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"Stop yelling, it's just making people laugh at you. You finally got a seat here, and when the youngsters come in, let's see which of you will be able to look proud."

Old Madam Xu spoke impatiently. This was already decided long ago, but they were still making a fuss every day, insisting on changing it. The invitations had been exchanged, the horoscopes had matched, and they should have been preparing for the engagement properly, but they were making a fuss every day.

Being laughed at for no reason.

The Kyoto Prefecture was bustling this time, and many people from the Xu family came. The ladies of the first, second, and third rooms were all here. They brought a few young men and women with them from Jiashan, and planned to visit relatives in the Kyoto Prefecture and have a good time for a while.

But when there are many people, there will be more gossip. Seeing that the young ladies and gentlemen have not returned yet, the room has started to become noisy and noisy again.

Miss Ruan has been pretty since she was young, no wonder she is favored by others.

Besides, the second wife obviously has more money, and if the young master in their family wants to pursue a career in politics, he will need all these arrangements.

How could a scholar with three rooms and a house full of money, the eldest lady of a noble family, have so much money to spend?

Fortunately, he was a bastard and did not dare to ask to marry Madam Xian and Madam Wu from their family's main house, otherwise the Xu family would not be willing.

Since Xu Liuniang got married, there have been several brothers and sisters in the family, but if we can say that they are legitimate children, there are only Sanlang, Liuniang and Qilang.

Qilang unfortunately passed away, so Mrs. Xu naturally valued Sanlang very much.

The children born to Sanlang were also very concerned, fearing that the eldest wife would never recover from the setback.

"Grandma~Meet Grandma~"

A young lady's voice as sweet as a silver bell came from outside. She looked like a colorful butterfly in her bright yellow skirt. It was Miss Wu.

She grew up with Madam Xu and was not used to following rules, so she just bowed slightly and ran to the couch.

"Grandma, let me tell you, today's lantern festival was so much fun. There were all kinds of new and interesting things. I wonder how many good things Ah Xian and I bought?"

The girl's smile was bright and charming, instantly illuminating the room.

Madam Xian followed her into the house. Seeing her sister like this, she couldn't help but smile, "Grandma, this Ah Wu is jumping up and down like a monkey. Third brother almost couldn't keep an eye on her."

"Who do you say is the monkey? Sister?" Madam Wu couldn't help but act coquettishly.

Soon, Sanlang entered the house and said, "Just you, naughty monkey, come and meet your grandmother!"

The three of them were neatly arranged and looked very pleasing to the eye. The second wife saw that her wife, Miss Ruan, had not arrived, so she looked around and finally called the maid next to her to go and see.

Madam Xian noticed it, but didn't say anything, just opened her mouth slightly.

Madam Wu, on the other hand, immediately complained, "Grandma, Sister Ruan almost caused a disaster today, and we can't stand it any longer. After much thought, I decided to tell you, grandma. Otherwise, if this gets out, our Xu family's reputation will be ruined."

Then he told what happened today.

It turned out that the group went to the royal gardens today. At first, it was just a quarrel between the sisters, which was nothing serious. It was the same at home on weekdays.

But who would have thought that Madam Ruan, whether influenced by her mother or for some other reason, just looked down upon Mr. Bai.

Seeing that she kept looking at the young man in Kyoto Mansion, Madam Wu felt funny for no reason and scolded her a few words. She then cried and went to find her cousin from the Bai family who was studying in Kyoto Mansion.

She cried and made a fuss, saying that she was going to be married to the illegitimate son of the third wife. She begged her cousin to take her as a concubine instead of letting the illegitimate son of the third wife make her the eldest daughter, for the sake of their past friendship.

In an instant, they were surrounded by people. The woman felt so ashamed that she didn't know how to deal with it. It was her third brother who forcibly pulled her out and stuffed her back into the carriage, and the matter was finally settled.

If the people who gathered around them at the time didn't know whose daughters they were, if there was no fact that there was a lot of gossip in Kyoto every day, and if their third brother was quick to react, they would have been humiliated and disappeared long ago.

Fortunately, the two young ladies were quite optimistic, and this incident did not affect their mood for playing. After putting Madam Ruan back into the carriage, they continued to play.

. . . . . .

Before Madam Wu finished her words, the maids and servants rushed into the main hall, "Madam Ruan...Madam Ruan wants to commit suicide..."

Everyone sitting in the hall was stunned, even Madam Wu covered her mouth. If Madam Ruan wanted to commit suicide just because of what she said today... she didn't think so...

She clenched her sleeves in panic, and Old Madam Xu squeezed her hand.

Silly child, what does this have to do with her?

But when he blinked his eyes, he didn't expect so many things to happen in one day, and it happened to be the day when Qi Ning'an was coming to visit.

If I had known earlier, I should not have brought the second wife’s family here. I should have stayed at home and waited to get married.

Why did I become so soft-hearted when I came that day?

Now, no one can get any help from me, no matter how hard I try.

Lady Ruan cried and made a scene. She was thinking about getting married, and she had rarely come to Kyoto Prefecture. It was a pity. Every time Lady Xian and Lady Wu came to Kyoto Prefecture, she didn't come.

I thought about it and brought it along. Who would have thought that he would be so bold? He wanted to climb the social ladder and was arrogant.

The second wife ran out crying and making a scene, "Oh, my Lady Ruan... Lady Ruan!"

Old Madam Xu was too lazy to stop them. Qi Ning'an and Qi Ningliang were about to arrive, and she didn't know how the trouble would end if it continued.

"...something that is not presentable."

Someone muttered something, and for a moment, the room fell silent, and no one spoke.

Even Mrs. Lian Wu just sat there obediently eating fruit.

At this time, the doorman came to report again.

"The Qi family brothers and sisters want to see you."

Qi Ning'an and Qi Ningliang were waiting in front of the hanging flower gate. They could hear the commotion in the house from afar. It was all other people's family affairs, so they were not gossipy enough to listen.

But even if I didn't listen carefully, the crying and the sound of Lady Ruan...

The two of them heard it clearly.

Qi Ningliang glanced at his sister. There were no such dirty things in their family. He wondered if Qi Ningan would be scared.

But seeing that Qi Ning'an looked normal, he didn't say anything. He thought that his sister was different from other girls, so it shouldn't be a problem.

"Miss cousin, Master cousin, thank you for your hard work. Come with me."

A pretty maid bowed and secretly glanced at Qi Ningliang a few times. Qi Ningliang looked normal and walked into the hall with Qi Ningan.

"Grandma..."

Qi Ningliang saluted, and Qi Ningan followed suit, saluted, and called for help.

All of a sudden, the hall became lively again.

Old Madam Xu looked at Qi Ning'an standing below, and her hands began to tremble for a moment. Not only Old Madam Xu, but also several ladies present, except the third wife, had seen Qilang.