Prince, kneel down quickly, the lady can't run away

"It's better to bring some gifts so that she won't feel bad," Chu Tunan explained to her.

"Yes, please try it, it's really delicious." Zhao Keke tried her best to promote it.

"Miss Chu, try it too!" Wen Jiu invited her. Chu Tunan always gave her the feeling of being alert and keeping a distance.

"No, I had some snacks on the way, don't waste Coco's kindness." She rarely spoke, and always gave Wen Jiu an indescribable feeling, neither an enemy nor a friend, as if she was really similar to him, a kind of indifference to the outside world.

"It tastes really good, thank you Coco, do you want some?"

"I watch you eat"

"Flower maniac" Chu Tunan said, then turned over the book at hand and asked, "Miss Wen, can I read a book to kill time?"

"Of course," Chu Tunan just quietly watched her reading the miscellaneous articles, which seemed to be of great interest. Wen Jiu observed her and found that even when she was sitting there reading, she sat straight. This was a model of aristocratic families.

"I just went to see my aunt, why aren't you in the front yard?"

"Is it because your Prime Minister's wife doesn't want you to see anyone, but your aunt and your grandmother are here?"

"Keke, you can't talk about the elders," Chu Tunan said to stop her.

"Oh"

"Miss, the old lady asks you to go to the front hall." The aunt beside the old lady came to remind

"Okay Auntie, I'll go right away."

The three girls, one in white like snow, one in red like fire, and one in pink like a flower, walked towards the front hall. They were particularly pleasing to the eye, and each one was more beautiful than the other. They stunned all the young masters of the noble families, including the second prince, the fifth prince, and the crown prince who came today, but of course not including the prince of Xiao Palace, Xiao Jue.

"Grandma, Grandma"

"old lady"

"Jiu'er, come over here. Today is the old lady's birthday. I'm grateful that you can come over despite your busy schedule. I have something to announce."

The crowd below was discussing quietly.

"Wen Jiu is the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. My first wife Su passed away not long after giving birth to twins, and Jiu was sent to the manor to recuperate since she was young. Now she is almost 15 years old, and I miss this granddaughter very much, so I took her back."

"Why did you bring her back so late? I thought Wen Ziqi was a young lady."

"Who says it's not true? This eldest daughter has become the second daughter. I'm afraid she will have trouble living alone in the future."

"When you look at her normally, she almost looks down on others. She is so aloof that she is not worthy of being called a concubine..."

The discussion below was very quiet, but Wen Ziqi heard it clearly. She would not be able to see anyone when she went out in the future. Anyone could step on her and her whole body was filled with hatred.

Xue felt so distressed when she saw her daughter's appearance. Even Prime Minister Wen felt so distressed when he saw it. This was the daughter he had carefully nurtured. He knew that his mother's words must have been put under pressure from the General's Mansion, so he stood up and said, "Although Qi'er is the daughter of the second wife, I have been nurturing her as a legitimate daughter all these years. In the future, she will have a share of the legitimate daughters in the mansion. They are all legitimate daughters and my children. I will not favor one over the other."

"Your Majesty's words really make me look at you in a new light. Throughout history, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children has been clear. Do you want a concubine's daughter to be on an equal footing with my family? Even if her mother is now promoted to be the legitimate wife, she is still the daughter of a stepmother and will always be inferior to the legitimate daughter. In the future, please ask the Ministry of Rites to come and talk to the Prime Minister about the rules and etiquette more often, and don't make a fool of yourself."

"Mother-in-law, why are you doing this?"

"You're not partial? What did she wear when she went to the General's Mansion? Did she have any jewelry? If you hadn't treated her so harshly, my General's Mansion wouldn't have sent so many things to me. I couldn't sleep that night. She was right under your nose. Are you blind? Can't you see? I don't deserve to be your mother-in-law."

"I......"

"Old sister, don't be angry. He goes to court every day and doesn't pay attention to these things. Xue is not doing his job well. I have punished him."

"Madam, this is not what we saw," Qin came out and said while holding Wen Jiu.

"Miss Wen is in the front yard taking care of the daughters of various families, while I, the legitimate niece, was assigned to the back kitchen. Is this because they are afraid of exposing her or humiliating her?" Zhao looked at Xue and asked

"What did you say?" Madam Wen and the old lady spoke at the same time

"Mother, please calm down, old lady. I was thinking that Qi'er was already familiar with the daughters of various families, so I asked Jiu'er to help me look after the kitchen. I came to see the old lady, and then I thought I would take Jiu'er to meet these distinguished guests from the capital." Xue argued cunningly.

"So according to what you said, you were so engrossed in chatting with those ladies that you introduced them to wine? Otherwise, how could you have chatted for so long, running around like a peacock?" Zhao's mouth could not say anything good.

"Ms. Zhao, your words are too harsh. I was just talking about some family matters with some ladies I know well." Mrs. Xue looked very unhappy. She, the wife of the prime minister, was described as a peacock. Damn this Mrs. Zhao.

"Aunt, why do you have to mock mother like this? Mother got up at 3:00 pm to prepare the birthday banquet. It was really hard for her."

"Hard work? Which mistress isn't like this? If things don't go well, you can tell the servants to do it. Can Jiu'er, a kid who hasn't even reached marriage age, take care of the kitchen? If everyone eats a bad meal today, you can't blame Jiu'er. She doesn't know anything." Xue was stunned. Was she worried that Wen Jiu had tampered with the food and blamed it on Wen Jiu? Bitch, the whole family of bitches.

"And you, just now you were talking to your girlfriend..." Zhao was interrupted before she could finish her words to Wen Ziqi.

"That's enough. For Zhuohua's sake, I will still call you sister-in-law. Why are you making things difficult for my wife and children?" Prime Minister Wen asked.

"You asked a good question. We can not embarrass them. Let your second daughter live in the countryside for ten years and then bring her back. We will not mention this matter again in the future," Qin said as if making a suggestion.

"Is that possible? Qi'er has been spoiled since she was a child and can't stand that kind of hardship." Prime Minister Wen refused subconsciously. When he reacted, he met Wen Jiu's cold eyes, arrogant and indifferent.

"Wen Jinqi, you are really great. My dear, you were born to suffer. She should have lived a life of luxury and glory. Apart from the royal family, she should have been the most noble lady in the world." The old lady was so angry that she couldn't bear it.

The people below couldn't help but sigh: Yes, Wen Jiu should be the most noble besides the royal family, but it was such an opportunity that Wen Ziqi took away for more than ten years. What kind of experience can a newborn child have in the mountain valley? Everyone sighed and looked at Wen Jiu with eyes full of pity.

Only Xiao Jue had no pity. He knew that this woman was as knowledgeable as those rich young ladies. It could even be said that she was not on the same level as those rich young ladies. Her environment made people feel pity for her, but her ability could be fatal.

"Grandma, aunt, what are you doing? Haven't I come back? Besides, tonight is grandma's birthday, everyone is here happily, you are not allowed to make trouble anymore." Wen Jiu shook the old lady's arm and acted coquettishly.

"You are a kind-hearted child, you don't care about things, but what will happen in the future? When you get married..."

"Grandma, why are you thinking about something so far away? Aren't you here to celebrate your birthday?"