The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1165

Chapter 1165: Chapter 988, Jealousy

The Emperor received the news of Gu Jian’s critical illness at the end of May. After a journey of over a month, by mid-July, the sons of several Crown Princes had arrived in Liangdu.

At the gates of Liangdu City, the relatives of the Princes who got the news had been waiting early in the morning, and all of them were the heads of their respective families.

With the Princes and their sons holding such esteemed statuses, no one dared to show negligence.

However, only Deshou, the butler from the Prince Residence, came to receive them. This was because there was no representative from the fourth Prince’s side in Liangdu; it was only because Xiao Moreng, who seldom visited, did not come that he was sent to welcome them.

Regarding this, each family had some complaints in their hearts, and the An Family was the most dissatisfied among them.

The person the An Family sent to Xiliang was Empress An’s third brother An Zhihang, who held the title of third-rank Advisor, the highest official rank among the Princes’ relatives.

This time, the elder Madam An personally came to Liangdu for two reasons: first, to take care of the Crown Prince’s legitimate young son, and second, to vigorously promote the adoption matter.

With her presence, a mother of a higher-ranked Princess Consort, all parties had to give some courtesy.

Elder Madam An was assisted down from the carriage by a young lady wearing a veil hat. First, she excitedly exchanged a few words of greetings with her son An Zhihang, and then she received the salutations from the other families.

The Princes’ young sons, however, did not get off the carriages. On this trip to Xiliang, the children became exhausted, and at the moment, they were curiously peering out at Liangdu City from inside the carriages.

After speaking with the representatives of various families for a while, Elder Madam An got back into her carriage and then entered Liangdu City with the Crown Prince’s legitimate young son.

When the An Family left, the other families all scoffed coldly.

"The An Family really puts on quite the show!"

"Yes, Elder Madam An has even come herself; the An Family is set on getting their way this time."

All the families were aware of the purpose of sending the Princes’ sons over, and seeing Elder Madam An’s arrival, they all felt uneasy.

Soon, each family took their respective Princes’ sons away.

After everyone had left, Deshou smiled and walked towards the carriage of the fourth Prince’s Residence, greeting Xiao Moreng, who was peering through the curtain: "Your Highness, the Prince and Princess Consort have instructed this servant to come and receive you."

Xiao Moreng was the oldest among the children who came this time. There was no helping it; he was the legitimate eldest son of the fourth Prince’s Residence, while the other families had sent their legitimate younger sons.

"Thank you, eunuch."

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Inside the An Family’s carriage, Elder Madam An’s expression was not very pleasant: "Xiao Yeyang, having become a Prince, really does put on the full airs of a Prince."

It would have been fine with the other families, but the Crown Prince is the most likely candidate for the position of Crown Prince. Even if Xiao Yeyang did not cozy up to the An Family, when the Crown Prince’s son arrived, he should at least have shown his face as a sign of respect.

Even if Xiao Yeyang was too busy with official duties to come, he should have at least had the Yan Family lady come to receive them.

A sudden rise from humble beginnings truly lacks some propriety.

Madam An’s third wife glanced at Elder Madam An, knowing the domineering nature of her mother-in-law and that she disliked being contradicted, so she laughingly agreed: "Exactly, even when our lord wants to see him, he often finds ways to decline."

Elder Madam An snorted coldly: "Xiao Yeyang, being young and holding high rank and power, especially being away from Beijing without supervision, has become arrogant. It might be tolerable out here, but when he returns to Beijing, he will suffer for it."

While speaking, she glanced at her silent granddaughter and scoffed: "After all, marriage should match well in social status. If Xiao Yeyang hadn’t married a lady from the Yan Family, but an aristocratic family’s daughter, wouldn’t his wife have advised him accordingly?"

"As for that Yan Family lady, her upbringing is determined by her origin, and how could she think of these things? Having married above her station, she probably doesn’t have the confidence to manage Xiao Yeyang, and let him act on his own temperament. In this way, how can a family prosper and thrive?"

Madam An’s third wife did not respond, as her view of Princess Consort Xiao was different from that of her mother-in-law. Although she had rarely seen Princess Consort Xiao, she did not dare to underestimate her.

Introducing high-yielding crops, reconstructing terraced fields, making honeycomb briquettes, and teaching methods for knitting sweaters...

In Xiliang, the prestige of Princess Consort Xiao was no less than that of Prince Wei Yuan.