Chapter 465: Being a Guest
Now, this Mrs. Meng, Zhou Xichun, once instigated General Meng to persuade Liang Minglang to marry another woman, hoping to bring Liang Minglang together with her cousin, Sun Qian, the daughter of Mr. Sun, a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites.
Of course Liang Minglang refused.
General Meng and Zhou Xichun are both quite boring.
Because of this incident, General Meng, who originally had a good relationship with Liang Minglang, gradually became estranged from him.
Of course, this is exactly what Liang Minglang wanted.
Even if he didn't distance himself from her, Liang Minglang would still be estranged from her.
Today's banquet is hosted by Zhou Xichun's family, and Xu Zhichun will most likely meet her.
Xu Zhichun was quite curious about what Mrs. Meng's attitude would be when she saw him.
She didn't care at all. After all, Mrs. Meng's status was much lower than hers, and she probably wouldn't even find an opportunity to do evil.
On this day, Xu Zhichun brought Lu Yinzhuer and her servant, Nanny Feng, and Dongxiang to the banquet.
The Marquis of Leshan's Mansion is considered an old noble family. It has been neither rising nor falling in recent years, but it is still very pompous on the surface.
There were many people attending the banquet, including old friends and newcomers, and it was very lively.
Among all the guests, Xu Zhichun's status is not the highest, but he is also the one that cannot be ignored.
There are also big differences between one marquis's mansion and another, and the Wuxuan Marquis's Mansion is very popular.
Xu Zhichun greeted the wife of Marquis Leshan, and everyone couldn't help but look at her twice.
After the rebellion was quelled, many rising stars who had made contributions came to the capital. Some of them came from good backgrounds, while others came from humble backgrounds.
But no matter which one it is, it is essentially sudden wealth.
When someone suddenly becomes rich, there is bound to be chaos in his home.
There were those like General Meng who, upon becoming rich and powerful, looked down on their poor wives or found an excuse to divorce them openly, or found an excuse to demote their wives to concubines and marry the daughters of officials. There were also those who did not divorce their wives but accepted beautiful concubines, causing unrest in their families. There were also those who brought a large number of family members to Beijing with them, but because they did not know the rules and the social tricks of the wealthy families in the capital, they made many jokes.
All in all, it was a mess.
When Xu Zhichun first came to Beijing, countless people were waiting to see her, both openly and secretly.
Even more than those who stare at other people.
After all, Liang Minglang was the only military general who was awarded a title of nobility for his military achievements, and he was also the only upstart who did not accept the beautiful concubine given by others.
Everyone is waiting to see the new wife of Marquis Wuxuan make a fool of herself.
If she fails to manage the harem well and many jokes spread, Marquis Wuxuan will still have the nerve to brag to others about how great his wife is.
Unexpectedly, there was no joke in the Marquis Wuxuan's Mansion, and everyone in the mansion was completely obedient to the new marquis' wife.
It was not a lively scene, and many people couldn't help but say sour words in private, saying that the wife of Marquis Wuxuan was lucky to have met a good man like Marquis Wuxuan, and that it must be Marquis Wuxuan who supported her and was able to intimidate the servants in the mansion.
Otherwise, how could it be so easy?
When they heard that the former top scholar, a favorite of the emperor, and the son of the Jinling Ji family was very close to Marquis Wuxuan, and even brought Marquis Wuxuan's younger brother, who was said to be very good at studying, to his side as if to personally guide and teach him, everyone was surprised and even more envious.
Why is the Wuxuan Marquis Mansion so joyful and harmonious?
Not only did nothing funny happen, but things were booming?
This is unreasonable!
Many people had not originally planned to attend the banquet hosted by the wife of Marquis Leshan today, but when they heard that the wife of Marquis Wuxuan was coming, they all changed their minds and came.
I have to see for myself what the wife of Marquis Wuxuan, who is said to have such a good life, looks like.
If it is true that he is so lucky only because of the protection of Marquis Wuxuan, then everyone should make fun of him and make up many jokes to laugh at him when he goes out.
When seeing Xu Zhichun at this moment, many people looked at him with critical eyes and in their hearts, and many even looked at him with ill intentions.
Xu Zhichun was not unaware of it, but as long as no one showed it to her blatantly, she would pretend nothing happened.
As long as she hadn't done anything wrong, who would deliberately provoke her? Putting aside the fact that there was no grudge, the fact that Marquis Wuxuan was now a big shot in the eyes of the Emperor was not something anyone could easily afford to offend.
After some polite conversation, everyone was in a good mood.
Seeing that there was nothing funny to see and that they could not find any fault with her, everyone knew that she was able to control the internal affairs of the Wuxuan Marquis's mansion not just by relying on the Wuxuan Marquis's authority, so they dared not underestimate her anymore, and many people took the initiative to make friends with her.
It was not until the wife of Marquis Rong'an arrived with her sister Aunt Bai and niece Bai Jinfu that everyone's eyes became a little subtle.
The Bai family and the wife of Marquis Leshan can barely be considered relatives, so it is only natural that Aunt Bai and her daughter came here today.
The wife of Marquis Rong'an couldn't bear to see her sister worrying in the mansion every day, so she wanted to let her go out together to relax, and also to bring her niece Bai Jinfu out to show her face in front of the ladies. So they all came.
Only after arriving did I realize that Xu Zhichun might also be present. Now that I see him, I feel unlucky.
Xu Zhichun greeted the wife of the Marquis of Rong'an politely without any emotion. The wife of the Marquis of Rong'an smiled gracefully and nodded. Thinking that the Marquis had given up on her and that she would never be recognized by the Marquis in this lifetime, the wife of the Marquis of Rong'an finally felt relieved.
What if she could make a scene? What if she even deliberately made a scene in front of the Marquis? He still gave up on her!
Compared with her daughter, the daughter born to An is as far apart as heaven and earth. How can she be compared with her?
After Aunt Bai knew Xu Zhichun's identity, she looked at her with much resentment.
Her son was harmed by her, and now he can't even return home!
She still has the nerve to go out and visit others!
How could she dare to pretend nothing happened when she saw me?
Doesn’t your conscience hurt?
Mrs. Meng was unhappy that Liang Minglang did not give face to her and her husband, so she naturally disliked Xu Zhichun. Although she was a concubine's daughter, she thought she was much nobler than Liang Minglang, who was born in a commoner family. She was happy to arrange a marriage for Liang Minglang and let him marry the daughter of an official, who was also her cousin, because she thought highly of him.
He actually refused, which was really ungrateful.
Now that he saw Xu Zhichun, and then looked at his cousin Sun Qian who was sitting next to him and talking, he felt that his cousin was superior to Xu Zhichun in every way. He really didn't understand what was wrong with Liang Minglang.
Madam Meng had been looking for something to do for a long time, but today's banquet was organized by her stepmother. If she had not married General Meng, she would not even be qualified to appear, so how could she dare to offend her stepmother?
Seeing Aunt Bai's expression, Mrs. Meng suddenly felt happy.
"Madam Bai, it seems that Madam Bai knows Madam Liang. I guess they are quite close."
Aunt Bai was already on the verge of exploding, and was about to explode after being casually provoked by Madam Meng. She pulled a face and sneered: "I can't call it friendship, but we do have some history."
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