The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Xiang Qin reminded Chen Gongxiang, "Of course we should treat the Wan family as honored guests. If our daughter Zi'e can marry into the Wan family in the future, it can be considered marrying up. But we can't act too humble, otherwise, how can our daughter hold her head up when she enters the Wan family? Don't forget, we only have this one precious daughter."

Chen Gongxiang sighed and said, "What do you mean by not kowtow to him? As a woman, what do you know? In my opinion, we will all have to kneel down and kowtow to Wan Lianxing in the future!"

Xiang Qin couldn't help but frown after hearing this and retorted, "The Marquis is the father and mother official in the hearts of the common people. Everyone is grateful for his kindness to the people and remembers his various good deeds for the people. Moreover, the Marquis has always been fair and honest, and is definitely not the kind of person who bullies others by taking advantage of his power. How could my husband say such a ridiculous thing? How could the Marquis ask you to kneel down?"

Chen Gongxiang sighed deeply, shook his head and explained slowly: "Although the overall situation is still undecided, the situation has already been determined. Wan Lianxing has gradually gotten rid of the control and restraint of Dalang Kingdom. Now, Dalang Kingdom has suffered repeated defeats in the confrontation with the Southern Yan Kingdom. It can be said that it is retreating step by step and has no power to fight back. In this way, naturally there will be no extra troops to check and balance Wan Lianxing. This Fengying land will fall into the hands of Wan Lianxing sooner or later, but the time has not come yet. This man is ambitious and is eager to attack the Southern Yan Kingdom and expand his territory. When the time comes, he will definitely establish himself as king here. At that time, if we want to pay homage to him, do we have any other choice except kneeling and kowtowing? Soon we will no longer be the people of Dalang."

Xiang Qin opened her eyes wide with fear, she only knew that the people supported Wan Lianxing, but she didn't know these.

Chen Gongxiang said with a smile: "Stop staring at me like that, and quickly arrange for people to prepare the banquet. You know, the situation in the world has always been so unpredictable, and the supreme throne is also occupied by the capable."

Hearing this, Xiang Qin quickly responded, "Oh, good, good! I'll send someone to invite the craftsmen to come over and renovate all the eaves and tiles of our house to prepare for welcoming guests from all over the world."

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye the next day has arrived.

It was a sunny and breezy morning. Wan Lianxing and his family went to Chen Gongxiang's residence. They also came with Ge Dongqing, who was used to following Wan Lianxing. There was another reason why he came here, which was that he had a deep friendship with Chen Gongxiang.

When they got off the carriage, they saw Chen Gongxiang, his wife Xiangqin, and three servants waiting there respectfully. Wan Lianxing's visit was definitely a distinguished guest among distinguished guests.

As soon as Wan Lianxing stepped into the yard, he was slightly stunned by what he saw, and blurted out: "Have you renovated your house?"

Chen Gongxiang laughed when he heard this and responded, "Sure enough, I can't hide it from you, Lord. So, in order to welcome you and your family, we invited craftsmen to work all night to paint the eaves and tiles of the house."

Ge Dongqing couldn't help but burst into laughter: "This is originally a quiet and elegant residence, surrounded by bamboo trees. I heard that there were guests, so I changed into new clothes overnight."

Upon hearing this, Chen Gongxiang hurriedly bowed his hands, clasped his fists, and said with a smile on his face: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, my distinguished guests! My courtyard is really too simple and poor, and I'm afraid that I've failed to entertain you properly. So I hired a group of craftsmen to do it overnight, and the paint hasn't dried up yet." After saying this, Chen Gongxiang scratched his head embarrassedly.

Wan Lianxing suppressed his smile and said to Chen Gongxiang, "Mr. Chen is very thoughtful. You are such a frugal person, yet you have mobilized so many troops for me. I am really moved."

Chen Gongxiang: "My humble courtyard is truly honored by the presence of the Marquis and his family. I am very grateful for this."

Chen Gongxiang hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands, responding humbly: "My Lord, it is an honor for you to bring your family to my humble home. I am so happy that I can't contain myself, so how can I find it a trouble?" After saying that, Chen Gongxiang warmly welcomed everyone into the house.

After everyone was seated, Chen Gongxiang learned from their conversation the purpose of Mr. Wan and Mrs. Wan's visit. So he turned around and asked his wife Xiangqin to invite their daughter Chen Zi'e out.

Not long after, a chubby little girl slowly walked in. But after just one year, Chen Zi'e had grown a lot taller. Her words and deeds were even more dignified and elegant than before, and she looked like a gentle and quiet lady from a noble family. Her serious smile revealed a bit of cuteness.

Mrs. Wan was quite satisfied with this glance. She looked at the well-behaved and lovely Chen Zi'e with a loving face and asked softly, "Little girl, tell grandma, how old are you this year?"

Chen Zi'e bowed slightly, then replied respectfully, "Madam Wan, Zi'e is already ten years old this year."

Madam Wan asked again, "What kind of books do you read on weekdays?"

Chen Zi'e nodded slightly and replied softly, "In response to Madam Wan, Zi'e usually reads Poetry, Book of History, Rites, Book of Changes, and Music."

Mrs. Wan smiled and nodded with satisfaction, then continued to ask with interest, "Have you read all these books?"

Chen Zi'e looked shy and responded modestly: "No, Zi'e is not very knowledgeable and only has a superficial understanding of these books."

Madam Wan nodded again with satisfaction when she heard this: "What else do you do besides studying?"

Chen Zi'e answered without hesitation: "Zi'e also practices needlework in her spare time."

Hearing this, Madam Wan became interested and asked, "Oh? I wonder how good your needlework skills are?"

After that, Chen Zi'e carefully took out a small and lovely rose-pink purse from her pocket, handed it to Madam Wan with both hands, and said softly: "This is the purse that Zi'e specially embroidered for brother Youning. Please take a look, Madam Wan."

Although this purse cannot be called exquisitely crafted, every stitch and every thread is very attentive, and still has a little bit of the innocence and childishness of a little girl. After all, Chen Zi'e is only ten years old, and it is not easy to embroider such a purse. Madam Wan gently stroked the fine stitches on the purse, her eyes full of admiration.

Then Madam Wan handed the purse to Shang Xi to look at, "Shang Xi, look at this little purse made by Zi'e. Your wife's craftsmanship is far better than yours."