Chapter 247 - The arrival of the mayor of Mo City"mayor of Mo City, please." Yun Xie made an inviting gesture.
"Your Highness, after you." w.a.n.g Shuo cupped his hands and said.
The two of them walked along the red carpet path towards the main hall.
Normally, Yun Xie was cold towards others, but with a violent temperament, but today, it was as if she had suddenly changed into another person, not to mention that this person was appointed by the Emperor. In other words, she was here to take over Yun Xie"s power.
It seems that the emperor was suspicious of Yun Xie, and the emperor kept hinting that Yun Xie wanted him to be the crown prince, but Yun Xie kept evading him. In the emperor"s heart, there was another motive to be too modest, not to mention that Yun Xie seemed to be very close to him.
The matter regarding the Dragon and Tiger Tattooed Jade Pendant came to an end because of the Wei Family"s retribution, but after the event, the Emperor might have discovered some clues. He would naturally suspect that the Wei sisters still had clues, and Yun Xie"s protection of Wei Guanshu made him even more certain of the suspicion in her heart.
Right, if Yun Xie were to cut off the hand the Emperor extended him with one day, no one would suspect Yun Xie. After all, Yun Xie was this sincere to the mayor of Mo City.
The banquet was full of people, Yun Xie generously recommended the Mo City"s n.o.bles to w.a.n.g Shuo, and in that moment, the banquet was filled with wine and laughter.
Wei Yuanwei, on the other hand, was in charge of receiving the female guests. Upon hearing that mayor of Mo City w.a.n.g Shuo had taken over, all of the n.o.ble women and daughters immediately flew over, since w.a.n.g Shuo"s words shook the entire Eastern Chu. Although w.a.n.g Shuo was close to thirty years old, she had not married.
Looking at the table full of delicacies, Princess Xi Ya suddenly threw her chopsticks onto the table, causing all the n.o.ble ladies to become silent. Everyone knew that this w.a.n.gfei was famous for her domineering and vile character, whoever provoked her would definitely receive her revenge.
Wei Yuanwei knew that the Princess Xi Ya was about to go berserk, so she said with a faint smile, "Princess, what do you mean by that? "Are these dishes not to your liking?"
Princess Xi Ya"s eyes turned and her mouth raised into an open smile: "I"m sick of eating the delicacies of the sea and mountains, I would like to change my appet.i.te today, I wonder how young misses feel about that?"
Everyone was confused, but Wei Guanshu had a bad premonition, she felt that the Princess Xi Ya must be targeting her.
Wei Yuanwei did not retort to Princess Xi Ya"s words today, but instead went on to say what the Princess Xi Ya had said, "If w.a.n.gfei has any fresh food, don"t try to hide it, it"s good for us to open our eyes."
Wei Guanshu"s eyes fell upon the two of them with unease.
The Princess Xi Ya clapped her hands lightly, and Lan Xi brought the few st.u.r.dy servants and wives down with a smile.
The Princess Xi Ya"s eyes fell on Wei Guanshu"s body. "If the women in the Prince"s Mansion are to be considered exquisite, it must be the young madam. This morning, the young madam even personally made the rana soup for the prince, and the Hibiscus cake that I brought from the young madam"s kitchen also smelled good. I heard that the young lady even made a few jars of pickled vegetables, would everyone like to have a taste?"
Wei Guanshu"s face crisscrossed with green and red, and with a few words, Princess Xi Ya had already revealed the fact that she was trying to curry favor with Yun Xie, causing the handkerchief in her hands to be crumpled into a ball.
Wei Yuanwei added on: "I heard that Big Sis"s jars of pickled vegetables were prepared for the Duke."
Wei Guanshu had indeed made a few jars of pickled vegetables a few days ago. Every single vegetable was carefully selected by Wei Guanshu and personally washed with the spring water, she was indeed prepared for Yun Xie. In the past, Yun Xie had loved her pickled jadeite cabbage the most, so she wanted to seep some of their memories into Yun Xie"s life.
Truly, the pickled vegetables had only been pickled for a few days. If he took it out now, not only would it destroy the original taste of the pickled vegetables, it would also poison his food.
"w.a.n.gfei must be joking. The pickled vegetables were prepared by Shangguan Ru to repay the Duke"s Mansion for taking them in. Side Consort Wei s have a share of it, but it"s a little inappropriate to eat it as it"s still too early." If the n.o.ble ladies do not mind Guan Shu"s clumsy skills, when the pickled vegetables are ready, Guan Shu will personally send them to your mansion. "
Wei Guanshu"s words were filled with modesty and courtesy, perfectly fitting as a single woman who knew a lesson, standing alone in front of everyone, if Princess Xi Ya were to say anything more, it would be overbearing.
Everyone looked at Wei Guanshu with a little more praise and sympathy.
Wei Yuanwei laughed, "Since elder sister is unwilling, then why must Princess w.a.n.gfei make things difficult for us?"
Her words added fuel to the fire.
Princess Xi Ya just snorted, this matter cannot be decided by Wei Guanshu.
After a while, the curtain of the hall was lifted, and Lan Xi and a few servants holding pottery pots appeared in front of everyone, only that there were a few wounds on Lan Xi"s face, as though she had been scratched by someone.
Wei Guanshu"s expression changed drastically. She used exquisite blue and white porcelain for pickled vegetables, giving them to others like this seemed to have a taste, and these porcelain pots were filled with her placenta s that he usually ate.
Wei Guanshu immediately stood up and shouted: "Liu"er, why did you get Lan Xi to bring the medicinal wine over?"
Liu"er trembled as he came over from behind Lan Xi. At this time, Liu"er"s hair was dishevelled, and his face was unkempt.
There were tears in her eyes: "Young Mistress, it was Liu"er who was useless. Lan Xi used Princess w.a.n.gfei"s orders to barge into the little kitchen, there was nothing Liu"er could do." With her small body, how could she be a match for Lan Xi? Lan Xi"s strength was great, she was even stronger than a man.
When Liu"er accused the Princess Xi Ya of his crime, everyone"s hearts were filled with contempt for him, and they felt even more sympathy for him.
"The Prince said that soldiers can easily be injured during drills, so I made some medicinal wine." Wei Guanshu stood up and blocked in front of Lan Xi.
Princess Xi Ya stood up slowly, a cold smile on her face: "Medicinal wine?"
Since Wei Guanshu said it was medicinal wine, then if the Princess Xi Ya were to forcefully open it, it would probably incur the wrath of the ma.s.ses.
Wei Yuanwei used the cover of his dress to ruthlessly kick Princess Xi Ya. Princess Xi Ya was caught off guard and suddenly kowtowed to the jade table, and a large b.u.mp instantly formed on her plump forehead.
stepped forward and gently propped her up, "Why are you so careless, Princess? Why aren"t you helping your master wipe some medicinal wine?"
Wei Yuanwei was helping him? Only now did Princess Xi Ya understand. Even though she disliked Wei Yuanwei helping his, if she could see Wei Guanshu losing control of herself, his heart would be at ease for a while.
"Lan Xi, what are you standing there for?" The Princess Xi Ya said fiercely as a trace of pride flashed past her eyes.