"Grandma, did you not hear clearly what I just said? Miss Huang invited the Princess of Pingyang County."
"Today, the old lady learned that Miss Huang had once helped the Princess of Pingyang County. The Princess of Pingyang County liked Miss Huang very much and adopted her as her goddaughter."
"It's the old lady's birthday, and the Princess of Pingyang is here in person. This is an honor for the Su family."
"I will naturally inquire about the origins of these 'distinguished guests' of yours." The butler put on airs again and looked up.
Ge Qingqing laughed in anger: "What a housekeeper, calling me "Grandma" all the time, but showing no respect at all."
"But don't forget who is paying you now. You're just the Princess of Pingyang County. Is that so great?"
"She's just an old lady who made a mistake. Why doesn't she live in the capital with such ability? Instead, she and her husband came back to Qingliu County in disgrace to live in such a remote county?"
"You can only act arrogantly here!"
The housekeeper was shocked that the girl in front of him dared to speak like that. Although the Princess Pingyang returned to her hometown with her husband, she was still a princess of the royal family after all.
She is a legitimate royal relative and the current emperor's cousin.
How dare this little girl be so presumptuous? Is her status higher than that of the Princess of Pingyang County?
The housekeeper didn't dare to speak carelessly anymore and said quickly, "Grandma, since you have returned with a distinguished guest, please go back and change your clothes so that you can celebrate the old lady's birthday."
"I'll take these distinguished guests to see the old lady first. What do you think?" Butler Han smiled flatteringly.
Li Zhuxin was about to refuse, but Qiu Yinong reached out to stop her. She looked at the malicious butler and said with a smile, "Just as the butler says!"
"Qingyuan, take out the things in the third box and give it to the old lady of the Su family as a birthday gift." Qiu Yinong instructed Qingyuan.
Qing Yuan immediately bowed to take it. Butler Han's eyes flashed and he made a gesture of invitation.
Ge Qingqing was not afraid that he would do something bad, so she asked Yueying to stay in the carriage to watch over the things.
Following behind Qiu Yinong with Yuechan, Qingyuan came over soon with a box. Seeing this, Li Zhuxin said nothing more and prepared to go back to her room to change clothes.
"Zi Yao, accompany the Su family's grandmother back to change clothes, and come back later." Qiu Yinong instructed Zi Yao again.
Zi Yao responded quickly. The housekeeper frowned, but said nothing in the end.
"Dear guest, please come in!"
"Thank you." Qiu Yinong curled the corners of her lips, and Chu Hongyun and Jing Xu were taken to the men's side.
The housekeeper signaled the servant in charge of registration to open the box, and inside lay a white jade Buddha statue.
Seeing the white jade Buddha statue, the housekeeper was obviously stunned. He didn't expect that the grandmother's friend would be willing to give out such a valuable item.
Then he looked at the three carriages and Lu Ming behind him. These were tall horses, and there was a deer as a mount. Who were these people?
No matter what, the butler didn't dare to do anything bad to them.
After leading them to the courtyard where the women were staying, Butler Han politely said, "Dear guests, please have some tea here. Someone will take you to the banquet hall later."
"Although the county lady is not here, her granddaughter, Miss Qin Xiangruo, is here. Please be careful and don't offend anyone you shouldn't offend."
After saying that, the butler turned and left.
When Qiu Yinong and the others stepped into the yard, the female relatives sitting or standing in the yard all looked at them.
Seeing that all the women coming in were beautiful, the eyes of the women with sons at home lit up slightly, while the young girls showed a flash of jealousy.
The jealousy in the eyes of two of the women was particularly obvious, one of whom was pregnant.
If I'm not mistaken, this should be the woman that the eldest young master of the Su family brought back to marry as his concubine.
There is no need to guess too much about the other one, she should be the granddaughter of the Princess of Pingyang County.
Huang Jiaoxue walked directly towards Qiu Yinong and the others, looked them up and down, and asked, "Which family in Qingliu County are you from?"
"We are not from Qingliu County." Qiu Yinong replied calmly with a smile.
Huang Jiaoxue looked at Qiu Yinong and the others' clothes again and couldn't make up her mind for a moment. To be honest, although her father was only the chief clerk in a remote county.
But he cultivated her carefully, so he did have some foresight.
The clothes worn by these three girls were all made of fine materials, so they were definitely not from ordinary backgrounds.
"The three girls knew the old lady and came all the way here to attend her birthday celebration. Thank you for your hard work."
"May I ask if the three girls are relatives of the Su family?"
"Neither." Ge Qingqing replied directly.
Huang Jiaoxue was confused again. They were not relatives of the Su family, so who were they?
"We were just passing by here and met the eldest grandmother of the Su family. We came to visit her and accidentally learned that it was Mrs. Su's birthday, so we bothered her a little."
Qiu Yinong spoke again, and Huang Jiaoxue's face turned grim.
Turns out to be that woman’s friend, huh.
"So you're my sister's best friend. Please sit here. I don't know where my sister has been. I haven't seen her all morning."
While Huang Jiaoxue was greeting everyone, she also made some arrangements for Li Zhuxin.
"She was just going to pick us up outside the city, but Miss Huang said it was Sister Zhu Xin who had escaped."
"But, isn't the stewardship of the Su family now in the hands of Miss Huang?"
"I've never seen a concubine seize the housekeeping power from the mistress of the house before she even enters the house."
Qiu Yinong didn't tolerate her and started to mock her directly.
Huang Jiaoxue's face suddenly changed, and she heard the whispers of the women in her ears.
Over the past year, Li Zhuxin has been in charge of all matters, big or small, in the Su family, and has never made any mistakes.
Today is the old lady's birthday party, and before it even started, several mistakes have already occurred.
Although the tea was good, it was old and moldy. Everyone present was a well-known figure in Qingliu County.
This is something that is not presentable, and we don’t know the situation yet.
Didn't you notice that no one wanted to drink tea or taste anything? Just now, he kept urging everyone to eat and drink. Did he really not know or was he pretending to be confused?
Huang Jiaoxue listened to everyone whispering and her expression became increasingly ugly.
Qin Xiangruo couldn't stand it any longer: "The old lady of the Su family is interested in Sister Huang. Sister Huang is now a member of our Pingyang County Lord's Mansion after all."
"Since she's about to become Master Su's concubine, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to host the old lady's birthday, right?"
"This girl is just an outsider. It's not appropriate for her to interfere in the Su family's affairs, right?"
Qiu Yinong looked at her and smiled: "How did this girl know that I want to take care of the Su family's affairs?"
"Didn't Miss Huang say that Sister Zhu Xin is missing? Should I explain this to her?"
"That's the truth. Miss Huang is in charge of this birthday banquet, so it wouldn't be too much to ask Sister Zhu Xin to come out of town to pick us up, right?"
Qin Xiangruo was extremely angry, but she didn't want to continue to pester him, so she glared at Qiu Yinong coldly.
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