Chapter 34: Juggling Monkey
"No, that's not what I meant." Aunt Qu couldn't keep her knees bent calmly anymore, and she stood up anxiously and looked at Ling Chan.
With Madam Qu's status, she would never be treated like this in anyone's house.
Not only will you not be bullied, you will also have to flatter and fawn...
After all, if Madam Qu told the Emperor and the Empress Dowager something after returning to the palace, the result would be...
That's why Nanny Qu was so tough just now, relying on her status. She didn't expect Ling Chan to not fall for it.
And they put such a serious crime on her...
Although Nanny Qu was certain that her master, the Queen Mother, would not really convict her, if she could not stay with Princess Wanyue, she would not be able to complete the tasks assigned by the Queen Mother.
So she calmed down, suddenly knelt in front of Ling Chan, and then looked up at her father-in-law.
"Princess, please forgive her this time..." The eunuch immediately understood what Nanny Qu meant and began to persuade Ling Chan. In fact, he felt that Ling Chan was making a big deal out of nothing.
"Princess, Madam Qu is just a bit straightforward," the eunuch continued. "She is doing this to fulfill the will of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and to help you learn these rules as quickly as possible. It's for your own good."
There is no way. The emperor has specifically instructed that Princess Wanyue must not be neglected.
The emperor values the princess, so they cannot offend him.
"Madame Qu, why don't you quickly ask the princess for forgiveness?" the eunuch scolded her. "If the princess doesn't want to keep you, think about how you're going to explain this to the emperor and the queen mother."
Madam Qu prostrated herself before Ling Chan, "Princess, please spare my life. I have overstepped the bounds. Please be magnanimous and spare me."
Ling Chan knew that the Queen Mother must have a purpose in putting people around her, so she would not really let Madam Qu leave.
"Since you recognize your mistake, I will not pursue it."
Ling Chan looked at the eunuch, her words earnest, her expression sincere and touching. "Eunuch, please go back and explain this to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. It's not that Wanyue is being sentimental, but it's just that Madam Qu keeps saying she's following the Emperor and the Empress Dowager's wishes, yet her words and actions are so arrogant. Wanyue is afraid that Madam Qu's words and actions will tarnish the Emperor's reputation for kindness and courtesy, and the Empress Dowager's reputation for benevolence and compassion."
"Yes, I will report this to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager." The eunuch agreed repeatedly.
Ling Chan maintained a sincere and enthusiastic expression, "Eunuch, you must convey Wan Yue's intentions properly. You must not let the Emperor and the Queen Mother misinterpret Wan Yue's sincerity, and you must not allow those with ulterior motives to take advantage of you."
"Don't worry, Princess." The eunuch thought secretly, feeling that Ling Chan was giving him a reminder, but he was not too sure.
He first asked Aunt Qu to stand up, and then asked Ling Rui and others to stand up.
"Princess, I leave Nanny Qu to you. I will return to report to the Emperor." The eunuch bowed to Ling Chan and nodded to Ling Rui and the others. "Goodbye."
Ling Rui nodded and followed, "Father-in-law, please."
There is a third-rank official sitting in front of the prime minister, not to mention that Madam Qu is someone close to the empress dowager.
Just now, when Ling Chan angrily criticized Aunt Qu, Ling Rui was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat.
He didn't step forward to stop her because he wanted his father-in-law and Madam Qu to teach her a lesson. Unexpectedly, the situation turned out the other way around and Madam Qu was scolded by Ling Chan.
Ling Rui took out a silver ingot from the secret pocket in his sleeve and stuffed it into his father-in-law's hand at an extremely fast speed.
"Eunuch, Ling Chan doesn't know the rules. What she said just now was her own opinion and has nothing to do with the Ling Mansion..."
The eunuch let him put the silver in his hand, weighed it, and found it was ten taels. "I know what General Ling means."
Ling Rui nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I hope you can understand."
The father-in-law bowed and said goodbye, and the moment he turned around, his face instantly turned into contempt.
What does it mean that we all prosper together and suffer together?
Not to mention a family like the Ling family, even people in a small county or even a small village understand this truth, but Ling Rui doesn't understand it.
I knew they didn't like to neglect the princess, but I didn't expect them to neglect her to this extent.
It seems that the rumors that were circulating before... were all true.
"Madam Qu, please don't be surprised. Ling Chan has never left the Ling Mansion for the past sixteen years and doesn't have much experience..." In the mansion, Ruan Yiyu diligently went to help Madam Qu.
Madam Qu dodged her hand and said, "Madam Ling, Princess Wanyue's full name is not something you, a commoner, can call out directly."
"But, but I am her mother." Ruan Yiyu was a little unconvinced. Although she was a second wife, she was now the rightful mistress of the Ling Mansion and the mother of Ling Chan.
Aunt Qu glanced coldly at Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui, "Could it be that Madam Ling also calls her two biological daughters by their full names?"
Aunt Qu was humiliated by Ling Chan, so she took her anger out on Ruan Yiyu.
Ruan Yiyu was speechless. Of course she wouldn't call Yao'er and Hui'er by their full names. They were her own daughters...
"Princess, the weather is cold, let's go back to the yard." Nanny Qu looked at Ling Chan with a much better attitude than before.
Ling Chan didn't respond to her, but turned around. Hongdou followed her and looked back at Ruan Yiyu and the others.
Nanny Qu followed behind Ling Chan and Hong Dou, walking slowly and calmly with a graceful demeanor.
"Mother." Ling Xueyao held Ruan Yiyu, "Didn't you say that the Emperor and the Queen Mother don't like her?"
She didn't dare to say loudly, "Now, now why... take her so seriously?"
"Not only did they send her gifts, but they also asked Aunt Qu to teach her..."
"Mother, the Queen Mother won't change her mind. She really wants her to marry Prince Huai and become his consort, right?"
"My daughter, my daughter and King Huai..."
Ruan Yiyu looked at the backs of Ling Chan and the others, her eyes a little uncertain, but she still patted the back of Ling Xueyao's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, there will be no changes in the matter between you and Prince Huai."
After all, the Queen Mother had promised her personally!
"Sister, what are you afraid of?" Ling Yu pointed at Ling Chan's back. "Look at her. She looks like a monkey juggling on the street."
"Why would the Queen Mother allow a monkey to be the Princess of Huai?"
Ling Xueyao was amused by Ling Yu's words. She stroked Ling Yu's head with her delicate white hands, "Yu'er's words are so vivid."
but...
"But I see that Ling Chan seems to be getting prettier and prettier lately..."
"What's so good about her?!" Ling Xuehui rolled her eyes in disdain. "Sister, what are you looking at? Look at her height. She's not even as tall as me."
"I think she... is just bluffing by relying on her status as Princess Wanyue. Prince Huai won't like her."
"That's right." Ling Yu agreed, "If I like someone, of course I like a beauty like my sister."
Ling Xueyao pointed her finger at Ling Yu's forehead and said, "You little brat, you already know all this at such a young age."
Ruan Yiyu gathered a few people together and said, "Alright, let's all go back."
She finally rubbed Ling Yu's head and said, "Yu'er, go back and do some more reading. You'll be going back to the Imperial College tomorrow, and you've already fallen behind."
Ling Yu nodded sullenly. He felt upset when talking about studying and couldn't muster any energy at all.
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