Ouyang Fu came to Chunhe Hall with a big belly.
She met Xiao Qin'er at the door.
Both of them had the same expression, as if facing a great enemy.
The princess brought back several girls with similar appearances from the palace, and they were all gifts from the Concubine Shu. They are powerful enemies!
Can anyone refuse the reward given by the Empress?
To be honest, neither of them was sure about what to do.
Ouyang Fu asked, "Where is my sister-in-law?"
Xiao Qin'er said with a straight face, "How should I know? It's not my turn to ask about my sister-in-law's affairs."
Ouyang Fu frowned. "It's really unwise for Fourth Brother's wife to still be angry with Sister-in-law at this time. Can the two of us fight Mother? We need Sister-in-law to join us."
"My eldest sister-in-law is the eldest daughter-in-law and is in charge of the family's assets, even though it only consists of two farms and a shop. Besides, has my eldest sister-in-law ever suffered any loss under my mother's rule?"
Xiao Qin'er was unhappy.
Why is Gu Jiu praised so highly?
She asked, "Will I suffer a loss?"
Ouyang Fu coughed lightly, a little embarrassed. "It's not that I don't give Fourth Sister-in-law face, but haven't you suffered enough at the hands of Mother over the years?"
Xiao Qin'er's face changed.
Ouyang Fu continued to attack, "Shufei, from the Xiao family's perspective, Fourth Sister-in-law should call me Great Aunt. But this time, when Shufei was giving a reward, did Fourth Sister-in-law get any information from the Empress beforehand?
"After all, in the heart of Concubine Shu, her own grandson is closer to her. Compared to her own grandson, you, her niece, can only stand aside."
This is the truth, even though it may not sound good.
Xiao Qin'er is not stupid, she knows right from wrong.
She knew that in terms of who was more important in Concubine Shu's mind, she was definitely not as important as Liu Yi.
Liu Yi is the Empress's favorite grandson.
But she, Xiao Qin'er, is just her niece's great-granddaughter, and the difference in closeness is obvious at a glance.
No one would neglect their own grandson to love their niece.
A grandson is the continuation of one's bloodline, but a niece is not the continuation of one's bloodline.
Only a very few people would leave their own children unloved and love other people's children instead.
But understanding it doesn't mean you can accept someone else revealing this fact in person.
This is a slap in the face.
The shoe horn hit his face, making a loud bang.
It hurts!
The beating was extremely painful.
Xiao Qin'er's face changed. She tried to suppress her anger several times, but failed each time.
She smiled coldly, "Second sister-in-law is indeed a perceptive person. In this case, why don't you gladly accept the reward from the Queen?"
Ouyang Fu laughed, puffed out her belly, and said as a matter of course, "I can accept it, but I'm afraid the child won't be able to accept it. What if I get emotional and something happens to me? My master will be childless, don't you think?"
Xiao Qin'er said with a half-smile, "It's not certain whether it's a son or not. I see that my second sister-in-law's belly is round, maybe it's a girl."
Ouyang Fu was very angry, your family is the daughter.
This time, she must give birth to a son, no matter what. It must be a son.
If she didn't have a son, how could she be so tough? How could she have the right to drive out the enchanting maidservant beside the Second Young Master?
Her son is her strength.
With a son, she could speak louder and slap the Second Young Master in the face. She no longer had to be a humble and obedient wife.
Women who were able to marry into the royal palace had all been strictly educated at their parents' home. They might not necessarily be the most favored, but they must have their own opinions.
In the royal family, the most taboo thing is to be easily influenced.
Having no opinion can sometimes really get you killed.
Therefore, none of the royal daughters-in-law are truly bullied wives.
No one would be willing to be a bullied wife.
You have to fight against everyone, fight against your parents-in-law, fight against your concubine, fight against your man.
This is also why the struggles within the royal family always seem more brutal than the struggles within the inner courts of the aristocratic families.
Sometimes when a fight breaks out, people die.
It also has a cruel side.
Both of them had accumulated resentment in their hearts, and neither of them would give in to the other.
Ouyang Fu took advantage of the fact that she was the sister-in-law and was pregnant, and was the first to enter Chunhe Hall.
Xiao Qin'er walked behind, snorted coldly, and all kinds of thoughts ran through her mind.
Why did Concubine Shu suddenly reward a woman?
Why was there no news about it beforehand?
She wanted to go in and take a look at the situation before making any plans.
The two of them walked into the side hall of Chunhe Hall one after another.
The side hall was heated by a floor heater, making it warm as spring, very comfortable. It was a little dry, though, which made it easy to get irritated.
The incense burner is filled with incense that can calm the mind and refresh one's spirits.
Seven or eight girls of outstanding appearance, about eighteen or nineteen, or twenty-one or twenty-two years old, stood in a row, at the bottom of Pei's house.
Xiao Qin'er's gaze was like a knife, sweeping over each person, from cheek to figure, silently assessing the extent of the threat these women posed.
Ouyang Fu did the opposite. After greeting and sitting down, she held her abdomen and acted as if she was uncomfortable.
Uncomfortable!
She was in the late stage of pregnancy, which was the most uncomfortable time.
But the palace also gave her a beauty, which made things more difficult for her.
Oh, oh, oh!
As a pregnant woman, is this going to kill me?
Pei glanced at her two daughters-in-law, then asked the servant, "Why hasn't the eldest lady arrived?"
"Reporting to the Queen, the Madam and Princess Huyang were chatting and said they would be here soon."
Pei frowned and snorted coldly, "The eldest brother's wife has a good relationship with Hu Yang. I really don't know what the two of them can talk about."
As they were speaking, a servant came to report to the Madam that Princess Huyang had arrived.
Immediately afterwards, the door curtain was lifted and Princess Huyang walked in first.
Pei was extremely angry, "Huyang, what are you doing here?"
"With such a big drama, how can I not come? Sister-in-law, my brother has only been away from the capital for a few days, and you're already doing this kind of nonsense. Is it fun?"
As soon as Hu Yang entered the room, he started to argue with Pei.
Pei snorted coldly, "What do you mean by rotten things? These people were carefully selected by the Queen and given to you as a reward. If you are dissatisfied, go and talk to the Queen."
Hu Yang sat down on his own. "There's no need to look for it with Mother. If you hadn't slandered her, would she have given these women to me? Besides, my brother eats both meat and vegetables, so why didn't I keep them and ask them to serve him?"
"Ridiculous!" Pei was furious. "Huyang, get out of here!"
"No!"
Hu Yang was being unreasonable, pointing at the seven or eight beauties and saying, "Sister-in-law, you can't even catch a glimpse of this kind of stuff."
Pei was in a state of panic. "Huyang, you better understand this is the Prince's Palace, not the Princess's Residence. I'm choosing a man for the children, not for the Prince Consort. You have nothing to do here. Either get out or shut up."
Hu Yang smiled, "It's really none of my business. But I can't stand you bullying others, sister-in-law."
Bang!
Pei slammed her hand on the table. "Who did this princess bully? Explain yourself clearly."
Hu Yang snorted and said nothing.
Pei's gaze swept across everyone's face and finally landed on Gu Jiu's face.
She sneered, "You're really just talking nonsense. Nothing's happened yet, and you're already instigating the princess to argue with me. Big Boss, do you still have me in your eyes? Do you have any filial piety? Do you know that this is unfilial?"
Gu Jiu bowed slightly, "Mother, please calm down. As the saying goes, if you want to accuse someone, you will always find a pretext. The princess didn't mention anyone's name, so why did you associate it with your daughter-in-law? I dare not admit my guilt."
Princess Huyang followed up with a shout, "That's right! My nephew's wife didn't say anything. Sister-in-law, you can't wrongly accuse a good person."
Pei was so angry that she fell backwards.
Ouyang Fu's stomach pain disappeared instantly.
She sat up straight, looked around, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
She knew that this matter still depended on Gu Jiu.
Only Gu Jiu could argue with the princess without restraint.
She looked at Xiao Qin'er again, her eyebrows raised. As if to say: What did I say? I said that my sister-in-law should be involved in this matter.
Xiao Qin'er was happy that Gu Jiu was going all out, which relieved her pressure.
At the same time, she was resentful that Gu Jiu stole the limelight and made her look like a weakling.
People!
Always hard to satisfy.
As long as you are determined to find fault, you will definitely find it.
This is what it means to find fault with everything.
Pei found that she had been led astray.
There is no need to discuss today's matters, just give the orders directly.
Why should she waste her breath and words getting entangled with Hu Yang?
Hu Yang loves to make trouble and it is impossible to reason with her.
Unless she was not afraid that Hu Yang would come to the palace to complain, she would just have someone kick Hu Yang out.
Although Pei really wanted to do this.
But reason stopped her.
She can scold and quarrel, but she cannot hit.
Once she started to act, as the sister-in-law, her reason became unreasonable and her right became wrong.
Pei took a deep breath and suppressed the anger rising in her heart.
She frowned and said sternly, "These people were all given by the Empress. The Empress specifically ordered that three more people be added to the fourth son's room, two more to the second son's room, and three more to the eldest son's room.
They are all well-educated, literate, and can write and do math. They can help you with household chores and share your burdens, and they can also have children and bring more children to the palace. Take them back now, and you will be sisters from now on. You must get along well with each other."
Xiao Qin'er bit her lip, saying nothing and not moving. What sisters? Bullshit sisters.
She is the eldest daughter of a marquisate. What qualifications do these women have to call her sisters?
Ouyang Fu didn't move either. She was waiting for Gu Jiu's reaction.
She believed that Gu Jiu would definitely come to the fore.
Because Gu Jiu is not someone who will swallow his anger.
The most important thing is that Gu Jiu and Gongzi Zhao don’t have any children yet.
If we bring them back, what if they get pregnant first? Should we abort the pregnancy?
I'm afraid that neither the princess nor the concubine will agree to abort the child.
“Ahem…”
Gu Jiu coughed twice and said, "My daughter-in-law has a question, but I don't know if I should ask it or not."
Pei said with a relaxed expression, "Ask."
Gu Jiu's eyes swept over the eight people. "The Queen gave them to you, but did she tell them what to do?"
Pei frowned, "Didn't you hear just now? Of course, they were asked to serve the young master."
Gu Jiu chuckled softly, "There are many kinds of service. Working in the sewing room and doing needlework is a kind of service, being a tea maid is a kind of service, being a cleaning maid is also a kind of service. I wonder what kind of service my mother is referring to?"
Pei was annoyed. "Don't play dumb, my eldest daughter-in-law. Don't ask questions when you already know the answer."
"Mother, calm down. I'm not pretending to be stupid. I'm really stupid. If you don't explain clearly, does that mean I can do whatever I want with them?"
"You dare!" Pei spoke word by word, gritting her teeth.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Since they are given to you as a reward, yours are mine. Why can't I, your daughter-in-law, deal with them as I please? It just so happens that your farm is short of two cooks, so why not..."
"presumptuous!"
Pei interrupted Gu Jiu and said, "The Queen bestowed them upon you to serve as concubines to warm the beds of the young masters."
"oh!"
Gu Jiu looked as if he had suddenly understood something. "So they are bed warmers. So it wouldn't matter if my daughter-in-law took them and then sent a human trafficker to sell them off."
Pei's eyes were fierce, and she said viciously, "They were given to us by the Empress. If you are not afraid of offending the Empress, feel free to sell them."
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled, "Don't be angry, mother. My daughter-in-law was just saying it casually, not really wanting to sell them. They are so beautiful, no one would be willing to sell them."
Gu Jiu looked at those women with a smile.
Although her eyes were gentle, the women all lowered their heads, looking frightened.
Gu Jiu also greeted them, "Don't be afraid! This lady is the best to talk."
Who believes this?
Princess Huyang believed it.
Princess Huyang couldn't stand it anymore and felt that Gu Jiu was being suppressed too badly by the Pei family and was too weak.
Bang!
What are you afraid of!
Gu Jiu: MMP, starting a game also requires strategy, okay?
Although it may not seem so satisfying when using strategy, at least it saves face and avoids embarrassing both parties.
As the saying goes, leave a way out for everything so that you can meet again in the future.
Princess Huyang didn't care about any strategy. She rolled up her sleeves and charged into battle.
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Here comes the third update!
I'm so tired!
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