Xu Tiangang shook his head, "Ever since I was young, I knew that the Yang family was at odds with my family, and I just treated my father and elder Yang as officials, with different positions. When I entered the Pavilion myself, I realized that it was far from being the case. "
The more Lady Helan listened, the more confused she became. I've never heard of any blood feud between the two families.
Seeing that she revealed such a confused expression that it was rare for her to appear like a daughter, Xu Tiangang could not help but love her.
The Lady Helan felt that he was being held up, so she stuffed the Yang family's invitation into his arms and pushed him out of the door.
Xu Tiangang was not annoyed and laughed his way out. When they were almost to the entrance of Old Master Xu's study, they finally stopped smiling and entered.
After listening to Old Master Xu explain the situation, Xu Tiangang nervously asked, "The Yang family specially sent a card, if we do not go, it would seem that we are being stingy, Father, do you mean …?"
Old Master Xu glanced at him with narrowed eyes, "Your daughters are invited to share with your nephew daughters, to ask me what I want to do, I only have to ask them to go, whether they want to go or not is up to them."
Xu Tiangang saw his old man's expression, and knew that his old man did not seem to be speaking ill of him, so he put the matter to the side. The father and son duo discussed about current affairs for a while, until when it was time to eat, Xu Tiangang then left the study room.
Coming back to report and finding out about it with the Lady Helan was strange, from the looks of it, the two families weren't really on the same side, why did they suddenly become so tense on the surface?
Seeing that Xu Tiangang did not know either, the Lady Helan let go of his hand. Since the Old Master had promised, he sent the Nanny Xue and the rest to his own rooms to report and see if the ladies wanted to go or not.
Lady Helan originally thought that Xu Minglan, Xu Mingmei and a few others would be the only ones to reply. She never expected them to go from their respective rooms to her room, other than the Second Branch's Lady Ji, who was too heavy for him to follow, the rest of the three rooms s had all decided to follow them. In this way, just her family alone wouldn't be able to sit at a single table. Since the elders of the family had already gone to the Lady Liang s or Lady Liang s, would it be okay for her to go with her two aunts herself?
Xu Mingwei felt it was strange. She could guess why Lady Liang, who was a sociable person, would go this time. It was just that why did she have to go with Third Aunt and Mu Rong as well?
Lady Helan nodded her head, and laughed, "Little fool, why don't you think about how old Big Sister Ming Qiang is this year? It's also because I've been so busy lately that I forgot about these two urgent matters. I have to start walking around the house and the outside as well, so it's time to pay attention to which family is suitable. "
In fact, Lady Helan was only half right.
Mu Rong had originally intended not to go, but after seeing that they were asked politely, they did not know who the person holding the birthday was, and since they did not have a relationship, it did not matter if they went or not. Unexpectedly, Xu Mingqiang kneeled down and begged her, telling her that if she still had any feelings for her daughter, she should start plotting for her marriage. In the end, even his youngest daughter, Xu Mingdong, had knelt down to beg, making Mu Rong ashamed. Only then did she reply to her wife, intending to bring her two daughters with him to the Yang family.
Mu Rong also knew that shesheas not proficient in brothel affairs, so she had long ago told Xu Mingqiang not to worry about her after arriving at the Yang family. Xu Mingqiang himself was full of confidence, feeling that this time, when she went out, he would definitely reap some rewards. Unexpectedly, when the day came for them to leave, Lady Helan did not follow them inside the carriage, and instead repent to Xu Mingqiang.
Xu Mingqiang's face was full of disappointment. She couldn't lie to others, so she used this as a joke on the carriage.
Xu Mingmo snuck into Lady Liang's embrace, and laughed: "I was really lucky to be born in mother's womb, if I was like big sister, unreliable like third mother, I would have to look for marriage matters on my own."
The sky was not hot, but the carriage was stuffy, which was better than nothing. Hearing her eldest daughter mock her elders in such a manner, he actually didn't scold her. Instead, he pulled his lips and laughed, then poked her head with the handle of a fan. "You're only so old, yet you're already thinking about marriage. It wouldn't be shameful even if your two younger sisters heard it?"
Xu Minghe and Xu Minglan both covered their mouths and laughed, but did not say anything. Lady Liang held his daughters in her arms and laughed, "Don't worry, Mother will definitely think of a good marriage for all of you."
She had long had good impressions of, and the one ranked first was the second son of the Duke Palaces. The prince's estate held the title of a concubine's youngest son. Even if she was willing, the princess wouldn't be willing, much less at such a young age. He could only take a step back and give it a try at the second branch. This time, if those from Prefecture Duke Mansion were among the Yang Family invited, it would be a good chance to see what the other party had to say.
The group sat in the carriage for half a day before finally arriving at the Yang Family's residence. Seeing the Xu family's carriage, the guests were both surprised and surprised. Could it be that the discord between the Xu family and Yang family would break from the young generation onwards? The two families were at ease, the Xu family's people were welcomed in by the Yang family's Second Wife, the women were seated at the head of the table, while Xu Mingwei and the other juniors were seated at another table. She brought Xu Minglan and the other two to the birthday table, while Xu Mingqiang and the rest were led to the other table. Looking around at those present, sure enough, all the people sitting on the birthday table were all my friends from the palace, and the other three were actually my sisters from Yang Jinxi's clan.
Everyone had not seen each other for a long time, and after a while, they all gathered around to greet each other.
Zhou Ranxing said, "Thank goodness there was Little Sister Yang's birthday, if not my father would have been confined and wouldn't have come out to play for a long time."
Zuo Youlan and Zuo Youzhu, the two sisters, also said the same thing. On the other hand, Fu Ninghui suddenly recited the words of the Eldest Princess, "When we parted that day, I didn't know what grievances the Eldest Princess had suffered in the palace."
Everyone felt something in their hearts and fell silent for a while. Zhou Ranxing sighed, "I originally thought that the days in the palace would be difficult, and that I would have to wait for Mu Xiu to arrive. Now, I would rather go to school, and accompany Eldest Princess for a mile or two."
Just as she finished speaking, a person suddenly came out from behind her. He lifted his cloak and smiled. "If I knew that you all were so concerned about me, I would have come out earlier to meet you all."
Xu Mingwei looked carefully and it was indeed not the Eldest Princess they recited it to, and was greatly shocked. Why did you escape from the palace again!? "
Fu Ninghui was also panicking, "It's still too late to hurry back now, and before anyone discovers you, it's still better for you to return to the palace."
The two looked flustered in the eyes of the Eldest Princess, and was extremely happy. They panted and said, "You guys are really afraid of being bitten by snakes for ten years."
Only now did Xu Mingwei and Fu Ninghui notice the two palace mama standing behind her. Yang Jinxi's face was completely calm, unlike how they were in a panic.
Xu Minglan held onto her chest, and then let out a long sigh, "You scared me to death." Clearly, she was also quite frightened.
However, the Eldest Princess was overjoyed, and said, "This time I came only after reporting it to my mother. It's all thanks to the invitation from Elder Yang to enter the palace, otherwise I wouldn't have come out so quickly."
Zuo Youzhu summoned up her courage and asked, "Then, do we still need to be punished after we return to the palace?"
Eldest Princess waved her hand, "Don't talk about such a depressing matter. Today is Sister Yang's birthday, she should be the one in charge. Let's all take our seats. "
Everyone naturally listened and sat down. The three sisters of the Yang family also knew about the Eldest Princess. After greeting her for a while, they were not afraid of her, and naturally began to chat with her. It was only then that Xu Mingwei found out that Yang Jinxi was actually considered the oldest member of the Yang family. There were a total of seven older brothers and four older sisters.
For a while, everyone talked about their family members, and only when the banquet started did they count back to the Zhou Mansion. However, the food did not stop, and only the sounds of the girls serving the dishes and bowls could be heard.
Fu Ninghui drank the Eight Treasures Pearl Soup and sighed in her heart. If it wasn't for the change in the weather, Qiu Bai's sister wouldn't have been able to go out and come to the Yang family to enjoy herself.
After dinner, while the men and women were still urging the children to drink and play, the children could no longer sit still.
Some of the smaller girls brought their top to play with the rollers while the bigger ones got impatient to play with it and gathered together to wipe the cards. Yang Jinxi brought Xu Mingwei and the others back to her own courtyard to play, saying that she would listen to the show after the show. As they chatted along the way, they suddenly heard a burst of cries coming from the fake mountain. Everyone immediately ran over to see what was going on. When they got closer, they realized that someone had fallen into the water.
Seeing that there were already people in the water trying to save her, and that the lackluster servants in the courtyard were helping them out on the shore, Yang Jinxi calmed his heart down. A short while later, a young man around the age of seventeen or eighteen brought him up from the water.
Yang Jinxi didn't recognize him, but she recognized the person he was carrying, and couldn't help but frown.
Xu Mingwei was very careful, she leaned in and asked, "Is there anything wrong with that?"
Yang Jinxi shook her head, she did not want to say anything, so she asked her wife to go to the front yard and call Eldest Wife over. She did not care about the rest, but brought Eldest Princess and the others back to her own courtyard.
Seeing how Yang Jinxi was so secretive about it, they all tactfully buried their questions in their hearts. When they saw General Ma Song's show, they all lost interest, and after the feast ended, they all went back to their own homes.
Xu Mingwei then explained this matter to Lady Helan, puzzled, "I don't know who was the one that fell into the water, but I see that big sister Yang's expression is not good, and actually has a look of hatred."
The Lady Helan asked her instead, "Do you know who the one who saved the person was?"
Xu Mingwei replied, "At the time, I didn't know that Big Sister Yang's face was unwell, and we didn't dare to ask too many questions. After hearing about it from others, only then did I realize that the one who saved them was the Young Master of Prefecture Duke Mansion's Second Branch. "