Zheng Xiu already disliked the Duke Zhongyong's Mansion, and the Duke Zhongyong's wife was blatantly finding fault with it. She really treated her like a piece of clay and had no temper.
She smiled indifferently and said, "What the Duke Zhongyong's wife said is interesting. How can it be my instruction? It was the princess' birthday, and the seating order was jointly drafted by the princess and Prince Gong. They were afraid that if they arranged all the ladies in one place, they would be crowded and neglected, so they specially opened two side halls. From what you said, it seems that you are dissatisfied with this?" Of
course the Duke Zhongyong's wife was dissatisfied. With the status of the Queen Mother and Concubine Xiao Shufei, their Duke Zhongyong's Mansion should not be neglected like this! But Zheng Xiu kept talking about Princess Guihe and Prince Gong, what could she say? !
What a cunning maid! The wife of the Duke of Zhongyong stopped laughing and said, "Where did I show my dissatisfaction? It's just that I didn't understand clearly and asked a question, but the second wife Xue led me astray."
Zheng Xiu turned to Taozhi and said, "Didn't you hear that the wife of the Duke of Zhongyong said she didn't know her seat and didn't tell her loudly."
Taozhi followed suit and said loudly, "Madam Zhongyong, your seat is in the west hall." She added, "It's the same as in previous years."
When the wife of the Duke of Zhongyong heard this, her face had already darkened. This Zheng deliberately misinterpreted her words and let a maid slap her in the face. It was really too much!
Zheng Xiu still smiled gently and said, "Did you hear it clearly? Do you need to repeat it again? This is also my fault. I just thought that all the ladies in the room must be clear about it, so I didn't inform them specifically. I forgot that there are people like you who are old and have a bad memory."
As long as a woman is old, she can't stand being called old. Although some ladies present are older than the wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong, they are all a little gloating at this moment. Although they are old, they have good memories. It's not like they are not being talked about. The Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion has always acted in a high-profile manner and offended many people. Someone laughed out loud on the spot.
The wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Her chest was heaving violently, and the nails on her hands were pinching the flesh.
Zheng Xiu saw that the wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong seemed really annoyed. It seemed that she couldn't make too much noise. If she got angry, outsiders would have something to say.
The wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong didn't say anything, but just stared at her.
Zheng Xiu was still smiling, and her face was almost frozen.
Suddenly, she heard the slow voice of Princess Guihe -
"I'm just leaving for a while, what are you doing?"
Oh, and there is Princess Guihe, she doesn't like Zheng either. The wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong changed her mind and winked at the wife of the Marquis of Qing'an.
The wife of the Marquis of Qing'an was quite clever. She understood immediately and said, "You are back at the right time. The wife of the Earl of Zhongyong just asked about the order, and the second wife of the mansion humiliated her. You have to judge." Princess Guihe
changed into a three-plate golden plum blossom bamboo leaf phoenix fairy skirt of the imperial concubine's color, and was pushed to the top position by Qiu Rui.
The flower hall was full of people from Changfeng Garden. Someone had gone to pass on the message when the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong started the incident.
The wife of the Marquis of Qing'an said this evasively. She didn't really think she could hide it from Princess Guihe, but just wanted to use the power of Princess Guihe to suppress Zheng Xiu. According to her thinking, even if Princess Guihe disliked the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong, she was a guest after all, and it was her own birthday party. Zheng Xiu's interference would certainly make her even more disgusted...
"Is that so." Princess Guihe glanced at Zheng Xiu.
The words really came out of her own mouth, so Zheng Xiu did not make any excuses.
Unexpectedly, Princess Guihe suddenly snorted and said, "I think the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong is really confused. I celebrate my birthday every year, and you come every year, but you still ask others. Come on, tell me what you don't understand. If you ask me together, I will slowly answer you." She spoke slowly, word by word, and her teeth were gnashing as she spoke.
Earlier, she spilled a cup of tea with her shaking hands, which was impolite in front of others. She was already full of anger but had no way to vent it. The wife of the Earl of Zhongyong was so good that she bumped into her... She dared to cause trouble at her birthday party, right? ! She wanted to see what else the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong and
the wife of the Marquis of Qing'an could do! The wife of the Earl of Zhongyong and the wife of the Marquis of Qing'an looked at each other. The wife of the Marquis of Qing'an had nothing to do with her, so she immediately shrank her neck like a quail and stopped talking.
Princess Guihe looked at the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong expressionlessly, her eyes were so cold that they could freeze.
The wife of the Earl of Zhongyong could only hold back her anger and said, "There is nothing else."
Princess Guihe raised her chin to Qiu Rui and took the ladies to the side hall to sit down.
Qiu Rui responded and asked the maids to come in and lead the ladies and ladies away.
As they were about to leave the main hall, they heard Princess Guihe said to Zheng Xiu: "Look at you, what have you done?"
... As expected, Princess Guihe didn't like her sister-in-law. It seemed that they would both be punished with fifty lashes.
However, what shocked everyone was that Princess Guihe said: "It's just a poor girl who came to eat a meal. Do you have to explain so much to her? Just let a maid answer. If she wants to make trouble, just throw her out with her things!"
These words were said mercilessly, which was indeed the style of Princess Guihe. Seeing her words of disappointment, could it be that they were wrong before? Princess Guihe didn't really dislike her sister-in-law!
Zheng Xiu smiled and said, "You are right, I was too nosy."
The wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong also heard it, and she was annoyed and embarrassed, and almost fell to the ground in anger. Fortunately, the maid beside her quickly caught her, otherwise it would have been a big joke.
But now she has become a laughing stock, and many people who don't get along with her glance at her as if they are watching a good show.
Zheng Xiu followed Princess Guihe to the East Hall, where there were three tables. Princess Guihe sat at the main table, and on the other side were several princesses. Zheng Xiu consciously stepped aside.
"Where are you going?" Princess Guihe asked, and then pointed to the seat on her other side, "You sit here."
She originally wanted to leave Zheng Xiu alone to deal with others and make friends, but she didn't expect that Zheng Xiu was almost bullied after she left for a while. Therefore, she was no longer at ease to let her stay in the corner, so that everyone could see her attitude and dare not do anything easily. Zheng Xiu was
a little nervous at first. She had an argument with the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong and made her angry. She was afraid that Princess Guihe would think she had made trouble. Unexpectedly, after all this, Princess Guihe not only did not blame her, but defended her everywhere, which really surprised her.
However, if Princess Guihe wanted to be friendly to her, there would be nothing wrong with it. Zheng Xiu agreed with a smile and sat down next to her.
Princess Guihe introduced the other princesses around her to her. Among them, Princess Guian, Princess Guining, and Princess Guixiang were all daughters of the late emperor, just like Princess Guihe. In addition, Princess Linglan and Princess Lingrong were the two oldest princesses at present. They were already as beautiful as flowers at the age of thirteen or fourteen.
Zheng Xiu wanted to stand up and salute, but Princess Guihe held her back, "They are all family members, they don't care about those things."
The other princesses just smiled and told her not to be so reserved.
Various dishes were soon served on the table. The dining etiquette was so exquisite that people ate without talking, and the room was extremely quiet for a while. Only the sound of chopsticks and dishes hitting each other could be heard occasionally.
Zheng Xiu was having dinner with Xue Zhi and Xue Shao at home. The family didn't care about the rules. They just ate and talked. They were as polite as possible.
Princess Guihe watched her carefully. She remembered that Zheng Xiu could eat a full bowl of rice without changing her expression. She was afraid that she would eat so much in front of others and be laughed at. Fortunately, Zheng Xiu was very decent. She only picked up the dishes in front of her and tucked her mouth with her handkerchief after a few bites. She
was really decent. Princess Guihe couldn't help but smile.
After the meal, everyone returned to the main hall to drink tea and talk.
Zheng Xiu took a look around and found the seat of the wife of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery. She sat down in a corner and her expression was not so ugly. She was talking to the people around her.
The resilience of these people was also very amazing. She asked herself, if she was humiliated in public, would she be able to stay and eat calmly and chat with others calmly? Zheng Xiu felt that she could not do it.
In previous years, the birthday banquet of the eldest princess was set up for a whole day, but this year she was not in good health and could not work hard, so she did not invite everyone to have dinner. The birthday banquet was held in the afternoon and the guests were invited to have snacks.
Everyone stood up and said goodbye.
Princess Guihe asked Zheng Xiu to see them off. Before leaving, she added, "Please take good care of them, especially those who are old and have blurred vision. Don't let them fall in front of our house. If they fall accidentally, we will have to pay for the medicine." She was still polite in her words. If it wasn't for her birthday taboo to say "death", she would definitely not say "fallen bad", but "fell to death".
Her words were meaningful, and everyone's heart was as clear as a mirror. One by one, they looked at the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong.
After hearing this, the wife of the Earl of Zhongyong stumbled again, and let the maid beside her support her, and she ran away. If she didn't leave, she didn't dare to think about how Princess Guihe would save her face.
Princess Guihe admired the reaction of the wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong who fled in panic, then she curled her lips with satisfaction, turned her head and said to Zheng Xiu: "You go and see off the princesses."
Zheng Xiu had just laughed secretly, and now she smiled and nodded and said: "I understand, you can rest assured."
Because of the attitude shown by Princess Guihe, everyone did not let Zheng Xiu really see her off. After seeing her off to the second gate, they all asked her to stop and rest. The Princess of Xinwang and the Princess of Nanrong County stayed for a while, and when most of them had left, they pulled Zheng Xiu aside to talk.
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