flstandardbreds Chapter 167: Being in the limelight
Chapter 167: Being in the limelight
Even the casual chats were full of hidden meanings, and after a while, Ye Jintang started to lose interest.
"Ladies, please try the Longjing tea here."
The people who had been talking non-stop were finally diverted by Ye Jintang and stopped asking about the affairs of the Prince Qin's Mansion openly or secretly.
Mrs. Qu picked up the teacup and recognized at a glance that it was made in Yuezhou and was glazed with the famous Yuezhou colored glaze.
In the past, her family also had a set of 12 Yuezhou top-quality glazed tea cups, which she bought for over a thousand taels of silver.
She usually doesn't want to use it and only takes it out when distinguished guests come.
She carefully examined the teacup in her hand. It was more exquisite than the one she had at home, and must be more expensive.
There were ten ladies sitting in the room, each holding a Yuezhou glazed teacup, and there were empty seats in the room. Ye Jintang would definitely use the same teacup, which was enough to show that Ye Jintang had a lot of such expensive teacups.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Qu was secretly surprised. It seemed that the rumors were false and the Prince Qin's Mansion was not poor.
Everyone drank tea for a while, and Ye Yanran came late.
As soon as she appeared, some ladies came up to her and asked about her well-being. Some ladies were just polite and were not very warm to her.
Especially the ladies from big families with hundreds of years of inheritance, all of them more or less looked down on Ye Yanran's behavior.
Ye Jintang was very good at saving face, and she warmly invited Ye Yanran into the house.
"I also invited my aunt to come today, but I guess she was held up by things at home and hasn't come yet."
Ye Jintang smiled brightly.
She still hasn't changed her habit of bringing up things that are not related to the topic after such a long time, and she started attacking her as soon as Ye Yanran came.
With so many things happening in the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion, Madam Gan wanted to find a rat hole to hide in. How could she come to the Linjiang Banquet and be talked about behind her back?
"My mother has been ill recently and I'm afraid she won't be able to attend my sister's Linjiang Banquet. I'm here to apologize to my sister on behalf of my mother."
"As for my eldest sister, we are all family, there is no need for these false formalities. My eldest aunt is ill, I will go to see her some other day."
Ye Yanran sat down and quickly glanced at the layout of the room. It was not as shabby as she had imagined. There were even several masterpieces by famous artists hanging in the room, making the whole room look more elegant.
Looking at the teacups and snacks at hand, they were all excellent and there was nothing wrong with them.
"Big sister, please have some tea"
"I'm pregnant now, and I don't dare drink tea outside."
As soon as Ye Yanran finished speaking, Su Shu, who was serving her behind her, immediately took out the teacup and teapot and poured a cup of fruit tea for Ye Yanran.
It was only then that Ye Jintang discovered that there was an unfamiliar woman standing behind Ye Yanran. Judging from her clothes, she must be of high status.
Ye Jintang was confused and didn't understand where this person came from.
Ye Yanran's arrival has sparked another wave of discussion.
All they said was congratulations to Ye Yanran on being pregnant with the emperor's grandson, or asking what Ye Yanran had been busy with recently and whether she would hold a banquet after the emperor's grandson was born.
For a moment, many people gathered around Ye Yanran and talked to her, but some people ignored Ye Jintang.
If it were someone else, they would definitely be angry if they were treated like this.
Standing on Ye Jintang's side, it was just the opposite. She also wanted to hear Ye Yanran's gossip, which saved her the trouble of asking.
In fact, everything Ye Jintang did was watched by everyone.
But he was able to handle it calmly even though Ye Yanran stole the limelight. Several discerning ladies present couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Ye Jintang was a man who could keep his composure.
"My most important thing right now is to rest and take care of my baby in the palace. You don't know that I had a miscarriage a few months ago, and I took pregnancy-maintaining medicine for quite a while."
"It was all thanks to Madam Yao, otherwise I would have suffered a lot."
Among the ladies was Mrs. Jiang, who was in her 20s. After giving birth to a boy a few years ago, she had not been pregnant for many years.
When she heard Ye Yanran say that Madam Yao was very good at treating women, she couldn't help but ask a few more questions.
"Madam Yao, could you please help me take a look? I have always wanted to give birth to another boy or girl for my husband."
Madam Jiang looked at Madam Yao and Ye Yanran very eagerly.
"Today is the banquet hosted by the Princess of Qin, so we can't say too much here. When is Madam Jiang free to come to our Prince Qi's Mansion, let Madam Yao take a good look at you."
"Yes, yes, look, I have forgotten such an important matter. I will go to the Qi Palace later. Princess Qi, please do not dislike me then."
"how come."
The ladies in the inner palace all have some private little ailments to a greater or lesser extent.
Generally, they would endure it if they could, and only ask a female doctor to help prescribe medicine if the condition is too serious.
Now that I heard that Madam Yao was the best at treating women, I couldn't help but look up to her.
It would be great if I could go to Prince Qi's mansion and get medical treatment for myself.
Ye Yanran was naturally very happy to be surrounded by people and talked to like a star.
But Madam Yao beside her was obviously unhappy.
Ye Jintang, who was standing by, saw everything and found it very funny.
The lady Yao in front of him should be of noble origin, as she simply disdains to see other unrelated ladies.
Madam Yao changed the subject subtly and talked about Ye Yanran's recent poems and paintings.
The title of the most beautiful woman in the capital is gone, and now Ye Yanran is trying hard to maintain her title as the most talented woman in the capital.
Ye Yanran stole the limelight, but Ye Jintang beside her was not in a hurry at all.
She probably guessed that Ye Yanran had not been seen for a while, and it might be related to her health condition.
On her wedding day, she gave her a big gift, which made her so angry that she had a serious miscarriage.
Later, it was this Madam Yao who helped her to preserve her pregnancy and maintain her health.
I have to say that Ye Yanran is really lucky to have found such a great female doctor like Madam Yao.
You have to know that this is an era where men are superior to women. Almost all the doctors in the clinic are men. It is extremely rare to see a female doctor occasionally, let alone a female doctor with excellent medical skills.
While everyone was talking, Ye Jintang quietly asked Luzhu to call Liuli over.
Liuli has been in the capital for many years, and she knows some of the more famous doctors and female doctors in the capital.
Ye Jintang wanted to know everything about Madam Yao as soon as possible.
At the same time, she was trying hard to recall the original novel in her mind. The original novel only mentioned that there was a powerful female official beside Ye Yanran, but she was not called Madam Yao.
Suddenly a name appeared in Ye Jintang's mind.
There was no one with the surname Yao among the servants around Ye Yanran, but after she entered the palace and became the queen in the middle period of her life, there was a Madam Zhou by her side, who often helped her with advice and brought some rare and strange medicines from outside the palace for Ye Yanran.
It was also because of Madam Zhou that Ye Yanran was able to kill Imperial Noble Consort Dehui not long after becoming Queen.
Soon Liuli came quietly to Ye Jintang.
"Liuli, look at the young woman behind Ye Yanran. Do you know her?"
Ye Jintang lowered his voice and asked Liuli.