Zhao Qing's mind went blank. She hurriedly pushed away the bricks in the corner, ignoring the dirt and dust. She checked carefully again, but still couldn't find the parchment book in the crack of the wall.
"Cui'er! Cui'er!" Zhao Qing shouted.
The maid Cui'er ran into the room in a panic: "Master, what happened?"
Zhao Qing's eyes were red. She grabbed Cui'er's ears and asked angrily, "You stole something from my corner. Did you steal that parchment book?"
Cui Er's ears were almost pulled off by her, and she burst into tears in pain. She quickly told the truth: "Master, I didn't steal your book. It was the young lady who came yesterday and took away your two pearls. The parchment book in the corner accidentally fell down, and the young lady thought it was dirty, so she threw the parchment book into the charcoal basin and burned it."
Zhao Qing's head was buzzing.
Burnt?
She threw herself over to the burnt-out charcoal basin, which contained a layer of ashes and burnt sheepskin remnants that crumbled to the touch.
"You bitch, why didn't you stop her?" Zhao Qing scolded.
Cui Er felt even more wronged: "How dare I stop you, young lady..."
Zhao Qing's legs went limp, and she sat on the cold floor in a daze. The contents of the parchment book were complicated and difficult to understand. She was too lazy to remember more of the contents, and she never thought that someone else would find the parchment book.
Who would have thought that, by some strange mistake, the parchment book was actually burned by Shangguan Qian.
It's over. It's all over.
"Sister-in-law~" There were rustling footsteps outside the house, and Shangguan Qian's lively voice floated in.
Zhao Qing stood up quickly, wiped the tears from his face, and pretended to be calm. Cui Er lowered her head and stepped aside, not daring to say a word.
Shangguan Qian ran into the house and said happily, "Sister-in-law, the carriage is ready. My brother is waiting for us at the door. We are going to the palace today to thank the emperor and the empress."
Zhao Qing was the Princess of Pingyang County personally appointed by the current emperor, and this marriage was also granted by the emperor. To show grace, Zhao Qing and Shangguan Xuan needed to go to the palace to kowtow to the emperor and express their gratitude after their marriage. Zhao Qing then went to Kunning Palace to kowtow to the empress as a lady of honor.
Shangguan Qian held Zhao Qing's arm affectionately, and said in a boastful tone: "Sister-in-law, do you think the pearl hairpin I'm wearing is pretty?"
Shangguan Qian was dressed up today, wearing a scarlet double-breasted long dress, a hairpin inlaid with South China Sea pearls, and red lips, with a face as white as snow, she was very beautiful.
Zhao Qing saw the South China Sea pearl hairpin on Shangguan Qian's hair and said angrily, "Little sister, you are not allowed to enter my room without permission from now on. Do you understand?"
Zhao Qing was furious because the murderer took away two precious South China Sea pearls and burned the precious parchment book. However, she could not reprimand the murderer in person, so she could only give her a verbal warning.
Shangguan Qian’s pretty face froze.
She let go of Zhao Qing's arm, took two steps back, and said angrily: "Sister-in-law, you are too stingy. You have twelve South Sea pearls, and I only took two. We are a family, so what if you give me some of your things?"
Zhao Qing was already full of anger, she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, we are a family. I am going to the palace today, little sister, can you give me some of the gold and jade jewelry in your dressing box for makeup?"
In the past, Zhao Qing was still polite to Shangguan Qian. But now Zhao Qing is the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, holding the power of the family, and is also the county lady appointed by the emperor himself.
From the perspective of the eldest sister-in-law, she is fully qualified to reprimand her sister-in-law who is causing trouble.
Shangguan Qian was so angry that she jumped up and down, and retorted without thinking: "Why do you take mine?"
Zhao Qing said coldly: "We are a family."
Shangguan Qian choked, as if she felt she was in the wrong. Her pretty face flushed for a moment before she racked her brains to come up with an excuse: "I... I'm younger, sister-in-law, you should have given way to me."
As the youngest girl in the family, she should naturally get the most benefits. This perception has been engraved in her bones, and she takes advantage of her young age to take whatever she likes.
Shangguan Qian bit her lip sullenly, and suddenly she didn't like this sister-in-law very much... The old Sun Qingmei was better, who was tolerant and gave in to her in everything.
Whatever Shangguan Qian wanted, whether it was silk, satin, gold, silver, jade, rouge or powder, Sun Qingmei would buy it for her.
"I'm going to complain to my eldest brother, saying that you, sister-in-law, bullied me!" Shangguan Qian shook her sleeves, turned around and left.
Zhao Qing gritted her teeth, dressed up, and went to the gate of the marquis' mansion.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Zhennan Marquis Mansion.
Shangguan Xuan was wearing an official robe, looking very dignified. Seeing Zhao Qing's pale face, he held her hand with concern and said, "Qing, don't bother with my younger sister. I have already scolded her."
Her husband's gentle voice fell into her ears, soothing her uneasy heart.
Zhao Qing forced a smile. As long as Shangguan Xuan's heart was with her, she would be able to gain a foothold in the Marquis' Mansion.
What is there to fear from a savage and willful sister-in-law?
Shangguan Xuan took Zhao Qing's hand and walked into the carriage. Shangguan Qian, who was inside the carriage, saw this and sat down in a corner angrily, turning her head away and ignoring her elder brother and sister-in-law.
The carriage moved slowly towards the direction of the palace.
Shangguan Qian was sulking alone, waiting for Shangguan Xuan and Zhao Qing to coax her. In the past, whenever she was angry, the whole family would come around to coax her.
But in the slowly moving carriage, Shangguan Qian waited for a long time, but her elder brother and sister-in-law did not take the initiative to coax her.
Shangguan Qian felt a lump in her nose and wanted to cry out of grievance.
...
Chang'an Palace.
Shangguan Xuan brought his wife into the palace to express his gratitude. Shangguan Qian stayed outside the palace and waited for Zhao Qing to see the queen.
Walking into the inner hall of Chang'an Palace, Shangguan Xuan discovered that the Crown Prince, the Prince of Yan, and the Prince of Heng were all there. Shangguan Xuan was most surprised to see the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been ill for the past two years and had very little time to attend court meetings.
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