[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Rong asked Zhang to entertain everyone, and let them enjoy the flowers and maple forests, play cards and drink tea. She then led Cui, Zou and Liu Ruowei's mother Wang to Tinghe Courtyard.

In Tinghe Courtyard, Liang Yulan and the others had already changed their clothes. Just as they were about to head to Tingfeng Courtyard, they ran into their elders who had come rushing over.

Several people bowed to the elders. Before the elders asked, Wang Xueyao took the lead in wiping away tears and cried aggrievedly: "Mother, you have to make a decision for me! My child was pushed into the water and almost died."

"What did you say?" Zou asked in surprise. Her voice was really loud.

Rong Enqing frowned when he saw this and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's move to the Baishou Hall where I live. If you have anything to say, sit down and talk slowly. If you ladies have suffered any grievances, you should also explain them in detail."

Cui nodded: "Then I'll trouble you, Madam."

As she spoke, she waved to Liang Yulan. Liang Yulan walked lightly to the front, and Cui held her hand. She looked her up and down, and saw that her face was pale and her hair was still half wet, and her eyes could not help but become gloomy.

As everyone was about to leave, Liang Yulan suddenly said, "Madam, please ask someone to call your Fifth Young Lady and the Princess of Anyang County who is attending the banquet today."

Rong Enqing was shocked. Was the fall into the water related to Yun Shu and Princess Anyang?

Who is the Princess of Anyang? I don't know her.

Although Rong Enqing had doubts, he still asked someone to call Yun Shu and sent Meixiang to invite the Princess of Anyang in person.

Soon, the group arrived at Baishou Hall.

Not long after they sat down, Yun Shu and Princess Anyang also arrived.

In the hall, Rong Enqing sat in the main seat. Cui and others sat on the left and right. Liang Yulan, Wang Xueyao, and Liu Ruowei also sat next to their mothers.

The only person who did not fall into the water was Li Qingyun, the granddaughter of the president of the Hanlin Academy. Since her elders were not around, she just sat casually aside.

Yun Shu arrived earlier than Anyang County Lady. When she saw so many people, she panicked. She bowed to everyone with all her strength and stood aside stiffly. She didn't even hear Rong Enqing calling her to sit down.

Wang Xueyao curled her lips in disdain when she saw Yun Shu's helpless and stupid look.

Instead, Liang Yulan nodded towards Yun Shu in a gentle manner as a greeting.

Unfortunately, Yun Shu did not receive Wang Xueyao's contempt or Liang Yulan's kindness. She was completely in a state of mind blank.

Soon, the Princess of Anyang also arrived.

The Princess of Anyang County walked in with a swagger, and when she saw Liang Yulan and others, she snorted coldly.

"Anyang greets the Madam." Princess Anyang bowed respectfully to Rong Enqing.

"No need to be polite, County Lady." Rong Enqing smiled and raised his hand. Just as he was about to invite her to take a seat, he saw Anyang County Lady smiled at her, turned around and asked the others, "Aren't you going to bow to me?"

These words were not only said to Liang Yulan and others, but also to Cui, Zou and others.

Everyone was stunned, and then their faces turned dark.

The Princess of Anyang County was obviously not someone who played by the rules. Seeing that no one was talking, she walked straight to the first seat on the left of Rong Enqing, where Liang Yulan's mother Cui sat, and said condescendingly, "Madam, please make way. This seat is where the Princess of Anyang will sit."

Cui was so angry that her face turned blue.

This is the first person who dared to ask her to give up her seat!

She is the elder!

But precisely because he was her elder, Cui couldn't get angry for the moment.

At this time, Liang Yulan stood up and looked at Anyang County Lady with an unhappy expression, "Why is the county lady so aggressive and making things difficult for my mother?"

"Is this what you call embarrassing?" Princess Anyang sneered, turned around and said to Ruhua behind her, "Tomorrow I'll pass my name card into the palace and ask the Queen Mother if I'm just a decoration. Why don't these people bow to me when they see me? They sit in my seat and I ask them to move aside, so you call it embarrassing? Then you guys teamed up to mock me, isn't that considered as insubordination?"

The Princess of Anyang County took the initiative right from the start, and her status as a county princess made Liang Yulan and others defenseless.

Rong Enqing felt so happy watching this that he almost wanted to clap his hands and cheer.

Yun Shu, who was sitting next to her, also looked at Princess Anyang with bright eyes, her expression full of admiration.

Liang Yulan looked aggrieved and said with tears in her eyes, "County Lady, you pushed us into the water and we didn't say anything. Are you going to bully us again now?"

Wang Xueyao also stood up and walked quickly to Liang Yulan, glaring at Princess Anyang: "That's right, isn't she just a princess? You actually let so many elders bow to you! And you dare to ask Aunt Cui to give you a seat? You still want to bully others by taking advantage of your power? Humph, I'm not afraid to tell you that Yulan's aunt is the current imperial concubine! We are not afraid of you!"

As soon as Wang Xueyao finished speaking, the hot-tempered and loud-mouthed Zou asked loudly, "What? Didn't you fall into the water accidentally? How did it become someone pushing you in?"

Cui also looked at Princess Anyang and said coldly, "Please give us an explanation, Princess Anyang! Otherwise, we will ask the Queen Mother to make the decision first, without waiting for the Princess Anyang to enter the palace."

At this moment, someone at the door asked loudly, "Why do you need to disturb the Queen Mother? We are here to help you decide."

Then Madam Yu, Madam Meng, and several wives of ministers came in.

The one who spoke was Madam Meng.

Although she was only a first-rank imperial lady, her rank was not as high as Rong Enqing and Madam Yu. But because Lord Wu was the chief minister of the cabinet, he was trusted by the current emperor. Therefore, as the wife of Lord Wu, Madam Meng's status also rose, and she was slightly lower than Madam Yu.

When Madam Meng and others came in, everyone stood up to greet them.

Seeing the group of ladies and matrons coming in, Ruhua's eyes turned red and she couldn't help but pull the sleeve of her own county lady from behind.

These people are not lower than the county lord's rank, and none of them can be offended! I hope their county lord can restrain himself.

The Princess of Anyang County was naturally not a brainless person. She greeted people respectfully, without any of the arrogance and domineering attitude she had shown towards Liang Yulan and others before.

After everyone had exchanged greetings, they all took their seats.

Madam Meng and Madam Yu sat on the left and right of the guest seats. Several ministers' wives also sat down one after another.

When Cui and others were about to sit down, Princess Anyang took the lead and sat down below the Minister of Rites.

Cui glanced at Princess Anyang and moved to sit opposite her.

Because there were five or six people, plus the three Cui family members and the Princess of Anyang County, there were not enough chairs in the hall.

Liang Yulan and others had no choice but to stand behind their mothers.

The lone Li Qingyun quietly moved to Yunshu's side, causing Yunshu to feel uneasy and she kept glancing at her out of the corner of her eye.

After everyone was seated, Madam Meng took the lead and asked, "What did Lady Cui just say about asking the Empress Dowager to make a decision? If it's not a big deal, why not tell us so that we can help make a decision, so as not to disturb the Empress Dowager's peace."

Cui said with an aggrieved look, "What the old lady said is right. Lan'er, come and tell us about the drowning incident so that the ladies and grandmama can judge for themselves."

"Yes." Liang Yulan walked to the middle of the hall, bowed respectfully to everyone, and then said with grievance: "Earlier, I and several sisters from the Wang, Liu, and Li families heard that the Princess of Anyang had come to the Marquis' Mansion for a banquet. Since we had never met her, out of curiosity, we followed the Princess's trail to the lake.

"At that time, the county lady was having a pleasant conversation with the fifth young lady of Shun'an Marquis's Mansion. Perhaps we disturbed her interest, or perhaps she was annoyed by our noise, so the county lady came up and wanted to let the maidservant slap us in the face...."

Speaking of this, Liang Yulan burst into tears, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Cui was furious. She slammed the table and pointed at Anyang County Lady and scolded her, "How arrogant! How dare you let your slave beat people in the capital!"