to teach her a lesson.

Ximen Xiaoyue said: "Since Xia Zi'an regretted her marriage, her reputation has been very bad. Almost no one in Beijing said anything good about her, but in just a few months, she has gone from being hateful and mean to shameless. The wicked girl who disrespected her elders became a poor person, and she was still a poor person who was persecuted by the Xiangfu. On the day the side room caught fire, I heard Aunt Cuiyu say that everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she was safe and sound, which proved that she had gradually begun to win the hearts of the people. gone."

"You don't need to say this, the truth is known." Prime Minister Xia said coldly, although he didn't want to admit it, but it was true. Now his Xia Huaijun's reputation is worse than the Maokeng, but Xia Zian and Yuan Shi have become Her arrogance became high, and even the elder concubine Cui and Chen Taijun supported her one after another.

This made him very frustrated.

"Then, does Xiangye know who will be present when I go back to my mother's house today?" Ximen Xiaoyue let out a poisonous laugh.

"Who?" Prime Minister Xia asked.

"Prince Taibao, Lord Ximen." Ximen Xiaoyue said softly, with a smug look in her brows and eyes, and now, the Duke of Jin's family can take advantage of this Ximen Taibao.

"What? Ximen Taibao is also going?" Prime Minister Xia was very surprised. You must know that this old scholar has not attended various occasions for a long time. If you say that the most famous people in Beijing are him and Yuan Dashi .

Yuan Dashi has returned to his hometown, and his contacts in Beijing have gradually dispersed. However, Ximen Taibao was once the teacher of the late emperor. Before he returned to the field, he held a high position and promoted many people.