The Lucky Farmgirl-Chapter 2103 - 2078: Bustling Scene

Bai Shan and the others didn’t need to elaborate; they said, "Lord Yang also needs to thank the knights who came to the rescue, so they can’t come back."

Actually, the two banquets were essentially one, only the doctors sat together, while the students from the Imperial Academy and Chongwen Pavilion sat on another side.

Although it was called a gratitude banquet, there wasn’t much entertainment. The main point was to sit together and chat, while enjoying some delicious food.

This time, General Gong, who had been "sick" for a long time, finally recovered and attended the banquet with Junior General Gong. Many officials also brought their families.

Manbao was sitting in her place, eating slices of meat, when a maid approached her, saying, "Divine Doctor Zhou, my lady requests your presence."

Manbao looked up at her and, not recognizing her, asked, "Who is your lady?"

"My lady is the Third Madam of the Gong family."

Manbao smiled and said, "Oh, it’s her. Is she with Madam Yang now?"

"Yes, several ladies are there. Divine Doctor Zhou, please."

Manbao nodded, got up, nodded to Liu Sanniang, and then proceeded to where the ladies were seated.

As soon as she appeared, the ladies accompanying Ms. Cui caused an uproar. Several familiar young women took her hand and said to everyone, "This is the Divine Doctor Zhou we’ve been talking about. Look at her, isn’t she a divine doctor?"

Ms. Cui frowned, not expecting someone to bring Manbao here, and glanced at the maid standing at the hall door. She stepped forward, took Manbao’s hand from the others, pulled her close, and smiled, "You shouldn’t praise her so much. Though she’s skilled in medicine, she’s still a child with a child’s temperament. Praise her too much, and she might become prideful."

Someone scoffed, "I’m afraid not. From what I see, this Divine Doctor Zhou is quite clever and has her own ideas."

The noisy group of young ladies suddenly quieted and looked at the speaker. Seeing it was Madam Chen, they were at a loss for words.

This Madam Chen’s family and husband’s family were prominent in Xiazhou City, owning half the shops on Mingsheng Street, either belonging to her husband’s family or her maiden family.

And her family also had people serving as officials, though they were stationed elsewhere.

Ms. Cui continued to hold Manbao’s hand and gently retorted, "Madam Chen hasn’t even met my sister, yet she seems to know her well. She is indeed clever and has her ideas. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have volunteered to come to Xiazhou in such dangerous times. Haven’t your parents mentioned you often?"

Manbao smiled slightly and said, "No, they are very understanding. They knew I came out this time to save people, and since it was the emperor’s order, though they were worried, they still allowed me."

Ms. Cui gave a meaningful look at Madam Chen and smiled, "Your uncle and aunt are indeed sensible."

Third Mrs. Gong finally spoke, smiling, "No wonder they raised someone as outstanding as Divine Doctor Zhou..."

And so the atmosphere became lively again.

Madam Chen was about to speak, but a lady beside her pulled her and shook her head slightly, whispering, "Why offend her? She’s not going to live in Xiazhou City in the future. She’ll return to the capital after this. You never know when you might need a divine doctor like her, and she must know many famous doctors. Even if you can’t befriend her, don’t offend her."

Madam Chen lowered her voice, "Second Sister, how could I not know? But I just can’t swallow this. If she’d come when I invited her, my Zhen would have never..."

"Ah, this is fate. Think about how many people died in Xiazhou City this time. If you’d sent Zhen to the villa a few days earlier, maybe she would have been saved."

Madam Chen’s expression changed slightly, and she flung off her sister’s hand in anger, "Second Sister, Zhen was about to be engaged. How could she stay in an outside villa? Those places are too mixed, with men and women living together..."

Although she said this in a low voice, they weren’t far from others. Due to her anger, her voice was a bit louder than before, so some people heard her.

Most of the people warmly supporting Manbao had been treated by her in the villa or had family members treated by her, whether daughters-in-law or sisters or mothers. Madam Chen’s words made it seem like something bad had happened to those in the villa, causing displeasure among them.

Third Mrs. Gong had been holding back before but couldn’t anymore, directly asking with a stern face, "What does Madam Chen mean by this? I stayed at Villa No. 1, and many others here did too. There were only maids serving us, and there were curfews for entering and leaving the villa. It was all clean and proper. Madam Chen, what do you think we did there?"

She scoffed, sarcastically saying, "The guilty see guilt."

Saying nasty things that are overheard made Madam Chen and her sister embarrassed. But seeing Third Mrs. Gong’s sarcasm, Madam Chen couldn’t hold back her temper, "Third Madam, what a sharp tongue you have. I don’t know what it was like in the villa. I never went in. I only thought, in one villa, men from all over town are living there, mixing with women residents under the same roof. Seeing each other all the time, even while washing clothes together..."

Third Mrs. Gong’s face darkened. Just a little thought made her uncomfortable, making her even angrier...

Yang Heshu was talking to General Gong, but hearing the commotion from the rear hall, he couldn’t help but glance at Wantian.

Wantian gave a slight bow and was about to run to the rear courtyard to have a look, but before he could get there, a maid ran up, whispering something in his ear.

Wantian had a peculiar expression, pausing before reporting to Yang Heshu, in a voice not too loud or too quiet, just enough for General Gong, Junior General Gong, and the others at the side to hear, "Master, Third Mrs. Gong and Madam Chen are fighting in the rear courtyard."

Yang Heshu: ...

General Gong and Junior General Gong: ...

The others, hearing this remark, were also stunned. What do you mean by fighting?

Yang Heshu wondered if he should go see what was happening. This was the first time he’d encountered such a situation, so he hesitated.

Junior General Gong didn’t hesitate much, turning his gaze, he glanced at Gong San, who was playing drinking games with others by the table, and directly dragged him aside, "Your wife is fighting with someone."

Gong San had a headache, "Who is she fighting with this time? Sixth’s wife?"

"No, Madam Chen."

Gong San’s eyes widened, "No, that can’t be. Isn’t she much older than us."

"They’re of the same generation. Just go and make sure it doesn’t get out of hand."

Gong San hurriedly ran to the rear courtyard.

Yang Heshu hesitated for a moment and then got up, apologized briefly, and headed to the rear courtyard. After all, he’s considered the host, so shouldn’t he at least go and check it out?

Manbao and Ms. Cui hid at the side watching the commotion. Seeing Third Mrs. Gong pulling Madam Chen’s hair fiercely, Manbao felt her own scalp ache. She winced and asked Ms. Cui, "Sister-in-law, is it okay if we don’t intervene?"

Ms. Cui said, "It’s fine. Let them fight. I’ll just cry afterward."

While saying this, she instructed the maids to separate them, adding, "Don’t let Third Mrs. Gong hurt her face. She’s just recovered, and her body is still weak."

So the maids understood, and when they went to separate them, they only pulled Madam Chen...

Manbao was amazed, having never seen such blatantly biased intervention.