To be a Virtuous Wife

Chapter 35

Chapter Thirty Five
The Tian Family

The Marquess of Xiang Qing, Tian Jin Ke, wasn't yet fifty this year. His personal conduct was sincere but he wasn't inflexible. He had a good reputation in Jing City. Chang De Gong Fu was probably the only entity he didn't like in the entire city of Jing. By now, there wasn't anyone in Jing City that didn't know Duan Wang Fei was close to her relatives in Xiang Qing Hou Fu, and treated Xiang Qing Hou Fu like her own maternal family.

Due to the fact that what the Duke of Chang De had done really wasn't something to be proud of, there were some that praised Tian Jin Ke for being so loving. Not everybody would care for a niece that didn't even have a mother. Karma was real. See how Duan Wang Fu had distanced itself from Chang De Gong Fu, this was karma.

Today was the Tian Family banquet. After the morning just had passed, the guests started to arrive. Tian Jin Ke took his two sons, Tian Kun and Tian Jun, to welcome the male guests. Just as he was deep in conversation with the guests, he saw the stewards run over quickly to say Duan wang ye had come.

"Duan Wang?" Tian Kun looked in shock at the steward. He realized the surrounding guests were gazing in this direction and lowered his voice to ask: "Father, why would Duan Wang come?"

Tian Jin Ke waved a hand: "Lao da, come with me to the middle door to welcome wang ye.Lao er, stay here and accompany the guests." Finishing, he walked with great strides towards the outside.

Tian Jun looked at the backs of his father and brother. When he turned, he saw all the guests had curiosity on their faces so he started to divert their attention. He was surprised inside. His family didn't have many interactions with Duan Wang. Was it really that Duan Wang was willing to lower himself for meimei?

"Tian er gongzi, is there a valued guest coming?" A guest of the same age as him put his hands up in a greeting, "Who is it?"

Tian Jun smiled as he returned the greeting: "Everybody is a valued guest. When the person arrives, everybody will have to drink a few more cups."

"Of course, of course." This person smiled. Even though he hadn't found out anything but at least what Tian Jun said didn't embarrass him, so he wasn't angry.

The others saw that it wasn't likely and they settled down. No matter what, they would see them later. This person might be of high status, but he wouldn't be the Emperor.

Tian Kun stood behind his father and looked at the large eight-person sedan imprinted with the characters of Duan Wang Fu stop at the gate. He raised his feet to walk outside the door and bowed: "This lowly official welcomes wang ye, wang fei."

Qian Chang Xin came up to bow to Tian Kun with both hands raised. He bowed to open the curtain and revealed to Tian Kun He Heng and Qu Qing Ju sitting together. There was a hint of intimacy between the two. He quickly lowered his head, afraid to look.

"Biao xiong[i] doesn't have to be so courteous," He Heng held Qu Qing Ju's hand as they walked out of the sedan. He smiled: "We are one family, there's no need to be so polite." Finishing, he held out a hand to let Tian Kun straighten before he walked into the gate with Qu Qing Ju.

"Jiujiu." Qu Qing Ju gave a very deep bow. She looked at the middle-aged man in front of her. His appearance was proper and he had a strong posture. It was easy to feel at ease with this man.

As her uncle, Tian Jin Ke hadn't spent much time with Qu Qing Ju. He made a motion as to support Qu Qing Ju and quickly scanned her. He saw that his niece seemed to be living well before he bowed with two hands up: "Wang ye, wang fei."

"Marquess doesn't have to be so courteous. You are wang fei's jiujiu, so you are ben wang's jiujiu," He Heng returned a greeting, "There's no need to be so polite."