Therefore, when Du Jingyi heard Mrs. Guo San's gesture of goodwill, he felt that his worries were not in vain, and responded with a smile.

"It's the eighth sister. She was young before and had many brothers and sisters in the mansion, so she seldom went out. Now she is the only girl in our general's mansion, so naturally we have to bring her out to see the world."

Although Du Jingyi did not mention Madam Wei in his words, the meaning was very clear, that is, she treated Xue Niang badly.

In fact, let alone Xue Niang, even she and her elder sister-in-law did not have much status and respect in the Duke's Mansion in the past.

But now she is the only unmarried young lady in the general's mansion, so she is naturally treated with great pampering. Therefore, she said this to tell Madam Guo San that Xue Niang is the apple of the general's eye.

Everyone present is a smart person, how could they not understand what I meant?

So Mrs. Guo San showed extraordinary enthusiasm, and this move also gave Du Jingyi hope.

Glancing sideways at Madam Guo's expression, he saw that she was also looking at Xue Niang with joy, revealing the love and concern of an elder. Du Jingyi felt more than half relieved.

Compared to Xue Niang's "popularity", Gu Xiaolang is much more low-key.

Her ambition was not here at all, so she sincerely hoped that her cousin could marry into the Guo family and enjoy a good life, so she restrained a lot of her own charm.

This frankness and attentiveness actually attracted a lot of attention from the Crown Princess.

Thinking of what her mother and sister-in-law said to her after the last Palace Flower Order, she naturally became interested.

The Crown Princess was from the Earl of Weiyuan's Mansion. She was the second daughter in the family. She had an older brother and two younger brothers, one of whom was just 20 years old and the other was just sixteen.

For the sake of their marriage, everyone in the family, from the grandmother to the mother and the sister-in-law, was concerned.

Unfortunately, all the good talents in Earl Weiyuan's Mansion came from the eldest brother and second sister, so the third and fourth brothers were not so good.

Having grown up in Sui'an City, he has all the romantic qualities that a young man should have. Although he doesn't go to the extent of seeking out women, he has attended many drinking parties and banquets.

The government assigned them sinecure positions, which were merely nominal ones.

Therefore, the family has always wanted to find a daughter-in-law with a good family background and decent appearance to calm the tempers of the two men. However, whether to pair her with Sanlang or Silang has not yet been determined in the Earl of Weiyuan's mansion.

In the end, it was decided to bring both of them to Gu Xiaolang for them to meet. It would be great if they could get along well.

So, when she saw that the Guo family focused all their attention on Xue Niang, she was very happy and said to Gu Xiaolang.

"Someone from my mother's family is here too. My sister-in-law praised Miss Gu a lot last time and said she wanted to meet her. I'll take you over to have a look."

The banquets in the aristocratic families were never just simple meals, especially for unmarried young men and women, who would choose this kind of opportunity to meet each other.

Du Jingyi and Gu Xiaolang both understood what the Crown Princess meant, but Gu Xiaolang didn't want to have anything to do with the young masters in Sui'an City, so he was reluctant.

"I am a plain-looking woman, with no talent or taste. I am afraid that the Minister's wife will laugh at me."

"Oh, if Miss Gu has no talent or taste, then we may not be able to pick out good ladies from the ladies of Sui'an City. You are so famous in Jinling City that I have heard of you in Sui'an City. Please don't be polite."

The Crown Princess had finally met such a suitable candidate, so naturally she didn't want to let him go, so there was a tone of unquestionableness in her tone.

Gu Xiaolang looked at Du Jingyi in embarrassment. Du Jingyi, as her cousin's wife, knew that her grandmother didn't want her granddaughter to marry far away, so she came to the rescue.

"The Minister's wife is very concerned about Cousin Lang. Why don't I go with her to take a look? Since I'm here, I should pay my respects to the old lady of the Earl of Weiyuan and her."

In terms of identity and status, they are all higher than those in the General's Mansion, so what Du Jingyi said is not wrong.

Since they were just meeting each other, it didn't matter if there was one more or one less person, and the Crown Princess agreed with a smile.

Madam Guo knew very well what the Earl of Weiyuan was thinking, but she understood her elder sister, Madam Gu, even better. So, knowing that this matter would not succeed, she naturally did not say much, and only said one sentence to Du Jingyi.

"Don't worry, you can take Lang'er with you. The third son's wife and I will stay here to talk to Xue Niang."

"Thank you for your care, Madam Guo. Xue Niang must be obedient, understand?"

"Don't worry, Sixth Sister-in-law."

After saying this, Du Jingyi and Gu Xiaolang followed the Crown Princess to meet the people from Earl Weiyuan's Mansion. As they left, they did not forget to glance at their husband Shang Ji.

Although Shang Ji was chatting with the prince and others, his eyes never left Du Jingyi.

Firstly, she is pregnant, so she naturally has to be more careful. Secondly, there is no elder to take care of her this time, so she has to pay more attention.

Seeing Du Jingyi's look, he immediately found an excuse and said.

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"Your Highness, before I leave, my grandmother has something for me to say to Madam Guo, so I'll go over there and say a few words before coming back."

The prince glanced at something not far away and understood what he meant, so there was a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"Okay, go ahead, go ahead. I know you are just using words as a cover."

After hearing this, Shang Ji remained calm and collected, but it was Zong Liangdi next to him who laughed out loud.

"I have never seen General Shang like this before. It seems that the young lady must be very capable. Only then can she tie General Shang's heart to her and make him unwilling to leave for even a moment."

According to Zong Li's previous status, she could not marry Shang Ji, but now she can even make fun of Shang Ji. It really proves the saying that the fox borrows the power of the tiger to bully others.

However, Shang Ji didn't say much to her. He clasped his fists, bowed, and left.

Seeing that he was not giving her face, a look of embarrassment flashed across Zong Li's pretty face.

“Your Highness…”

She nestled into the prince's arms tenderly. Although she didn't say it explicitly, her meaning was very clear. Shang Ji was so disrespectful to her that she felt a little embarrassed.

The prince spoke softly to comfort her.

"Liu Lang is a warrior who is never polite. Just don't take it to heart."

Seeing the prince's reaction, Zong Li didn't dare to say anything more.

With her current favor, it is only a novelty for a while. If she wants to confront a right-hand man like Shang Ji, it will only be asking for trouble.

Therefore, she didn't say anything more, but she secretly made a note of it in her heart, and she would find a place to get back at him later, so that he would look down on her! With a few steps, Shang Ji walked to Xue Niang's side and bowed to Madam Guo and Madam Guo San.