Peach Blossom.

Princess Si Yao personally brought Mantangjiao back to the Wang family. This incident really surprised everyone in the Wang family!

Afterwards, Si Yao instigated his mother-in-law Xiao Rui to hold a banquet to celebrate the "adoption of a daughter" and invited relatives and friends from near and far to attend the banquet.

Since it was the princess's suggestion, Xiao Rui didn't dare to say no, so the next day, the entire Situ Mansion was decorated with lights and decorations, and the servants sent out invitations in waves, wishing to gather all the nobles and their families in Jiankang City together.

When the day set on the invitation arrived, the guests of Situ Mansion almost broke down the door, and there were hundreds of tables set up for the banquet in the mansion, which was almost as spectacular as the day of the princess's wedding.

According to the old rules, the eldest son Wang Dun and the third son Wang Ao of the Wang family entertained the male guests on the east side, while the mistress Xiao Rui, the eldest daughter-in-law Zhou Yunniang, and Princess Si Yao entertained the female guests on the west side.

Tao Ye followed behind Xiao Rui, like an exhibit, and was introduced over and over again by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, such as:

"This is my daughter. You elder sisters can just call her "Ah Jiao"!"

"My sister is the most caring and filial. Mother loves her very much and she is even more favored than her own son!"

"Sister A Jiao is unfortunately a widow. How can our Wang family feel at ease? We must bring her back and take good care of her!"

Tao Ye hated this kind of boring banquet the most. The guests were filled with hypocritical voices, such as:

"The Wang family is prosperous, and the old lady just needs a daughter. Now it's finally here. It's really cause for celebration!"

"Ah Jiao is both talented and beautiful, and she is thoughtful. She really looks like the old lady's biological daughter!"

"I have just married such a virtuous and generous daughter-in-law, the princess, and adopted such a pretty daughter. What a blessing!"

Xiao Rui had to force a smile amid the flattery of the guests, while Tao Ye, who was following behind him, was already exhausted and her smile was stiff.

After three rounds of drinks, Xiao Rui finally sat down with his wife and children. After taking a breath, before he had time to eat or drink, he looked up and saw Wang Jing walking towards them, leaning on a crutch in one hand and holding Yu'er's hand in the other.

There are only female guests here, so it is certainly not appropriate for Wang Jing to come over.

But in front of so many people, Xiao Rui couldn't just chase her son away. Seeing Wang Jing approaching, she had to stand up and pretend to be polite: "Jing'er...you're here at the right time, come and meet your sister!"

As he said that, Xiao Rui pulled Tao Ye's hand.

Tao Ye had no choice but to stand up, put her hands together at her waist, made a blessing gesture, and called out softly, "Second Brother."

Yu'er was overjoyed when she saw Taoye. She broke free from Wang Jing's hand and ran to Taoye, shouting, "Mom! You're back!"

Wang Jing ignored Tao Ye's address and pulled Yu'er back. He walked to Xiao Rui and said to Yu'er, "Yu'er, come and meet your grandmother!"

When the word "grandmother" came out, Yu'er was confused, and everyone present was also stunned.

Zhou Yunniang stood up quickly and laughed jokingly to ease the awkward atmosphere: "Look, second brother, he was afraid that this place wasn't lively enough, so he came to tell us some jokes!"

The guests all responded with smiles.

Wang Jing still had a stern face, looking only at Xiao Rui: "Since Ah Jiao is your daughter and Yu Er is Ah Jiao's daughter, if I don't call you "Grandma", what else should I call you?"

Xiao Rui felt extremely embarrassed, but in order to cope with the current situation, she managed to suppress the waves in her heart and pretended to smile: "Jing'er! Just stop joking! Go back and sit over there!"

"I don't have the time to joke with you!" Wang Jing's face was cold and calm. He looked around at Xiao Rui, Zhou Yunniang, Si Yao, Tao Ye and everyone else: "I also want to know, who proposed to hold such a boring banquet? With this extra money, why don't you use it to help the poor disaster victims?"

Zhou Yunniang left her seat and walked to Wang Jing, forcing a smile: "Second brother, you can't say that... Mother adopting my sister is a big deal, and we have to let relatives and friends know about it. It's just like every family has a full-moon banquet when they have a child or grandchild..."

"Is it necessary?" Wang Jing smiled coldly: "Who here doesn't know that she is my first wife and Yu'er's biological mother?"

Zhou Yunniang couldn't answer. The whole yard was silent and the atmosphere was extremely cold.

Wang Jing smiled and his tone became more sarcastic: "Husband and wife become siblings, how could you think of that! Then please tell me, from now on, should Yu'er call Ah Jiao mother or aunt? Should she call me father or uncle?"

Si Yao clenched her fists. She had happily proposed this banquet, but she had never expected Wang Jing to come and ruin it! At this moment, she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into!

"I have finished what I want to say. You can continue to show off and brag as much as you want!" Wang Jing said this, then limped away on his crutches.

After Wang Jing's disturbance, the banquet ended in a bad mood.

Tao Ye was arranged to live in the east courtyard of the backyard with Yu'er.

The east courtyard in the backyard belonged to Wang Dun and Zhou Yunniang. After the princess married into the middle courtyard where Wang Jing lived, Xiao Rui was afraid that Yu'er's temper would displease the princess, so he moved Yu'er to the east courtyard to keep Wang Dun's two children, Geng'er and Huan'er company.

In addition, the mistress Xiao Rui and her youngest son Wang Ao, who had not yet married, lived in the west courtyard of the backyard. The front courtyard was the office of the Situ Mansion. Although there were several guest rooms, no one lived there on a daily basis. There were only two important places in the front courtyard, one was the study where the master Wang Yi kept his books, and the other was the school where the children studied.

Tao Ye didn't dare to walk around in Wang's house before because she was not familiar with the geographical location of Wang's house. Now that she has a little understanding of it, she still doesn't dare to walk around. This is because as soon as she walks out of the door, Qing Xing, the maid given by the Queen Mother, will follow her everywhere.

Although Taoye doesn't dare to go out casually, Yuer can.

Yu'er strolled around the courtyards, and after returning to her room, she excitedly told Tao Ye: "The bastard princess cried her heart out in her room, saying, "Why is my life so miserable! The first time I got married, I met a bad man, and the second time I got married, I met such a cold-blooded and heartless person!"

Yu'er imitated Princess Si Yao's howling tone, and then she laughed so hard that she couldn't stop.

Seeing that Yu'er was laughing too loudly, Tao Ye quickly made a "hush" sound with her index finger and pointed outside the door, indicating that someone was eavesdropping.

Yu'er walked to the door and suddenly opened it. The maid Qingxing, who was eavesdropping with her ear pressed against the door, almost fell down.

Qing Xing saw Yu'er and quickly stood up again: "It's so late, why haven't you rested yet, Miss?"

Yu'er looked at Qingxing and grinned: "Sister Qingxing, I want to tell you a story!"

Qing Xing was stunned for a moment.

Yu'er just said, "Once upon a time, there was a servant who always liked to eavesdrop on her master's conversations and put her ear against the door! One day, the master was practicing sword in the house, and she hurried to eavesdrop again. As a result, the master didn't know and accidentally chopped the sword on the door... Guess what? The servant's ear was chopped off and a lot of blood flowed..."

Yu'er deliberately shook her body and her voice trembled, and the tone of her description became more and more creepy.

Qing Xing hurriedly stopped her, "Second Miss! It's... too late, you should go to bed early! I'll... I'll go down first!"

Qingxing hurried back to the corner room, and Yu'er walked back to Taoye with a smile.

Tao Ye almost burst out laughing while listening to the story. She didn't expect that a seven-year-old girl could be so amazing!

Yu'er said to Tao Ye proudly: "My father said that if you meet someone who is unfriendly to you, you must not swallow your anger like mother did, you must fight back and see who dares to bully you again!"

Tao Ye found it very interesting and asked, "What else did your father say?"

"He said that he and mom can't be together every day now, and asked me to protect mom well and tell him immediately if I encounter any trouble!" Yu'er yawned as she spoke.

Tao Ye asked Yu'er to go to bed, and she lay beside him, but she was just coaxing the child to sleep and was not sleepy at all.

Yu'er fell asleep very quickly, but she was still humming in her sleep: "Mom... don't leave me..."

Just this one sentence in her dream almost made Tao Ye cry.

This seven-year-old girl is always noisy and seems very strong, but she is so fragile at heart.

Tao Ye looked at Yu'er, thinking about what Wang Jing said that Yu'er told her before she went to bed, and her mind couldn't help but recall every single thing related to Wang Jing.

She thought about what Wang Jing said and did every time she saw him. He was so cold and aloof, so unsociable. He didn't look like a male mistress who could hook up with a married woman.

After Yu'er fell asleep completely, Tao Ye got out of bed and quietly looked around the doors and windows to make sure that no one was eavesdropping. Then she took out the mirror given to her by the Ghost King.

She saw herself on one side of the mirror, and quickly turned to the other side, but saw only darkness. She knocked on the mirror: "Chen Ji, can you hear me?"

Soon, Chen Ji appeared in the mirror, but he was shaking violently: "What? You missed me so soon?"

Tao Ye looked in the mirror and felt that Chen Ji seemed to be riding a horse: "It's so late, why are you still on the road? Shouldn't you find a place to rest for the night?"

"The journey is so long. If we want to rest, how long will it take to get there? However, since you are looking for me, you naturally have to stop for a while!" Chen Ji had obviously dismounted.

The mirror turned, and Tao Ye saw that Ma Da was also beside Chen Ji. She felt a little embarrassed: "What's wrong with you? Every word you say sounds like honey on your lips!"

Chen Ji burst out laughing.

Tao Ye stood up and looked at the doors and windows again to confirm that no one was eavesdropping, and then said to Chen Ji: "I have something serious to ask you. You said before that Wang Jing and the princess had been secretly communicating for a long time, and even gave a dog as a token of trust. Have you seen all this with your own eyes?"

The smile on Chen Ji's face disappeared: "She and I have already divorced, why are you still asking these questions?"

"I don't mean to dig into your privacy, but my feeling tells me that Wang Jing is not that kind of person."

Chen Ji sneered: "How many people in the world do bad things and still have the word bad written on their faces?"

Tao Ye was a little impatient: "Hey! Just tell me, have you seen it with your own eyes?"

"No! I am the one who is most secretive about their affair. How could I possibly see it? It's just that the princess's men didn't keep their mouth shut, so it was leaked out!" Chen Ji answered very quickly this time.

After hearing this answer, Tao Ye felt confused and recalled what Wang Jing said during the day. She unconsciously held the mirror loosely, and the mirror surface fell slightly.

Chen Ji looked at Tao Ye's absent-minded look, and a trace of displeasure gradually appeared on his face: "I would like to ask you, you are so concerned about these details, could it be that you really like that Wang Jing?"

"No! How is that possible?" Tao Ye answered casually and smiled at the mirror, but for some reason, she felt guilty.

As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice came from outside the door: "Ah Jiao, are you asleep?"