Yan Zhuoke was too familiar with the look of a little woman showing her teeth when she was angry.
But instead of feeling disgusted, he felt strangely relieved. Smiling, he tucked a strand of Jiang Ying's hair behind her ear and said, "Mother has been anxious about my second brother's marriage for a while now. The Mu family has been a distinguished family for generations, and their knowledge and education are excellent. It's normal for Mother to value Miss Mu."
These words undoubtedly exposed Tong's secret plan.
Tong Shi couldn't help but feel angry, and her grip on Mu Wanbai increased. The latter hurriedly and timidly pulled her hand away, "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness. It's just that Wanbai is feeling a little uncomfortable. Can we go to the pavilion in front to rest for a while?"
The Mu family and the Jiang family had an engagement, and Mu Wanbai was not yet so unscrupulous as to openly flirt with the Tong family.
But in fact, the two families have visited each other privately several times recently.
As for Jiang Yuanchen, well... what else could she do except sigh?
She was the eldest daughter of the family. Her father and grandfather would never agree to her marrying a fool. And... and, Mu Wanbai had to admit that she had met Jiang Yuanchen by chance last year. The elegant and talented man of the past was no longer there, replaced by an idiot who couldn't even control his saliva. How could she accept this?
After that meeting, she went home and had a nightmare about her wedding night with the idiot. She dreamed of Jiang Yuanchen drooling...
Thinking of this, Mu Wanbai's hands trembled even more and his whole body became cold.
Tong was about to find the stairs to go down when she glared at Jiang Ying and enthusiastically instructed Zhao Ma, "She was fine just now. We can't be careless now. Zhao Ma, help Miss Mu go to the pavilion to rest for a while."
When she looked up and saw Su Yilan over there, Tong's smile deepened.
Just follow along.
Just as she was about to turn around, she saw Yan Zhuo still there. Not only that, his eyes were fixed on Jiang's face as if he was looking at a treasure, and in his arms he was holding Lin'er, who was baring his teeth and claws at her. The warm scene of the family of three seemed to make the garden full of flowers pale in comparison.
Tong suppressed her anger and said softly, "Zhuo'er, this is the backyard. There are so many young ladies here. What will you do if you bump into them? Besides, there are many guests in the front yard who need your attention. You'd better hurry over, otherwise your father will be unhappy again."
In front of outsiders, she is the stepmother wearing a mask of kindness.
Yan Zhuo had seen a lot of this, so he wasn't bothered by it. He was just focused on holding the little thing moving around in his arms.
He coaxed her in a low voice, "Why, Zhi'er, don't you want to be with your father? What should we do? Your mother seems to be busier than your father."
There were inquiring and curious gazes from all directions, and with Tong trying to smooth things over, Yan Zhuo had a feeling that Jiang Ying couldn't handle it.
Especially someone like Meng Niaoniao, who can inexplicably transform herself into a cannonball before anyone uses her as a gun.
After hearing Yan Zhuo's words, whispers were heard all around again.
"Prince Yan treats his concubine so well that he even lets his child call her mother. How can a concubine be called mother?"
"Who said it wasn't? He even held the child himself. My dad never held me!"
"Maybe she's not just a mistress?"
The sudden insertion of fresh gossip instantly excited the girls.
He caught the person who was talking and asked, "What? Did you hear something?"
"If not a concubine, what else could it be?! Look at her arrogance. Only a real country girl would think that a child could ensnare a prince. Her thinking is as despicable and unpresentable as that of a servant."
These words floated into Jiang Ying's ears without missing a word, and she was really speechless.
The palace is so big, with pavilions and towers in the garden and clusters of flowers. In order to win over these people, Tong also prepared flower tea, snacks, Go, guqin, pitching pots, embroidery and other food and entertainment. Instead of playing, they gathered together to say bad things about her?
The questioned young lady had kept everyone in suspense for a while, then raised her chin and said, "So you all didn't know? Her, haha, isn't her last name Jiang? A few days ago, someone saw her dining with the old lady from the Duke of Jiang's residence at Fanlou. She even told Shopkeeper An that from now on, her bills should be charged to the Duke of Jiang's residence."
"Tell me, when did Madam Jiang, who is so serious, show such kindness to a girl from another family? And now it's Prince Yan who is doing this... I think it's okay to listen to the words of a village girl, but without any support, how could she dare to do that?"
"Ah? You mean..."
"Yes, yes, Miss Xiao, you are right. I heard that too. It seems...she is the illegitimate daughter of Duke Jiang. Is that right?"
"Ah! An illegitimate daughter? Then...didn't Jiang Yilin, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, just get engaged to Prince Yan? And it was even a marriage granted by the Emperor. How could such a thing happen? Did the Jiang family acquiesce with ulterior motives, or is she shameless? Ahem!"
Xiao Yu'er had a secretive expression on her face and waved her hands. "You ask me, but who should I ask? Maybe this is just the custom among those from the border. I've heard that the barbarians at the border always give extra daughters when they marry off their daughters, to keep them as a favor for their daughters. But this time, Jiang Yilin hasn't even gotten married yet, and she's already sent her concubine to her son-in-law's bed, and she got pregnant and gave birth to a child. This is the first time I've heard of it. It's really novel."
For a moment, more gazes of various colors fell on Jiang Ying.
Of course, Tong and Mu Wanbai, who was supported by Nanny Zhao, also heard it. The former was secretly happy, while the latter's eyes were as confused as a deer's. "Why, Aunt Jiang, are you really Jiang Yuanchen's concubine sister?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a dangerous aura looming over his head.
Mu Wanbai looked up in surprise, and met Yan Zhuo's cold and intimidating gaze.
Her thin lips lifted slightly, "Who told you to call her aunt? If you can't speak, just shut up!"
Mu Wanbai, "..."
Oh, oh, oh, Prince Yan is so fierce!
Since she is a concubine, what else should she call her if not Aunt Jiang?
Xiao Yanzhi, [Hehehe, Bai Lianhua hit a wall! The scumbag dad is a double standard. He thinks it's okay to be a concubine, but when others belittle my mother, look, he starts to get anxious! He's really like a big wolf dog protecting his calf!]
Hearing the voice, Jiang Ying carefully observed Yan Zhuo's angry face.
Oh, you know what, they really look a bit alike!
At this moment, the housekeeper bowed and ran forward to report to Tong, "Princess, people from Duke Jiang's mansion are here."
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