"Mom, do you want to go to the Spring Appreciation Banquet?" When Jiang Ling went to find Xia Zhixian, she was choosing a dress suitable for the banquet.
Xia Zhixian smiled and said to her, "The wife of the Marquis of Pingyang is a straightforward person. Although she doesn't like to socialize with others, she is a sincere person."
"Before, Chang Shu was always pestering Bu Yan, and the two families were not happy. This invitation was delivered by her personally, and she asked me to take you with me."
Jiang Ling was quite surprised to hear this.
"Did the wife of the Marquis of Pingyang deliver it personally?"
Xia Zhixian nodded. "Yes, she came to visit you right after you returned to Zhenxiaxie. I don't like Chang Shu, and I was afraid that the Marquis of Pingyang would get angry at you if she saw you, so I didn't let you come. But who would have thought she would be so gentle, suggesting she wanted to reconcile the two families."
Jiang Ling understood. The wife of Marquis Pingyang sounded like a very nice person. She even personally delivered the invitation to her, so it seemed she had to go.
She thought about it again and again, and felt that even if it was impolite, she still had to take Ye Song and the others with her to protect herself and Xia Zhixian's safety.
The banquet was held five days later at the Chang family farm in the suburbs of Beijing.
I heard that the wife of Marquis Pingyang loves to tend to flowers and plants, so she spends most of her time tending to flowers on the farm. This time, I sincerely invite all the ladies to come and appreciate the flowers, so everyone is very interested.
After all, the wife of Marquis Pingyang didn't like to socialize with others and was a loner, so not many people could get her invitation to see the flowers she grew.
So when Jiang Ling and Xia Zhixian arrived at the farm, many carriages were already parked outside, and the ladies were gathered in groups of three or four. Jiang Ling was really surprised. She thought that all the ladies in the capital might have come.
In the carriage along the way, Xia Zhixian gave her a brief introduction to the wife of Marquis Pingyang.
Her name was Chen Ting. Jiang Ling hesitated for a moment when she heard this surname, but the next second Xia Zhixian confirmed her idea.
"Her brother is the current Minister of Works, Shen Gu."
Chen Ting and Pingyang Hou Chang Wei were a couple who got married later in life. Chang Wei's first wife died of complications during childbirth of their second child, leaving behind a baby boy.
Later, Shen Ting married Chang Wei and devoted herself to raising the two sons left by her first wife. It was several years later that she gave birth to Chang Shu.
Chang Wei had a daughter in his old age, and she was his only daughter, so both of them loved her very much.
But unlike Chang Wei's doting, Chen Ting's teaching of Chang Shu can be considered strict.
Otherwise, Chang Shu would not be a talented woman who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
"Chen Ting has a very dignified and serious personality. She has been like this since she first married into the Chang family. At that time, several ladies said that she didn't know the rules and was cold to others. But later they realized that she was just like that, so they stopped saying anything."
Xia Zhixian took Jiang Ling's hand and said, "Buyan told me before he left that we should just go through the motions, sit for a while and then go back home. We shouldn't linger outside."
Jiang Ling was surprised by Zhou Jing'an's caution, and thanked Xia Zhixian for her understanding. She smiled and said, "Thank you, mother."
She turned her head to look at Xia Zhixian's calm and peaceful face, and couldn't help but think about what the situation must have been like when she and eight-year-old Zhou Huanan were kidnapped.
A quiet and gentle woman like her must have been scared and panicked when faced with such a dangerous situation.
Jiang Ling wanted to know what happened at that time, but did not dare to mention it easily.
She shook Xia Zhixian's hand back and joked with her with a smile.
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The Chang family's farm was not far away, but it was surrounded by farmland, with only this farm being very open and spacious. Xiaojia and his companions had no way to hide close by, so they had to hide in a few large trees in the distance, observing the situation in the farm at any time.
Ye Song and Ye Bai followed Zhou Jing'an's instructions and followed Jiang Ling into the manor.
Jiang Ling met Chen Ting, a person who spoke and moved calmly, with a gentle face and delicate eyebrows. Seeing her was like seeing half of Chang Shu. It seemed that Chang Shu's appearance was mostly like her mother's.
Chen Ting showed more enthusiasm for their arrival than others, but he was also calm and composed, with a sense of calmness in his every move.
He did not show any dissatisfaction with Jiang Ling's move to bring Ye Song and Ye Bai in, but just asked if they could wait at a distance after the banquet began.
It was inappropriate to bring guards into a place where only female guests were present, so Jiang Ling naturally agreed.
The entire villa is small and exquisite, and with the various flowers cultivated by Shen Ting, it is indeed a garden full of spring colors. Everyone is watching and chatting with surprise, and the atmosphere is harmonious for a while.
In addition to allowing everyone to watch freely, the banquet also has a small banquet and a lunch. The small banquet provides everyone with fruits, snacks and tea, and the lunch is naturally lunch.
Xia Zhixian and Jiang Ling said that they would just have some tea and snacks before going back.
Chang Shu stayed by Shen Ting's side the entire time, quiet, elegant, gentle and lovely, still looking like a gentle beauty.
When he saw Jiang Ling, he did not show any dissatisfaction or resentment at all, and even gently addressed her as "Princess".
Jiang Ling was a princess, and some ladies of lower rank than her had to bow to her. To show respect, she returned a half bow, which made it difficult for people to find fault.
Xia Zhixian took her to greet all the ladies, and then found a slightly secluded place to sit.
Mrs. Cheng came over alone and joked when she saw Jiang Ling, "Such a good daughter-in-law. I wonder when that silly boy from our family will be able to bring one back to me."
Jiang Ling is the legitimate daughter of Prince Jingnan, and also Princess Yunxi. Let’s not talk about how many princesses Prince Jingnan has, just talking about princesses, the only one left is Princess Yunyi.
If Mrs. Cheng's words about wanting a daughter-in-law like Jiang Ling were heard by someone with ulterior motives, who knows how they would be spread.
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