Chapter 85: Every sentence cannot be separated from men
Qu Rumei smiled and invited Ruan Yunsheng to sit in the main seat. When everyone saw Ruan Yunsheng come in, they all stood up and saluted.
"Meet the princess."
"Princess, please take a seat."
Yao Biwu also stood up and bowed. Only Sun Manying and Bai Ruowei didn't even lift their butts.
Despite her patience, Sun Manying still looked at Ruan Yunsheng with a sinister look.
She came here today just to see Ruan Yunsheng ruined and living a life worse than death!
How could a dying man be worthy of her standing up and bowing to him?
Sun Manying spoke with a sarcastic tone: "Princess Mingyi hasn't returned to the capital for five years. Have you forgotten even basic etiquette? You should come over and pay your respects to the Concubine!"
Bai Ruowei immediately straightened her back and looked at Ruan Yunsheng intently, waiting for her to come over and salute.
Princes were relatives of the royal family, and although concubines ranked below the principal wife, they were still royal relatives and were included in the royal family lineage, representing the dignity of the royal family. Although princesses were the daughters of nobles, they were considered officials.
Therefore, even though she is currently only the concubine of Prince Duan, her status is still higher than Ruan Yunsheng!
She had suffered so much injustice before because of Ruan Yunsheng's status as a princess. She must get it back before Ruan Yunsheng dies!
Ruan Yunsheng sat down leisurely, lowered her eyes to look at the two of them, and said coldly: "If this princess remembers correctly, Miss Bai has not yet officially become the concubine of Prince Duan. As for Miss Sun, she is only the daughter of the Grand Marshal."
"Just now, all the ladies and young ladies stood up and saluted to this princess, but you two remained motionless. This princess knows that your words and actions are vulgar, and originally did not intend to argue with you about such a trivial matter, but I didn't expect—"
Ruan Yunsheng changed the subject, his voice becoming a bit sharper: "You are really taking advantage of me!"
Sun Manying stood up suddenly and said angrily, "Who are you calling the bully? Why don't you let the ladies judge for yourself? Should you come over and pay your respects to the Concubine?"
In order to put on a complete show and ensure the smooth implementation of the next plan, the Liang Mansion invited many officials and their families to the banquet today.
Ruan Yunsheng said sarcastically, "Bai Ruowei hasn't officially become a concubine yet, but I didn't expect her to be so arrogant already."
Sun Manying was unconvinced, "Ruo Wei is already a concubine for sure!"
"Then wait until she truly becomes a concubine." Ruan Yunsheng's eyes were cold. "But right now, she's nothing. So, you two should stand up and salute this princess."
Bai Ruowei bit her lip and dug her nails into her palms.
She originally thought that Ruan Yunsheng would have some reservations when she knew that she had been designated as Prince Duan's concubine, so she wanted to give Ruan Yunsheng a warning first to dampen her arrogance!
Unexpectedly, Ruan Yunsheng is still as eloquent as ever!
At this time, a lady who was very particular about etiquette could not help but speak up: "Miss Bai has not yet been officially canonized as a concubine. According to etiquette, it is indeed Miss Bai and Miss Sun who should pay their respects to the princess today."
This lady was highly respected and her words carried great weight, so everyone agreed with her.
Sun Manying was furious and wanted to pounce on Ruan Yunsheng and tear him apart.
But in public, she couldn't do it directly, otherwise it would damage her reputation.
Qu Rumei was also worried that Sun Manying would act impulsively, so she quickly winked at her, signaling her to calm down.
It was true that her husband had long since defected to Prince Duan and secretly worked for Marshal Sun, but she did not want to openly offend the Marquis's Mansion.
And the plan has already been made, a little impatience will ruin the big plan!
Sun Manying felt extremely aggrieved and was absolutely unwilling to salute Ruan Yunsheng.
But she has not yet decided on a marriage. If all the ladies present think that she does not know etiquette, once the matter gets out, which good family will be willing to marry her in the future?
She suppressed her temper and reluctantly stood up. She bowed to Ruan Yunsheng and said through gritted teeth, "Greetings, Princess. Are you satisfied?"
Ruan Yunsheng looked at Bai Ruowei, "Miss Bai, what are you waiting for?"
Bai Ruowei took a deep breath, then stood up and bowed.
Sun Manying couldn't swallow this anger. After sitting down, she shrieked, "The Emperor granted the princess a marriage, but within two days, the young master Wei from the Anyuan mansion died a tragic death. Doesn't the princess feel any guilt at all?"
When she first learned that the emperor had arranged for Ruan Yunsheng to marry Wei Wencai, she was so excited and gloating that she couldn't sleep all night.
Ruan Yunsheng will have a hard time in the future if she marries a beast like Wei Wencai!
Unexpectedly, Xie Yan intervened in this matter and killed Wei Wencai!
Although it was said to the outside world that Wei Wencai was killed by King Xuan because of his words, how could she not know that Xie Yan killed people just for Ruan Yunsheng!
Ruan Yunsheng said coldly, "Wei Wencai abused his power to bully the people and once beat a pregnant woman to death in the street. His methods were so cruel that they were appalling. The Emperor granted the marriage without knowing the truth. If he had known earlier, he would have brought Wei Wencai to justice. Prince Xuan killed Wei Wencai to eliminate a threat to the people. Why should this princess feel guilty?"
She glanced at Sun Manying, "Does Miss Sun think that Wei Wencai shouldn't die?"
Sun Manying stiffened her neck and said, "No matter what, Wei Wencai is your fiancé. Are you so cold-blooded that you don't feel sad at all?"
Ruan Yunsheng curled her lips slightly, "This princess only knows that good is rewarded and evil is punished. Wei Wencai deserved his death. With his death, this princess feels extremely happy."
Her eyes wandered, "But Miss Sun, you expressed such regret for Wei Wencai in your words. Could it be that... you two already have feelings for each other, so you couldn't help but stand up for him?"
Sun Manying slammed the table. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I be attracted to a man like Wei Wencai?"
Ruan Yunsheng said with a smile: "How would this princess know this? Perhaps you two are just like a turtle and a mung bean, and you've fallen in love with each other?"
Suddenly, a burst of low laughter could be heard all around.
Sun Manying's face flushed with anger, her eyes rolled around, and she said again in a sinister tone, "I'm worried about the princess too. She's already twenty this year, right? She finally got the emperor's blessing on her marriage, but she killed her fiancé. I'm afraid no one in Shengjing will dare to marry a woman who kills her husband. The princess will be an old maid for the rest of her life!"
Ruan Yunsheng didn't care about this at all. "This princess is of noble status, with a salary and fiefdom. If I want, I can always marry a princess into the family. I don't need to get married, and I can still live a life of wealth and glory."
She looked at Sun Manying with contempt, "So this princess doesn't have to be as eager to get married as Miss Sun. A rich girl in the boudoir can't live without a man."
Sun Manying was furious: "Who can't live without a man?"
Ruan Yunsheng blinked, "Anyway, it's not this princess."
Sun Manying was so choked up that she wanted to say something, but Bai Ruowei quietly pulled her sleeve under the table and shook her head slightly at her.
She thought to herself: Sun Manying is just an idiot, she is useless!
She has to come in person!
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