0p0 Chapter 508 His Majesty is Here
Chapter 508 His Majesty is Here
The two women behind Princess Yunqing also came over to greet them.
One of the women was Princess Pingyang, the daughter of Princess Yunqing.
The other woman was intriguing. She walked up to Yun Ran, bowed, and whispered:
"Second aunt."
Yun Ran raised his eyebrows, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across his lips:
"Mrs. Chen, please don't call me that. I can't bear to be called Second Aunt."
When she said this, Princess Yunqing immediately looked over and said with a smile:
"Why can't she bear the responsibility? She was once the daughter-in-law of your Ye family."
Seeing this, Su Wanwan immediately guessed who this Mrs. Chen Er was.
This should be my cousin’s ex-wife.
When the Ye family was exiled, my eldest cousin had already married and had a child, Nanxuan.
The imperial edict had not even been issued yet, but his wife Li Jiaorong got the news from somewhere and directly asked for a divorce.
Originally, the Ye family didn't want to implicate the daughters-in-law in the mansion.
The decision had already been made to let them return home, and even the princess had received a letter of divorce from her father.
But that all happened later.
Li Jiaorong couldn't wait to get a divorce without anyone knowing, fearing that if she left too late she would be unable to get away. The child was less than five years old at the time, and he hugged her legs and cried until his voice was hoarse. She simply kicked the child away and left without looking back.
Although everyone understood her feelings, it was heartbreaking to see that she ignored the child and was not even willing to comfort him, but just kicked him away.
What's more, Ye Xingyuan and Li Jiaorong have always been in love and have always been a couple that is talked about in the capital.
Who knew that when something happened, she would be the one who walked away the fastest.
Su Wanwan looked in the direction of her sister-in-law, and saw her sister-in-law Qiao Mingzhu standing awkwardly aside, and couldn't help but sigh.
This predecessor was definitely not invited by my sister-in-law, but must have been brought by Princess Yunqing. He did this deliberately to annoy my mother and my sister-in-law.
"You also know that this happened in the past. I wonder if Chen Erlang knows that his wife actually went to her ex-husband's house to attend the banquet. If he knew, would he blame the third sister for not doing her job?"
Yun Ran went straight over and glared at this troublesome third sister.
"Third sister, I'm not saying anything to you, but you're already a grandmother, but you're still so ignorant. No wonder you can't manage the family well."
Yun Ran spoke bluntly and directly accused Yun Qing of meddling in other people's affairs and having bad intentions.
Li Jiaorong stood there, not knowing whether to sit or walk, her face flushed red and tears were about to fall.
Yun Qing couldn't argue with Yun Ran, but she was always thick-skinned. She glanced at Li Jiaorong and said:
"Second sister is too heartless now. I just happened to run into Madam Chen Er, and seeing that she was in a bad mood, I brought her here to relax. After all, she is the biological mother of the eldest young master of your Duke's Mansion, so you shouldn't say such harsh words."
Just as Yun Ran was about to speak, her eldest sister-in-law Qiao Mingzhu suddenly came over and grabbed her second aunt's hand, then smiled at Princess Yun Qing and said:
"Princess, you are right. After all, she is our brother Xuan's biological mother. Since you are here, you are all guests. Madam Chen Er, please take a seat."
Everyone was listening to the excitement with their ears perked up, watching as the two sides were about to come to blows, when who knew that one of the parties involved would actually come over and stop them.
Logically speaking, the person who should be the most angry at this moment should be Madam Ye, as the other party was obviously targeting her.
Unexpectedly, the other person was not angry at all, and invited the person to sit down with a smile.
This made everyone have to admit that he was so magnanimous.
Previously I thought that such a huge Duke's Mansion had a country woman from the northwest as the mistress of the house. Now it seems that she is not petty at all and actually has the demeanor of a mistress.
Li Jiaorong was also a person who could take advantage of the situation. When she heard her say this, she immediately smiled gratefully:
"Thank you, madam."
The handkerchief in her hand was quietly twisted together and almost rolled into a ball.
All of this should have been hers.
How could she, a country girl, have such good luck?
How wonderful it would be if such a big Duke's Mansion, the future Duke's Wife, and her intelligent son were still hers.
Su Wanwan couldn't help but give her sister-in-law a thumbs up.
In this round, my sister-in-law won.
The minor incident was glossed over by the eldest sister-in-law's magnanimity, and naturally a theatre troupe was invited to today's banquet.
Journey to the West is now popular throughout the Xia Dynasty, even in the capital.
Even though some people had seen it many times, they were still attracted when the familiar rhythm came out.
Watching a play and having a meal at the same time is the highest standard of banquet here.
But before the banquet started, there was a commotion at the door.
"His Majesty is here!"
When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, but they quickly stood up and knelt down to salute towards the door.
There were many young girls at the scene, and when they heard that it was His Majesty who came, they couldn't help but feel happy.
I didn’t expect that His Majesty would come too.
I wish they had dressed better.
"Stand up, today is the family dinner at my second aunt's house, there's no need to be so polite."
Yun Xuanshuo asked everyone to stand up, and his eyes immediately fell on Su Wanwan.
It’s not that Su Wanwan is too beautiful, but that she is standing next to the second aunt, wearing a dazzling red dress. With a well-behaved and pretty little girl next to her, it’s hard not to notice her.
It turns out that Su Wanwan, who improved the farm tools and discovered the sweet potato crop, looks like this. She doesn't look like a peasant woman.
No, she is his cousin, his real cousin, not an ordinary peasant woman.
"You are Wanwan's cousin, right? I finally get to meet you."
Su Wanwan immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"Wanwan should have come to the palace to meet the emperor earlier."
This emperor's cousin seems to be in his early twenties and looks really young.
He looks very thin, but he is not short, nearly 1.8 meters tall, and looks a bit like his mother. He doesn't look like an emperor, but rather like the big brother next door.
"It's okay. You've only been back in Beijing for a few days, and you still need to recognize your ancestors and prepare a banquet. This is my gift to my cousin."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a servant behind him immediately brought over a gift box.
Inside was a bead the size of a baby's fist.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Su Wanwan didn’t know what the bead was, but she knew it must be very valuable, so she thanked him immediately.
The others were shocked and looked at the bead with envy.
That's the pearl of the East China Sea! It's worth a fortune!
There were no more than three in the entire Great Xia Dynasty, but one of them was delivered to Su Wanwan.
"You're welcome. You're not only my cousin, but also the daughter of the Ye family. You're also the Princess Jiacheng who has made great contributions to solving the problem of food and clothing for the people. I thank my little cousin in the name of the people of the world."
Yun Xuanshuo's sincerity in thanking her made Su Wanwan feel embarrassed.
After he said this, everyone suddenly felt that Princess Jiacheng's contributions were worthy of this pearl of the East China Sea.
Only the third princess, Yun Qing, stared at the pearl, her nose almost crooked with anger.
It's just that she discovered a few crops, but she praised her to the sky. Does she even want the people to kneel down and worship her?