PFC Chapter 332 Birthday Banquet Arrives
Chapter 332 Birthday Banquet Arrives
The Kang family exudes a bleak atmosphere from the inside out.
After Campbell left, the old man of the Kang family often sighed, as if his energy and spirit had been drained away. Old Mrs. Kang cried every day and always liked to talk about the time when Campbell was alive, to comfort her heart that missed her son.
The two old men had lost a lot of weight. They looked at the servant who came to deliver the letter from the Marquis of Chengping's mansion and said indifferently, "Put down the name card! The old lady's birthday is a big event, we will go."
The servant bowed to the two elders again before leaving the Kang family.
Old Madam Kang looked at the name card on the table and sighed slightly. Old Madam Kang was really lucky. Not only did she give birth to two sons, but she also became the old lady of the Marquisate. She had many children and grandchildren, unlike herself...
"Oh my, my Bailey..."
Thinking of her sad past, Mrs. Kang couldn't help crying again. The people serving beside her were used to it. Even Mr. Kang didn't react much. He only waited for her to cry a few times before saying:
"Have you prepared her birthday gift?"
Old Mrs. Kang wiped away her tears. Every year when Mr. Kang had his birthday, the Kang family would send birthday gifts, but Mr. Kang would privately double the amount of the gifts in return.
But ever since Campbell passed away, Xiaokang hadn't brought any money home, and she didn't even come back to see the old couple. The maid she sent over had never seen Xiaokang, so she had no idea what she was thinking.
This time, I just took advantage of the birthday of the old Kang family to ask the young Kang family if they wanted to cut off their relationship with their mother's family. If they didn't want to, why didn't they even take back the money for filial piety?
"Don't worry! I have prepared everything that needs to be prepared." said Mrs. Kang.
"Prepare more, so that the Marquis' Mansion will have more gifts to return when the time comes."
Old Master Kang didn't care at all how much the things he sent to the Marquis Chengping's Mansion were worth, because they would be returned to them anyway.
Old Mrs. Kang nodded and asked someone to bring the gift list so that she could add some more things to it.
"Old man, this is your letter!" The doorman handed over a letter.
Old Master Kang was very surprised. He hadn't received a letter for many years, but he didn't expect to receive a letter today.
He took the letter and looked at it. The cover was an anonymous letter. When he opened it, he was so shocked that he stood up. His hand holding the letter kept shaking as if it was out of his control.
Mrs. Kang found it quite strange that his eyes were wide open and his lips were moving as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
"What's written in the letter? Why do you look like this?" asked Mrs. Kang.
Old Master Kang handed her the letter and asked her to read it herself, muttering, "No, impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Old Mrs. Kang was watching on her own, and her face suddenly changed. A violent storm was blowing past her fiercely.
"Ouch, it hurts so much, my son..."
Old Mrs. Kang was so angry that she jumped up and down, but she only jumped twice and then fainted.
The Kang family hurriedly found a doctor to see him. Old Master Kang watched the whole process from the side, but he didn't say a word. He only said to his wife after the doctor left:
"It may not be true. Don't go to her birthday party. I'll go and ask her first."
When Mrs. Kang heard this, she couldn't agree at all. She immediately propped herself up and sat up, saying anxiously:
"No! I have to go. I want to ask her in person what's going on!"
Seeing his wife's eager look, Old Master Kang knew it was useless to stop her and could only agree.
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On the birthday of the old lady of Chengping Marquis's Mansion, the mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the main gate was wide open to welcome guests and friends who came to celebrate the birthday.
Old Mrs. Kang got up very early and asked Aunt Xu to carefully wash and dress her up as luxuriously as possible.
Nanny Xu then used all her skills to turn old Mrs. Kang into a graceful, loving old lady.
When Su Qingwan followed the people from the third house to wish old Kang a happy birthday, she saw that old Kang was wearing a navy blue robe with dark patterns of longevity and fortune, an emerald headband on her head, two excellent quality multi-treasure peony and bat-holding longevity peaches hairpins in her hair, green earrings with the words "Fu Lu Shou" on their ears, and a necklace around her neck that was also a fairy birthday necklace. The pearls hanging below the necklace were large and round, and looked very noble.
She was wearing quite a few items on her hands, including gold bracelets wrapped with silk, several gold rings, as well as jade and gem-inlaid ones. They were so colorful that they were dazzling to the eyes.
After taking a few glances, Su Qingwan guessed that some of the things she was wearing must have been left by her grandmother. It was a pity that she didn't pawn them all last time.
"Old Madam, you are really very impressive today. I'm afraid you are no less impressive than those ladies who have been granted an imperial title."
Xiao Kang complimented happily.
She was also very happy today. Yesterday, Nanny Ji brought her niece here. She looked pretty and had a lovely smile. She was very satisfied.
Moreover, this woman was very well-behaved. Without her saying much, she said that it was a blessing in her life to be able to serve the second young master and that she would take good care of him.
Look, what a nice woman! The most important thing is that after meeting her, the son was quite satisfied and agreed to keep the child outside after the woman got pregnant.
So Xiaokang arranged for the two of them to spend their wedding night together tonight, taking advantage of the joy of the old lady's birthday to let Su Yueqi benefit more.
"Haha, you are such a sweet talker. I am now waiting for Yue Qi to come back and fight for an imperial decree for me."
Old Mrs. Kang was so flattered that she felt refreshed both physically and mentally. Now that Su Yueqi had recovered, she was just waiting for him to win the top spot in the imperial examination. She thought that before long, she would also be able to have the title of imperial decree.
When the time comes, she will be wearing the imperial robes and will be even more majestic than she is now!
"That's what the old lady said!"
Xiao Kang smiled immediately, but felt a little unhappy.
Even if his son wanted to ask for an imperial decree, it should be him, the mother, who should do it. How could he ask directly for his grandmother?
After hearing what Mrs. Kang and Mrs. Kang said, Mrs. Liu felt a stabbing pain in her heart.
If her Yue Jie was still alive, it would never be Su Yueqi's turn to step forward.
"It all depends on whether Yue Qi is destined to be the top scorer. Second sister-in-law, you have to take good care of him. Don't let him fail in the exam!"
Liu couldn't help but said a few sarcastic words to Xiaokang.
This immediately drew the dissatisfaction of the two Kangs, and the young Kang said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. My son is in good health. He just needs to take the imperial examination. It's very simple."
Old Kang also reprimanded: "If you can't speak, just shut up. You should go outside with the boss to receive the guests."
In the past, when Mr. Kang celebrated his birthday, it was always the eldest wife and her husband who went out to receive the guests, so it was natural for Mr. Kang to make the same arrangement this time.
But after the words were spoken, neither the eldest wife nor her husband moved.
Su Zhiyi felt ashamed. He had lost his official status and his daughter had to be a concubine of Prince Rui. He was nothing like the high-spirited man he had been in the past.
If he goes out to greet those people now, he will just be embarrassing himself!
He won't go!