The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Yan Xinyi was right. Besides being jealous of Xie Youwei, He Ruyun looked down on her more than anything else.

As the two were talking, Yan Xinyi was called away.

Xie Youwei asked worriedly, "Sister Feiyue, have I caused trouble for my sister-in-law?" She regretted coming to the banquet today.

Feiyue comforted her, "Miss, don't worry. It was the He family and Gao family girls who were unreasonable first."

"Let's go find your sister-in-law."

Xie Youwei was afraid of encountering people like He Ruyun and Gao Muxue again.

Feiyue nodded, "Okay."

On the other side, Old Madam Yan sat in the main seat, while Jiang Shuwan and a group of ladies sat below chatting.

Gao Muxue and He Ruyun arrived in the hall with their maids.

They bowed to the ladies and then stood beside their respective mothers.

Seeing that her beloved daughter looked unwell, the Duchess of Dingguo asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Gao Muxue said spoiledly, "I dare not attend banquets at the Marquis of Xuanping's residence in the future."

The room fell silent after Gao Muxue said this.

He Ruyun's expression was rather unpleasant.

Old Madam Yan asked, "What's wrong?"

Gao Muxue then recounted what had happened, omitting the fact that she and He Ruyun had started the mockery, only saying that the young lady from the Xuanping Marquis's residence had unreasonably driven away the guests.

Everyone present knew Gao Muxue's temperament and personality very well.

Lady Dingguo, knowing her daughter's temper, said, "It's just a young girl's bickering, nothing serious."

"mother……"

Gao Muxue was unhappy. She had already suffered so much, yet her mother was still siding with outsiders.

The Duchess of Dingguo glared at her, telling her to behave herself.

Madam Yan then instructed her maid, "Go and call the young lady over."

"Yes."

The maid went out to look for someone.

With so many ladies here today, if things are left unclear like this, who knows what these ladies will say about her, the daughter of the Yan family, later on.

Jiang Shuwan had a premonition that Xie Youwei was probably involved in this matter as well.

Yan Xinyi arrived quickly.

"grandmother."

Yan Xinyi should perform the proper etiquette.

Madam Yan asked sternly, "Xinyi, I heard you chased away the guests in the pavilion. Is that true?"

On the way here, the maid had already taught Yan Xinyi how to talk, and Yan Xinyi knew that Gao Muxue was the one who accused her first, so she disliked her even more.

"No, Grandmother."

"No? Then what did Miss Gao say about you being arrogant and rude?"

After speaking, Madam Yan's gaze fell on Gao Muxue.

Yan Xinyi said neither arrogantly nor humbly, "I don't know what Miss Gao said, but it was Miss He from the Huian Marquis's Mansion who spoke rudely first, so I spoke up to tell her to watch her words." After saying that, she looked at He Ruyun.

He Ruyun was terrified at this moment, and her face had already turned deathly pale.

The second wife of the He family never expected that this matter was related to her daughter.

Yan Xinyi recounted everything that had just happened, and finally said, "There were several people in the pavilion just now. If you don't believe me, you can ask them to come over."

Of course, Madam Yan believed in her own granddaughter.

Lady Dingguo was surprised to find out the truth was like this. Since the Xie family was involved, she did not want to offend Jiang Shuwan.

“Old Madam Yan, this is just a minor squabble between sisters, nothing to brag about.” After saying that, she immediately turned to Gao Muxue and said, “Hurry up and apologize to Miss Yan.”

Gao Muxue reluctantly apologized to Yan Xinyi.

Madam He quickly had her daughter apologize to Yan Xinyi as well.

Old Madam Yan's expression improved.

The Duchess of Dingguo spoke up to ease the tension, and the matter was put to rest.

Jiang Shuwan then spoke up: "Is this all over?"

The Duchess of Dingguo's face stiffened, then she said, "It's all because my Muxue is so ignorant." She then said to Gao Muxue, "Apologize to Princess Yongning right now!"

"Why should I apologize to you if I wasn't even there? You should apologize to my sister-in-law instead." Jiang Shuwan said, just as Xie Youwei walked over.

"What a coincidence, my sister-in-law is here." Jiang Shuwan said, waving to Xie Youwei.

Xie Youwei had no idea what was happening in the hall. After performing the proper greetings, she stood behind Jiang Shuwan.

Gao Muxue apologizing to Yan Xinyi was already the limit; she looked down on Xie Youwei to begin with, so how could she possibly apologize to her?

Jiang Shuwan raised an eyebrow at Gao Muxue, "Miss Gao, you're not convinced?"

The Duchess of Dingguo gave Gao Muxue a meaningful look.

Gao Muxue gritted her teeth, "I was wrong just now, and I even apologized to Miss Xie."

Xie Youwei was confused; why did Gao Muxue apologize to her so soon after she arrived?

Seeing this, Jiang Shuwan said directly, "The Duchess of Dingguo found out about how Miss Gao and Miss He looked down on our Xie family in the pavilion, so she made her apologize to you."

Lady Dingguo's face turned pale and then red after hearing this.

Gao Muxue glared at Jiang Shuwan with a look of resentment, but Jiang Shuwan gave her a look and she immediately looked away and down at the ground.

Madam He and He Ruyun were both deathly pale.

Madam He Er stood up and walked up to Jiang Shuwan, bowing respectfully.

"My daughter was young and ignorant and spoke without thinking. I hope the princess will forgive her."

He Ruyun then bowed and apologized.

Jiang Shuwan glanced at her but ignored her, saying, "My general may not be as well-off as any of you here, but everything he has today is the result of his hard work and dedication on the battlefield. He deserves his current position. If any of you are envious or resentful, you can send your men or brothers to fight on the battlefield. Why gossip behind his back?"

Madam He's back was almost soaked with sweat.

Lady Dingguo had never been treated like this before and was about to speak up and argue with Jiang Shuwan when a maid outside reported.

"Grand Princess Zhaorong has arrived."

Everyone present stood up to greet the Grand Princess.

"Greetings to Grand Princess Zhaorong."

Everyone salutes.

The Grand Princess said, "Get up, everyone."

Madam Yan invited the Grand Princess to the main seat.

The Grand Princess keenly sensed that something was amiss. "What's wrong?"

Jiang Shuwan spoke first, "It's nothing serious. It's just that the daughter of the Duke of Dingguo and the daughter of the Second Madam He said a few words to Youwei. This child is kind-hearted and originally wanted to keep the peace, but who knew that someone would make false accusations first, and she ended up losing more than she gained."

Lady Dingguo was a step too slow, her heart filled with bitterness. "It was all just children talking nonsense. They have already apologized."

Jiang Shuwan smiled gently and said, "Other people's daughters are already of marriageable age at sixteen, but the Duchess of Dingguo's daughter is still a child at fourteen."

Lady Dingguo's face froze. How come she never knew Jiang Shuwan could be so sharp-tongued?

The Grand Princess casually remarked, "Fourteen years old is not young. The Duchess of Dingguo should pay attention to the education of her children, lest they make a big mistake and then regret it."

"Yes, I remember it."

Those present were already afraid to offend Jiang Shuwan, and with the Grand Princess present, no one dared to provoke her.

Jiang Shuwan winked at Xie Youwei.

Xie Youwei didn't know why she felt like crying.

The people here look down on her and her older brother, but her sister-in-law stood up for her and her brother.