Chapter 371: First appearance as a wife of the Lu family

"The prince likes her, but we have no right to interfere." Nanny Fu snorted coldly, "It's just that she encouraged the little maid to seduce the son-in-law, which is a sinister intention."

Li Lanchun stopped her and said, "Madam, please don't talk nonsense. That little girl was just working in her courtyard for a few days. Now she has caused trouble here. How can you conclude that it was Ah Ning who ordered it?"

"Besides, what good will it do for An Ning to seduce her husband?" Li Lanchun retorted.

"My dear aunt, why are you so straightforward?" The old nanny looked distressed. "Now that the Duke's wife has accepted her, she wants you to take her with you to learn how to run the household. People are always greedy. She has tripped you up and made you overwhelmed. Isn't it the opportunity for her to take charge of the household affairs alone?"

The old nanny was talking, but Li Lanchun interrupted her impatiently: "Stop talking, nanny. Ah Ning is not that kind of person."

With that, she left the nanny and walked out of the room. The old nanny called out to her several times, but when she saw that Li Lanchun refused to respond, she sighed deeply and said to herself, "I am an old man, and I must get to the bottom of this matter."

As night fell, the invited female guests arrived at the Lu Mansion one after another.

Li Lanchun was busy welcoming guests outside, while Qin Xiaoning was inside accompanying the Duke's wife to entertain guests. In fact, this was the first time that Qin Xiaoning showed up in public as a wife of the Lu family.

The Lu family's shocking marriage was inevitably a topic of conversation among the noble ladies outside. The bride could not be seen on the wedding day, but today she was invited to the Lu residence to celebrate the full moon. Everyone was very curious about the bride.

As the guests arrived in the reception room one after another, more and more eyes were focused on Qin Xiaoning, some inquiring, some curious, and from time to time, there were ladies sitting there whispering to each other. It went without saying that they were all talking about her.

If Qin Xiaoning had not grown up in a noble family like the Gongfu and had seen the world, and if she had not had a strong character, she really would not have been able to withstand such a scene.

"Look at this aunt of ours. She is so blessed. I often heard her praise An Ning in the past. Now she has really made her her daughter-in-law as she wished."

Because everyone knew Qin Xiaoning's identity, although they had their own thoughts, no one took the initiative to bring the topic to the new bride until the general's wife, Mrs. Wu, spoke first.

Wu is the aunt of the Duke's wife. As the saying goes, people from the same family are alike. This woman is also a straightforward person. She knows what the noble ladies are thinking. Naturally, she wants to speak up for her aunt, the Duke's wife, to help her out.

After Wu started this, other noble ladies followed suit.

Madam Zhang, the third aunt and sister of the Duke, followed up and said, "Yes, it is said that my Lu family's new bride is as beautiful as a flower. After seeing her today, she is really a great beauty. Oh my, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is so beautiful that she can topple a country."

Madam Zhang was the aunt of the Duke's Mansion. Qin Xiaoning knew her because she often went back to her parents' home. However, she was just an insignificant concubine in the past and had never had any dealings with this aunt.

Seeing the Third Aunt's praise, Qin Xiaoning bowed slightly and replied with a smile: "A Ning has been raised in the mansion since she was young. Even though she was born better, it is also because of the Feng Shui of the mansion."

The remark made the Third Aunt laugh: "I was also raised in a duke's mansion, so why am I not so beautiful?" The Third Aunt is only two years younger than the Duke's wife. In her own family, she is also a grandmother. Her joke made all the women in the room laugh.

The Duke's wife scolded her angrily: "You are so old, but you are still so talkative. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the younger generation?"

Qin Xiaoning also smiled and said to her third aunt in a very calm manner, "Who says you are not a beauty? I often heard my mother say that when you were young, you were one of the most beautiful women in Chang'an."

The third aunt laughed even more happily when she heard this, and said hurriedly: "What my aunt said is true. At that time, apart from the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, I was the most beautiful among the girls in that batch."

Mentioning the events of the past aroused the conversation of the ladies. Everyone started talking and laughing, and the scene instantly became cheerful.

The Jiang family is a family of marquis. Madam Jiang and the wife of the duke are cousins. At the beginning, Madam Jiang wanted to marry Jiang Fu to Lu Ji, but she was embarrassed by Qin Xiaoning at the blind date. Jiang Fu has been brooding over this. A while ago at Guangyou Temple, Jiang Fu suffered a verbal loss from Qin Xiaoning again. She went back and cried to Madam Jiang. Because of these past events, Madam Jiang naturally had some hostility towards Qin Xiaoning.

She came here today just to make fun of Qin Xiaoning.

A little orphan girl suddenly became the regent princess. The noble ladies in the capital were so excited. Before coming here, Mrs. Jiang had expected that everyone would be secretly waiting to see the Lu family's new bride make a fool of herself. She even imagined happily how embarrassed the new bride would be in today's full moon banquet under the watchful eyes of everyone. But she didn't expect that this little woman could ease the atmosphere with just a few words.

He does have some ability to achieve great results with little effort.

This made Mrs. Jiang, who was there to watch the fun, very unhappy.

"Mrs. Zhang just praised Ah Ning's beauty. If you ask me, this girl's appearance is really outstanding. It is said that beauties are born in Jiangnan. A few years ago, I returned to Jiangnan to mourn for our old lady. I have lived there for many years. Don't tell me, even in Jiangnan, where there are many beauties, there is no beauty like Ah Ning."

Mrs. Jiang was not as impetuous as the young Jiang Fu. She could not bear to see Qin Xiaoning being proud and really wanted to embarrass her, but she adopted a roundabout tactic.

Let me first follow up on what I just said and give you a sweet date to eat.

Qin Xiaoning listened carefully to Madam Jiang's words. After she finished speaking, Qin Xiaoning replied calmly, "Thank you for your praise, Madam. You are right. Jiangnan is indeed a place where beauties are born. But the beauties in Jiangnan are not pleasing to Madam's eyes. It shows that you really have a sharp eye. This is not your fault. Your daughter, my sister Fu, is a first-class beauty. You look at your daughter's beauty every day, so naturally you can't look at other women."

Madam Jiang was choked by the sweet talk Qin Xiaoning brought back. She smiled and turned to look at the Duke's wife at the top and said, "I really want to congratulate my cousin. Your daughter-in-law is really good at speaking. No wonder the new bride has coaxed you to let go of your past grudges as soon as she got married."

The so-called "past grudge" naturally refers to the fact that Lu Ji married secretly.

Because of this, the Duke's wife became the talk of the town among the noble ladies in Beijing.

As soon as Mrs. Jiang said this, all the ladies in the room shut their mouths at the same time, and the lively scene of chatting and laughing suddenly became cold.