The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Looking at that color, Song Yuntang smiled.

"Although watermelons have been introduced to Daxia for seven or eight years, I only ate them twice when I was young at the Lin family. The market has been bad in the past two years, so I haven't seen them at all. Dad, this watermelon isn't cheap, is it?"

She loves fruits and vegetables.

I haven't eaten it for a long time, and now that I see it, I'm really greedy.

Jiang smiled and put the tray on the table, and handed a piece to Song Yuntang.

"Isn't it? One melon costs over three hundred coins. But your father thought you always loved fruits, so he gritted his teeth and bought two. He also said that if you like them, you can eat them later and buy more."

Song Yuntang took the melon handed to him by Jiang.

"I can't eat much by myself, so Mom and Xia Ning will share. I'll leave a piece for Jinshu later. Let's save the seeds and try to grow one ourselves next year. If we succeed, we won't have to buy melons in the future."

When Jiang heard this, she nodded quickly.

"That's a good idea."

Watermelon is fresh, sweet, juicy and tastes great, especially on a hot summer day, it is extremely refreshing to eat.

After eating one piece, Song Yuntang touched his belly which had been growing in the past few days. He didn't dare to be greedy, so he didn't eat anymore. Instead, he got up and walked around in the yard.

Seeing this, Jiang sighed in her heart.

Only Tang'er could bear it. Ordinary women, when they are pregnant, would be afraid that they would not have enough to eat, and would want to put everything into their mouths.

……

Nearing noon, the birthday banquet at the governor's mansion was ready and it was bustling with activity.

Many seats were occupied by couples. Xu Qingye didn't want to attract attention and just wanted the banquet to end early so that he could go back and accompany Song Yuntang, so he sat in the back.

However, because he was the top scorer in this year's exam, even though he deliberately kept a low profile, many people still extended olive branches to him.

Zhuang Zihan was sitting at the opposite seat, surrounded by a group of beautiful girls of similar age, and her flattering expressions were self-evident.

She raised her glass in Xu Qingye's direction.

"Brother Xu, the Governor's birthday party is today. Why didn't Madam Xu come?"

Zhuang Zihan's voice was not loud, but because she was the key person today, and especially because the person she was greeting was the top scholar sitting at the opposite table, everyone could understand what she was thinking behind the scenes.

So as soon as she spoke, the originally noisy banquet hall became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on her and the figure she was looking at.

In public, this action was somewhat like usurping the throne. Yu Huaizhi and Wen, who were sitting at the main seat, looked at each other. Although they were a little unhappy in their hearts, they did not show it on their faces.

Although Prime Minister Zhuang was a first-rank official, his governor was also a second-rank official, not much lower.

But I didn't expect that the daughter of the prime minister would be so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter.

It's really impressive.

Xu Qingye ignored her and nodded slightly to Yu Huaizhi and Wen who were sitting in the main seat.

"My wife is about to give birth, and I was afraid that something unexpected might happen and disrupt the Governor's birthday party, so I didn't bring her along. I hope you and your wife will forgive me for any impoliteness."

Wen expressed his understanding.

"It's dangerous for a woman to be pregnant, let alone when she's about to give birth. It's okay."

When Zhuang Zihan saw that Xu Qingye ignored her, she suddenly felt unhappy.

This unhappiness reached its peak when he heard him say that his wife was about to give birth.

She put down the wine glass in her hand and said with a half-smile, "When I visited a few days ago, my aunt said that Madam Xu was not at home, and she didn't mention that she was pregnant. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

The woman beside him smiled and covered her lips after hearing this.

"I heard that Master Xu comes from a rural background. I guess Madam Xu is also a country girl, right? It's normal that she wouldn't dare to come to such an occasion."

"If Madam Xu is around the same age as Master Xu, she should be past her prime. She's so thoughtful of the overall situation, and she's truly an extremely steady woman."

In his words, he mocked the woman he had never met, Mrs. Xu, who was from the countryside, ugly, old and not presentable.

A gentleman does not discuss right and wrong with a woman.

Xu Qingye originally didn't want to argue with these women, but since they were humiliating and slandering his wife, he had to stand up.

The man's face turned cold.

"Prime Minister Zhuang is a high-ranking official, respecting the virtuous and humble, yet I didn't expect him to be so negligent in disciplining his children. Miss Zhuang, do you think it's glorious to be in the spotlight?"

Zhuang Zihan's expression froze and he frowned in displeasure.

His words clearly meant that he lacked family education.

How could she and the Prime Minister's Mansion save their reputation by making such remarks in public?

"Master Xu, be careful with your words!"

Xu Qingye remained unmoved.

"Among the ladies present today, although some come from prominent families, many have accompanied their husbands in building their fortunes from nothing. Xu believes that such women should be respected, not humiliated and slandered."

What's more, his Tang'er is not inferior at all.

He looked at the ladies who had just spoken.

"We're both women, so why make things difficult for each other? You're all acting like this now, but you don't want to take Xu seriously?"

After hearing this, the women who agreed with Zhuang Zihan dropped their heads in shame.

Because some of the women's mothers came from that period.

Among the ladies present, some came from the countryside, some from small families, and some from merchant families. Because of their background, they had indeed been humiliated in the past, but later on, for various reasons, they were able to gain a foothold and secure the position of mistress.

But at that time, her husband did not have the courage like Mr. Xu to face power, and did not dare to stand up for them. She did suffer a lot of grievances at the beginning.

And those who bully them are mostly women.

After hearing this, many people recalled the original situation and felt quite emotional.

However, due to Zhuang Zihan's status as the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, no one said anything.

Among the guests present today, the people from the Yingshan City prefect's residence knew who Xu Qingye's wife was.

Mrs. Li smiled.

"I don't think Madam Xu is as embarrassed as the other ladies say. My advice is to refrain from commenting without knowing the full story. Be measured in your words and actions, and you'll be more than adequate."

Li Youran smiled and said nothing.

Otherwise, why do you say that these ladies like to blindly follow the trend?

You don't even know who Brother Xu's wife is, yet you dare to talk nonsense here? If we really talk about status, the county lady is second only to the princess and the county lady. Even the daughter of the prime minister is not good enough in front of her.

As for her appearance and conduct, she was not inferior to any of the noble ladies in the capital.

Li Yuyao didn't say anything. Originally, she and Lin Jingyao were supposed to come together today.

Unfortunately, Lin Jingyao was seriously injured and could not attend the banquet, so she had to come.

Whenever she thought that her husband was injured because of Song Yuntang, she always felt depressed and uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wen glanced in the direction of the Li family. She had known Madam Li for many years and knew that she was a cautious person. Now that she said this, it meant that Madam Xu had an unusual background.

Then he smiled and spoke.

"Mrs. Li is right."

She cast an apologetic look in Xu Qingye's direction.

"I am the guest of Yu Mansion today. If I have offended you, I hope Mr. Xu will forgive me."

He then raised his glass and faced everyone, "Thank you all for coming to our master's birthday banquet today. I would like to offer a toast to you all on behalf of our master."

Although Zhuang Zihan felt embarrassed, the governor's wife was already trying to smooth things over, so she couldn't bring the topic back, otherwise she would be really ungrateful.

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