Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home

Chapter 1659: Reception Banquet

“Madam Shao, you’ve been in Anze Province for a few days, and it seems you’ve had enough rest and recovery. A reception banquet is in order, and I’ll be the host. Madam Shao, I hope you’ll honor me by attending tomorrow night,” Mrs. Guan proposed.

Qiao Xuan, considering it an excellent opportunity to meet the local nobility and officials’ wives, had this in mind. However, to maintain the image she had projected in front of Mrs. Guan, she had to uphold it for now. Thus, she frowned and instinctively displayed a look of disdain. After a moment of contemplation, she reluctantly nodded, “Very well, Mrs. Guan. You can make the arrangements. I’ll be there.”

Mrs. Guan nearly choked on those words, inwardly cursing, “Who told you to act so high and mighty! You’re so arrogant!”, “You’re out of your mind!”, and so on.

“Great, then the reception banquet will take place in the garden tomorrow. I’ll send someone over to escort you, Madam Shao!”

Mrs. Guan forced a smile, got up, and declared, “I have matters to attend to. I won’t disturb your rest. Goodbye!”

Qiao Xuan simply replied, “You may leave now.”

Mrs. Guan’s body visibly trembled, and she almost seemed on the verge of spewing blood. She turned around, left with a straight face, and Qiao Xuan and her servants burst into laughter.

Liqiu suggested, “We should tease her more. Those from the west courtyard are so irritating!”

Caiyue, Mianmian, and the others agreed, voicing their disdain. The nannies and maids from the west courtyard frequently approached them in various ways, attempting to get close and inquire about their master.

It was laughable. Did they truly believe that they could win them over with peanuts, melon seeds, snacks, an embroidered handkerchief, and two rough silk flowers? They were delusional.

Mrs. Guan experienced a burning humiliation in front of Qiao Xuan, feeling a fiery turmoil in her chest. She couldn’t help but curse in frustration, letting out her anger before managing to suppress it.

Subconsciously, she lowered her gaze to her attire. To save face in front of Qiao Xuan, she had meticulously dressed herself before meeting her. The outfit was tailored from the finest brocades from Jiangnan, adorned with exquisite and elegant flowers, radiating nobility. The pearl-studded jade hairpins in her hair were among her most expensive accessories, featuring thumb-sized pearls that were round and snow-white, paired with dazzling and magnificent jade.

However, when she presented herself to Qiao Xuan, the latter didn’t spare her outfit a glance, and even the hairpins on Qiao Xuan’s maids, Lixia and Liqiu, seemed equally exquisite.

This dismissal made Mrs. Guan so furious that her face flushed with heat. The shame deepened as she noticed the emerald bracelet on Qiao Xuan’s wrist.

Mrs. Guan acknowledged that not only her attire but even all her jewelry combined might not match the value of a single piece worn by Qiao Xuan. The emerald bracelet spoke volumes of its supreme-grade quality, and even those with little knowledge of such things could sense its extraordinary nature with just a few glances.