It is indeed not a good thing to hear the rumor that Prime Minister Hua is looking for a second wife.

On the fifteenth day, only a few ladies brought their daughters.

The other ladies who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion for the sake of face either brought their daughters-in-law with them or said that their daughters were sick.

Old Madam Hua got up very early and looked full of energy.

She listened to the nanny's report and laughed sarcastically: "Only a brainless person like Su would do such a thing."

With a troublemaker like Su around, which family that loves their daughter would dare to marry her to the Prime Minister's Mansion?

"However, her making such a fuss did help me select a lot of people to come." Old Madam Hua shook her head in disdain. Fortunately, she had made preparations in advance, so the flower-viewing banquet would not be deserted.

Hua Yuanzhao yawned as she stood nearby. She had been woken up early in the morning to get dressed and make up, and now she wished she could lie down and take another nap.

"Why are you still standing here?" Old Madam Hua turned and glared at her: "Why don't you go to the door and greet them?"

How come this child has no eyesight at all?

Hua Yuanzhao was speechless. This flower-viewing banquet was clearly organized by Madam Han. Wouldn't she be stealing the credit if she went there now?

Sure enough, after she took Fuling away, Mrs. Han's face turned dark when she saw her.

Hua Yuanzhao bowed and stood by like a wooden stick. After waiting for less than a cup of tea, he suddenly saw the carriage from the princess's mansion slowly approaching.

Without waiting for her to react, Hua Yuanshan had already walked towards Princess Changle who was entering the room.

Princess Changle greeted politely, with perfect etiquette, but her eyes were looking around.

It was not until she found Hua Yuanzhao that Princess Changle smiled sincerely.

"When I received the invitation, I thought someone was trying to scare me." Princess Changle asked sarcastically, "So it turned out that you really prepared the banquet?"

Hua Yuanzhao gave a dry laugh and walked inside towards Princess Changle.

"No." Hua Yuanzhao said very honestly: "It's my grandmother who wants to have some fun."

Princess Changle pursed her lips and smiled: "Why do you only tell the truth?"

Fortunately, I didn't treat her as a fool!

She shook her head and said, "After all, it was posted in your name, so it would be deserted if no one came."

Less than half an hour had passed since Princess Changle said this when the noble ladies who had not arrived before arrived one after another.

The flower-viewing banquet, which was originally conventional and somewhat boring, suddenly became extremely lively.

Hua Yuanzhao looked at the people coming one after another and said a little embarrassedly: "Thank you, Princess."

No wonder the old lady was so confident when she mentioned this matter. It turned out that it had been arranged long ago, and she wanted to use Princess Changle to create momentum.

It was she who dragged the princess into this muddy water.

Princess Changle didn't care at all and said casually, "Even if you don't invite me, I will come."

The rumors outside were spreading like wildfire, and even she had heard some of them.

Although she couldn't interfere in such matters in the rear house, she could at least help Xu Wanqing to calm the situation.

However, seeing that the flower-viewing banquet had already begun for a long time and the Xu family had never shown up, Princess Changle felt a lot more relieved.

As the two were talking, there was a sudden noise from the front.

As the host, Hua Yuanzhao immediately stood up and looked, and saw Xu Wanqing walking towards him from a distance, following a young lady.

The lady looked to be no more than twenty years old. She was calm and composed as she spoke and laughed, yet had a hint of sassiness.

Xu Wanqing followed beside her, her face as pale as snow, a forced smile on her lips.

Madam Han took the lead and looked at Xu Wanqing with a critical eye before asking Prime Minister Hua who was walking over: "Are these the young mistress and Miss Xu of the Xu family?"

Princess Changle looked unhappy and asked in a low voice, "Why were Wanqing and Madam Xu sent here by Lord Hua?"

Hua Yuanzhao shook his head. On the surface, the Prime Minister's Mansion was managed by Madam Han, but in reality, it was arranged by Madam Hua.

Xu Wanqing was already at the center of controversy, and now she is late, and she came with Prime Minister Hua. I'm afraid the old lady must have had some influence on this.

"You--" Prime Minister Hua saw Hua Yuanzhao standing there distracted and shouted at him angrily.

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed the word "evil girl" back.

"Father." Hua Yuanzhao quickly came back to his senses and bowed to Prime Minister Hua: "Why is father here?"

Prime Minister Hua glanced at the people who were eavesdropping, coughed dryly, and then scolded: "How did you arrange it? You actually let the lady of the Xu family get lost in the mansion!"

As the host, he saw his guest was lost, so he accompanied him all the way. Is there any problem with that?

After he finished speaking, without giving Hua Yuanzhao a chance to refute, he continued: "The Xu family is an honored guest, we must treat them well, do you understand?"

Hua Yuanzhao's heart skipped a beat. Considering Prime Minister Hua's status, he really didn't need to care so much about others.

Unless you really like it.

"Don't worry, Daddy." Hua Yuanshan took the initiative to act nice, but when her eyes fell on Xu Wanqing, there was undisguised malice in them.

As soon as Prime Minister Hua left, she walked up to him and held Xu Wanqing's hand affectionately.

"Aunt Xu, don't be restrained. Just treat this as your own home." Hua Yuanshan looked at Xu Wanqing with ill intent, her voice sounding sickeningly sweet.

Xu Wanqing is not much older than her, but she came forward to be her stepmother, which shows that she is not a good person either.

"Miss Xu is so lucky to have won the favor of Lord Hua."

Someone said sarcastically, "It seems that Master Xu's position as the dean is secure."

"No wonder Miss Xu hasn't married for so long. It turns out that this is her plan. It's really smart."

"Miss Hua, why are you still standing here like an idiot? Why don't you go and meet the future mistress?"

Princess Lin'an was originally sitting nearby watching the show, but when she heard the noise, she immediately whipped out her whip and hit over.

The whip made a loud noise when it broke through the air, startling the gossiping noble lady so much that she screamed and stared at her.

"Princess, you——"

"You don't need your tongue. I'll cut it off for you!" Princess Lin'an cursed fiercely.

The sound of the whip was as loud as thunder, and even the male guest, who was separated from the female guest by the flowing lotus, looked over.

Gu Changsu looked at Princess Lin'an wielding the whip from a distance and frowned in disgust: "No rules!"

As unruly as her brother!

The women who were being scolded breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they had Gu Changsu's support, and looked at Princess Lin'an with gloating eyes.

Princess Changle glanced at the group of people with disgust, and confronted Gu Changsu from a distance: "It is really unruly to gossip and destroy someone's innocence!"