Chapter 639: Smart as a Boss
Xuan Qiwen was so angry that her face twisted and she wanted to curse, but Qian Qiyue and others had already entered the house, and Shi Lan was respectfully blocking the door, as if to see someone off.
Xuan Qiwen could only stamp her feet heavily: "Let's go!"
Fu Jinrou didn't expect that instead of enjoying the excitement, she got herself into trouble. Seeing Xuan Qiwen leave angrily, she stood in front of the door and whispered, "Ayue, don't worry about you and Madam Rongguo."
"The Queen Mother may have summoned Tang Ning just to talk. The Queen Mother is kind and gentle, and she won't make things difficult for Tang Ning."
Qian Qiyue rolled her eyes.
Zhou Yuchang also felt a little disgusted.
The Empress Dowager's Xuan Qiwen seemed to notice that Fu Jinrou hadn't followed her these past few days, so she stood in front of Qiyun Hall and shouted angrily, "Fu Jinrou, are you going to leave or not? What are you doing there?"
Fu Jinrou felt embarrassed when she heard her yelling, but she still had something to ask of Xuan Qiwen and couldn't afford to offend her for the time being. She could only hurriedly say, "Miss Xuan helped me before and spoke on my behalf in front of the Empress Dowager. I can't neglect her, or I'll implicate my great-aunt and the others."
"Ayue, Yuchang, I'll come find you later."
After saying this, he bowed to Rong Yue again:
"Madam Rongguo, Jinrou will take her leave now. I'll come to see you again next time I have the chance..."
"Fu Jinrou!!"
Xuan Qiwen's voice became louder and louder, and Fu Jinrou quickly picked up her skirt and walked over.
Qian Qiyue and the others were staying in the east wing hall. Through the open door, they could clearly see Fu Jinrou walking hurriedly towards Xuan Qiwen. As soon as she approached Xuan Qiwen, Xuan Qiwen got angry at her.
"What are you doing staying there? Do you feel like they haven't humiliated you enough? Or do you regret being friends with me and want to go back and coax Qian Qiyue and the others..."
Xuan Qiwen was shouting loudly, and her voice floated over.
Fu Jinrou quickly pulled her back: "Of course not, Qiwen, you misunderstood me..."
She lowered her posture and coaxed her gently. She didn't know what she said to Xuan Qiwen, but she saw that Xuan Qiwen, who was furious just now, had a calmer expression.
Fu Jinrou gently took her arm and said a few more words.
Xuan Qiwen snorted coldly, turned her head to look at the east side hall, and then left cursing.
When Fu Jinrou looked back, she gave him an apologetic smile, revealing a bit of helplessness.
Qian Qiyue slammed the door shut, a cold smile on her face: "Does she really think we are fools?"
With things getting this bad, she and Xuan Qiwen were practically rolling up their sleeves and scratching their faces. How could Fu Jinrou be so confident that she could maneuver between Xuan Qiwen and them? On the one hand, she was trying to please Xuan Qiwen, while on the other hand, she was trying to use the Queen Mother's excuse to try to keep them steady.
He was coaxing Xuan Qiwen on the other end, and then showed that disgusting look again after he was done.
She said she would come back later, she was kidding!
Zhou Yuchang had been a little hesitant about Fu Jinrou before, but now she couldn't help but frown: "This Fu Jinrou... I really misjudged her before."
Rong Yue, who was standing by, could see clearly that no one knew what Fu Jinrou had learned when she was at the Fu family's old house. She looked smart and scheming, but in fact, she was extremely stupid.
Does she think that everyone in the capital is a fool who can be easily fooled?
He thought he was good at dancing, but he didn't realize that his behavior was extremely ridiculous.
Rong Yue spoke up, "Ayue, since you've already spoken so harshly to her, this is a good excuse to distance yourself from her. People like Fu Jinrou are often more daring than others think. There's no need for you to get entangled with her."
"And Yuchang too. Your wedding is coming up soon, and the biggest worry is that something might go wrong. Fu Jinrou is on good terms with the Xuan family's daughter, so this is a good opportunity for you to break off your relationship with her. Don't tarnish your reputation."
Zhou Yuchang knew that if Rong Yue didn't have a very close relationship with her mother, she would never say such a thing. She nodded quickly: "Aunt Rong, don't worry, I know."
Qian Qiyue also agreed: "I have disliked her for a long time. It was Tang Ning who asked me to endure it so as not to get into trouble with her for no reason and be blamed, which would affect the relationship between the Fu and Qian families. Now that she has come to my door like this, it is exactly what I want. I just don't want to bother with her."
They were good friends before and many people knew about it, but they broke up inexplicably. Who knows what Fu Jinrou would say behind her back.
Now she has "fallen into depravity" and meddled in Xuan's family affairs, and even helped Xuan Qiwen to "make things difficult for her."
No one can blame Qian Qiyue for breaking off her relationship with Fu Jinrou at this time.
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Tang Ning didn't know that several people were arguing after she left. She was just paying attention to her surroundings.
This was Tang Ning's second time to visit Shoukang Palace. He found that the palace servants were in much better spirits than when he came here a few days ago.
Compared to the gloomy faces of those people I saw when I came that day, many people walked around with smiles on their faces today, and a few palace maids even had the courage to chat with Nanny Ran when they met her.
Nanny Ran was not angry at all. She just smiled and scolded him a few words before letting him go.
Seeing this, Tang Ning was puzzled. Could it be that the Queen Mother was really well?
Otherwise, why would the people in Shoukang Palace be so relaxed?
"Your Majesty, Princess Xiangning is here."
When they arrived outside the bedroom, Nanny Ran went in to report and heard the Queen Mother's voice coming from inside.
"Let someone in quickly."
When Tang Ning walked around the screen where the cranes were paying their respects to his birthday and entered, he found that the smell of medicine in the bedroom had dissipated a lot, and even the amount of sandalwood incense had decreased a little.
The empress dowager was sitting on a chair wearing a crimson gown, her long hair tied up in a high bun and a phoenix hairpin on her head. Although there was still some sickly color between her eyebrows and eyes, her face looked very rosy and she looked in very good spirits with a smile on her face.
"Tang Ning pays homage to the Queen Mother."
“Get up quickly.
After the Queen Mother asked Tang Ning to stand up, she smiled and waved at her: "You are such a polite child. Come here and talk to me."
As Tang Ning stepped forward, the Queen Mother took her hand affectionately and said, "I liked you when I saw you that day, but my body is not doing well. I was afraid that the disease would spread to you, so I didn't dare to call you over during this period. I only sent someone to call you today when I felt better."
"Have you been living well in the palace these past few days? Are you satisfied with the food and daily necessities?"
Tang Ning didn't know what the Queen Mother was up to, so she just smiled and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. Tang Ning is fine."
"That's good. I've been so busy with acupuncture and taking medicine these past few days that I haven't had the energy to care about anything else. I was worried that someone would neglect you. I just hope you live well, lest Duke Dingguo blame me for not taking good care of his wife."
The Queen Mother's palms felt a little cold, and she spoke with a hint of sarcasm.
Tang Ning was a little embarrassed and shy, and asked with concern: "How is the Empress Dowager? I see that you are in good spirits today. Are you feeling better now?"
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