Because they had to attend the family banquet of Duke Dingguo, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang returned to the city in a carriage, but Prince Ping stayed behind, preparing to join Prince Yonglao on the New Year's Eve.

Go back.

On the early morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Duke Dingguo's mansion was bustling with activity, and the Guo family didn't do much, just letting the Guo clan members get together to have a meal.

Early on, Guo Ruomei was waiting anxiously: "Do you think Yeyang and Yi will be here soon?"

Mei Shuang smiled and said: "Master, didn't the young lady reply to the message and say that she is coming? Just put your heart in your stomach and wait to drink my daughter-in-law's tea."

The anxiety on Guo Ruomei's face eased a little, and then she said: "Quickly, take out the meeting gift I prepared for Yiyi, so as not to forget it later."

Mei Shuang immediately found a pair of crystal clear Hetian topaz bracelets from the box on the dressing table.

Guo Ruomei took the topaz bracelet and said with a slightly reminiscing expression: "This is the dowry my mother gave me when I got married. Now I can pass it on to Yang'er's wife."

Mei Shuang smiled and said: "Master will pass on such a rare and rare topaz bracelet to the young lady. The young lady will definitely be very happy." After saying that, she paused and said, "Master, look at what the young master and the young lady are going to do.

Do you want to tell the eldest lady?"

As soon as she mentioned her sister-in-law, the smile on Guo Ruomei's face faded: "My father and elder brother both know that Yeyang and Yi are coming, and they will tell her, so let's not talk too much."

Mei Shuang nodded and said nothing more.

The master and the eldest lady were having some troubles with each other. During the time when he returned to the Duke's residence, the master tried to avoid them whenever he could.

The main gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

When the carriage with the sign of Prince Ping's Mansion stopped in front of the door, the porter's servants were a little unresponsive. It was not until Xiao Yeyang helped Daohua get out of the carriage that anyone quickly turned around and ran towards the mansion.
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Mrs. Guo and Guo Xueming were receiving the female relatives of the Guo family. When they heard the maid hurried in and said that Xiao Yeyang and Yan Yi were here, neither mother nor daughter could control their facial expressions.

One of them had a serious look on his face, and the other looked shocked.

Mrs. Guo secretly resented that she rejected her daughter, but Xiao Yeyang dared to bring Yan Yi to the door openly. Are they here to show off their power?

Guo Xueming was surprised. She had not received any news that her cousin was coming.

Mrs. Guo took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Where are the people?"

The maid replied: "Sister Mei Xue took them to the Duke's courtyard."

Guo Xueming pondered for a moment, then pulled Mrs. Guo and reminded: "Mom, my cousin is here with his cousin, let's go to my grandfather's yard to meet him."

Mrs. Guo looked displeased: "They are juniors, do they want me, the elder, to pay their respects? No!"

Guo Xueming looked helpless and could only sit aside.

Ever since she knew that her marriage to her cousin was hopeless, she let go.

As the legitimate daughter who was raised strictly by the Duke of Guo, she knows how to get along with her cousin, Yan Yiyi, in order to be more beneficial to her and the Duke of Guo.

It was really unwise for my mother to still pursue her at this time.

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Qizitang, the courtyard where Duke Ding lives.

Xiao Yeyang and Daohua followed Mei Xue into the courtyard and saw Duke Dingguo and Governor Guo and Guo Ruomei sitting in the hall.

Because Duke Dingguo has been in poor health since winter, when the Guo clan members came, they kowtowed and went to the front yard without staying to disturb him.

Therefore, there are no outsiders here.

Duke Dingguo had a kind and kind smile on his face, and Governor Guo also looked at Xiao Yeyang with a smile on his face. When his eyes fell on Daohua, his expression was slightly unnatural.

Guo Ruomei, on the other hand, was a little embarrassed and excited.

After entering the house, Xiao Yeyang first led the rice flowers to pay homage to Duke Dingguo.

After kowtowing, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said to Duke Ding: "Grandpa, this is your grandson-in-law."

Daohua took the tea from Mei Shuang and handed it to Dingguo Gong: "Grandpa, please drink tea."

Duke Dingguo looked at Daohua, nodded with a smile, took the tea, took a sip, and gave Daohua the greeting gift he had prepared early in the morning.

Daohua took the agate bracelet and thanked her with a smile: "Thank you, grandpa, I like this bracelet very much."

Duke Dingguo was dazzled by Daohua's bright smile, and the smile on his lips became thicker. This girl is actually cheerful and lively.

Xiao Yeyang held up the rice flowers, walked to Governor Guo, knelt down, and kowtowed three times: "Uncle, this is your niece-in-law."

Daohua handed the tea to Governor Guo: "Uncle, please have tea!"

Governor Guo took the tea, took a big sip, and gave Daohua a jade pendant.

Daohua also smiled brightly and said thank you.

Finally, the two came to Guo Ruomei.

When kowtowing, Xiao Yeyang was very straightforward, but when it was his turn to call someone, Xiao Yeyang started to hesitate.

Daohua quickly gave an encouraging look and signaled Xiao Yeyang to call someone quickly.

Xiao Yeyang moved his lips, but still couldn't say anything.

When Guo Ruomei saw it, she didn't want to embarrass her son. Just when she was about to ask the two of them to get up, she saw Daohua taking the teacup in Xuemei's hand and looking at her son with encouragement.

Immediately, people in the room heard Xiao Yeyang calling "Mother" as loudly as a mosquito.

Guo Ruomei almost cried with joy. She looked at Xiao Yeyang excitedly, clasping her hands together, as if she didn't know what to do.

Seeing that Xiao Yeyang called her mother and said nothing, Daohua raised the tea cup in her hand and whispered: "Xiao Yeyang, you haven't introduced me yet!"

Xiao Yeyang came back to his senses, looked at Guo Ruomei complicatedly, and raised his voice a little higher: "Mother, this is your daughter-in-law. My son has brought her to serve you tea."

"Mom, please have tea!"

Daohua smiled happily and handed the tea to Guo Ruomei.

The corners of Guo Ruomei's eyes were a little moist. She took Daohua's tea with a smile, raised her head and drank the tea directly. Then she stood up and personally helped Daohua and Xiao Yeyang up with one hand.

"Good boy, I feel relieved when you are by Yang'er's side."

While talking, Guo Ruomei put the pair of topaz bracelets on Daohua's wrists.

Daohua shook the topaz bracelet on her wrist: "It's so beautiful, thank you, mother."

Dingguo Gong sat at the top and silently observed the rice flowers. Because of the relationship between his eldest daughter-in-law and his granddaughter Xueming, he originally had some prejudice against this girl, but after meeting today, the prejudice in his heart disappeared instantly.

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How is your granddaughter?

Of course it's good, but it's not as suitable for Yeyang as the girl in front of her.

Yeyang needs such a bright, cheerful and expressive wife to accompany him. His granddaughter has been taught to be too dignified. Even if she is with Yeyang, she can at best be respectful to each other.

The conversation in the room afterwards was relatively relaxed and pleasant.

Seeing Daohua sitting beside him obediently and thoughtfully, looking like a little bird and obeying him in everything, Xiao Yeyang felt so funny in his heart.

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Over in the main courtyard, Mrs. Guo could still sit still at first, but she couldn't wait for Xiao Yeyang for a long time. As soon as Yan Yi came to visit her, she sent someone to Qizitang to inquire about it.

Hearing that Xiao Yeyang personally introduced Yan Yiyi to his father-in-law and husband, and even called his sister-in-law "mother", his father-in-law and others also expressed that they were very satisfied with Yan Yiyi's bride. At this moment, several people were talking and laughing in Qizitang.

While chatting, Mrs. Guo became extremely angry.

I feel even more resentful when I think that my daughter has been delayed for too long by Xiao Yeyang and finally had to settle for a son from the Jia family in the south of the Yangtze River. She will marry away from home after the Chinese New Year and will not be able to see her family for several years.

"Mother Guo, go to Dongjiao Hutong, invite Chu Lang to the house, and say that today is a family banquet, and the Duke will invite him to the house to talk."

There was deep hatred in Mrs. Guo's eyes. She hated Xiao Yeyang, and she hated her sister-in-law even more. If her sister-in-law had been willing to come forward, the matter between her daughter and Yeyang might not have been impossible, but she refused mercilessly.

Now her son is happy, but her daughter has suffered a great crime.

If my sister-in-law wants to enjoy family happiness, she has to ask her if she agrees!

She wanted to see what kind of wonderful reaction Xiao Yeyang would have if he knew that his mother had fallen in love with another man and wanted to remarry?

When it was almost noon, Duke Dingguo personally led Xiao Yeyang and Daohua to appear in front of everyone, and arranged their seats under his head.

Seeing that Duke Dingguo valued the two of them so much, the Guo clan members stepped forward to congratulate them one after another.

Daohua dealt with the female family members generously, neither humble nor overbearing, neither soft nor hard, and spoke smartly. Duke Ding was very satisfied. He couldn't help but whisper to Governor Guo next to him: "Ye Yang is quite discerning.

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Just when everyone was seated and about to use their chopsticks, Grandma Guo led Chu Lang in.

When he saw Xiao Yeyang when he entered the house, Chu Lang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly realized that he might have been abused by the woman in the back house, and he wanted to leave, but everyone in the room was looking at him. Leaving now would be embarrassing.

, Secondly, Ruomei’s face will not look good.

"Mr. Chu is here. Come on, sit next to Ruomei. She still has room." Mrs. Guo smiled and greeted Chu Lang.

When Guo Ruomei saw Chu Lang, she was stunned at first, and then became furious. Chu Lang would not come uninvited, so she guessed that this was a good thing done by her good sister-in-law without even thinking about it.

When Mrs. Guo saw Chu Lang standing still, she continued to smile and said: "Mr. Chu, why are you standing still? Don't be embarrassed. Everyone here is from your own family. We all know that you want to marry Ruomei.

Come and sit over there."
To be continued...