Nian Huajiao: The cold-faced treacherous minister spoiled her unconditionally after breaking his vow

Jiang Huai heard this and looked at Madam Jiang with some grievance: "Grandma~"

Old Madam Jiang glared at Jiang Zhou, then waved lovingly at Jiang Huai, indicating that it was nothing to do and that he should just go and sit down.

Only then did Jiang Huai lower his head and sit next to Jiang An under the scrutiny of everyone.

Jiang An naturally ignored him.

If it were in the past, he would have stepped forward to comfort her. But now it was different, at least on the surface he was no longer the illegitimate son of the first wife, but the legitimate son of the second wife.

Even if he doesn't speak, no one will force him to speak.

What's more, Jiang Huai had been spoiled for a long time. If he said something at this moment, he would definitely be humiliated.

He is not a fool!

Jiang Huai didn't dare to do it again. He just made a serious note in his heart and glared at Jiang An.

Jiang Chen would glance at Jiang Yin from time to time...

At the hour of Si, the main gate, side gate and corner gate of the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion were all opened to welcome today's distinguished guests.

In order to show the importance of the guests and to highlight the grandeur of Madam Jiang's birthday banquet, the banquet was held in the main hall in the front yard.

The main hall of the Duke's Mansion is very large. In the middle of the hall, there is an eight-section screen with green mountains, green waters, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which separates the entire main hall into two small halls on the left and right.

There are two doors at the end of the two small halls, so the distance between the two sides is not close, so there will not be much trouble.

At that time, at the noon banquet, the ladies can stay in one of the small halls to chat and enjoy the food, while the men can drink and talk freely in the small hall on the other side.

The two do not interfere with each other, which can avoid embarrassment and allow you to enjoy your meal.

The scenery and layout of the Zhenguogong Mansion are considered top-notch in Yongjing City. After all, it was awarded by Emperor Zhaoshun himself during the heyday of the old Zhenguogong.

However, since it was summer and the weather was hot, there was not much to see in the garden.

The only place you can go is Crescent Lake.

Liu had ordered her servants to clean up the long corridor and the octagonal pavilion beside Crescent Moon Lake early in the morning. She also prepared cushions and snacks, and assigned enough maids and servants to guard the place.

All the ladies here today are noble ladies. We cannot neglect them, but we cannot allow anything to go wrong.

The brothers Jiang Zhou and Jiang Miao stood at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, smiling as they greeted the heads and young masters of various mansions who came to attend the birthday banquet.

Qin and Liu were on the other side, chatting and laughing as they greeted the mistresses and noble ladies of each mansion.

In front of the Duke's Mansion, there was a constant stream of traffic and people coming and going, making it very lively.

Jiang Zhou is the Duke of Zhenguo after all, so why would he stand at the gate to greet him in person?

This may be Jiang Zhou's only advantage, he is willing to lose face and bend his back. This is especially true in front of Emperor Zhaoding.

Therefore, although he had made no achievements in the court for many years and had no so-called military merits, his title of Duke of Zhenguo was still not revoked.

It's also a kind of ability.

At this moment, all the gentlemen sitting in the Duke's Mansion had rosy faces.

He has a higher official position than Jiang Zhou, but his rank is not as high as his, but he is greeted by the only first-rank duke in Dayong. This feels really good.

Not to mention that his official position and rank were not as high as his.

Everyone felt that they were greatly respected in front of the Duke of Zhenguo, and everyone felt that they were truly the distinguished guests of the day.

On the Qin and Liu sides, the sisters-in-law were also living in harmony.

The women from various mansions were welcomed into the flower hall by capable maids and servants including Mama Zhao, Mingcui, Danyu, and Meiqing.

Jiang Luo, Jiang Yin, Jiang Chen, and Jiang Nian stood beside Old Madam Jiang, chatting with her and the other ladies.

Of course, it was mostly the ladies who were talking, and the ladies were shyly listening. Most of what they said were compliments to Madam Jiang, or praises to Qin.

Among them was Qin Ying'er, the cousin of the Duke's Mansion. She was whispering with Jiang Yin at this moment, and no one knew what they were discussing.

However, Qin Ying'er's eyes would fall on Jiang Luo from time to time, and the jealousy in her eyes would definitely not be visible to people who didn't look carefully.

Qin Yu brought Zhou and a few others to the Duke's Mansion early, waiting to show their faces in Yongjing City today with the help of Jiang Zhou.

It has been more than two months since Emperor Zhaoding ordered him to be confined for one month and fined one year's salary, but there has been no decree to reinstate him.

He could sit still in the first few days, but now he feels very uncomfortable.

All the people who came today are important figures. He must take this opportunity to find out what Emperor Zhaoding thinks, so that he will know in which direction to work towards!

"Madam Xie, Miss Xie is here." The maid outside the door sang.

Jiang Luo's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked outside the door. He saw Xie Qing following Madam Xie closely and entering the flower hall.

She didn't walk fast, and Mrs. Xie also walked slowly to take care of her, which made the mother and daughter look more dignified and steady.

When sending the invitation, Liu went to her specifically to ask whether to send it to Princess Jing and the Xie family.

She thought it over again and again before deciding to send invitations to both Prince Jing's Mansion and the Xie Family.

Xie Qing was her good sister, and she didn't want Xie Qing to be disappointed when she found out that she didn't send an invitation to the Xie family. As for the Prince Jing's Mansion, she sent an invitation only out of courtesy. Whether the Princess of Jing came or not was not something she could control, and she didn't care.

After all, she is Princess Jing.

Upon hearing this, even though Mrs. Jiang was dissatisfied, she did not dare to put away the smile on her face.

Lord Xie is the chief priest of the Imperial College, and the Xie family is the uncle of Lu Jinan, the Prince of Jing and the commander of the Jinyiwei. They can't afford to offend him, and they can't offend him.

However, she had heard from Xiu Yue that on that day in the Yongxing Marquis's Mansion, Madam Xie and Miss Xie had always been on the side of that damn girl Jiang Luo.

Later, Miss Xie came to the mansion many times and became very good friends with that dead girl.

snort!

What's so good about that girl?

Her Yin'er is the noble lady of the Duke's Mansion. If she wants to make friends, she should make friends with Yin'er. How could she fall for Jiang Luo?

It must be that the mother and daughter have poor eyesight.

The ladies below were also a little scared. Many of them had run into obstacles in front of Madam Xie, and Madam Xie was really difficult to get along with.

Even so, when everyone saw the elegant and aloof Madam Xie walking in, even if they didn't want to greet her, they all stood up and bowed, smiling and saying, "Madam Xie."

There are also rules for attending banquets. Generally, the first ones to come are those with lower official positions in the family, and the later ones are all important people with status.

Madam Xie also returned the half-bow, then waved her hand and said with a faint smile, "You are too polite, ladies."

Xie Qing also bowed slightly, then winked playfully at Jiang Luo who was standing next to Old Madam Jiang, as if to say: Sister Luo, I miss you so much!

Jiang Luo smiled and nodded to her. She really loved this little girl!

Qin Ying'er saw all their little actions and became more and more jealous.