Chapter 2189: Giving Birth (5_2)

The crowd turned towards the voice and saw three young and beautiful girls walk in. The girl leading had almond eyes and cherry lips, radiantly beautiful, exuding charm with every glance, catching everyone’s attention.

At this moment, the girl slightly raised her eyebrows, with undisguised disdain and irony in her eyes, looking down at others with contempt.

Lady Lin choked, opened her mouth and scolded, “Little brat, is this how your mother taught you to speak to your elders?”

“Elders? Do you think you deserve it?” The girl sneered, looking her up and down, “Swearing the moment you open your mouth, so vulgar and unbearable, truly someone from a backwater place, unfit for the stage.”

“You….” Lady Lin was furious, never before in all her time in the Capital City had anyone dared to confront her like this; she almost lost her stance, and Lady Yang quickly supported her.

“Lady Lin, I think this little lady seems to have quite a background… maybe we should?”

Lady Lin shoved her away; if she let this go today, she’d lose all her face, and how would others see her in the future?

“Disrespectful to elders and vulgar in speech, I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of your mother today.” With that, she swung her arm, about to slap the girl across the face.

A gasp went through the guests, thinking Lady Lin was really ignorant of how things stood, could she really hit this girl?

Some shook their heads repeatedly, feeling that Mayor Lin was being implicated by his wife.

The girl swiftly dodged to the side, and a pretty girl behind her unexpectedly and sneakily stretched out her foot.

Lady Lin fell to the ground embarrassingly in a “dog eating dirt” posture, hitting her forehead on the doorstep, seeing stars.

“Peilan, this old woman dares to discipline you on behalf of the lady, without even considering her own status, it’s laughable.” The pretty girl sneered disdainfully.

Yi Peilan raised an eyebrow, watching Lady Lin clutch her forehead and cry out, while everyone at the table looked on coldly, no one stepping forward to support.

She sneered, “This is the Yan Family, not a place for you to make a scene. Today is the full moon banquet for the Yan Family’s two little princesses; if it wasn’t out of respect for not disturbing the hosts, you’d regret it.”

Lady Lin shakily stood up, trembling with anger, thinking when had she ever suffered such a loss, gritting her teeth, she said, “Do you know who I am?”

Yi Peilan nonchalantly picked at her nails, “You want to say your son married Elder Qin’s niece; hence, you’ve latched onto the Qin Family’s coattails and can act with impunity in the Capital City?”

Lady Lin choked, then got even angrier, knowing her identity yet daring to treat her this way was infuriating.

Yi Peilan rolled her eyes, “Please, Qin Yu may be blind, but I’m not, nor is anyone in the Capital City. I actually feel sorry for your son and husband; having a wife and mother like you, even if they cling to the Jade Emperor’s coattails, it’s just a waste of effort.”

“Lady Lin, I respect you as a guest, but today is my granddaughters’ full moon banquet, and you’re deliberately disrupting it; are you against the Yan Family or against me, Zhuang Xiyue?” A cold and authoritative voice suddenly echoed from outside, shaking everyone to their core.

Zhuang Xiyue was the first to walk in, followed by Ji Yunya and two women holding babies, entering imposingly.

Zhuang Xiyue was full of momentum, not speaking sharply, yet her superior gaze and demeanor inexplicably frightened others.

Lady Lin subconsciously trembled, realizing she was indeed in someone else’s home, yet couldn’t bring herself to apologize, awkwardly standing there, unable to advance or retreat, inwardly cursing the meddling Yi Peilan.

Zhuang Xiyue had already heard about what happened earlier, including every word this woman said, daring to speak such nonsense at her granddaughters’ full moon banquet, truly ignorant of her place.

“I think she’s just jealous, that even after giving birth to two daughters, someone still deeply loves his wife, her jealousy burning in her eyes. She doesn’t even consider her own worth; a mud puddle daring to compete with the sun and moon, truly laughable.” Yi Peilan sneered coldly.

Lady Lin’s old face flushed crimson red; Zhuang Xiyue was too authoritative for her to dare say a word, so she fiercely glared at Yi Peilan and snarled, “Shut up.”

Then she turned her head and said apologetically, “Lady Yan… I didn’t mean it like that….”

“Whether you mean it or not, today my Yan Family does not welcome you. Lady Lin, please leave.”

She was about to be kicked out.

Being thrown out under everyone’s watchful gaze was truly humiliating, and how could she continue to exist in the Capital City afterward, how would she flaunt through the Qin Family’s influence?

Lady Lin didn’t know if it was anger or shame, her neck was also flushed red.

All she felt was that everyone around was mocking her; today she suffered a great loss of face.

“Lady Yan… you….” Lady Lin wanted to argue, but Zhuang Xiyue gave her no chance to speak, turning her head and ordering, “What are you all standing there for? ‘Please’ Lady Lin out, and in the future, no one from the Lin Family is welcome in my Yan Family.”

Two servants immediately came over and forcefully dragged Lady Lin out.

The crowd watched this scene in shock; this Lady Yan truly doted on her daughter-in-law, hosting such a grand banquet even after her daughter-in-law bore two granddaughters, and was not afraid to offend the Qin Family just to stand up for her daughter-in-law.

For a while, the gazes directed at Ji Yunya were filled with envy and yet no longer dared to feel jealous.

Zhuang Xiyue’s expression turned warm and gentle, “Today is my granddaughters’ full moon banquet, let’s not let unrelated people affect our mood.”

A familiar woman came over, smiling, “Yueyue truly has good fortune, gaining two precious granddaughters all at once, let me have a look, oh my, such beautifully carved little jade people, one can’t imagine how they will blossom when they grow up.”

“By just seeing their mother’s looks, it’s evident the two daughters will surely surpass her.”