Chapter 358 Who is the Phoenix?
The Second Lady nodded after hearing this, and then showed her own fortune slip to the Duke's wife: "Look, this is a poem: It is not a human seed, but was transplanted from the moon.

The Duke's wife didn't know anything about poetry, so she was confused when she saw this. The Second Lady saw this and explained to her, "This is about osmanthus trees. Could it be that the Fourth Prince will pass the imperial examination this year?"

After hearing what the Second Madam said, the Duke's wife finally understood and said with a smile, "It seems that the Fourth Master will definitely be able to make a name for himself this year."

"I just hope this kid can fight for his reputation." The second wife sighed, "Among the four brothers, he is the only one who has not achieved any success."

"The fourth son is still young, so there is no need to rush." ​​The Duke's wife excused the fourth son, Lu Yu.

"What do you mean young? He's already sixteen. The three brothers, at his age, are all accomplished in both literature and martial arts." The second wife sighed again: "This child is just not motivated, ah-"

The Duke's wife turned to look at Qin Xiaoning and asked, "A Ning, what lot did you draw?"

Qin Xiaoning smiled faintly and said meekly: "It's just a flattering remark, nothing surprising."

When the Second Madam heard this, she became more excited: "Let me see what you are talking about?"

She took Qin Xiaoning's signature and couldn't help but read it out silently: Peng Beihai, Feng Chaoyang.

The female relatives were close by, so even though the Second Lady's voice was very low, everyone still heard it.

Li Lanchun couldn't help asking, "Isn't this 'Feng Chaoyang' referring to the Queen?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Qin Xiaoning again.

Just now outside, Jiang Fu wanted to humiliate Qin Xiaoning, but she got the upper hand. She was not convinced, and said with a half smile: "If you say 'Feng', it should be Sister Fengyi. She is going to marry the crown prince of a country, and she will be the queen in the future."

As he said this, he secretly rolled his eyes at Qin Xiaoning: "For others, marrying a noble man is a blessing. How can they have such a fate?"

Seeing Jiang Fu was acting like a spoiled child again, Li Lanchun said angrily, "It's just the crown prince's consort position in another country. You've traveled thousands of miles to marry someone and you don't even know the other person's character or personality. Even if it's a 'phoenix fate', it may not be that sweet."

In the past, Li Lanchun didn't like Wang Fengyi who liked to show off everywhere. Now that she had experienced some twists and turns, Li Lanchun didn't even want to care about her face for Wang Fengyi.

After hearing what Li Lanchun said, Wang Fengyi smiled coldly and retorted: "Even if I married far away, so what, even if I have never met the other party, so what, everyone has their own destiny. Since God has given me a 'phoenix fate', it is destined that I will not live under the same roof with those ordinary women."

"Who do you call an ordinary woman?"

Li Lanchun was enraged and was about to turn hostile on the spot, but Qin Xiaoning quickly held her back. Wang Fengyi snorted at the two of them, then stood up and went to the back hall to find a master to interpret the divination.

Li Lanchun was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at Wang Fengyi's back and said fiercely, "I just can't stand her condescending attitude, as if no one is worse than her."

Seeing Wang Fengyi leave, Jiang and Jiang Fu also followed to the back hall. Only the Lu family was left in the front hall. Li Lanchun said angrily, "The Wang family provokes us everywhere. In my opinion, we can't give them a good face. We might as well have a falling out. Humph! Who is afraid of who?"

Seeing that the others did not respond to her, Li Lanchun pulled the Duke's wife and said, "Aunt, are we just going to let the Wang family be so arrogant? Anyway, my second brother broke off the engagement and we have completely offended them. I think we might as well make a scene." The Duke's wife still did not respond to Li Lanchun, but turned to ask Qin Xiaoning, "A Ning, what do you think of the current situation between us and the Wang family?"

This is a test for Qin Xiaoning.

Now she is the headmistress of the Lu family, and her status is no longer the same as before.

Qin Xiaoning thought for a moment and replied in a gentle voice, "Sister-in-law is so straightforward and unwilling to yield because she is considering the face of the Lu family. After all, in terms of family status, our family is higher than the Wang family, so naturally we should not accommodate them in every way."

"That's right." Li Lanchun echoed after hearing this.

Qin Xiaoning added, "It's just that 'it's lonely at the top'. Now our sons are all ministers assisting the government, and there are probably many people outside who are eyeing us covetously. My daughter-in-law thinks that we women in the harem should be more cautious. The Wang family is just upset about the broken engagement, and those outside who don't know the inside story will definitely blame us. We don't need to continue to quarrel with them at this critical juncture. First, we will let outsiders laugh at us and talk about my marriage to my husband. Second, we will also cause constant disputes in our family. After all, the Wang family is my grandmother's family."

After Qin Xiaoning said this, Li Lanchun fell silent, and the anger on his face just now faded.

The Duke's wife nodded slightly, and then asked Qin Xiaoning: "In seven or eight days, it will be a month since you and Ji'er got married. You should invite your relatives to come over for a feast. The Wang family is just a relative in law after all, and right now our two families are having a lot of unpleasantness. Ah Ning, do you think we should still invite them over?"

This is also a test.

As a clan member's wife, entertaining guests at banquets is a science.

Qin Xiaoning replied, "Of course I will."

The Duke's wife said, "Feng girl was engaged to Ji'er before, but now Ji'er is marrying you. If we invite the Wang family, I'm afraid they will say we are deliberately humiliating her."

Before Qin Xiaoning could answer, the quick-talking Li Lanchun answered, "Given the petty nature of the Wang family, they will definitely think so. Humph! Just wait and see. If we invite them, I wonder how they will plot against us behind our backs."

"What my sister-in-law said about them being petty is true." Qin Xiaoning replied with a smile, "But if we don't invite such petty people, they will inevitably make up stories about us behind our backs, saying that we don't care about our relatives and only leave them out of this occasion."

The Duke's wife smiled and said, "You are right. Whether you invite me or not, I will be manipulated."

Qin Xiaoning replied: "So according to my daughter-in-law's wishes, we still have to send the invitation."

"As for whether to come or not, that is their business." Qin Xiaoning said.

After hearing this, the Duke's wife and the Second Lady looked at each other, then smiled knowingly.

Li Lanchun pondered for a long time before he suddenly realized, "Oh my, Ning, you are really smart."

As he said this, he couldn't help but clap his hands: "This way, we can both shut them up and give us a handle on them."

Li Lanchun snorted complacently: "If they are not afraid of losing face, then just come. If not, hmph! Then I will ask them carefully when we meet, why didn't they even come to such a happy event in our family? Isn't this a lack of kinship?"