Su Youran glanced around and realized that the eldest princess's mother had enough influence; all the mistresses of the four dukes' mansions had gathered.

This was the first time she had met Madam Liu, the matriarch of the Jiang family of the Duke of Xuanguo's mansion, and she felt that her features were somewhat familiar.

Oh, and Princess Rong is here too.

In a way, Princess Rong was one of the few remaining elders of the Eldest Princess, so she was allowed to leave only after receiving the Eldest Princess's bow as an elder.

The Yun sisters sat together chatting intimately. The Yun family and the Princess's residence had always had a close relationship, so the Yun sisters felt as if they were back home.

Especially Yun Manyan, with her two children, her face was full of happiness, which made Lady Jiang, the wife of the Duke of Yingguo, extremely jealous.

Halfway through the meal, the children had almost finished eating and were put down to play by themselves.

Wu Yilian's five-year-old son also started running around everywhere.

For some reason, she was suddenly pushed to the ground by Yun Manwan's son, Zhao Qi, and burst into tears.

Because Wu Xinxin and the Yun family had divorced, the two families were no longer related by marriage. Wu Yilian then began to berate Yun Manyan without any politeness, "How did you raise your son? He knows how to hurt people at such a young age?!"

Jiang chimed in sarcastically, "How could a merchant's wife know how to teach children? Of course she has no manners!"

Before Yun Manwan could say anything, Zhao Qian'er, the younger sister of her sister-in-law Zhao Huai, who had been sitting quietly beside her, immediately stood up, put her little niece in Yun Manwan's arms, and pulled Zhao Qi behind her. "We all saw it just now. Your young master was about to bump into Sister Long, so Brother Qi pushed him away."

Wu Yilian narrowed her eyes. "Who are you?"

Zhao Qian'er curtsied to her, "Zhao Huai's younger sister, Zhao Qian'er."

Madam Jiang couldn't help but take another look at her. It turned out that she was the one who had been betrothed to the eldest son of the Marquis of Mu'en by the matchmaker, Madam Yun.

Zhao Qi hid in her arms, "Auntie, Auntie, you're right, it was that boy who bumped into my sister, that's why I pushed him away!"

Wu Yilian was furious. "You little brat, you're talking nonsense! I clearly saw my Fu-ge'er and he just wanted to go over and talk to the little girl!"

The Crown Prince of England had no children for many years, so her son became the only male heir of the legitimate branch, and he could finally stand tall.

She didn't even consider a mere female relative of a general a threat.

Zhao Qi jumped up, "He was running really fast, he was about to crash into my sister!"

Jiang mocked, "You were running around all over the place too, why don't you say you knocked Fu Ge'er down?"

Zhao Qi looked at his mother with a wronged expression, "Mother, I didn't..."

Xue Yu, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and the eldest princess's son, puffed out his little chest and said, "It's just that Fu-ge'er ran fast and almost bumped into Sister Long. It was only because Brother Qi pushed him away that he was able to get away."

Wu Yilian angrily rebuked, "You're all in cahoots, so naturally you're helping him lie!"

Yun Manyan straightened her back. "In the Yun family, everyone takes responsibility for their actions. If it is true that Qi-ge'er bumped into Fu-ge'er for no reason, he would not lie."

Jiang scoffed, clearly disbelieving, "He's your son, of course you'll side with him!"

Yun Manyan had been targeted and mocked by the Jiang family many times, and now she really couldn't take it anymore. "You're right, he's my son. If I don't favor him, who will I favor? Should I side with you people who already dislike the Yun family?"

Jiang was surprised that she would actually break off relations, and subconsciously looked at her mother-in-law, the Duchess of Yingguo.

Lady Xiao, the Duchess of Yingguo, walked over slowly and smiled. "Madam Zhao really does miss her maternal family. Even though she's married into the Zhao family, she still claims to be from the Yun family?"

Su Youran watched from the sidelines, increasingly annoyed. What was the big deal? Why did they always have to argue over such a trivial matter? And why did they always involve the Yun family?

She narrowed her eyes and noticed that Zhou's eldest maternal aunt, Madam Xiao, had not come.

The eldest princess was originally a widow, and today she is getting married, so no male guests were invited.

All the guests gathered in this large hall.

Su Youran felt like she had missed something.

She nudged her mother, "Mother, my older sister is being bullied, aren't you going to stand up for her?"

As expected, Madam Su got up and walked forward.

Zhao Qi threw himself into his grandmother's arms, "Grandma, I really didn't hit anyone!"

With a cold face, Madam Su said to the Duchess of England, "It's just a little quarrel, is it really worth the Duchess of England elevating it to the level of two ducal families? In that case, I, as the Duchess of Pingguo, have no choice but to bear witness for Madam Zhao. Although Manwan has married into the Zhao family, she is a daughter of the Yun family, and will always be a member of the Yun family. The Pingguo Duke's Mansion will never treat her as an outsider."

Zhao Qi chuckled and snuggled into Madam Su's arms. "Mmm, Grandmother is so kind! I'm also a member of the Yun family, and my sister and I are both from the Yun family!"

Yun Manyan's eyes were slightly glistening with tears.

The Duchess of England didn't care. "If you want to acknowledge her as a member of the Yun family, that's your business. But this boy pushed over my own grandson, so even if you're a member of the Yun family, you have to apologize!"

Madam Su patted Zhao Qi in her arms. "Manwan is right. If it was really Qi-ge'er who deliberately pushed him, he will take full responsibility. It's fine if the Duchess of Yingguo doesn't believe it, but it's an open secret that our two ducal mansions have always had a strained relationship. In that case, shall we no longer have any dealings with each other?"

The Duchess of England never expected that such a trivial matter would escalate to the point of a complete break between the two households, but she was truly unafraid. "Hmph, so what if you do as you wish!"

Madam Su smiled and continued, "Although the Yun family is not very talented, they still have some businesses in the capital. The Su family and the Yun family are also closely related. Since the Yun family has severed ties with the Duke of Ying’s family, all cooperation between our two families should also be severed cleanly."

She said to Zhao Mama beside her, "Pass down the word: all businesses in which the Yun and Su families are involved must be completely severed from the Duke of Ying's mansion. This includes Manwan's embroidery shop; it will no longer do business with the Duke of Ying's mansion." The last sentence was addressed to Yun Manwan.

Yun Manyan was deeply moved and nodded with tears in her eyes, "Yes, thank you, Mother!"

Zhao's mother responded loudly, "Yes," and went out excitedly.

The Duchess of England's expression changed.

Everyone in Kyoto knows that the Yun family's shops and restaurants are now all over the city, and even Doctor Gu's clinic has opened several branches.

The main business of the British Duke's Mansion was the medicinal herb business. Even without Doctor Gu's clinic, there were plenty of other clinics in the capital. Thinking this way, the British Duchess was not so afraid.

Originally, given how things had escalated, the Duchess of England should have taken the opportunity to leave. However, after giving Wu Yilian a few instructions on how to take care of Fu Ge'er, she returned to her seat, chatted and laughed with the Princess Rong next to her, and continued eating and drinking.

Princess Rong said indifferently, "On such a joyous day, why argue about these things?" She glanced at Madam Su and Old Madam Yun with reproach in her eyes.