Chapter 186 The Furious Princess
The first two good things broadened the horizons of the people present. The princess really gave them away as she said she would. When they saw the jade ruyi this time, they started to pour out nice words as if they were free.
Something like "made in the palace", "given by the emperor", "once in a thousand years", the princess was delighted at first, the smile on her face never faded, until she heard a young lady say, "This thing looks better than the one used by the queen."
The princess' smile immediately fell. The maid beside her saw her master's expression and quickly scolded her: "What nonsense! The Empress is the mother of the country, so the things she uses are naturally the best and most auspicious."
Seeing that her flattery had backfired, the young lady, who had just received the princess's good face, was glared at fiercely. She shrank her neck and hated herself for being so careless with her mouth and saying whatever came to her mind.
The princess glared at her fiercely with a sharp, blade-like gaze before withdrawing it. She raised her hand and casually pointed at the jade ruyi, "Do you all know what this thing is?"
Everyone fell silent. This jade ruyi looked like good jade, and the item itself was also good, but the price...
It’s really hard to say.
If you say it's top-notch, the jade looks crystal clear, and it shines with a lustrous sheen in the sun, but there isn't any gold, silver or jade ornament on it. If you say it's not good, the jade on this jade ruyi is really rare and good, and it's such a big piece.
So no one dared to speak immediately, otherwise they would say something wrong and be laughed at.
The princess glanced around, her eyes fell on Song Ci, and she said with a smile: "Why has Miss Song San been silent all this time? Don't you know?"
Someone saw that the princess wanted to target the third Miss Song. The Song family was a small family, so she was not afraid of offending them and quickly chimed in, "Princess, please forgive me. The Song family does not hold high official positions after all. Only the father of the eldest Miss Song works in the Ministry of Rites. The father of the third Miss Song... is said to be a businessman. It is normal that she has never seen such good things." She picked up the fan and covered her lips with her hands to smile, with a playful look in her eyes.
Everyone fell silent upon seeing this. Miss Xu, who had just had a favorable impression of Song Ci, could not help but say, "If everyone is like you, judging people by their family background, then I remember my father holds a higher official position than yours, right? Then can I look down on you too?"
Miss Xu spoke with a firm tone, which made the person who had just started to mock Song Ci feel embarrassed and his face turned purple.
Song Ci was a little surprised that someone suddenly spoke up for him. Anyone who was not blind should be able to see that the princess did not like him and was deliberately making things difficult for him. It was really rare for someone to help him in such a situation.
She smiled at Miss Xu. Miss Xu was slightly stunned, a blush appeared on her fair face, then she snorted and turned her head away.
Yeah, that's pretty cute.
"What this young lady said is true. My Song family is indeed not of high status."
Seeing Song Ci admit it, the young lady who was embarrassed just now immediately showed a smug smile. As expected, they were from a small family and did not dare to go against her and others.
"However," Song Ci's tone suddenly turned cold. "I remember, young lady, your ancestors were also poor farmers for three generations. Your grandfather's generation produced a Jinshi, and your father's generation entered the court as an official. So what qualifications do you have to laugh at me?"
The lady was speechless, "How did you know..."
After she said it, she realized that she was implicitly admitting it.
Song Ci smiled and shook her head. This person was exactly the same as in her previous life. She followed Song Rouxi out to the banquet, and it was this lady who laughed at them behind their backs. The only difference was that it was Song Rouxi who was facing her this time.
Song Rouxi is not someone who is willing to suffer a loss, not to mention that she has a nanny assigned by the prince by her side. The nanny is a know-it-all in the capital and can tell a thing or two about everyone's family. She immediately told Song Rouxi about the family background of this family, causing Song Rouxi to ridicule the local official severely.
But now, it's her turn.
"It seems I was not wrong." Song Ci smiled harmlessly.
"You..." The young lady stood up angrily and ran outside crying.
No one present could say anything. The one who teases first is the one who is cheap. Miss Song San did not speak first. It was the man who ridiculed her first. She couldn't stand being criticized by others. She was really vulnerable.
The princess shook her head in disappointment and said, "Okay, let's continue." It seemed that she didn't intend to care about that person anymore.
Anyway, useless people are not worth caring about in her eyes.
Everyone was talking and arguing, but the princess asked, "Miss Song San is watching very seriously, but what did you think of?"
Is this because she has to see the princess lose face before she gives up? Unfortunately, she actually knows the origin of this jade ruyi.
Speaking of which, the princess really put a lot of effort into getting this thing.
"I dare not say what I think, but I do have some clues."
The princess frowned fiercely. Could it be that she was really lucky enough to know the origin of this jade? It shouldn't be the case. She had investigated very carefully. How could a family like the Song family know such a thing?
What's more, Song Laosan's business and commerce are completely different from jewelry and jade. If she didn't know that the other party had nothing to do with these things, she would not have taken out such things.
But the princess had no idea that Song Ci was a person with memories of his past life.
In his previous life, Song Lao San's business was quite large, encompassing various things. She followed him around and learned a lot. Although she was not proficient, she could still tell him the basics.
"Tell me what you know."
The others were dissatisfied, but seeing how Song Ci had just confronted the man who ran away crying, they didn't dare to speak too harshly.
"We've discussed this jade ruyi, and we can only tell that the jade is of good quality. Could it be that Miss Song knows more than we do?"
Song Ci didn't care when he encountered a nail that was neither hard nor soft.
People tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. "This jade is good, but..."
“It’s not worth that much.”
The words fell, like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, "What nonsense are you talking about? Not to mention that this jade came from the Princess's Mansion, such a large piece was carved into a jade ruyi, and you actually said it's not worth money!"
Some people couldn't help it and started talking loudly.
"Exactly. I think she just doesn't understand anything and is just trying to attract attention."
No one noticed, but the princess's face instantly darkened, and she felt even more nauseous. Could it be that Song Ci knew about such a thing?
It shouldn’t be like this. She forced herself to calm down and said, “Tell me why it’s not worth money.”
Seeing that the princess was serious, everyone thought that Song Ci had said something wrong and that the princess was angry. They immediately gloated over her misfortune and waited to see how the princess would get angry and laugh at Song Ci.
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