In order to allow Xiao Qingheng to successfully kidnap Tian An, Zhu was prepared to take the risk and specially held a chrysanthemum viewing banquet in her mansion.
Originally, doing so would easily drag themselves into it, but as time passed, Tian An's wedding was approaching. No lady in the capital city held a banquet, and she couldn't tamper with other people's banquets, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it herself.
Because once Tian An and Zhao Yiming's wedding has passed, her plan will not work.
By the time the two families get married, if they touch Tian An again, they will offend both sides and will definitely be subjected to crazy revenge from both families.
Tian An was the first person to receive the invitation to the Jiang family's chrysanthemum viewing banquet.
Looking at the post in his hand that was full of calculations, Tian An curled the corners of his lips in disdain and threw it directly into the yard.
Under normal circumstances, she might have gone to play with them, but now it was his and Zhao Yiming's wedding day, and this was the only chance for this lifelong event, so she didn't want to have any regrets.
Moreover, the Jiang family was really good at choosing dates. That day happened to be her birthday. Why should she give up her last birthday before marriage and attend the Jiang family's ridiculous chrysanthemum viewing banquet?
What's more, Tian An and the Jiang family were already unhappy because of the matter between Jiang Wanmeng and Jiang Junfan. Why did Zhu think that Tian An had to go just because she posted it? She is so shameless!
Tian An forgot about this matter in a blink of an eye, and embroidered the mandarin duck pillow for her and Zhao Yiming with peace of mind, waiting for her birthday and wedding.
Zhu thought that this matter was a sure thing and was making various arrangements in an intensive manner so that she could succeed in one fell swoop, get rid of Xiao Qingheng, the plague god, as soon as possible, and also get relief for her daughter and son.
In the blink of an eye, the Jiang family's chrysanthemum viewing banquet arrived. Zhu asked the maid in her room to guard the door personally. Whenever she saw Tian An, she would stare at her carefully, waiting for the plan to begin.
Unfortunately, they didn't wait for Tian An to arrive until the banquet started.
Zhu was so angry that she quickly sent someone to the general's mansion to inquire about the news. Only then did she know that today was Tian An's birthday and she was celebrating her birthday with her friends!
Since the purpose of the Jiang family's banquet was Tian An, and the banquet itself was just a decoy, in order to control the situation more easily, the Zhu family invited the families of minor officials below the fifth rank in the capital, thinking that if something really happened, they would be able to control them.
Seeing that Tian An didn't come, he no longer had the heart to greet him. He just showed up and went back to his room.
When she left, the ladies didn't think anything of it at first, thinking that there were just too many things going on in a big family.
But as time went on, it was almost time for the banquet, but Zhu still hadn't shown up. Only then did they realize that Zhu must be looking down on them because of their low status and was unwilling to entertain them!
He was so angry that he threw his chopsticks on the spot, "What the hell is this? I didn't expect the Earl of Jingde's Mansion to behave like this.
No one is holding a knife to her neck! Why does she look down on us? Did she go to such great lengths to call us here just to get us to flirt with her Earl's Mansion? "
The woman who was speaking, Madam Zhou, was the wife of a young general. She was used to accompanying her husband in wielding spears and clubs, and her speech was straightforward, with a bit of a soldier's tone, which seemed a bit vulgar to the other ladies.
But when she said this, no one refuted her. On the contrary, everyone agreed with her. This was simply their way of speaking! That's how it should be said. I really hope she can say a few more words.
However, when Madam Zhou saw that she had already thrown down her chopsticks and the person who showed up was only a maid, she immediately became furious and prepared to storm out, "This is just some chrysanthemum viewing banquet. Whoever wants to attend can do so. I won't be with you any longer."
When she stood up, many ladies and young ladies followed suit.
Aunt Bai, who was in the dark, saw that the situation had become chaotic, so she straightened her clothes and hair accessories, and brought Jiang Wanying out to clean up the mess for Zhu.
Mrs. Zhou had just taken two steps when she saw Aunt Bai and Jiang Wanmeng, both dressed in white, approaching, blocking her path. She frowned impatiently and asked, "Who are you?"
Aunt Bai bowed and said softly, "I am Aunt Bai from the mansion." She then pulled Jiang Wanying over and introduced her, "This is the mansion's second young lady, Wanying."
Jiang Wanying bowed to the ladies and put on what she considered her most appropriate smile. "My mother has something urgent to do, so I'll let Wanying entertain you ladies! This is my first time entertaining guests, so I hope there will be many shortcomings. I hope you ladies will forgive me."
After quietly watching Jiang Wanmeng and her daughter finish their performance, Madam Zhou looked at Jiang Wanmeng with a half-smile on her face and said, "If I remember correctly, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Jingde's Mansion is called Jiang Wanmeng!
So, may I ask if this Miss Wanying is the second daughter of the family?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Wanying's expression froze instantly. She didn't know whether to agree or not.
She knew that although these ladies and young ladies were not of high status, they were legitimate wives and daughters, and they would definitely look down on her generation of concubines.
If she admitted that she was a concubine's daughter, they probably wouldn't even talk to her. But if she lied and said she was a legitimate daughter, she would be exposed if she didn't say anything. After the eldest lady found out, she would be the first one who would not let her go.
Seeing her daughter in a dilemma, Aunt Bai was about to help her out, but she heard that the ladies who were originally sitting and watching the show also started to talk in a low voice.
"Not only did the Madam not show her face, but she actually let a concubine and a concubine's daughter insult people."
"That's right, so this is how the Earl's Mansion entertains guests!"
"Forget it. We can't afford to live in the Earl's Mansion. I think we should just leave! Don't eat this meal, or you'll get a stomachache if you can't handle it."
As they spoke, more people stood up.
Mrs. Zhou didn't even look at the Bai mother and daughter. She walked straight past them, headed outside, and directly walked out of the gate of the Earl's Mansion.
More and more ladies stood up. Since there was no one in charge, they didn't even need to say goodbye. Soon everyone had left.
As soon as they went out, they started talking loudly to each other, using sarcastic words and exaggerating things.
The servants quickly reported the situation here to Mrs. Zhu. She didn't care about the ladies and young ladies. They were just invited to make up the numbers. They should be satisfied with the opportunity to enter the Earl's Mansion. They even dared to ask for her personal greeting. It was really an honor for them.
Before Jiang Shunyi could rebuke her, she took the initiative and said, "This Bai Yi Niang is really very kind! I am here to give advice to the master, and she is rushing to be a good person."
Jiang Shunyi was stunned and subconsciously spoke well of Aunt Bai, "She just saw that you were busy and had good intentions."
Zhu sneered, "Kindness? This time you were kind enough to help me entertain the guests, but next time, shouldn't you be kind enough to help me manage the household?"
Jiang Shunyi suddenly felt overwhelmed and started to smooth things over again.
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