Chapter 61: A Slap in the Face



On grandma's birthday, there were crowds of guests.

Because the Marquis' Mansion has been in the limelight recently, almost all officials of all ranks in the court have arrived.

Even some minor officials in remote counties sent gifts, creating a grand occasion.

Early in the morning, Chu Weiyue and Lin Zixi followed their grandmother to greet the guests outside the door.

Soon, several waves of court ministers and their wives arrived, and they all praised Chu Weiyue. Lin Zixi next to them seemed like an invisible man.

At this time, a middle-aged woman dressed in rich clothes came.

When she saw her grandmother, she immediately came over with a smile and held her hand.

"Auntie, I miss you so much. I haven't seen you for so long. You are getting more and more energetic."

This made grandma laugh out loud, and she took her hand and chatted with her in a friendly manner.

Finally, the woman set her sights on Chu Weiyue: "Isn't this our Weiyue? She is very graceful and smart..."

Apparently, what Chu Weiyue had done recently caused a huge sensation, and even her distant relative knew about it.

After chatting for a few words, she suddenly pulled her grandmother and Chu Weiyue to the side and smiled strangely.

"Auntie, to be honest, I have one more thing to tell you this time. I was asked to do this, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"What are you talking about? If you have anything to say to your aunt, just say it directly." Grandma held her hand gently.

She immediately pulled a portrait out of her sleeve.

"This is the third son of the Shangshu family. He is handsome and a famous painter in the capital. Even the emperor likes to collect his paintings. Ever since he saw her at Wenqu Tower last time, he fell in love with our Wei Yue at first sight and specially asked me to come and propose this marriage to you..."

Hearing this, Chu Weiyue almost laughed out loud.

The third son of the Shangshu family might have had this sudden impulse after hearing that he had become famous recently.

Now that she is praised by the emperor, anyone who stays with her will surely become famous.

Even the prince had to humble himself and ask her for peace, let alone others.

If he said that he still had some trust in her recently, if he said that he had developed a crush on her in Wenqu Tower, that would be a huge joke!

Seeing Chu Weiyue's contemptuous look, grandma felt a little embarrassed.

"I've heard that the third son of the Shangshu family is indeed a handsome man, and is very much loved by the emperor. I heard that he is extremely talented and gentle, but my girl has a wild temper, and I'm afraid that they won't get along..."

Although he said this, he still picked up the portrait and looked at it carefully, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

"It's a good thing for a girl to have a good family. We are a good match for the Shangshu family."

Grandma didn't say anything else, but her meaning was very clear: she was very satisfied with this marriage.

At this time, the system gossip is automatically refreshed.

[San Guangzi of the Shangshu family appears to be a romantic and honest person, but in fact he often secretly goes to brothels and wine alleys, and even keeps a famous prostitute for three years. He even does not let go of men...]

Hearing this, Chu Weiyue's eyes were filled with shock, and he immediately complained in his heart.

[Oh my god! I never thought that the third son of the Shangshu family would have such a romantic affair. Not only did he keep a famous prostitute for three years, he also wanted a man! Whoever marries him will be unlucky for the rest of his life!]

Hearing this, grandma's face instantly darkened.

I never thought that Chu Weiyue would know this news.

On second thought, they are all young people, so it’s not surprising that they know these things.

I glanced at the woman opposite me, and it seemed like she didn't hear anything.

Grandma immediately dismissed the idea, said a few simple perfunctory words, and asked the woman to sit down at the table.

Half an hour later, all the guests arrived and the birthday party officially began.

The show started with Magu’s birthday celebration, which was carefully choreographed by Chu Weiyue.

These were dancers she specially selected from the most famous dance house in the capital. She also personally participated in the process and made a series of modifications. The show was absolutely wonderful.

After the opening show, Chu Ranxin appeared in front of her grandmother first and handed her a gift with a smile.

"Grandma, I wish you a happy birthday, may you live forever, may you have a wonderful birthday every year! Here are some small gifts I prepared for you, I hope you like them."

She deliberately opened the box, and found only a scroll inside with a big word "Shou" written on it.

If you look closely at the strokes above, you will see that they are all copied from Buddhist scriptures.

In addition to growing orchids, my grandmother also likes to read Buddhist scriptures occasionally.

This gift was not quite to her liking, but she saw the hard work that went into it and immediately nodded with satisfaction.

"You've worked so hard, girl. Don't be so willful in the future."

In this case, it would be equivalent to formally forgiving Chu Ranxin for what he had done before.

"Don't worry, grandma. I will listen to your teachings carefully in the future. I have even prepared a dance for you!"

Afterwards, she went backstage to prepare, and a short segment of other performances was interspersed on stage.

Afterwards, Chu Ranxin officially appeared in a red dress.

Her dance is as graceful as a startled swan, her body is as slender as a willow branch, and her dancing skills are superb.

Even Chu Weiyue could not deny that Chu Ranxin's dance was indeed stunning, and many men present were staring at her in amazement.

After it was over, Chu Ranxin came to his grandmother again and set his eyes on Chu Weiyue.

"Sister, I guess you have prepared gifts and talents for grandma, why don't you show them off quickly so that we can all open our eyes!"

Based on her understanding of Chu Weiyue, she could at most send some gifts, and as for talents, it was impossible for her to prepare them, so she said that.

Staring at her coldly, Chu Weiyue sneered in her heart. This woman clearly wanted to see her make a fool of herself, but she just wouldn't let her succeed!

She pretended to sigh helplessly: "Grandma, I have been supervising Xiushantang and taking care of Shouchen for you recently. I have been too busy and neglected many things..."

"It doesn't matter. Grandma is already very happy that you have celebrated the birthday so well."

Because the series of things Chu Weiyue had done had already brought her honor, she would not deliberately make things difficult for her.

But Chu Ranxin laughed disdainfully: "Sister, no matter what, you can't ignore grandma's birthday. In previous years, you didn't prepare gifts and talents. Although you prepared gifts this year, you also have to have talents, right?"

Such sharp words made grandma look a little ugly.

Before he could say anything, Chu Weiyue nodded calmly.

"Sister, you are right. We really need to show our talents. In that case, I will paint a picture!"

Chu Ranxin couldn't help but laugh.

"Did I hear you right? Or does your sister not have any other talents and is unlearned, so she didn't bring the things she sold to present to grandma?"

She started to fight back without hesitation in front of everyone.

Chu Weiyue said nothing, with an expression of watching a show.

This Chu Ranxin is really stupid. He actually started an internal conflict in front of so many people.

Such behavior is equivalent to slapping grandma in the face.


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