Chapter 213 Autumn Banquet
The old lady advised worriedly: "Don't be nervous, Sui Niang, just stay with us when the time comes."
"If those noble ladies dare to gossip in front of you, tell grandma and she will teach them a lesson!" Because of Sui Niang's identity and this marriage, many people have been eyeing them.
"Yeah, I know." She wasn't really that nervous. As a blogger in her previous life, she had participated in many banquets, big and small, so she had experience.
After the carriage stopped, everyone got off.
Madam Sun stepped forward enthusiastically to greet the Pei family. She was familiar with Old Madam Pei's family, which was strange because they were clearly exiled to Lingnan.
But the appearance of these people has not changed much compared to before and they don't look much older.
Pei's demeanor was even better, and she no longer looked as sickly as before.
As for the other one, she was unfamiliar with her and thought she might be the new bride of the Pei family, a daughter of the Marquis of Weiyuan.
If you look into it in detail, this matter is also a joke that everyone knows about. She hesitated for a long time and did not invite Weiyuan Hou's people to this autumn banquet, for fear that something might go wrong.
Mrs. Sun was very good at dealing with people. She brought the Pei family to the banquet.
The host's attitude of attaching so much importance also caught the attention of other people present. Everyone immediately understood the identity of this group of people. They were from the Pei family of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The Pei family now had two wives of noble titles, and they were the ones they wanted to curry favor with recently.
The ladies came forward and began to look at Ji Zhisui's face while complimenting him.
The old lady introduced the people around her, and Ji Zhisui greeted them with a humble smile on his face.
This young lady from the Marquis's Mansion had a good appearance and temperament. She didn't seem to be nervous at all and behaved very gracefully.
Some people secretly compared this Madam Pei with Ji Baozhu, but could not see much difference. Judging from the appearance of Old Madam Pei and Mrs. Pei, it can be said that they really cared for Madam Pei.
Even her sister-in-law seemed very caring.
Everyone wondered in their hearts, could it be that going through hard times together would make their relationship even deeper?
Those noble ladies are able to hide their emotions a lot, but noble ladies may not be able to do so.
Among a group of older women, Ji Zhisui's young face stands out.
Although she is not very old, her status is higher than that of the noble ladies present.
Someone couldn't help but whisper to the little sister next to her: "Tell me why didn't the one from the Ji family come today?"
"Isn't it obvious that Madam Sun wanted to please the Pei family, so she didn't give the invitation to the Ji family."
"If I remember correctly, Ji Baozhu was originally Pei Yian's fiancée, right?"
"Haha, I don't want to suffer the hardship of exile. Now she doesn't even have a share of happiness."
"Ji Baozhu wasn't originally close to the Fourth Prince, but I never expected that the Sixth Prince would eventually ascend to the throne. The Fourth Prince is still in the Northwest!"
"I'm afraid my mouth is about to turn crooked with anger. Seeing how arrogant and domineering she used to be, I don't know if I have the nerve to go out and see people now, hehe."
These people are all people who don't get along with Ji Baozhu on a daily basis. Now they are openly making fun of her without worrying about being reported.
Ji Baozhu, who was framed by the noble ladies, was not in a good mood at the moment. She had smashed all the things in the room to pieces.
In the usual banquets, as a young lady of the Marquis's Mansion, she would always receive invitations. Whether to go or not was one thing. Now they simply ignored her and did not invite her. This was simply a slap in the face of Marquis Weiyuan and Ji Baozhu!
The maids who were serving did not dare to say a word, and they all lowered their heads to try to reduce their presence.
After a round of smashing, Ji Baozhu gradually calmed down.
Outsiders may make up stories about the Marquis' Mansion and her, so she must do something to change the situation instead of just sitting there and waiting for death.
No matter what, Ji Zhisui is still a member of the Ji family, but this is an indisputable fact. She called Chunxiang and asked, "Did you say before that Ji Zhisui and a nanny are very close?"
The reason why her half-sister agreed to marry in a substitutionary marriage was not just because of the pressure from her family.
I originally thought that this man would never come back after being exiled to Lingnan in this lifetime, but who would have thought that the Pei family could actually make a comeback.
Seeing Chunxia nod, Ji Baozhu whispered a few words to the maid. The maid did not dare to neglect and hurriedly retreated.
Ji Xinya, who had been keeping an eye on Ji Baozhu, was aware of the commotion here. She drew her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror and said, "It seems my elder sister can't help herself!"
In that case, she wouldn't mind adding more fuel to the fire to make it burn more vigorously.
No matter what the people in Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion were planning, Ji Zhisui and the Pei family attended the Autumn Banquet smoothly.
Ji Zhisui met Miss Sun at this banquet. Miss Sun was a straightforward and generous person.
Because of Miss Sun, she also got to know many noble ladies. Although these people might not be sincere, since Ji Zhisui wanted to take root and do business in the capital, he had to understand the needs of customers.
She discovered that fat-reducing meals were also popular among the elite ladies in Beijing.
All I can say is that no matter which woman she is, she hopes to have a physique that won’t make her fat.
In the evening after the banquet, a servant came to report that there was a letter for him.
Ji Zhisui took it, opened it and found that someone had asked him to meet her, and the name was signed as Nanny Luo.
The original body had no mother, so Nanny Luo treated her like her own daughter. She was too busy in the past few days and only realized today that she had family in the capital.
But apart from Nanny Luo, she had a bad impression of the nominal family members in the Marquis's mansion. She was neglected by her family, bullied by her sisters, and was forced to marry someone else...
But Ji Zhisui still planned to meet this nanny, who was kind to her original self. Now that her original self was gone, she planned to bring her out and buy her a house outside.
Ji Zhisui followed the address in the letter to a private room in a restaurant. When he opened the door, he saw an old woman with half-white hair and a haggard face.
Strange emotions surged in her heart and tears fell from her eyes. She couldn't help but want to get close to the old woman in front of her. Those emotions seemed to flow out from her body.
Seeing this, Nanny Luo's eyes were also filled with tears. She wiped her eyes and began to pull Ji Zhisui to look at him carefully.
"The young lady has grown taller and has suffered a lot." The nanny, who had stopped crying, started crying again.
After the two cried for a while, Nanny Luo began to worry about Ji Zhisui's days of exile. Before her marriage, Nanny Luo gave her most of her savings. Unfortunately, her mind was not on this at that time, and she lost the money in the chaos.
Of course, Ji Zhisui did not mention the hardships he had suffered. He simply said that after arriving in Qizhou County, he started doing business, opened a restaurant, and lived a colorful life.
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