Chapter 215
Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the day for the Marquis's Mansion to hold the Homecoming Banquet.
The weather is fine and the sky is blue.
Chen Tang got up a quarter of an hour earlier than usual and went to Songhe Hall to have breakfast with the old lady.
When they arrived at Songhe Hall, the old lady had just finished washing up and looked much better than the previous two days. Chen Tang asked, "Grandma, did you rest well last night?"
Mother Wang said, "I lit some calming incense last night, and the old lady slept through the night."
Older people sleep less, so the old lady usually doesn’t use calming incense. But in order to have enough energy today, she used it before going to sleep. The maid even got up in the middle of the night to add calming incense.
The old lady said, "Your eldest brother's return party cannot be spoiled by your grandmother."
Chen Tang helped the old lady out of the inner room. By then, the maid had brought breakfast. Chen Tang sat down to have breakfast with the old lady.
The old lady was in much better spirits and ate as much breakfast as usual. Chen Tang was relieved. He couldn't ignore the old lady's health just to let her hold the family reunion banquet. If anything went wrong at the banquet, it would be his father's fault.
After breakfast, they rested for a while, and then the maid came in and said, "Madam, Mrs. Jiang and the young master and daughter of the Jiang family are here..."
Why are you here so early?
The old lady looked at Chen Tang, and Chen Tang said, "I asked my aunt and cousin to come to the mansion to help entertain the guests."
The old lady nodded and said, "Go and greet them."
Chen Tang got up and went out of Songhe Hall. After walking for a while, he saw Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Ning and Jiang Li coming from afar, while Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan stayed in the outer courtyard.
Seeing Chen Tang, Jiang Ning's face turned red unexpectedly, and Chen Tang smiled and said, "Congratulations, cousin."
Jiang Ning regretted coming to Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, but it was too late to leave now. "Cousin, please stop teasing me."
The sound is so weak that it sounds like a hum.
Knowing that she was thin-skinned, Shen Tang stopped teasing her. What if she scared her cousin away? Shen Tang led Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Ning and Jiang Li to see the old lady.
Seeing them, the old lady smiled and said, "The Jiang family has had many happy events recently, which is really cause for celebration."
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Tang'er, but what makes the Jiang family happiest is that Yan'er was found."
This is also what makes the old lady happiest.
The old lady asked Mrs. Jiang to sit down, and the third and fourth wives smiled and said, "It will be much easier for us to have Mrs. Jiang here to help us entertain the guests."
It was still early, and after sitting for a while, guests arrived one after another. The third and fourth wives went to greet the noble lady who came to congratulate them.
The first to arrive were Prince Duan and his wife.
Prince Duan naturally stayed in the outer courtyard. Seeing that only Princess Duan came, the old lady looked behind Princess Duan and asked, "Why didn't Princess Roujia come with you?"
Princess Duan smiled and said, "I wanted to bring her with me, but I was too shy to come, so I said I would come to pay my respects to you another day."
Jiang Ning understood deeply.
Whenever she thought that Young Master Jiang might also come to Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion today, her face became hot, not to mention Princess Roujia.
The old lady smiled and said, "It's normal for a girl to be thin-skinned."
Princess Duan sat down, and soon Princess Jingyang came in.
Then it was Chen Tang who blushed.
There was no other way. Ever since he called her "Mother" by mistake, Chen Tang was most afraid of paying his respects to Princess Jingyang, for fear of calling her by mistake.
Xie Guimo also came, but he stayed in the front yard and didn't come in. After all, the inner yard was full of women, which was inconvenient.
There were many guests coming to congratulate today, and soon the inner room was full of people. Chen Tang invited the ladies to go to the garden to enjoy the flowers. The weather was getting hot, and to prevent the ladies from getting too hot, he placed a lot of ice basins under the trees.
The ladies from noble families gathered together, laughing and talking, having a great time.
Even Chen Xi's wedding banquet was not as lively as today.
All the civil and military officials who could come came. After all, Xiao Huan was raised by old Prince Ning, so even if they didn't give face to the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, they had to give face to old Prince Ning.
What was even more unexpected was that even Princess Ning, who seldom went out, came.
When the maid reported it, Shen Sui was surprised, and the old lady was even more so.
This is the true condescension.
Old Prince Ning and Old Princess Ning came together. When Old Princess Ning entered Songhe Hall, the old lady stood up to greet her. Old Princess Ning quickly helped the old lady up and said, "Please stand up quickly."
The old lady said, "I didn't expect that Old Princess Ning would come too."
Princess Ning said ashamedly, "I was afraid that I couldn't bear it, so I didn't let Huan'er return to his ancestral home. Today, Huan'er is having a ancestral homecoming banquet, and I should come to accompany him."
The old lady said, "This is really embarrassing for our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. It was Old Prince Ning who saved Yan'er's life and taught Huan'er so well. We at Pingyuan Marquis Mansion can't thank you and Old Prince enough."
Princess Ning smiled and said, "From now on, we are all one family, so we won't say these polite words anymore."
The old lady nodded, "Please take a seat."
Originally, the old lady was sitting alone on a small couch, so the maid brought a small table over, with Princess Ning and the old lady sitting on each side.
Princess Ning not only has a noble status, but also a high generation. Among the guests who come to congratulate her, only Princess Ning can sit in that position.
Chen Tang did not expect that the old Princess Ning would come to the Marquis' Mansion, but when he thought about it, he knew why the old Princess Ning did this. Firstly, she naturally valued her eldest brother, and secondly, she wanted to marry Princess Roujia for her eldest brother.
The old lady is still somewhat unhappy about her eldest brother's adoption, even if he can inherit the entire Ning Palace in the future. In addition, the Marquis's Mansion has not held a wedding banquet, which makes her feel even worse. With the old lady's temper, she probably won't go to Ning Palace to watch the ceremony as arranged by Shen Sui. Today, the old Princess Ning came to attend the clan return banquet, giving enough face to the Marquis' Mansion. The old Princess Ning came to the Marquis' Mansion first, and then the two families will hold the wedding banquets together. If the old lady goes to Ning Palace, she won't feel embarrassed.
After all, it's all for my elder brother.
Chen Tang was happy for his elder brother because the old Prince Ning and the old Princess Ning loved him so much.
However, Chen Tang did not welcome everyone who came to the Marquis' Mansion to congratulate him from the bottom of his heart, such as the Shunwang Mansion, no, it was the Ding'an County Lady of the Shunping Palace, and the Yongchun County Lady of the Zhaowang Mansion, and the second wife's family...
However, you should not hit someone who smiles at you. Even if you don't like them in your heart, you can still maintain politeness in front of them. But some people come here just to cause trouble.
Chen Tang was chatting and laughing with a few girls, and Si'er came over and said, "Girl, the Princess of Qi is here..."
With just one sentence, the smile on Shen Tang's face could no longer be maintained.
Chen Tang has always thought that self-awareness is a good quality, but there are some people for whom she really has none at all. The second branch of the family was kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion and removed from the family tree. She, Chen Xian, is the daughter of the second branch of the family. Does she think anyone in the Marquis' Mansion will welcome her?
Even though she is the Princess of Qi, she cannot be driven out.
No doubt about it.
Chen Xian relied on her status as Princess of Qi, and no one could do anything to her even if they were dissatisfied with her, so she came to the Marquis' Mansion on purpose to cause trouble for them.
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