Chapter 126: First Place in Quarrel
Princess Anping paused slightly with her chopsticks, and the smile on her face gradually faded.
Seeing this, Jiang Fei put down her bowl and chopsticks and said to the maid, "Go tell the prince that the princess is having dinner. Tell him to either come in and wait, or wait outside for a while. The princess can leave when she wants to."
In the past, I only heard that the prince waited for the princess obediently, but I have never seen someone so ignorant of the rules. He urged her more anxiously than the master, as if the princess should obey his orders.
Jiang Fei has seen it all. Isn't this the modern PUA? It relies on suppression, isolation, hot and cold tactics to make the other person's emotions like a roller coaster, always under his control.
The maid looked at Princess Anping hesitantly, and when she nodded slightly, she bowed and retreated.
After a while, the maid came back.
"Marquis Zhang said, said..." The maid carefully observed the princess's expression and did not dare to say it out loud.
Princess Anping clutched her handkerchief. "What did he say? Tell me."
The maid whispered, "Marquis Zhang said, if you don't want to go back now, then don't go back."
Princess Anping's face turned pale instantly, and her eyes wavered.
Jiang Fei thought of the ending of Princess Anping that she learned from the system. She had already advised them like this, but some people really couldn't be stopped from wanting to die. She could only pity their misfortune and be angry at their lack of resistance.
Zhang Zheng was so disrespectful to Princess Anping in front of everyone, I'm afraid he would be even more rude at home.
"Forget it." Jiang Fei said, "I'll take you to the door."
Princess Anping hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed.
When they arrived at the door, Zhang Zheng was still in front of the Jiang Mansion's gate, sitting in the carriage and waving a folding fan impatiently. When he saw the princess come out, he did not get out of the carriage and continued to sit there waiting.
Jiang Fei was so angry, but since the princess didn't say anything, she was too lazy to try to persuade her anymore.
The maid Qing Xing held an umbrella and escorted Princess Anping to the carriage.
Princess Anping said, "I won't be going back yet. My dear, please go back on your own."
Zhang Zheng's face changed, and Jiang Fei opened her eyes wide in surprise. She didn't expect that Princess Anping would be so tough.
"You're not going back?" Zhang Zheng's face turned grim. "Have you thought it through?"
"No."
Zhang Zheng sneered and nodded, "Okay, okay! I told you a long time ago to stay away from some people to avoid being led astray. It seems that the princess didn't take my words to heart."
Jiang Fei originally didn't want to interfere in other people's family affairs, but someone slapped her in the face. She was not the kind of person who would tolerate others like Princess Anping. If someone slapped her, she would slap back, and twice.
"Since Zhang Junma said so, why not make it clear?" Jiang Fei walked down the stairs, and Jiu Tao quickly followed with an umbrella.
"When you say 'some people', are you talking about me?"
Zhang Zheng snorted coldly, "I didn't mention any names, so why should Miss Jiang Er identify herself with them?"
Jiang Fei smiled and said, "Some people have studied hard for so many years, and although they haven't learned anything else, they have mastered the art of innuendo to the extreme. They are full of dirty calculations, so they certainly can't write brilliant articles. No wonder."
"Who are you talking about?!" Zhang Zheng said angrily.
"I never mentioned any names."
Zhang Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "The world is going downhill. Instead of staying at home to study needlework and learn the rules of women's conduct, women in the boudoir are keen on showing off. After reading a few words of idle books, they become sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, which has also corrupted the princess's temperament. For the princess's sake, I will not bother to argue with a woman like you. It is unbecoming to quarrel here. If the princess does not want to reply, then let's go!"
The driver whipped his horse and was about to leave.
Jiang Fei couldn't let him run away after scolding her and leave her to suffer the humiliation, so she shouted loudly: "Jiupiao!"
Jiutao handed the umbrella to Jiang Fei, rushed forward quickly, grabbed the shaft of the carriage that was about to leave with both hands, and actually lifted the carriage up.
As soon as she loosened her grip, the carriage fell to the ground with a clang, shaking Zhang Zheng inside so much that he almost hit his chin.
Zhang Zheng poked his head out of the carriage in a panic, his hair crown half askew. "Jiang Rufei! You, you are absolutely lawless! I want to sue—"
"I'm going to sue you!" Jiang Fei said first, her finger almost pointing at Zhang Zheng's face.
Zhang Zheng leaned back as she pointed at him, otherwise the finger would have stabbed him in the eye. "Jiang——"
Jiang Fei spoke quickly, "You are defaming me, a girl, for no reason. We have no connection, right? Don't tell me you just heard something and are making up stories. Is it possible that Lord Zhang is also so reckless when handling cases?"
"You, you are stupid—"
Jiang Fei didn't even give him a chance to interrupt and continued, "Which ear did you pick up on the gossip you heard and you pinned it on an unmarried woman like me? As an official appointed by the court, you spoke ill of an unmarried woman like me in public. Is this how you conduct yourself as an official?"
Zhang Zheng: "Young..."
"Playing chess is a two-way game. How can you be a man if you just run away after cursing? You've ruined the reputation of an official appointed by the court like this."
Jiang Fei is quite experienced in quarreling. The highest level of quarreling is to keep on inputting so that the other party has no chance to speak.
When playing chess, you can attack each other with your own moves, but no one says that you have to argue with each other. You can just tell the other person to shut up.
Zhang Zheng was so angry that he jumped up and banged his head against the car wall. He sat back down immediately, covering his head and said, "You...you..."
"What do you mean by 'you'?" Jiang Fei sneered. "Weren't you eloquent when you were slandering me just now? Why can't you speak now? You must have memorized those words beforehand, right? Sir Zhang, you must have gone to such great lengths to memorize words in order to defame me. You didn't study so hard when you were studying before, did you?"
Zhang Zheng's face flushed, "I, I..."
"What are you talking about? I can't even utter a complete sentence. And you said I led the princess astray, how did I lead the princess astray? Why don't I ask the princess to plant flowers and plants to relax her? Do I have to stay at home and watch you favor your concubine and neglect your wife for approval?"
Zhang Zheng finally got a chance to interrupt, angrily saying, "That's a matter between us as husband and wife. It's not the place for outsiders to butt in!"
The two quarreled for a while, and some spectators gathered around, and some even stopped their carriages to watch them quarrel.
"You said I was a bad influence on the princess, probably because she no longer listens to you." Jiang Fei sneered, "If you really care about the princess's face, you should invite her home and serve her well, instead of bossing her around in front of everyone."
Zhang Zheng's face flushed red, veins popping out on his forehead. "You...long-tongued bitch."
"I'm being reasonable, but you're cursing at me?" Jiang Fei said, "Well, then everyone should stop saving face."
Zhang Zheng suddenly had a bad feeling, and then he heard Jiang Rufei continue:
"You want to be associated with the rich and powerful while also being a scholar. You've got it all. Does that make you stand out? Is that how you highlight your masculinity? Others give in to you out of respect for the princess, and you really think they're giving you face. You're just a son-in-law, and they only moved into your Zhang family because of the princess's consideration. What are you capable of?"
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