"Congratulations to the Second Prince's Consort on finding her long-lost sister."

Although Ouyang Wenwan was the wife of the Second Prince, she was still the wife of the Duke of Huguo's family, so she carried considerable weight. Therefore, Madam Wu only bowed slightly in greeting.

"As expected of the Second Prince's sister, she is so beautiful."

Madam Wu hurriedly rose and bowed, then looked at Li Youran and praised her.

She thought to herself, this Li Youran is the Li Youran that Wu Yong mentioned before. I didn’t expect her to be so beautiful. What’s even more unexpected is that she is the long-lost sister of the Second Prince’s wife.

Thinking to himself that he was still a step too late, if he had proposed marriage before the Second Prince's wife recognized him, he might have had a chance to unexpectedly find a marriage with the Second Prince's family.

It might be a bit too much for her to marry now, but her Yong'er has gone to take the imperial examination. If he can get a top ranking, maybe he can bring this girl back.

While Madam Wu was lost in thought, the Second Prince's Consort had already left with Li Youran.

Madam Wu glanced at Madam Wu the Second, but said nothing.

Mentioning Wu Yong made Madam Wu feel as if something was blocking her heart. Her son was clearly the eldest son born of the legitimate wife, but in everything, he was overshadowed by this illegitimate son.

Especially the younger sister-in-law, who is the wife of the prime minister, usually gets along very well with Madam Wu, also because she has taken a liking to Wu Yong.

Previously, the younger sister-in-law had thought of marrying Hu Qinqin to Wu Yong, but fortunately, the grandmother stopped her, saying that only if Hu Qinqin sat on the throne of the empress could the Wu family be guaranteed eternal peace.

Otherwise, they would really be overshadowed by the second wife.

Judging from Madam Wu's current intentions, she is definitely thinking of having her son marry Li Youran again.

If Wu Yong really marries the younger sister of the Second Prince's wife, I'm afraid Madam Wu will become arrogant again, and as the eldest wife, she will have to give way to this second wife in every way.

Thinking of this, Madam Wu felt even more depressed.

No, she had to make sure her son, Wu Qiang, won over Li Youran before Wu Yong did.

Having grown up in the countryside and not having seen much of the world, she was definitely easier to please than other noble ladies.

Li Youran was unaware that she had only greeted them, yet she had already caught the attention of the two ladies of the Wu family.

Li Youran originally thought that the Second Prince's Consort would take her to ask everyone in turn, but fortunately she only interviewed a few older, noble women, and then took her back.

"I should have introduced you to the public before the banquet started. But considering that you dislike such scenes, I came up with this idea."

The Second Prince's Consort herself disliked this kind of scene, and naturally knew that Li Youran also disliked it, so she thought of only taking Li Youran to meet these prominent women.

Given their immense influence, by today, the entire capital will know about her younger sister, Li Youran.

"Madam, we've arrived. This is the place."

With the help of servants, Xia's mother got off the carriage.

She stood in front of the door, looking at Li Youran's small courtyard with a slight frown, her face showing disdain and contempt.

"Who is it? Stop knocking, or you'll break the door."

At dawn today, a group of noble ladies suddenly came and knocked on the door frantically, giving Xiao Hong a headache.

Unexpectedly, someone knocked on the door again in the afternoon. Xiao Hong thought someone else had come, so she opened the door a crack while grumbling.

"You are..."

When Xiao Hong saw that it was a servant knocking on the door and that there was an elderly woman standing outside, she knew that she was not one of the noble ladies who had come that morning, so she asked curiously.

"You're just a poor family, even your servants are so unruly. Open the door quickly, our mistress wants to see your young lady!"

Since following Li Youran, Xiao Hong had never been treated so rudely, and she felt a little upset.

However, she knew she was just a servant, and it would be extremely wrong for her to offend someone she shouldn't have and cause trouble for her master. So she hurriedly opened the door to inform Li Youran.

"You're Li Youran?"

Before Xiao Hong could finish telling Li Youran what was happening outside, Xia's mother walked in and looked at Li Youran with a scrutinizing gaze.

"That is indeed me." Knowing the visitor was up to no good, Li Youran cautiously asked, "Madam, do we know each other?"

Xia's mother did not answer Li Youran's question, but walked straight to the main seat and sat down.

"I am Xia Xiao's mother, and also the matriarch of the Xia family."

"The Xia family? Which Xia family?"

Hearing Li Youran's words, Xia's mother snorted coldly and said.

"Stop pretending to be ignorant. Let me tell you, our Xia family is a prestigious and powerful family. It's not a family that a woman like you can easily seduce. Stay away from Xia Xiao in the future."

Li Youran was still wondering what Madam Xia's purpose was in coming here, but she didn't expect that it was to tell her to stay away from Xia Xiao.

Although she didn't know when she and Xia Xiao had crossed the line, Xia's mother's arrogant and rude attitude made Li Youran very unhappy, so she wanted to provoke her.

"So all the wives in the Xia family were seduced."

As Li Youran spoke, he feigned sudden realization and looked at Xia.

"Mrs. Xia, how did you manage to seduce the Xia family back then?"

"you!"

Madam Xia was so angry at Li Youran that she slammed her hand on the table.

"Oh, you come from a humble family and have no manners at all. I'll make this clear right now: even if you manage to seduce my son, don't even think about entering my house again. You'd better watch yourself."

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