On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Yuan Zhao took Wei Wanxue to the Chen family's banquet.
Wei Shaoqing did not come back the night before, he only sent a servant back to say that he would go directly from the provincial capital to Chen's house the next day.
When they arrived at the gate of Chen's house, Yuan Zhao saw from afar Wei Shaoqing's carriage and the Bai family's carriage passing one after the other.
Now Yuan Zhao has turned a deaf ear to his excuses. After so many times, even his disappointment has faded.
After Bai Ruyue got out of the car, she exchanged a quick glance with Wei Wanxue, and then looked at Yuan Zhao with a smug look of provocation from a distance.
Wei Shaoqing originally wanted to go straight into the mansion, but he thought of something and stopped at the door.
Seeing this, Bai Ruyue couldn't help but stop. Everyone around him stopped, wondering what the prefect wanted to do.
Someone asked, "Why doesn't Lord Wei go in?"
Wei Shaoqing had a warm smile on his face, "Madam is here today too. I came from the state capital and am waiting for you here."
At that moment, Bai Ruyue, who was not far from him, suddenly looked unhappy.
But thinking that Wei Shaoqing was probably pretending to be in love with Yuan Zhao outside, he did not get angry.
At this time, Yuan Zhao's carriage arrived. Wei Shaoqing strode forward, held Yuan Zhao's hand outside the carriage and helped her get off.
There is tenderness and sweetness in his eyes.
Seeing this, people around couldn't help but praise:
"Lord Wei is busy with official duties, but he still cares about his wife. What a good husband!"
"Since long ago, there have been rumors that Lord Wei and His Highness were in perfect harmony. Even after all these years, they are still as close as ever!"
…
Yuan Zhao was stunned for a moment, but seeing Wei Shaoqing like this, he did not refuse.
Since he loves acting, just accompany him.
As soon as he walked in, he saw Bai Ruyue's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Yuan Zhao's eyes inadvertently passed over her and caught a glimpse of her pink gemstone headdress.
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There were many people at the banquet, with men and women sitting at separate tables. Wei Shaoqing sent Yuan Zhao to the gate of the inner courtyard before going to the front courtyard.
He pretended to be at ease in front of outsiders, as always.
Everyone said Yuan Zhao married a good husband.
Yuan Zhao sneered in his heart. In the past, when they went out together, Wei Shaoqing always acted like a doting wife.
It turned out that she also believed it firmly.
But who knew? Her "good husband" had openly brought his mistress to the party.
In addition to talking about the two of them, Yuan Zhao also heard many people talking about the Jiang family and the Wei family along the way.
Those people didn't dare to discuss it in front of Yuan Zhao, but they talked a lot behind his back.
"I heard that the Wei family wanted to marry Wei Wanxue to the Jiang family, but they rejected it. It's really funny."
"Wei Wanxue's ambition is high, so naturally she only has eyes for the Marquisate family in the capital. However, I heard that the princess doesn't agree with this marriage, and it was her old lady who asked someone to ask about it."
"Aside from the princess, who else in the Wei family is up to par? Haven't they been relying on Lord Wei and the princess for so many years?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. Your husband is still working in the state capital..."
Yuan Zhao sat in one place with a faint smile on his face, teasing Yuan Zhizhi in his arms.
From time to time, ladies came over to praise Yuan Zhizhi for being cute. Yuan Zhizhi waved her hands like a lucky doll, making the ladies laugh in unison.
At this moment, a gentle voice came from beside me, "Are you talking about this new headdress? This is a New Year's gift my husband gave me. It was made with a large piece of pink gemstone and worked very hard..."
Yuan Zhao looked over in the direction of the voice and saw Bai Ruyue sitting not far from him, introducing her complete set of pink gemstone headwear to another female member of the family.
"Oh, this gem is of really good quality. Your husband really loves you. This gem is not small!" asked the female relative.
Bai Ruyue smiled shyly, glancing at Yuan Zhao intentionally or unintentionally, "It's about the size of two bowls! My husband knows I like it, and he even set the gem there himself..."
"It's rare to find a man like him..." Some of the female relatives were envious.
Wei Jiaojiao, who was standing beside her, also spoke loudly, "Not only did my mother give me gifts, my father also gave me New Year gifts. Grandma and Daddy gave Jiaojiao and my brothers big red envelopes, and they also bought me a lot of new clothes!"
After saying that, she giggled and turned around, trying to attract the attention of the ladies surrounding Yuan Zhizhi.
Yuan Zhao looked at Wei Jiaojiao and saw that she was wearing a bright red brocade jacket, but the material looked a little inferior to the Yunjin.
She couldn't help but think of the old lady's expression when she went to see her on New Year's Day.
My heart feels cold.
I see.
At this time, Madam Yuan passed by Bai Ruyue and sneered:
"A thief is so brazen, isn't he afraid that someone will come knocking on your door again?"
Mrs. Yuan's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just right for everyone around to hear.
Bai Ruoyue blushed and did not respond, as if he was not talking about her.
The matter had finally calmed down a few days ago, but if she got angry, she would change the subject again.
Everyone was in an awkward silence. Madam Yuan acted as if she hadn't heard anything. She walked over to Yuan Zhao and teased Yuan Zhizhi. She leaned forward and carefully examined the collar around Yuan Zhizhi's neck. She said in surprise, "This collar is made of Hetian jade! The quality of this jade is truly top-notch!"
"This was given by His Majesty when our prince was one month old. Later, it was brought here as a dowry and was given to the young lady." Gan Tang explained.
The ladies around cast envious glances at it, "This is a gift from the Emperor, and only we can see it because of His Highness's grace."
Yuan Zhizhi twisted her body and stretched out her hands for Madam Yuan to hold her.
"You want me to hold you?" Mrs. Yuan raised her eyebrows.
Yuan Zhao smiled in surprise and said, "This child never wants to be held by others. I didn't expect him to like Madam Yuan so much."
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