"Puchi!" Chu Jingyue, who was listening to Jiang Suining and Han Nian'an talking, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Sui Ning’s words can really choke people to death!

But what they said was the truth. After all, for those officials' wives, what was there to care about a concubine who was not valued? Those who laughed happily among them must be thinking about how to get married into the Marquis's Mansion.

Han Nian'an listened to Chu Jingyue's laughter, and looked at Jiang Suining's sincere expression, his face turned blue and red.

But the next moment, when he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, Han Nian'an suppressed his curse.

"Jiang Suining, no matter what, I'm married into the Marquis' Mansion now, we'll see what happens."

After saying that, Han Nian'an glared at Jiang Suining and walked away.

"Is Han Nian'an sick? What does her marrying into the Marquis' Mansion have to do with you? Does she really think that being a concubine in the Marquis' Mansion makes her superior to others?" Chu Jingyue couldn't help but complain.

"Maybe that's how she sees it." Jiang Suining said with a smile.

However, looking at Han Nian'an's appearance, apart from being angry, she did not seem to be worried at all. It seemed that she was still certain that no matter how embarrassed she was now, she would be able to gain a foothold in the Marquis' Mansion and even retaliate.

Chucking in his heart and shaking his head, Jiang Suining and Chu Jingyue saw that everyone had started to take their seats without saying anything else and walked to their seats.

Seeing Jiang Suining sitting next to Chu Jingyue, Han Nian'an immediately said, "Miss Jiang, are you sitting in the wrong seat?"

The deliberately raised voice attracted the attention of many people.

Jiang Suining raised his head slowly and looked at Han Nian'an.

The latter frowned, but his eyes could not hide the pride of finally finding the fault, "Miss Jiang, you have never attended such a banquet before. The seats are all arranged in advance. You can't sit wherever you want. The people present today are all officials and their wives, and you are a merchant after all. How can you sit next to Princess Chu? It's really rude."

Humph, could it be that Jiang Suining still thinks that she is the same as in her previous life, a distinguished lady of the marquis's mansion who can sit in such a front seat.

Facing Han Nian'an's deliberate ridicule, Jiang Suining kept smiling, "Then where do you think I should sit, Aunt Han?"

"Of course it's the last position." Han Nian'an said without hesitation.

Everyone looked at Han Nian'an, and this time even Chu Jingyue did not open her mouth to refute.

Han Nian'an was complacent, thinking that Chu Jingyue also knew that what she said made sense, but she didn't notice the way everyone was looking at her.

Seeing that Jiang Suining just smiled without saying anything, without any embarrassment on his face, Han Nian'an frowned. When did Jiang Suining become so shameless?

When Han Nian'an felt Qin's disdainful gaze as if he was looking at an idiot, he realized something was wrong.

Jiang Suining stood up, bowed to Qin calmly and said, "Madam, what Aunt Han said makes sense. Why don't I change my seat?"

"No need, Miss Jiang, please sit down. You and Princess Chu are familiar with each other, and I specially arranged this seat for you two to talk." Qin said with a kind attitude and a smile. After she finished speaking, her face changed and she looked at Han Nian'an, "If you don't know, don't speak carelessly. It's embarrassing."

Han Nian'an's face changed again after being scolded. She looked carefully at the eyes of the people staring at her and realized that there was mockery in those eyes. Of course, there was also the displeasure of the officials' wives sitting in the last row.

Although it is reasonable to say that the seating arrangement at the banquet will be based on the status of the guests, the banquet in the back garden is not as strict as the palace banquet, so the seating arrangement does not need to be so rigid.

Moreover, among the guests, some have good relationships and are close, while some have bad relationships and have grudges against each other. If we really divide them entirely according to their status, what if those who are close are separated, while those who have grudges are gathered together? Wouldn't that make people unhappy?

Therefore, in most cases, the seating arrangements for such banquets were specially adjusted by the host family. Han Nian'an kept saying that Jiang Suining had never attended such a banquet and didn't know the rules, but in fact, it exposed her own ignorance of these.

The people who were originally sitting in the last row didn't think anything of it, but after hearing what Han Nian'an said, they couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and naturally their faces turned unhappy when they looked at Han Nian'an.

Han Nian'an stood there awkwardly. She originally wanted to laugh at Jiang Suining, but she didn't expect to lose her own face.

Qin looked at her like that. If it wasn't for the face of the Marquis' Mansion, she would not bother to give her any way out.

"Okay, why don't you hurry up and order the wine and food?"

Han Nian'an responded in a muffled voice, but she did not feel that Qin was giving her a way out. She only felt that the other party was humiliating her as a servant, and the hatred in her heart increased.

However, Han Nian'an had just entered the mansion today and didn't even know where the kitchen was. How could Qin really expect her to urge for wine and food?

What’s more, Qin had already made all the arrangements, and the dishes were served soon.

Everyone was chatting and drinking. Mother Shen was eating while keeping an eye on Jiang Suining. But then she noticed that Qin and several other ladies were also secretly looking at Jiang Suining. Especially Qin, who looked at Jiang Suining with satisfaction and consideration.

Mother Shen withdrew her gaze and thought, could it be that Madam Qin has taken a fancy to Miss Jiang?

According to the family background of the Marquis' Mansion, it shouldn't be the case. Could it be that this Miss Jiang has other outstanding qualities besides her appearance and manners?

For a moment, Shen's mother became more and more curious about Jiang Suining.

Jiang Suining naturally felt those scrutinizing eyes, but there was no sign of nervousness or restraint on her face, everything was normal.

She had attended countless banquets like this in her previous life, so she was naturally bound to be stared at. No matter how many looks she faced, she had already managed to remain calm.

About half an hour later, the meal was almost finished, but it was still early, so Qin invited everyone to drink tea and appreciate the flowers.

This is a private banquet, and it would be impolite to just leave after wiping your mouth after eating. Since the host invites you to stay, you should stay for a while.

The garden of the Marquis Changning's Mansion is large, and people gather in groups of three or four to drink tea, appreciate the flowers and chat.

When Chu Jingyue and Jiang Suining were just about to take a walk, they happened to meet a female member of the royal family who had a good relationship with the Chu Palace. After learning that the Chu Princess had not come today because she was not feeling well, she pulled Chu Jingyue aside and asked her a few more questions with concern.

Seeing this, Jiang Suining walked away and strolled around the garden by himself.

The scenery in this garden was exactly the same as in the previous life. Jiang Suining was looking at it in a trance when a maid suddenly bumped into him...

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