Chapter 94 Interlude
According to seniority, Zhu Huaizhen served tea to the old lady first.
The old lady beside the old lady, holding a wooden support, bowed her body.
Zhu Huaizhen touched the gold-ground enamel floral covered bowl and found it was very hot.
The old lady had a wicked plan, wanting her to embarrass herself during the tea ceremony. If she couldn't hold the golden, pastel-colored floral covered bowl steady, she would undoubtedly accuse her of disrespecting her elders, save her gift money, and even punish her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall. If she forced herself to do so, her delicate hands would likely suffer blisters.
So, she unceremoniously overturned the wooden support and threw the golden and enamel floral covered bowl all over the old woman. Although her martial arts skills were not good, she did know a few tricks, which were enough to deal with the unarmed female relatives.
Sure enough, the old nanny was jumping up and down, howling like a ghost, and looked like she had been miserably abused by Zhu Huaizhen.
"Old Madam, you have seen it too. This old slave framed me and gave you such boiling hot tea. You had to drink it even if you didn't want to. Your tongue would be scalded and blistered, and you wouldn't be able to eat good food for several days." Before the old Madam could knock on her damn jade-inlaid and rosewood phoenix-head cane, Zhu Huaizhen put his hands on his hips, his eyes wide open, and looked quite lively and charming.
"Step back and have another one." The old lady was interrupted by Zhu Huaizhen and could only grit her teeth.
So the old nanny served a cup of warm tea in a proper manner.
Then, Zhu Huaizhen also politely offered tea to the old lady.
Zhu Huaizhen thought about it and thought that the old lady would not spit out tea.
However, she was still on guard and pushed the old lady out before the old lady frowned.
Sure enough, the old lady spit out the tea, staining the old lady's face.
Seeing this, Zhu Huaizhen was furious and slapped the old lady three times.
"You dog slave, I poured tea twice and it was boiling hot both times! You can't even do such a small thing, are you waiting to be sold out?" Zhu Huaizhen rolled up his sleeves and showed his little shrew side, like a swimming crab with bared fangs and claws.
Princess Pingyang saw this and couldn't help but smile unkindly.
Why can't this little princess be her daughter-in-law?
After that, there was the third tea ceremony.
Since the old lady stopped doing these little tricks, Zhu Huaizhen also restrained himself.
"Madam Zhu, since you have married into our Duke Dingguo's Mansion and are no longer Princess Ronghua, you must abide by the family rules of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, be virtuous, and support your husband and raise your children." The old lady said earnestly.
"Old Madam, have you made a mistake? Or were you also taught this way when you were a concubine? A concubine is just a concubine, and she needs to be virtuous and help her husband and raise children. What is the purpose of the wife of the main house?" Zhu Huaizhen chuckled, and her dimples twirled.
After hearing this, the old lady was so angry that she knocked her emerald-inlaid Huanghuali wood phoenix-head cane three times.
"Madam Zhu, in our Duke Dingguo's Mansion, even concubines must be virtuous and kind." Madam Chen immediately added.
Zhu Huaizhen said "oh" and then looked at Gao Yan'er meaningfully.
Gao Yan'er was thin-skinned, and her eyes immediately turned red, as if a fox's tail had been stepped on.
"Okay, Madam Zhu, Agui is very busy, so stop talking nonsense." The old lady said angrily.
Haha, the old lady really wants to accuse Zhu Huaizhen of a crime all the time.
Zhu Huaizhen guessed that the old lady was very reluctant, so the princess should marry into the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
Therefore, Zhu Huaizhen curled his lips and said, "Thank you, grandma, for your teachings."
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