After the other person left, Madam Xu spoke up: "She is your cousin Jingtang's daughter. That's just how she is. You don't need to take her to heart."

Wan Ge nodded: "I know. If I remember correctly, her father was involved in the Lingyun Temple case and was demoted to Hanzhou."

"Yes, that's true."

Wan Ge shook her head helplessly. The other party was just the daughter of a low-ranking official, yet she looked down on the Prime Minister's daughter.

Although the other party was just a concubine's daughter, she was still a young lady from the Prime Minister's mansion, and she was not someone she could compare to.

Even when her father was still in the capital, he was only a fifth-rank official. If she hadn't saved the Duke of Sheng back then, this marriage agreement probably wouldn't have happened.

Given this situation, how dare they look down on the Prime Minister's daughter and even mock her for marrying the richest man?

Wan Ge genuinely didn't know what she was thinking, or whether she was aware of her own situation.

Although his father was not dismissed from his post, those involved in the case, unless framed, would never have a chance to rise again.

Given their current situation, even if the Duke's son hadn't fallen for the Prime Minister's daughter, it was impossible for him to continue their engagement.

After all, the old lady of the Duke of Sheng's mansion was not someone to be trifled with.

This engagement has probably been called off for a long time, but the prince is only of marriageable age and hasn't found a suitable candidate yet.

Otherwise, if she had arrived any later, the other party might have already gotten married, and then she could have come back saying she forgot about the engagement, given her some compensation, and then dropped the engagement.

Such things are actually quite common in the capital, especially after the Lingyun Temple incident, when a large number of officials' positions were greatly changed, and many of the people who had previously made marriage agreements were changed. Therefore, Wan Ge's guess is extremely reasonable.

…

Apart from that one minor incident, everything went very smoothly for Wan Ge overall. Feeling that it was about time, she prepared to return to the East Palace.

Madam Xu wanted to persuade her daughter to stay for the night, but Wan Ge remembered that she had promised the Crown Princess to help her organize the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, so she could only stay temporarily.

However, Wan Ge also explained to her mother that they planned to stay in the capital for a longer period of time this time, so she would find an opportunity to go home and stay for a few days.

After hearing her daughter say that, Madam Xu obediently released the person.

It's rare for me to see my daughter, and I really want to spend more time with her.

Seeing her mother's reluctant expression, Wan Ge spoke again: "We will meet again at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet for all the officials."

Madam Xu nodded, but still couldn't resist moving closer to Wan Ge: "I know your husband is the heir of the Prince of Rong. Is he good to you?"

The other party is of such high status, I'm really worried he might bully my daughter.

Wan Ge nodded: "My husband treats me very well, Mother, you don't need to worry."

When Wan Ge heard her mother ask this question, she seemed to realize that her mother knew Feng Ji's identity, but not all of it, and thought he was just the son of the Prince of Rong.

And what about Father? Does Father know that he is also the Crown Prince's son?

Wan Ge wasn't sure if her father knew or not, but she saw him pat Feng Ji on the shoulder and say, "I don't ask for my daughter to be rich and powerful, I only ask that she be safe and healthy, so you must take good care of her."

Feng Ji looked at his father-in-law with a particularly firm gaze and answered very seriously, "Father-in-law, please rest assured, Wan Ge is more important to me than my own life."

Lord Xu patted him on the shoulder: "Good boy."

…

…

After returning home, Wan Ge began helping the Crown Princess prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Wan Ge had been with her mother since she was a child, and she had already learned how to organize banquets and other such matters.

Although the palace banquet is somewhat different, it's not too different.

After the arrangements were nearly complete, the Crown Princess looked at her and nodded with satisfaction: "Wange, as expected of someone born into a prominent family, you are much more capable than when I hosted the first banquet."

Although Lord Xu was only a fourth-rank official, the Xu family had always been a prestigious clan. However, Old Master Xu intended for the Xu family to retire, so after he retired and returned to his hometown, Lord Xu seemed to have no intention of being promoted and thus remained a fourth-rank official.

It is precisely for this reason that Lord Xu has remained a fourth-rank official for so long, and they have no intention of helping him in the officialdom, because they know he doesn't need it.

"Mother, you flatter me. This is all thanks to your excellent teaching."

The Crown Princess did indeed guide her in some aspects, but he also knew very well that the fact that she was able to do things so smoothly was because she had the ability to do so.

The Crown Princess patted her head again and said, "By the way, I heard that Feng Ji's brother and sister-in-law have already entered the city. I'll go pick them up. I've prepared the clothes for you to wear to the palace banquet today. Take a look and see if there's anything you're not satisfied with. If you're not happy, have the palace embroiderers alter them for you as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll head back now. See you later."

"Yes, go quickly. I'll send someone to call Ji'er, and he can come with you then."

"Okay, thank you, Mother."

"There's no need to be so polite with your mother." After saying this, the Crown Princess called her people to prepare to go to the door to greet her son.

…

As night fell, Wan Ge and Feng Ji had already arrived at the banquet venue.

While Wan Ge was chatting with her best friend, an unpleasant voice rang out from the side again: "Isn't that my sister? What's she doing here?"

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