Houfu Key Class

Mrs. Shen was not as aggressive as Mrs. Wei, but she followed her and greeted the two sisters-in-law of the Zong family.

"Hello, sisters." Xu Wan introduced Yan Suxue to her.

The two of them took one of them and said as they walked in: "I know each other. I saw her when I went to your house before. I was wondering why Mr. Baili wanted to adopt a daughter. It turns out that he knew the whole story."

In fact, when Baili Xi adopted Yan Suxue, he didn't know that Yan Xiang had a grievance. He just thought that his merits outweighed his faults. But now that the truth is out, there is no need to delve into Baili Xi's original motives, so as to avoid him being talked about by others.

So before Yan Suxue explained, Xu Wan rushed to reply: "Yes, Mr. Baili is very righteous."

Yan Suxue was a little surprised, but she still echoed the young sister-in-law and nodded and smiled at the others.

The sisters sat down one after another and chatted lively. They didn't care what those people said behind their backs. With their status, everyone had to be polite.

Yan Suxue followed everyone to see the flowers and drink tea, and said a few words from time to time. Madam Shen praised: "Sister Yan is worthy of being a lady from a noble family. The temperament in her gestures can't be concealed. Thanks to you teaching the children etiquette, I think Yibai is much more polite than before."

Madam Wei laughed and said: "That's right. My family has learned to be more polite when walking. It's just that the personality is hard to change. But it's also a problem in our family. There is no polite person in my family."

Xu Wan chuckled and said: "Speaking of which, I thought you wouldn't come today. Has the relationship between your master and Lord Lu eased?"

Lord Wei is the Right Censor-in-Chief, the second in command of the Censorate. When Lord Wei competed with Lord Lu for the position of the boss, Lord Lu magnified his mistakes and reported them. That's why he didn't go up. Lord Wei was so angry that he didn't have private dealings with the Lu family for many years.

Madam Wei said with a sigh: "How can it be, my master has a big temper."

"Puff..." All the ladies were convinced.

Xu Wan smiled and said, "You are so bold." There are not many people in the capital who say that their husbands have bad tempers in public.

Madam Wei lowered her head and whispered to them, "Lord Lu is old, and he just submitted his resignation to the emperor a few days ago. Do you understand?" Madam Wei blinked at them, and the pride on her face could not be concealed.

Xu Wan understood.

Lord Wei is going to be promoted, and Lord Lu is going back to his hometown. Today's banquet is called a flower viewing banquet, but it is almost like a farewell banquet. No wonder even Madam Wei came.

Madam Wei straightened her back and said, "Our future life will be good."

Her voice was a little loud, and the ladies next to her looked at her, with envy and jealousy mixed together.

At this moment, Cuizhi received the news from the maids, and her eyes lit up.

She whispered in Xu Wan's ear: "Madam, the general is here."

"Ah?" Xu Wan was confused, "Aren't only female guests invited to today's flower viewing banquet?"

Cuizhi shook her head and said: "I don't know, anyway, the family saw the general go to the front hall, and Lord Lu went to pick him up personally."

When Lord Lu was mentioned, Xu Wan understood: "I guess he came to see Lord Lu off, it's okay, don't worry about him." Anyway, the carriage couldn't fit, and she had to ride with Yan Suxue.

Cuizhi stepped aside, but Xu Wan's words fell into Madam Wei's ears without missing a word. She chuckled and said: "Sister, I think the general is here to see you."

Xu Wan: "?? How could it be? Sister, don't tease me." What kind of man would chase his wife to the flower viewing banquet after not seeing her for a while, not to mention that Zong Zhao hadn't been home for several days, and it didn't matter if he came back in a short while.

Madam Shen also agreed: "I agree. Think about it. No one else came. Why did your general come alone? What's more, he has been away from Beijing for many years and has few friends. Lord Lu is older than the old marquis. What can the general say to him?"

Yan Suxue also nodded: "I think so too."

Xu Wan: "..."

Don't think so anymore. If you keep saying it, I will really believe it.

They said so, but Zong Zhao didn't come or send a message, so they talked about other topics again. Only Xu Wan held her handkerchief and thought about what they said, feeling confused.

After the flower viewing banquet, the ladies of each family left one after another. Only their team did not move. Madam Wei waited until everyone was gone before she stood up and walked towards Madam Lu.

The two families had not interacted for many years, and the relationship between the two ladies was even more tense. Madam Wei spoke frankly: "Madam Lu, the children in the family are still serving as officials in Beijing, why do you two want to go back to your hometown?"

Madam Lu replied: "If my master doesn't leave, your master can sit comfortably as the Left Censor-in-Chief?"

Madam Wei paused and sneered: "Look at what you said, it's as if our master forced him to leave. If it weren't for Master Lu's tricks, who knows who would have been the Left Censor-in-Chief."

Xu Wan and others were stunned. Madam Wei was too bold. She and Madam Shen pulled Madam Wei on the left and right, signaling her not to be impulsive.

Madam Lu still smiled faintly, and she reminded him: "Compared to my master, Lord Wei is still young and his methods are immature. He couldn't even get over that little obstacle back then, how could he support the entire Censorate?"

Madam Wei was so angry that she turned the tables on her: "You are right to make trouble?"

Madam Lu smiled and said: "What happened back then is a done deal, and it's useless to say anything now. Before leaving, my master asked me to pass on a message to your master: 'Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, I hope that Censor Wei will be careful in what he says and does in the future', thank you Madam Wei for conveying it."

Madam Wei was furious like a pufferfish. She replied angrily, "Do you need to tell me this? Everyone knows it."

Xu Wan and Madam Shen continued to pull her, and Madam Lu left after saying that.

Madam Wei was so angry that she blushed and complained, "I shouldn't have come today. Look at her arrogant attitude. It seems that the position of the head of the Censorate was given to me by her. It should have belonged to my master a few years ago. When my master was promoted all the way, which old minister didn't praise him for his promising future?"

Madam Shen and Yan Suxue both felt that Madam Wei was right to complain. It sounded like Master Lu was really unkind.

But Xu Wan, who knew some of the inside story, still felt a little uneasy when she heard the saying that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. She always felt that there might be something more complicated.

Several people persuaded Madam Wei to calm down while walking outside. All the people who came to the flower viewing banquet had left, and only some servants were left at the door to see people off. Xu Wan and Yan Suxue sent their two sisters to their respective carriages, and then walked towards their own carriages.

Just when she looked up, she saw the person she almost forgot.

Zong Zhao was dressed in black clothes, tall and straight, and his handsome face like a scroll was shining in the hot sun. And those dark and quiet eyes looked at her without blinking, and hit her heart impartially.