Chapter 318: Unkind Visitors
Widow Qu obviously understood this, so no matter how angry she was, she had to pretend not to hear it.
Mrs. Deng looked at her guiltily, and Widow Qu shook her head gently at her.
It was just a few words of criticism. She felt annoyed and angry, but to be honest, Widow Qu didn't really feel anything.
Zhao Liya suddenly smiled and said, "My dear aunts and sisters-in-law, you may not know that the capital has its own advantages, and Lingnan has its own advantages. The customs and people in the two places are very different."
Several ladies were actually interested. One of them said with a smile, "Oh? I wonder what the customs and practices are like in Lingnan? We've never heard of them. Miss Zhao, please tell us about them."
As Zhao Liya spoke, she winked at her mother and Widow Qu, and glanced at the group of people who were gossiping and laughing.
Widow Qu was still a little confused, not understanding what it meant. Mrs. Deng knew her daughter was always full of ideas, and she certainly wouldn't say this for no reason. After a moment's thought, a light bulb went off in Mrs. Deng's head: I get it.
Deng smiled slightly and said, "I don't really understand how different the customs and social relationships are, but the people there are simple and honest, and the young girls and wives don't point fingers or make jokes without respect in private!"
"Yes," Zhao Liya nodded, her eyes bright and her face filled with genuine admiration. "Such unmannered and unruly behavior would be laughed at and called uncultured in Lingnan!"
Unlike the deliberately suppressed voices of the young wives and girls who were laughing and joking, Zhao Liya and Deng's voices were clear and loud enough for everyone to hear clearly.
Everyone couldn't help feeling awkward.
Of course they did it on purpose and with bad intentions. Firstly, they were all relatives of the Second Prince's Concubine Yan. Madam Lin had hinted that the Zhao family had gone too far and that they needed to be taught a lesson. When everyone thought about what had happened in the hunting ground, they all understood what was going on.
Of course, they were very happy to do anything to vent the anger of the Second Prince and the Imperial Concubine.
Furthermore, the Zhao family had returned, and Lord Zhao had become even more favored, which made them feel somewhat uncomfortable and deliberately wanted to suppress the Zhao family. Of course, they were unwilling to let go of the opportunity to find fault and ridicule.
They really disliked Widow Qu and felt that she had no right to appear in front of them. Now that she had appeared, wasn't she just looking for someone to laugh at her?
I didn't expect that Deng and Zhao Liya, mother and daughter, would sing the same tune. This is a bit embarrassing.
They are all well-known and respectable people, and such behavior is really unkind and indecent.
If the other party started a quarrel, it would be because the other party was too petty, but the other party's subtle sarcasm made them feel so uncomfortable that they couldn't respond.
If they take over, wouldn't it be like they are trying to cover up their wrongdoings?
Especially those who were making fun of others when Deng and Zhao Liya opened their mouths were caught red-handed and their faces turned red with shame.
At this time, Widow Qu also understood! She was suddenly overjoyed, her heart warmed, and all the resentment she had felt disappeared.
Her sister and Xiaoya were really good to her and never forgot her.
Widow Qu then joined in the fun, smiling and saying, "Sister and Xiaoya are talking in such a flowery way, I don't really understand. In our village, we call that shameless! Shameless people! Oh, I, I said something a little vulgar, ladies, please don't take it to heart, haha."
There was complete silence in the flower hall
There was a girl over there whose face was so red that it seemed to bleed.
Deng coughed, picked up the teacup and drank tea to hide her smile. Zhao Liya couldn't hold back her laughter, so she also coughed and coughed, picked up the handkerchief to cover her mouth, and grinned silently.
The ladies whose daughters had just been joking were furious.
Listen to what you are saying!
How can you be so shameless and have no sense of decency? It's just a few jokes, why are you so cruel?
A lady twitched her lips and said jokingly, "That's really vulgar."
Mrs. Deng smiled and said, "How can my sister compare to you all? I've always spoken like this. It's a bit vulgar, but the truth is there. Isn't that the truth?"
The lady was speechless after being confronted, and she couldn't openly involve those young wives and girls. Now she can still pretend to be confused and muddle through, but if she breaks the window paper, it will be a really bad ending!
She snorted and whispered, "Although they know they are vulgar, some people really have no self-awareness. They dare to come without considering what kind of occasion they are in. They don't even think about whether they are worthy of it."
How could Deng allow someone to speak of her sister in such a way in front of her? Her face darkened as she looked at the lady and said, "Madam Yu, what do you mean by that? Please explain it more clearly!"
Many people looked over. Madam Yu froze. She hadn't expected Deng to be so persistent. She became a little angry and embarrassed: "Madam Zhao, how can you expect me to understand? Madam Zhao knows it herself!"
Mrs. Deng: "I'm not sure, so please explain it to me, Madam Yu."
Widow Qu: "You're saying I'm not worthy of coming to this place, right?"
Madam Yu sneered sarcastically, clearly agreeing.
Seeing this, Madam Lin hurriedly smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Madam Yu, please stop joking like that! Isn't it nice for everyone to just chat and laugh? Why take it so seriously? Madam Deng, Madam Qu, don't be angry. Madam Yu definitely didn't mean that!"
Widow Qu said, "Madam Lin, please stop talking like that. She knows exactly what you mean! If she doesn't, I'll explain it to her! Madam Yu, listen carefully. Madam Lin sent me a special invitation specifically for me to come. I felt it would be rude if I didn't come, so I'm here. Madam Yu, if you say I'm unworthy, that's perfectly fine. I want to leave too, but don't accuse me of being ignorant. I didn't come by force of will!"
Deng sneered: "Some people are truly ignorant of their own limitations. It's a pity that they are so self-righteous that they don't even realize it!"
Madam Yu was stunned and her face flushed.
How could she know that Madam Lin would send a private message to Widow Qu?
Generally speaking, this is not done.
The next post is enough, and Deng will bring it. If the host family wants someone to come, they can just tell them individually.
How could she know that Madam Lin sent a very formal invitation to Widow Qu just to make it impossible for Widow Qu and the Zhao family to find a reason to refuse!
Mrs. Lin was also embarrassed.
It was as if she was setting a trap for Madam Yu.
Things had come to this point, and Mrs. Lin couldn't smooth things over anymore, so she had to make her position clear.
(End of this chapter)
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