Chapter 98: The Verbal Case at the Palace Gate
"How can it not be so? That's too much, okay?!"
Ji Jingshu clung to her best friend, and the corners of her mouth that were so sad could not be suppressed from turning up. She could only pinch her thigh hard and whisper in her ear with a pinched voice.
"Ever since you crippled Ji Yunzhi, you have no idea how lively my family has been lately. The old man feels so distressed watching his precious eldest son suffer every day, hehehe. No, wuwuwu... I'm really suffering, you know?"
The person who was being held down could only agree with a "hmm".
"I can see you've been really suffering. Hurry up and put away that gloating expression, or your father will punish you again one day."
"Hehehe, he doesn't dare. Ji Yunzhi is useless, so from now on he can only rely on my brother to carry the Ji family. He has been trying to please the three of us mothers lately!"
Jiang Wan turned his head and glanced from a distance. He saw Ji Minzhi, who was blushing and trying to please Jiang Han. For a moment, he couldn't help but sigh for the poor Ji Xiang.
To be honest, it is really difficult to evaluate Ji Xiang, who has achieved such a high position and power but is still treated poorly by his wife and children.
"Xiao Yueji, what are you and the boss whispering about behind our backs? We are all so close, are you eating alone without telling Tangtang and me?"
"Can you talk? If not, go to your sister's table! I was just chatting with my sister Wan Jieer about our sisterly love, but you're already jealous."
Xiao Ji and Xiao Sun started arguing again, and Xiao Shen quickly came out to smooth things over.
"Hey, Second Cousin, Sister Jingshu, stop arguing with each other. I really need help from Big Sister!"
Jiang Wan looked over when he heard that.
"What's going on?"
Shen Yutang came over and whispered a few words, and the three girls who heard it clearly frowned.
"Okay, I'll tell you when I find out."
"Thank you, Big Sister!"
"It's just a small favor, what's there to thank me for? The eunuchs will be here to greet us soon. Let's go to the palace first to pay our respects to the Empress. If there's anything else, I'll organize a party at home and invite you all over. We'll talk more about it then!"
"good!"
Four girls of similar age and temperament stood together with smiles on their faces, having a great time, which made the mistresses of each family smile as well.
A young girl in her teens, with tender roots like green onions. Her carefree and carefree nature makes people happy, how can one not envy her?
"Sister Xu, it's all my fault for not taking care of Nanny Fu's issue beforehand. I caused you unnecessary troubles. I'm really sorry!"
Mrs. Ji Yuan apologized to Xu with a shameful look on her face, but the other party smiled and continued the conversation.
"Sister Yuan, what are you talking about? I know you meant well, so why would you make such a fuss? There's an old saying that goes, 'People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs,' so it's understandable that you didn't check it out for a while. I'm not making any random assumptions, so don't let your imagination run wild."
No matter what they thought in their hearts, they appeared to be affectionate and warm with no grudges.
"Thank you for your generosity, sister. I've been living in a muddle and even caused you trouble. It really makes me embarrassed."
Yuan obviously wanted to cover it up with a smile and say a few self-deprecating words, but as she spoke, her eyes turned slightly red.
Xu raised her hand and pinched her wrist lightly, then reminded her in a very low voice.
"Sister Yuan, today is a good day."
"Yes, today is a good day."
Yuan, having regained her composure, blinked hard, quickly concealing the bitterness in her eyes, and gave Xu a grateful smile. Regardless of whether the two men were openly or covertly at odds, it ultimately had little to do with the women of the harem.
Xu also smiled and chatted with him.
The wife of the Earl of Xining, Sun Lanlan's biological mother, Shen, who came from behind with her brother's wife, Mrs. Wei from the Shen family, and exchanged greetings all the way, hurriedly came up to greet Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Xu when she saw them.
"Sister Yuan and Sister Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing well?"
"Hahaha, that's good. Sister Shen and Sister Wei, you guys came here pretty early too?"
Xu greeted them with a smile.
Wei also joined in with a smile, and said a few words that seemed to be complaining but were actually friendly.
"Look at what you said, Sister Xu. Who came earlier, you or us?"
"It's early, early."
Yuan smiled kindly, and Xu also smiled.
"It wouldn't be a bad idea to come earlier. It would save you from being in a hurry on the road. What if you miss the time again?"
"Oh, it seems that the Lady of Lingguo is really overthinking. Someone as straightforward as me can't think of so many things, nor can I do things like following behind other people's horses and stepping on their butts!
Hahaha, it's because some people are used to being unrefined that their minds become so broken, right? Oh, Madam Lingguo, I'm not saying you're unrefined, I'm just giving an example. If there's anything I don't say, please forgive me! "
Lady Min, wife of the Duke of Ping, came over with a group of ladies around her, looking quite arrogant.
Ever since she was humiliated by the Jiang family in Maocheng because of the Zhu Mingzhi incident, she has been unilaterally at odds with the Xu family.
Especially since the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was promised to the fourth prince, while the eldest daughter of the Song family was promised to the crown prince's daughter, this made Min feel that she was severely suppressing Xu.
Jiang Wan, who was always paying attention to his mother, walked over with a frown on his face and stopped.
"Madam Pingguo has a very accurate understanding of herself, which is very rare.
However, I don't quite understand some things, and I would like to ask Madam Song, you know that you are stupid but you still insist on saying it out loud, will this help you to make more progress in the future?
"I'm not very good at saying nice things, I just like to say some big truths. If there's anything I don't like, please forgive me, Madam Pingguo!"
“Puff!”
Jiang Han, a step behind her sister, couldn't help laughing and quickly lowered her head. She felt that with her sister's combined fighting power, the Lady of the Duke of Ping wouldn't be able to hold out for a single round.
Sure enough, as soon as the virtuous eldest daughter of the Jiang family spoke, Min, who had seen her fierce and ugly side, immediately suppressed her strong competitive spirit.
"Miss Jiang, what you said is illogical. We elders are just chatting with each other, so how can a junior like you interrupt us like this? Isn't that a bit impolite?"
"Madam Pingguo, what you said is wrong again, isn't it? Didn't I just make it clear that I was asking for your advice? I absolutely did not mean to be ignorant of etiquette and provoke others. Of course, if you insist on thinking so, then I can't help it."
The last sentence has always been very effective in infuriating people. Min really wanted to point at the Jiang family's damned girl and scold her without caring about the consequences.
"you…"
"Wanjie'er, I haven't seen you for a few days and you're already being naughty again. Be careful that the Queen will punish you if she finds out."
A soft and laughing female voice came from behind, and everyone politely made way to let the eldest daughter of the Song family come over gracefully.
Jiang Wan looked at Song Ziying with a gentle smile on her face, and the smile on his lips deepened a little.
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