"Madam, the eldest young lady is here," an old maid said after seeing Feng Qiao. Then she went inside to inform the old lady of the Feng family. "But this old servant notices that the eldest young lady doesn't look well."
"Hmm? What's wrong with my Qiao'er?" the old lady of the Feng family asked as soon as she saw Feng Qiao come in.
With red eyes and sobbing, Feng Qiao came to the old lady's side. "Grandmother, granddaughter is fine."
"Qiao'er, don't be afraid. If you've been bullied, just tell grandmother. Grandmother will surely stand up for you," the old lady said, looking at Feng Qiao lovingly.
Hearing the old lady's words, Feng Qiao threw herself into the old lady's arms and burst into tears. "Grandmother, granddaughter is so aggrieved. How could Princess Tianlin bully others with her power?"
"Did Princess Tianlin bully Qiao'er?" The old lady immediately grasped the meaning in Feng Qiao's words. It was Princess Tianlin who had bullied her.
"Grandmother, no. It wasn't Princess Tianlin. We're just the emperor's subjects. How could we argue with a princess? So granddaughter is fine. It's okay to suffer a little grievance," Feng Qiao said, but then she cried even more bitterly, with tears streaming down.
Feng Qiao had been watched by the old lady as she grew up. The old lady loved this sensible granddaughter very much and never let her suffer any grievance on weekdays. Now she heard that her granddaughter had to compromise because of a princess from another country. How could the old lady bear it!
"No! My granddaughter can't suffer grievances because of a princess from another country!" The old lady slapped the table and was about to go out to settle the score with Mu Fengqie.
But Feng Qiao stopped her. "Grandmother, forget it. Today is your birthday. How could we make a fuss just because granddaughter has suffered a little grievance?"
The old lady felt even more heartache and was even more determined to find trouble with Mu Fengqie. "Qiao'er, don't worry. When the banquet starts, grandmother will surely teach her a lesson."
Hearing the old lady's words, Feng Qiao felt relieved. "Thank you, grandmother. Qiao'er has caused trouble for you."
"Qiao'er, what are you talking about? You're grandmother's favorite granddaughter. How could you be causing trouble for grandmother?" The old lady looked at Feng Qiao lovingly.
The banquet soon started. Mu Fengqie was looking around while serving food for A Ru. The little girl never thought that eating like this might make her figure out of shape after giving birth.
Seeing A Ru enjoying her food, Mu Fengqie served her more. Looking at A Ru who was eating with abandon, Mu Fengqie smiled and handed her a glass of water. "A Ru, eat slowly. Drink some water."
"Yeah, elder sister. I've been eating a lot recently and having several meals a day," A Ru said and then took a big gulp of the water Mu Fengqie handed her.
When the old lady of the Feng family came over, she saw A Ru eating heartily, looking completely unladylike.
"Whose wife is this? How so ill - behaved! The host hasn't even come yet, and she's already started eating," the old lady of the Feng family said sarcastically, looking at A Ru.
Hearing the old lady's words, the people around followed her gaze. To their surprise, wasn't the one eating at the banquet the Princess Consort of the Assistant - Regent?
This old lady of the Feng family was really bold. She dared to say anything. Everyone knew that the Assistant - Regent was famously doting on his wife. This old lady actually dared to insult the Princess Consort of the Assistant - Regent. She must be tired of living.
Seeing that no one around said anything, the old lady of the Feng family thought this was the wife of some minor official and became even more unscrupulous.
"What a disgrace! Whose family are you from?" How could they invite such an ill - behaved person? It was really a disgrace to their Feng Mansion.
Mu Fengqie looked around and found that the old lady was actually talking about A Ru!
Yuan Yuhan was worried that A Ru would be hungry at the banquet, so he had informed Prime Minister Feng in advance and sent someone to bring these things. He didn't expect that someone would be so stupid as to come and pick a fight.
Mu Fengqie glanced at A Ru who was enjoying her food and didn't stop her. Instead, she said, "Does the old lady of the Feng family have any problem?"
"And who are you?" The old lady of the Feng family had inquired about all the noble families in the capital and had seen the portraits of all the ladies, but she had never seen the person in front of her. She thought this must be someone from a small family. She had never bothered to look into those insignificant small families. But the old lady didn't remember that there were still some portraits of the royal family she hadn't seen.
"Which family are you from? How could you be so ill - behaved? Go back to your own seats quickly," she said. These seats were specially prepared for the noble guests. How could they be occupied by two people who didn't know the rules?
Hearing the old lady's words, some of the ladies around wanted to remind her, but seeing her look of contempt for everyone, they immediately gave up the idea. Since she looked down on them, they wouldn't say anything.
"Which family?" Mu Fengqie really didn't know how to put it. "I'm from the Mu family. Do you have any objections?"
"The Mu family? I've never heard of it. Did the Feng family invite someone from your family?" The old lady of the Feng family had never heard of the Mu family in the capital.
"Oh, it's just the Mu family," Mu Fengqie said indifferently. She wasn't wrong. She had the surname Mu, so she was from the Mu family.
"Madam, maybe they sneaked in. They probably don't even have an invitation," an old servant beside the old lady said, looking at Mu Fengqie and A Ru.
"Then what are you waiting for? Throw the two of them out immediately!" The old lady of the Feng family thought it made sense. Their family was now a well - known noble family, and there were many people who wanted to curry favor with them.
"How dare you!" Mu Fengqie was really angry. She didn't expect that this old lady of the Feng family was so blind and still hadn't recognized them.
"Humph! Aren't you just a young girl? What? Can't I throw you out?" The old lady of the Feng family looked at Mu Fengqie disdainfully.
At this time, Feng Qiao walked in from outside. As soon as she came in, she felt the delicate atmosphere at the banquet. "Grandmother, what's going on?" Feng Qiao walked up to the old lady and asked.
"Qiao'er, you're here. There's an insolent person here. Grandmother is just about to throw them out," the old lady of the Feng family patted Feng Qiao's hand that was holding her arm.
Feng Qiao didn't care either. She just said, "Since they've spoiled grandmother's mood, just throw them out. Why get angry here?"
"Madam, the eldest young lady is right. Today is your birthday banquet. You mustn't get angry," a maid beside them also advised.
Hearing their words, the old lady of the Feng family immediately beamed with joy.