Chapter 88: Farce in the Marquisate
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Princess Rui suddenly stand up and pat her wet shoulders and sleeves. The noble lady next to her had a pale face.
It turned out that when everyone's attention was on Yu Qinghuan and Chen Niao, the noble lady next to them wanted to go forward to please Princess Rui, and brought a glass of fruit wine over, but she accidentally tripped and the glass of wine spilled, hitting Princess Rui's sleeve. The people around them immediately exclaimed!
Yu Qinghuan stood up, frowning. It was the most annoying time again. There were always some idiots who wanted to trip others up in such occasions.
Fortunately, the fruit wine was cold, otherwise if Princess Rui was injured, I, the wife of Marquis Ningyuan, would also be responsible, which would only bring trouble to myself.
"I am stupid, please forgive me, Princess!" The noble lady was panicked and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe Princess Rui's hands.
Princess Rui obviously hid for a moment, her expression not looking very good. She looked at Yu Qinghuan, "Madam Yu, is there a place to change clothes?"
Yu Qinghuan solemnly instructed the maid beside her, "Take the princess to the backyard."
Princess Rui nodded slightly, "Thank you."
After the people left, Yu Qinghuan's eyes fell on the girl who had just knocked over the wine glass. The girl was obviously frightened. She wanted to please him but ended up offending Princess Rui.
Behind that girl, there was another girl who looked somewhat similar to her and was smiling. When she met Shangyu Qinghuan's gaze, her eyes were obviously evasive.
"Those are the two girls from Minister Wei's family."
Hearing the voice, Yu Qinghuan turned around and found that Chen Niao had walked to his side without him noticing.
Chen Niao: "This is not the first time that the Second Miss Wei has caused trouble for the First Miss Wei. No matter how it goes on, it is the Wei family's family affair. Just ask Minister Wei to take her back and deal with her."
After hearing Chen Niao's mention, Yu Qinghuan immediately had some impression. This Minister Wei favored his concubine and neglected his wife. He sent the legitimate wife in the family to the farm and left a young woman as the housekeeper.
Last year, the second Miss Wei snatched away the marriage arranged by her elder sister years earlier, causing quite a bit of jokes in the capital.
Therefore, when Miss Wei reached marriageable age, no one came to propose marriage to her.
No wonder he is so eager to please Princess Rui today. He probably wants to gain favor with her so that his family can choose a good marriage for him.
Yu Qinghuan sneered twice. She had no intention of interfering in the Wei family's affairs, but now, these two girls had made trouble at the banquet she had organized, which was a slap in the face of her, Yu Qinghuan.
"Sang Ru, go to the front yard and inform Minister Wei that the two young ladies of the Wei family have behaved inappropriately and have offended Princess Rui, especially the second young lady. Ask Minister Wei to take them back and discipline them, and give me an explanation for the Marquisate."
When these words were spoken, everyone was surprised. This girl from the Wei family had caused trouble in the past, and Minister Wei would bring Miss Wei to apologize. They all knew that Miss Wei was aggrieved, but after all, it was a family affair of the Wei family, and Minister Wei had dealings with Prince Rui's Mansion. They had long been accustomed to it and had no intention of interfering. They just wanted to watch the joke.
But he didn't expect that the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis would point it out directly and even mentioned the second Miss Wei in particular. If Minister Wei wanted to show favoritism again, he would have to consider whether it would offend the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion.
Miss Wei was standing by, looking surprised, but she didn't dare to say anything, for fear of making more mistakes.
The second young lady Wei had a grim expression on her face. She didn't care about the occasion and pushed through the crowd to come directly in front of Yu Qinghuan. "Yu Qinghuan, what do you mean? It was Wei Wan who offended Princess Rui..."
"Everyone saw it. It was Wei Wan who did it. It has nothing to do with me!"
Everyone around knew what was going on. Everyone in the capital knew what the Second Miss Wei was like. Among the guests in the courtyard, no one spoke up for her.
Yu Qinghuan glanced at her but ignored her. Instead, he instructed Sang Ru again, "Also, tell Minister Wei that the second young lady Wei has such a family background that my Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion is not worthy of her. From now on, you don't need to send invitations to the Marquis' Mansion for any banquets held by the Wei family."
"Yes, I'll go right away." Sang Ru accepted the order and immediately walked quickly to the front yard.
Many people whispered, "I used to think that Ning Yuanhou chose a wife based on appearance, but I never thought that Yu Qinghuan was such a decisive and ruthless person!"
"This means that the Wei family doesn't need to send invitations to the Marquis' Mansion anymore, but in reality, it means that no one from the Wei family needs to come to the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion's banquets anymore!"
"If someone doesn't want to offend the Marquis' Mansion, they wouldn't dare invite the Wei family to the banquet."
"From now on, who will dare to interact with the Wei family?"
"Yeah... Isn't this clearly offending the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion?"
In the final analysis, the Wei family has only produced one Wei Shilang. Although the Ningyuan Marquis has no real job now, the marquisate has been in existence for a hundred years and is a prominent family with very complicated connections. Everyone knows how to choose and they will never be stupid enough to offend the Xie family for the Wei family.
Yu Qinghuan had a good hearing ability, and she felt satisfied after hearing what these people said. She had been worried that her words were too tactful and these people would not understand what she meant, but now she felt relieved.
Miss Wei's face immediately turned red with anger. She stepped forward to pull Yu Qinghuan away, but Yu Qinghuan grabbed her wrist and then let her go.
Chen Niao, who was standing by, had reached out to help the other person when he saw Miss Wei taking action. However, when he saw that Yu Qinghuan could handle it herself, he silently withdrew his hand.
Miss Wei staggered and almost fell. She tightly grasped the corner of the table beside her, staring at Yu Qinghuan, gritting her teeth, but dared not say a word.
Yu Qinghuan said coldly, "This is the Marquis' Mansion, not your Wei family. You cannot be so presumptuous."
The surrounding discussion intensified, with people pointing and laughing. "It's true that there's always someone to take over. Wei Yu is usually so arrogant, but he's not as embarrassed as he is today..."
"If I were her, I would have to hide in a hole right now and never see anyone again."
"I don't know what the Du family is thinking. They didn't want the original Miss Wei, but insisted on having the troublesome Wei Er. If the Du family knew what happened today, I don't know if they would regret it!"
"After all, he is a bitch, so he has no manners..."
Listening to the whispers around her, Miss Wei didn't care. Her eyes were still arrogant, and she even secretly remembered these people.
My father loves me so much, how could he bear to punish me? My brother from the Du family loves me even more. Those who gossip about me are just envious of me, and their tongues will rot in the future!
However, at this moment, Minister Wei was already rushing here in a hurry. The other unmarried female guests hid behind the screen, but they couldn't help but stick their heads out or prick up their ears, wanting to see how the farce of the Wei family would end today, and guessing that Minister Wei would still protect the second daughter.
There were not many people left in the hall. When the second young lady Wei saw her father coming, she straightened her back and walked quickly towards Minister Wei, crying with red eyes, "Father, the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion helped my eldest sister bully me. You have to do something for me..."
A "pop" sound interrupted Miss Wei's crying.
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