The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The wife of Duke Xu held the banquet for her daughter's coming-of-age ceremony. This third young lady was the favorite daughter of Duke Xu and his wife, so her coming-of-age ceremony was held in a grand manner.

Summer hibernation is not too early, but not too late either.

Mrs. Qiu greeted Xia Mianwan with a smile when she saw her, "Mrs. Pei."

"Mrs. Qiu."

After adding the gifts, they could have the banquet and watch the show. Lady Xu was very considerate in this regard and did not arrange Xia Mianwan and the women of the Zheng family to sit at the same table.

As soon as Xia Mianwan sat down, Mrs. Qiu came over and started talking to her.

Ever since Manyuelou opened and Xia Mianwan invited Mrs. Qiu, Mrs. Qiu has become much more enthusiastic towards Xia Mianwan.

"Mrs. Pei, is there any new play at Manyue Tower recently?" Before the meal, all the ladies would find someone to chat with.

Xia Mianwan saw Mrs. Qiu's excited face and laughed: "The new play will be released next month."

"Is there any new news? Can you tell me? So I can brag about it!" Mrs. Qiu continued to ask.

"The next play should be called "The Moon Returns", and both jewelry and clothes will be featured."

Mrs. Qiu raised her wrist upon hearing this, revealing the bracelet from the first-class limited edition set of "Flying Apsaras". This gesture of Mrs. Qiu made the other ladies at the table look over.

"Mrs. Qiu, you actually managed to get a first-class set of "Flying"? That's amazing! I'm so envious! How did you get it?"

Mrs. Qiu laughed cheerfully and said, "I went there quite often a while ago."

"Mrs. Pei, you have too few peripheral sets. Can't you have more?" asked the other ladies at the table.

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "I don't care about these things. Our shopkeeper Sang is in full control."

"Ah...I wanted to open a back door with you!"

While they were chatting and laughing, Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng Shao also sat down. They heard the laughter coming from the next table and felt a little unhappy.

"No rules at all." Mrs. Zheng began to hate Xia Mianwan after being scolded by Chen Ge'er last time. Of course, she didn't think that Chen Ge'er didn't want to recognize her, she only thought that Xia Mianwan harmed Chen Ge'er and didn't let Chen Ge'er recognize the Zheng family.

Xia Mianwan didn't even frown, and continued to chat and laugh with the other ladies.

"What's wrong with Sister Zheng? Why is she unhappy? Is it because we didn't take good care of her?" Lady Xu, Duke of Xu's wife, had just finished greeting all the guests when she came over. As soon as she came over, she heard Lady Zheng's scolding. She thought that one of her family members had caused trouble, so she asked hurriedly.

Zhuang Sasa was too lazy to appeal for her mother-in-law, and sat there silently pretending to be dead.

It was Madam Huang who was sitting next to Madam Zheng who explained: "It's Madam Pei."

Lady Xu frowned secretly, but Lord Xu specifically told her to get closer to Lady Zheng, so she said with a smile: "Sister Zheng, why are you angry about these things? It's not worth it!"

Zhuang Sasa looked at the wife of Duke Xu in surprise, wondering why the wife of Duke Xu was so nice today.

Madam Zheng nodded and lifted her sleeves. "Some people don't know the rules. It's better to invite fewer people next time."

Upon hearing this, Lady Xu couldn't even hold on to her smile. What rank was Lady Zheng to teach her a lesson? But she had to suppress it by thinking of her master's repeated instructions.

Mrs. Qiu had also been instructed by her master, so she could only look at Xia Mianwan and smile awkwardly.

However, the other ladies sitting at the same table with Xia Mianwan all felt a little embarrassed.

Can the attitudes of Lady Xu and Lady Qiu explain that... the Zheng family is also one of them, so let's test it out. After making up her mind, Xia Mianwan spoke.

"General Zheng has resigned, but Madam Zheng is still so arrogant. She even dares to teach the wife of the Duke a lesson? I don't know who has no rules. So many of us ladies are here, who is making a fool of ourselves?" Xia Mianwan's voice was soft and she seemed harmless, but these words made the wife of the Duke Xu feel even more uneasy.

If I help Madam Zheng again, will I save my own reputation and the reputation of the Duke's Mansion?

Lady Xu was trying to hold it back, but Xia Mianwan refused. “If you don’t know, you might think it’s…”

"What is it?" Mrs. Zheng had suffered at the hands of Xia Mianwan, so she stood up and faced Xia Mianwan. She wanted to see what Xia Mianwan wanted to say.

"It is the Duke's Mansion that has a request to the General's Mansion, otherwise how could Madam Zheng teach the Duke's wife a lesson..." When Xia Mianwan said this, the whole audience was in an uproar.

The lady sitting at the same table with Xia Mianwan was completely stunned. How could Mrs. Pei's voice be so soft but her words be so offensive?

Lady of Duke Xu was so embarrassed that she thought that Lady Pei was a divorced woman and always knew that she should be inferior to others. Who could have thought that she was so powerful and spoke so bluntly.

It is necessary to refute, the key is how to refute.

The wife of Duke Xu did not say a word. All the ladies in the audience were watching how she would respond. If she gave a bad response, she would lose both face and dignity.

Madam Zheng snorted coldly, "Xia Mianwan, what you said is strange. I invited someone like you, so what's wrong with me giving you a few words? I reminded the Duke's wife not to invite someone like you, so what's wrong with me? Stop fanning the flames!"

Xia Mianwan's expression did not change at all. "Madam Zheng, no one else can call me by my maiden name. Today, I am Madam Pei, and I represent the Pei family. Madam Zheng is very arrogant. Although the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion are powerful, my Pei family will not be bullied by others."

After saying that, Xia Mianwan stood up and continued, "Madam Zheng keeps saying that I am such a person, such a person, but Madam Zheng, please don't forget that my marriage to my husband was granted by the emperor. My husband is deeply favored by the emperor. Madam Zheng, do you mean that I, Xia Mianwan, have failed the emperor or that the emperor cannot judge people well?"

Lady Xu became anxious and quickly pushed Lady Zheng.

Madam Zheng was not really ignorant of the seriousness of the matter, and quickly asked, "What does it have to do with His Majesty?"

"Mrs. Zheng, please remember that my husband and I were married by the emperor."

Madam Zheng said coldly, "I didn't mean that."

Madam Xu wanted to smooth things over, but was stopped by Xia Mianwan. Xia Mianwan looked at Madam Xu with a half-smile, "Duke Xu is a kind and noble man, and I thought his wife would be the same. But I never thought that she would put pressure on me and humiliate my Pei family regardless of right or wrong. The Duke's Mansion is really amazing. What is the purpose of the Duke Xu Mansion to bind the General's Mansion like this?

My Pei family has seen it clearly. That being the case, my Pei family is not the kind of family that likes to flatter others, let alone confuse right and wrong. My husband is still working hard for the State of Chen in Yubei. I never thought that the Duke's Mansion would view the Pei family in this way.

I can't stay in a place like this any longer, Rumeng Ruzhu, let's go!"