It was already autumn and the weather was gradually cooling. All of Chang De Gong Fu was in a festive mood. Chang De Gong Fu was filled with all kinds of carriages. The gatekeeper bowed so hard he couldn't straighten his back, but he still smiled as he welcomed people in.
Outside the second door, the Duke of Chang De's only son and nephew passionately received the guests. The two weren't very old but they received many praises from the young and promising.
In the recent years, Chang De Gong Fu might have declined, but they had a good daughter who was married to Duan Wang as wang fei. No matter what they thought inside, they still had to act respectfully on the surface. Even if it wasn't for the monk's sake, it was for the Buddha's sake. He had to give Duan Wang face.
At the very least, this Chang De Gong Fu was Duan Wang's in-laws. Coming here to show his face and give a gift would have more advantages than disadvantages.
"The Duke of Chang De's fortune is like the East Sea." The one who spoke was the Marquis of Bao Rong. This person was an average person in Jing but the Duke of Chang De didn't dare to offend him. When the other spoke, he went forward.
"Not at all, not at all. Marquis ye, thank you for making the trip," The Duke of Chang De held the other's hand as they walked towards the main hall. The other wasn't courteous with him. As they walked, he said, "Today is your birthday. I don't know when Duan Wang Ye will arrive. At that time, I will ask the Duke to invite me to find wang ye for a drink."
When the Duke of Chang De heard this, he instantly didn't feel good. Duan Wang Fu's reply stated that wang fei would definitely come. As to whether wang ye would come, that wasn't certain. When the Marquis of Bao Rong said this, the Duke of Chang De felt resentful that his married daughter didn't have the ability to win over wang ye's heart and made him suffer this embarrassment.
"Of course, of course," The Duke of Chang De smiled as he invited the person into the room, hiding the awkwardness inside.
Marquis Bao Rong smiled and said, "Duke is busy, I will go in myself, no need to be so polite." Finishing, he walked into the hall. Inside, he was sneering. Other people didn't know, but he was very clear. The daughter that the Qu Family had married into Duan Wang Fu didn't even have the favor of wang ye. It would be strange if wang ye came to attend the Duke of Chang De's birthday banquet.
Do you think that just because you have a daughter who is a princess, you are a relative of the Emperor? Bah!
In the garden of the inner courtyard, Liang shi was receiving the womenfolk. Seeing that this year was livelier than in previous years, Liang shi's mood was a bit complicated. In the past, these people would only send gifts and not show their faces, but today, all of them were free. It was all because that Qu Qing Ju had become a wang fei. These people kept on mocking her for not treating Qu Qing Ju badly, as though by saying this, they would gain some nobility.
"In my opinion, furen really has good fortune. The eldest daughter is Duan Wang Fei and the third daughter is so beautiful," The Marquis of Bao Rong stopped to look at the shu daughter of Chang De Gong Fu standing in the corner, "Er guniang is also beautiful. This kind of good fortune is something we can't even envy."
"Wang Furen, do not praise these yahuan," Liang shi's smile was slightly cold, "Our family's wild yahuan, how can they compare to the misses of your fu?" Everyone in the capital knew that the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Bao Rong had married a poor scholar, and now every two or three days he would return to her parents' home to beg for money.
Who knew that the Marquis of Bao Rong, Wang shi, wasn't angered by Liang shi's words and only responded: "Not at all."
The other people watched coldly as the two battled. The discord between the Marquis of Bao Rong and the Duchess of Chang De had started a long time ago. Before the two married, they had been at loggerheads. Now that they were married, they could still let others watch the spectacle.
Some of the furen present who were familiar with the two still remembered that when Wang shi married the Marquis of Bao Rong, Liang shi was so angry that she didn't attend the gathering of the unmarried daughters in Jing for half a year. It wasn't until Liang shi married the Duke of Chang De, whose status wasn't lower than the Marquis of Bao Rong that she once again fought with Wang shi.
Some people looked down on Wang shi's frivolous attitude but they disliked Liang shi's way of doing things even more. So from beginning to end, they didn't speak. They only decided that in the future, they would never bring young girls to Bao Rong Hou Fu or Chang De Gong Fu.
At this time, not far from Chang De Gong Fu, Duan Wang Fu's support was slowly approaching. The other officials who had come to congratulate saw Duan Wang Fu appear and moved to one side, waiting for the wang fu to pass before continuing forward.
"Why has the carriage stopped?" A first-grade dayuan furen sat in the carriage. She detected that the carriage had stopped and asked in confusion. She hadn't been willing to come to Chang De Gong Fu. Now that the carriage had stopped, she was even more displeased.
An old mama got on the carriage and lowered her voice to report: "Furen, the people from Duan Wang Fu are coming. Everyone, move aside."
Hearing it was Duan Wang Fu, the unease in the official's furen's heart instantly disappeared. She used the crack to look out and saw the guards opening the way. Four maroon steeds pulling the luxurious carriage slowly passed. Following that, there were two slightly more normal carriages that passed. Behind them were attendants and taijian dressed in formal attire. Even though it wasn't extremely luxurious, but at a glance, it made people feel that this was the grandeur of the Imperial Family.
"That seems to be Duan Wang Ye's carriage," The official's furen rejoiced. It was fortunate that she had personally come today. Otherwise, wang ye had arrived today and their family had only sent a gift. Wouldn't that offend the people of the Imperial Family? No matter which wang ye sat on the throne in the future, the face of the Imperial Family couldn't be thrown away by people like them.
The gatekeeper looked at the carriage of Duan Wang Fu from afar and hurriedly turned to run through the second gate to report to lao ye.
The Duke of Chang De was exchanging greetings with a daren when he saw a manservant hurriedly run over and say that wang ye's carriage had arrived.
The daren that had been exchanging greetings perceptively indicated that the Duke of Chang De didn't need to specially entertain him. He watched as the Duke of Chang De hurriedly walked out and thoughtfully entered the inner hall.
Inside the spacious carriage, Qu Qing Ju and He Heng sat shoulder to shoulder. She looked at He Heng's normal expression and said: "Chang De Gong Fu should be arriving soon."
"Wang fei is missing her paternal home," He Heng hadn't wanted to come, but when he thought about the anger wang fei had suffered before she married, for some reason, he wanted to come. Seeing wang fei's calm tone, he couldn't help but tease, "It seems that I wasn't a good husband and made wang fei miss her father."
"Wang ye, don't tease qie," Qu Qing Ju glanced at He Heng. Early this morning, this wang ye with a strange personality had sent over all kinds of jewelry and told her to choose and wear whatever she wanted. She looked at the boxes of expensive jewelry and assumed that this wang ye was going to open a jewelry shop.
When she finally finished dressing herself up, this one came out wearing a moon colored silk robe with golden thread. He said he wanted to accompany her to Chang De Gong Fu. Seeing that he was dressed handsomely, Qu Qing Ju giggled as she followed him onto the carriage. Who knew that he would say strange things now.
"Qie is married to wang ye, my home is Duan Wang Fu. Wang ye saying this, is it because qie didn't do a good job?" Qu Qing Ju tilted her head, acting as though she didn't want to respond.
Hearing this, the smile on He Heng's face became brighter. He reached out to hold Qu Qing Ju's hand in his palm: "Don't be angry. If you get angry, the one who hurts is me." Finishing, his expression became more serious, "Some things, I know. You don't have to worry."
Qu Qing Ju turned to look at He Heng. Seeing the other was still smiling, she didn't know what the other meant. She smiled and replied: "Wang ye cares for qie, qie understands." If she really believed it, it would be a tragedy.
"Wang ye, wang fei, we've arrived at Chang De Gong Fu." The carriage slowly stopped. Qian Chang Xin's voice came from outside.
"This lowly official greets wang ye, wang fei," The Duke of Chang De saw the carriage stop and hurriedly came forward with his servants to bow.
"Today is the Duke of Chang De's birthday. Ben wang has come to celebrate your birthday, there's no need to be so courteous."
Qian Chang Xin heard that wang ye had been born before he came forward to lift the curtain for wang ye. Then he knelt down and allowed wang ye to step on his back as he came down.
Qu Qing Ju put on the gauze hat. Just as she walked out of the carriage, she saw a hand stretch out in front of her. She looked at the smiling face of the owner of the hand. She slightly lowered her head as she held He Heng's hand to get off the carriage.
A sedan had been prepared at the side. Mu Jin raised the curtain for Qu Qing Ju to sit in. After putting down the curtain, she bowed to wang ye and sat in the little sedan at the back with the other yahuan.
Seeing that Duan Wang had personally come to celebrate his birthday, the Duke of Chang De was overjoyed. Seeing the attitude wang ye had towards his daughter, a smile bloomed on his face as he led He Heng into the fu through the main door.
Duan Wang entered through the door. The strength mama that was carrying the sedan also hurriedly lifted the sedan and entered through the door. But the direction was different from Duan Wang's. It was towards the rear garden.
He Heng was led by the Duke of Chang De to the inner hall. He saw two youths that weren't even fifteen years old following behind and asked: "These two are?"
"Wang ye, this is my son Qu Wang Zhi and my nephew Liang Rong." Hearing wang ye mention his sons, the Duke of Chang De said joyfully, "Hurry and greet wang ye."
The two hurriedly bowed again. He Heng lightly excused the two of them, "What books did you two study?"
"My son is disappointing. Right now, he is still studying at Dong Shan Academy. My nephew became a xiucai last year." The Duke of Chang De saw that wang ye's tone was calm and didn't dare to be too harsh. He could only answer honestly.
This Duan Wang wasn't more than twenty years old but no one dared to underestimate him. The Duke of Chang De sighed. As expected of an imperial son.
"Your son is the only son of the duke. He is still young, the duke doesn't have to pressure him too much," He Heng nodded, "Ben wang has heard of Dong Shan Academy. Many famous scholars came out of there. Ben wang heard that furen had given birth to a rare pair of twins. Your son will definitely have great accomplishments in the future."
"Not at all, not at all. Wang ye is too complimentary." As a father, he naturally liked other people to compliment his son. Even more, Wang Zhi and Yue Su were a rare pair of twins in Jing City. This was enough for him to be proud for many years. But he didn't see the coldness in He Heng's eyes.
Qu Wang Zhi, who was walking at the back, heard the conversation between the two. He thought of his mother's dislike of da jie and couldn't help but think, now that da jie had become a wang fei, would she purposefully send people to take revenge on them? If the one who became wang fei was san mei, then mother wouldn't have to be angry for da jie.
In the inner garden, Liang shi and the Marquis of Bao Rong had just finished their verbal battle when they heard a yahuan hurriedly walk in: "Furen, Duan Wang Fei has arrived."
The status of everyone present wasn't as high as Duan Wang Fei. Hearing this, they all stood. No matter how unwilling Liang shi was, she had to stand and go to the Door of Drooping Flowers to welcome her.
When she walked to the Door of Drooping Flowers, she saw a sedan with a lid inlaid with jewels stopped outside the door. Before she could stop, a crowd of mama and yahuan crowded around it, each expression careful and respectful.
She smirked coldly. It really was like a pheasant had become a phoenix. Even her style had grown.
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