Chapter 015: The level has been lowered

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the banquet hall was stunned.

Gu Caiwei also paused for a moment, then quickly reacted and grabbed Du Yi's little hand.

"I never expected that you, Twentieth Sister, would care so much about our family's affairs. If I had known, I should have told you everything when we first met," she said with a smile. "I thought it was just a trivial family matter that everyone would eventually know about, so I didn't say much. It's my fault for letting you misunderstand."

Then, she turned to Du Yi and said, "Good son, call out to let your aunt know that her concern is completely unnecessary."

Du Yi gave her a discreet glare, but obediently called out, "Mother."

"Ah, so obedient!" Gu Caiwei happily responded, ruffling his head. "When we get home, Mother will make delicious food for you!"

Du Yi's expression turned sour from her ruffling, but when he heard the latter part of her words, he immediately let go of his displeasure and let out a low hum from his nose, as a response.

His reaction was enough.

Gu Caiwei immediately turned to Du Twentieth Sister with a triumphant smile. "Since Twentieth Sister cares so much about us, rest assured that if our family of three has any developments, I will definitely inform you first. By the way, since you're not married yet, why don't you come to our Marquis's mansion when you have time! I'll cook for you!"

Du Twentieth Sister's mouth twitched, but she was not one to be trifled with. She smiled and said, "It seems I worried too much. That's good. Since your family is harmonious, I can rest assured. When I have time, I will visit your mansion. However, I also want to bring someone with me, my close friend Xiangniang. I wonder if Brother Du agrees?"

The first half of her sentence was directed at Gu Caiwei, but the last sentence was aimed at Du Junqing.

This was interesting.

Gu Caiwei glanced around and saw that everyone present had expressions of surprise, displeasure, and even a few with gloating looks upon hearing this. Then she looked at Du Junqing, who still had the same indifferent look as if he was not involved.

Seeing everyone staring at him, he finally spoke, "As you wish."

Du Twentieth Sister immediately smiled. There was a hint of triumph in her eyes, and then she looked at Gu Caiwei. "Sister-in-law, Brother Du agreed! So please don't hold a grudge against him for his previous relationship with Xiangniang. After all, we are all in the capital, and our families have a long-standing relationship. You can't keep him from socializing just because of your personal feelings!"

Gu Caiwei suddenly felt speechless.

Gu Caiqin, oh Gu Caiqin, you are a daughter of a scholar and have read a few books since childhood. Yet, you are involved in such petty squabbles with the Marquis's mansion? Isn't this too straightforward and lacking in subtlety?

It's also a pity for Du Twentieth Sister, a noblewoman, to argue with someone and speak so clearly without any tact. No wonder now, when the Du family is silent, they only send out this illegitimate daughter to speak.

Among the twenty-four meritorious officials of the Lingyan Pavilion, the Marquis's mansion has lowered the level of their family's infighting to this extent. Gu Caiwei felt like shedding a tear of sympathy for them.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Are you upset again?" Seeing her changing expressions, Du Twentieth Sister couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing!" Gu Caiwei quickly regained her composure and forced a smile. "It's just that I suddenly remembered—could this Xiangniang you mentioned be the daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family who was almost betrothed to our Marquis?"

(Note: The translation is a combination of literal and contextual translation to convey the meaning accurately.)