Chapter 176 Gritting Teeth
Chapter 176 Gritting Teeth
Huang and Zhang Qingsha were very dissatisfied when they saw Liu Yiyi's outfit, but they didn't dare to say anything.
After all, everything in the mansion is now in Liu Yiyi's hands.
Even today's banquet was hosted by Liu Yiyi. Even if they were dissatisfied, they must not show it, at least not at this time.
An Qingqian smiled and walked slowly in front of Liu Yiyi, "Who is this lady?"
An Qingqian stared at Liu Yiyi and asked the question even though she knew the answer. She knew that until now, Xue Wanxian still had not given Liu Yiyi the title of his wife.
Sure enough, when Liu Yiyi heard this name and An Qingqian's malicious smile, her body froze.
Butler Xue Chun looked at An Qingqian, then at Liu Yiyi, his face full of embarrassment, not knowing how to introduce them.
"I am the Marquis's person. Miss An, you can call me the Marquis's wife." Liu Yiyi stared back at An Qingqian with a smile on her face, but her tone was a little gritted.
"So it's the Marquis's wife. I've long heard of your name." An Qingqian suddenly realized and nodded politely.
Hearing An Qingqian say this, Liu Yiyi choked again.
"I wonder where my position is today?" Looking at Liu Yiyi's face turning red and then blue, An Qingqian was very satisfied.
Today’s best show is yet to come, so don’t make Liu Yiyi angry now.
"Butler, take Miss An to sit down."
"Yes."
Xue Chun nodded. Originally, the female members of the family should have been led to their seats by the lady of the mansion, but now there was no suitable person to be found in the entire mansion.
Liu Yiyi has no official status, Baihe is just a concubine, Zhang is the elder, and Huang and Zhang Qingsha are even more inappropriate.
Although Xue Chun is the housekeeper, he has been in the mansion for a long time. He used to manage the affairs of the mansion with Xue Wanxian's father, and now he is an old man over fifty years old.
Therefore, he could possibly come forward reluctantly.
An Qingqian sat in his seat, and Xue Chun quickly said goodbye and left. This was the back house, and it was not appropriate for him to stay for long.
There were quite a few exquisite snacks on the table in front of me, and it was obvious that they were carefully designed. Looking at the seating arrangement around me and the food on the table.
An Qingqian knew that Xue Chun must have helped a lot, otherwise Liu Yiyi would not be able to arrange such a suitable and well-regulated banquet.
It’s not that An Qingqian looks down on Liu Yiyi, but she has rarely been exposed to these things before, and it is impossible for her to learn them in a short time.
In the entire mansion, Xue Chun was probably the only one willing to help.
He will not take sides with anyone. He is a member of the mansion and will only work for the Lin'an Marquis Mansion all his life.
Zhang Qingsha was also dressed very beautifully today, wearing a bright red long dress, with her hair tied up high in a bun. She wore two hairpins inlaid with gemstones on her bun, and earrings with red gemstones. She looked quite different, and her whole body was filled with joy.
She followed Huang, but her eyes kept looking around at the situation and at these officials' wives.
There was a flash of amazement in his eyes. As expected of a powerful family in the capital, everyone's attire was very exquisite.
You can tell at first glance that they are not ordinary things. Moreover, almost no one has the same style of clothes as anyone else. Each has its own characteristics, but not too dazzling.
Especially their jewelry, each one is very valuable. Any one of them is worth far more than the value of Zhang Qingsha's outfit today.
The jealousy and envy in Zhang Qingsha's eyes could hardly be concealed, and Huang was also dazzled by the attire of these officials' wives in front of her.
She couldn't help but start fantasizing in her mind that if her daughter really found a place in a powerful family, she would definitely be able to wear such good things, and then she would also be able to benefit from it.
Originally, Huang thought that Xue Wanxian was pretty good, but now after such a comparison, it can be seen that Xue Wanxian is actually nothing.
Thinking of this, Huang turned her head to look at her daughter, only to see that her eyes, like hers, were also fixed on the ladies' jewelry.
However, her gaze was even more naked and undisguised. Seeing that the ladies were all looking over here, Huang was worried that her daughter would leave a bad impression on them, so she quickly nudged her daughter with her elbow, reminding her not to lose her composure and avoid being looked down upon by the ladies.
Zhang Qingsha came back to her senses and realized that she needed to maintain good manners and behave properly today. However, she didn't know that her actions as mother and daughter had already been seen by the ladies present.
Those wives of officials are all shrewd people. How could they not see what Huang's mother and daughter are thinking?
In fact, today, not many people came really for the sake of Marquis Lin'an.
Most of the people came here because their masters had given orders, saying that His Royal Highness Prince Yong would be visiting today, so they had to come as well to show their support for Xue Wanxian.
Therefore, most of the people who come here are those who are on good terms with Prince Yong.
An Qingqian sat there, observing the ladies in front of her calmly.
After her rebirth, she deliberately collected information about the various forces in the court, especially the ministers and staff who were on good terms with Prince Yong.
This also includes the ministers' wives and children, so they are concerned about their appearance and general preferences.
Looking at these ladies, An Qingqian knew that they were all related to Prince Yong. Therefore, the reason why Zhang Qingsha's coming-of-age banquet was so lively today was probably because of Prince Yong's intervention.
Perhaps it was because Xue Wanxian was working for Prince Yong these days that he did this.
An Qingqian restrained his expression and continued to pay attention to everything around him.
Yingyi stayed by her side, while Boyun left when no one was paying attention to find out what was happening outside.
Soon, someone brought news that Prince Yong and Prince Cheng had arrived and were in the front hall.
The maid who came to report the news did not lower her voice, so almost everyone present heard it.
There was shock on everyone's face. Prince Yong came here because Xue Wanxian had a good relationship with Prince Yong. So why did Prince Cheng come here?
Everyone had different expressions, and Liu Yiyi was also a little surprised when she heard that.
When Zhang Qingsha heard that King Cheng had also come, she stood up from her chair in surprise.
Then, she looked at her mother with a face full of joy. Today was her coming-of-age party. Could it be that His Royal Highness Prince Cheng also liked her, so he came specially to attend her coming-of-age party?
Thinking of this, Zhang Qingsha could no longer conceal her surprised expression. She lifted her skirt and prepared to run outside, but was grabbed by Huang.
Huang first glanced at the situation around her, and when she saw that no one was looking in her direction, she heaved a sigh of relief.
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