Xia Tian pulled Shen Nian’s sleeve and stopped him from speaking.
Today is a good day for the Empress Dowager. The palace gate is now filled with princes, ministers and their families who are coming to pay their respects. Don't make the Empress Dowager unhappy again because of an argument.
What's more, there are so many people here, and it would be embarrassing to be watched by others if we quarrel.
Standing next to County Lady Yunying were Princess Ruihua and her husband.
Xia Tian saw Princess Ruihua looking at him, and he bowed to her politely without saying a word.
Seeing that Xia Tian didn’t want to cause any more trouble, Shen Nian snorted coldly and walked forward with her.
After entering the palace, the two separated, and Xia Tian followed the old lady and others to the place where the female relatives rested and waited.
On the way, the old lady scolded her unhappily, "Behave yourself today. If you cause any trouble, get out of Wu'an Marquis Mansion."
Xia Tian glanced at Shen Lan beside the old lady and agreed obediently, "Yes, Grandma."
Seeing that her attitude was okay, the old lady let her go.
Chen Lan raised her chin proudly, and Xia Tian's eyes grew colder.
Shen Lan must have told the old lady what happened at the palace gate just now, otherwise the old lady would not have scolded her for no reason.
While resting and waiting, Ningxiang followed Xia Tian closely. The prince had instructed her to keep a close eye on the lady today.
Xia Tian didn't want to cause any more trouble before the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration began, so he and Ningxiang followed the old lady and the others. They didn't go out, but just sat not far from the old lady and listened to the other ladies talk.
When the old lady saw that Xia Tian was so well-behaved, her expression eased a little and she continued to talk with her old sisters.
Chen Lan had already disappeared long ago. The entire lounge was filled with old ladies and wives from various families. There was not a single young lady or young lady like Xia Tian.
"This granddaughter-in-law in your family is pretty good, very well-behaved." Another old lady who was talking to the old lady glanced at Xia Tian and said.
"Well, you're quite obedient." The old lady nodded with a smile.
Another old lady asked curiously, "I heard that your prince's wife comes from the countryside. The difference in family background is quite big. Why did you agree to this marriage?"
"Alas, didn't she save the life of my eldest grandson? My Wu'an Marquis Mansion is not the kind of ungrateful person." The old lady sighed helplessly.
"Old sister, it has to be you. The Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion really values trust and loyalty." The old lady who asked the question praised.
"Yes, yes, if it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to do that." Another old lady agreed.
"That's right, elder sister is still the most righteous!"
When Xia Tian heard them mention him, he looked up and saw that the old lady asking the question was the old lady of Prime Minister Xu's family and the grandmother of Mr. Xu who was engaged to Wen Jin.
The other old lady who agreed was the old lady of the family of Minister Hua, the Minister of Justice. Both of them looked kind.
The praise from the two old sisters made the old lady feel a little more balanced. She said a few humble words and continued to talk about other things.
Xia Tian heard the conversation between the old lady, Old Madam Xu and Old Madam Hua, and complained in his heart that they were really good at flattering themselves.
I don’t know who calls her a wild girl every day!
After sitting for a while, Wen Jin and the other two came to see her again.
When Wen Jin came over, she saw the three old ladies gathered together to talk. She quickly pulled Hu Mengyao and Lin Sayu to greet the three old ladies, and then said embarrassedly, "We are here to talk to Madam Shen."
The old lady smiled benevolently and said to Xia Tian, "Go ahead, you young people can talk to each other. You don't have to stay here with us."
Madam Xu and Madam Hua also smiled and nodded.
Xia Tian then agreed obediently, "Yes, Grandma."
Then he bowed to the three old ladies before following Wen Jin and the other two out.
Although the two old ladies were surprised that Wen Jin and the other two had any relationship with the wife of Master Shen, they were both very smart and no one asked.
After leaving the hall, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Xia Tian didn't understand, "Why are you so nervous?"
"Hey, isn't that Madam Xu here? She's the grandmother of Sister Wen's future husband. How can I not be nervous?" Hu Mengyao said casually.
Wen Jin blushed and pulled Hu Mengyao's arm, "What are you talking about, Mengyao!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more."
The few of them didn't walk far, and just found a place outside the hall where there were few people standing and chatting.
"Xia Tian, I saw you at the palace gate just now. I wanted to come over to say hello, but then I saw Princess Ruihua and County Master Yunying were there, so I didn't go over." Wen Jin asked, "She didn't give you any trouble, did she?"
"No, I just said something harmless." Xia Tian shook his head.
“I thought she was causing trouble for you again.” Wen Jin looked around and saw that no one could hear her, so she whispered, “Then you better be careful of her.
After hearing that County Lady Yunying was demoted to County Lady by the Emperor's decree, she has been resentful and even dragged Princess Ruihua to plead with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
In the end, the Emperor didn't agree and even asked Princess Ruihua to find someone to marry as soon as possible!"
"When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?" Hu Mengyao interrupted.
"It happened a few days after I fell into the water last summer."
"Sister Wen, how did you know?" Lin Sayu asked curiously.
"I heard this from my aunt."
"Oh, I see!"
Several people nodded. Wen Jin's aunt was the Empress Dowager, so it was not surprising that she knew this.
"Princess Ruihua even sent someone to my house to sound out the situation!" Wen Jin whispered again.
Several people were puzzled, "What are you trying to say?"
Wen Jin was helpless. She looked up and around. The maids were all standing guard a few steps away. Then she leaned forward and whispered, "Don't tell anyone. Princess Ruihua wants to marry County Master Yunying to my second brother."
These people are really something, they insist that she speak so clearly.
Several people were surprised that Princess Ruihua was quite good at finding it.
Wen Jin's second brother has a good relationship with Shen Nian. Last time when Xia Tian fell into the water, Princess Ruihua spoke up for Shen Nian when she was in trouble.
"Did Uncle Wen agree?" Hu Mengyao asked.
Wen Jin shook her head. Not only her father disagreed, but her mother too.
The last time Princess Ruihua held a poetry gathering, Madam Wen Yibo also attended. At that time, County Master Yunying was kicked into the lake by Chen Nian. When Princess Ruihua rushed over, she followed her.
She heard everything County Lady Yunying did, and she also saw Princess Ruihua being relentless. Naturally, she would not let such a girl marry her son.
When Princess Ruihua asked someone to sound out the situation, she politely refused. However, she did not directly disagree. She just made an excuse that her son Wenlan was already engaged to another girl.
He didn’t say which girl it was, nor did he say how far they had progressed.
When the person who tried to get the hint heard it, he knew that it was a polite refusal.
I could only tell the truth to Princess Ruihua.
Princess Ruihua had no choice but to ask someone to continue looking.
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