The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 862

Chapter 862: Chapter 751, The Ugly Daughter-in-law Meets the In-laws

On the first day of June, just after the hour of Si (9:00 AM), a succession of carriages began to arrive at the entrance of Prince Residence.

In the past, when a banquet was hosted by Prince Residence, to avoid being looked down upon, Madam Ma would personally oversee almost every aspect of the preparation and demand perfection. Yet today, as the guests arrived, she was leisurely dressing and applying makeup.

Madam Ma sat with an unappealing expression while a maid did her hair, feeling extremely irritated.

Last time, at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet in the palace, the emperor did not allow the girl from the Yan Family to offer her a cup of tea, causing her to lose face in public. Now, a banquet was being organized at Prince Residence, and she was blatantly bypassed, with the chief historian put in charge—a clear slap in her face.

Luo Qiong, the wife of Xiao Yechen, grew tired of waiting for her mother-in-law and proceeded to the main hall. Upon entering, she saw her mother-in-law wearing a sullen expression, utterly lacking her usual frail and graceful demeanor in front of her father-in-law.

Seeing this, Luo Qiong quickly lowered her eyes, concealing the scorn within them.

She had little respect for her mother-in-law.

Even though she had been promoted to the main wife, it did not change the fact that she had given birth before their marriage; moreover, her mother-in-law’s tactics in winning her father-in-law’s favor were somewhat unbearable to watch: affected and contrived, she behaved entirely like a concubine.

"Mother-in-law, the guests have arrived."

Seeing Madam Ma fussy over choosing hairpins, Luo Qiong felt compelled to gently remind her.

Madam Ma glanced sideways at her daughter-in-law. Though the daughter-in-law came from the prestigious Duke Residence and had a good family background, she was a bit too rigid and serious, which made her boring.

If it wasn’t for the need of Duke Residence’s support for her son’s smooth ascension in the future, she wouldn’t bother giving her a second look.

"Let them come. Have them drink tea in the courtyard," she responded carelessly.

Upon hearing this, Luo Qiong frowned slightly. Although she disagreed, she didn’t say anything else; however, she inwardly sneered, thinking how her mother-in-law, despite being the main wife, lacked the openness and vision of one.

She was taking out her anger on the guests, which was utterly foolish!

If the banquet went poorly, people wouldn’t blame Xiao Yeyang; they would blame her, the Princess Consort. Even if previous banquets were well-received, a single failure would give outsiders plenty to talk about.

"Mother-in-law, I’ll go ahead and attend to the guests in the courtyard."