Medical Drug Concubine: Your Majesty, please forgive me

Chapter 40 Deliberately making things difficult
The banquet begins and the guests take their seats.

Because Mrs. Liang was old, she sat on the seat next to Mrs. Qi, while Wan Su and Lin Yuru sat behind her.

Wan Su found that the old lady's eyes were always looking at the opposite side intentionally or unintentionally. Wan Su followed her eyes and saw a mother and daughter who were sitting opposite each other in luxurious clothes and graceful temperament.

Especially the girl's bright eyes and bright teeth, she has a beautiful appearance, but a pair of raised red phoenix eyes give people a sense of arrogance.

Wan Su was wondering about this person's identity, so Mrs. Qi spoke up.

"Let me introduce to you, these two are Princess Rong and her daughter, County Master Mingyi. Prince Rong has lived in Beisai for a long time. This time, the princess and the county master came back to Beijing to visit the Empress Dowager. I heard that my family has moved to a new home. , so I’m here to congratulate you.”

Everyone understood this.

Near the main seat, a round-faced middle-aged woman in a red-yellow skirt held a wine glass and saluted everyone: "Today is the housewarming day in my house. Thank you for bringing your love to my house to pay the banquet. My mother is too old to drink alcohol. I'm here to offer a toast to everyone."

The middle-aged woman drank the wine in her hand after she finished speaking.

The old lady leaned back and introduced to Wansu: "This is the British lady. I heard that she went to the palace to pick up the mother and daughter of the Rong family early in the morning. She just came back with them at this moment."

Wan Su nodded.

Dance performances have already begun in the center of the banquet. After a few glasses of wine, the guests also relaxed, and began to toast to people they knew well.

Wan Su didn't have anyone she knew well, so she just obediently stayed by the old lady's side.

At this time, the British Duke and Duchess came over with the wine and took the initiative to salute Mrs. Liang: "Mrs. Liang, my lord and I admire Prime Minister Liang very much. It is an honor to meet you today. I would like to toast you."

The British Duchess is elegant and generous, without losing everyone's style.

After drinking, she turned her eyes to Wan Su who was behind the old lady, with an inquiring look, and it took a long time for a trace of surprise to flash in her eyes.

"This is Wan Su? You don't look like your mother! I didn't recognize her."

"Yes! This child is more similar to my son!" said the old man.

"Greetings to Mrs. Duke!" Wan Su bowed politely.

"I'm really happy to see Wan Su in such a healthy state. After a few days, I'll get things settled at home. I'll go to the house to bother you. Let's work together to decide on the marriage of our two children. If If possible, it would be even better if we can get married before this year."

The old lady couldn't help frowning when she heard this, the British lady is too anxious!Especially on this kind of occasion, how could he propose marriage as soon as he met Wan Su!It is against common sense to do so!

The old lady smiled and said: "There is no rush for the marriage. The girl Wansu just returned to my side, and I want to keep her for a while. I hope the Duke and Madam will understand."

Seeing this, Mrs. Guogong seemed to want to say something, but behind her, the county master Mingyi had already walked over with a wine glass, so Mrs. Guogong had no choice but to let go of her words.

County Lord Mingyi and the old lady nodded first, before walking in front of Wan Su, and looked at Wan Su up and down as if sizing up the goods, his gaze was extremely impolite.

"Are you Liang Wansu?" County Lord Mingyi asked, "You don't look very good either."

The haughty tone made Wan Su very uncomfortable.

"My daughter pays homage to County Master Mingyi." Wan Su blessed her.

"The rules don't work either. It stands to reason that you have to salute like me. Didn't your family teach you?"

Princess Mingyi was clearly picking on her. According to orthodox etiquette, Wan Su would indeed bow to her, but that would be at a formal national ceremony.

In this kind of ordinary banquet, it is more than necessary to bow to each other between men, while it is enough to perform Wanfu salute between women.

"County Master Mingyi, this is inappropriate!" The Duke's wife tactfully dissuaded her.

"Madam, I heard that Miss Liang has a marriage contract with your eldest son. I am teaching her etiquette now for the sake of your Duke's mansion. You don't want your young lady to go out one day, and you will be punished." It's not proper to be laughed at by others!" Princess Mingyi sounded a warning.

Mrs. Guo seems to be very afraid of Princess Mingyi, and it's hard to refute her words, but she just smiles awkwardly.

When Wan Su saw this scene, he also had a guess in his heart, the hostility of Princess Mingyi towards him was probably due to his marriage with the Duke's Mansion!
Looking at the attitude of the Duke and Madam, it is estimated that she did something against her will in Mingyi, otherwise how could Princess Rong indulge her daughter like this!This marriage is really getting more and more interesting.

Thinking of this, Wan Su couldn't help but smile, she didn't feel embarrassed by Mingyi's disparagement at all, she just asked with an open-minded and teachable expression: "My daughter grew up in the countryside since she was a child, and she really doesn't care about the rules of the capital. I understand very well. The county lord was taught by the princess herself since I was a child, presumably Ying is following the rules, I wonder if the county lord can explain a thing or two to me."

Seeing that she was so weak, Mingyi had a look of disdain on her face.

"Since you are humbly asking for advice, then I will teach you as hard as I can, so as not to make you feel ashamed everywhere. I am the county lord of the third rank. Although you are the daughter of an official, you have no rank, so when you see me, you should treat me with respect." Kneeling and prostrating."

"Oh! What does the county magistrate mean, people with low rank should salute like those with high rank?" Wan Su asked.

"That's natural." Mingyi raised her head and said.

"The county lord is really well-bred. Since the county lord is so respectful, then please first bow down to my grandmother!" Wan Su's voice was extremely calm, just like a normal chat.

"What do you mean?" Mingyi was naturally unhappy, and asked with beautiful eyes.

Wan Su asked suspiciously: "Isn't this what you mean, county magistrate? My grandmother has a royal order now, so it's only natural to salute her in your capacity?"

Princess Mingyi was furious. Her father was the elder brother of the current emperor, and the only person she had worshiped since she was born was the emperor.

Even the Empress Dowager was reluctant to let her kneel when she saw her, but now this girl actually asks her to worship such an old woman, what right does she have to accept this worship from me.

"You, uneducated village girl!"

As Mingyi said, one hand was already raised high, and she was about to slap Wan Su.

"Mingyi! Stop it."

Princess Rong, who had been watching the bustle from a distance, saw her daughter about to lose her composure, and hurriedly stopped her.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liang smoothed things over and said, "Late Su is presumptuous, the county lord is a rich man, how can you be so ignorant of the rules, why don't you admit your mistake to the county lord."

Wan Su knew current affairs, knew that the old lady was trying to find a way for herself, so she had to go forward and salute to admit her mistake.

Princess Rong was the first to speak: "No need, we can't bear Miss Liang's gift."

After speaking, Princess Rong took her daughter back to her seat.Ming Yi still had a look of displeasure on her face, staring at Wan Su unwillingly.

When this kind of thing happened, the Duke's wife was naturally embarrassed, so she was busy trying to find something to cover up the matter.

"Everyone is here to attend the banquet today, our government is deeply honored, let my eldest daughter dance a song for you, let's express our gratitude!"

After the words were finished, the music gradually sounded, and a group of women in green gauze came to the middle of the dance floor. They began to dance with the rhythm, and their movements were coordinated and neat.When the music reaches a turning point, the dancers gather together.

When they dispersed again, a woman in a red gauze jumped up from the crowd.

I saw the woman wearing a gold hairpin on her head and a tulle face, her dancing steps were light and her limbs were soft and graceful.

Obviously, she danced in the same posture as other dancers, but when she jumped out, she was extraordinarily enchanting and charming, and everyone clapped their hands.

(End of this chapter)