Chapter 26 Thank you, Concubine Rou
The palace was quiet again, and the people in the palace...some looked at Ling Chan, and some looked at the person who asked the question.
But without exception... they were all waiting to watch the fun.
Ling Chan was also curious about who asked this soul-searching question, so she looked in the direction of the voice.
She was a girl in red, about the same age as Ling Chan.
She was also looking at Ling Chan, and even when Ling Chan looked at her, she raised her beautiful eyelashes at Ling Chan.
The meaning in his eyes was also very complicated, including provocation, expectation, curiosity, and a little bit of ill intention.
For some reason, Ling Chan felt that the ill intention in her eyes was not directed at her.
Qiu Lan saw that more than half of the people were looking at her with teasing eyes, as if they were looking at a fool, and she suddenly panicked.
"I, I... I wasn't wrong either." Qiu Lan emphasized with a red face and a thick neck. "Gong Lele injured herself during childbirth, and the child was born with health problems. This, this was a well-known fact back then."
"The imperial physician in the palace has been treating me personally for a month but I haven't seen any improvement..."
"And they said the child wouldn't live past eighteen."
Everyone was stunned. Qiu Lan said that Gong Lele was injured, the baby was born with problems, and the imperial physician had been treating her for a month but there was no improvement... Everyone knew this.
But Ling Chan is said to not live past 18...
No one has ever heard of it.
"Madam Anyang Hou, where do you get this from?" As expected, some people had doubts about Qiu Lan's words.
"The ladies present here have all heard of the events surrounding the Marquis of Zhenbei, but none of you have heard of the claim that Princess Wanyue would not live past the age of eighteen."
"I wonder which imperial physician said this? And how did you get this information?"
"I." Qiu Lan thought to himself that something was wrong. Could it be that he remembered it wrongly? "Yes... yes..."
She didn't dare to point out any imperial physician casually, in case she had to confront him face to face...
In a panic, she had no choice but to look at Ruan Yiyu with anxious eyes, hoping that Ruan Yiyu could help her.
Ruan Yiyu didn't let her down and calmly came to her rescue, "The princess has been frail and sickly since childhood. The Ling family has hired many doctors for her, and several of them have said this."
"My mother is very concerned about the princess's health. She was so worried that she made a mistake."
Ling Chan avoided the gaze of the girl in red, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
Ruan Yiyu was right, Qiu Lan really cared about her health.
As a result, the wife of Marquis Anyang would come to Ling's house every few days, and every time she would find an excuse to beat and scold her.
Sometimes he would ask Ruan Yiyu to find a way to "deal with" Ling Chan in front of her, so as not to hinder Ling Xueyao's "future".
As for the claim that she would not live past the age of eighteen, it was actually what they "thought in their hearts". After a long time, they took it as true.
"My ladies, you don't understand the princess's condition, nor do you know how much effort we put into it. Now that the princess is back in good health, only we know the hardships involved."
What I mean is...if you don't know the inside story, please stop talking here.
When saying these words, Ruan Yiyu didn't dare to look at Ling Chan, for fear that she would ruin her plans in public.
Seeing that Ling Chan didn't say anything, she was feeling relieved, but she didn't know that what was coming would always come.
Ling Chan put down the teacup, with a faint smile on her face that made people confused and puzzled.
"Mrs. Ling has indeed worked hard over the years."
The ladies all looked gloomy, the girl in red was slightly annoyed, and Ruan Yiyu forced a kind smile...
"I can only blame my luck for being so strong that I can still survive despite the torture you've endured for over a decade..."
Before anyone else could react, Ling Xueyao couldn't sit still anymore.
"Ling Chan, what nonsense are you talking about? Mother has treated you well over the years..."
"you..."
"Ling Xueyao!" Ling Chan's voice was not loud, but full of majesty.
"Whether it's thin or not can't be determined by just a few empty words from you."
Everyone's eyes swept back and forth between Ling Xueyao and Ling Chan. Compared with Ling Chan's plainness, Ling Xueyao's outfit could be described as exquisite and gorgeous.
Although Ling Chan kept the imperial jewelry, Ling Xueyao was still wearing a robe made of Yingyun gauze given by the emperor, with various gold and jade hairpins in her hair, accessories around her waist, and jade bracelets on her wrists...
Ling Xueyao noticed everyone's gaze and subconsciously hid her hands in her sleeves.
At the same time, he turned his eyes and came up with a solution.
"Ling Chan, you are frail but you think you are noble. You don't like gorgeous things and prefer plain things, but you imply that my mother treats you badly. You are so vicious."
Ling Chan wanted to applaud her; her reaction was really quick.
But Ling Chan also has a response.
"The Ling Mansion has been in the capital for more than ten years, and there are always traces of it in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation."
"You'll know if Madam Ling treats me poorly after asking around."
When Ling Rui was being picked up at the Ling Mansion that day, some people who knew the situation said that Ling Chan was not given any share of the tailoring service at the Ling Mansion. This news spread throughout the capital, and all the ladies had heard about it.
Everyone understood what Ling Chan meant and covered their mouths with their hands and laughed.
Ling Xueyao was about to say something but was stopped by Ruan Yiyu.
"There are many people talking here today, so don't say too much." She reminded Ling Xueyao.
Ling Xueyao blinked and sat down obediently.
Ruan Yiyu was right. Those present today were the wives of the fifth-rank ministers of the court, and each of them had a complicated network of relationships.
If you say something wrong and end up in a bad mood...it will be disadvantageous to them.
At this moment, the palace maids sang loudly, "Empress Rou has arrived, Princess Anping has arrived, Princess Anhe has arrived."
Everyone stood up, and Ling Chan also stood up.
Everyone stood up and bowed their heads, saying in unison, "Greetings to Her Majesty Roufei, long live Her Majesty."
Ling Chan also bent her legs symbolically.
Concubine Rou's face was kind, "No need to be polite, please sit down."
Everyone sits down...
Princess Anping and Princess Anhe, who came with Concubine Rou, sat above Ling Chan and were looking at her curiously.
Sitting in this position, and someone I have never seen before, it must be Princess Wanyue.
"Is this Princess Wanyue?" Concubine Rou also looked over.
The two palace maids standing behind her were the two gorgeous palace maids who went to welcome Ling Chan in.
Ling Chan knew that these two palace maids must have told Concubine Rou what happened to her at the palace gate, otherwise Concubine Rou would not have looked embarrassed at this moment.
"That's right." Ling Chan had already sat down, so she didn't stand up and answered directly.
Concubine Rou smiled and said, "Princess Wanyue hasn't attended any palace banquets in many years. It seems she is unfamiliar with the palace rules and etiquette."
"How about I ask the nanny next to me to teach the princess for a few days?"
Isn't this just pointing at Ling Chan's nose and scolding her for not knowing the rules?
Ling Chan smiled and said, "Okay."
The others looked at each other and no one interrupted.
On the contrary, Ruan Yiyu, Ling Xueyao and her two daughters curled their lips slightly, looking a little gloating.
"Wan Yue has been motherless since childhood, with no one to teach her. Despite being favored by the late emperor, she refuses to kneel before him. She is indeed lacking in etiquette."
"Then I'll have to trouble Her Majesty, Concubine Rou."
The smile on Concubine Rou's face froze...
Yes, Princess Wanyue was favored by the late emperor and did not kneel before him. What qualifications did she have to teach Princess Wanyue about etiquette?
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