The woman is not very virtuous, and the handsome man touches her hard

On the eighth day of April, the old lady of the Ningjing Marquis’ Mansion celebrated her birthday.

Many families in Shengjing City received invitations.

In the past, there would have been a constant stream of guests visiting the Ningjing Marquis’ Mansion.

But the Ningjing Marquis, who has now been dismissed from office, does not have that much face.

The steward of the Marquis' Mansion waited at the door for a long time to receive guests. Almost all the guests who came were relatives below the fifth rank. There was not a single one of those above the fifth rank.

In the Hou Mansion.

The old lady was dressed in jewels and had a jeweled headband on her forehead. At this moment, her children and grandchildren surrounded her knees and she smiled kindly.

Her son is a marquis, but she is still a third-rank official.

She believed that only relatives of guests with official rank above the third rank were worthy of being received personally by her.

But after waiting for a long time, it was almost noon.

"Madam Tian, go outside and see why no one comes in to celebrate my birthday?"

The nanny beside the old lady bowed and left.

After about ten minutes, the nanny came back and said, "Madam, those outside are all relatives of officials below the fifth rank. Madam is entertaining them. Above that... I didn't see any."

Madam Hou's face suddenly turned ugly.

There was no trace of kindness on his face, and he was coughing in anger.

"These opportunists are just acting like this because they see my son has lost his position!"

Nanny Tian quickly stood up and calmed Madam Hou: "Don't be angry, Madam! If those people don't want to come, then don't come. There will be a day when they will regret it!"

"Our wife's four children are very promising!"

"The fourth young lady married into the Lin Mansion, which is the Shangshu Mansion. Although she married the Shangshu Lin's younger brother, it is not considered marrying down!"

"The third young master is very talented and intelligent, and the teacher has been praising him endlessly. The second young master has become a disciple of the general's deputy general, and he will be able to join the Imperial Guard in the future! The eldest young master has already passed the imperial examination and has a bright future!"

Only after hearing this did Mr. Hou catch his breath and stop coughing.

Just then, the servant rushed in.

"Madam, Madam! General Xuanwei and his relatives are here!"

Nanny Tian immediately said, "General Xuanwei is only a fifth-rank official! Is it really necessary for you to rush in like this?"

"But General Xuanwei also came with General Huaihua and His Royal Highness Prince Ying! The Marquis sent me to inform you that you can leave."

"What?!" Madam Hou stood up excitedly.

"General Huaihua is here? And His Royal Highness Prince Ying? What are you waiting for? Hurry, get out now!"

The old lady changes her expression so quickly!

Nanny Tian was so stunned that she didn't even have time to help Madam Hou, before she saw her walking a distance away with her crutches.

General Ji Cangbo of Huaihua is a big shot in front of His Majesty now!

At this moment, in the outer courtyard.

As soon as Madam Hou came out, whispers started to be heard all around.

"Mrs. Hou is finally willing to come out."

"He is a third-rank official, how could he possibly accompany us? He should naturally receive the more distinguished guests."

"Looking at it this way, Madam Hou is still quite strong. Seeing General Huaihua and Prince Ying walking so fast, she doesn't even need a nanny."

"They say that guests are welcome. We at least gave gifts, but the Marquis's Mansion actually let a concubine who is not worthy of being entertained entertain us..."

The discussion continued, and Mrs. Hou naturally heard it too.

Aunt Bai, whose identity was despised, also looked unhappy.

After paying her respects to Prince Ying Xiao Ban, Old Lady Hou smiled kindly at General Huaihua as if she were a junior, and deliberately started chatting with them loudly.

As it was almost noon and the banquet was about to begin, Xiao Ban suddenly frowned.

"It's almost time for dinner, why isn't your eldest daughter coming out to eat? Could it be that she's been locked up in some woodshed again?"

Su Mancheng: ...? !

Madam Hou: ...? !

Bai Shi:! ! !

Why did the topic suddenly jump to Su Qianou?

Several people were a little dazed.

Soon, many ladies at the banquet looked around and raised questions.

"Yeah, why haven't you seen Miss Di?"

"I was saying it was a bit strange. So we didn't see the legitimate daughter, but only a concubine and a few illegitimate children wandering around us?"

"Could it be true that he was locked up in the woodshed as His Royal Highness Prince Ying said?"

"Alas, this child whose mother has died, how can he have a good life under the control of a concubine?"

"I heard that the Su family's legitimate daughter was originally supposed to be engaged to the Lin family's second young master, but for some reason, the one who got married was the illegitimate fourth daughter. She even snatched the marriage away. Tsk tsk tsk..."

The intriguing lip-smacking sound is understood by those who understand.

Old Madam Hou looked very embarrassed. She opened her mouth several times but could not say a word. She secretly blamed Bai in her heart for not killing everyone.

Ji Cangbo's deep gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the Su family.

What that woman said was actually true!

Thinking of the woman who flirted with him at the flower-viewing banquet and her nonchalant look when she said she was not liked, his dark pupils suddenly narrowed.

I couldn't help but open my mouth:

"Favoring a concubine and killing the wife? Murdering the legitimate daughter? I wonder which one of these is true for the Marquis' Mansion?"

"Or does the Marquis feel that being dismissed from office is just a minor offense?"

Su Mancheng was sweating profusely on his back and didn't dare wait for Ji Cangbo to continue.

He bowed and smiled, "General Ji, you've misunderstood! How could I possibly lock my own daughter up in the woodshed? It's just that my legitimate daughter is so naughty by nature, and her mother has spoiled her to the point where she doesn't know how to behave. Two months ago, she went out sightseeing with her friends, and she hasn't even returned today for her grandmother's birthday..."

The words are not finished yet.

Then I heard a pleasant voice coming from far away.

"Dad, you actually said bad things about me behind my back!"

"How could you lie to His Royal Highness Prince Ying and General Ji? I didn't go out to enjoy the scenery!"

Everyone turned around and saw a girl in a hazy blue dress who seemed to have just returned from outside. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

"I just don't want to rely on the Marquis' Mansion. I want to use the money I earn to buy a gift for my grandmother."

Su Mancheng: ...

I lied in public and was exposed in public! My face hurts!

The crowd started talking again.

"What a filial child! Even though she's the legitimate daughter of a marquis, she uses her own hands to earn money to buy gifts for her grandmother! This bond is more important than anything else."

"You really believed what Miss Su said? I think Miss Su is just trying to save face for the Marquis's Mansion. It's not that she doesn't want to spend the Marquis's money, but I'm afraid the Marquis's Mansion has never given her any money at all!"

"Come to think of it, I seem to have seen this Miss Su pawning her jewelry at a grocery store."

"Alas, motherless children, how miserable they are!"

Su Mancheng was knocked out in public, and Madam Hou took over.

She waved to Su Qianou lovingly.

"Good boy, I know you're filial! You're so thoughtful! I wonder what gift you've prepared for grandma. Take it out and show it to grandma, so you can show it to everyone."

Old Madam Hou had long known that Su Qianou had pawned almost all the things she was supposed to, so how could she have money left to buy gifts?

After being whipped all over by Xiao Si, he had to find a place to live after escaping, right?

Don’t you have to spend money to buy medicine?

I guess he just recovered from his injury!

She didn't believe that Su Qianou really had prepared anything good for her!

Maybe it's some cheap pastry or something.

If she didn't despise it and accepted it graciously, she would definitely be able to change everyone's opinion. After the birthday party, she would definitely kill this bastard! How dare he embarrass his son in public!

She looked at Su Qianou deeply again and urged her lovingly.

"Good boy, take it out!"

"The granddaughter listens to her grandmother."

As he spoke, Su Qianou turned around and called out, "Hongqian, give me the gift I prepared for my grandmother."

The little maid quickly came forward with an exquisite gift box. Su Qianou took it and handed it to Madam Hou, saying something like "I wish my grandmother good fortune and a long life."

Everyone was watching the fun, so they naturally stretched their necks to get a closer look.

As soon as the gift box was opened.

In the box lay a pair of soft-soled shoes embroidered with red crabapple flowers, which instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

The patterns on the embroidered shoes, the gold thread on them, and the pearls on them, each one could touch the hearts of the women present.

“Oh my god, it’s so beautiful!”

"The color is bright, the style is new, and the sole is soft. It should be very comfortable to walk in. Miss Su really put a lot of effort into it!"

"This embroidery is truly amazing. The stitches are incredibly delicate, and the gold thread on it is truly dazzling and glittering in the sun. If I were to buy it at Dexiang Building, it would cost at least several hundred taels of silver."

"These shoes seem suitable for all ages!"

"If it weren't for the fact that this was a birthday gift from Miss Su, I would have wanted Madam Hou to give it to me. I think the shoe size is a perfect fit for me."

"I'll ask Miss Su where she bought these shoes later..."

The people around praised him endlessly and looked envious.

Madam Hou: ...?

How could it not be a cheap snack? Where did Su Qianou get so much money to buy such shoes?

"Grandma, why don't you try it on to see if it fits?" Su Qianou looked expectant.

She is really looking forward to it.

She wanted to know if the [Slide Shoes] would really be as the system described, and that no one would fall if they wore them except its owner.

It would be best to knock out this old guy’s front teeth!