In a blink of an eye, it was the day for the Xu family's birthday banquet. Old Madam Xu was a very popular person. She had been close to the wives of Xia Song and Jiang Zining since she was young. In front of these two people, Old Madam Xu was always humble and kind, and had never gotten angry with anyone.
Because of this, everyone thinks that Madam Xu is an easy person to get along with.
In addition, Xu Anying has arranged the affairs of the Ministry of War very well, Fujian has won another victory, the Xu family is in the limelight, and Old Madam Xu's birthday party was very lively.
Even members of the Qin family, who usually disliked attending such banquets, showed up, including Qin Dong and Qin Sheng, father and son, not to mention other officials and nobles.
Even the King of Linjiang came to show his favor.
Although the health of Emperor Longqing seemed to be able to last a few days, who knew that after he passed away, only Prince Linjiang could take over? It was not a blessing for a young emperor to rule the country, not to mention that the Sixth Prince was still sick and the Tatar pirates were eyeing him covetously. Prince Linjiang was already the crown prince.
As soon as he arrived, other people naturally flocked to him. There was a constant stream of people and cars in front of the Xu family's gate, and it was packed. No matter how high your official position was, those who came to the banquet had to wait outside until the carriages inside were arranged one by one before they could go in.
The Wei family's carriages were stuck in the middle. The second and third wives were in one carriage, while Wei An and the fifth wife were in one carriage. They couldn't move forward for a long time.
The second and third wives could wait, but they felt a little nervous looking at the scene - the Xu family held such a grand wedding banquet and insisted on inviting Wei An, she really didn't know what their plan was.
This is a bit too high-profile.
The Fifth Lady in the car behind was also talking about this with Wei An: "I don't know why the Xu family has changed their previous low-key attitude. Today, for their old lady's birthday banquet, they invited almost all the nobles in the capital. Not to mention Prince Zheng and Prince Linjiang, even Prince Zhennan and others are on the list..."
She was worried, the beads in her hand were glossy, and she said helplessly: "The bigger the scene, the more creepy it is. I always feel that they are probably hiding something, waiting for the time to come..."
She didn't say anything else, but in her heart she felt that it was very likely that the Xu family remembered that Xu Zhenniang had made a big fool of herself in the inner and outer imperial edicts before, so they wanted to get back at her, vent their anger on Xu Zhenniang's behalf, and humiliate Wei An as well.
There was still no movement outside for a long time. Madam Wu's patience was almost worn out. After thinking for a while, she asked the woman following the car: "What's going on? There haven't been any fewer people in front?"
The weather warmed up, and everyone put on thinner silk shirts. The maid outside was sweating profusely in the sun. She wiped the sweat off her head and replied to the Fifth Lady: "Madam, I'm afraid we have to wait a little longer. I don't think there is any movement ahead..."
There was no impatience in the Fifth Lady's expression, but she was uncontrollably anxious.
Those who came to the banquet were either rich or noble, and none of them were from ordinary backgrounds. There was no way for them to make any special exceptions, so they had to wait.
As I was waiting, the maid outside knocked on the window and smiled happily, "Madam, Princess, it's all right. I just heard that they were investigating... investigating some suspicious people who sneaked into the city. Now they are all right and let go."
What suspicious people are you investigating? Madam Wu glanced at Wei An and asked the maid in confusion, "Who are you investigating? This is the birthday party for Master Xu's wife, how could there be any suspicious people?"
Wei An had an idea.
Shen Chen had said before that if the Xu family wanted to invite her, she would accept the invitation. Did Shen Chen discover something long ago? But Shen Chen didn't say it clearly...
But even if Shen Chen didn't say it, it was inevitable that the Xu family had sent her an invitation with bad intentions. Now that the banquet hasn't even started, there's already news of a suspicious person and people being called in to search. Could it be related to her
The nanny outside didn't know either. When she heard someone ask her about it, she lowered her voice and shook her head, "I don't know. Anyway, I don't know what happened. I heard that even Master Xu came out in person, and people from the Ministry of War also came..."
Ministry of War!
What could possibly warrant the dispatch of the Ministry of War? They were not here to celebrate a birthday or attend a banquet, but to search for someone.
The Xu family bought a good house, located in the most central area near the imperial city, adjacent to the former Xia family. If it were so easy for suspicious people to sneak in here, how big a deal would that be
Madam Wu was uneasy. Seeing that Wei An didn't say anything, she immediately asked the maid, "In that case, should we still hold the banquet today?"
With such a big incident happening, the female members of the family must be in a panic. She hoped that the birthday party would be over with, so that she could relax and not worry about anything happening.
The nanny paused for a moment, and it seemed that someone from the carriages of the Second Madam and the Third Madam came to announce something. After a while, she came over and replied to the Fifth Madam: "Fifth Madam, they said it's nothing serious. The front has been evacuated, and the gentlemen are already in front. We are going to the backyard."
Since the road is open and the host has sent people to greet us, it would be very rude to turn around and leave. Madam Wu frowned, responded softly, turned to look at Wei An and said, "I always feel a little panicked. Anyway, be careful later."
Wei An nodded.
The Xu family's Madam Xu personally greeted the guests at the hanging flower gate. When she saw them, she came over warmly, smiled and greeted them, and said, "The entrance to the alley is too narrow, and there are so many people coming. It's really our negligence. We've kept you waiting for a long time."
The Second Madam, the Third Madam, and the Fifth Madam naturally said a few polite words: "You are too kind. It is extremely rare that you can arrange so many people so well."
Madam Xu smiled, her eyes fell on Wei An behind them, her eyebrows raised, and she said with excessive enthusiasm: "This is Princess Shouning, right? She is really beautiful and pleasing to the eyes. Our old lady used to say that the girls in the family should learn from Princess Shouning, and sisters must help each other... The girls in our family heard about the fifth lady of the Wei family, and they have always admired Princess Shouning, but they have always had no chance to interact with her. This time they finally have the opportunity. When the girls in the family heard that the princess was coming, they were all looking forward to it..."
Wei Yuyou's matter was not a good thing for the Wei family. Now that it was brought up, the Third Madam felt a little uncomfortable. She smiled and said a few words vaguely.
It was obvious that he was not willing to continue talking.
Madam Xu observed the princess's expression and immediately changed the subject: "Look at me, I have rarely seen the princess, so I have lost my composure for a moment. Everyone, please come in..." (To be continued)