Under Mrs. Xu's arrangement, the banquet three days later was held as scheduled.
Early in the morning, the servants from the other courtyard were busy going in and out, making final adjustments and making final preparations for the upcoming banquet.
For this banquet, Mrs. Xu brought almost all the servants that the Xu family could use. Even if the guests did not arrive, the other courtyard was full of people and lively.
Mrs. Xu has a good command of her subordinates. Even if there are many servants, she does not show any panic. Everyone performs their duties and advances and retreats appropriately. There is only a slight sound of footsteps as they walk.
When Ji Yunkai came out, he saw this scene and nodded to Mrs. Xu to show his appreciation.
"Princess, why are you out?" Mrs. Xu was busy but very energetic, and the smile on her face was brighter than the sun.
After today, everyone in Yanbei knows that she is the one that the princess likes. In the future, in Yanbei, no one except the princess will dare to look at her. Even her husband has to be careful in front of her.
Women do not necessarily have to rely only on their husbands.
"I am the master and I have to come out to entertain guests." Ji Yunkai was younger than Mrs. Xu, but Mrs. Xu did not dare to show off in front of her.
It can be seen that Mrs. Xu is a conscientious person.
Thinking about it, there are really not many women in the world as stupid as the Qiu family.
"The guests haven't arrived so early, not to mention that even if they do come, they can't be welcomed by the princess. The princess is pregnant, so it's better to sit down." Mrs. Xu helped Ji Yunkai sit down aside, and took the opportunity to serve as a guest.
She introduced today's arrangements.
Speaking of which, Ji Yunkai is really a good leader. After she handed over the matter to Mrs. Xu, she never took care of it again. She gave Mrs. Xu enough rights so that Mrs. Xu could do whatever she wanted without shrinking back.
But it also made Mrs. Xu feel stressed.
The princess didn't even make a plan. She had no direction or purpose at all. Moreover, the princess had just arrived, so she was not sure of her preferences and had no way of starting.
Later, the fat housekeeper told her that the princess had no intention of hosting a banquet because he had lied in front of Qiu's house, so the princess changed the small banquet to a big banquet.
When Mrs. Xu learned the cause and effect, she immediately understood that the banquet was as luxurious as it was, and it was as slapping the Qiu family's face as it was.
Two days before the banquet, Mrs. Xu drew up the guest list and showed it to Ji Yunkai. Ji Yunkai did not read it and let Mrs. Xu make up her mind.
Mrs. Xu thought for a moment and crossed out the Zhen family and the Xue family, who had previously been favored by Ji Yun, from the list. Instead, the Qiu family gave them a place.
Today, when Ji Yunkai came out, she took the opportunity to mention it to Ji Yunkai. After hearing this, Ji Yunkai didn't say anything, but he wasn't angry either.
When Mrs. Xu saw this, she immediately felt relieved.
It seemed that the princess was still satisfied with her.
The banquet was scheduled for Chen hour, which was still a quarter of an hour before Chen hour. The four ladies who had gone to Yanbei Palace to make an appointment with Ji Yun arrived that day. Mrs. Zhang arrived a little earlier, and the four of them met at the door, so they simply walked together.
Regardless of the previous nastiness of the four of them, now that they all belong to the princess, they naturally need to be friendly in front of others and not make others laugh.
The five Yanbei eight ladies arrived, and the ladies from the other small families couldn't sit still. They all asked the coachman to go faster and faster...
In fact, they were not late, and even arrived early. But the secret rule for attending banquets has always been that the higher the status, the later they arrive. Today, several high-status ladies from Yanbei have arrived, so how can they dare to take advantage of it?
"Sorry, I'm late. Please forgive me, Princess and ladies." No matter what they thought in their hearts, the ladies who came to the banquet apologized as soon as they came in.
"It's not too late, the time has not yet come." Ji Yunkai looked kind and treated people very kindly. He didn't look like he would order the housekeeper to go to Qiu's house to make the Qiu family look bad.
The ladies who met Ji Yunkai for the first time secretly exchanged glances with acquaintances, and then sat aside, chatting with Mrs. Xu and the others, holding Ji Yunkai in their hands...
Ji Yunkai had attended many banquets in the capital, but this was the first time he became the protagonist of the banquet, being supported and coaxed by others.
Although she knew that what these people said was not true and did not come from the heart, hearing these flattering words still made Ji Yunkai smile uncontrollably.
She is a human being, and everyone likes to hear nice words, and she is no exception.
Anyway, as long as she can distinguish the true from the false...
Time passed by minute by second, and before the clock hour came, all the ladies who had received the invitation had arrived, except the Qiu family.
As for the Zhen family and the Xue family?
The fact that these two families did not receive Princess Yanbei's invitation is not a secret in the circle of noble ladies.
I don’t know how many ladies secretly laughed at these two families...
The Xue family won't say anything. The head wife of the Xue family is the daughter of the Qiu family. The princess wants to take care of her niece. She can understand it even if she doesn't come forward.
Mrs. Zhen stupidly stood up for the Qiu family, which made other ladies laugh.
How stupid is Mrs. Zhen to think that the Qiu family can defeat the princess?
Regardless of whether the prince likes this princess or not, she is now the princess of Yanbei and the only mistress of Yanbei. The princess definitely did not want her to "die of illness" when she brought her to Yanbei.
It was too easy for a housewife to die in an "accident". With their prince's methods, there was no need to bring the person to Yanbei. He could have killed the person on the way back.
Now, the princess is in Yanbei. No matter what the prince's attitude is, she is now the only mistress of Yanbei. It is simply senseless to offend the princess of Yanbei without knowing the development of the situation.
The hour was coming soon, and some ladies who couldn't hide their thoughts were no longer in the mood to talk, and looked outside the room from time to time, as if they were waiting for someone.
No, the person they wanted to wait for didn't come until Chen time. As soon as Chen time arrived, several ladies quietly glanced at Ji Yunkai, wanting to see what their young princess would do in the face of the provocation from the Qiu family.
?
Unexpectedly, the young princess stood up like no one else and announced the start of the banquet...
that's all?
Below, several ladies kept exchanging glances, and some of them clearly showed their disappointment on their faces.
The Qiu family is obviously trying to intimidate the princess, but the princess just tolerates it like this?
"Papa..." Seeing this, Mrs. Xu clapped her hands and called everyone's attention back, "It's still early, and all the ladies must be tired after riding in a carriage all the way. Let's not go far.
How about going to the pavilion outside to see the flowers? Princess, there are other places where you can’t see the famous southern flowers."
This famous flower in southern Xinjiang was naturally provided by Ji Yunkai...
Seeing Mrs. Xu busy in and out, Ji Yunkai helped a little bit within his ability.
"Flowers in southern Xinjiang? You have to go and see them..." The ladies present, whether they were interested or not, all stood up and responded eagerly when they heard Mrs. Xu's words.
After Ji Yunkai took the lead to go out, all the ladies followed her one by one and surrounded her.
At this moment, the servants from the other courtyard suddenly ran in in a hurry: "Princess, Princess, it's not good... The girl from the Qiu family hung a rope at the door of the other courtyard, saying that the princess wanted to force her to death.