After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 9 Return 2
Song gritted her teeth and held Rong Peilan's hand. "Sister Lan, what are you doing? You have to ruin today's homecoming banquet?"

Rong Peilan squeezed out tears from her eyes, "Aunt, that's not right. Today is my return party and the Xie family's return party. But my sister has been speaking harshly since she came in. She said she was concerned, but every word she said was an attempt to lead Lan'er to talk about the difficulties she is facing in the Marquis' Mansion."

"But this marriage was arranged by my aunt for Lan'er, so how can it be bad? Moreover, Lan'er married into the Xie family, and outsiders would know that Lan'er is a daughter of the Xie family. Don't you understand the principle that we all prosper together and suffer together?"

"Besides, what my cousin said today was quite interesting. If this gets out, people will think that Miss Xie is a talkative girl."

Song's face turned pale now. She only wanted to let Xie Shuning have some fun with her words so as to relieve the anger that had been pent up in her for many days.

I almost forgot that Xie Mansion has a banquet today and there are so many people talking in the house.

If Xie Shuning's reputation as a gossiper gets out, she will never be able to get married again in her life.

Song looked at Rong Peilan, who was about to cry, and even though she hated her in her heart, she did not show it on her face.

Today, Rong Peilan has already stepped on her daughter's face. If she doesn't take this opportunity to give her a good beating, she will really think that she is a phoenix that has flown to the top.

"Sister Lan, now that you are married, the Marquis' Mansion is not like the Xie Family. The Xie Family is tolerant, but the Marquis' Mansion will not tolerate you making mistakes."

Song's voice was neither loud nor soft. No matter how rich and powerful she was, she was just an orphan and still had to rely on the Xie family for support.

Rong Peilan did not respond to Song's words, "My aunt is right. The Marquis's Mansion is not as tolerant as my uncle's family. Even if my cousin has a big problem, my uncle will take care of it. I am just an orphan girl and I can only protect myself."

Xie Shuning was replaced at the last minute. He had such a big handle in the Marquis' Mansion, but he still kept his tail between his legs and behaved himself. He even wanted to control her. Did he treat her as the helpless little girl he was six years ago?

Song's face changed slightly. The Marquis' Mansion tolerated Shu Ning's willful behavior, perhaps because of Rong Peilan. If the Xie family broke off relations with her and the Marquis' Mansion no longer cared about her, would the Xie family still be calm?
Xie Shuning's face changed when he heard this, but he could only keep it to himself.

The Xinling Marquisate is just on the decline, so there is nothing to be proud of. Just let her enjoy her prosperity for a few more years.

Looking at the Xie family members with different expressions in the flower hall, Rong Peilan suddenly thought of what Ji Yunzhang said yesterday: "It's disgusting to eat with that group of people."

She understood now. Not to mention eating, even talking to them for a few more words would make her feel sick.

The maid of Xie Mansion said outside the flower hall, "Madam, the banquet is ready."

Xie Shuran understood clearly that Aunt Qingping's orphan girl had married into a wealthy family and even her cousin Shu Ning had to look at her face.

She intimately took Rong Peilan's arm and walked out with her.

"Cousin, today my aunt invited a cook from Shengjing Tower to welcome you and your husband."

At the dinner table, Rong Peilan finally met her younger brother whom she hadn't seen for several days.

She was inexplicably stuffed into a bridal sedan and married into the marquis's mansion. She had never spoken to Rong Lingkuan, and she didn't know what her aunt had told him.

Rong Lingkuan winked at her playfully.

Prince Ji put his arm around his shoulders and said something to him, then waved to Rong Peilan and walked towards the men's seats.

Xie Shuran, who was following Rong Peilan, finally saw Ji Yunzhang for the first time.

It is really hard to conceal his nobleness. With the status of Prince Ji, no matter how naughty he is, it is not worth mentioning.

Is there something wrong with Xie Shuning's brain? Such a marriage was snatched away by Rong Peilan.

At the dinner table, the more compliments Rong Peilan received, the more uncomfortable Song felt.

Xie Shuning waited for a long time, but Ji Yunzhang did not leave without any shame like he did in his previous life.

Instead, after finishing his meal, he followed Xie Qingde to the study, and finally went to pick up Rong Lingkuan to stay for a while.

In the previous life, at the return banquet, Ji Yunzhang had a sullen face and did not give any face to the Xie clan members during the meal. He wanted to leave after the meal. The rule was to go and come back together, but Ji Yunzhang rode away directly without caring about Xie Shuning who was still greeting Song clan members and had not yet boarded the carriage.

Rong Peilan looked at Rong Lingkuan who had packed up, and couldn't help but glanced sideways, "Are you sure?"

Prince Ji waved his hand and said, "If you are uncertain, leave now!"

Rong Peilan and Ji Yunzhang left with Rong Lingkuan in a grand manner.

The guests in the mansion slowly dispersed, and Song grabbed Xie Shuning and vented all her anger for the day towards her.

"Look! Rong Peilan is so prosperous now! Are you happy?!" Xie Shuning snorted softly, "This is nothing. In the future, Brother Kang..."

Song interrupted her, "What is there about the poor Kang family that is worth your concern?"

Xie Shuning frowned, "Mom, I've said it before, it's not the same thing now. When Brother Kang becomes a high-ranking official, Ji Yunzhang won't even be worthy of carrying his shoes!"

Seeing her confused appearance, Song was furious, "I think you are really confused. No matter what you say, I will not agree!"

"Mom! Why don't you understand!"

"You...you! Okay! I don't care about you anymore! Don't come back crying when you have to eat coarse food in the future!"

Song's face looked dejected. She waved away Xie Shuning's hand and staggered back.

Xie Shuning looked at the red clouds burning like fire in the sky and couldn't help but sneer. In the future, she was going to be a lady of the first rank, and in this life of eating coarse food, she would only be Rong Peilan.

Nine-year-old Rong Lingkuan still had the mischief of a child. As soon as he got on the bus, he squeezed between Rong Peilan and Ji Yunzhang and held his sister's arm tightly.

Looking at his sister who had never been so beautiful, Rong Lingkuan had stars in his eyes. His sister was so beautiful!
His aunt told him that his sister had married and was enjoying a happy life, and he would hardly see her again.

But as long as his sister is doing well, he is happy for her.

Prince Ji was pushed away by the little brat, so he had to sit opposite his sister and brother.

Rong Lingkuan took out the flood control strategy he had written the day before from his arms and showed it to her as if he was presenting a treasure.

"Sister, I have read Mr. Zhou Shuguang's "Summary of River Defense" and "Remarks on River Defense". This is what I wrote."

Prince Ji snatched the thing from his hand and said, "River defense? You little kid, you want to learn how to control floods like Dayu?"

The tiny kid actually wrote about flood control.

Ji Yunzhang looked at the half-grown child in front of him. Yesterday, Rong Peilan said that Rong Lingkuan had a deep interest in miscellaneous hydrological notes, but he thought he just liked to read curious books.

Rong Peilan looked at Ji Shizi with amusement, "Why, can't a young man have big ambitions?"

Prince Ji snorted, "How can a little brat understand what flood control is? How can he understand where the flood comes from?"

The little bit of good impression Rong Lingkuan had for Ji Yunzhang when he was at the Xie family was completely wiped out when he called him a little brat.

His little face was puffed up, with an expression that said, "You don't even know this."

"When water flows freely, the river becomes clear. Many rivers in the world are clogged. When it rains heavily, the drainage is blocked and the dams overflow, causing floods."

"..."

Prince Ji really didn't understand all this. He never thought that one day he would be choked by a child who was less than ten years old.

Rong Peilan didn't want to embarrass Prince Ji too much, so she gently patted Rong Lingkuan's head with the round fan in her hand.

"What you learn from books is always shallow, so don't be too proud."

She looked at her younger brother who resembled her father and could only sigh secretly.

Rong Lingkuan was not born yet when Rong's father passed away, and Rong Peilan was raised by Rong's father, but the person who looks most like Rong's father is Kuan Ge'er.

Rong's father, Mingshi Jushi, was famous for his talent, but he resigned from his official position after only three years. After that, he traveled all over the country with his wife and daughter.

The notes he left behind, "Notes on the Xingxiu Sea", were the enlightenment book that attracted Rong Lingkuan to become fascinated with hydrological records.

Rong Lingkuan showed a talent different from other children since he was young. His uncle Xie Qingde wanted to train his nephew to achieve success in the imperial examination. Unfortunately, Rong Lingkuan's development went in a direction that he could not predict.

He was obviously very intelligent, but he only loved unorthodox methods and refused to learn the main content of the imperial examination.

However, Rong Peilan felt that it was not easy for a person to do whatever he wanted in life. If Rong Lingkuan had such an ambition and could inherit his father's legacy, it would be considered as fulfilling his father's unfinished wish.

(End of this chapter)