Chapter 188 Noble Birth
The eldest princess's contemptuous and insulting words made Song Qingwan immediately guess what had happened. It was nothing more than being belittled by everyone.
But she wasn't angry. With people like that, you'd only feel satisfied if you got angry back at them.
Song Qingwan scratched her head and smiled shyly, "Yes, I am blessed by nature. My grandmother's family is in business, and my grandmother said that she used to be my grandfather's maid.
Haha, luckily they are all normal people, not the illegitimate children of a little male favorite. Those are the real little things, so ashamed." Song Qingwan bowed repeatedly in apology.
The eldest princess had given birth to many children for her little male favorites. All of her daughters and granddaughters had male favorites. Only those who were despicable knew who was such a despicable person.
Ha, mentioning your identity to her, are you crazy? Song Qingwan looked at the princess with a smile on her face, and sure enough, she saw that the old woman's face was instantly distorted and turned green.
"Sharp-nosed, monkey-faced, sharp-tongued!" The eldest princess gritted her teeth. With her criticism like this, who would dare to contact this little bitch?
"I'm just average, third in the world. It's just that I'm naturally beautiful, so it's normal for people to envy me." Song Qingwan proudly puffed out her chest, not afraid at all.
This was her first head-on confrontation with the eldest princess, and there was an unconscious hint of madness in her eyes.
After all, this old woman is related to Li Minghe by blood. She is the eldest princess, right? She is a member of the royal family, right? How about destroying them together?
"Puchi! Hahaha~ You are a child with positive values. This princess admires you." The old bitch was speechless, and the Princess Chu laughed happily.
This is the legendary Song Qingwan. She really lived up to her reputation. She solved the embassy’s problem with one move and rescued her Changsheng.
However, because of the incident in the secret room in the basement of the embassy, Mr. Zhang, as the former Minister of Rites, is responsible for negligence in any case. This matter could be a big or a small one, and the old man has not been able to come out of the cell until now.
Maybe if Song Qingwan goes to the prince to ask for mercy, the old man will be released? But I heard that she was having a quarrel with the prince. Who told her that? Princess Chu must have her own gossip.
At this time, the host, Old Lady Yang, saw that things were almost over, so she stepped out to smooth things over, "Well, my child has never seen much of the world, how can he understand these messed up things? Go away, go sit down with your mother and have a meal.
There are dishes you like, remember to eat more." The old lady waved her hand at Song Qingwan in disdain, not wanting her to continue the stalemate with the princess.
Because Song Qingwan is a junior, she will definitely be the one who suffers, and with an old woman like her around, she will never allow anyone to bully the Song family.
Of course, before this, the old lady had rescued and protected the women of the Song family many times, which shows how much she values the Song family.
Song Qingwan also didn't want to ruin the old lady's birthday party, so she didn't continue to stalemate with the princess, but she still exuded a strong sense of hostility, but she was unaware of it.
At the banquet, acquaintances and people of similar status sat at the same table. There were many female members of the Song family, so Old Lady Yang directly opened a table for them.
The purpose of this time is to show off. If there are people who want to make friends, they will naturally come forward and interact with them. If not, the Song family will not be bullied.
Song Qingwan sat down next to Song Niang. Song Niang didn't say much, but still took her youngest son out because the little guy had woken up and she needed to find food for him.
The Song family was so comfortable that they treated the Yang family as their own home, which confused outsiders. Even the Yang family couldn't understand what the old lady meant.
However, considering the Song family's respect for etiquette, the Yang family was happy to be close to them.
That was just a small episode. The play in the courtyard seemed to be well-staged and the banquet soon became lively again.
After watching the play and having dinner, it is time for the gift-giving session. At this time, the female members of the family are arranged to drink tea in the side rooms.
Because there were also male guests who wanted to present gifts, the lobby was cleared out, but older and higher-ranking female guests were still allowed to sit on both sides and watch.
Usually this kind of thing is very interesting, because from the presentation of gifts to the birthday person, one can see the background and connections of a family, as well as the closeness of the relationship between the family and the host family in the future.
The first to present gifts were the descendants of the Yang family. They were all very well-behaved, only hoping to avoid making mistakes, and surprisingly, they did not appear shabby either.
Didn't they say that the Yang family was in decline? But judging from the gifts, it didn't look like that. Besides, the relationship between the several branches was quite good. If they gathered together, they would be a considerable force.
Next comes the VIPs presenting gifts, with those of noble status presented first, and this is based on seniority.
The second person to arrive was the emperor's uncle, Prince Qing, who was the old man who paid for the barbecue for Song Qingwan. Prince Qing had always had a good relationship with the Yang family, and he was also Uncle Yang's immediate superior, so it was reasonable for him to come to Old Lady Yang's banquet.
However, this was his first time visiting the Yang family, and Song Qingwan still felt that the old man was a little strange, especially when he walked into the lobby, the eldest princess's eyes were always on him.
There are complex emotions such as excitement and pride.
Facing one of her uncles, the old woman didn't know what to think, "Zhizhi, keep an eye on these two people, maybe there will be unexpected gains."
"Really? Wanwan, when you said that, Zhizhi suddenly remembered what the little animals had said, that the princess was very kind to the prince of Prince Qing's mansion.
He was better than her own son, which once made people in the capital suspect that the eldest princess had different ideas about the handsome and intelligent Prince Qing.
He is obviously her brother from the next room. This is also one of the princess's abnormalities, and people talk about it with great relish."
"Oh? This is even more problematic. Let's go and investigate it thoroughly." Song Qingwan got up and left, of course taking Xiaoqi with her.
And her gift will be delivered by the Song family.
"Well, your man will be here soon, Wanwan, there's no need for you to run away."
"If you don't run away, you'll be treated like a monkey."
"Eh? Do you look down on monkeys? Do you look down on us little animals?"
The master and servant quarreled and soon left the banquet.
After Song Qingwan walked out of the back door, Li Minghe arrived soon as expected. He rarely attended such banquets.
Therefore, the presence of the prince in person was a particularly honorable thing for the Yang family.
However, Li Minghe did not see Song Qingwan at the scene, so he left quickly with a sullen face.
The most surprising thing was that the envoy from Daxia also came, and the gifts he brought were particularly valuable.
When did the Yang family have good relations with foreigners? Can war bring about friendship?
Only after Prince Daxia presented his gifts did he pay his special respects to Grandma Song who was present.
At this point, everyone was immediately furious.
What lowly maid? She was actually the eldest princess of a country, but she had fallen into trouble before. Now she was finally found and recognized as her relative.
Therefore, the old lady of the Song family had a noble birth, and the status of the Song family members was naturally raised to a higher level.
But everyone just thought it was normal, and the Song family members were very calm and low-key.
Until Song Qingwan's gift appeared, the banquet reached another climax.
What Song Qingwan gave was a glass statue of the old lady. The material was crystal clear, but one could clearly see the old lady's facial features. She was riding a horse and holding a spear, as if she was killing enemies on the battlefield, so majestic.
This is undoubtedly a special, precious and meaningful gift.
No wonder the Yang family treats the Song family so well~