Died In Infancy! My Wife Is Actually A Villain

The next day happened to be Jiang Anran's birthday party.

This time, the Duke of Zhen made an exception and held a birthday party for her, inviting some relatives and friends to celebrate Jiang Anran's birthday. Many ministers of the imperial court also came after hearing the news, and prepared gifts to congratulate this concubine of the Duke's mansion who had given a daughter a large sum of money.

After all, His Royal Highness Prince Zhuang is obviously the most qualified heir to the throne in the future of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and Prince Zhuang's Mansion are in-laws, so they naturally need to get closer.

"Daughter, you have made great achievements this time. The Duke actually hosted a banquet for you in person. There are many people here today. I heard that many of them are high-ranking officials."

In the backyard, Mrs. Min ran to Jiang Anran's room, the joy on her face not concealed at all.

An Ran stayed in the Duke's Mansion for eighteen years. Except for a banquet held for An Ran when he was growing up, he never made any preparations after that.

Every birthday, the servants at home would spend it with her, or Jiang Quan would buy her some gifts.

Compared with her legitimate daughter Jiang Heyan, she is naturally very different.

This time, the Duke took the initiative to hold a birthday party for An Ran. It seemed that he really accepted his precious daughter, and her life in the Duke's Mansion would definitely be easier in the future.

"Haha, now that my daughter has become successful, let's see how Mrs. Zhou can still overpower me." Thinking of her daughter being able to succeed, Mrs. Min couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Looking at Mrs. Min with a look of shame on her face, Jiang Anran sighed helplessly and quickly reminded: "Mom, you'd better not say this out loud. Mrs. Zhou is also the mother of He Yan and the mother-in-law of Prince Zhuang. If you say this, If it reaches their ears, it will definitely make them uncomfortable.”

"So! My daughter, please give me a voice and marry a prince in the future. This way, my mother will not be looked down upon by others when she is in charge of the palace." Min explained.

Seeing Min's appearance, Jiang Anran knew that he couldn't persuade her, so she immediately said: "Forget it, let's not talk so much. The banquet should start soon, and I have to pack up and go out."

"Okay, mother will go out with you later and let the young masters from the princes and ministers' families also meet our daughter." Min said with a smile.

at the same time.

Gu Chen and Jiang Heyan were also invited to the Zhenguo Palace to celebrate Jiang Anran's birthday.

"Your Highness is here."

"Your Highness is becoming more and more like His Majesty now. He is exactly the same as His Majesty back then."

"Haha, Princess Zhuang is becoming more and more beautiful. She looks like a talented woman walking with His Highness!"

As soon as he entered the door, many officials gathered around him, vying to flatter him.

At present, His Majesty Prince Zhuang is the only one in the court who is more highly regarded by His Majesty, and is the best candidate for the future throne.

Naturally, they couldn't miss this good opportunity for compliments.

"You guys are joking."

Gu Chen greeted everyone with a smile, and after some polite remarks, he walked away amidst everyone's teasing laughter and went into the house to meet Duke Zhen Guo and others.

"Your Highness, take a seat here."

Seeing Gu Chen enter the room, Duke Zhen Guo, who was sitting at the main table, quickly invited him.

"OK."

Gu Chen nodded, and then sat in the seat closest to Zhen Guogong, with Jiang Heyan sitting next to him.

Not long after, Mr. Min carefully accompanied Jiang Anran out. Seeing the crowd of guests, she suddenly felt happy.

Immediately, she brought Jiang Anran to Zhen Guogong and several others and saluted them.

"Mr. Min has met the Duke, the old lady, the master, and the madam."

Jiang Anran followed and saluted, "Anran has met her grandfather, grandmother, father, and Mother Zhou."

Duke Zhen Guo first glanced at Mr. Min. In order not to spoil the atmosphere, he then turned to look at Jiang Anran next to him, "Okay, today is your birthday, so there is no need to be polite."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

After a set of procedures, the banquet began, and all the guests drank and chatted happily. .

The scene was extremely lively.

I don’t know how long we had been eating, but a guard suddenly came in and reported, "My lord, someone from the Prime Minister's Office is here. I want to come over and congratulate the young lady."

Prime Minister's Office? !

Duke Zhen Guo was stunned and immediately put down the wine glass in his hand. After thinking about it again and again, he whispered: "Invite them in."

Gu Chen's eyelids twitched slightly next to him, curious about the purpose of the Prime Minister's Office coming to congratulate him.

"Haha, I came uninvited. I hope I didn't disturb the enjoyment of the Duke and Prince Zhuang."

Not long after, Nangong Qian walked in with a big smile and walked straight into the house. Then he waved to the guards behind him and carried several boxes in.

"My father heard that today is the birthday of the daughter of the Duke of Guo, so he specially prepared some gifts as congratulatory gifts. He expressed his congratulations and asked the Duke to accept them."

At this time, when they saw Nangong Qian entering the room, the guests who were still drinking suddenly stopped and looked at Nangong Qian, their hearts full of curiosity.

The Prime Minister's Office actually came to the Duke's Office to give gifts. Is this an attempt to reconcile?

The Duke of Zhen first looked at the box sent by the other party, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "The Prime Minister is too polite. I am afraid that my granddaughter cannot afford so many expensive gifts. Supervision Department, if you really come today To congratulate my granddaughter, just sit down and drink a few bottles of wine, and this gift will be waived."

"You are actually here to celebrate your birthday, how can you not give me a gift? If I take this thing back, my father will tell me not to behave myself. My lord, you are the senior, so don't make it difficult for the juniors." Nangong Qian said.

On the other side, looking at the boxes of gifts, Min's eyes suddenly lit up and she was very excited.

This box must contain gold, silver, jade jewelry and the like. These many boxes are probably more than the savings she has accumulated in half her life.

If it was really given to An Ran, then she would make a fortune.

After hearing Nangong Qian's answer, Duke Zhenguo fell silent, and then looked back at Gu Chen, wanting to hear his opinion.

Gu Chen obviously also saw the look in the eyes of the Duke of Zhen, and said: "The visitor is a guest. Since you are here, let's have a drink over there before leaving.'

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Immediately, Nangong Qian immediately turned around and ordered the guards behind him: "You guys, why are you still hanging around! Move the gifts in quickly."

Just as several guards were about to take the things in, Gu Chen interrupted: "As long as the person arrives, gifts are not necessary. We are not so familiar with the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Hearing Gu Chen say that he was not familiar with the Prime Minister's Office, the smile on Nangong Qian's face suddenly stiffened and he said: "Haha, Your Highness was joking. It was just a little fight before, Your Highness, please don't take it to heart. I Since they are all officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they naturally hope to serve the Great Zhou Dynasty. But since His Highness doesn’t like giving things, then I, the Prime Minister’s Office, will not give them to you.”

After saying that, Nangong Qian motioned to the guards to take the things back.