Chapter 323: You Come and Go, Fighting Openly and Secretly

Qin Wanru nodded and followed the maid in, coming behind Mrs. Qin.

Seeing Qin Wanru appear, Mrs. Qin's slightly pale face relaxed. Her slightly cold hand held Qin Wanru's hand tightly and whispered: "Where did Zhuo Zhuo go?"

His palms were cold and he was sweating, which showed that the old man was really scared!

"Just strolling around outside." Qin Wanru smiled and reassured Mrs. Qin, knowing that what happened outside must have reached Mrs. Qin's ears and frightened her.

"Is someone trying to frame you again?" Shui Ruolan's face didn't look good, and Qin Wanru was also relieved to see him.

It was inconvenient for her and the old lady to leave, and there was only one person waiting beside them. They couldn't leave. They just heard the madam and young lady coming in here and there talking about Wang Shengxue. Both of them were extremely anxious. There was no place to look for Qin Wanru.

Qin Yuru raised her eyebrows and glanced sideways at Qin Wanru without saying anything, with a bit of pride and hatred in her eyes.

She clearly remembers the two slaps Qin Wanru gave her before. Now she has realized her wish. She will not argue with Qin Wanru for the time being. When her status is determined one day, she will immediately use the power of Xingguo Duke's Palace to take Qin Wanru away. After Wanru and Shui Ruolan dealt with it, her mother said that her father would not dare to say anything more for the sake of Duke Xingguo's government.

With such confidence, she naturally ignored Qin Wanru.

"Grandma and mother are fine now. Everything has been clarified. The one who is in trouble now is the prince, and Mrs. Xingguo also knows about it!"

Qin Wanru smiled.

"That's good, that's good, it's okay!" The old lady muttered a few words softly, and finally felt relieved when she saw that Qin Wanru's appearance did not look like anything was wrong.

There are more and more people in the flower hall, but they are all women's families. It seems that the meeting is almost here, and all the seats are basically filled.

A bell struck somewhere, the sound was distant, and everyone immediately fell silent.

Mrs. Xingguo Gong smiled and announced: "Today is a great day for me to recognize my adopted daughter. I specially chose today to come to the banquet so that everyone can meet me!"

"Congratulations, Mrs. Xingguo!" Many people laughed in harmony.

Mrs. Xingguo Gong smiled and nodded as a courtesy. She waited until the surrounding voices quieted down again before she smiled again and said, "The adopted daughter I recognize is the eldest daughter of Jiangzhou Prefecture, Qi Shirongzhi, because her parents are not in Beijing. This matter was approved by her eldest brother and approved by the old lady of the Qin Mansion where she is temporarily staying. From then on, Rongzhi will live in our Qi Mansion and be treated like a young lady from our Xingguo Mansion!"

What this means is that Qi Rongghi will be the young lady of the Xingguo Duke's mansion from now on, and I hope that the ladies and ladies here will take a high look at her.

This banquet of Mrs. Xingguo is extremely grand. Under normal circumstances, it only requires three or five relatives and friends to witness it. But after all, someone like Qi Rongzhi is just an adopted daughter. It is impossible to really record the name of Mrs. Xingguo. There is no need to create a separate family tree.

What's more, Qi Rongzhi's status is not noble, and she really doesn't need such a big pomp. But since Mrs. Xingguo has put on such a big scene and invited many ladies and ladies from aristocratic families in Beijing, it seems that this Miss Qi should be extremely popular. Satisfied, some ladies and ladies certainly said nice things to welcome Mrs. Xingguo.

In their eyes, it didn't matter who Qi Rongzhi was. What mattered was that Mrs. Xingguo was happy.

Of course, they also secretly admired Qi Rongzhi's good fortune. The little prefect of Jiangzhou actually made Mrs. Xingguo fall in love with her, and even organized such a grand recognition banquet for her. Some ladies were already thinking about whether there was any future in their mansion. If you are engaged, you can hire this Qi family Rongzhi as your wife. It is not easy to marry the daughter of the Xingguo Duke's family.

Especially the current eldest daughter, who is even more famous. Not only is she beautiful and outstanding, she is one of the few beauties in Beijing. She is also talented and elegant, and her manners are dignified. Although she is not in Beijing, she is still among many wealthy families in Beijing. Thinking about it.

But those who care about him so much are the wealthy and powerful families, while others are seriously considering Qi Rongzhi's feasibility.

Two rows of neatly decorated maids slowly came in from outside, holding some jewelry and brocade clothes in their hands.

Each piece looks extremely rare.

Qi Rongzhi, dressed in gorgeous clothes, followed the two nuns respectfully and walked in. In front of everyone, he kowtowed to Mrs. Xingguo.

Mrs. Xingguo stood up, helped her up personally, then took a hairpin from a brocade box given by the maid and inserted it into Qi Rongzhi's black hair.

"Rongzhi, you will be my daughter from now on. If anything happens, you have to tell me. Even if it is your marriage, I can intervene!"

Mrs. Xingguo said with a smile.

Qi Ronzhi lowered her head with a flushed face and said in a low voice: "Yes, foster mother!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Mrs. Xingguo laughed loudly and pulled her to stand next to her. She was obviously pleased by Qi Rongzhi's voice and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Let's go see Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Shui to say goodbye!" Mrs. Xingguo Gong said after smiling and pulling Qi Rongzhi's hand.

"Yes, adoptive mother!" Qi Rongzhi moved slightly, walked past several distinguished ladies with a dignified expression, came to the front of Mrs. Qin, and bowed deeply: "Since Rongzhi arrived at the Qin Mansion, I have been taken care of by the old lady and Mrs. Shui. , now that Rongzhi has a foster mother, we won’t bother Old Madam and Madam Shui from now on. If Old Madam and Madam Shui are free in the future, please come and see Rongzhi more often!"

"You're welcome, Miss Qi. Originally, the two families are just like each other, so it's not a big deal!" Mrs. Qin smiled slightly and said kindly.

Qi Ronzhi stood up straight, looked from the old lady to Qin Yuru, and then to Qin Wanru, smiling and inviting her affectionately: "Sister Yuru, sister Wanru, come see me when you are free in the future. We have grown up together, don't let this friendship fade away just because I left!"

What he said seemed to be how close Qi Ronzhi was to Qin Yuru and Qin Wanru, and how much she valued friendship.

Qin Wanru didn't say anything. She bowed sideways and glanced at the set of clothes Qi Rongzhi was wearing. These clothes were bought from her Dieyi Zhai. She had worn the two sets of clothes since the last time she wore them in the palace. , Aunt Dong said that Dieyi Zhai’s business was very good, and she almost didn’t have time to make the clothes she ordered. She also hired many embroiderers, who were working overtime.

"Miss Qi is so polite, but won't Miss Qi come to see us in the future? When she left before, didn't she say she would come back?"

Qin Yuru smiled and said, it sounded like he was joking because he was familiar with Qi Rongghi, but it made people feel a little sour for no reason.

And it seemed to be an allusion that Qi Rongzhi had climbed up a high branch and looked down on the Qin Mansion, so she told everyone in the Qin Mansion to come to the Xingguo Duke's Mansion to visit her.

Of course Qin Yuru was not happy. Just now, she was slapped twice by Qi Rongzhi. Although the swelling was quietly reduced with ice, her face still hurts slightly.

When she becomes the young lady of Xingguo Duke's mansion, she will not let Qi Ronzhi go. She is just a adopted daughter. Qi Ronzhi really thinks that she has so much face, but Qin Yuru doesn't believe that she can't defeat Qi Ronzhi.

The two of them had fought a lot in the past, but with Qi Tianyu protecting them, they had never done anything to quarrel with each other. Ever since the incident between Qin Yuru and Qi Tianyu came to light, the fight between the two became more and more like a black-eyed chicken. Yes, if one of them doesn't pay attention, they will fight directly.

Where will others be taken into consideration.

But this was in front of everyone, so everyone talked about it in a vague way. Qin Yuru also made Qi Rongghi unhappy, and they didn't want to see Qi Rongghi's smiling face.

Displeasure flashed in Qi Rongghi's eyes. When no one was paying attention, he glared at Qin Yuru fiercely, with a cold look in his eyes. He also secretly cursed in his heart. When she took the position of Miss Xingguo's palace, she would also make Qin Yuru look good. , if she dared to betray her eldest brother, she would ruin her reputation.

She is not the eldest brother, she is always deceived by Qin Yuru's beauty trap.

"Rongzhi, come back when you are well. I will introduce some ladies to you!" The two people were fighting overtly and secretly. The voice of Mrs. Xingguo came at the right time, with a full smile, as if she didn't hear the undercurrent here. As if surging, the ladies and ladies sitting next to them turned their eyes thoughtfully from Qin Yuru to Qi Rongzhi, and then from Qi Rongzhi to Qin Yuru.

Then he laughed with unknown meaning. There seemed to be something funny here. After a few familiar ladies looked at each other, they lowered their heads calmly, with the corners of their lips slightly curved.

I'm afraid this adopted daughter of Duke Xingguo is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Several ladies who saw the scene just now couldn't help but give up their previous fantasies of clinging to Duke Xingguo. This Miss Qi can be stupid, she can be... Stupid, but she must not be like the adopted daughter in front of her, who had just become Mrs. Xingguo, and looked provocative towards her former sisters.

Her appearance just now was finally seen by several ladies.

"Yes, foster mother!" Hearing Mrs. Xingguo's call, Qi Rongzhi suppressed the sternness in his eyes, and bowed politely to Mrs. Qin and Shui Ruolan before turning around and walking towards Mrs. Xingguo.

Mrs. Xingguo held her hand and recognized the several noble ladies around her one by one. Each of these ladies also touched the greeting gift. For a while, the guests looked at each other happily!

Suddenly, I heard a maid running in from outside. She walked up to Mrs. Xingguo and reported, "Madam, my wife has sent you a gift!"

"Please!" Mrs. Xingguo smiled.

The ladies around them all couldn't help but whisper to each other. This lady has always been indifferent to the affairs of Duke Xingguo's house, but today she reached out to give a gift to Miss Qi. It seems that the lady is very concerned about this Miss Qi. The eldest lady is also very satisfied.

Thinking of this, many ladies looked at Qi Rongzhi with burning eyes. Being loved by Mrs. Xingguo was much more important than being respected by Mrs. Xingguo. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at the two people who came in after Grandma Yu. On top of the brocade box held in the maid's hand.

Let's see how generous this lady is...