Chapter 568, Undercurrent
The atmosphere at the Guo family banquet became a little strange because of the arrival of Mrs. Jiang and her daughter. Although Mrs. Guo was still warm and thoughtful, and Mrs. Jiang was smiling, the female relatives present still became a little restrained.
There was no way. Both the Jiang family and the Guo family came from the Duke's Mansion in the capital, and their status was too high. They could not afford to offend either family. When the two families were obviously not getting along, no one dared to speak rashly, for fear of offending either family.
Mrs. Guo knew what everyone was thinking. Although she had a smile on her face, she was cursing Mrs. Jiang and her daughter in her heart for coming uninvited.
However, she was the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion after all, and had experienced many various situations and emergencies. Mrs. Guo handled them very well, guiding everyone to talk about some irrelevant topics to make everyone relax, and slowly the atmosphere became lively.
On the girls' side, Guo Xueming seemed not to be affected by the adults at all. He led Jiang Wanying to greet everyone in a friendly manner and continued to talk to everyone about topics that interested girls in the boudoir.
Jiang Wanying was also very considerate and chatted and laughed intimately with Guo Xueming, which made the other ladies who were unaware of the situation think that they had a very good relationship.
Daohua watched from the side and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
They are all talented actors!
After lunch, Madam Jiang sat for a while, then stood up with a smile and said to Madam Guo, "Sister Yuan, I just moved to Ningmen Mansion and have a lot of things to do, so I won't stay any longer."
As he spoke, he looked around at the women present and smiled.
"My family has just arrived at Ningmen Mansion, so please visit us more often in the future. In a few days, when I have finished packing, I will invite you all to my home. You all must come then."
The ladies of each family looked at each other quickly, then smiled and agreed.
Soon, Mrs. Jiang took Jiang Wanying away.
As soon as they left, everyone knew that Mrs. Guo was probably in no mood to receive them, so they stood up and said goodbye one after another.
Thus, the first banquet hosted by Mrs. Guo at Ningmen Mansion ended in such an awkward manner.
After seeing the guests off, Mrs. Guo got very angry and even smashed a set of porcelain.
Guo Xueming saw it and signaled the maid to clean up quickly. After she finished, he walked over to Madam Guo and comforted her, "Mother, why should you be angry over someone like that? It would be totally unworthy if you got hurt by being angry."
As he said this, he smiled and handed Mrs. Guo a cup of tea.
Mrs. Guo's expression eased slightly. She took the tea and took a sip to calm herself down before she spoke again, "Whenever I think about how we've all fled to Zhongzhou and still have to deal with the Jiang family, I feel sick to my stomach."
Guo Xueming chuckled and said, "There are good and bad people in the world. Our family's status means we are destined to come into contact with different people. We really can't expect everyone to be polite and tactful. Even if there weren't Madam Jiang and her daughter, there would be other people. Mother should really relax. You can't get angry and punish yourself because of other people's mistakes."
Mrs. Guo glanced at her daughter with a smile: "You are relieved."
Guo Xueming smiled and said, "My daughter just thinks that when you are powerless to change something, the most important thing is to make yourself feel comfortable. If you can't change others, then change yourself."
Madam Guo's face showed a look of heartache: "You are the daughter of the Duke Dingguo's mansion, and yet you have to suffer such injustice."
Guo Xueming smiled and said, "With my parents loving me, I don't feel wronged."
Madam Guo patted her daughter's hand, then snorted coldly, "Tang Qinxin and her daughter are so eager to move to Ningmen Mansion. Their intentions are almost exposed. And listen to what they did in Zhongzhou. They spread the rumor that Ye Yang and Jiang Wanying were childhood sweethearts. What are they trying to do?"
He said this with a sarcastic look on his face.
"I've never seen a mother who takes her daughter's reputation so lightly. Do they really think they're destined to marry Yeyang? If Jiang Wanying doesn't end up with Yeyang, who else can she marry?"
Guo Xueming was silent for a moment. She knew the reason why she followed her mother to Zhongzhou. She knew that her grandfather intended to tell her cousin Ye Yang.
Cousin Yeyang
Guo Xueming looked a little dazed. After searching carefully in his mind, he could only remember the vague figure of a rebellious little boy.
When she was a child, she and her cousin Ye Yang had actually only met a few times.
Thinking of his own marriage, Guo Xueming felt a little worried and anxious. After thinking for a while, he said, "Second Madam Jiang dared to do this. I'm afraid she must have a certain confidence in her heart. My daughter thinks that this must be a sign from the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother really wants to arrange a marriage, it must be a done deal."
Madam Guo frowned and shook her head: "The Queen Mother may have such intentions, but your grandfather said that the Emperor may not be happy. The Jiang family has produced an Empress Dowager and a Queen, and their status and position are already prominent enough. If they want to marry into the royal family, it is not what the Emperor wants to see."
As he spoke, he looked at Guo Xueming with a smile.
"Your father said that Ye Yang has made a lot of progress since coming to Zhongzhou. When he returns from his training, I will ask him to come and pay his respects. You can take a closer look then."
Guo Xueming lowered her head slightly, revealing a bit of girlish shyness.
Yan Mansion.
After returning from Guo's house, everyone sat in the old lady's room and talked about what happened today.
Sun couldn't help but say, "There's been a lot going on in our Ningmen Mansion lately. First, Madam Guo and her daughter arrived, then the maid from the palace came, and now Madam Jiang and her daughter are here too. Judging from the way Madam Guo and Madam Jiang acted today, it seems like the two families are not getting along."
Madam Li nodded, then looked at Daohua and the others seriously: "When you go out to visit others in the future, you must be careful. Don't get involved in the fight between the Jiang and Guo families."
Daohua nodded immediately: "Mom, don't worry, we will be careful."
Yan Yihan and the other two also nodded.
There weren't many dirty things going on in the Yan family's harem, but Master Shen had told them a lot about the dirty things going on in the harems of aristocratic families, and he knew that fights between women could sometimes be more brutal than taking lives.
They didn't dare to be careless about this.
Chiang's Mansion.
This time, Mrs. Jiang and her daughter were personally escorted to Ningmen Mansion by Councillor Jiang. Firstly, he was worried because of the assassination and kidnapping that had happened before; secondly, his father wrote to him to ask him to investigate Xiao Yeyang's case.
Thinking about what his father said in the letter, Jiang Shangzheng was a little unconvinced.
How could Xiao Yeyang possibly be the meritorious deputy commander of the Jinling Guards in Northern Xinjiang? He had captured the Tatar prince alive and uncovered the Eighth Prince's spies in the military camp. If that boy truly possessed such remarkable abilities, how could he not have seen through them?
However, investigation is still necessary.
After saying something to Mrs. Jiang, Councillor Jiang left. Now that the relationship between the Jiang and Guo families was tense, he did not go to find Governor Guo first, but went to the government office to find Yan Zhigao.
He knew that the Yan brothers had been following Xiao Yeyang.
At the government office, Yan Zhigao was slightly surprised to see Minister Jiang, but he still received him with a smile.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Councillor Jiang got straight to the point: "I've heard that your Third and Fourth Young Masters are martial arts prodigies. I'm also a martial arts enthusiast. Since I happened to be here today, why don't you let me meet them?"
Yan Zhigao suddenly became alert. He didn't think that Wen Kai and Wen Xiu would suddenly catch the eye of the second master of Cheng'en Mansion. Thinking of the tasks the two children were currently doing, he had some guesses in his mind and smiled calmly.
"What a coincidence! The two children have gone to the military camp with the young prince for training, and they are not at home now."
Jiang Canzheng frowned and asked, "When did you go?"
Yan Zhigao thought quickly in his mind and said vaguely, "It seems that he hasn't been away for a long time." He smiled and shook his head, "I've been too busy recently. I haven't paid much attention to the children's affairs."
Councillor Jiang looked at Yan Zhigao carefully, seriously considering the truth of his words, but in the end he still couldn't tell, so he could only smile and say, "If that's the case, then forget it. My wife and daughter are moving to Ningmen Mansion temporarily. I will stay here for the next few days. If the two gentlemen come back, I must let me see them."
Yan Zhigao immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Councillor Jiang, for your appreciation. I will definitely send the two boys to pay us a visit."
(End of this chapter)
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