After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 77 The Duke of Qin’s Mansion Attends the Banquet
The Duke's Mansion of the State of Qin.

Qiao Jingjing held the maid's hand and got out of the carriage.

Looking at the majestic mansion in front of her, Qiao Jingjing was amazed.

As expected of the Duke of Qin, this mansion is truly magnificent.

Even the guards in front of the door were majestic and mighty, and the solemn atmosphere made people feel awe unconsciously.

As soon as she and the maid reached the door, they were stopped.

"Which mansion is Madam from? Do you have an invitation?" A servant from the Qin mansion looked at her and asked.

"We are the Minister of Civil Affairs, Mr. Lu's family, and this is our lady." Mallow took out the invitation and handed it to the servant.

The servant took it, checked it, and then looked at Qiao Jingjing, something seemed to flash in his eyes.

When Qiao Jingjing looked over, the servant looked normal and made a respectful gesture of invitation, "Mrs. Lu, please come in."

Qiao Jingjing kept an eye on it, nodded, and went in with the maid.

Once inside, a servant immediately came to guide the two of them.

"Mrs. Lu, please come to Nuang Pavilion for tea first."

"Thank you." Qiao Jingjing saw that her servants were respectful, so instead of letting her guard down, Qiao Jingjing became more vigilant.

When she arrived at Nuan Pavilion and saw no one inside, she became even more doubtful.

"Why is there no one?" She looked back at the servant and asked.

The servant lowered his head and said respectfully, "Mrs. Lu came earlier. The guests will arrive soon."

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she glanced at her and said nothing more.

"Mrs. Lu, please sit down quickly and have some tea first. My wife will be here soon." The servant said enthusiastically and thoughtfully, and brought tea and snacks to Qiao Jingjing.

Qiao Jingjing glanced at the refreshments and nodded, "Thank you."

The servant shook his head and said, "Ma'am, please take it easy. If you have something to do, call me your slave."

"Yeah." Qiao Jingjing nodded.

When the servant exited the door, he quickly glanced at the snacks on the table, as if confirming something, and then exited the door.

Although her movement was very subtle, it was still captured by Qiao Jingjing.

She originally suspected that there was something wrong with the snacks, but now she was even more sure.

After the servants left, she sat down on the chair, but did not touch the tea and snacks, even though the snacks looked so exquisite and delicious.

After a while, Qiao Jingjing suddenly whispered to Mallow and Qingyuan.

The two maids were clever and understood as soon as they heard it. Qingyuan immediately clutched her stomach and cried out "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa."

"Someone, come quickly!" Mallow shouted.

The servants of the Qin Mansion who were waiting outside the door heard the sound and immediately ran in, "What happened?"

Qiao Jingjing pointed at Qing Yuan anxiously and said, "She just had a snack and suddenly got upset. Take her out quickly, but don't lose your temper here and dirty your place."

Hearing this, the servants of the Qin Mansion looked at each other, stepped forward quickly, and helped Qing Yuan up, "Girl, please be patient for now, we will take you to the latrine right now."

Soon, Qingyuan was taken out.

Qiao Jingjing and Mallow looked at each other. It seemed that there was indeed something wrong with the snacks they had prepared. They didn't even ask. Instead, they seemed to be really afraid that Qingyuan would lose his temper here and soil their snacks.

"I didn't expect that the dignified Duke of Qin would resort to such unflattering tactics." Mallow lowered her voice and said angrily.

Although Qiao Jingjing was surprised, she was still calm. After all, before coming here, she knew that Mrs. Qin would not feel at ease.

Next, she sat patiently and said no more.

During this period, servants from the Qin Mansion came in twice to serve Qiao Jingjing tea.

But seeing Qiao Jingjing sitting quietly, she felt relieved.

I don’t know how long it took, but Qingyuan finally came back, with a very ugly expression on her face, "Madam..."

"How is it?" Mallow asked quickly.

Qingyuan took a breath and then said: "The slaves made a fuss. After they took the slaves to the latrine, they were afraid of the smell and stayed far away. The slaves took advantage of them not paying attention and ran to find someone to inquire. They Today’s banquet place is not here at all.”

Although Qiao Jingjing had already guessed it, when the matter came before her, her heart still sank and she asked, "Where are they hosting the guests?"

"There is a place called Qiushui Garden. I spent some money and asked someone to take it there to see. There are indeed many guests in Qiushui Garden." Qingyuan said.

"Let's go to Qiushui Garden." Qiao Jingjing stood up immediately and said.

Qingyuan nodded and walked ahead to lead the way.

Mallow was extremely indignant and whispered: "They went too far. They deliberately exposed Madam. Fortunately, Madam was alert and saw through their scheme."

Qiao Jingjing was very calm.

Because before going to the banquet today, she was already prepared to be made difficult by Mrs. Qin, so she was not surprised to be left here.

But now it seems that she is not overly concerned. Mrs. Qin's invitation to her today is indeed ill-intentioned.

If she hadn't been careful and ate their refreshments, she would definitely have diarrhea, which would make her look embarrassed and ugly, and she would also miss their banquet.

No one will be late when hosting a banquet for a wealthy family.

Even if she had a reason, it was a very rude thing and would be criticized by others, because no one believed that someone from the Duke of Qin's palace would put laxatives in tea.

Mrs. Qin was sure that she came from the countryside and had never seen the world. She would be greedy when she saw delicious food. When the time came, she would get upset after eating. When she noticed it, she would lose her temper, throw a big banquet and become a laughing stock. Lu Xingzhi and the entire Lu family were embarrassed.

Qiao Jingjing sneered in her heart, Mrs. Qin looked down upon others too little.

The servants waiting outside saw her coming out and hurriedly came forward to greet her, "Do you have any orders, Mrs. Lu?"

Qiao Jingjing glanced at her sharply, "Get out of the way!"

The servant's expression changed and he said cautiously: "But the slave and the others are not taking good care of you?"

"Since you know you're not being well served, why don't you retreat quickly?" Mallow's face turned cold, and he grabbed her arm and pushed her aside.

Qiao Jingjing walked away.

At this moment, the servant finally realized what he was doing and hurriedly said: "Someone, stop them quickly!"

Other servants swarmed forward.

"What are you doing?" Qingyuan and Mallow immediately stood in front of Qiao Jingjing with stern expressions on their faces.

Qiao Jingjing also sneered: "So this is the way your Qin Mansion treats guests? Is it what your Duke of Qin means, or what your Madam Qin means?"

Seeing the angry look on her face, the servant hesitated for a moment and did not dare to step forward.

After all, she is also the wife of the Minister of Civil Affairs, and she is a guest in the house, so she is not a prisoner.

While they were hesitating, Qiao Jingjing had already taken the maid away.

The servant came to his senses and went to Qiushui Garden to report the news.

(End of this chapter)