These words froze Mrs. Wang's originally proud expression. She could hardly believe what she heard.
Before he could react, he was hit by another blow, "Master Wang probably doesn't like going to your room, right?"
“You, you…”
"Me?" Tu Qingyu touched his face. "What's wrong with me? I'm fine. I'm twenty-one or twenty-two, the best age, like a flower."
Mrs. Niu: "You've been divorced and can't have children. So what if you're pretty?"
Tu Qingyu had no intention of telling them nonsense like there was more to life than just having children.
He just touched his face and looked at them innocently, "Aren't you here to comfort me? Why are you saying so many things that hurt my heart?"
"No, we just want to say, say..."
"What? You said it doesn't matter, after all, I'm prettier than you guys?"
"How do you know how beautiful a woman like you is?"
"What else? If one day I become like you, I really won't live like this."
Mrs. Wang was furious, but she had to be patient and think about turning the situation around.
"Women can't just focus on looking good. If you don't have children, what will you do when you get old?"
"Yes, if you ask me, you should find a widower with children and marry him now. Otherwise, when you die, you won't have any ancestral graves to go to, and you'll be a wandering ghost."
As he was speaking, a lady sat down opposite Tu Qingyu.
"Come to think of it, I have a candidate here."
Before Tu Qingyu could say anything, Mrs. Qiao asked anxiously, "Which family is it?"
"He's a distant relative of mine who lives in the east of the city. His family owns several silver shops. He's thirty-six now, in the prime of his life. Although his family is a merchant family, he's a very honest man.
My wife died a long time ago, and now I have two sons and a daughter. They are all married, so you don't have to worry about them. You can enjoy happiness after you marry them."
"Oh, this is a really great candidate!"
Mrs. Wang followed suit, saying yes but with a gloating look in her eyes.
Tu Qingyu glanced at everyone and said bluntly, "Since you all think it's a good idea, then let your daughters and sisters marry him."
"You! What are you talking about?"
"Speak human language, don't you understand?"
"You are a divorced woman who was abandoned because you have no children. Don't be so picky!"
"Yes, you are a woman wandering around without anyone to rely on. We are doing this for your own good. Why don't you appreciate it?"
"That's right, you shouldn't be so picky. While you're still young and pretty, get married quickly if someone wants you. Otherwise, you'll be a divorced woman and end up living alone for the rest of your life."
…
These words were extremely harsh, and they became more and more excited as they talked, until one of them looked at Tu Qingyu and her voice instantly dropped.
Tu Qingyu's expression was not ugly at all, it could even be considered gentle, with a hint of smile on his face.
However, this gentle look made them feel a little creepy.
Tu Qingyu spoke slowly until they stopped, "I still say the same thing, such a good person should be left to your own daughters and sisters."
"you!"
"Who are you and who are our sisters?"
"That's right, I'm telling you, now that someone wants you, you should be thankful. Why are you still being so picky?"
Tu Qingyu calculated that the time was almost up, and her current appearance had been seen by many people. She stood up, glanced at them lightly, and walked out of the private room.
The look was domineering yet tinged with contempt, and the ladies were instantly stunned.
It was not until she walked downstairs that the others reacted.
"What's that look in her eyes?"
"What does she mean? Is she looking down on us?"
"She's an abandoned woman, what right does she have to look down on us?"
"That's right. In the past, we could barely say she was an official's wife like us. But now, she's nothing."
At this moment, a light sneer came from the door, followed by a mocking remark, "You asked for trouble by coming to others to get scolded, why do you end up like this?"
Everyone looked towards the door and saw a young woman in her twenties standing there with a mocking look on her face.
The woman had a gorgeous appearance but was dressed simply. Even with only two hairpins on her head, her beauty was still visible.
When they saw the newcomer's appearance, they hurriedly saluted and said, "Greetings to Princess Yong'an."
The person who came was none other than the current emperor's cousin, the eldest daughter of Prince Li, Princess Yong'an.
Prince Li died in battle for his country, and Princess Yong'an was his only offspring. After Prince Li's death, she was taken into the palace and raised by the Empress Dowager.
It is not an exaggeration to say that I grew up with His Majesty.
In the capital, she was even more powerful than some unpopular princesses.
No one would take the initiative to provoke her, not even the noble ladies from high-ranking families, and even less so the wives of these small Hanlin families.
Several people smiled apologetically, and Princess Yong'an glanced at them lightly before turning and leaving.
After a long time, they sent someone to confirm that Princess Yong'an had really left, and only then did they dare to speak again.
Mrs. Niu muttered quietly, "They are all hens that don't lay eggs. I don't know what they are so proud of."
The Niu family was admitted to the imperial examination from a small place. Mrs. Niu's family was a landlord. It was because Niu Hanlin married Mrs. Niu that he had the money to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
Mrs. Niu has been hanging out with the women in the village since she was a child, and her speech has always been vulgar.
Mrs. Wang advised, "Forget it, forget it. After all, she is a princess."
In fact, several people despised the princess for not having children for many years, saying that she was a person who didn't lay eggs.
One lady said in a more subtle voice, "Tell me, this royal family...why can't anyone have children?"
"Shut up, do you want to die?"
Everyone in this dynasty knows that the emperor has no children yet. He is nearly thirty years old and doesn't even have a princess.
The court was arguing all day long about the issue of appointing a crown prince, but the ministers in the court could say what was going on, but they had no say.
Your Majesty, are you trying to kill yourself?
"Bang--!"
In the palace, Li Yuanqi swept the cup heavily to the ground, and the cup broke.
The palace maids and eunuchs in the hall all knelt in fear, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Li Yuanqi clenched his fists tightly, his face was sullen, and his eyes were cold.
"Establish a crown prince! I haven't even come of age yet, and they're already clamoring for one all day, fearing that one day I'll..."
"His Majesty!"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by his personal eunuch.
Realizing that he had spoken out of turn, he lowered his eyelids and stopped talking, but the air pressure around him was so low that it made it hard for the people around him to breathe.
At this time, another senior eunuch came in and reported in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the people from the Jingshifang are here."
"Let them go." Flipping the cards over and over again won't produce anything, so what's the point of flipping them over?
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