Chapter 285 The Weasel Greets the Chicken
"You have to pay more attention to the Queen. I always feel that she came here suddenly to give you and Tang Ning gifts. I'm afraid she has no good intentions."
The banquet in Jiyun Lane ended. After Rong Yue and Tang Ning sent the guests away, Lady Wenxinhou and Lady Qian stayed for a while longer.
The wife of Marquis Wenxin extremely disliked the Lu family because of her good friend. She always felt something strange about the Lu family's eldest lady, but Prince Cheng and Guan had both "surrendered to the law", and the matter could not be pursued further. However, she felt that Queen Lu's sudden show of goodwill was like a weasel wishing a happy New Year to a chicken.
After the Lu Zhinian incident, Tang Ning had no connection with the palace anymore. However, Empress Lu insisted on letting everyone in the capital know how much she valued and favored Tang Ning. This was a bit too unusual.
"The Queen knew that so many people were here today, but she still forced Tang Ning to accept her favor in public." The wife of Marquis Wenxin was a little worried: "I will accompany you when you and Tang Ning go to the palace to express your gratitude." She is a woman of noble birth, and her husband holds the military power in the capital, so it is normal for her to go to the palace to pay homage to the Queen.
Rong Yue's eyes softened upon hearing this, and she patted the wife of Marquis Wenxin's hand. "Don't worry, it's all right. Although Tang Ning and I promised her that we would go to the palace to express our gratitude, we have to wait until the matter of Rongsheng Academy is settled..."
The academy was newly built, and there was a lot of things going on inside and outside.
Who knows when it will be ready?
Madam Fu understood Rong Yue's intentions and frowned, saying, "Don't be careless. Although her entry into the palace can be delayed, she is the Empress after all. The fact that she has been able to sit firmly in the harem for all these years and remain unaffected despite the turmoil with the Lu family is enough to prove that she is no ordinary person."
"For people in their position, dignity and face are more important than anything else. If there is no reason, they will never take the initiative to show weakness to others. You and Tang Ning should be careful in the near future."
Madam Qian also said, "Madam Fu is right. It is better to be cautious in everything."
Because of Qian Baokun, she knew more than others. She couldn't help but look at Tang Ning: "Especially your academy. I don't know how many people are watching it right now, and there's also Princess Leyang..."
Madam Qian frowned slightly and said, "You have to be careful about everything."
Tang Ning knew they were concerned, so she nodded and said seriously, "Okay, my aunt and I will be careful."
After seeing off a few people, it was Fu Laiqing who came to pick up Madam Fu. After he helped the old lady onto the carriage, he vaguely heard a familiar voice. He hurriedly pulled the curtain and looked outside, and saw Qian Qiyue talking to Madam Qian over there.
Qian Qiyue's eyes were shining, and she was talking to Madam Qian about something. She raised her chin, with a look of disdain on her fair face, just like a beautiful peacock with its tail raised, looking down at the surrounding birds, with a face full of pride and arrogance.
Fu Laiqing was inexplicably amused by the scene in his mind. When he thought about it, he heard people talking about the wife of the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple who was driven out of Tang Mansion. For some reason, he subconsciously felt that it must be related to the little girl not far away.
"What are you looking at?"
Madam Fu glanced outside and saw Tang Ning's back was still vaguely visible in front of the Tang Mansion. She thought Fu Laiqing was looking at her, so she sighed, "Don't look at her anymore. The young lady has already declined you. It's our Fu family that is not blessed to marry Tang Ning."
Fu Laiqing was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Grandma, I didn't see the Yiyang County Master."
"You didn't see who she was looking at. Don't think I don't know why you ran over to pick me up with your eyes wide open."
Madam Fu looked as if she had seen through her grandson, and was a little angry at his lack of fighting spirit: "Look at you, if you had been more motivated earlier, had left a better impression, and had been more shameless later, and learned more skills to please the girl, how could you have been shut down before you even opened your mouth?"
She really liked the little girl Tang Ning, and thought that if the Fu family could marry her, there would be no worries for three generations. But who knew that she would be rejected after just one visit, and her grandson was directly killed.
The little girl looked down on him.
Old Madam Fu couldn't help but look Fu Laiqing up and down. She felt that she disliked him no matter how she looked at him. She was also very beautiful when she was young, and her brother Cao Dejiang was also a handsome man. Why did Fu Laiqing look like a burnt steamed pancake?
Not white enough, not handsome enough, not tall enough, and looks stupid.
Madam Fu looked away in disdain: "They've already rejected you, so don't keep coming up to them under the pretext of wanting to take me over. It's embarrassing."
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Fu Laiqing: "Grandma, I just came to the south of the city to do some work, and I'll take you back on my way home after work."
Madam Fu glared at him: "Do you think I believe you?"
Fu Laiqing: "I'm serious..."
"Yes, yes, you're serious. You're just on your way." Madam Fu said perfunctorily, "Last time you dropped me off, this time you're picking me up."
The Love Affairs Office has moved to the south of the city!
Fu Laiqing felt helpless. He was just passing by. He liked Tang Ning, but since she said she didn't like her, he didn't want to get involved. Besides, if his grandmother hadn't said it just now, he would have forgotten that the Princess of Yi Yang was there too.
Fu Laiqing couldn't say that he was just looking at the particularly tough Miss Qian. Thinking about Madam Huang, he could only helplessly say, "Then I'll take you home?"
Madam Fu said, "See, I hit the nail on the head and you're changing the subject." Her face was filled with disdain: "You're useless!"
Fu Laiqing: "..."
Suddenly, he felt that his grandmother and the young lady from the Qian family would definitely be able to get along well.
They both talk to themselves and are unreasonable!
The nanny and maid who came with Madam Fu couldn't help laughing when they heard the noise inside the carriage.
Fu Laiqing's face fell as he changed the subject: "By the way, Grandmother, when I came here, I heard that the wife of the Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple and the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong were driven out of the Tang Mansion halfway? What did they do?"
Madam Fu naturally knew about this: "They are all gossipers, talking about other people's shortcomings for no reason."
"Did the Princess of Yiyang have an argument with them?"
"That's not the case. It was the young girl from the Qian family who scolded someone." Mrs. Fu recalled the words Qian Qiyue had said later, and a smile appeared in her eyes. "The young girl from the Qian family is very sharp-tongued and has a straightforward personality. She's a little different from her father."
Fu Laiqing looked as if he had expected it, and he said it must be related to Qian Qiyue.
Old Madam Fu actually liked Qian Qiyue's protective nature, and Madam Huang was indeed a talkative person. Everyone knew about the troubles in her family, yet she still had the nerve to interfere in other people's affairs. She knew that Prince Cheng had betrayed Rong Yue, and the incident in Prince Cheng's Mansion was a scar, but she still had the nerve to poke at the wound without any hesitation.
Mrs. Fu snorted coldly when she thought of this: "Don't go back home yet."
"Ah?" Fu Laiqing was puzzled.
"Go to Cao's house."
She needs to go have a good talk with her brother!
Fu Laiqing looked at his old lady with a stern face and always felt that someone's family was about to suffer bad luck.
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