Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

It’s not that Xu Yixing looks down on others or anything. Jade is not only valuable in Daxia, but also a symbol of status and elegance.

From the emperor to the officials, everyone in Daxia considered wearing jade as a beauty. Even my father, who practiced martial arts and was not able to wear jewelry, had several jade pendants and jade belts hidden at home, waiting to be worn on important occasions.

It is said that gentlemen are like jade, beauties are like jade, and it is appropriate for the host to wear jade. But if even your servants wear jade belts around their waists, what will the guests who come with jade think?

"I have too much money and don't know where to spend it. After all, I own a silver mine, so who can say anything? Well, it's just a silver mine, not a gold mine..."

Before Lu Anyuan could finish his words, Xu Yixing pinched him on the waist and said, "Shut up now. Last time you said Qibei had iron and silver, and now you say he has gold. Do you think he is not rich enough?"

"Hehehe." Lu Anyuan stopped talking and looked around the table. There were not many empty seats left, and it seemed that everyone was about to arrive.

Xu Yixing was also paying attention to the guests. There was one thing that seemed very strange. Those who came to the banquet today were all peers or subordinates of the Second Prince. Even for elders like Prince Cheng and Madam Jing, the Second Prince didn't seem to have reserved seats for them. It seemed that he had no intention of inviting them this time.

"Everyone, thank you for attending my housewarming party today. Everyone is here, we can start the party!" The Second Prince had somehow moved from the reception position to the main seat, and the Second Prince's wife was also accompanying him with a kind smile on her face.

"Second brother, is everyone here? Why don't I see my uncle and the others?" The eldest prince was sitting at the front table. He noticed at a glance that there were fewer people, so he was naturally reluctant to pick up his chopsticks.

"Ah, big brother, today I invited all of our brothers and some of my close friends, and did not invite the elders. Firstly, we are all brothers, so it is easy for us to talk to each other. Secondly, I will choose a day to invite the elders, so there will be no conflict!"

What the second prince said made sense, so the eldest prince smiled and raised his glass. Of course, the others followed suit and raised their glasses to congratulate the couple on their new home.

Xu Yixing heard it, and he was afraid that the Second Prince also knew that it was inappropriate to invite elders like this, so this time he invited them to show off. When the time came to invite King Cheng, it was estimated that the Second Prince would be extremely low-key and act like a good boy.

After the banquet and the drinking, the next thing was naturally the time for singing, dancing, vocal music and acrobatics to liven up the atmosphere. The Second Prince was indeed a big spender, and the most famous opera and acrobatic troupes in the capital were all here today, and the performances were so exciting that it was overwhelming.

"Everyone, I don't have anything good to give you since you all came here today. I will give each of you a guest gift. Please accept it!"

As soon as the second prince finished speaking, attendants came in from the side one after another, each holding a large box and giving it to each seat.

Xu Yixing saw that the eldest prince's face turned dark as soon as he opened the box, so he opened the box a little with a little caution to find out what was inside.

“Uh…” Xu Yixing finally understood why the eldest prince had an ugly expression. In the box was a beautifully carved jade with a long tassel. It seemed that everyone had a forbidden step.

"This is too much." Lu Anyuan said angrily, but his expression was disdainful and mocking. Even the servants in your family wear jade, and now you give this to the guests, doesn't it mean that everyone present is of the same level as your servants? Second brother is really good at making enemies.

"Look, a fight will start soon." Xu Yixing drank a glass of wine. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that after everyone received their gifts, the temperature in the hall dropped a little and it became a little chilly.

The Second Prince is so arrogant and a mean person, is he afraid that he doesn't have enough enemies? Xu Yixing doesn't understand. The Second Prince has never been a reckless man, but his behavior today is incomprehensible.

"My second brother is so thoughtful." The eldest prince did not get angry on the spot. He just slammed the lid shut and asked the guards to take the box away without putting it in front of him.

"Actually, there is one more thing today. I would like to ask everyone to help me unveil the sign in front of my mansion." The Second Prince was in high spirits, as if he had not noticed anything unusual in the hall.

Speaking of plaques, Xu Yixing actually remembered that when he just entered the door, there was no plaque hanging where the gate should have been, but it was just covered with red cloth. It turned out that they were waiting here.

The fourth prince was the most tactful, and just like before, he never let the place get dull: "Okay, second brother, please show us your new plaque!"

The second prince clapped his hands twice, and two servants came in from the front of the hall, one on the left and one on the right, holding a huge sign. They passed all the guest seats and walked all the way to the main seat. Only at the second prince's gesture did they turn around and face the plaque to everyone.

The second prince walked down from the main seat and said, "Everyone, please look!" Then he lifted the red cloth with one hand, and six big words appeared in front of everyone:

The emperor ordered the construction of the Prince of Qibei’s Palace.

"Uh..." This was the nth time today that Xu Yixing felt puzzled by the Second Prince's actions.

Everyone in the hall, who were originally very expectant, changed their expressions slightly when they saw the plaque.

"What's wrong, everyone? Is the calligraphy not good?" The second prince stood next to the plaque, showing it to everyone as if he was showing off new clothes, but few people dared to respond.

The eldest prince stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by the second prince: "Brother! The banquet isn't over yet, how can you leave first?"

The eldest prince turned around and said righteously, "Chi Yan, you are being rebellious. Do you know that the words 'imperial construction' can only be used on mansions that were built by order of the emperor himself?"

This was the first time Xu Yixing heard the Second Prince's name. It sounded very nice, so he quietly asked Lu Anyuan, "What two characters are they?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Everyone in the room wanted to speak out in response to the eldest prince's question, but no one dared, except him.

Unexpectedly, the second prince did not take it seriously: "Yes, this mansion of mine was renovated by my father himself. Is there anything wrong with using imperial decree to build it?"

The eldest prince clearly heard that he had taken advantage of the language, but he could not think of a reason to retort, so he could only continue to ask with a red face: "Then what about the King of Qibei? When did the emperor confer the title of king on you?"

The second prince stepped forward, still with a shameless look on his face: "Brother! You don't know yet, my father summoned me this morning and ordered that the right to mint silver and money in the territory of Qibei will belong to me in the future. Besides, we all have fiefs, aren't we all kings? You could obviously write Jizhou Palace in front of your mansion, but you don't want to!"

The loophole in the Second Prince's words was an obvious mistake in rank.

In reality, every prince is indeed the king of his own fiefdom. However, once the Qibei Palace came out, people who didn't know would think that the second prince had been conferred the title of prince. The difference of one word makes a big difference in the meaning.