Chapter 181 Cousin Comes to Compete for Love
After chatting and laughing for a while, the Duke's wife saw that only Wang Fengyi was missing, and asked casually, "Why hasn't Feng girl come yet?"

Hearing Wang Fengyi mentioned, the Second Madam gradually stopped smiling: "Fengyi is never late."

Then, he smiled indifferently and added: "Especially in an occasion like this."

Noticing the Second Madam's slight displeasure, the Duke's wife secretly winked at her.

Originally, the Second Lady had been optimistic about Wang Fengyi, but ever since Second Madam Xia Yun accidentally fell and had a miscarriage when she went to a banquet at Wang Fengyi's house last year, the Second Lady no longer liked her.

Although the daughter-in-law's miscarriage had nothing to do with Wang Fengyi, it happened when she was returning from a banquet. So when the Second Lady saw this cousin of the Wang family, she couldn't help but think of her unborn grandson, and felt uneasy.

Li Lanchun was a man of rough character. Hearing this, he agreed, "Second Aunt is right. My cousin is never late. I'll send someone to check. Maybe this villa is too big and she can't find the way."

As he was speaking, he heard a noise at the door of the side room.

This side door is connected to the small kitchen, which is used for serving wine and food.

Everyone thought that the kitchen had prepared wine and food, and the Duke's wife hurriedly said, "Let them wait for a while, Feng girl hasn't arrived yet."

The last time we had a banquet in Taohuawu, everyone was unhappy because Qin Xiaoning fell down. This time, the Duke's wife wanted everyone to put aside their past grudges.

Maintaining peace in the rear quarters is her duty as a clan member.

After receiving the order from the Duke's wife, Li Lanchun was about to get up to pass on the message, when she saw the side door had already been opened. The housekeeper in front of her said with a smile, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. We want to give you a surprise today, so we came here without any idea."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this, not knowing what the woman was trying to say.

The head maid just made a gesture and the maids came in one after another carrying various dishes.

While everyone was still in a daze, Wang Fengyi walked in slowly, followed by a group of maids.

The housekeeper smiled as if presenting a treasure and said, "My dear masters, all the dishes for today were prepared by my cousin."

Hearing this, everyone had different expressions on their faces.

Li Lanchun was the quickest to speak. Glancing at the exquisite delicacies that the maids were continuously serving, she blurted out, "Didn't mother-in-law invite us to a banquet? Why is she cooking now?"

The fifth girl at the side tugged at her clothes secretly, and Li Lanchun shut her mouth belatedly, sitting up straight like a clan wife, but she couldn't help staring at the various dishes on the table out of the corner of her eye.

Wang Fengyi walked forward slowly, bowed to the elders, the Duke's wife and the Second Lady, and then bowed slightly to the others of the same generation. With a gentle smile on her face, she said, "Since Fengyi followed my brother to the capital, I have been taken care of by you all. I have no way to repay you. Today, I specially prepared a table of dishes to express my gratitude."

Only then did everyone finally understand.

The second lady loosened the handkerchief in her hand and spoke first: "Feng girl, you are really capable."

The words were nice, but the smile on his face was a little stiff.

The Duke's wife glared at her and said, "Thank you for your hard work, little Feng."

Then he waved at her, "Come, sit next to me."

Because of the unpleasantness last time, the Duke's wife deliberately coaxed her future daughter-in-law.

Regardless of whether Wang Fengyi was responsible for the incident in Taohuawu last time, in the eyes of the Duke's wife, Wang Fengyi was already her daughter-in-law, so even if she did something wrong, the Duke's wife would treat her as her own child and was willing to give her a chance.

Children are bound to make mistakes. As long as they don't go too far, just teach them slowly.

From this point of view, the Duke's wife is actually a very good mother-in-law.

Facing the Duke's wife's show of goodwill, Wang Fengyi's smile became even more intense. The moment she sat down beside the Duke's wife, she glanced at Qin Xiaoning from the corner of her eye. This movement was subtle, and others might not notice it, but Qin Xiaoning could catch it.

Competing with her for favor.

She wants to seize Lu Ji's love and the favor of the Duke's wife.

Beneath the dignified appearance of the daughter of Langya Wang, there is a heart that is competitive and refuses to admit defeat.

Qin Xiaoning watched but pretended not to know anything. She just sat quietly by the side, waiting for the banquet to begin.

In fact, Qin Xiaoning was not the only one who was quiet. Ever since the housekeeper kept the secret and gave everyone a surprise, the atmosphere at the table had subtly changed.

The originally lively scene suddenly turned cold.

No one said much.

"Fengyi is not good at cooking, and I don't know if these dishes will suit your taste." Wang Fengyi sat beside the Duke's wife with a decent smile on her face to break the awkward situation.

Li Lanchun was always straightforward, but she didn't know what to say after hearing this. After holding it in for a long time, she finally said, "My cousin is really capable."

As soon as he said this, the fifth girl beside him secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes under the dining table.

Glancing at the table full of dishes, there were at least a dozen of them, and they were all prepared by this cousin alone.

He is more than just a "capable" person.

Xia Yun, who had always been a minister, glanced at Li Lanchun and smiled awkwardly: "Sister-in-law is right, my cousin is indeed capable."

These two sisters-in-law never cook.

Li Lanchun was just as careless as the Duke's wife, and never put in any effort in this matter. Xia Yun was born in a scholarly family, and was very delicate, but as the youngest girl in the family, she was inevitably a little pampered. It was said that she would get a rash on her face when she came into contact with oil smoke, so naturally she would not cook anything.

To be fair, neither of these two daughters-in-law of the mansion can be considered "capable".

Everyone does this, and no one thought it was a big deal before.

Oh! Now that someone this capable has come along, doesn't that make the two of them look like nothing?

It would have been fine if you were just making some snacks or soup, but making such a big noise in front of everyone really made Li Xia and the others uncomfortable.

Glancing at the two wives' unhappy looks, the second wife snorted lightly, looked at Li Xia and the others and said, "It seems that you two sisters-in-law will have to let your younger sister-in-law teach you more in the future."

Upon hearing this, the Duke's wife said, "You yourself don't know how to teach your daughter-in-law, but you put the blame on Feng girl."

The Second Madam used her handkerchief to point at the dishes on the table and smiled faintly: "Sister-in-law has been married into the Lu family for decades, can you cook such a large table of dishes like Feng girl?"

In front of the younger generation, especially with Wang Fengyi still there, the Duke's wife didn't want to argue with the Second Madam about this matter, so she changed the subject and said, "Hurry up and eat, it will get cold soon."

When the Duke's wife spoke, everyone stood up. Facing the table full of dishes, they seemed reluctant to move. They looked at each other for a while. The Duke's wife urged them again, and then everyone started to eat carefully.

He had just taken two bites when he heard the maid outside come in and report that the prince had arrived.

Everyone put down their chopsticks at the same time.

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