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

Xu Changping raised his lips slightly and said calmly: "As the Third Prince said, there is no final conclusion on this matter, so it is better to let it go. However, the princess's maid behaved improperly and caused misunderstandings. She can be punished slightly to serve as a warning to others.

"I wonder how Your Highness and the County Lord are feeling?"

Princess Anyang grinned, raised her big smile, and said cheerfully, "I agree."

He wanted to harm her and her maid but failed, and ended up getting his own personal maid involved. It was a relief no matter how I thought about it.

Xia Hongyang also nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. That palace maid will never appear next to Lingchuan again."

As for the specific punishment, Xia Hongyang did not specify it. But the fact that she could not be the princess's personal maid was already an indication of the severity of the punishment.

"I don't agree!" Princess Lingchuan shouted, "The matter has not been concluded yet, why do you want to punish my people?"

Xia Hongyang's eyes darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "What else do you want? Do you want me to find a doctor to test the tea right now?"

Princess Lingchuan wanted to say something, but Xia Hongyang warned her with a gloomy face: "Think carefully before making a decision."

"I..." Princess Lingchuan finally closed her mouth unwillingly. However, the look she gave Anyang County Lady was already filled with poison.

"County Lady, I apologize for what happened today. I will prepare a generous gift to express my apology. Please accept it." The matter has come to a conclusion, and Xia Hongyang is not going to stay any longer. "I have been out of the palace for a while, so I will bring Lingchuan back to the palace."

Princess Anyang wanted to refuse the "generous gift" he mentioned, but unfortunately he didn't give her the chance.

After talking to her, he said goodbye to the people from the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, then turned around and left with Princess Lingchuan.

After walking a distance, Xia Hongyang looked back at Princess Anyang with a smile on his face. Princess Anyang felt her scalp tingling.

No, she would have to ask Nanny Zhou to help find out if the Third Prince had a problem. Why did he always smile at her?

When the Third Prince and his entourage left, the Xu brothers, Xu Changping and Xu Changan, followed them to see them off and also left.

However, no one noticed it before, but at this moment, almost everyone who came to the meeting looked at Xu Changping who was walking away.

He is tall, straight, and thin, with the elegant temperament of a frail scholar.

Unfortunately, when he walked, his body began to shake uncontrollably from side to side, destroying his scholarly beauty. Although the amplitude was not too large, it was still obvious at a glance that he was different from ordinary people.

Everyone withdrew their gazes and sighed silently in their hearts.

After the incident involving Princess Lingchuan, the tea-tasting banquet was almost ruined.

Madam Zheng no longer had the mood to continue chatting and laughing with others, and she also had no mood to meet the young ladies who she had not yet met in person. Seeing that the time was almost up, she invited everyone to the prepared banquet hall for lunch.

Originally, after lunch, the afternoon schedule was for the young ladies from each family to accompany their elders to watch a play, so as to take the opportunity to check out the personalities of the young ladies from each family, whether they could keep calm, whether they had patience, whether they were filial, etc.

However, after everyone knew what happened between Princess Lingchuan and Princess Anyang, Old Madam Zheng no longer had this thought, and after lunch, everyone tactfully said goodbye and left.

After seeing everyone off, Old Madam Zheng leaned back in the chair with a headache and asked the little maid to press her head to relieve the pain.

"Mother, everyone has been sent away." The eldest daughter-in-law, Wang, reported the matter in a low voice, "Don't worry, the old ladies and grand ladies of each family have no intention of blaming us. No one expected such a disappointing thing to happen. Therefore, everyone is very understanding and not dissatisfied."

"That's good." Old Madam Zheng closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's good about that?" The second daughter-in-law, Liu, had a gloomy face and a very unhappy expression. Her tone was also very aggressive. "Today I was going to find a wife for Xiaowu. In the end, it was all in vain.

"This is all my sister-in-law's fault. Why did you invite the Princess of Anyang County? If it weren't for her, would our banquet today be so disappointing?

"She is truly a nuisance, causing trouble wherever she goes.

"She shouldn't have been invited in the first place!"

Liu was full of resentment.

As the eldest daughter-in-law, Wang was broad-minded and calm, but she couldn't help but frown at this moment.

She planned this banquet from beginning to end by herself. Even if she didn't have any credit, she had contributed a lot, right? Why did she blame herself for everything that went wrong?

Before Wang could refute, Madam Zheng spoke up, "Okay, your sister-in-law is not to blame for this. We didn't invite Princess Anyang at first. The Princess sent someone to ask for the invitation."

Wang's expression eased a little. Fortunately, the old lady still protected her. So, she agreed in a gentle tone: "The county lady's mansion came to ask for an invitation. Can we not give it to her?"

Hearing this, Liu was shocked. "The county lady asked for the invitation on her own initiative? What does she mean?"

Liu suddenly thought of something and looked at Madam Zheng in panic, "Mother, the county lady, could it be that the county lady has taken a fancy to our Xiaowu?"

Wang secretly laughed and added: "In fact, the county lady is also very good. She has a straightforward personality and is a good child with a sincere heart."

Liu glared at Wang with an unhappy look on her face and said anxiously, "Mother, I don't agree to this, I absolutely don't agree. The Princess of Anyang is a disaster! If we really marry her, won't our Duke's Mansion be in chaos because of her?"

Madam Zheng glared at Liu in anger, "Please save your breath. Will the county lady like your son? In my opinion, it is more likely that your son will like the county lady."

"How is this possible?" Liu curled her lips.

Then Wang covered her mouth and laughed, "At the banquet today, Xiao Wu didn't care about the face of the royal princess and stood up to help the county lady. It was too obvious. Moreover, he stared at the Anyang County Lady the whole time.

"At this moment, I'm afraid some people have already started to spread the word that the fifth son of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion has fallen in love with the Princess of Anyang County."

"How is this possible?" Liu sat down on the chair and said in a daze, "Xiao Wu told me that he would marry the one I liked as his daughter-in-law."

Madam Zheng and Wang were speechless. Shouldn't your son marry the one he likes? How come it became the one you like, and he marries the one he likes? In the end, is he marrying the daughter-in-law, or you?

Madam Zheng shook her head and said, "Let's go back and ask Brother Chang for his opinion on this matter."

Liu's face was ugly, and she said angrily, "If he dares to say that he has set his eyes on Princess Anyang, I will break his legs."

Wang added with a heart-breaking sentence: "Xiaowu only has one good leg."

As soon as these words came out, Liu's eyes immediately turned red, and her expression was exhausted. "Forget it, let him do whatever he wants. As long as he likes it, no matter who it is, I will agree."

Old Madam Zheng glared at Wang unhappily, shook her head helplessly, and asked them both to go back and rest.

After everyone left, Madam Zheng closed her eyes again. But she was thinking that if her grandson really liked the county lady, she would have to risk her reputation and test the county lady's attitude.

Although Princess Anyang's tough personality was not suitable for the low-key Anguo Mansion, she was willing to compromise for the sake of her poor grandson.

As for after marrying her, she naturally has plenty of ways to change her personality.