Chapter 159 159: Hosting a Banquet for Wen Tingzhou
"It can't be that simple. How can a piece of snake gall have such a quick effect?"
Wen Nianruan spoke in a soft voice, extremely gentle: "There is also a whole snake, oh no, two snakes, plus the internal organs and so on. It only boils down to such a small bowl, which is all the essence."
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"Is this snake soup?!"
Ziyun's eyes widened, his face turned green, and he looked like he wanted to vomit.
Wen Nianruan held the brocade handkerchief in his hand and nodded: "Yes, the imperial doctor said that snake soup can reduce swelling. I am still worried about where to find snakes. I didn't expect that two snakes just ran into the bedroom last night. I just sent them.
It comes in handy, you say it’s a coincidence or not.”
"vomit"
Ziyun opened her mouth wide and vomited. She could no longer hold back and rushed out of the hall to vomit into darkness.
Wen Nianruan did not forget to remind behind his back: "Don't spit it out, otherwise the medicine will have no effect."
How could Ziyun care so much? Thinking of Wen Nianruan saying that the two snakes and the internal organs were inside, he wanted to vomit out his stomach.
Wen Nianruan sat leisurely in the hall, with an evil smile on his lips, and poured himself a cup of tea to continue drinking.
She likes to torture people quietly.
After two rounds of torture from Wen Nianruan, Ziyun's body could no longer bear it and fell ill. No one took care of the cooking, and it fell to Qiubai and Yushuang.
This time Wen Nianruan was not picky about the food they cooked. Although it didn't taste good, it was safe and non-toxic.
During the two days since Ziyun fell ill, she had completely stopped acting like a monster. She concentrated on taking care of her face and did not see her running towards the Queen Mother.
A few days later, Wen Tingzhou, the number one scholar, was assigned a position, which was to work as a editor in the Hanlin Academy. Although it was an official position from the sixth rank, Wen Tingzhou was still young and there was still room for promotion in the future.
As soon as Wen Tingzhou's official position was settled, the Hou Mansion released news that a celebration banquet would be held for Wen Tingzhou.
Wen Nianruan laughed when he heard this: "When the second brother had nothing, Wen Decheng and Li Huachun didn't even look at him. Now that the second brother has become famous, they are rushing to please him."
Speaking of this, Wen Decheng also felt a little regretful. He regretted that he didn't pay enough attention to Wen Tingzhou. Now the relationship between father and son is very tense, but he didn't expect that this bastard would be able to succeed one day.
The most important reason for this is that Wen Yunchuan is now dead, and only Wen Tingzhou is the only male left in the Hou Mansion. Moreover, since he has strength now, Wen Decheng naturally wants to train him well again, so that he can continue the Wen family in the future.
As for why Li Huachun agreed with Wen Decheng to value Wen Tingzhou again, she must have benefited from it. Otherwise, even if she destroyed the Wen family, she would not be able to hand it over to Wen Tingzhou as the successor.
Although her precious son's legs are said to be crippled, the baby who carries on the family line is not crippled, and it is not a big deal if he wants to be passed down to the Wen family.
On the day of the banquet, Wen Nianruan also came to the house to join in the fun.
When she left the palace, she also saw Wen Ruchu. She was already three or four months pregnant and her belly was slightly bulging. The Queen Mother arranged many maids around her to serve her. She was surrounded by maids when she walked.
Afraid of being bumped.
It can be seen that the Queen Mother attaches great importance to the child in Wen Ruchu's belly, regardless of whether he is Xiao Jinran's son or not.
Many people came to the Marquis Mansion to attend the banquet today. Some came to curry favor with the Marquis of Wende City, and some came to make friends with Wen Tingzhou.
Anyway, many officials from the imperial court, big and small, came, and the entrance to the Marquis Mansion was very lively.
When Wen Nianruan got off the carriage, she saw a carriage parked nearby. She recognized it as the carriage of Zuo Xiangfu.
In front of the carriage stood Pei Yiqing's maid Fuling, who kept looking around with a somewhat anxious look on her face.
When she saw Wen Nianruan getting off the carriage, Fuling's eyes lit up, as if she had seen a savior, and she hurried over to salute Wen Nianruan: "Concubine Wen."
Wen Nianruan glanced at the carriage of Zuo Xiangfu: "Is your lady in there?"
Fu Ling wrinkled her little face: "Here I am, my queen, please go and see the young lady. She won't come out no matter what the servant calls her."
"Don't panic, I'll go take a look."
Wen Nianruan walked to the carriage and opened the curtain. Pei Yiqing was sitting inside, with her hands clasped and her face looking very troubled.
"Why don't you get off the carriage?" Wen Nianruan smiled.
Seeing Wen Nianruan, Pei Yiqing's little face immediately relaxed, but she was still a little embarrassed: "I don't know how to get to the Hou Mansion."
"Just follow me, what are you afraid of?"
Before Pei Yiqing could hesitate any longer, Wen Nianruan pulled her out of the carriage.
Wen Nianruan knew what Pei Yiqing was struggling with. Last time, because of her marriage to Wen Yunchuan, the Pei and Wen families were very unhappy. Even after that, the two families had no contact with each other.
Even at the banquet held by the Hou Mansion for Wen Tingzhou today, the Prime Minister did not come to congratulate him.
Pei Yiqing wanted to come to see Wen Tingzhou. She originally said she would come with her sister and brother-in-law. Her brother-in-law was a Taibao master. He admired Wen Tingzhou very much and wanted to come and get acquainted with him. However, it happened that her sister Pei Yiqian was pregnant. The Taibao master loved his wife.
Ru Ming was afraid that the bumpy carriage would be bad for her health, so she canceled her trip to attend the banquet at the Marquis Mansion.
Pei Yiqian wanted to come to the Hou Mansion, but she was timid on her own, so she sat on the carriage and did not dare to get off.
In addition, she failed to confess her love to Wen Tingzhou a few days ago, which made her even more embarrassed to meet Wen Tingzhou alone.
Now that Wen Nianruan is here, Pei Yiqian feels much more at ease.
The entrance to the Hou Mansion was bustling with people, and there were many carriages parked. Before the two of them entered, they met Lin and Meng Ying'er, mother and daughter.
Just as mother and daughter, they were definitely not qualified to attend the banquet, but as members of Prince Rongning's family, it was different at that moment.
Wen Nianruan glanced around and found that the person leading the mother and daughter over was Xiao Tingjiang, the second young master of Rongning Mansion.
Except for the royal banquet, Xu Wenzhen did not attend any other banquets held by officials and officials. Perhaps she felt that it would lower her status as Princess Rongning, and she never cared about such banquets, let alone participated in them.
And it is even more impossible for Xiao Yi to bring mother and daughter here. He can just kill them, but there is no way he can even think about bringing them to the banquet.
The eldest young master Xiao Tinghe never participates in official banquets. He has nothing to talk with the courtiers. He will not come to such banquets. It is better for him to go to a teahouse to drink tea and chat.
So this job can only fall on Xiao Tingjiang. He is also a fun-loving person, so it would be nice to come to the banquet to have a drink and look at the girls.
When she walked to the door, Meng Ying'er's eyes nearly popped out when she saw Wen Nianruan. She raised her chin with disdain and said, "Why are you here? Are you qualified to attend the banquet in the Hou Mansion?"
Wen Nianruan didn't even bother to look at her and walked away from her.
On the other hand, when the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion saw Wen Nianruan, his waist unconsciously bent lower: "Concubine Wen, please."
Meng Yinger in the back was stunned and her mind went blank.