Chapter 242 Gu Wanqing
"Yes, my eldest son-in-law, Sister Yu's adoptive father."
Just as Song Mingen was about to greet him, Duke Anguo Mu Jingbei quickly raised his hand to stop him, smiling and saying, "Brother Mingen, Miss Song is my mother's savior and has done a lot of good for my Mu family. You are her adoptive father, and from now on you will be an honored guest at my Duke Anguo's mansion."
Song Mingen: "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."
"Well, you deserve it." Mu Jingbei patted the back of Song Mingen's hand, his tone very intimate: "Besides, Miss Song not only saved my mother's life, you are worthy of the courtesy of my Anguo Mansion. If you have any difficulties in the future, please feel free to come to me."
Song Mingen said, "Duke, my sister Yu just did a little favor, don't worry about it..."
Du Henian was dazzled by this scene and clearly felt that he was being overshadowed. It was not him who was holding the family reunion banquet for Sister Yu, but Song Mingen who was doing all this for Sister Yu.
Seeing that Duke Anguo treated Song Mingen with such courtesy, he felt very jealous, because he was Sister Yu's biological father.
Lao Mu didn't even look at him more!
Du Henian hurried forward. "Old Mu, you said that if Brother Ming'en gets into trouble in the future, you must help him."
Mu Jingbei looked at Du Henian and raised his eyebrows. "Of course! You have to take good care of your brother Ming En. If he hadn't raised your daughter, if it had been someone else, you might never have seen your biological daughter in this life."
"Of course, Brother Ming'en is my brother, we are family. Go ahead and you'll see Sister Yu soon. She looks just like Beiqing."
The Cheng family also received an invitation, which invited Old Madam Cheng and Jiang Yunshu and Cheng Qingmeng, mother and daughter.
Old Madam Cheng knew that Jiang Yunshu was not feeling well and would not come.
He also wanted to take this opportunity to find a good husband for the two sisters from the second house, so he brought the two sisters to the banquet.
"Ya'er, Tang'er, stay with Grandma at the Du Mansion and don't talk nonsense. The girl from the Jiang family is still waiting for you to copy the scriptures, so don't get in her way. Make a good impression on the other dignitaries attending the banquet, otherwise, you won't be able to marry into a good family in the future."
The two sisters nodded repeatedly, "Grandma, don't worry, we won't lose face for the Cheng family."
The three generations of the Cheng family, grandparents and grandchildren, arrived at the Du Mansion at the same time as the richest family, the Gu family.
The luxurious cars and gorgeous clothes of the Gu family members made Old Lady Cheng feel that the brocade she was wearing was extremely shabby.
In the past, she never even looked at merchants, but now she has to look at the Gu family with a higher regard.
The Gu family is not an ordinary merchant family. Not only can the head of the Gu family speak to the emperor, but the Gu family is also related by marriage to Prince Rong's Mansion.
"Madam Cheng, I am here to greet you." Gu Wanqing, the head of the Gu family, bowed to Madam Cheng as a peer.
"Master Gu, I didn't expect to see you at the door by chance. Are you bringing your grandchildren to the banquet?"
"Yes," Gu Wanqing glanced at the two sisters behind Madam Cheng.
The two sisters hurried forward and saluted.
Gu Wanqing excused the two from their formalities and asked, "Mrs. Cheng, why don't you see your eldest granddaughter?"
"Meng'er came here early this morning to see her cousin. I never thought her eldest cousin was actually the Marquis's bloodline."
"Junior Jinyan/Jinxuan greets the old lady."
Gu Jinxuan supported Gu Jinyan and walked over carefully.
"Miss Gu, what are you doing?"
"It's alright, old lady. I was sick a few days ago, but I'm well now. My brother is just worried that I might get bumped or bruised again. Let's go in together. It's bustling inside."
As soon as the Gu sisters came in, Song Mingen subconsciously stepped back.
Why did the Gu siblings come here?
The Gu family probably didn't see his true face that night, not to mention he was wearing a mask. Song Mingen instantly regained his composure.
In order to avoid being overshadowed, Du Henian hurriedly pulled Du Zhixu forward and said, "Hey, Patriarch Gu, Madam Cheng, you are here together. Please come in."
The father and son hardly gave Jiang Lao and Song Mingen a chance to speak and dragged the two families to the banquet hall.
Song Mingen breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better not to get to know the Gu family for the time being. It would be better not to let anyone know that Sister Yu knew how to perform a laparotomy.
He was even less willing to greet the old lady of the Cheng family.
"Ming En, the one with less gray hair than me is Gu Wanqing, the head of the Gu family. The Gu family has been engaged in business for generations and is the richest man in the capital and also an imperial merchant. He is the uncle of Prince Rong and dotes on Prince Xiao. Those two are his grandchildren. Sister Yu will only be more favored when she marries him."
Song Mingen looked at the back of Gu Jinxuan's head and couldn't help but sigh, what a deep bond they have.
Sister Yu accidentally saved her cousin.
No!
Sister Yu may not marry him yet, and neither may the siblings of the Gu family.
After hearing what Du Henian said, Gu Wanqing turned around and looked at Song Mingen, and their eyes met.
Song Mingen narrowed his eyes, then nodded with a smile.
A hint of curiosity flashed in Gu Wanqing's eyes.
This person is not like the unsophisticated southern barbarian that Ayi described.
He was tall and had an excellent temperament. Even with so many dignitaries present, he didn't show any sign of cowardice.
Tsk, that’s not easy.
Gu Wanqing turned his head and started chatting with other guests. Song Mingen stared at his profile for a long time before looking away.
"Father-in-law, are all the people here?"
Jiang Youya looked around and said, "...They should all be here."
"Prince Rong, Princess Rong, Prince Xiao is here!"
The doorman shouted loudly, and all the officials, big and small, hurriedly stood up from their seats, bowed to Prince Rong and his family of three, and walked quickly forward to pay their respects.
The female members of the family stood up and saluted at their seats.
Prince Rui, Prince Cheng, and the eldest princess did not move, but Duke Anguo just stood up.
Song Mingen bowed his head and saluted, feeling emotional.
Prince Rong is indeed extremely powerful.
The Princess, Prince Rui, and Prince Cheng are here, but these officials, big and small, are not so servile and fawning.
This is because they believe that the Dayuan Kingdom will inevitably fall into the hands of Prince Rong and his son in the future.
Prince Rong smiled and spoke in a very gentle and approachable tone, "No need to be polite. Today is the great day when the daughter of the Marquis's mansion returns to the Du family. I am also here to attend the banquet. Everyone, please be more casual."
"Thank you, His Royal Highness Prince Rong!"
Everyone spoke in unison, their voices resonant and resonant. Prince Rong was utterly amazed by what he heard, and in a very good mood, he turned and bowed slightly to Jiang Youya. "Old Jiang, I was busy with the Emperor's arrangements last time and didn't get to see your eldest granddaughter. You must take a closer look today. Is she really Brother Henian's biological daughter?"
Jiang Lao smiled and said, "When Sister Yu comes later, you only need to take a look to confirm that Sister Yu is the bloodline of the Marquis Mansion. There is no falsehood."
"Yes, that's right." Du Henian echoed, "I can tell with my eyes closed that Sister Yu is my daughter. She looks a lot like Bei Qing."
"Ha... I will have to take a closer look at this person..." Xiao Hongyi looked at Song Mingen.
Song Mingen bowed again.
"He is my eldest son-in-law, Song Mingen, and also Sister Yu's adoptive father."
"Stop the formalities." Prince Rong reached out and helped Song Mingen up. "From now on, we'll be in-laws."
Song Mingen stood up and looked up at Xiao Hongyi's face carefully. "I don't dare to be a prince. I am just Sister Yu's adoptive father."
"Haha..." Prince Rong said with a smile, "Adoptive father is also a father. From now on, I will have two in-laws, Brother Henian and Brother Xian."
"Ha. Your Highness, you said that Ming'en and I will be your in-laws from now on. You can't go back on your word."
"certainly."
Du Henian then pulled Prince Rong over and said, "Everyone is here now, let's go over."
As soon as Du Henian and others arrived, they saw Nanny Qiao and her group escorting the carefully dressed Du Ye to the banquet hall.
Du Ye's face was filled with an unconcealable smile. She looked energetic and seemed ten years younger, even younger than on her previous birthdays.
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