Hold the thick thighs tightly [My father is a traitor]

Chapter 597: One thing after another

A cry instantly turned a flower-viewing party into a baby-coaxing meeting.

This shocking noise, along with the hurried footsteps of the little maid, reached the ears of several people in charge.

At that time, Wan Niang was standing behind her mother, watching the ladies discussing flower arrangement.

For noble communication, making tea, arranging flowers and tasting tea are all indispensable. If you don't know how to do it, you must learn it well, so as not to appear out of place among the crowd, be despised, and become a laughing stock behind their backs.

Just now, Wan Niang had shown off her tea-making skills in front of others. Although she had not reached a top level, this skill was enough to silence the gossip about her being from the countryside and being vulgar.

However, she had never been familiar with the art of flower arrangement, so she did not participate in it.

Li Anhe leaned back in his chair, his eyes slowly sweeping over the faces of the ladies, and whispered to his daughter, "This Madam Chen is quite capable. She invited most of the wives of officials above the fourth rank in Beijing. The men entertained their colleagues in the front, while the women entertained their families in the back. If this banquet is well organized, it can help the men advance their careers, but if it is not well organized, it will make enemies."

Wan Niang nodded slightly, her eyes involuntarily turned to Madam Chen who was sitting not far away, and she thought to herself: This person must be paving the way for her man, as she is so devoted to this. General Chen is a first-rank official and there is no room for him to be promoted.

Then, she inevitably thought of her second brother. When he entered the room, he only had a few brief exchanges with his colleagues and then left in a hurry on the pretext of accompanying his eldest brother. She didn't know whether he would be gossiped about in a contemptuous manner.

Thinking of this, Wan Niang's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of helplessness, and she prayed silently that she would get through the day safely, and that nothing would happen, and that no bad rumors would spread about her family.

However, things did not go as planned. Just as she finished praying to the heavens, she heard panicked footsteps outside. A maid in green stumbled in and shouted, "Madam, something bad has happened! Princess Le'an was frightened and kept crying. No matter how we tried to comfort her, she would not stop crying. She said she wanted to go to the palace to complain to the emperor."

Wan Niang:......

Upon hearing this, Madam Chen stood up in shock: "Who is so bold? Isn't the young lady with the princess?"

"Young lady was quarreling with Miss Leng in the pavilion and was not with the princess. There were many people trying to scare the princess. I don't know exactly, but I only know that many people were cursing General Zhenbei and the princess was frightened by the scene and started crying." The maid in green replied haltingly.

Mrs. Chen's eyes went dark and her body swayed uncontrollably. She looked towards where Li Anhe and her daughter were as if asking for help, but there was no one there.

When they heard little Yining crying in fear, the two of them stood up and walked out, and the maid who answered was also taken away to lead the way.

The ladies who heard the news also went out to see what was going on.

At this moment, it was not only the little girl who was crying in the garden. The older sisters who had just come with her all had red eyes and were sobbing softly. Zhang Nishang, who had caused this incident, was crying as hard as little Yining.

The six little ones were placed in the pavilion and were gently coaxed by several familiar ladies.

Zhang Liangchuan sat dejectedly on the steps of the pavilion. He was also someone who needed comfort, and was being patiently persuaded by Wang and Lin.

This was the scene that Wan Niang saw when she arrived.

When she saw her second brother holding a long whip with an expressionless face, facing a group of young masters with ugly faces, she couldn't help but shout angrily: "Second brother, why don't you put the whip away quickly."

When Wang Lin heard his sister's reminder, he unnaturally hung the long whip back to his waist and pointed behind him: "Go and coax Sister Qing!"

Wan Niang glared at her, then glared at Wang and Lin twice more before she hurried to her daughter who was crying so hard that she forgot everything. She picked her up gently and coaxed her softly.

Little Yining's eyes were filled with tears. She looked at her uncle not far away. She saw him shaking his head slightly, looking up and sighing in distress. Then he slowly wiped away his tears, pointed at the men outside the pavilion, and started to talk nonsense: "Mom, they just surrounded us and wanted to beat Qingjie, Dad, and Uncle."

As soon as these words came out, some people in the crowd could not hold back and hurried to Li Anhe who had rushed over with them to explain: "Princess Jiahe, this is a misunderstanding. We just wanted to borrow the rare copy from the previous dynasty to have a look. We spoke too hastily, so General Zhenbei accused us of scaring children. How unfair it is! We were so angry that we only argued with reason for a few sentences and never thought of hitting anyone!"

However, as soon as this person finished speaking, he heard a burst of voices calling for his mother from behind him.

Yan Ke held the rare book in her hands, rushed into her mother's arms, and cried, "Mom, someone just tried to steal my book."

The other children also went to their mothers and told them about the frightening situations they had just encountered.

Mrs. Xu listened with relief as her daughter spoke long sentences again. She patted her back to comfort her, then turned to Mrs. Chen who had arrived and said, "Mrs. Chen, we agreed to let our daughter come because we trust you. But look at the situation today. How scared are the children?"

Her beautiful eyes filled with anger slowly swept across the men outside the pavilion, and she cursed coldly: "Look at these people you invited, there are not many good ones, they are all shameless people."

"It's just a rare copy from the previous dynasty. If you really want to borrow it, you can come to my house and discuss it with my husband. My Yan family has always been hospitable and never refuses people who truly love books. But now a child has been frightened like this. Have you read all the books of sages and philosophers?" Mrs. Yan gently stroked her daughter's face and took over the conversation to continue scolding.

"We just found out that the book is in the hands of your daughter. If we had known earlier, we would never have rushed forward rashly." A weak voice came from the crowd.

Wan Niang walked out of the pavilion, and when she heard this, she accused him in a delicate voice. "I often heard my husband say that people who read books should respect others. What I saw today really opened my eyes. When a book is in the hands of an adult, he can be surrounded and attacked. Just now you accused my second brother of bullying others with his power, but you are also bullying others with your power."

The man who had just made a mistake was scolded by the three men until his face turned red and he was speechless.

Mrs. Chen, the head of the group, stood there in embarrassment, repeatedly apologizing, "It's all my fault for not making good arrangements, which led to such a misunderstanding among you. How about this, Princess Le'an and the other young ladies go to the house and rest for a while, and I'll let Jiaoyi accompany you later."

But before the angry ladies could reply, another crying voice came from behind her.

Chen Jiaoyi wiped the tears from her face and trotted over: "Mother, this Miss Leng actually told her nanny that everyone in my Chen Mansion deserves to die."