Chapter 280: The King of Mouth Cannon Qian Qiyue
After all, a prince had died, and there were the incidents involving the Lu family, the Guan family, and Princess Cheng. After Prince Cheng was executed, people with gossip were keeping an eye on Jiyun Lane, but to everyone's surprise, everything was normal in the Tang Mansion, and even the banquet scheduled for the next day was not delayed.
There was no notice from the Tang Mansion postponing the banquet, and those who received the invitations went to the mansion for the banquet the next day to see Mrs. Rongguo, who was talking and laughing.
Seeing Madam Rongguo talking with Princess Leyang in the waterside pavilion in the distance, her face radiant and unclouded, some people couldn't help but murmur, "This Princess Cheng is too heartless. She and Prince Cheng have been married for nearly twenty years, and she's so happy that Prince Cheng was just beheaded. Anyone who doesn't know would think it was someone else who died."
"That's right. I heard that no one buried the body of King Cheng yesterday. In the end, the people in the palace found a straw mat, wrapped him up and threw him out of the city."
"Prince Cheng and his wife seemed very loving in the past. Although Prince Cheng made mistakes, he has not married anyone else in these years. At least on the surface, Rong Yue has enjoyed all the honors of being Prince Cheng's wife. Now, instead of collecting Prince Cheng's body, she even took advantage of his misfortune and held a thank-you banquet. It really seems very narrow-minded..."
As Qian Qiyue and Madam Zhou Er entered the garden pavilion, they heard some people muttering. She sneered at the ladies who were talking, "If you think this Thanksgiving Banquet is not good, why did you come?!"
She looked up at the person who spoke the most unpleasantly:
"Mrs. Rongguo's heart is naturally not as broad as Mrs. Huang's. After all, there is no other family in the capital that treats your illegitimate son as well as Mrs. Huang. I heard that Mr. Huang Er not only entered the officialdom first, but also got married before Mrs. Huang's own son."
The pavilion suddenly became quiet, and Mrs. Huang, who had been speaking just now, looked extremely unhappy.
"You!" She glared at Qian Qiyue: "Whose daughter are you? What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Qian Qiyue sneered, "I'm not like some people who talk nonsense. I always speak the truth. We ordinary people care about closeness and distance. We are not as broad-minded as Madam Huang."
"If a half-brother in my family dared to steal my eldest brother's marriage and seduce my sister-in-law before the wedding, causing a scandal, he would definitely have his legs broken and be expelled from the family. It's not like Madam Huang's family. This person is having an affair with his own brother, and they can still eat and live together, and the family is happy."
The women from various mansions in the pavilion all twitched their lips.
Mrs. Zhou Er couldn't help but pull Qian Qiyue and coughed softly.
The Huang family's incident was a huge joke at the time. The illegitimate son seduced his eldest brother's wife and forced a change of engagement before the wedding. The legitimate son was so angry that he almost killed the illegitimate son. However, Lord Huang doted on his concubine and loved the illegitimate son, so he suppressed the matter. It was not that Mrs. Huang did not want to settle the score, but Lord Huang stood in the way.
Mrs. Huang's lungs were punctured, and her face turned pale with anger: "You...you..."
"You what?"
Qian Qiyue raised her chin. "What advice does Madam Huang have? Oh, if you want to propose marriage, forget it. I can't say enough good things about the atmosphere in your mansion. But Madam Huang and Master Huang are a loving couple. They endure and treat the illegitimate son as their own for love. They even tolerate having their daughter-in-law snatched away. I admire you."
Mrs. Huang was shaking with anger. Seeing that everyone around her was looking at her, she felt like they were mocking her even though they didn't say anything. She took a few steps forward and waved her hand, wanting to hit Qian Qiyue.
Miss Zhou Er quickly pulled Qian Qiyue back a step, frowning slightly: "Madam Huang, this is Jiyun Lane, please respect yourself."
Madam Huang angrily shouted, "So what about Jiyun Lane?! This woman has a vicious tongue and no trace of a virtuous woman. She slandered the reputation of our Huang family with her outrageous words and made irresponsible remarks about other people's affairs in the harem. She will definitely cause trouble in the future. Today, on behalf of the elders in her mansion, I will teach her a lesson!"
How could Qian Qiyue admit defeat? She put her hands on her hips and raised her chin and wanted to step forward, but at this moment, a voice came from behind her.
"Who does this lady want to teach a lesson to in Tang Mansion?"
Qian Qiyue paused in rolling up her sleeves and turned her head: "Tang Ning!"
Tang Ning?
Princess Yiyang?
The people in the pavilion immediately looked up at the young woman walking in from outside. She was wearing a blue long dress, with beautiful eyebrows and features, and her black eyes were clear and pure. When she peeked in, the faces of those who were talking earlier changed.
Mrs. Huang, who had been pointing at Qian Qiyue just now, also lost color. Before she could say anything, Qian Qiyue, who had a proud face and a sharp mouth just now, suddenly lost her face.
"Tang Ning, why did you come just now?"
Qian Qiyue had an extremely beautiful face, and her eyes and eyebrows were bright when she smiled, but now when she pouted with a look of grievance, that beauty seemed to add a bit of pity to her look.
"They bullied me. She said Madam Rong was narrow-minded, that she didn't care about the relationship between husband and wife. She also said that she didn't go to collect Prince Cheng's body but instead held a banquet here with others. She was too cruel and heartless. I was just angry that she slandered our aunt behind her back, so I said a few words to her, but she actually hit me."
Qian Qiyue hid beside Tang Ning and sobbed, "Tang Ning, I'm so scared."
Madam Zhou Er: “…”
Onlookers: “…”
Tang Ning glanced at Qian Qiyue who was leaning on her shoulder and "crying" seriously. A smile flashed in her eyes. She patted Qian Qiyue's shoulder to comfort her. When she looked up at Mrs. Huang, her face turned cold.
Madam Huang panicked. "Princess Yiyang, don't listen to her nonsense. I was just chatting with someone. She slandered our Huang family, and I was so angry that I wanted to teach her a lesson..."
"Did this lady say what Sister Qian just said?"
"I……"
Mrs. Huang was suddenly choked. She wanted to argue that she didn't say that, but there were many people present and she didn't lower her voice when she talked to others.
At that time, she relied on the fact that there were no servants from the Tang Mansion around, and these people were almost all acquaintances, so she didn't care at all about what they said casually. Who could have thought that a girl would come out and point at her nose and scold her?
Madam Huang whispered, "I was just chatting with someone..."
"Have you said that, or haven't you?"
Mrs. Huang opened her mouth but said nothing.
"So that's what I said?" Tang Ning raised her eyes and the warmth disappeared. "Whose wife are you?"
"Her husband's family is Huang Yi, the Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple."
After Qian Qiyue finished speaking, she turned her head and leaned on Zhou Erniang's shoulder, sobbing.
Mrs. Zhou Er almost lost control of the expression on her face, and pinched Qian Qiyue lightly with some helplessness.
Tang Ning, on the other hand, was not affected at all. She just looked at Madam Huang and said, "Mr. Huang works at the Taichang Temple, in charge of ancestral temple rituals. He receives imperial orders. I think he should be very clear about the principle that the imperial decree must be obeyed."
"Your Majesty has personally granted my aunt and Prince Cheng permission to divorce. From now on, marriage between the man and the woman is no longer a matter of concern to each other. Madam Rong is the head of the Rong family, not a vassal of others, and she doesn't need to look down on others. Does Madam Huang not understand the imperial decree, or is she questioning Your Majesty's will?"
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