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"I have spoken out of turn... But Madam is your mother after all. Will you allow others to slander her like this?"

"Mammy, she protected the murderer, why don't you say she is my mother? If it wasn't for my elder sister that day, I would have died - do you know what dead means?"

Nanny Zhang was speechless.

In the end, it was because of this incident that the Madam and the Third Miss became estranged, but she still couldn't understand why the Madam would treat the Third Miss like this...

Nanny Zhang took the clothes back to Jingyuan intact.

Lan just took a look and said nothing.

It seemed as if she had expected this to happen.

Mu Ruge was a female official in charge of ceremonies in the inner court. When there was a banquet in the palace, she, as a female official, had to be present. She had to work with the Guanglu Temple to organize the banquet and guide the rituals and music. So, she returned to the palace before dawn.

Since there were foreign guests visiting the capital, the Honglu Temple was also busy and was responsible for all matters related to receiving the foreign guests.

To put it bluntly, this palace banquet was a celebration banquet prepared for the Gu family.

The Gu family returned to Beijing with glory, and there were as many people who were envious as they were jealous.

Old Madam Gu got up early in the morning to prepare. She had an imperial edict and her own court dress, so she could only wear court dress when entering the palace to attend a banquet.

Several ladies had not yet received imperial decrees, so they dressed modestly but politely.

The old general and his third son were both wearing court robes.

The three sons of the Gu family each had two sons, but they had no daughters. The young princes were elegant and graceful. When they stood together, their vigorous demeanor was touching.

General Gu and his three sons rode in a carriage.

The six young masters were divided into two carriages.

Since the Gu family returned to Beijing, Madam Yuan and her daughter moved from the palace to the Gu Mansion, and Jinqiu and her daughter also moved in. Knowing that she had saved Xulin, the Gu family was grateful to her. But Jinqiu still remembered her duty and never had the intention of repaying the favor. The reason why she stayed in Kyoto was to tell the story of the year in person in court one day, so that the murderer would be brought to justice to repay Madam for saving her life!

The old lady and Madam Yuan and her daughter rode in one car, and the three ladies rode in another.

He also entered the palace with a number of followers and servants.

Although they have been very low-key, they are numerous and look very imposing.

"I don't know if Yan'er has left yet. We should wait for her..."

I just came back to Kyoto, and there were many things to do, so I didn't have time to talk. Duke Fuguo remarried, and the Gu family didn't want to go to the house to avoid embarrassment.

Madam Yuan sat next to the old lady and said with a smile, "Don't worry, mother. Yan'er is a child with her own ideas and will not suffer any loss in the mansion. She is now on good terms with the granddaughter of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Mr. Qin. I'm afraid the two of them have agreed to enter the palace together."

Speaking of Mu Qingyan, Madam Gu frowned, her eyes full of heartache and bitterness, "Your sister was unlucky and passed away early. She has not had the care of her elders for these years, and it has been hard for the child... She has grown up to be so graceful and elegant, which is really rare... In the future, we still have to compensate her well..."

Madam Yuan held the old lady's hand, her eyes reddened, "I have been ill for nearly twenty years. If I hadn't seen Yan'er's current state, I'm afraid I would never be able to let it go in my life... That child is very tolerant and generous. She never blamed us, the elders, for not fulfilling our duties to her. On the contrary, she comforted us... Really... She is like her sister, both of them are tough and will not be easily defeated by difficulties."

The elders were talking, and Yuanying, as a junior, would not interrupt easily, so she just sat quietly by the side.

Old Madam Gu liked her personality very much. She knew when to advance and when to retreat, and she was calm and generous.

She took Yuan Ying's hand and said, "Ying'er is older than Yan'er. She should be seventeen by winter, right? Have you been promised to anyone?"

Speaking of marriage, Yuan Ying's face immediately flushed, "Grandma, Ying'er is still young, and has not yet been betrothed..."

Madam Yuan sighed, "We should have settled it long ago, but my health has not been good these years, and my husband is busy with official duties, so it has been delayed... Mother knows what the situation is in Huaiyang. Without finding a good one, my husband is not willing to easily marry the child..."

Yuan Xiao was the governor of the Jiuzhou Canal Transport, so there were many people who wanted to marry him. It was precisely for this reason that he did not dare to make the promise easily.

Marriages with ulterior motives usually don't have good results.

"If there's no suitable one in Huaiyang, just choose one in Kyoto. With your grandfather and your uncles backing you up, no one will dare to let you down!"

The Gu family is full of young monks. They finally have two beautiful granddaughters, so shouldn’t they cherish them very much?

Yuan Ying's face flushed, "Let grandma and mother make the decision. Ying'er will listen to the elders..."

Madam Gu knew that her daughter was shy, so she laughed and said, "Your own marriage should be with someone you like... We can help you choose the right one, but whether you like it or not is up to you to decide..."

Madam Yuan has been ill, and Yuan Xiao has no other concubines. The huge Governor's Mansion depends on Yuan Xiao to support it. Yuan Ying and Yuan Feng have learned to handle household chores since they were young, from the food in the Governor's Mansion, to the custom-made cloth and clothes for all seasons, as well as the income and expenditure of the family shop. They have to learn everything, no matter how big or small.

After the siblings grew up, Yuan Feng would follow Yuan Xiao to handle the canal transportation affairs. Everything in the Governor's Office was handed over to Yuan Ying.

Although she was young, she was very smart and understood the principle of combining kindness with severity. The servants in the family never dared to disobey her just because of her young age.

"Ying'er just wants to find a man like her father who won't take concubines."

Since ancient times, men have liked to have three wives and four concubines.

There were a lot of beautiful women in the backyard, and the remaining children were divided into legitimate and illegitimate children. In the end, it became a fight between wives and concubines, and the flesh and blood killed each other.

If she married a man, she would have to take care of the housework and fight with concubines, so she would rather not marry for the rest of her life.

Old Madam Gu fully agreed with her idea.

Men from the Gu family do not take concubines.

They had agreed to let their daughter marry far away because they were impressed by Yuan Xiao's character. Facts had proved that they had made the right choice.

Qing Yun was a delicate child since she was young, not as tough as her sister. If it weren't for Yuan Xiao's unswerving care, she probably wouldn't have survived until today.

It's a pity that Qingqi is such a good child, but he was entrusted to the wrong person... It's all fate...

Mu Qingyan, Qin Sangbai and Mu Yingyu, who were also on their way to the palace, were sitting in a carriage, lifting the curtain from time to time to see where they were.

Except for Jiu Niang who stayed in Taoyuan to recuperate, everyone else dressed up as maids and followed her into the palace.

The officials' families had already gathered at the palace gate.

The Gu family arrived earlier than Mu Qingyan.

When the officials' wives and children who arrived first saw the Gu family's huge motorcade, some showed admiration and respect, while others looked at them with disdain.