Tao Yao didn't wait for Qin Wan to speak, and said quickly: "I want to stay with our young lady for a few more years. If she gets married, I will also be the housekeeper of our young lady."

The meaning of this statement was clear. Even if she had to marry a servant in the future, she would not be happy to marry him, no matter how good his conditions were.

Mrs. Zhou could only shake her head with regret. Her distant nephew was not as good as the best, but more than enough than the worst. She just wanted to find someone who could be the head of the family so that his wife would not have to be ordered around like a servant.

Qin Wan looked at her expression and smiled to help: "I love these girls very much. Whether they get married or not, I respect their own choices."

Changing the subject, she added, "It just so happens that my Wuxiang Glass Shop is opening today. If you ladies want to buy some glass, you can go to the shop. I'll tell them to let you go over there, and I'll give you a 10% discount."

If things were cheaper, a ten percent discount wouldn't really mean much, but her formless colored glass was expensive. Take a three-foot square piece of colored glass for example. If it was ten percent cheaper, and if you bought a lot, it would cost at least a thousand taels of silver.

Suddenly, they couldn't sit still anymore. What's so delicious about this banquet? Go and order some Liuli.

Most of the people at the table left immediately.

Bai Wanyi returned to his room. Old Madam Lu was entertaining some old ladies in another courtyard.

As soon as the ladies left, the table suddenly seemed empty.

Qin Yan watched the guests leave and disperse, and whispered, "They say it's better to demolish a temple than to ruin a marriage. You've messed up their wedding like this. Really, really..."

Qin Yan held back her laughter for a long time, but couldn't help laughing: "Although I shouldn't, I feel inexplicably happy. What's going on?"

At another table, Lu Linglong, who was chatting animatedly with a few young ladies, was furious when she saw this. She ran over to Qin Wan and argued, "You're such a vicious person! You're jealous of my sister-in-law getting married, but you don't have to resort to such despicable tactics!"

Qin Wan raised her eyes and looked at her. "Am I being despicable? I didn't steal anyone's husband, nor did I force anyone to marry me. I was just selling some colored glass at your brother's wedding banquet. Business is business. If that's considered despicable, then I have nothing to say."

Lu Linglong pointed at Qin Wan's nose and said, "You, the daughter of a marquis, are really bringing shame upon yourself by getting involved in such business!"

Qin Wan pushed Lu Linglong's hand away. "My money comes from honest sources. Besides, without merchants, where would you get your food, clothing, and other expenses? Now that we've lived together for eight years, I'm giving you a piece of advice: never underestimate anyone."

Lu Linglong wanted to say more, but Lu Linglin grabbed her wrist. She pulled hard but couldn't get it free. She turned around and glared at Lu Linglin fiercely: "Sixth sister, what are you doing? Don't forget that you are a member of the Lu family. Now that the banquet has been messed up like this, where will our Lu family's face be put?"

Lu Linglin refused to let go, and the fifth sister didn't feel ashamed. She still wanted to be proud and get married: "It is precisely because I am a member of the Lu family that I can't let you make too much trouble. Now there are guests here, and you are making such a fuss. How can you still want to get married?"

With just one sentence, Lu Linglong stopped struggling.

If the Chen family does not cancel the engagement, her marriage should also be put on the agenda after Lu Yan's wedding.

As a result, the Chen family broke off the engagement, and her grandmother took her to the Qin family to make a scene, so her marriage was completely ruined.

Even if Lu Linglong was stupid, she knew that she could not find a good marriage in the capital now. She could only leave the capital and find a family of scholars or a family of a fourth or fifth rank official to marry into.

But even if they are officials of the fourth or fifth rank, can they be compared with the officials in Beijing?

It is said that there is a huge gap between the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister, the fifth- and sixth-rank officials under the emperor, and the fourth- and fifth-rank officials from other places.

My marriage is already difficult now, and if I continue to make trouble, I don’t know what the result will be.

Thinking of this, Lu Linglong stopped struggling and let Lu Linglin pull her down.

Seeing that the rest of the people had lost interest in eating, Eighth Miss Lu Lingjiao said, "There are several operas being prepared upstairs in the backyard. My grandmother loves the Yunxi Troupe the most, so she invited them specially. They seem to be performing 'A Dream in the Garden' right now. Would you like to go and see it?"

The Yunxi Troupe is a famous opera troupe in the capital and is very difficult to invite. When they heard that the Yunxi Troupe had arrived, they suddenly made up their minds whether to go see Liuli or stay.

Of course I'm going to see a play, because the glass shop is right over there. But if I don't go to listen to the play, I don't know when I'll be able to listen to it next time.

Lu Lingjiao took them to the theater to listen to the opera. The banquet for the old lady and others was set up there. It happened that these people were not full yet, so they went over to get some tea and snacks. It was just right for them to eat and drink while watching the opera.

The banquet table here was really empty now. Qin Wan drank the bird's nest porridge, stood up and said, "Let's go."

The banquet in the inner courtyard ended just like that, but the front courtyard was very lively, after all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the other princes were there.

Normally, as foreign ministers, they are not allowed to have too much contact with the prince. Now that they can toast with him openly, why not seize this opportunity?

From the eldest prince to the sixth prince, there were many people around them, except His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was left out.

Xie Qing didn't care about these things. He sat in the corner with a plate of peanuts and a pot of wine, watching the hypocritical crowd.

The Fourth Prince did not move forward, but hid in another corner to listen to the report from his followers.

"That Bai is from the border. Our dynasty has been at war with the Northern Di for years. There are many orphans on the border. Nine years ago, Bai's parents and brothers died in the war, and she has lived alone ever since."

"Because of her beauty, Bai Shi attracted many people's attention. However, she was extremely defensive and chaste, and she also possessed some strange sexual techniques. The courtyard where she lived was full of traps. It was because of this that she saved the Marquis of Pingyang by chance and followed him."

The Fourth Prince twirled the ring on his finger, and upon hearing the phrase "clean up one's body," he couldn't help but sneer, "If one truly kept himself clean, would he have followed the Marquis of Pingyang without any official title or status?"

The attendant remembered that his master was trying to win over Marquis Lu, so he said, "In a place like the border, an orphan girl born with good looks would be doomed. Following Marquis Pingyang is indeed the best way out she can find. Now that she has become the principal wife, it will be a great story if the news spreads to the border."

The Fourth Prince slowly pulled off his ring, took out a handkerchief and gently wiped it, then put it back on. "Then let her become a good story, spread it across the border, and spread it well in the capital."

The attendant looked at his master in surprise. Did he have a grudge against the new Madam Lu? Didn't he say he wanted to win over Marquis Lu?

But he didn't dare to say more or ask more questions, so he just took the order and left.

The Fourth Prince looked at Lu Yan in the crowd and picked up the wine jug and walked over: "Lord Lu, come, I'll toast you too."

Lu Yan was a little dizzy from drinking, but he perked up when he saw the Fourth Prince. "I'm so embarrassed! How could I let you toast me? It's truly an honor for me that the Fourth Prince can come to my wedding. I toast you! Please!"