Chapter 83 Concubine Wan

He Peilan took Jiang Qingyue over with confidence, treating her like her own daughter, and proudly introduced her to these wives of officials.

This is the face of the wife of Marquis Xuanping, and everyone has to praise her.

All of a sudden, all the young ladies surrounding Jiang Guiyu were called over by their mother.

Mrs. Jiang panicked the moment she saw He Peilan.

Didn't they say that the Marquis Xuanping would not attend the palace banquet? Why are they here again?

She showed up with Jiang Qingyue, so Jiang Qingyue must have complained!

He Peilan had already taken Jiang Qingyue on a tour, and her kind smile suddenly turned cold when she fell on Mrs. Jiang.

She didn't say a word, but her eyes had already cursed Mrs. Jiang.

Mrs. Jiang felt a chill on the back of her neck and her heart was in her throat.

Jiang Qingyue, this troublemaker, really filed a complaint!

It's just a small matter, and I didn't mean to hurt her. Why is she holding a grudge like this?

Family disgrace should not be made public, but she wishes the whole world knew about it.

Are you willing to do nothing but bring injustice to the Jiang family and make them despised and ridiculed by others?

Although she thought so in her heart, Mrs. Jiang still rushed over and pretended to be warm and intimate with He Peilan.

It was just that He Peilan's occasional response was cold, which made her seem like she was being ignored.

Jiang Guiyu's surroundings suddenly became quiet, and when he came to his senses, the person who was now the center of attention had become Jiang Qingyue.

Miss Bai snorted coldly, "She actually didn't get lost. She's really lucky."

"Guiyu, your sister is really amazing. She even knows about the big tree on the list, Xuanping Marquis Mansion."

As soon as Guo Jingyu finished speaking, Jiang Guiyu covered his mouth and started coughing again.

"Don't say that. Lady Xuanping is her aunt. It's only natural for them to be close."

Guo Jingyu frowned.

"Guiyu, that's your aunt too. You should be the one standing next to the Marquis's wife."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Guiyu looked a little sad.

"The Marquis's wife doesn't let me call her aunt. She said I'm just an adopted daughter and not worthy of being related to the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion."

Guo Jingyu and Miss Bai immediately stood up for her. Looking at Jiang Qingyue who was accompanying the wife of Marquis Xuanping, they were even more disdainful of her fawning.

"Guiyu, you are too easy to bully, that's why she lets you ride on her head."

Jiang Guiyu hurriedly took Guo Jingyu's arm and said, "Sister Guo, don't be impulsive. This is Qingyue's first time in the palace, and she's with the wife of the Marquis Xuanping. If you go looking for trouble with her, she will definitely complain to the wife."

Guo Jingyu gently patted the back of her hand, signaling her to be at ease.

"Okay, I'll listen to you this time. Forget about Jiang Qingyue."

Jiang Guiyu was obviously stunned for a moment.

Guo Jingyu's temper has always been such that she would lose her temper at the slightest provocation. Normally, as long as she said a few words, the brainless Guo Jingyu would definitely stand up for her.

Why is Guo Jingyu so obedient today?

But what she wanted was for Guo Jingyu to cause trouble for Jiang Qingyue. How could she just let it go like that?

Jiang Guiyu didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only cover his mouth and cough.

At this time, Guo Jingyu saw a familiar figure passing by in the distance, and hurriedly said to Jiang Guiyu, "Guiyu, you guys chat first, I'll come back later."

After saying that, she hurried away.

Jiang Qingyue glanced at Guo Jingyu as she left, and curled the corners of her lips slightly.

Guo Jingyu must be extremely anxious these days, and must ask Chu Hean for an identity for herself.

After all, the baby in my belly is getting bigger day by day. If I delay any longer, I won’t be able to hide it anymore.

Miss Bai rubbed Jiang Guiyu's back and muttered, "What's wrong with Sister Guo? She was walking so fast all the way here, and then she was distracted when she arrived at the palace banquet. Now she's walking away. I don't know who she's busy meeting."

"This is the palace, Sister Bai, don't talk nonsense."

After Jiang Guiyu's reminder, Miss Bai immediately shut her mouth.

In front of He Peilan, the smile on Mrs. Jiang's face almost froze.

Only when she heard Jiang Guiyu coughing did she hurried over.

"Guiyu, are you feeling unwell? Do you want to find a doctor for you?"

"Ahem, mother, this is Concubine Wan's palace banquet. The imperial physician has been invited before the banquet has even started. It would be bad if the Concubine knew about this."

Miss Bai said distressedly: "The Imperial Concubine loves you the most, so what if she invites an imperial physician? You are just too considerate of the overall situation."

Following Miss Bai's words, Jiang Guiyu coughed a few more times. Mrs. Jiang hurriedly helped her breathe, her face full of worry.

Jiang Qingyue was watching this side, feeling a little curious. Would Jiang Guiyu, the sickly guy, dare to cough like that in front of Concubine Wan?

Would Concubine Wan be considered unlucky given her noble status?

At this moment, a young lady dressed in lavender silk brocade came into the inner hall. She only had two hairpins on her head, but wore a pair of pigeon-blood red gem earrings. She looked clean and elegant, but she stood out because of the pair of earrings.

He Peilan whispered in Jiang Qingyue's ear, "That's Li Yuting, the daughter of the Minister of War. She's good friends with Jiang Guiyu. She went to her maternal grandparents' house last year, and I didn't expect her to come back."

"Sister Yuting!"

Jiang Guiyu called her happily.

The two of them are close friends. When it comes to their relationship with Guo Jingyu and others, Jiang Guiyu is closer to Li Yuting.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they had endless things to talk about.

Miss Bai next to her tried to interrupt several times, but Li Yuting ignored her. Surprisingly, she was not embarrassed at all, and even looked forward to it.

If she could curry favor with the Li family, the Minister of War, it would be beneficial to both her and the Bai family.

Li Yuting pulled Jiang Guiyu and asked, "I heard that your family took the second wife's child back home?"

Jiang Guiyu's eyebrows twitched and his expression suddenly became aggrieved.

Li Yuting realized something was wrong and was about to ask again when she heard He Peilan's voice.

"Yuting."

"Madam Hou."

Li Yuting pulled Jiang Guiyu over and took her to meet He Peilan.

But when they got there, He Peilan just said to Li Yuting, "Yuting, this is Qingyue, the Princess of Duanyang County, Wanyin's biological sister."

The call of "sister" made Jiang Qingyue's identity known to the public.

This is the biological daughter of the Jiang family, not the fake Jiang Guiyu.

And these words were like a silent slap in Mrs. Jiang's face.

Instead of loving her biological daughter, she is partial to her adopted daughter.

Mrs. Jiang's face turned blue and red, while Jiang Guiyu's face turned pale and he started coughing again.

All the young ladies from noble families looked over with concern, but the wives of officials had different expressions on their faces. One of them even covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, as if she had some contagious disease.

However, there were too many people around the Jiang mother and daughter, so they didn't see this scene.

Jiang Qingyue and Li Yuting nodded as a greeting.

"Ms. Li."

Li Yuting glanced at her casually and said in a calm tone, "Gui Yu is the second oldest, so you are the third oldest?"

What He Peilan said just now was so obvious, but Li Yuting pretended not to understand.

Jiang Qingyue raised the corners of her lips, "Yes, everyone calls me Third Miss."

I heard that they were born on the same day, but the adopted daughter was raised at home, so her ranking even took that of the biological daughter.

Now that the biological daughter has returned home, the adopted daughter is still ranked higher than the biological daughter.

The Jiang family is ridiculous.

"Concubine Wan is here!"