The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

Is the person alright?

"If it doesn't work, I'll just storm into Prince Yu's mansion."

In Tong Huaqiong's residence in Shengjing, Chen Sufeng, Liu Yue'e, Zhao Shi Tong Pandi Gu Baishuang, and others looked anxious.

Upon hearing that they were facing off against Princess Mingyue of the Prince Yu's Mansion, Chen Sufeng and Zhao almost collapsed.

The truth is that the highest-ranking official they usually saw in Qinghe Bay was Magistrate Liu, and apart from yesterday, they had not interacted with any members of the royal family.

Originally, Chen Sufeng said that since she was a lady personally appointed by the Emperor, she should go to the palace to submit her nameplate and inquire about her status.

After being rebuked by Liu Yue'e, she was told that Prince Yu was the emperor's younger brother and that she did not think a fifth-rank lady could enter the palace at will. Even first- and second-rank officials in Shengjing could not enter the palace casually.

This made Chen Su-fen look embarrassed, and she burst into tears.

Madam Hong and Lu Zhaozhao managed to keep their composure. One sent someone to Lord Yao to inquire about the situation, and the other sent someone to Lu Zhaoyang to inquire about the situation. As soon as they stepped out, they were greeted by a boisterous old lady.

This old lady, Madam Hong, had met Liu Yue'e once. She was the mother of the mighty general, and also Su Chengmin's maternal grandmother, Old Madam Min.

Grandma Min was particularly fond of Tong Dajiao and wanted her to be her daughter-in-law back then. However, her family was too poor to afford the dowry of fifty taels of silver, so Tong Dajiao was married off to the Gu family as their second wife.

The thought of this made Old Mrs. Min angry.

Ever since he was rescued from Black Dragon Pool by the mighty General, he has never returned.

Upon learning that Tong Huaqiong had arrived in Beijing yesterday, he happily came to catch up with her.

She had only gone halfway when she heard that the owner and young master of Peach Blossom Dessert had gotten into a fight with Princess Mingyue and had been taken to the palace. In a panic, she first sent someone to the Jiangbei camp to inform her son to go to the palace to bail her out, while she herself went to Tong Huaqiong's residence to wait.

After waiting for a long time without any news or seeing anyone, she became anxious and stood up and paced around.

Just as she was about to storm the Prince Yu's mansion, Gu Baishuang stopped her.

"My son is useless. He always gets a good face in front of the Emperor, but why is he still not out of the palace after so long?" Old Madam Min scolded her son angrily.

Gu Baishuang and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yesterday, the Crown Prince was welcomed into the palace, and his own son, as the mighty general, personally led troops to guard him.

When she got home, she asked her son if he had seen Tong Dajiao, and he hesitated for a long time.

Today, she had planned to bring her son to Tong Huaqiong's place to reminisce, but her son ran off to the Jiangbei camp early in the morning, which made her angry and scold him for being useless.

The Tong family girl has several children, and her husband is dead, so what is there to hide about her son?

He's not a young man in his late teens.

After cursing the mighty general, he started cursing his grandson Su Chengmin, saying that even as a commander of the Imperial Guard, he had no hope of success and might as well pack up and go back to Black Dragon Pool to grow sweet potatoes.

Gu Baishuang and the others' mouths twitched as they listened.

The old lady was too harsh in scolding her own family.

"Grandma, let's wait a little longer," Gu Baishuang said. After receiving the news, her son Nie Xiaofeng also went out to investigate.

"How did our Peach Blossom Desserts offend Princess Mingyue? Did Peach Blossom's flamboyant behavior provoke Princess Mingyue? How can we continue our business now that Princess Mingyue has her eye on us?" After waiting for a long time without any news, Liu Yue'e said with a sob in her voice.

She racked her brains but couldn't understand how Peach Blossom Dessert could have offended Princess Mingyue.

The only person I can think of is my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law is straightforward and has a fiery temper. She thinks Shengjing is like Qinghewan, and she probably doesn't know how to restrain herself when facing Princess Mingyue, thus offending her.

Zhao glared at her daughter and complained, "Can a sister-in-law just say whatever she wants?"
Moreover, the matter is still unresolved.

Grandma Min glared and raised her voice, saying, "Zhao Xiyue isn't even worthy of carrying Taohua's shoes. As a princess, she has no royal demeanor or magnanimity whatsoever. All she does is beat this person or kill that person. It's Zhao Xiyue's fault that Taohua is her opponent; Taohua is completely innocent."

Grandma Min liked the peach blossoms.

It wasn't because she liked Tong Dajiao that she extended her affection to Gu Taohua, but rather because Gu Taohua's straightforward personality suited her taste, and her auspicious appearance aligned with her aesthetic.

In her heart, how could peach blossoms be wrong? The one who must be wrong is Princess Mingyue.

"Grandma and Auntie are out."

Knowing that his mother and aunt were worried at home, Nie Xiaofeng came to inform them as soon as he found out the news.

Gu Baishuang, Chen Sufen, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that Mother and Sister are alright. It's all thanks to Mother's composure and ability to defuse the situation with the Princess." Chen Sufeng patted her chest, her respect for her mother-in-law growing even stronger. It was no ordinary person who dared to accuse the Prince Yu's mansion of treason. Yet, her mother-in-law did it, and managed to extricate herself unscathed.

Liu Yue'e's heart sank to the bottom. Her sister-in-law had just arrived in Shengjing and did not know the power of the Prince Yu's Mansion. What good would it do to offend the Gu family of the Prince Yu's Mansion? So she said, "Now we have completely offended the Prince Yu's Mansion. I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us in Shengjing in the future."

Grandma Min rolled her eyes at Liu Yue'e, thinking that this daughter-in-law spoke so fluently, yet she was not as good as Tong Dajiao's honest stepson's wife who could keep things under control.

"Second daughter-in-law, I don't like hearing what you're saying. Zhao Xiyue has been so brazen. If your mother-in-law and sister-in-law hadn't torn her down, they might not have been able to keep their peach blossom dessert. If they had, they would have accused her of treason and seen if she would still dare to act up. And look, nothing happened. Zhao Xiyue even apologized obediently."

Grandma Min clapped her hands.

Tong Dajiao is still as fiery-tempered as ever.

Just like when she first came to Shengjing, the noble ladies looked down on her. She stood with her hands on her hips and got into a fight with the emperor's concubine, who was then a prince. The fight went all the way to the empress and the empress dowager. From then on, even the dogs in Shengjing dared not bark at her.

Although the noblewomen of Shengjing still looked down on her for coming from the countryside, they didn't dare utter a single word to her face, instead fawning over her with respectful expressions. In any case, it wasn't her who felt aggrieved, but them.

Tong Dajiao is in the same boat this time, but what's frustrating is that Zhao Xiyue is from the Yuwang Mansion.

Thinking this way, Old Mrs. Min became even more eager to see Tong Huaqiong.

"By the way, did my son see your maternal grandmother?" Old Mrs. Min asked Nie Xiaofeng.

Nie Xiaofeng said with a smile, "The General was afraid you would worry, so he ordered me to come and report that my grandmother and aunt are safe. The General did not see my grandmother. He just entered the palace and my grandmother just left. They did not meet."

Grandma Min looked regretful.

Zhao's eyes twitched.

When her mother-in-law was young, there was a rumor in the village that she and Min Han Niu were almost engaged. Later, it was said that Min Han Niu became a general, and the villagers mocked her for being a snob who married into the Gu family as a stepmother for fifty taels of silver. They said she deserved not to be a general's wife and could only be a widow.

Judging from Old Mrs. Min's expression, she is looking forward to her son meeting her mother-in-law.

Won't their meeting create a chaotic scene?
"What are you looking at? Do I have pockmarks on my face?" Old Mrs. Min asked frankly when she saw Zhao looking her up and down.

Zhao laughed awkwardly, "It's said in the Heilongtan Yanguan Town area that the mighty general was able to rise from a cowherd to a general because of his mother's excellent teaching. Today, I've finally met the mother who could raise such a great general."

Grandma Min chuckled and said proudly, "Of course! If I hadn't trained him to dodge by hitting him with a stick since he was a kid, he would have been killed by the enemy when he was a greenhorn and knew nothing. How could he have become a general?"

Zhao: “.” (End of this chapter)