The weather is not good today. The sun is covered by a layer of thin clouds. The wind blows and the clouds are getting thicker. It looks like it might rain in the afternoon. These ladies who have a good relationship with Feng are almost all from higher-class families than Feng. They have seen all kinds of scenery. They came here today mostly because Feng Yushan is the Minister of Justice and is in a good momentum.
Everyone was still giving him face, but some people were unhappy and spoke without mercy. For example, Qin, the wife of the Earl of Changyuan, was waving her round fan and sneering with disdain.
She had not originally planned to come. Thinking of how her daughter was bullied by the eldest daughter of the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion at Daci Temple two days ago, she was furious. If her daughter had not asked to come and see, she would not have come at all.
Thinking that Feng was from this Feng family, Qin's words were rather unpleasant to the ear. As luck would have it, the wife of the Marquis of Xuanping heard them. She glanced at Qin, and before she could say anything, she raised her head and snorted coldly, staring straight at her: "If you want to talk about beauty, it has to be the Imperial Garden in the palace. That's the truly pleasant scenery!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding ladies all looked towards the wife of the Marquis of Xuanping. She covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled softly, then turned to look at Qin. "It's just that, this Imperial Garden, I'm sure even the wife of the Marquis of Changyuan hasn't been there many times. Although I was born into a family of officials like the Feng family, I was able to go to the palace to pay my respects to the Empress twice, thanks to my uncle."
These words made Qin's heart boil with anger. Although they were both earl's wives, the Queen did not value her much because the Queen's wife Xuanping was the original wife and she was only the concubine. She had been married into the earl's mansion for many years, but she had only seen the Queen from a distance when she came to celebrate the Queen's birthday.
Jiang was just worrying about what to do, but when she saw that her third aunt had arrived at the right time and helped her to fight back against Qin, her expression became a little better.
"What do you mean, Lady Xuanping? We're both Lady Xuanping, both hold imperial titles. Could it be that one of us is more despised than the other? I just thought the Feng family garden was a little small, and Lady Xuanping jumped out to defend her family. Am I kidding?"
I thought Qin would shut up tactfully, but I didn't expect she would dare to talk back. Lady Xuanping stared at Qin with an unfriendly look. She was about to say a few more words when Jiang pulled her away. She had important things to do today and couldn't let it be delayed because of a small matter.
"Third Aunt is back and has gone to Mingrui Hall. Mother should still be having breakfast. Please go over and pay your respects to her and accompany her."
In this situation, we must get those people away first, otherwise there might be a fight.
Lady Xuanping glanced at her second sister-in-law, and seeing Jiang winking at her, she turned around and left reluctantly.
Seeing this, Qin snorted coldly, "You really think you're such a powerful person!"
Everyone knew that she was angry at the moment, and was afraid that anyone who approached her would be bitten, so no one went to talk to Qin.
Jiang Mingzhi, who was watching from a distance, simply smiled in a cryptic manner. Qingtang tutted his words and said, "They all claim to be influential ladies in Bianjing City, but look at their behavior. They're not even as good as the housekeepers in our Wang family."
As they were talking, a young girl in a gorgeous aqua dress suddenly stood up. "I've heard that Sister Qingyue is very good at painting, but I've never seen her in person. Now that spring is in full bloom, Jinrou would like to ask Sister Qingyue to paint a picture for us so we can learn from each other."
Jiang Mingzhi looked over from afar and saw that the girl who was speaking had bright eyes and white teeth, and her dress and appearance were quite elegant. She was obviously a guest who was raised in seclusion and knew nothing about the sufferings of the world. She knew this person. She was indeed the daughter of the third aunt of the Feng family and the eldest daughter of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion.
Talking about the third aunt of the Feng family, people used to compare her with her elder sister who married into the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion. One married into the Marquis's Mansion and the other married into the Earl's Mansion. The Feng family had two women who were granted official titles in a row, which was also a happy event that brought honor to the family. However, the relationship between the elder Feng and the younger Feng was not very good.
When she was a princess, she only heard people mention it casually. They said that although the wife of Marquis Jinyi and the wife of Marquis Xuanping were sisters from the same mother, they rarely interacted with each other, as if there was some rift between them before they got married.
After returning from Daci Temple, she immediately sent a message to Lu Yun, asking him to investigate the matter in detail. If she hadn't investigated, she wouldn't have known the truth, and she was shocked by the investigation.
She never thought that Xiao Feng had liked her brother-in-law in the past, and almost entered the mansion to share a husband with her sister. Later, by accident, Xiao Feng married the second young master of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion. She had originally had no chance of becoming the Marquis's wife, but unexpectedly, the prince died of illness, and the second young master inherited the title, and Xiao Feng became the Marquis's wife.
However, Xiao Feng had been married to the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion for many years, but she still had no children. For many years, she had only one daughter. Later, she became pregnant many times but had miscarriages. There were rumors in the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion that the reason why the Marquis's wife had miscarriages was because the wife of the Marquis of Jinyi pushed her in the middle of winter, causing her to injure her body and making it difficult for her to get pregnant.
Whether this story is true or not remains to be verified, but the discord between the two sisters is indeed obvious to all.
However, the Feng family does not offend either side. When dealing with family matters, even if the two sisters are not on good terms, they will give face to their brother and sister-in-law and go back to their parents' home to show their support.
Looking at Pei Jinrou's expression, it seemed that she wanted to get revenge for her mother.
She had a pretty good understanding of Han Qingyue. She didn't mean she was good at painting. She just asked someone to paint for her and had a few paintings done. The Changyuan Earl's Mansion then directed and performed the paintings themselves and had people buy them at high prices. That's how Han Qingyue got the reputation of a talented woman.
Anyone with a little status could find out about this matter. It was obvious that Pei Jinrou knew about it, so she deliberately suggested that Han Qingyue paint on the spot.
Jiang Mingzhi curled the corners of his mouth. This matter was quite interesting.
My cousin Pei Jinrou is also a scheming person. Her reputation as a talented woman is not inferior to Han Qingyue. Seeing how confident she is, it seems that she has some real talent and knowledge.
"Why should I agree to your request?"
How could Han Qingyue dare to agree? If she agreed, her secret would be exposed.
Pei Jinrou has a gentle appearance and looks harmless. Han Qingyue is wearing a lilac dress today. If she doesn't speak, she will look pretty and cute. But as soon as she opens her mouth, she looks full of hostility and seems difficult to get along with.
"Why? Sister Qingyue is a few years older than me. Are you worried about losing to me?"
Pei Jin was gentle but firm, and did not intend to give Han Qingyue any room for refusal.
Isn’t your mother very powerful? If she dares to offend my mother, I will teach her a lesson. I want to see how you can maintain your reputation as a talented woman today!
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