The Marquis of Xiang Qing, Tian Jin Ke, wasn't even fifty this year. He was a righteous person but knew how to adapt. He had a reputation in Jing City. In the entire Jing City, the only place he didn't give face was Chang De Gong Fu. Many people in Jing City had distanced themselves from Chang De Gong Fu because of his reputation. Right now, everyone in Jing City didn't know that Duan Wang Fei was close to her maternal family, Xiang Qing Hou Fu. She treated Xiang Qing Hou Fu as her paternal family.
Due to the fact that what the Duke of Chang De had done wasn't kind, many people praised Tian Jin Ke for his loyalty. Otherwise, who would care for a niece that didn't even have a mother? An eye for an eye. Right now, Duan Wang Fu was clearly distancing themselves from Chang De Gong Fu. Wasn't it karma?
Today was the day the Tian Family invited guests. Not long after morning, guests started to arrive. Tian Jin Ke took his two sons, Tian Kun and Tian Jun, to welcome the male guests. As he was busy conversing with the guests, he heard the housekeeper hurriedly run in to say that Duan Wang Ye had arrived.
"Duan Wang?" Tian Kun looked in shock at the housekeeper. Realizing that the guests were looking in their direction, he lowered his voice to ask: "Father, why is Duan Wang here?"
Tian Jin Ke waved his hand: "Lao da, come with me to the middle door to welcome wang ye. Lao er, stay here to accompany the guests." Finishing, he hurriedly walked out.
Tian Jun looked at the backs of his father and elder brother. He turned to see the curious expressions of the guests. He laughed and started to chat with them. He felt slightly surprised inside. His family didn't have many interactions with Duan Wang. Was Duan Wang Ye really condescending for his meimei?
"Tian er gongzi, an honored guest has arrived?" A guest of similar age to him raised his hands in a greeting, "Who is it?"
Tian Jun smiled as he returned the greeting: "Everyone is an honored guest of the fu. When they arrive, everyone should drink a few cups."
"Of course, of course." The person smiled as he agreed. Even though he didn't find out anything, but at least Tian Jun's words gave him face. He didn't feel angry.
The other people saw that there wasn't much of a show and retracted their thoughts. No matter what, they would see soon. No matter how honored this person was, it couldn't be the Emperor.
Tian Kun stood behind his father and looked at the eight carriages imprinted with the characters of Duan Wang Fu stop at the gates of the fu. He walked to the door, bowed and greeted: "This lowly official respectfully welcomes wang ye, wang fei."
Qian Chang Xin stepped forward and bowed to Tian Kun before opening the curtains. Tian Kun saw He Heng and Qu Qing Ju sitting shoulder to shoulder. There seemed to be some intimacy between the two. He hurriedly lowered his head and didn't look anymore.
"Biao xiong doesn't have to be so courteous," He Heng took Qu Qing Ju's hand as they walked out of the sedan. He smiled and said, "We're all one family, there's no need to be so courteous." Finishing, he raised a hand for Tian Kun to stand behind him before walking with Qu Qing Ju through the gates of the marquis fu.
"Uncle." Qu Qing Ju gave a deep bow. She looked at the middle-aged man in front of her. His features were proper, his posture tall and straight. He was a man that easily made people feel good about him.
As a jiujiu, Tian Jin Ke didn't see Qu Qing Ju very often. He pretended to support Qu Qing Ju and quickly examined her. Seeing that his niece seemed to be living well, he bowed and greeted: "Wang ye, wang fei."
"Marquis ye, there's no need to be so courteous. You are wang fei's jiujiu, so you are ben wang's jiujiu," He Heng returned a bow, "There's no need to be so courteous."
Tian Jin Ke smiled as he straightened, his voice warm as he said: "If that's the case, then this lowly official can only be courteous. Wang ye, please follow this lowly official." The smile on his face was much friendlier, but his words and actions were still respectful. But even so, it still made people feel that his attitude had become much more intimate.
Qu Qing Ju looked at this jiujiu. No wonder he was able to live so well in Jing City. Who wouldn't praise his conduct? It could be seen how important emotional intelligence was.
The male guests and the womenfolk ate separately. After He Heng left with Tian Jin Ke, Qu Qing Ju smiled at Tian Kun who was five steps away from her before turning to enter the sedan that had been prepared.
Seeing the sedan being carried away by the Great Strength Mama, a smile appeared on Tian Kun's face. Seeing that his meimei seemed to be living well, his entire family could relax slightly. His hands behind his back, he slowly walked in. The smile on his face faded slightly. But the thoughts of the people of the Imperial Family were fickle. He didn't know if Duan Wang would treat his meimei as well as he did now.
He was a man himself and naturally understood the thoughts of men. Even more so for a man like Duan Wang who was used to seeing beauties?
The sedan stopped after it entered the second door. Qu Qing Ju got off the sedan and saw Luo shi with a young girl standing not far away. She sprinted a few steps in front of Luo shi and bowed, greeting: "Greetings to jiumu."
Luo shi, with the girl behind her, hurriedly returned a bow before reaching out to grab her hand. She said: "You look thinner. Quick, come in with me. The cold of spring at the start of spring is very strong."
All the elders in the world were the same. When they saw the younger generation that they hadn't seen for a long time, they would feel that the other had gotten thinner. Hearing this, Qu Qing Ju smiled and warmly held Luo shi's hand: "How have I gotten thinner. The entire wang fu is managed by me. The servants don't dare to mistreat me."
Luo shi treated her like half a daughter. Seeing her close to her, she was naturally happy. She patted her hand and said lovingly: "You manage such a large wang fu, how can you not be tired? No matter how good the food is, it's useless." Finishing, she started to ask if it was easy to manage the people in the fu, and if there was anything wrong with the food and lodging. This wasn't much different from how Jing guifei asked about He Heng.
After Qu Qing Ju answered all of them, she saw the girl behind Luo shi was still silent. She asked: "Jiumu, which family does this beautiful girl belong to? It's hard to resist liking her."
Luo shi's steps stopped. She looked at the girl Qu Qing Ju was talking about. Seeing her face was bright red, she said: "She's the same age as you, just a month younger than you. It's appropriate for you to call her meimei. This is the eldest niece of my paternal family, Wen Yao. In the future, you will be spending a lot of time together so I'll let you meet. "
Wen Yao, Luo Wen Yao? Qu Qing Ju instantly understood. This was the di granddaughter of the Luo Family that had been betrothed to He Ming? She saw that Luo Wen Yao was already blushing and didn't say it out loud. She only smiled and said: "I like this meimei."
Luo shi heard that her words were outrageous and smiled as she sighed: "I haven't seen you for a few days and you've become even more mischievous." Finishing, she pulled Luo Wen Yao over and had the two walk beside her, one on the left and one on the right, "But, you like this meimei, I don't have to worry."
Qu Qing Ju understood Luo shi's meaning. A good girl being betrothed to an unfavoured imperial son, it wasn't something that any family was willing to see. The waters of the Imperial House were muddy. Her husband wasn't favoured and her sisters-in-law weren't simple. If there was no one to take care of her, she wouldn't know how much she would suffer.
Thinking about it, a smile appeared on her face, "Jiumu, don't worry. I will definitely treat Wen Yao meimei as my own." Of the four erxifu of the Imperial House, three of them were competing against each other. It wasn't a bad thing that she was close to Luo Wen Yao. But she hadn't thought that the people of the Luo Family would really take this step. It could be seen that they truly loved this girl.
Luo Wen Yao silently listened to the conversation between her aunt and Duan Wang Fei. In the past, she had heard many stories of how Duan Wang Fei had been mistreated by her stepmother before she married. Seeing the real person today, she felt that this was an extremely dazzling woman. Every frown and every smile was flirtatious. It made her feel an inexplicable desire to be close to her.
It was easy for people to be attracted to people that were different from them. Luo Wen Yao's personality was quiet and elegant. Her future husband and Duan Wang didn't have any conflicts. Seeing Qu Qing Ju treat her kindly, it was easy for her to feel closer. So when they entered the room, the two had already started to talk.
Luo lao taitai, who was already sitting in the room, saw this scene and gave a relieved smile. It seemed that this Duan Wang Fei was more like the Tian Family.
The womenfolk present were closer to the Tian and Luo families and weren't overly reserved when interacting with Qu Qing Ju. When they heard that Duan Wang had come with Qu Qing Ju, they sighed.
Someone had detected that Duan Wang Fei and Luo guniang had come in together. They understood what was going on but no one said anything. They only talked about the interesting things in Jing to pass the time.
"I heard that a skilled person came from Wu Zhuang Guan. His divination is very accurate. After the Hua Dynasty, I'll take my family to go beg."
"Isn't Wu Zhuang Guan in the suburbs of Jing? When are you going? We can go together to get a divination."
Qu Qing Ju listened to this conversation and put down the teacup in her hand. Buddhism and Taoism were prevalent in Da Long Dynasty. The court didn't support any of them, but the common people had their own beliefs.
Luo shi saw that Qu Qing Ju seemed to be interested in Wu Zhuang Guan and said: "That Wu Zhuang Guan is the largest temple in Jing. It's on Bai Yun Mountain in the suburbs of Jing. The powerful person they are talking about must be Xuan Ling Zhenren. If you are interested, you can go beg."
Qu Qing Ju smiled: "There's no need. A person's fate has already been decided by the Heavens. If you calculate it, it will ruin your good fortune." She wasn't a staunch atheist but she believed in the saying that good fortune would get thinner the more you calculated it, so she wasn't interested in something like asking for a divination.
She hadn't thought that Qu Qing Ju would say this. Luo shi paused in surprise before nodding: "That's reasonable."
Luo Wen Yao's heart jumped as she listened. She looked at Qu Qing Ju with a thread of respect. Such an open heart, how many women in the world could do it? At this time, she finally realized how much trouble she had caused after she married. There was no point in worrying about something that was already decided. It was better to think about how to live a good life. That was the greatest good fortune.
Thinking about it, Luo Wen Yao's gaze as she looked at Qu Qing Ju carried a thread of gratefulness, a few more traces of a smile appearing on her face.
After the banquet, everyone listened for a long time before standing to bid farewell. Qu Qing Ju waited until most of the people had left before standing to hold Luo shi's hand, saying: "Jiumu, I should also return to the fu."
Luo shi was slightly reluctant but had to say: "In the fu, take care of your body. There are many people in the fu, you have to pay more attention." This was a reminder to the ce shi, but with Luo shi's status, it wasn't appropriate for her to say more.
Qu Qing Ju nodded before bending to enter the sedan. She glanced at Luo shi before letting the servants put down the curtain.
Watching the sedan disappear outside the second door, Luo Wen Yao sighed in a low voice: "Duan Wang Fei is a wonderful person."
Luo shi glanced at her niece. She thought of her niece that had been bullied in Chang De Gong Fu and sighed. She hoped that Duan Wang would always treat her so well.
"You have to remember, for a woman to live a good life, she first has to treat herself better. If you mistreat yourself, then others will mistreat you even more." Luo shi spoke in a heavy tone, "Cheng Wang might not be favoured by the Emperor, but I've seen him before. He has a generous personality. You don't have to worry too much."
"Jiumu … …" Luo Wen Yao's face instantly blushed, a thread of anticipation in the midst of her shyness.
At the gates of Xiang Qing Hou Fu, He Heng saw Qu Qing Ju walk out of the sedan and a slight smile appeared on his face. Tian Kun, who was standing at the side, couldn't help but look over.
He watched as Duan Wang walked towards biao mei. Maybe it was because the two were too beautiful, or maybe it was because the two had intoxicating smiles, this scene was very beautiful, but so beautiful that it wasn't real.
Tian Kun blinked. Maybe he was thinking too much.
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