The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

After New Year's Eve like this, the Hou Mansion, which used to be deserted, became lively.

People like this and that come to visit us to pay New Year greetings.

The old Marquis was in high spirits all day long, smiling from ear to ear.

Some families who did not receive invitations to the legitimate son's banquet also received invitations one after another through this New Year greeting.

According to this statistics, the number of people present was more than double the number planned earlier.

Tang Chujun originally shouted to the old lady that he wanted to invite all the aristocratic families in the capital to attend the legitimate son's banquet, but he was just trying to control his momentum.

But in the actual list, there are actually very few who are truly honorable. The only people who came to support the scene were the Protector's Palace and the Dingguo Palace, and the rest of the aristocratic families were really beyond their reach.

It's just that Emperor Mingde issued a decree overnight to ennoble the prince of Anhou Mansion, which gave everyone a signal that the Hou Mansion would no longer be the same as before.

Otherwise, why would we have to issue an order in the middle of the night when it's snowing heavily and can't even wait for dawn?

This honor undoubtedly caused a stir in Beijing circles.

The list was added one after another, which made Shi Anxia and the entire Hou family very busy.

But this time, Shi Anxia didn't go to the Protector's Mansion to mobilize people to help.

After all, a banquet of this scale is just a piece of cake in her eyes.

From the first to the fifth day of junior high school, instructions were given one by one, with a few people in a small group and dozens of people in a large group. Which group was responsible for which piece, which group was responsible for which item, all were clearly assigned.

Bei Hui and the others have learned their management skills for half a month, and they showed them vividly at this banquet.

Even the youngest Red Magpie performed well.

Tang Chujun spent a lot of money this time, and he wanted to spend all his dowry and all the money on the books of various shops.

Even the chefs from Fugui Tower were invited into the Hou Mansion to prepare the banquet.

In short, it is to focus on luxury to show that you value your legitimate son. At the same time, it also sends a signal to the outside world: the Hou Mansion is not poor.

This time the eldest son's banquet was different from the usual flower viewing banquet.

Those present were almost all the masters and mistresses of various families. For those who did not come, the head of the house would be accompanied by the head's daughter-in-law.

Unmarried ladies rarely come to visit, but there are exceptions. For example, in the Wei family, the whole family came out, even Xiao Pingting came.

Early in the morning on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Hou Mansion.

Many lower-ranking officials arrived even earlier.

Shi Chengxuan performed very well today. He changed from his usual laziness. He got up early and still had work in mind.

He took his third and fourth brothers with him and greeted guests at the door with great joy.

After the guests were welcomed in, dignified maids led them to Zhengqing Garden next to Houde Hall.

Zhengqing Garden used to be a large garden specially used for banquets. After the decline of the Hou Mansion, there were few opportunities to invite dignitaries, so it was left aside and abandoned.

Because the money spent on repairing the garden every year alone is hundreds or even thousands of taels, Mrs. Shi must be reluctant to part with it.

Tang Chujun had already started to repair the garden when he thought of entertaining guests.

But at that time, because Shi Anxia was engaged in ethnic studies and was taking care of the abandoned yard next to it with great fanfare, no one paid attention to the activities in Zhengqing Garden.

Even the old Marquis was shocked by the luxurious decoration inside when he first entered Zhengqing Garden.

This is a real waste of money!

Today's protagonist, Shi Yunqi, was carried to Haitang Courtyard early in the morning by his mother. He was dressed up from top to bottom, inside and out.

He has been well cared for in the past half month and has actually moved around a bit.

There seems to be some flesh on his face and body, which can better support the luxurious robes that his mother carefully prepared for him.

The sapphire blue fabric is as smooth as water, and the shirt is embroidered with complicated cloud patterns with gold thread.

The hem of the clothes is inlaid with golden tassels, which contrast with the forehead wiping on the head.

Even Shi Anxia couldn't help but admire after seeing it, "It's a good thing my brother is not a woman, otherwise how would girls live with your looks?"

Shi Yunqi looked at Shi Anxia and laughed dumbly, "I can't tell now whether you are praising me or showing off yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, the maids and women around him laughed out loud.

"Girl, except for the difference in clothes, you and the young master are exactly the same."

"Too beautiful!"

Someone even whispered, "With this appearance, how could Madam not recognize her son? Master Xing clearly looks more like Miss An Rou."

"Shh, stop talking nonsense. Madam will think you called her blind after a while."

Tang Chujun actually felt that he was blind and felt sour in his heart.

Fortunately, after the storm, the family was reunited.

She wiped away the tears of joy on her cheeks, dressed up and went to welcome the guests with Yu Sujun.

The appearance of Yu Sujun, the head mistress of the Hou Mansion, is a highlight.

The harmonious combination of the first and second bedrooms is a major attraction.

Even the rumors that the second wife's wife once had a romantic relationship with her uncle have completely dissipated.

After all, the two women talked and laughed, behaved appropriately, and were harmonious, with no trace of discord at all.

Most of the people who came were the matrons of the house who had been in charge of the house for many years. How could it be impossible to tell whether the two of them were faking it with a fake smile or being sincere?

Here, Shi Anxin was worried that if she followed Nanny Huang quietly out, would she make Yu Sujun unhappy?

When she got up in the morning, she made up many reasons, saying that she felt uncomfortable, had a stomachache, or was dizzy, so she would not go to the eldest son's banquet.

Unexpectedly, Yu Sujun had no time to care about her, because there were too many things in Zhengqing Garden that needed her to deal with.

Peace of mind is not always lost.

Now her mother no longer has her in her eyes, her heart and eyes are full of that Tang Chujun.

She knew that the two of them had been having a handkerchief relationship since they were young, but it didn't matter if they had a handkerchief relationship, they were from the second room after all.

Isn't it enough that a second house makes them a big house? Now that the first house is in power, why is her mother still trying to get the second house?

Is it just because Tang Chujun is the legitimate daughter of the Protector of the Country?

Mother has changed! This realization made Shi Anxin feel devastated.

Aunt Huang whispered in her ear again, "Girl, please wake up. Don't say that this old slave is trying to instigate your relationship between mother and daughter. The fact is that you treat her as your mother, and she treats you as a tool to please your father."

Shi Anxin lowered her head, feeling very sad, "Stop talking, Aunt Huang."

Aunt Huang sighed deeply, "I don't want to hurt your heart by saying this. But you have to recognize the reality and plan for yourself. After all, you are already eighteen years old. At this age... If you delay any longer... It’s really hard to find if you go down there.”

Shi Anxin knew that what she said was the truth, and she was determined to see her this time.

As long as Lu Yonghua can fall in love with her, she will marry him.

Aunt Huang pulled her into the carriage through the back door and left quietly.

Dongli went to find Chen Yuan to accompany him.

Chen Yuan glanced at her and said two words indifferently, "I won't go."

Dongli: "..."

I had no choice but to marry the girl.

Shi Anxia pondered for a moment, "Forget it, go on your own. As long as it's not a major matter of someone drugging someone's innocence, you don't have to take any action."

Dongli was ordered to go, but she was extremely dissatisfied with Shi Anxin.

They are all young ladies from the Hou Mansion. Our girls are so kind to your eldest brother. Even if you don't come to help now, you still choose to hold our girl back today.

She suddenly understood Chen Yuan's mood when he said "I won't go".

Yes, Chen Yuan is Young Master Qi's personal guard. Not only is he going to show up today, at least he has to put Young Master Qi's safety first.

I was relieved for a moment, but if I wanted to take advantage of the chaos and run out, who would be blamed if something happened?

That is to say, they girls are kind-hearted and want everyone in the Hou Mansion to be well, otherwise who would care about such nosy matters.

Dongli gritted his teeth and followed the carriage's running marks quietly out of the house.