Many dignitaries and dignitaries had already arrived in the eldest princess's palace, and there were piles of congratulatory gifts. In the garden and under the corridor, there was constant laughter and laughter.
"Mom." Beibei looked at several children of the same age playing near the rockery not far away, and became interested.
Chu Yunning knelt down and said, "Beibei, whenever you put safety first, we won't cause trouble and we will never be afraid of it. Do you understand?"
"Mom, I remember it all."
"Go ahead."
Chu Yunning let go of Beibei's hand and looked at Beibei blending into the group of children, with a bright smile on his face, and she couldn't help but laugh too.
At this time, a maid came to her and knelt down: "Princess, eldest princess, please come over."
Chu Yunning nodded: "Lead the way."
Soon she followed the maid to the main hall, where many noble ladies and royal wives gathered.
The woman sitting at the head is wearing a purple palace dress, with large peonies embroidered on the skirt, and beaded hairpins around her temples. She is graceful and luxurious, with extraordinary temperament.
This person is the eldest princess.
"Greetings to my aunt." Chu Yunning saluted gracefully.
The eldest princess narrowed her phoenix eyes and looked at Chu Yunning. She did not call out, but started chatting with the lady beside her.
When everyone saw this, they all gloated about the misfortune. It was because the eldest princess didn't want to see Princess Xiao.
"Yan'er, you've lost a lot of weight in the past few days. Poor thing, what kind of life have you been living in the palace? Fortunately, Xiao'er is not confused and can still protect you. Otherwise, not even your bones and dregs will be left. How can you guys
I didn’t see Yan’er’s body covered with scars, eh!”
While the eldest princess sighed, she also deliberately held Ye Yan'er's hand in front of everyone, pulled out a small phoenix hairpin from her temples and inserted it into Ye Yan'er's temples.
"Auntie, this... this is against the rules." Ye Yan'er was flattered and pretended to refuse. From time to time she glanced at Chu Yunning, who was still curtsying and saluting, and felt happy in her heart.
"There are no rules. If someone hadn't interfered with it back then, you would be Princess Xiao today. You have suffered a lot of grievances over the years, so what do these rewards mean?"
The eldest princess has some connections with the Chu family, so she dislikes Chu Yunning very much.
It was also because it was the eldest princess who acted as matchmaker for Prince Xiao, but she was mixed up by Chu Yuning by mistake. The eldest princess always remembered this account.
mean!
Chu Yunning lowered her head and looked at the shoes. She was a majestic princess, but her mind was just that.
"Auntie, the princess is still here." Ye Yaner climbed onto the eldest princess's arm with a smile on her face and a pleading look on her face.
The eldest princess sighed helplessly and shook her head: "You are just too kind-hearted and have been bullied again and again. That's all. For Yan'er's sake, I will spare her for once!"
The eldest princess raised her hand in the air and said impatiently: "Get up."
Chu Yunning took a deep breath and stood up slowly: "Thank you, Princess."
If people don't appreciate her, why should she stick to her? It doesn't matter if she doesn't call her aunt.
The eldest princess raised her long eyebrows and snorted coldly: "You are dissatisfied with me. You don't even want to call me aunt. This is how the Chu family raises their daughters. You don't understand the rules!"
If people want to find fault, they can find it no matter what.
Chu Yunning is not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others.
"I have been married for many years, and this is the first time I have attended a banquet. I forgot the rules of the capital for a moment, so please forgive me." Chu Yunning's tone was slightly humble, and the eldest princess had a proud smile on her face after hearing this.
Then Chu Yunning changed the topic: "I don't know when the trend of exalting concubines and suppressing the main wife became popular in Kyoto."
The eldest princess's face changed slightly.
"Princess, what do you mean? How can you contradict your elders!" Ye Yan'er pursed her red lips tightly: "Even if you are dissatisfied with me, you shouldn't slander my aunt in public. Princess, why don't you kowtow to your aunt to apologize!
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"Did I make a mistake?" Chu Yunning looked confused: "My marriage to Prince Xiao was granted by the late emperor. The late emperor once praised the children of the Chu family for their courage and resourcefulness, and their sincerity and sincerity. Why did the eldest princess question the Chu family?
Tutor? Could it be that he was dissatisfied with the late emperor, so he gave Concubine Ye a red palace dress and a phoenix hairpin?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" The eldest princess slammed the table and stood up.
Chu Yunning blinked innocently, her eyes lingering on Ye Yan'er's clothes and phoenix hairpin.
According to the rules, a concubine should not blatantly wear red palace clothes.
This phoenix hairpin cannot be touched, it is clearly against the rules.
The eldest princess was so angry that she was trembling all over. She just wanted to embarrass Chu Yunning, but she didn't expect that she would be defeated by someone.
hateful!
Ye Yaner suddenly became embarrassed. She was so proud just now, but now she is so embarrassed.
"Thank you, aunt, for your kindness. Yan'er is ignorant. Yan'er will go change her clothes now."
Ye Yaner gritted her teeth and had to step back to change clothes.
In front of the ancestral etiquette, the eldest princess also had to abide by the rules.
The eldest princess was deflated in front of everyone. She couldn't let go of the anger in her heart, and stared at Chu Yunning fiercely.
"Auntie, this is a gift prepared by Prince Ning's Mansion for his little grandson."
Princess Ning stepped forward to smooth things over, and took out a small, heavy gold bracelet from the hand of the maid behind her, with the words "peace and success" engraved on it.
The eldest princess only glanced at the gift, which was neither outstanding nor low-key, and said calmly: "Princess Ning is interested."
Princess Ning resolved the embarrassment, and the other ladies quickly started talking and laughing again, as if nothing had happened just now.
Chu Yunning looked at her nose and heart, but she didn't think that this matter should just be settled.
"I heard that Princess Xiao is now in charge of Prince Xiao's Mansion. I wonder what gifts Princess Xiao has prepared for her grandson, so that we can all see them."
"That's right, who doesn't know that when Princess Xiao got married, she had a lot of red makeup and all kinds of rare treasures? Please take it out for everyone to see."
The congratulatory gift was handed over to the housekeeper of the eldest princess's mansion upon entering the house.
At this moment, the housekeeper rummaged through a pile of gifts and found the box from Prince Xiao's Mansion.
Without Chu Yunning's permission, he opened the box directly, revealing a jade lock inside, with the engraving of longevity on it.
"Why did it crack?"
"A cracked jade is not a bad omen. Isn't Princess Xiao cursing others?"
The little grandson is the first legitimate grandson of the eldest princess, and the person who holds her heart in high esteem suddenly became furious when he heard these words: "Chu Yunning, what on earth do you have in mind to dare to curse my grandson?"
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"Princess." Ye Yan'er came over after changing her clothes and said in surprise: "Isn't this the broken jade that I found out from the warehouse yesterday? It's unlucky. Why did you bring it to the eldest princess' mansion?"
These words directly confirmed that Chu Yunning deliberately brought broken jade to disgust people.
Everyone looked at Chu Yunning with contempt in their eyes.
"Why is Princess Xiao so vicious? She won't even let go of a child who is just one month old."
"She has never been like this. She is used to bullying others."
Everyone blamed.
The eldest princess clutched her heart tightly and trembled with anger, and shouted sternly: "Chu Yunning, I must teach you a lesson today to let you know what is appropriate, come on!"
"Eldest Princess!" Chu Yunning took out an identical jade lock from her arms without haste.
"This is the gift I want to send. As for who this one belongs to, I don't know."
Ye Yaner was suddenly stunned: "How is it possible that there are two identical jade locks?"
The longevity jade lock was made from a piece of top-quality jade that the Chu family obtained back then. It was used as a dowry for Chu Yunning, and it was the only one in the entire capital.
Because of this, Ye Yaner did not touch the jade lock, it was too eye-catching.
Chu Yunning picked up the piece in the box and held it up high: "There is only one piece of jade, of course it is fake."
The quality of jade can be seen by those present at a glance.
The texture of the piece in the box is far less transparent than the one in Chu Yunning's hand, and there are many cracks under the sunlight.
Ye Yaner's face suddenly darkened. She was deceived by Chu Yunning!
This jade lock was put into the box by the butler himself.
How could he run into Chu Yunning's arms?
It can only mean that Chu Yunning did it on purpose!
The eldest princess looked at Ye Yan'er with a strange expression.
"Auntie, is there any misunderstanding?" Ye Yaner explained bravely.
The people present are not stupid, why is it such a coincidence that there is an identical fake.
It was clear that someone was deliberately plotting against Chu Yunning.
All the ladies are human beings, and they are also the eldest ladies of the family. What they dislike the most is the concubines.
When the main wife is embarrassed, the concubines are happiest.
Just looking at Ye Yan'er's performance, there is a high probability that this matter has something to do with Ye Yan'er.
Men like weak and whining people, but this is exactly what the eldest lady hates the most.
Therefore, many ladies began to side with Chu Yunning.
"Princess Xiao was generous and gave away all the dowry. It's a pity that she was almost misunderstood."
"Princess Xiao never felt sorry for Concubine Ye from the beginning to the end. She happily came to congratulate her, but she was put in trouble several times. Alas."
These words reached the ears of the eldest princess. The eldest princess looked embarrassed. How could she have thought of this situation?
"Fortunately, this jade lock is precious. I didn't dare to put it in the box. Otherwise, it wouldn't be washed away even if I jumped into the Yellow River. That's all. This kind of thing won't happen once or twice."
Chu Yunning smiled helplessly and put the jade lock on the tray generously: "I hope that my little grandson can live a long life as this safe lock says."
The more generous Chu Yunning is, the more narrow-minded the eldest princess becomes.
The eldest princess held her breath, suppressed her anger and smiled at Chu Yunning: "The housekeeper must have made a mistake. Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation!"
In front of everyone, the eldest princess ordered the housekeeper who received the gift to be punished with thirty sticks as a warning to others.
As for why there was a fake lock in the box, you all know it very well and no one has broken it.
The banquet started soon, and the eldest princess gathered her emotions to attend the ceremony.
Ye Yan'er followed closely and said to Chu Yunning when no one was prepared: "The princess is getting more and more unexpected. Isn't the jade lock made today by the princess on purpose?"
Chu Yunning turned back and glanced at Ye Yan'er with disdain: "Now I have to ask Concubine Ye, why do you ask me to be on guard everywhere? Concubine Concubine is quite charming in pink. Don't wear the wrong clothes again in the future.
, make people laugh!”
"you!"
Ye Yaner's chest heaved up and down with anger, and her eyes were blazing.
Chu Yunning suddenly reached out and touched Ye Yan'er's temple. Ye Yan'er stepped back warily: "What are you going to do? There are so many people here, this is not the place for you to act wild!"
"What are you afraid of? It's just that your hair is crooked. We all came from Prince Xiao's Mansion. Seeing you lose face makes me lose face."
Chu Yunning calmly retracted her hand, completely ignoring Ye Yan'er's anger and raised her feet to leave.