"Shen Qingqiu!"
As soon as Princess Changping returned home, she was so angry that she smashed all the porcelain on the table. When she was angry, she always liked to vent her anger on the maid beside her, so no one dared to persuade her at this time.
By the time she had spread enough fire and thrown enough things, the house was in a mess.
Princess Changping pinched her own hands. How could she let Shen Qingqiu, that woman, continue to be so proud? Not to mention how uncomfortable she felt watching that woman so proud. They had already had a lot of grudges in the past. If Shen Qingqiu continued to rise to prominence, wouldn't she take revenge in the future?
Thinking of the days when she was under house arrest, Princess Changping's brows turned sinister.
I have to think of a way to solve the problem once and for all, so that Shen Qingqiu will no longer appear in my life.
Thinking of this, Changping curled her lips and smiled. Didn’t she just happen to have an old knife that she hadn’t used yet?
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The Dao family has not had a very comfortable time these past few days. Old Mrs. Dao has never been an easy person to get along with.
She was already notoriously difficult to deal with in the countryside, but now that she has come to a place like the capital, all the wealthy and powerful people have to give her face, which makes this shameless old lady Dao feel more and more comfortable. It is precisely because she has been comfortable like a fish in water for so many days that she now meets Shen Qingqiu, who does not play according to her ideas.
Old Mrs. Dao hadn't slept well for several days.
"Is this the Dao Mansion?"
Old Mrs. Dao was sitting in the yard feeling bored when suddenly a little maid poked her head in at the door.
"Yes, you are..."
Seeing her answer, the little maid smiled sweetly, "Our princess wants to see the old lady. I wonder if you will grant her this honor?"
Now, whenever Old Lady Dao heard the word "Princess", she felt a headache. "What kind of Princess wants to see me? No."
Having suffered losses at the hands of two princesses, Old Lady Dao now has no good feelings towards anyone who calls her Princess.
Fortunately, the little maid had received instructions from Princess Changping in advance, and she only said, "Madam, please think it over. Our princess can host a banquet for you in the most expensive restaurant in the city."
The old lady always liked to take advantage of others. When she heard that it was the largest restaurant in the city, she clapped her hands and was ready to go.
But she stopped at the door. When the maid saw her stop, she asked what happened.
The old lady looked at her and just asked, "How far is the restaurant from here?"
"Although it's quite a distance, it's not tiring to ride in a carriage." said the little maid.
Old Lady Dao continued to frown when she heard this, "You don't have to pay for the carriage, right?"
The maidservant was from the capital after all. She was used to serving dignitaries and had never seen such a stingy person even for a carriage. She just resisted the urge to roll her eyes and said, "Of course you don't have to pay."
But the old lady still felt it was not enough, "What if I come back?" You can't ask her to take a carriage and come back to walk, right?
The maid could only say: "Of course I asked a carriage to bring it back to you."
After all this, Old Lady Dao was finally able to get on the carriage.
It just delayed some time, and Princess Changping was already impatient to wait.
"Why are we still on the second floor? You ask me, an old lady, to go upstairs. Don't you know that my legs and feet are not very strong?" Old lady Dao said dissatisfiedly as she went upstairs.
Princess Changping was already frowning, but this was not the time to cause trouble for the old lady.
"Old lady, I was a little anxious when we met last time and didn't have time to send you home. Today I specially prepared a large table of food to apologize to you." Changping said with a smile.
"Princess Changping..." The old lady now realized that although this Princess Changping was a princess, she was not as valuable as Princess Kangle.
Since his granddaughter-in-law is more valuable than her, there is no need to respect this princess.
Thinking of how she had given her a big gift when they met last time, the old lady felt that she had been wronged, "Why would the princess invite me to dinner if it's not a festival?" Old lady Dao was from the countryside but she was not stupid. As the saying goes, one doesn't wait for something to happen.
She couldn't see that Princess Changping had deliberately thrown her away last time! Princess Changping's eyebrows sank slightly, and she managed to keep a little smile on her face, "I heard that the old lady seemed to be unhappy with Princess Kangle today."
"Why do you, a princess, have to pry into other people's family affairs? If we are unhappy, it is our own business. Do we need you to meddle in other people's business?!" As soon as Mrs. Dao said this, the smile on Princess Changping's face could no longer be maintained.
"Haha, since the old lady is so quick to speak, I will just speak my mind." Princess Changping sneered, "Last time you went to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for money, you didn't get a penny, right?"
Old Lady Dao frowned immediately, "How can you talk like that, Princess? What do you mean by asking for money? Who asked for money?"
Changping sneered, there was no need to waste words with the old lady, "Whoever is trying to get something for free knows it in their hearts. I might as well tell you straight out. I have had a feud with that Kangle Xiangjun before. Don't you want her to be obedient? I also want her to marry into the Dao family obediently and not interfere with my good deeds."
Mrs. Dao frowned when she heard this, "I don't understand what you are saying."
"Old lady, there are so many people marrying princesses and county ladies in the capital. Why don't you go and ask around and see which prince consort or county lady is living a comfortable life?" Princess Changping said, "She is marrying down to a lower class. Even the prince consort has to behave himself in the princess's mansion, let alone her family members?"
Old Mrs. Dao still understands these things.
This is no different from marrying into the wife's family. Just like in their village, the son-in-law of the daughter of a wealthy man is marrying into the wife's family. How can the whole family hold their heads high in front of the wealthy man?
"Shen Qingqiu, even if it is Princess Kangle, I think the old lady has already met him. Do you think she is the kind of obedient grandson-in-law who will listen to you?"
Old Lady Dao thought of the chair that was smashed to pieces by Shen Qingqiu's palm, and shook her head like a rattle.
"Old lady, as long as you do what I say, I will make sure Shen Qingqiu listens to you in the future." Changping saw that she had listened to him, so he started his own plan.
Mrs. Dao looked at her suspiciously, "Why are you helping me?"
"I'm not helping you, I just hate Shen Qingqiu, and I want to see her being tortured." Changping curled his lips with a sinister smile.
Mrs. Dao had no other skills, but she was very old after all. Seeing Changping's expression, she could tell that she really hated her princess' granddaughter-in-law, so she quickly stepped forward and asked, "Then tell me, what good ideas do you have?"
Changping curled his lips and smiled, "The most important thing for girls in this capital city is their reputation. If you can get hold of her in this regard, old lady, then you will be invincible."
Even if Shen Qingqiu doesn't care about anything, she can't just ignore the Marquis' Mansion, right?
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Every September, the women of the mansion would go up the mountain and fly to comfort the souls of the deceased.
This year is no exception, but Old Madam Xu is old and this summer is too hot, so she is suffering from the heat. Liu has to take care of the household chores, take care of her, and take care of her son, so she can't accompany the two of them.
Shen Qingqiu just said: "Mom, don't worry, we will be back soon."
They had to go this time, but the recent summer heat made it unsafe with few people on the mountain trail. Since the old lady and Liu were not going out, the Marquis's Mansion naturally had to leave some people behind for protection, so Gu Yanran and Shen Qingqiu could only take a small number of people up the mountain.
"Isn't Tu Jiu back? Will you take Tu Jiu with you?" Liu said.
Tu Jiu is tall and strong, so it makes me feel more at ease when I see him.
Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "There are always a lot of chicken-stealing and dog-stealing incidents in summer, I'm afraid something might happen in the Marquis' Mansion."
Liu was also worried about her daughter. Seeing that the two were about to talk, Gu Yanran opened the veil on her head and said with a smile, "There's no need to be so entangled. I think someone is here to protect us." After that, she moved away from the door a little, and saw Dao Yue, who had grown into jade, standing at the door.
Seeing that Shen Qingqiu had seen through it, he lowered his head a little embarrassedly.
Then he bowed and said, "I heard from my mother that the princess and the fourth young lady of the mansion are going up the mountain today. Bandits are rampant in the mountains now, so I came here to escort the princess and the fourth young lady."
Gu Yanran's lips curled up slightly under her veil, and she thought Shen Qingqiu, her future husband, was a good person.
Since she mentioned that she came specially to see her off, she would not embarrass herself, the fourth young lady.
Shen Qingqiu would not be afraid of bandits if he went up the mountain by himself, but firstly he had Gu Yanran with him, and secondly he was afraid that Liu would worry, so after thinking it over he finally did not reject Dao Yue's kindness.
Dao Yue, however, understood the rules, "Princess, you go first, and my men will just follow from a distance behind." This way he could avoid suspicion and also protect them.
The engaged couple were already engaged, so according to the rules they were not allowed to meet each other.
Shen Qingqiu nodded, and got on the carriage in front with Gu Yanran.
Gu Yanran lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked back. She saw Dao Yue standing straight, which made her feel very safe. Gu Yanran turned around and smiled, "Qingqiu, although Dao Yue is of ordinary origin, he is a good husband."
Shen Qingqiu curled his lips, "I never thought I could hear such words from you before."
After all, what the Fourth Miss Gu valued most in the past was her background, and she always talked about her identity as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion.
Gu Yanran laughed at herself, "I was blinded by one thing before. If there is a true lover, I don't care whether he is rich or poor." Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of the past, and Gu Yanran's lips drooped.
Shen Qingqiu didn't mean to make her unhappy, but he seemed to have touched upon her sorrow unintentionally.
He hurriedly thought of ways to make up for it. Sometimes he lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and asked her to look at the scenery outside. Sometimes he said there was a rabbit in front and asked her to look.
She was not the type to please others, and now this action was too obvious. Gu Yanran couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle, "Qingqiu, I'm fine. I just feel that my past self... was so stupid."
People always feel a little embarrassed when they think of their shameful past.
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