After returning home, An Jingzhi was called into An Yuping's study to talk.
After An Yuping finished explaining his purpose, An Jingzhi touched his chin and thought for a while. The opportunity to cause trouble had come. He was just worried about being bored during this period.
An Yuping looked troubled: "Brother, I can't persuade mother, and now only you can persuade her."
"I was able to get to where I am today thanks to the support of my family. I don't want to continue to wrong my elder brother and mother."
An Jingzhi said with a smile and a smug look on his face, "Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to Big Brother."
After getting An Jingzhi's assurance, An Yuping went back to rest with peace of mind.
A few days later, Bai Chunniang received another invitation.
Just as she was about to go out, An Jingzhi happened to come towards her, "Mom, are you going out?"
Bai Chunniang was stunned. At this time, the other party should not have woken up yet.
"Yeah. Is Dalang okay?"
"It's okay. I've been wandering around the capital doing the same things all the time. It's so boring. Mom, can I go with you?"
"this……"
An Jingzhi looked at him with innocent eyes. Bai Chunniang softened her heart and said, "Of course you can, but Dalang, you have to be mentally prepared first. The wealthy families in the capital are different from our small place. We are a big shot in our hometown, but we are nothing in the capital."
She said somewhat tactfully, "If you heard something unpleasant, just pretend you didn't hear it."
An Jingzhi naturally nodded repeatedly and agreed to whatever was said.
Anyway, you won’t let him perform after he goes out?
So, An Jingzhi and Bai Chunniang accepted the invitation together.
The meeting place was an open-air lawn, which was perfect for relaxing.
Everyone was dressed elegantly, and luckily the weather was nice that day, with a gentle breeze and beautiful sunshine.
Not far away, there were other people gathered in groups, and they didn't seem to be in the same group as them.
When Bai Chunniang took An Jing to introduce him to everyone, these noble ladies just glanced at him indifferently and didn't take him seriously.
"Now that everyone is here, please take a seat."
A woman dressed elegantly said, "We've all been invited and have come early. Madam Bai, you're really arrogant. You came last. Do you think you're more prestigious than the rest of us?"
Another person echoed, "That's right. They said the most distinguished person would appear last. He's just a small-time sixth-rank official, yet he's acting so pretentiously. He's definitely from a small place, unpresentable, and doesn't even know the rules."
Originally, An Jingzhi should have stepped back and left the space to this group of women, but after hearing this, he stopped, turned around and narrowed his eyes.
"Tsk tsk," he looked at everyone with disdain, "Judging from the time of the invitation, we shouldn't be late, right?"
"You really don't understand the hierarchy. You interrupt your elders before they even speak?" said the luxuriously dressed woman impatiently.
"I'm sorry, people from small places don't know how to respect others." An Jingzhi said shamelessly.
"Da Lang." Bai Chunniang secretly tugged at An Jingzhi's sleeve.
One woman said, "You have no right to speak here."
An Jingzhi gave Bai Chunniang a soothing look and said to the crowd, "I thought it was just a friendly exchange between officials' families, but I didn't expect you to come here to listen to my lecture."
"You are so aware of hierarchy and rules, but don't you know that it's been less than three years since the late emperor passed away?"
He said calmly: "You are wearing gold and silver here, which is a great disrespect to the late emperor. If this is reported to His Majesty, tut tut." His face was full of meaning.
Everyone was a little panicked. When the late emperor passed away, the entire capital could only wear plain clothes and eat vegetarian food.
Now that the three-year period is almost up, people are gradually paying less attention to it.
"You! What nonsense are you talking about?!" the luxuriously dressed woman immediately said in a harsh voice.
"We all know whether it's nonsense or not. Don't think you are right just because you speak louder. Look at you, you are not much different from our country shrew." An Jingzhi said lazily.
What he said almost pissed the other person off to death.
"Mom, let's go. It's better not to attend this kind of party. They are just a bunch of unpresentable people who love to show off whatever they lack."
"I'm afraid you've been lectured a lot in the past, and now that you feel you have a little status, you're trying to find a sense of superiority from others. What a pathetic creature."
Bai Chunniang looked hesitant, looked around and decided to follow An Jingzhi, leaving behind a group of extremely angry and panicked women.
"What should we do? If this brat really gets to His Majesty, we won't be able to escape!"
In fact, when the three-year period was about to end, one could only wear plain clothes, and the rule of eating vegetarian food was no longer valid. The emperor did not often leave the palace, so naturally he could not see the outside world.
The wives of court officials all regarded this as an implicit rule. Not every family followed it so strictly, so naturally they would not report others.
"Who knew he was such a scoundrel!" the elegant lady gritted her teeth.
"Madam Qin, your master works for the Imperial Censorate. If this were to be reported to His Majesty, I'm afraid..."
The censors of the Censorate report matters upon hearing the news. If An Jingzhi had reported the matter in advance, Lord Qin would have been derelict in his duty.
"He doesn't dare! Everyone does this. If he tells others, he will offend everyone!" Although Mrs. Qin said it with certainty, she was still unsure in her heart.
Seeing An Jingzhi's undisciplined look just now, she knew that this person was different from ordinary people. Who knows what he could do when he gets angry?
Because of this incident alone, everyone lost the mood to continue the banquet and left in a hurry.
On the way back, Bai Chunniang was always worried.
"Dalang, have you offended anyone today?"
"These people are already unpleasant to me, so let's just offend them."
"Will it not cause any trouble for Jiro?"
An Jingzhi comforted him: "No, these people are just the women of the family anyway, and there is nothing wrong with what I said."
He now presents himself as a fearless person, making it impossible for outsiders to predict what he will do next.
Such a person is like a time bomb. You cannot think like an ordinary person, so naturally you won’t offend him easily.
Besides, those people were in the wrong. Even if the matter was brought to the emperor, An Jingzhi would still be right.
If they dared to make things difficult for An Yuping in private, wouldn't that be setting off a time bomb?
"Our family is right. They are too busy covering up this matter and they certainly don't dare to make a fuss about it."
As for the future?
That depends on An Yuping.
An Yuping had just returned home when he learned the news.
It turns out that when Big Brother told him not to worry, he meant that Big Brother would go there himself...
An Yuping didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Her eldest brother stepped forward to help his mother and didn't want her to suffer.
But by doing so, all the officials who could be offended would be offended.
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