Marriage of the Di Daughter |LK ADAPTATION|

Chapter 77

77: Feast

Not long after Ming Yi Hall's examination ended, the Jiang residence very soon received an invitation for a night feast in the palace.

Hoseok Emperor was fond of simplicity since young and didn't like extravagance; however, the current Empress Dowager loved excitement. Although Hoseok Emperor and the Empress Dowager weren't related by blood, the two people got along harmoniously. Hoseok Emperor's birth mother, Xia guifei, passed away early. With no children born under the Empress Dowager, the late Emperor let Hoseok Emperor grow up under the knees of the Empress Dowager. With so many years of friendship, it could be regarded as filial piety.

This time, aside from inviting the courtiers to a banquet, everyone knew that Hoseok Emperor was going to reward the top scorers of the examinations. No matter towards the student themselves or their family, this was the greatest honor. Thus, even though old madam Jiang wasn't very fond of Jiang Lisa, she still instructed the person by her side to put in their effort to prepare clothes and jewelry for Jiang Lisa to be worn on the palace feast and to be sure not to have the slightest mistake.

Jiang Lisa's life had been more comfortable compared to before. At least, after the examination, when the people working in the Jiang residence discussed her, they wouldn't talk carelessly and publicly; instead they talked behind her back. Although their hearts were sour, Jiang Lisa's status had gone up bit by bit from before. This was a fact that couldn't be disputed.

For the palace feast, many of the Yan dynasty's officials in Yanjing city would attend. But the Chengxuan envoy, Meng You De, would not be going.

In the Meng residence, compared to the lively scenery of previous days, the past few days had been desolate. Even the flowers in the garden seemed to be unattended and many had withered. The dried yellow leaves fell outside of their pots and the scorching summertime also felt somewhat harsh.

In the dim light at night, the faint voice of someone speaking was heard from inside a room. They were seemingly in a dispute as a moment later, the sound of a "bang", something seemed to fall down and break. Someone slammed the door and came out.

It was Meng You De.

Within a few days, Meng You De had undergone great changes and became haggard, no longer carrying the former days' appearance of success. Someone chased after him from behind, it was Meng You De's wife, Madam Meng.

"Master, master——" Madam Meng pleaded while running in small steps.

"No need to speak anymore, send her to the village manor to recuperate tomorrow. If she continues this way, sooner or later something big will happen!" Meng You De spoke without turning his head.

"She's your daughter, how could you be this heartless!" Madam Meng shrieked.

"I'm heartless?" Meng You De's stopped, suddenly turned around. Finger pointing at the tightly shut doors of a distant room, "Look at her current appearance; will leaving her in the residence make it better? Now I've offended Princess Eunha, the Right Minister also no longer pays attention to me. My official career ends here! All of these are disasters provoked by your good daughter! If she had originally known the immensity of heaven and earth and didn't make whatever wager with Jiang Lisa, if while on horseback she didn't shoot the arrow and injure Princess Eunha, I, Meng You De, need to go this far?"

"But......." What else could Madam Meng say?

"She's already become crazy now! My own daughter, don't I feel heartache? But she's insane! Letting her stay in the Meng residence may not necessarily be a good thing. If news comes out and other people know that she's crazy, who would dare to marry her in the future? If she stays in the village manor for some time and comes back when she's somewhat better, no one would know that she's gone mad. Isn't this better?"