Lu Chen held Qiao Jinniang's hand and comforted her. "Why bother with them? They are just jealous of Mother-in-law giving birth to a daughter in her middle ages."
Qiao Jinniang nodded slightly, but she was still worried. Anyway, she couldn't stop people from gossiping about it.
Especially the people of the Earl Cheng'en Mansion. They were the Empress Dowager's natal family, and there was indeed such a saying among the folks, so she couldn't make them keep their mouths shut.
After the dragon boat race, Qiao Jinniang and Lu Chen took Xi'er to the Duke Anyuan Mansion.
If they took their guards of honor, the Duke Mansion would have to receive them with complicated procedures, so they simply disguised themselves and entered the Duke Mansion through the side door.
Hearing that Lu Chen came in through the side door, Duke Anyuan had a big headache and hurriedly knelt down to them and apologized.
