The Xiangyu County Lord was just taking advantage of Mrs. Du in the ceremony, but this was a rule. People of lower rank should pay respect to those of higher rank. Even though the Xiangyu County Lord's rank was not as high as Mrs. Du's, her rank was there, and there was nothing she could do. Although everyone knew that the Xiangyu County Lord was taking the opportunity to retaliate, she was right in terms of the rules and etiquette.
However, at this moment, Yang Haiyan helped Mrs. Du up in front of everyone, which was a loss to the Xiangyu County Lord. Originally, there were three people in the group, and only Yang Haiyan did not pay respect. The Xiangyu County Lord naturally saw it, but did not care, because Yang Haiyan did not pay respect, but Mrs. Du and Qu did. In the eyes of the Xiangyu County Lord, this was a matter of saving Mrs. Du's face. But who knew that Yang Haiyan actually helped Mrs. Du up. Mrs. Du just didn't give her face.
The mayor of Xiangyu County looked Yang Haiyan up and down. It was a new face. She had a beautiful appearance. There were many beautiful women in the capital, but such fair skin was rare. Her face was as smooth as if it was smeared with light. She was wearing a milky green skirt and a milky white top. Although the style of the clothes was simple, the color matching was extremely gentle. Unlike other women who came to participate in the birthday party, they dressed themselves up with jewels and were rich and gorgeous. Her dress was also simple, from hairpins, earrings to necklaces, they were all pearls. Except for a crystal clear jade bracelet on her wrist.
But this dress was indeed shabby in the eyes of the mayor of Xiangyu County.
Looking at this strange woman, Xiangyu County Lord thought that this was a poor woman from the Xu family who was trying to curry favor with the Du family.
Xiangyu County Lord snorted coldly: "Where did this woman come from who is not presentable? She doesn't know any rules. She doesn't show courtesy to this county Lord?"
In this world, there is always a lack of people who watch the fun, just like in this hall. Although they dare not laugh at Madam Du or take advantage of her, they do not rule out the possibility that they dare not watch the show.
Yang Haiyan ignored the surrounding gazes and looked at Xiangyu County Lord. With a slight smile, she learned that Xiangyu County Lord did not know her. So: "Bingyun has just arrived in the capital, and I don't know the ladies, nor do I know the ranks of your imperial titles. If I am rude, please forgive me." She first said to everyone in the hall, and then looked at Xiangyu County Lord, "Just now I heard the old lady and godmother call you County Lord. May I ask if you are from the first rank?"
Xiangyu County Lord's face sank. She felt that this woman looked down on her: "No, so what? What do you mean by this? Explain it to this county lord."
Yang Haiyan smiled and asked again: "That is... the first rank county lord."
Xiangyu County Lord's face sank even more. The second rank is the limit of the county lord, how could it be the first rank? This person is just mocking her. "No, what do you mean? Don't pretend."
Yang Haiyan showed a surprised expression, as if she was innocent: "Please forgive me, County Lord, I just came to the capital, so I want to ask clearly, County Lord is neither the first rank nor just the first rank, is it a super rank? Otherwise, why let my second rank wife pay tribute to you?"
County Lord Xiangyu was slightly stunned and a little surprised. Seeing that the woman was only about twenty years old, she was neither a royal relative, nor a princess or a princess, or the wife of a prince. She basically knew all those people. So, she naturally thought that this woman was of low rank.
However, what about the second rank? Since the second rank of this age is not those with backgrounds, it must be relying on men. If the wife is a second rank official, then the husband must also be a second rank official. The second-rank officials in the capital are all old men. So, Xiangyu County Lord mocked: "I thought who had the guts to not pay respect to me, it turns out you are the second wife of a second-rank official. I don't know which second-rank official in the capital is so lucky to marry a young wife like you who is as beautiful as a flower."
Before Yang Haiyan could speak, the old lady of Cheng'en Marquis Mansion hurriedly said: "County Lord, this is Madam Bingyun, a second-rank lady personally conferred by the emperor. The title is Bingyun, not a second-rank imperial decree from any family. It is the Madam Bingyun from Yunxiang County, the one who proposed military camp fields, saltpeter to make ice, and made potato rice and sweet potato flour." Seeing that Xiangyu County Lord's words were getting more and more irrelevant, the old lady hurriedly reminded him. This person got the title based on her own ability, not by relying on a man.
The face of Xiangyu County Lord was a little ugly. She knew this lady, after all, everyone was talking about her, but she had never met her, and she didn't know that she had moved to the capital, so she didn't know her. But now the face has been lost, the words have been said, and it is impossible to ask her to apologize. Besides, she knows that the husband of this Madam Bingyun is a student of Du Ke, so those who are good to the Du family have a grudge against her. "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Madam Bingyun, who is better seen than heard." She thought for a while, and the corners of her mouth raised a calculating smile, "It is said that Madam Bingyun is as capable as a man. I think such a powerful Madam Bingyun must have a unique gift for the old lady. Why don't we take a look?" As for the fact that the other party was the second wife of a second-rank official, she never mentioned it and just let it go.
The old lady of Cheng'en Marquis Mansion said, "Gifts are not important. I'm happy as long as you can come. When people get older, they just like this kind of lively and noisy." She didn't want Xiangyu County Lord and Bingyun to cause trouble on her birthday. This represented the Tian family and the Du family, and she didn't want to offend either side.
Xiangyu County Lord said, "Old lady, I'm just curious. I think everyone is curious, right?" As she said that, she glanced at the other people in the hall.
"Indeed, I'm curious." A lady said. Those who spoke up were either those who wanted to make friends with the Tian family or those who didn't get along with the Du family.
Some ladies smiled and didn't speak.
The old lady of the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion
said, "County Lady, today..." "Old Madam." County Lady Xiangyu interrupted the old lady, "Don't you even give me this face? I'm just curious. By the way, this is my gift. Congratulations on your birthday." As she spoke, she took out her gift and opened it.
Her gift was a rectangular box. Although it was not big, it was not small either. It was about fifty centimeters high.
Everyone was curious. What kind of gift was it? The box was so big.
County Lady Xiangyu opened the box and saw a blood coral inside, blood red and dazzling. Blood coral is also called red jade. This thing is very precious, but young people generally don't like it because it can only be used for appreciation. With a personality like County Lady Xiangyu, she naturally likes to carry it with her so that people can see it.
The Marquis of Jinqian has a lot of money, so the more precious things they have, the more things Xiangyu County Lord just took out something at random. However, this blood coral is also very precious, especially for gifts. It is even more appropriate to give it as a gift on a day like the old lady's birthday.
"What a beautiful blood coral."
"Such a big blood coral must be very expensive, right?"
"County Lord Xiangyu is really generous."
"Isn't it? The Marquis of Jinqian is worthy of being the richest mansion in Qi State."
"What do you think Madam Bingyun will give?" "
How can Madam Bingyun compare with County Lord Xiangyu? Madam Bingyun's husband's family is from a poor family. Even if they have some money, it's just stinky silver. What treasures can they have?"
Mrs. Du's face was very normal. She was used to this kind of banquets full of comparisons. She patted Yang Haiyan's shoulder and said, "Don't worry about it."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Godmother, I'm fine." Yang Haiyan turned around and asked Nanny Lian to bring the gift up. She said to the old lady, "Bingyun's gift is naturally not as good as the county lord's. I'm afraid the county lord will laugh at it." As she said that, she took out the gift, which was also in a wooden box. In the curiosity of everyone, she opened the wooden box: "Bingyun heard that the old lady was not feeling well, so she happened to collect a few ginsengs and sent them to the old lady to replenish her body."
The old lady looked at the ginseng in Yang Haiyan's hand. She was shocked by her daughter's death and her body was not good for many years, so she had to take medicine. After taking a lot of medicine, she knew a little about some medicines. Especially ginseng, she also knew a little bit. "Is this thirty-year-old wild ginseng? It looks really good. I heard that the quality of ginseng can be judged by its five shapes. This ginseng has all five shapes and a good shape. This gift is too expensive."
Maybe it is not as expensive as blood coral, but this kind of ginseng with all five shapes and a good shape is hard to come by, and you may not be able to buy it in the market even if you have money.
Mrs. Du didn't know much about ginseng, and she was shocked when she heard the old lady say this. Is this kind of ginseng so expensive? Bingyun also gave the Du family a plant. But the Du family didn't know the price of ginseng, and it was given by someone else, so it was impossible for them to go to the pharmacy for an appraisal. Now she heard what the old lady said, she just knew it.
"This should be fifty-year-old wild ginseng." Suddenly, another voice rang out.
Everyone looked and saw that it was a philanthropic woman. This woman is the wife of the director of the Imperial Hospital, and she is also a female doctor. The director's wife walked in front of the crowd and said, "Old lady, do you mind if I take a look at this ginseng?"
The old lady said, "Please."
The director's wife picked up the ginseng and said, "This is indeed a fifty-year-old wild ginseng. Fifty-year-old wild ginseng is rare nowadays. Wild ginseng is not easy to grow because of its poor growth environment. In other words, it will not grow up without more than thirty years. Therefore, many wild ginsengs are gone before they grow up. They are either dug up, eaten by animals, or trampled. Therefore, , wild ginseng over thirty years old is especially valuable, not to mention over fifty years old, which is even more precious.
On the basis of fifty years, judging by the five shapes of ginseng, the five shapes of ginseng are whiskers, reeds, skin, grain, and body. If it has these five shapes and has a good shape, this ginseng is indeed worth collecting. "
Yang Haiyan spent two hundred thousand trading coins to buy this wild ginseng on the trading platform. She didn't know what to give to the old lady of Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, so she thought it would be more appropriate to give ginseng. Anyway, this is a gift that will definitely not cause any problems. Of course, before giving the ginseng, she asked Doctor Li to look at the ginseng and knew its value, so she thought it was very appropriate.
After hearing what the wife of the director of the courtyard said, many people stared at the wild ginseng and Yang Haiyan. If they didn't know who Yang Haiyan was before, they knew who Yang Haiyan was after the old lady explained. After all, both Madam Bingyun and General Qin were famous. With their fame, everyone knew the Qin family's background and that they were from a poor family.
But they never thought that the Qin family, who were from a poor family, could come up with such a precious gift. Fifty-year-old wild mountain ginseng was given as a gift, which showed that the Qin family still had some. If there was only one, this life-saving thing, Madam Bingyun would definitely not give it away.
So, some people were tempted. Some families have people who are not in good health, and it is difficult to find medicine at this time. I don’t know...
With the gift that Yang Haiyan took out, Xiangyu County Lord was annoyed. She glared at Yang Haiyan fiercely and stopped quarreling with Yang Haiyan at this juncture. She went to talk to the women she was familiar with. However, the wife of the courtyard head, because of the wild ginseng, chatted with Yang Haiyan and Mrs. Du.
Then, more and more guests came, Sister Du also came, and there were some county ladies, princesses, princesses and the like. These people had high status, so they naturally came later. Because they didn’t know about Xiangyu County Lord, Mrs. Du, and Yang Haiyan, they didn’t pay much attention to Yang Haiyan. But when they greeted Mrs. Du, they heard Mrs. Du introduce Madam Bingyun, and nodded politely.
The princesses, consorts, and princesses who are still alive and well, either their natal families or their husband's families remained neutral in the matter of seizing the throne. Otherwise, in the matter of seizing the throne, their natal families or their husband's families stood on the side of the emperor. So these people are all smart and will not make trouble on the old lady's birthday. After all, there are only a few who are so arrogant because of their favor, like Xiangyu County Lady.
Everyone gathered in the lobby for a while and then started to have lunch. All the ladies of status in the capital were here, and it was very quiet during lunch. When the ancients had a meal at home, they might chat about family matters, but when they were outside, they were very particular about rules and regulations. The rules for eating were: no talking while eating and no talking while sleeping.
So this meal time seemed particularly boring to Yang Haiyan.
After dinner, some ladies left, while some stayed in the mansion to watch the play. Yang Haiyan was thinking about her son at home and did not plan to stay to watch the play. Mrs. Du was not interested in staying because of what happened to the Xiangyu County Lord today, so she took Yang Haiyan, Qu and Sister Du to say hello to the host family and left.
After leaving the mansion, the four of them got on the carriage of the Du mansion. The Du mansion and the Qin mansion were in the same place, so they could go to the Du mansion first and then return to the Qin mansion, and they could accompany each other on this journey.
In the carriage, Mrs. Du said, "Bingyun, what you did today has offended the Xiangyu County Lord. She is a willful and weird person. Be careful that she will do something small to harm you."
Yang Haiyan said, "Don't worry, mother, I'm not afraid of her." The original plot also mentioned the Xiangyu County Lord. Although no woman from the Tian family entered the emperor's harem, after the second prince was named the crown prince, the Xiangyu County Lord wanted her daughter to be engaged to the second prince, so she also knew about the Xiangyu County Lord. This county lord is fearless because she has no brains.
Mrs. Du added: "But you don't have to worry. If she really does anything, your adoptive father will definitely seek justice for you." The reason why her husband didn't do anything was because it was not easy for men to argue with women, and the Xiangyu County Lord only made salutes to bring down her face, but he didn't dare to do other things.
Yang Haiyan held Mrs. Du's hand: "I know my godmother loves me. Don't worry, godmother. I have a title and a good reputation. If she shamelessly cheats on me and damages her reputation, you can't blame me."
During the chat, the carriage arrived at the door of Du's house. Everyone got off the carriage. Mrs. Du invited Yang Haiyan to sit in the house, but Yang Haiyan declined because she was thinking about home.
Yang Haiyan got on her carriage, and Mrs. Du and others also entered the Du Mansion.
Mrs. Du: "Second brother, you and eldest sister should be more careful about the outside world, especially the Xiangyu County Lord. Bingyun has just arrived in the capital, don't let anyone bully her."
Mrs. Qu: "Don't worry, mother, I know what's going on." Sister
Du: "Mother, what's going on?" She hadn't come yet, and it was not easy to ask in Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion just now. Now she was really curious.
So Mrs. Qu told the whole story, including the fifty-year-old wild ginseng.
Hearing this, Sister Du said angrily: "The Xiangyu County Lord is really shameless. Did she take a fancy to a man and insisted on marrying him?"
Mrs. Du said, "Back then, your father stood on the side of the current emperor, but your grandfather was openly a royalist. In addition to the fact that we privately disagreed with this marriage, the Tian family had asked the late emperor for an arranged marriage, but the late emperor also disagreed. First, your grandfather was a royalist, and the late emperor did not want to force our Du family. Second, if the head of Xiangyu County married your eldest brother, it would be equivalent to pushing the Du family to the side of the Tian family, that is, the side of the current emperor. This is not only what the late emperor did not want to see, but also what the other princes did not want to see.
So So, after our Du family rejected the Tian family's marriage proposal, rumors spread in the capital that the Tian family wanted to threaten Du's Dalang to marry Xiangyu County Lord. This rumor was spread by other princes in order to prevent the Du family and Tian family from marrying. This matter is very confusing, just keep it in mind. Your father said that the Du family will only remain neutral in this generation. Now that the emperor is in his prime, your husband's family and your wife's family should not do anything small. "Naturally, he was talking about Sister Du's husband's family and Qu's wife's family.
Sister Du and Mrs. Qu: "Yes."
Sister Du: "But mother, Sister Bingyun is also very capable. She is not afraid of facing the Lord of Xiangyu County."
Mrs. Du smiled: "She is a person with character and is also smart."
Sister Du said: "Yes, she is smart, but mother is too optimistic about Sister Bingyun, isn't she?" She said this not out of jealousy, but out of curiosity.
Mrs. Du: "If she is not smart, can she become the wife of the second rank? If your mother does not rely on your father, she will never be the wife of the second rank in this life."
This made Sister Du and Mrs. Qu smile.
Qin Mansion
Qin Linyang had not seen his mother for a day and missed her very much. He pestered his brothers to play with him for a while, and then ran to find his father.
Qin Linyang's small park was not yet built, and Qin Fang was in the construction team. Seeing his son coming again, he had a headache: "Why don't you take a nap?"
Qin Linyang pouted and said: "Dad, where is mom?"
Qin Fang: "Didn't I tell you that your mom went out and will be back when you wake up."
Qin Linyang: "Then why didn't mom take me out?"
Qin Fang: "Because the people with your mom are all women, you are a man, you can't go with them."
Qin Linyang didn't understand this explanation, and he turned his little brain: "Then can I be a woman? I don't want to be a man."
Qin Fang was helpless with his son's question: "You go to the gate and wait, you will definitely be the first to see your mother come back, go." Just don't bother him.
Qin Linyang thought about it and ran to the gate. The mother-in-law and Qin Yi and Qin Huang followed him. The mansion had invited a teacher to teach Qin Yi and ten other people, but only eight people attended the class in the morning. Two of them accompanied Qin Linyang, taking turns every day. In the afternoon, eight people followed the martial arts master to learn kung fu, and two of them accompanied Qin Linyang, taking turns every day.
Today, Qin Yi and Qin Huang accompanied Qin Linyang, so when he ran to the gate of the mansion, the two followed him. They ran too fast and the young master fell down. He was a little nervous. Qin Hui thought of a way: "Young master, why don't Qin Yi and I be the human-powered mount to take you there?"
Qin Linyang asked curiously: "What is a human-powered mount?"
Qin Yi and Qin Hui looked at each other for a while, and then the two of them crossed their hands and put them together. Qin Hui said: "Young master, you sit on it, one foot in Qin Yi's arms, and one foot in my arms."
Qin Linyang had never played like this before, and he was curious, so he sat on it. His little butt sat on the hands of the two people, and it was quite stable.
Qin Hong said, "Young Master, we are leaving."
Qin Linyang pulled their clothes and found it very interesting: "Okay, hurry up."
Qin Yi and Qin Hong started to trot, but they didn't dare to run too fast. The safety of the young master was the most important. The old woman followed behind and breathed a sigh of relief. She was the one who was most afraid of seeing the young master running. She was really worried that the child would fall. When they
arrived at the door, Qin Yi and Qin Hong put Qin Linyang down. Qin Linyang asked the guard at the door, "Uncle, is my mother back?"
The guard hurriedly said, "No, no, the lady hasn't come back yet."
Qin Linyang sat on the steps at the door, and then waited with his chin down. Not long after, he saw a carriage coming. Even if he didn't recognize his own carriage, he knew the coachman. Qin Linyang started running, calling out, "Mother... Mother..."
Yang Haiyan heard her son's voice in the carriage, and she opened the curtain to see her son running towards her. Although he was small, he ran very fast. She immediately asked the coachman to stop, and got off the carriage with Nanny Lian. After getting off the carriage, she stood still and just opened her arms towards her son.
"Mom..." Qin Linyang rushed into his mother's arms, "Mom, where have you been?"
Yang Haiyan heard her son's grievance: "Mom went to see an old lady, and your dad is at home with you, isn't that good?"
Qin Linyang said angrily: "Dad asked me to wait for you at the door."
Yang Haiyan took his hand and walked into the house: "Have you eaten?"
Speaking of eating, the child said actively: "I ate egg custard, lion's head, and cabbage." He stuck out his belly to show his mother, "Look, it's full."
Not only full, but also bulging. Yang Haiyan touched it and found that his belly was a little hard. Obviously, he ate too much. Sure enough, it is not reliable to let men take care of children.
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