The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Chapter 215

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the day for the Marquis's Mansion to hold the family reunion banquet.

The weather is fine and the sky is blue.

Shen Tang got up a quarter of an hour earlier than usual and went to Songhe Hall to have breakfast with the old lady.

When they arrived at Songhe Hall, the old lady had just finished washing up and looked much better than the previous two days. Shen Tang asked, "Grandma, did you rest well last night?"

Mother Wang said, "I lit some calming incense last night, and the old lady slept through the night."

Older people sleep less, so the old lady usually doesn’t use calming incense. But in order to have enough energy today, she used it before going to sleep. The maid even got up in the middle of the night to add calming incense.

The old lady said, "Your eldest brother's return party cannot be spoiled because of your grandmother."

Shen Tang helped the old lady out of the inner room. At that time, the maid had already brought breakfast. Shen Tang sat down and had breakfast with the old lady.

The old lady was in much better spirits and ate as much breakfast as usual. Shen Tang was relieved. He couldn't really ignore the old lady's health just to let her hold the homecoming banquet. If anything went wrong at the banquet, it would be his father's fault.

After breakfast, they rested for a while before the maid came in and said, "Madam, Mrs. Jiang and the young master and daughter of the Jiang family are here..."

Why are you here so early?

The old lady looked at Shen Tang, and Shen Tang said, "I invited my aunt and cousin to come to the mansion to help greet the guests."

The old lady nodded and said, "Go and greet them."

Shen Tang got up and went out of Songhe Hall. After walking for a while, he saw Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Ning and Jiang Li coming from afar, while Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan stayed in the outer courtyard.

Seeing Shen Tang, Jiang Ning's face turned red unexpectedly. Shen Tang smiled and said, "Congratulations, cousin."

Jiang Ning regretted coming to Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, but it was too late to leave now. "Cousin, please stop teasing me."

The sound is so weak that it sounds like a buzzing sound.

Knowing that she was thin-skinned, Shen Tang stopped teasing her. What if she scared her cousin away? Shen Tang took Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Ning and Jiang Li to see the old lady.

Seeing them, the old lady smiled and said, "The Jiang family has had many happy events recently, which is really cause for celebration."

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Tang'er, but what makes the Jiang family happiest is that Yan'er was found."

This is also what makes the old lady happiest.

The old lady asked Mrs. Jiang to sit down, and the third and fourth wives smiled and said, "With Mrs. Jiang here to help greet the guests, it will be much easier for us."

It was still early, and after sitting for a while, guests arrived one after another. The third and fourth wives went to greet the noble lady who came to congratulate them.

The first to arrive were Prince Duan and his wife.

Prince Duan naturally stayed in the outer courtyard. Seeing that only Princess Duan had come, the old lady looked behind Princess Duan and asked, "Why didn't Princess Roujia come with you?"

Princess Duan smiled and said, "I wanted to bring her with me, but I was too shy to come. I said I would come to pay my respects to you another day."

Jiang Ning deeply understood.

Whenever she thought that Young Master Jiang might also come to Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion today, her face would feel hot, not to mention Princess Roujia.

The old lady smiled and said, "It's normal for a girl to be thin-skinned."

Princess Duan sat down, and soon Princess Jingyang came in.

Then it was Shen Tang who blushed.

There was no other way. Ever since he called her "Mother" by mistake, Shen Tang was most afraid of paying his respects to Princess Jingyang, for fear of calling her by mistake.

Xie Guimo also came, but he stayed in the front yard and didn't come in. After all, the inner yard was full of women, which was inconvenient.

There were many guests coming to congratulate today, and soon the inner room was full of people. Shen Tang invited those ladies to go to the garden to appreciate the flowers. The weather was getting hot, and to prevent the ladies from getting too hot, he placed a lot of ice basins under the trees.

The ladies from prominent families gathered together, laughing and chatting, having a great time.

Even Shen Xi's wedding banquet was not as lively as today.

All the civil and military officials who could come came. After all, Xiao Huan was raised by Prince Ning. Even if they did not give face to the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, they had to give face to Prince Ning.

What was even more unexpected was that Princess Ning, who rarely went out, also came.

When the maid reported it, Shen Sui was surprised, and the old lady was even more so.

This is the true condescension.

Prince Ning and Princess Ning came together. When Princess Ning entered Songhe Hall, the old lady stood up to greet her. Princess Ning quickly helped the old lady up and said, "Please stand up quickly."

The old lady said, "I didn't expect that Princess Ning would come too."

Princess Ning said ashamedly, "I was afraid that I couldn't bear it, so I didn't let Huan'er return to his ancestral home. Today is Huan'er's return banquet, and I should come to accompany him."

The old lady said, "This is really embarrassing for our Pingyuan Marquisate. It was Old Prince Ning who saved Yan'er's life and taught Huan'er so well. We at Pingyuan Marquisate cannot thank you and Old Prince enough."

Princess Ning smiled and said, "From now on, we are all one family, so I won't say these polite words anymore."

The old lady nodded, "Please take a seat."

Originally, the old lady was sitting alone on a small couch, so the maid brought a small table over, with Princess Ning and the old lady sitting on each side.

Princess Ning is not only of noble status, but also of high seniority. Among the guests who come to congratulate her, only Princess Ning can sit in that position.

Shen Tang didn't expect that Princess Ning would come to the Marquis' Mansion, but when he thought about it, he knew why Princess Ning did this. Firstly, she valued her elder brother, and secondly, she wanted to marry Princess Roujia for her elder brother.

Even though the eldest brother was adopted and could inherit the entire Ning Palace in the future, the old lady was still somewhat unhappy. In addition, the Marquis's Mansion had not yet held a wedding, which made the old lady feel even worse. With the old lady's temper, she would not go to the Ning Palace to watch the ceremony as arranged by Shen Sui. Today, the old Princess Ning came to attend the clan reunion banquet, which gave enough face to the Marquis' Mansion. The old Princess Ning came to the Marquis' Mansion first, and then the two families would hold the wedding banquets together. The old lady would not feel embarrassed if she went to the Ning Palace.

After all, it's all for my elder brother.

Prince Ning and Princess Ning love their eldest brother so much, Shen Tang is happy for his eldest brother.

However, Shen Tang did not welcome everyone who came to the Marquis' Mansion to congratulate him. For example, the Shunwang Mansion, no, it was the Ding'an County Lady of the Shunping Mansion, and the Yongchun County Lady of the Zhaowang Mansion, and the Second Wife's family...

However, you should not hit someone who smiles at you. Even if you don't like them in your heart, you can still maintain politeness in front of them. But some people come just to cause trouble.

Shen Tang was chatting and laughing with a few girls when Si'er came over and said, "Girls, the Princess of Qi is here..."

With just one word, the smile on Shen Tang's face disappeared.

Shen Tang has always thought that self-awareness is a good quality, but she really doesn't have any of it with some people. The second branch of the family has been kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion and removed from the family tree. She, Shen Xi, is the daughter of the second branch of the family. Does she think anyone in the Marquis' Mansion will welcome her?

Even though she is the Princess of Qi, she cannot drive her out.

No need to doubt.

Shen Xian relied on her status as Princess of Qi. Even if they were dissatisfied with her, they couldn't do anything to her, so she came to the Marquis' Mansion on purpose to cause trouble for them.