newbobooks Chapter 161 Who is your relative?
Chapter 161 Who is your relative?
Different banquets in the palace have different specifications, and the people who can be invited to attend are also different.
For a grand banquet like the Mid-Autumn Festival where the people celebrate together, in addition to the royal family and the families of nobles, all officials above the fourth rank in the capital can enter the palace to attend the banquet and attend with their families.
Although Yun Gansong was only a fifth-rank imperial physician, he carried the name of Jichunhou Mansion, so he would naturally be present at every banquet in the palace.
The Inner Court Department started planning for this Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet early on.
The post about who should be invited was sent out early.
Yun Gansong's family naturally also received the post.
Xiang and Yun Lingzhi even bought clothes, jewelry and other accessories for this palace banquet.
Unexpectedly, when the family arrived at the palace gate, they were stopped.
Even though Yun Gansong took out the invitation from the palace, he was not allowed to enter. Instead, he was ridiculed by the guards at the palace gate.
"This post is for the Jichun Marquis Mansion."
"There is only one legitimate daughter in the Marquis Jichun's mansion now. She was just canonized as the Princess Yi yesterday."
"But I've never heard of people like you pretending to be relatives of the Marquis' Mansion and trying to sneak into the palace. It's already a great leniency to just drive you away."
"If you dare to cause trouble again, we will arrest you all!"
The guard spoke in a cold, businesslike tone.
Yun Gansong's eyes turned red with anger.
He originally wanted to rely on the invitation in his hand to attend the palace banquet. As long as he could attend the palace banquet, he could at least save some face.
Ever since Yun Fuling broke up with him in public, exposed his identity as a concubine, and drove him out of Marquis Jichun's mansion, Yun Gansong's reputation has plummeted.
Even when he was on duty at the Imperial Hospital, he felt that he was being marginalized.
That was why he wanted to seize the opportunity of this palace banquet to announce to the outside world that even if he was the son of a concubine, he could still attend the palace banquet, and he was not so poor that anyone could step on him.
However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.
A small palace gate guard stepped on him hard first!
Not only did they stop him from leaving, but they also pointed out in public that he was not from the Jichun Marquis Mansion, and naturally could not enter the palace to attend the palace banquet with the invitation from the Jichun Marquis Mansion.
Feeling the mocking or probing gazes from all around, Yun Gansong felt his face burning. He had never felt so embarrassed before.
But if I just left in disgrace, it would probably be even more embarrassing.
When Yun Gansong caught a glimpse of an official uniform from the corner of his eye, he remembered that even without his identity as the second master of the Marquis Jichun's Mansion, he was still a fifth-rank imperial physician.
Officials were allowed to bring their families to palace banquets.
Unexpectedly, Yun Gansong was ridiculed as soon as he opened his mouth. "Only officials above the fourth rank can bring their families to attend this Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. Doctor Yun, you are only a fifth-rank doctor, two ranks lower!"
"If you work hard, we will not stop you if you are promoted to the fourth-rank judge!"
Yun Gansong had lost all his dignity and face, and was completely disgraced.
He didn't have the courage to stay here any longer, so he covered his face with his sleeves and stumbled out.
Yun Lingzhi's face turned as red as a cooked shrimp, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
She had said long ago that she didn't want to come, but her parents wouldn't listen and insisted on dragging her over.
Now that’s great, it’s so embarrassing!
Yun Lingzhi turned around and suddenly met Yun Fuling's eyes full of mockery.
A trace of resentment flashed in Yun Lingzhi's eyes.
It’s all Yun Fuling’s fault.
All this humiliation was caused by Yun Fuling.
This little bitch, why doesn't she just die? She should have died a long time ago!
Yun Fuling didn't expect to see Yun Gansong and others at the palace gate.
He was already kicked out of Jichunhou Mansion, but he still dared to use the invitation from Jichunhou Mansion and tried to sneak into the palace banquet. He was really shameless.
Who in their right mind would have the nerve to do this?
Wait, now everyone in the capital knows that Yun Gansong is not a member of the Yun family, and he was also driven out of the Jichunhou Mansion. How dare Yun Gansong attend the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet in the name of the Jichunhou Mansion?
Is there anything else he can rely on?
Previously, Ling You brought Yun Fuling with him to borrow the accounting office from Xiao Jingyi, and had already counted all the accounts of Jichunhou Mansion.
Although she confiscated everything in the Marquis' Mansion and drove Yun Gansong's family out of the Mansion.
But the assets of the Marquisate today have shrunk by half compared to what was recorded in the list.
In addition to the money squandered by Yun Gansong's family, some of it might have been transferred away long ago.
It is very difficult to find it again now.
It’s already pretty good that Yun Fuling was able to get back half of the property.
As for the half swallowed by Yun Gansong, although Yun Fuling had no way to deal with it at the moment, she was not in a hurry, as she would always be able to get it back with interest in the future.
But now, suddenly seeing what Yun Gansong's family did, Yun Fuling's thoughts were inevitably divergent, and she thought about it deeply.
Yun Fuling's thoughts were in a mess, while Yun Lingzhi covered his face and ran away.
Unexpectedly, after taking two steps, he suddenly bumped into a broad and hard chest.
She suddenly looked up and saw that familiar and handsome face, her eyes instantly reddened, "Brother Yulin."
The call of "Brother Yulin" seemed to be hesitant, as if it contained infinite grievance and forbearance.
When An Yulin, the prince of Anguo, arrived, he saw Yun Gansong and others being humiliated by the palace guards.
Seeing Yun Lingzhi with tears in her eyes and her delicate and timid appearance, he suddenly felt pity in his heart.
So what if she is not a lady from Marquis Jichun’s Mansion?
This is the person he likes, the future wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke of Anguo.
One day, she will become the wife of Duke Anguo.
Compared with the Marquis' Mansion, their Duke's Mansion is one level higher in title alone, and is incomparably stronger.
An Yulin was comforting Yun Lingzhi when he suddenly heard a majestic voice, "Lin'er!"
An Yulin came to his senses and quickly pulled Yun Lingzhi forward.
Yun Lingzhi bowed deeply to the old lady of the Duke of Anguo who had just spoken, "Lingzhi greets the old lady. I pay my respects to the old lady."
The Xiang family was originally in a state of panic, thinking that now that they were blocked at the palace gate, they would never be able to live the good life they had before.
When Xiang thought about the social gatherings among the noble ladies, they would no longer send her invitations to attend, and she could no longer go out under the name of the Marquis' Mansion, she felt that her future life was bleak.
It was not until An Yulin appeared that the Xiang family seemed to see a ray of hope.
In particular, An Yulin's attitude towards Yun Lingzhi remained the same as before, without any estrangement, and the Xiang family immediately regained its vitality.
As long as Yun Lingzhi marries into the Anguo Mansion and becomes the Crown Prince's wife, they will still have a place in the upper class circles of the capital.
Xiang immediately followed and greeted the old lady of Duke Anguo with a smile, "My dear old lady..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she said this, the old lady of the Duke of Anguo's face darkened.
"Stop shouting, who are you related to?"
"Although my An family had an engagement with the Jichun Marquis and his wife, things are unpredictable and the two children are not destined to be together."
"The engagement between the two families was cancelled five years ago. My grandson is looking for a lady. Don't try to make random connections and ruin my grandson's reputation!"