Yuan Zhao donated all the money he had raised with great difficulty, and sent Wei Shaoqing away with a few words.
The Wei Mansion’s warehouse was empty and they were suddenly short of money.
Songyan Hall sent people to probe the situation several times, both openly and covertly, saying that the warehouse was empty and that food and clothing were a problem for the entire mansion.
Yuan Zhao always said that she was sick and the old lady was in charge of the household affairs, so it was not her turn to worry.
Song Yantang was so angry that he smashed several teacups.
In the middle of the month, a post was delivered to Fengqiyuan.
As soon as the post arrived, Wei Wanxue came.
"Sister-in-law, is this the post for the Snow Viewing Banquet?"
Yuan Zhao was carefully looking at the signature on the post. When he saw Wei Wanxue come in, he just responded.
Wei Wanxue sat down beside her, holding her arm and coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, I'll go with you, so you can help me see if there are any good men in Yangzhou City."
Yuan Zhao didn't look at her and pulled his arm away without leaving a trace. "Your marriage is decided by your brother and mother. Why should I interfere? Besides, aren't you going to marry into a wealthy family as a legitimate wife? Is there anyone in Yangzhou City that you would be interested in?"
Seeing her cold attitude, Wei Wanxue's face froze. She was still angry that Yuan Zhao had made the decision to donate all her things without her permission.
But this time, for some reason, the invitation to the Yangzhou City Snow Viewing Banquet was delivered directly to Yuan Zhao. If she wanted to go, she had to let Yuan Zhao take her with her.
So she leaned on Yuan Zhao, her face full of grievance, "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? They say that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. I have been with my sister-in-law since I was a child, so of course I am closest to her. What does my brother, a man, know?"
Hearing this, Yuan Zhao smiled with some sarcasm that Wei Wanxue didn't notice.
Closest to her?
What about Xingyu Lane?
She treated Wei Wanxue as her own sister, and she turned around and called Xingyuxiang sister-in-law.
Yuan Zhao didn't want to play along with her anymore, so he just promised her, "Tomorrow afternoon, come with me to the Zhao residence."
"It's time for Zhizhi to drink milk. I should go take care of Zhizhi."
After saying that, she stood up and walked into the inner room.
Yuan Zhizhi was lying on the bed, kicking her little feet. When she saw her come in, she turned around and smiled at her with her big grape-like eyes.
[Mother~Mother~Hug~]
Yuan Zhao picked up his daughter and watched Wei Wanxue leave angrily outside.
She thought to herself that the reason why Wei Wanxue wanted her to arrange her marriage was simply because her princess status could help Wei Wanxue raise her status in her husband's family.
Zhizhi said that Wei Wanxue would fall in love with her second cousin Shen Yunzhou later.
I just don’t know when Wei Wanxue met her second cousin.
If Wei Wanxue could have been married off before they met, perhaps the Shen family's disaster could have been avoided...
Thinking of this, she called Gan Tang in and said, "Go check who else is invited to the Zhao Mansion's snow viewing banquet tomorrow?"
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The Zhao Mansion hosted a snow-viewing banquet, inviting officials and their families from all over Yangzhou.
Of course, there were many young men and women from official families who were not engaged, and they took this opportunity to get to know each other.
Yuan Zhao brought Yuan Zhizhi with him and originally wanted to bring Nan'an along.
But considering that her voice was just fine and should not be known to others, she was kept in the mansion.
When the Wei Mansion's carriage was about to arrive, Lady Li, the mistress of the Zhao Mansion, personally went to the gate to greet them.
Seeing her in such a state, many people stopped to see who she was waiting for.
When the Wei Mansion's carriage arrived, another carriage followed closely behind.
The first one to come down was Wei Wanxue. Wei Shaoqing's younger sister was quite famous in Yangzhou City and many people knew her.
Seeing Wei Wanxue coming down, Li went to the steps of Wei's carriage to greet her.
This Li has always been aloof. When did she become so attentive to Wei Wanxue?
Just at this moment, a woman got off the carriage behind the Wei Mansion.
The woman was dressed in white, had a delicate face, and looked so pitiful, like a willow swaying in the wind.
She was followed by two teenagers and a five-year-old girl.
The officials' wives at the door could all recognize them. Aren't they Bai Ruyue from Xingyu Lane and that talented young man?
Was Li going to greet them?
Because of the rumors in Yangzhou City some time ago, Bai Ruyue was a little worried when she came to the snow viewing banquet today, but she didn't expect that the lady in charge of the Zhao family would personally greet her at the door.
Seeing Li getting closer and closer to her, she couldn't help but straighten her body with a perfect smile on her face.
Unexpectedly, Li turned around and stopped in front of Wei's carriage.
After Wei Wanxue got off the car, there were people following her.
The red cloak is bright and eye-catching, and the sapphire headpiece is simple yet elegant, especially the face, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and skin as white as fat. When she raises her eyes slightly, the world is eclipsed.
As soon as she got out of the car, she instantly caught everyone's attention.
Many people stood there in a daze, exchanging glances: Who is this?
There was no other reason. Yuan Zhao had not attended such a banquet for seven or eight years since he came to Yangzhou.
Li was waiting respectfully at the side, and she and her men saluted, "Your Highness, best wishes!"
These words broke the silence at the door, and everyone realized that this was Yuan Zhao - Princess Showa.
Except for Wei Wanxue and the pale-faced Bai Ruyue family, everyone greeted them, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Yuan Zhao raised his hand, a smile on his lips, "No need to be polite. Today is the snow viewing banquet, so there is no need to be formal."
Li saluted and personally led the way, "Your Highness, please come this way~"
Wei Wanxue and Bai Ruyue were completely ignored from beginning to end, until Yuan Zhao was welcomed into the house and disappeared, and a gust of cold wind blew their thoughts back to their senses.
The two looked at each other and walked in.
"I've always heard that Your Highness was in poor health, so I didn't want to bother you. Today, I see that Your Highness looks good." Li led Yuan Zhao all the way to the mansion and carefully introduced to her who the wives of the officials were.
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