Chapter 131 Embroidered Pillow with Straw Core

When Madam Li celebrated her birthday, several powerful figures in the court only sent gifts, but the fact that the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion was able to attend the banquet was considered to be giving the Li family enough face.

Li Yuting and Jiang Guiyu, who were sitting below the old lady, were the first to hear it. Just when they were wondering when the Li family became so close to the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion, a servant came to announce that the wife of the Xuanping Marquis had arrived with her daughter.

"You brought the young lady from the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion with you? Isn't she recuperating outside?"

"When did Xie Shuyan come back? Why is there no news at all?"

"Back then, Miss Xie was the most popular young lady from a government official family in Yanjing City, aside from the Princess of Duanyang County. However, she fell into the water at a palace banquet three years ago, became ill, and has been missing ever since. Who would have thought she'd come back?"

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Hearing this, Jiang Guiyu unconsciously pursed his lips, and the handkerchief in his hand was almost crushed under the cover of his sleeve.

Xie Shuyan was indeed very popular in the past, but that was three years ago.

Now, the most popular person in Yanjing City is her, Jiang Guiyu!

"Hey, why is there no one here?"

Li Yuting's voice brought Jiang Guiyu back from her trance. She raised her eyes and saw that no one from the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion had come.

At this time, outside the banquet, Xie Shuyan, who had finally mustered up the courage and endured the discomfort to walk the short distance to Jiang's house, suddenly became timid again.

"What's wrong?"

He Peilan asked the question even though she knew the answer. It was already amazing that her daughter could walk this distance in such an unfamiliar place.

Sure enough, Shuyan shook her head.

She didn't want to go in.

He Peilan pulled her daughter, "You are the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. You can't show your fear at this time."

She held Shuyan's hand tightly.

"Don't worry, you will stay with your mother and she will protect you."

Xie Shuyan didn't say anything, but held her mother's hand tightly.

"Oh, the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion is so arrogant, do you think Old Madam Li has to go out and invite them personally?"

"I heard that Xie Shuyan fell seriously ill three years ago, and the Xuanping Marquis's residence sought out famous doctors but to no avail. Could it be that she has some incurable disease that's why she can't see anyone?"

"Hey, the newly found daughter of the Jiang family has been going to Xuanpinghou a while ago. I heard that she's treating patients."

"That day at the palace banquet, I saw Jiang Qingyue save Princess Huayang with my own eyes. Her medical skills are truly remarkable. Besides, Xie Shuyan used to be reluctant to go out, but she suddenly came today. Who knows, maybe it was Jiang Qingyue who really cured her."

"Yes, Jiang Qingyue's medical skills are so superb that I heard that even patients who have passed through her care can be brought back to life."

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Jiang Guiyu was so upset listening to these discussions that the handkerchief in his hand was about to be torn to pieces.

Weren’t you talking about Xie Shuyan? Why are you suddenly mentioning that bitch Jiang Qingyue again?

Li Yuting noticed Jiang Guiyu's discomfort and turned to complain to the others, "What do you know? Jiang Qingyue is just lucky. It's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse. What real ability does she have?"

He Peilan and Xie Shuyan, who were still in a stalemate outside the banquet, turned cold instantly when they heard this.

You see, if they hadn’t come, Jiang Qingyue would have been slandered to no avail.

At the banquet, someone immediately pointed at Jiang Guiyu and said, "Didn't Guiyu say at the palace banquet that she had excellent medical skills and could bring the dead back to life?"

Jiang Guiyu was stunned.

That day, she did say this in order to push Jiang Qingyue out of the city.

But these people are also stupid. Can't they hear that she is deliberately exaggerating? Instead, they actually praise Jiang Qingyue because of these two sentences?

Jiang Guiyu caught a glimpse of Li Yuting out of the corner of his eye and started coughing again.

Li Yuting really showed her worry and immediately raised her voice.

"Even if it's really what Guiyu said, so what? They are all members of the Jiang family, so they must speak up for their own family. As for Jiang Qingyue's ability... If she really has the ability, why hasn't she cured the plague yet?"

After saying that, she snorted coldly.

"Jiang Qingyue is clearly an embroidered pillow, filled with nothing but grass."

"She is an embroidered pillow, then what are you, Miss Li?"

The moment He Peilan's voice rang out, the entire banquet fell silent.

Following this somewhat majestic voice, Lady He Peilan, wife of Marquis Xuanping, walked in with her daughter Xie Shuyan.

On ordinary days, the wife of Marquis Xuanping always appears peaceful, but today she has a gloomy face.

The legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, whom you have not seen for three years, was even more furious.

Who offended them?

Others may not know, but Li Yuting knows it very well.

The only person who offended the Xuanping Marquis Mansion was her mouth.

She gritted her teeth and cursed in her heart: Why didn't you come earlier or later, but now?

"Miss Li, do you dare to say that again in front of me?"

Li Yuting didn't dare to speak.

Xie Shuyan bit her lower lip tightly and stared at Jiang Guiyu coldly.

Jiang Guiyu lowered his head and coughed lightly, looking so weak that he seemed as if he would be blown away by a gust of wind.

This weak look might seem pitiful to others, but in Xie Shuyan's eyes, it was artificial.

She was originally standing behind He Peilan, but suddenly she walked over quickly, grabbed the wine on the table, and splashed it towards Jiang Guiyu's face.

Jiang Guiyu screamed in fright and stood up, his already pale face looking even uglier.

Madam Jiang suddenly stood up and said, "Return the jade!"

No one dared to speak at the banquet. After all, Marquis Xuanping had a prominent family background and no one could afford to offend him.

Only Li Yuting protected Jiang Guiyu behind her, "What are you doing?"

Xie Shuyan said nothing, picked up the wine cup in front of Li Yuting and poured it over to her, splashing Li Yuting in the face as well.

All the ladies at the banquet were stunned.

Li Yuting had been spoiled since she was a child, so she could not stand this kind of insult and wanted to fight back immediately.

Xie Shuyan couldn't speak and could only glare at her angrily. However, He Peilan reminded her in a faint voice.

"Miss Li, you have to think carefully. If you slap her like that, what consequences will await your Li family?"

Sure enough, Li Yuting could only retract her action in disappointment.

Mrs. Li and Old Madam Li both stood up and began to explain and excuse Li Yuting.

Even Mrs. Jiang, who had been silent, came over to help mediate.

He Peilan sneered, "Just now when they were talking about Qingyue, you pretended to be deaf and dumb and kept silent. Now, in order to protect our adopted daughter Jiang Guiyu, you are very active."

Mrs. Jiang felt unhappy when she was accused of being biased in front of so many people and when her identity as Jiang Guiyu's adopted daughter was mentioned.

"Cousin, today is Madam Li's birthday party, why are you doing this?"

"Yes, today is Madam Li's birthday party, so I won't bother with them."

She swept her cold eyes over the Li family and said, "If it were any other time, just because the Li family allowed their daughter to slander and spread rumors about my niece in public, I would have had her mouth smashed for this one crime. You, the Li family, can forget about celebrating your birthday."