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Chapter 148 Three Banquets

Mrs. Hou Qiao guessed that she must have taken advantage of her daughter-in-law, otherwise the Yongning Hou Mansion had long been far away from the center of power in Kyoto and had few opportunities to attend banquets of the upper class circles.

Tang Bingxuan didn't feel that she had such great influence. After all, her mother-in-law Qiao was the eldest aunt of Duke Cheng's wife Cai. Maybe Prince Cheng's palace was giving face to Duke Cheng's wife Cai, their direct cousin.

The twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month is the wedding day for Jiang Tian, ​​the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis Mansion, and Li Chong, the eldest son of Changping Bo. Aunt Zhao has been busy with wedding arrangements for her daughter Jiang Tian, ​​and she has to seek the advice of her aunt Qiao on some matters. In recent days, she and Qiao Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have many more interactions.

Hearing that Qiao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were going to attend the baptism banquet of Prince Cheng's second son tomorrow, Aunt Zhao and Jiang Tian were both a little jealous, but their status did not qualify them to attend.

Aunt Zhao had been living in the house for a long time, and she soon stabilized her mind. She knew that things had to be settled slowly, and it was better to prepare for her daughter Jiang Tian's marriage.

Aunt Zhao softly advised: "Tian'er, from now on you will be the wife of the prince of the uncle's house. The people you meet when you go out are all the wives of famous families in Kyoto. There are many opportunities, so you don't need to care about other people's pride."

Ever since Jiang Tian signed the divorce letter with Mrs. Hou Qiao, her whole personality has been obviously gloomy, but when she saw that she was going to marry into the Changping uncle's house and become the crown prince's wife, Jiang Tian was still really happy because she could finally have her own place as the master of the family.

Hearing Aunt Zhao's relief, she secretly swore in her heart that sooner or later, she would trample those who didn't take her seriously and make them look up to her.

"What my aunt said is true, and my daughter understands."

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On this day, Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, and Tang Bingxuan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took a carriage to Prince Cheng's Mansion to attend the Third Washing Banquet with the congratulatory gifts prepared for the second son of Prince Cheng's Mansion.

The third banquet of Prince Cheng's Palace was held in a very low-key and honorable manner. All the people invited were relatives or acquaintances of Prince Cheng's Palace, which meant that most of the high-ranking families in Kyoto were invited.

Shao, the Tai Madam of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, is Prince Cheng's cousin and naturally came here to congratulate her. Also coming to the Rongguo Duke's Mansion are the Tai Madam and the Duke's wife Liu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law;

Because Tang Jinglin was the handkerchief of Princess Cheng Zheng Yuan, her husband Yuan Bozheng was included in the invitation even though his official position was not high.

Princess Cheng, Zheng Yuan, had just given birth to her son and was weak for three days. She changed into someone else's clothes and lay on the bed, and met several familiar dowagers and wives.

Tang Jinglin hugged her second son, Ling Yue, looked at her carefully for a moment and praised: "Your second son is so handsome and cute, I can't help but want to take him home and arrange a baby marriage for my Bao'er."

After Tang Jinglin's little daughter was born, Yuan Bozheng smiled happily and got his wish. He couldn't sleep without holding his daughter when he returned home every day. He named her Yuan Baoer, which means a girl like pearls.

Zheng Yuan and Tang Jinglin are familiar with each other and have always been straightforward in their conversation. "If you are not afraid that your baby will wait until he is seventeen or eighteen to get married, our wife-in-law will definitely be fine."

Tang Jinglin was so happy when she saw Ling Yuesheng's red lips and white teeth, so white and pink in just three days;

Even if she agreed to marry Bao'er to Ling Yue, her husband Yuan Bozheng, a slave girl, would not agree.

"Look at you, didn't I just compliment our wife-in-law on how good-looking she is, and why I sent you a health prescription because I thought about your hard work during pregnancy."

When Tang Jinglin was pregnant, she took the health-preserving prescription sent by Tang Bingxuan and it was very good. Seeing that the difficulty of pregnancy was similar to hers, she specifically informed Tang Bingxuan and gave this prescription to Zheng Yuan. Zheng Yuan is Princess Cheng, so she must be strict about food and drink. The prescription was specially read by the imperial doctor, and the dosage was adjusted specifically for Zheng Yuan's fetal image. Therefore, Zheng Yuan suffered a lot less pain during childbirth because of this prescription.

Knowing that this recipe was given by Tang Bingxuan to her aunt Tang Jinglin, Zheng Yuan was quite grateful to her best friend for not hiding anything, and she also had a very good impression of Tang Bingxuan.

"Yes, yes, I remember all the good things you did to me."

Mrs. Yun, the Duke of Qi, also accompanied her eldest daughter, Princess Cheng, Zheng Yuan, in the inner room. Seeing that the two had been close since childhood, and now they were married and had children, and were living well, she felt a lot of emotion in her heart.

"Lin'er is a good friend to our family, and my aunt also takes her to heart."

Tang Jinglin didn't expect that it was just a joke. The Duke of Qi's wife, Yunshi, and Princess Cheng, Zheng Yuan, both mother and daughter, were so fond of each other. She was quite embarrassed because she didn't think straight.

"Auntie, please stop teasing me with Yuan'er, otherwise I won't dare to enter the palace gate again."

The ladies in the room all beamed with joy because of Tang Jinglin's words. There was an old lady who was about the same age as the wife. She even held the hand of the wife, Shao Shi, and praised her for raising a wonderful daughter.

According to the seniority of the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Rong, Tang Jinglin should be one generation older than Zheng Yuan, but they are about the same age. After Zheng Yuan became Princess Cheng, their seniority became equal again.

Tang Jinglin usually calls the Duke of Qi's wife Yunshi as her aunt, and Tang Bingxuan calls the Duke of Qi's wife Yunshi as her aunt. It's okay that the aunt and nephew are not together. When they are together, they usually address them as the Duke's wife.

This is how marriages between Gongqing's families are, and as time goes by, each of them will discuss their own affairs.

Tang Bingxuan got a lot of attention today. She followed several elders into the inner room to meet Princess Cheng Zheng Yuan. She was held by Princess Cheng and praised her, and she was teased by several elders in the inner room.

A few people in the room chatted for a while, and then the aunt came to take the second young master Ling Yue away to the front hall for the third baptism ceremony. Tang Jinglin specially followed Qi Guogong's wife Yun Shi, and could help with anything.

Ling Ruhua is now the eldest princess of the Ling Kingdom and the only sister of Emperor Ling and Prince Cheng. She was also invited to Prince Cheng's Mansion to attend the baptism banquet of their youngest son.

Because Princess Ruhua lives in harmony, she usually lives in seclusion and seldom walks around Kyoto. Not many famous families in Kyoto have seen her, but they all know that such a person exists.

She was the sister she recognized halfway. Brothers Ling Emperor and Cheng Wang only had respect for Ling Ruhua, and it was difficult to give them anything else. Fortunately, Ling Ruhua had an elegant and quiet character, and she was not a competitive person.

Tang Bingxuan did not see the presence of Princess Ruhua in Princess Cheng's inner room, so she realized that Ling Ruhua was afraid that her status as Heli would not be good for the newborn.

It was only when Ling Yue, the second son of Prince Cheng, was being held in the arms of his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Cheng Guo, Yunshi, that she saw Princess Ruhua standing silently in the corner of the crowd watching the ceremony.

It seems that the women around the eldest princess Ling Ruhua are not very familiar with her, and they regard her as a little daughter-in-law who comes to attend the third washing banquet with her elders to gain experience.

Speaking of which, Ling Ruhua and Tang Bingxuan had not seen each other alone since the hot spring village left with their son Shen Jianxing.

When Tang Bingxuan looked at Ling Ruhua, she seemed to be back to the Shen Ruhua she had seen at the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, with a sense of elegance and dignity all over her body, and a deep sense of indifference and alienation.