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Chapter 47 Dragon Boat Festival
Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Liu were both thinking that the Dragon Boat Festival was coming, and the gifts from the Yongning Marquis Mansion should be delivered in the next two days.

"Greetings to Madam Dowager and Madam Duke." Madam Li next to Mrs. Qiao, the Marquis of Yongning, greeted them both with a smile on her face.

"My wife has ordered me to deliver holiday gifts to my family. By the way, have you reserved a place to watch the dragon boat race during the Dragon Boat Festival? If not, please invite the young master and young lady to join us in the fun."

"My wife is very considerate." Mrs. Qiao praised Mrs. Qiao for her appropriateness.

Mrs. Liu was also happy that Mrs. Qiao was thinking about the children in her in-laws' mansion, and replied to Mother Li with a smile, "I have asked someone to book a private room in advance. Then it will be cheaper to visit each other with your private room."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Duke Rong's mansion asked a few more questions about the health of Marquis Jiang and Mrs. Qiao, and Mother Li answered respectfully. After getting the right answer from the Duke's wife, Mother Li went back to the Marquis' mansion to handle business.

"Sister, my mother keeps an eye on my homework every day. I'm so tired every day that I can't sleep at night." Tang Bingyan complained while holding Tang Bingxuan's hand and shaking it.

Looking at your rosy face and energetic look, I believe you are the weird one!
Tang Bingxuan touched her sister's smooth little face with a worried expression, "Fourth sister, you can't sleep well like this. It's better not to go to the dragon boat race tomorrow and catch up on your sleep at home."

Tang Bingyan just complained to her eldest sister about the distress of being stared at by her mother, and wanted some comfort, so why was she not allowed to watch the dragon boat race.

The little girl blinked her big eyes that were about to cry in grievance, "Sister, I will make up for it by sleeping well tonight. I don't have to make up for it at home tomorrow."

It’s not that the little girl is not smart, but she uses her intelligence elsewhere. She just doesn’t pay attention to her homework, and her writing is like a dog crawling.

Tang Bingxuan pretended to think for a moment, "Okay then, you write ten more big characters today and give them to your mother, so you can watch the dragon boat race tomorrow."

Tang Bingyan looked at the cruel eldest sister, leaving no room for negotiation. She pouted and said reluctantly: "Okay, I'll write it now and give it to my mother."

None of the four little ones who were watching the scene dared to interrupt, because the eldest sister always had a way to cure them.

Tang Wenyun and Tang Wenbai returned home after a three-day holiday during the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Brother, has the marriage of eldest sister been settled like this?" Tang Wenyun asked Tang Wensong.

The last time I went to the hot springs, my third uncle persuaded my eldest brother, but he didn't expect that in just over a month, he actually decided to make a young playboy his eldest brother-in-law, and he was even given a marriage.

Tang Wensong saw that his usually rigorous second brother looked like a fool, and patted Tang Wenyun on the shoulder, "Is this a lie? You kid is stupid because of your studies."

Tang Wenyun received the approval, and his face returned to expressionless, "Oh, I will go to the study to continue reading. Brother, please do so."

Tang Wensong made a special trip to his second brother's yard to tell him about the incident, so as not to go outside and hear the joke from others. The second brother just drove him away like this?

Tang Wensong stopped Tang Wenyun from going to the study, "Second brother, you just came back from the academy, take a rest first, don't be tired."

Tang Wenyun sat down where he was before and looked at Tang Wensong, "Brother, is there anything else?"

Tang Wensong held Tang Wenyun's shoulders and whispered a few words in his younger brother's ear.

Tang Wenyun looked at Tang Wenbai and didn't say whether he agreed or not, "Brother, do you think I can do it?" Tang Wensong looked like he had to do it, "I only think of you, and I don't know anyone else."

Tang Wenyun was helpless in the face of his eldest brother's plea, "Okay, I'll try my best."

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On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the children in the house were the most excited. They got up before dawn and packed themselves up.

The Dowager Madam was old and didn't have much interest in this kind of competition, so she stayed at home; Duke Rong Guo and the Second Master Tang were going to the palace to attend a palace banquet; the Third Master Tang invited friends to go out for fun; Yuan Bozheng was celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday party He was rewarded by the Holy Spirit for his success in organizing the event, and he was also on duty in the palace today; so only the three ladies and Tang Jinglin took the children to watch the dragon boat race.

Everyone arrived at the reserved box to rest for a while. Tang Wensong and Tang Wenyun mysteriously slipped out of the box. Soon, Mrs. Qiao of the Yongning Marquis Mansion came with the younger members of the family.

Following Mrs. Hou's wife Qiao were her eldest daughter-in-law Xiao and her 6-year-old son Jiang Zepei, as well as the concubine Jiang Tian and the concubine Jiang Shutao.

Both parties introduced each other and said hello, and it took a full two-quarters of an hour before it ended.

Several ladies sat around and chatted about everyday things; Jiang Zepei was a generous person and soon started playing with the four little ones; Jiang Tian sat around with his sister-in-law Xiao and Tang Bingxuan.

Jiang Shuheng's wife, Xiao, was born in General Xuanwei's palace. She grew up in the border areas and returned to Kyoto in her teens. She has a rather forthright temperament.

After sitting down, Mrs. Xiao said directly to Tang Bingxuan: "Calling Grandma Jiang is too unfair. Sooner or later we will be a family. I am older than you, so you can call me Sister Xiao."

"Sister Xiao, don't call me Miss Tang. Just call me by my first name." Tang Bingxuan also took advantage of the opportunity to get close to her future sister-in-law.

Mrs. Xiao felt anxious ever since she heard that her three younger siblings were the eldest daughters of Duke Rongguo. Although she was the eldest sister-in-law, she was not as high-born as her younger siblings, so she was always worried that they would not get along well with her.

Now that I see Miss Tang being generous, gentle and courteous, and not worried about me, I feel much more at ease and want to get close to her.

Ms. Xiao looked at the rows of dragon boats on the lake outside and couldn't help but feel excited, "I grew up in Border Pass and didn't return to Kyoto until I was thirteen. Although I lived in Kyoto for several years, I never came out to watch the dragon boat race. several times."

Tang Bingxuan saw that Mrs. Xiao was really curious and smiled and said: "Sister Xiao, I have to take a good look today. There will be a betting game at the dragon boat race soon. Let's place a few bets and win some reward money."

Jiang Tian had been sitting beside a few people without saying a word, but his eyes were looking around Tang Bingxuan. The eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion was different from what he thought. She didn't seem to have any resentment about marrying Jiang Shunian.

I don’t know if he has resigned himself to his fate and deliberately performed well to please his in-laws, or if he just doesn’t care about Jiang Shunian’s progress?
A burst of noise came from the lake. The dragon boat race was about to begin. People standing around the lake were all people from Kyoto. They were extremely enthusiastic about Lingguo's annual Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race and shouted cheers for the teams on the dragon boat!

Jiang Shunian came into the box just after the dragon boat race started. After paying homage to his mother Qiao, the Duke's wife Liu and other elders, he sat with the little ones from Rongguo's mansion and watched.

The annual dragon boat race in Kyoto is organized by private chambers of commerce. There are seven teams participating, namely red team, orange team, yellow team, green team, green team, blue team and purple team.

A servant came to the box to inform everyone that they could place bets. Tang Bingxuan asked Ms. Xiao beside her, "Sister Xiao, which team do you plan to place bets on?"

(End of this chapter)