Chapter 285 Scolding Princess Kangning
Chapter 285 Scolding Princess Kangning
Xiao Ye was conferred the title of Prince of Yan, and was congratulated by all the civil officials in the court. According to his father's advance instructions, the palace gates will be opened to the public for a banquet tomorrow.
After completing the process of being crowned king, Xiao Ye did not seem very happy, because his Junior Uncle was not in the capital, and he did not even see his Ninth Uncle who had just returned and left.
But then the palace banquet began, and he had so many friends to entertain, so he could only suppress the depression in his heart.
At the Qiu Shui Pavilion banquet, he encouraged everyone to practice harder and to impress their junior uncle when she returned.
It is easy for young people to encourage each other when they get together. No matter whether it is good or bad, they are easy to follow the crowd. A few words can make people excited and full of energy.
The Chunhui Palace was also bustling with activity. The women gathered together to chat, and the girls were chattering about what they had been doing recently. The atmosphere was full of joy everywhere.
The princesses were disappointed when they learned from the four sisters of the Jiang family that their junior master had left the capital long ago and would not come to the palace banquet.
This year, the second wife and her four sisters came to the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion. Princess Kangning and Jiang Yingxue, who would have attended in previous years, did not show up.
Many people were shocked to realize that they had not seen Princess Kangning and Miss Jiang for a long time...
Speaking of Miss Jiang, everyone suddenly came to their senses. The real Miss Jiang was not Jiang Yingxue, but the real daughter Yuntang who was named the Princess Protector of the Nation.
So many noble ladies gathered together and discussed quietly whether Princess Kangning's absence from home for social events was related to the real or fake daughter.
They all said that Princess Kangning treated her own daughter badly, but they didn't see it. So, probably only the people in the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion knew the truth.
As for the fake daughter Jiang Yingxue, some people had seen her from a distance at the real daughter's return home party. She was crying and shouting outside the real daughter's yard...
Unconsciously, the most discussed topic at the palace's annual banquet became the affairs of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.
After that, they talked about the marriage issue between the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion and the Pingguo Duke's Mansion, and then turned to the matter of selecting a concubine for the Eastern Palace.
After the New Year, the prince will be nineteen years old and it is time to choose a concubine.
However, according to various gossips, the Queen Mother said she was not in a hurry.
Really not in a hurry?
Or is there another reason?
Crown Prince Xiao Che and Prince of Qi Xiao Fei both followed their father from the Wenwu Hall to the Fuze Hall. They did not go to the harem to see the empress, nor did they show up in the Chunhui Hall.
Those noble ladies who wanted their daughters to stand out at such annual banquets could only show their daughters in front of the Queen Mother, but could not find a chance to meet the Prince.
The New Year's banquet in the palace was actually a New Year's Eve gathering for the court and royal family members, and everyone dispersed in the afternoon.
After that, each family would be busy with their own New Year celebrations, and the imperial court would also start its New Year holiday.
In the evening, Marquis Yong'an brought his children and grandchildren to Prince Cheng's mansion. Prince Cheng also chose this evening every year to hold a family banquet, which was also very lively.
Especially this year, the family of Prince Chengyang and the family of Princess Kangyi also returned to Beijing. With many children and grandchildren, the house is more lively than in previous years.
Princess Kangning and Jiang Yingxue were also released from house arrest at this time and went to Prince Cheng's Mansion.
Princess Kangning hadn't seen her father and mother for a while. When they met, she knelt down and cried bitterly about how she had been under house arrest these days, and accused Marquis Yong'an of torturing her.
The originally joyous and warm scene of a family reunion immediately made Princess Corning burst into tears.
Several youngsters hurriedly retreated, and Prince Cheng sat there with a dark face, breathing heavily in anger.
Princess Cheng also frowned angrily and scolded: "You were too lawless in the past. If you are still so willful, don't blame your family for not having anyone to support you!"
Princess Kangning was happily venting her recent pent-up emotions, and was stunned when she heard her mother suddenly say these words. She raised her head and looked at her mother in disbelief.
Only then did he realize that his father's face was also very unhappy, but he did not stand up for him like he did in the past, and he did not even scold Jiang Mingan.
Jiang Mingan sat aside without saying a word, neither blaming her nor defending himself, just sitting there and watching her cry indifferently...
Jiang Ming'an treated her like this, her parents treated her like this, and even her elder brother and younger brothers ignored her. Princess Kangning looked around and suddenly felt grief surge from the bottom of her heart, and she cried even more sadly.
"Who is so blind as to cry during a nice family dinner? Do you have any sense?" Suddenly, a sarcastic voice came from the door. Without looking, one could tell that Princess Kang Yi had arrived.
Because of the issue of sending their daughter to the Eastern Palace, the sisters suddenly became enemies, and Princess Kang Yi had nothing nice to say from the beginning.
"Mother...Father, I am really at my wit's end now. Anyone can bully me and scold me. I don't even have a place to complain..."
Princess Corning spoke with a sad face.
Jiang Yingxue stood aside with her head down. She couldn't pull her mother up just now, but she didn't dare to leave her mother alone. With so many elders present, she had no right to sit down.
She could only stand aside trembling with fear, wiping away tears from time to time, looking very lonely and pitiful.
Marquis Yong'an originally thought that Princess Kangning would just cry and make a fuss to vent her dissatisfaction and that would be over, but when he saw that her aunt Princess Kangyi had nothing nice to say as soon as she arrived, he thought that there would be more quarrels.
He quickly opened his mouth, but what he said was: "Xue'er, go talk to your cousins."
Jiang Yingxue felt relieved after receiving her father's instructions. She bowed and took her leave quickly. She turned and walked towards the door, where she naturally met a group of people walking in. She bowed her head and bowed quickly again.
Seeing Jiang Yingxue's temperament was no longer the same as before, Princess Kang Yi was also a little surprised.
Then he thought that this was a fake daughter. After all, she was not his biological daughter. Her life in the Marquis' Mansion must not be as good as before. It was normal for her to become so timid and cowardly, so he did not look at her any more.
"You don't love your own daughter, but you think loving two daughters is enough to kill you? Or is it that your Jiang family can't afford to raise two daughters and you have to choose one and abandon the other?"
"You have done so many wrong things and you still don't repent. You deserve to be grounded. How dare you come back and cry? And you chose to cry at the family dinner before the New Year. Are you deliberately trying to disturb Father and Mother?"
"You are a good mistress, but you can't even go to the palace's annual banquet. You don't even know how to reflect on your own problems. You are still making a fuss here. Are you really stupid or ignorant?"
Princess Kang Yi walked over and started cursing like firecrackers, and no one could stop her. After she finished cursing, she saluted to her father and mother, and then sat down on a chair nearby.
She stared at her sister who was still kneeling there wiping her tears and looking very aggrieved: "You are a princess, do you think it's good to be in such a mess? Do you still have the bearing of a princess of the royal family?"
When Princess Kangyi was scolding Princess Kangning, no one else said a word, not even Princess Cheng.
Although both daughters are a headache, the words the elder daughter said to the younger daughter were not wrong.
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