The next day, except for the concubines, maids, and children of the concubines, everyone else in the Hou Mansion went to An Mansion.
With such a large family, several carriages rushed back and forth to congratulate them.
An Qien, Qiao Jianghong, and Mrs. Qiao were in a carriage.
Mrs. Qiao sat in the middle, An Qien and Qiao Jianghong sat on both sides. The carriage moved forward at a constant speed.
"Qi'en, although today's banquet is hosted for your brother, you must know what is most important in your heart."
Today's banquet was attended by powerful people from Hongru, and their female relatives were not simple people.
The emotional connection between the female family members is also of great help to the husband's career.
Qiao Jianghong's important tasks in the future will definitely involve dealing with these people.
She was willing to give out so many gifts, not for nothing!
An Qien replied gently: "My granddaughter-in-law understands."
Mrs. Qiao told Qiao Jianghong: "When you arrive at An Mansion, you must be careful in your words and deeds, and make more friends who are beneficial to your official career."
"Grandson, remember this."
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After arriving at An's Mansion, Mrs. Jiang warmly entertained Mrs. Qiao. She was old and couldn't stand the noisy atmosphere, so Jiang arranged for her to have tea and rest in the backyard with some old ladies of similar status.
Mrs. Liu also arranged to have tea and talk with some noble ladies.
The congratulatory gift sent by the Hou Mansion was very generous, and it made the Hou Mansion look good, and people kept praising it.
An Qien took Qiao Jianghong to a remote and uninhabited place and said, "Your Majesty, I am a little worried?"
Qiao Jianghong raised his eyebrows in confusion: "What are you worried about?"
An Qien said softly: "Qingcui almost lost her child because of Shuli before, but now that we are here, will they both?"
"If you're not afraid of anything, just be afraid of ten thousand. The two of them disliked each other when they were maids to the commonwealth. I'm really worried about something happening to them. Normally, we're both in the house, and neither of them dares to mess around. Now that we are all here in Anfu, this has to make people worry."
"I'm thinking, it's better to have someone pick one of them up and serve me as a maid. This makes sense."
Qiao Jianghong thought it made sense and relaxed his frown. He was also worried that the two of them would not get along and something would happen to the child.
Seeing his expression, An Qi'en agreed: "Who do you think would be better for the prince to bring over?"
Qiao Jianghong thought for a moment and said, "Let Shuli come over."
Qiao Jianghong felt that the reason why people in An Mansion didn't like Shen Shuli was because they had no contact with Shen Shuli.
When everyone sees Shen Shuli, who is as gentle as water, considerate, and weak, they will definitely dispel their prejudice against her.
An Qi'en guessed right, he would only choose Shen Shuli.
"I, please tell someone to fetch Shuli."
Qiao Jianghong was very moved and warm in his heart. An Qien thought about him in every aspect, and the eyes he looked at her couldn't help but become much gentler.
An Qi'en felt the change in his eyes and said calmly: "Your Majesty, hurry up and go to my brother's side. It's not good to be late."
"good."
Qiao Jianghong is leaving now.
Hou Mansion.
Two maids from the Hou Mansion came to Liuxiang Pavilion and saw Shen Shuli scolding Qingcui in the yard.
Qing Cui's door was always closed, and Shen Shuli thought Qing Cui was afraid of her, so she scolded her vigorously.
Seeing the two maids coming over, Shen Shuli stopped and looked at the two maids.
One of the maids said: "Auntie, the prince asked your servant to come and take you to the An Mansion for the banquet."
Shen Shuli was startled and a smile bloomed on her face. She thought she heard wrongly and asked again: "Really?"
"Auntie, it's true. The carriage is waiting outside."
Shen Shuli was flattered and went to An Mansion. It was a big occasion and she couldn't dress too shabby.
Fortunately, Qiao Jianghong usually gave her a lot of expensive jewelry, hairpins and many fine brocade clothes.
Shen Shuli asked the maid to wait outside, and she took her maid back to the room to dress up again.
When she came out again, the two golden hairpins on her head were dazzling, and the clothes on her body were even more elegant.
She thought that since the prince favored her so much, she couldn't let the prince lose face.
She must be the most dazzling among all the men's concubines, making Qiao Jianghong the envy of everyone.
Xiaozhi opened the door and saw Shen Shuli going out in all her glory. Those who dared to be angry but dared not speak could only take a second look.
Xiang Zhu deliberately shouted proudly at the green window: "Your Majesty, I really love my aunt. I always take my aunt with me when I go to my father-in-law's house. Our aunt is so lucky and happy."
The green soft couch was right next to the window. These words were very harsh to her ears.
She doesn't care about Qiao Jianghong's favor now, she just wants to give birth to a child and live an ordinary life.
How could she endure it when Shen Shuli provoked her like this?
Even though she was so angry that she almost crushed the tea cup in her hand, she still told herself to calm down over and over again!
She remembered what An Qien said, it only hurts if a person falls from the highest position!
Bear with it for now, one day, Shen Shuli will pay the price.
Xiang Zhu helped Shen Shuli out of the house.
Shen Shuli was happy, and Xiang Zhu was also happy and flattered: "Auntie, the prince is really kind to you, much better than the madam."
Shen Shuli was elated and slandered, of course, they were lovers who loved each other.
An Qi'en is nothing, she is just a tool brought here to celebrate the occasion.
At the door, Xiang Zhu helped Shen Shuli get on the horse...
The Marquis Mansion was in a state of joy, and An Qien was drinking tea and talking with some female relatives. Most of them were sisters, so they were not so restrained.
Anhui Nuan has two children, and she has a big belly. One is less than three years old, the other is more than one year old, and there is still a third child in her belly.
She didn't want to bring them at first, but she wanted the children to follow their uncle's example, so she brought them all.
In order to facilitate the care of the children, the wet nurse also brought them.
An Qien hugged her one-year-old niece for a while and was extremely happy. She was less than three years old when she died in her last life.
In this life, she has to watch her nieces and nephews grow up.
Seeing that she liked children so much, Anhui Nuan whispered in her ear: "You should also hold on tight, your own children will like her even more."
An Qi'en smiled faintly and teased the cute little niece in her arms: "Tell your mother, it's so nice to worry about how old you are."
An Weinuan smiled helplessly at her, her sister was good at everything, but she just didn't want to have children.
An Hui Nuan was embarrassed to ask her if she was ill, for fear of hurting An Qien's self-esteem.
But if a woman has no children, her life will be miserable.
An Qien held An Hui Nuan's hand and whispered, "Sister, don't worry about me."
Anhui Nuan is hard to say.
As soon as Shen Shuli arrived at An Mansion, she directly asked the maid to take her to find the prince.
The maid reminded her: "Auntie, why don't you say hello to Madam first?"
Shen Shuli felt it was irrelevant and decided to meet Qiao Jianghong first.
The maid could only ask around and take Shen Shuli to see Qiao Jianghong.
