After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

It has been many years since the wife of Marquis Xing'an attended a banquet hosted by such a powerful circle. Since the Duke of Huguo's Mansion sent an invitation to Fu Yunyao, they would not invite only her. The invitation clearly stated that it was for the female members of the Marquis' Mansion.

"Your Majesty greets the Tenth Princess." She spotted Chu Luoning, who was sitting at the front seat, and bowed respectfully to him.

Pei Shuyan also followed suit and saluted.

All the people present were ladies and young ladies from prominent aristocratic families in the capital, people she could only dream of but never reach.

Pei Shuyan had such a good opportunity today to attend a banquet at the Duke of Huguo's Mansion with the Marquis of Xing'an's Mansion. She secretly told herself that she must seize the opportunity and strive to gain a foothold among these noble ladies as soon as possible.

Chu Luoning didn't know the wife of Marquis Xing'an, so he asked people to excuse themselves with an expressionless face, and then turned to talk to Liu Zhenzhen.

The wife of Marquis Xing'an had an embarrassed look on her face, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction with the Tenth Princess's coldness.

After the two sat down, Wen asked the wife of Xing'an Marquis with a fake smile: "I wonder how Yao'er's condition is? If she hadn't come to the banquet today, I wouldn't have known that she was sick."

The wife of the Marquis of Xing'an said with a distressed look on her face, "It was just a cold. She didn't get better after taking several doses of medicine. I was worried that she was seriously ill, so I changed doctors. They said it was due to overwork. But she has been looking much better recently. It's also my fault. I left all the affairs of the mansion to her, and she was exhausted."

"As the eldest daughter-in-law, it's normal for her to worry more. I'm glad you're okay." Wen held the handkerchief tightly with a gentle smile on her face, but her eyes when she looked at Pei Shuyan were cold.

Fu Yunyao was bedridden, but the wife of Marquis Xing'an brought a worthless merchant girl to attend the banquet at the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. This shows how little she cared about her daughter-in-law.

It's even more of a slap in the face of the Pingyang Palace.

Wen was so angry that her body trembled slightly, but now was not the time to question him.

Even though it could embarrass the wife of the Marquis of Xing'an, it would also make others laugh at it, and it would make the wife of the Duke of Huguo lose all face.

This happened at someone else's house, and disrupting the banquet would undoubtedly damage the relationship between the two families.

It's not worth it just to embarrass the wife of Marquis Xing'an.

But she made note of this account.

"Madam Ji, who is this girl?" Someone looked at Pei Shuyan behind the wife of Marquis Xing'an and asked curiously.

The wife of the Marquis of Xing'an smiled and said, "She is my niece. Since the princess cannot come to the banquet, I asked her to accompany me."

As she finished her words, Pei Shuyan bowed to all the ladies obediently: "Shuyan greets all the ladies!"

Everyone nodded at her with a smile, politely but distantly, and didn't ask any more questions.

They are all smart people. The word "niece" pointed out the identity of this girl, which shows that her family background is ordinary. Otherwise, why would the wife of Marquis Xing'an pass her by so vaguely? If she was really a lady from a noble family, she would definitely introduce her in detail.

Seeing that no one was willing to pay attention to her, Pei Shuyan pursed her lips and sat down next to the wife of Marquis Xing'an.

Lady Xing'an glanced at her, gently patted the back of her hand, and gave her a soothing look.

Pei Shuyan took a deep breath and suppressed the embarrassment in her heart.

She was born into a merchant family of humble origins. If her family was not wealthy and her father was not favored by the Third Prince, she could not even enter the Xing'an Marquisate, let alone such a powerful family as the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Any one of the people present here is not comparable to the Xing'an Marquisate.

Don’t be in a hurry, take your time, money makes the world go round!

Pei Shuyan said secretly in his heart.

The waterside pavilion was very large, and a banquet was held here at noon. The male guests were served in the front yard by the Duke of Protectorate and his son.

The wife of the Duke of Protectorate pulled the tenth princess to sit in the main seat, but the tenth princess humbly sat on her left. She was a princess outside, but a junior in front of the wife of the Duke of Protectorate. The tenth princess was unwilling to use her status to put pressure on others in the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion.

Liu Zhenzhen sat down on the right side of the wife of the Duke of Huguo, and pulled Gu Zhiyin to sit next to her.

The wife of the Duke of Protectorate smiled slightly and invited Wen to sit at the same table.

Also sitting together were the old lady of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and her eldest daughter Zhou Mengyu.

Three years ago, Zhou Mengyu got engaged to Liu Dongmo, the eldest son of the Duke of Huguo's mansion. They had completed the three letters and six ceremonies and were originally preparing to get married, but Zhou's father suddenly passed away due to an old illness. Zhou Mengyu had been in mourning for her father for three years and had just come out of the mourning period.

The title of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has been inherited for three generations, and now Zhou Mengyu's eldest brother has inherited the title. The old lady who came today is their biological mother.

As a relative of the Liu family, Chen was naturally treated differently from others.

Although there were not many guests at noon, it was still quite lively with everyone eating and drinking.

After lunch, the wife of the Duke of Protectorate arranged a room for people to rest, and the young ladies went to the garden to appreciate the flowers, or set up a chessboard in the pavilion to play a few games.

Painting, playing the piano, drinking tea and chatting, the ladies' pastimes are also full of poetry and painting.

Dusk gradually deepened, the sky was glowing with the red glow of sunset, and a gentle breeze brought a slight coolness. The servants in the mansion were busy but orderly moving around in the garden.

The wife of the Protector of the Country arranged the dinner in the garden. It was not suitable during the day when the sun was strong, but it was just right at night. There were all kinds of lanterns hanging all around, and the sky gradually darkened. The candlelight reflected on the flowers and trees, which was extremely bright.

Men and women sat on the left and right sides, and rectangular low tables extended back in rows.

The Duke of Protectorate accompanied the Second Prince and the Third Prince into the garden, followed by a young girl. This immediately caused a panic among the guests in the garden, and they all stood up to greet them.

"Meet the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Seventh Princess."

"No need to be polite, everyone. My third brother and seventh sister and I are the guests today. Please feel free to make yourself at home." The Second Prince Chu Yiling laughed.

"Your Highnesses, please take a seat." The Duke of Protectorate said respectfully.

The Tenth Princess was very happy to see her two brothers. She waved her hands and shouted, "Second brother, third brother!" However, when she saw Chu Wanning, she couldn't help but roll her eyes on her face, which had always been gentle and dignified.

"Why is she here too?" Chu Luoning muttered softly.

The three of them walked towards Chu Luoning. Before the second and third princes could speak, the seventh princess smiled and said to Chu Luoning, "Tenth sister, you came to the Duke of Huguo's mansion, why didn't you wait for me? I went to Kunning Palace and found out that you came in the morning."

"Do I need to inform you where I'm going? You weren't invited to the Liu family banquet."

The Seventh Princess was not annoyed when she heard this. She sat down next to Chu Luoning with a smile: "I was thinking that we could be companions, but unexpectedly, I went to pay my respects to the Royal Grandmother this morning. After a few words, the Royal Grandmother fainted. I was worried about the Royal Grandmother, so I stayed there for a day and left only after she woke up."

Hearing that the Queen Mother had fainted, Chu Luoning's beautiful eyebrows showed a trace of worry: "Is the Royal Grandmother okay?"

"The patient has woken up. The imperial physician said that he just needs to rest and not get angry in the future." said the Seventh Princess.

Liu Zhenzhen sat with Gu Zhiyin, and seeing her looking at the Seventh Princess, she carefully explained to her.