Chapter 456: The whole family is completely defeated
Old Mrs. Chen looked at the rice flowers. Although her daughter-in-law's words were unpleasant to the ear, the eldest daughter of the Yan family openly embarrassed the host family and was also a cunning person. After thinking about it, she smiled and said.
"Miss Yan, please don't be angry. My family just arrived at Ningmen Mansion and many things have not been sorted out yet. Now I am in charge of the post. People are useless when they get old. They always forget things. Your post was written first, but I forgot about it. I am really sorry."
Upon hearing this, Madam Li and Madam Dong's expressions changed.
When an elder apologizes to a younger one, no matter what the reason, it is always the younger one's fault. If this matter gets out, Daohua will be branded as disrespectful to the elderly.
Just as Mrs. Li was anxiously thinking about how to smooth things over, Daohua spoke again.
Daohua smiled and said, "Old lady, you are so annoying me. I just followed Mrs. Chen's instructions and explained why I was late. You apologized to me, but you thought I was so arrogant and domineering."
What he meant was, Mrs. Chen, you are taking advantage of your age.
"Actually, even though we only received the notice yesterday afternoon, Lord Chen is the inspector personally appointed by the Emperor, and you are the Emperor's wet nurse. How dare we disrespect you?"
The implication is that the Chen family is taking advantage of its power to bully others.
"To be honest, we got up before daybreak today, fearing we'd be late. But just as we were about to leave, the young prince showed up. Since he was here, we couldn't leave alone, so we waited until noon. To this day, we still don't know what the young prince did to delay us for so long. How about I send someone to ask?"
Xiao Yeyang is sorry. He has to take the blame first and suppress these people who have connections with the emperor, so that they don't think that their family is easy to bully!
Listening to Daohua's straightforward and blunt words, the smile on Old Lady Chen's face became more and more stiff. She was the emperor's wet nurse. In the capital, even the ladies of noble family had to give her some face when they saw her. She hadn't experienced such a thing as being bullied in public for a long time.
Old Madam Chen narrowed her eyes as she looked at Daohua. This girl kept talking about the young prince, and no matter how angry she was, she had to swallow it. She was the emperor's wet nurse, but in front of the royal family, she was still a servant. She said with a fake smile, "It's not a big deal. Why do you need to ask the young prince?"
Mrs. Dong glanced at Daohua with a smile in her eyes, then smiled and said, "Oh, why haven't you started the meal yet? I'm starving."
Mrs. Chen came back to her senses and quickly said with a smile, "I'm just waiting for you to take a seat."
Madam Dong pulled Madam Li to sit down, and said to Old Madam Chen with a smile, "Speaking of arriving late today, it's partly our fault. Sister Su, Sister Zhou, and I all live at the Yan family, and the old lady must know that with so many people, there's a lot to do. If one is delayed, then the other will be delayed even more, and won't it be too late?"
Old Mrs. Chen smiled and nodded: "That's right." Then she quickly changed the subject.
Seeing that the adults had sat down, Daohua took Yan Yihan and the other two, as well as Dong Yuanyao, Su Shiyu, and Zhou Jingwan, to sit at another table.
After sitting down, Dong Yuanyao nudged Daohua with his elbow and said, "You are so bold."
Daohua: "I'm telling the truth." The Chen family is not only powerful, but also bullies the weak and fears the strong. Their family and the Zhou family, Zhou family, and Su family obviously came together, but Madam Chen only pointed out her mother. If you don't suppress such people the first time, you will be used as a cocoon by them in future contacts.
Yan Yihan and Yan Yile looked at Daohua with admiration. Although Yan Yishuang was not so obvious, the resentment towards Daohua in her heart dissipated a little at this moment.
Over the years, she always felt that the only thing she lacked from Daohua was the status of a legitimate daughter, so she had been secretly competing with him in her heart.
But today, facing the Chen family's difficulties, her elder sister dared to fight back directly, which made her realize that the differences between them were not limited to the classroom and textbooks. At least, she was not as bold as her elder sister.
At this time, Chen Jiarou came over and said with a smile, "There are no seats elsewhere. Can I sit at the same table with you all?"
Daohua was talking to Dong Yuanyao and Zhou Jingwan, but none of them responded.
As for Yan Yihan and the other two, they were just eating in silence.
Seeing this, Su Shiyu couldn't help but smile and said, "You are the host, of course you can."
Chen Jiarou sat down next to Su Shiyu.
At this time, Daohua and the other two also stopped talking and looked at Chen Jiarou.
Chen Jiarou smiled and said, "My family has just arrived, so please don't take it to heart if there is any inadequacy in the hospitality."
Su Shiyu smiled faintly: "Miss Chen is in a serious condition."
Chen Jiarou looked at the rice flowers across from her and said with a smile, "I'm so happy to see you sisters. We should get together more often in the future."
"Especially Sister Yan. When I was in Beijing, I was used to seeing quiet and gentle girls. Today, I was surprised to see your eloquent sister.
Hearing this, Daohua raised her eyebrows.
In this era, girls were primarily expected to be demure and dignified, and being articulate was hardly a compliment. Was Miss Chen here to avenge her grandmother and mother?
Dong Yuanyao glanced at Chen Jiarou and said with a smile, "Miss Chen, didn't you see me? I think my eloquence is as good as Yiyi's."
Zhou Jingwan: "And me, I've argued with Yiyi and I, and I've won many times. And Sister Su, once Sister Su opens her mouth, Yiyi and Yuanyao both lose, right, Sister Su?"
Su Shiyu pursed her lips and smiled: "That's because I'm in the right, so I can suppress you with words."
Dong Yuanyao glanced at Chen Jiarou and continued, "Yes, only those who are right can conquer the world. If you are unreasonable, no matter how loudly you shout, you are just strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and will break at the slightest provocation."
Zhou Jingwan smiled and nodded, "That's right, isn't it? Some people treat others as fools and blind, thinking that others can't tell who is right and who is wrong."
Hearing this, Daohua looked at Zhou Jingwan in surprise and gave her a look that said "You can do it."
Zhou Jingwan raised her eyebrows proudly.
Please, she also grew up in a complicated backyard. Although she is not so good at sharp words, it is still a piece of cake for her to use words to pressure others.
Chen Jiarou pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly. Were these people implying that their family was rude? She smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "You sisters have such a good relationship."
Daohua looked at Chen Jiarou and smiled, "That's because we're all straightforward people, so of course we can talk alike."
Chen Jiarou smiled but didn't say anything. She was afraid of being directly retorted.
The secret guard informed Defu of what happened in the backyard, and Defu immediately told Xiao Yeyang.
After Xiao Yeyang found out, he told Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao.
So, Chen Jiayou was in trouble.
As the host, he was supposed to toast the guests. After drinking for a while, Yan Wenkai pulled him to their table and poured him wine in various ways.
Every time Chen Jiayou wanted to refuse to drink, he would receive Xiao Yeyang's gaze, so he had to force himself to drink.
Finally, seeing that Chen Jiayou was almost drunk, Yan Wenxiu didn't want to make things too serious, so he stepped forward to stop Yan Wenkai.
After Chen Jiayou was helped down by the servant, Yan Wenkai snorted, "Brother, why are you stopping me? Old Lady Chen, Madam Chen and the others are bullying our mother and sister in the backyard, so it's only natural for me to get Master Chen drunk."
I thought my eldest brother would scold me, but I heard him say, "Even if you want to vent your anger, you should do it in private. If you openly force someone to drink at a banquet, even if you are right, it will become rude."
Yan Wenkai looked at Yan Wenxiu in surprise. He didn't expect him to say that.
Yan Wenxiu frowned and ignored his silly brother.
He was naturally unhappy that the Chen family looked down on his family.
Chen Hong was quite angry when he saw his son being drunk, but he said nothing because he could see that it was the little prince's signal.
Even he himself was often forced to drink by the officials present.
In the middle of the process, Chen Hong heard what happened in the backyard and cursed his wife in his heart for being incompetent.
The Yan family's lack of respect was caused by his wife alone!
Now, his family has lost face, and he has to find an opportunity to mend the relationship between the two families. It's really frustrating.
(End of this chapter)
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