Chapter 24: Stripping (2)
Tang Jian was silent and hesitated for a long time.
After a long time, a trace of disappointment flashed in Qu Ning's heart, and she finally sighed lightly, don't look at Xiuhong at this moment, with a combination of pleading and pitiful eyes, she said: "Sister-in-law, I can't afford to eat a slave inside and out." Xiuhong's elders are all alive, and the life at home is not unbearable, so why don't you let her go out of the house and find her own way out? β
The sentence "eat inside and outside" affirmed Qu Ning's previous words, and it can be regarded as defining this matter.
But Zuihou's disposal revealed his soft-hearted nature, but no matter what, he finally expelled this Xiuhong.
Miss Tang San doesn't look confused, her temperament is a little softer, but it's not that she can't be adjusted. Teach.
Qu Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Sister's minion, my sister will deal with it herself, so I naturally have no opinion." She turned to Xiuhong, who was still kowtowing and begging for mercy to say something, and shouted to the grandmother standing at the door, "Go and find Mrs. Cui in the big kitchen and let her bring her granddaughter home." β
Three times five divided by two made a final conclusion on this matter, and the three aunts and two young ladies who were watching from the sidelines all looked solemn: Qu Ning was originally an unknown invisible person in the palace, and when she entered the Tang family, although she was in charge of the feed, she had never cleaned up a single person, and they all thought she was a good person. But unexpectedly, she handled it so quickly today, and she had a little bit of the intention of educating Miss Tang San, and the alarm bell in the hearts of several people was actually sounded: the pattern of the Tang family's back house seems to be changing.
The second aunt smiled wryly at this time: "Young lady, it seems that we have done something bad with good intentions." I thought I heard that the young marshal was going to recruit prostitutes into the house, although we are concubines, but we are always the daughters of good families, so many of these moves, this is also for the sake of family style, isn't it? Now that the young lady herself is not in a hurry, it seems that those of us who are mothers are really worrying about it in vain. Saying that, he slapped himself lightly, and said with a smile, "Blame me, listening to the wind is the rain, don't think about it, don't be angry with me." β
Qu Ning shook his head, stood up with a smile, and only replied sonorously: "Auntie, you can't trust me, you should also trust the young marshal." What kind of person is the young marshal, don't you know it in your hearts? Whether it is the upbringing bloodline of the Tang family or the Zou family, they will not teach a merry son who indulges in alcoholic beauty, right? At this point, the aunts and grandmothers are really worried. β
Everyone couldn't help muttering in their hearts: It is because we know that the young marshal will not recruit prostitutes to get started, that we are curious about what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd when you find someone to go to the Bada Hutong!
Who knows that she is now holding a gun with a stick, but a bunch of people are speechless, and now, it can really be said that stealing chickens and rice, and the matter is still not inquired about clearly, but she also lost a good chess piece.
She said that it was okay, and everyone had no excuse to rely on, so they had to quit.
Qu Ning glanced at Tang Key, who was sitting on the side from beginning to end, stunned as if thoughtful, her fingers lightly tapped the table, retrieving her attention, she smiled gently at Tang Key, and asked, "What did the third sister see?" β
Tang Jian seemed to have just woken up at this moment, exhaled heavily, and his body softened on the chair: "Sister-in-law, it's scared to death." I'm afraid that if the aunts come in a rage, if they find out that we are talking to the girls in the hall, they will sue their father, but they will not have our good fruit to eat. She patted her chest, not very afraid, "Fortunately, sister-in-law, you are amazing, and you took away their thoughts in a few words, huh, if it was me, I wouldn't know how to deal with it at that time." β
Qu Ning picked up the oranges in the fruit bowl next to her and pushed them away, peeled a few petals for Tang Key and put them on the plate in front of her, and shook her head: "Third sister, do you remember what the second sister said when she came over?" β
Tang Jian "pouted", turned her head and thought about it for a while, she seemed to realize something, and gradually frowned, with a thoughtful look on her face: "What does sister-in-law mean...... Could it be that the menacing momentum is just a faΓ§ade, in fact...... Didn't the aunts come to ask about the guilt? β
Qu Ning finally nodded appreciatively.
"In fact, the status of our women depends almost entirely on men. As long as your brother doesn't lose power for a day, as long as I am still the young lady of the Tang family for a day, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks they have, they still can't shake my foundation. But if they sue me and don't fall, they may not be able to bear my revenge in the future. "After all, Tang Dashuai is so ruthless, I'm afraid he won't stand up for them, and Tang Shaoshuai doesn't have a good face for a few aunts and concubines, "Xingshi asked, heh, what are their identities?" Can you get the teacher and ask the offense? I see, it's more like a play. Qu Ning sneered.
She used to be in the palace, and it was not the first time she had watched such a play.
She is the only princess of the royal family, and the emperor is her brother-in-law.
The concubine and several other princesses in the palace also knew that it was difficult for them to shake the relationship between the two siblings, so they wanted to use her, which was very ingenious: the concubines were cold and even slightly hostile to her, while her sisters mediated and even made all kinds of embarrassing attitudes in exchange for her "friendship". It seems that when she needs to make a dowry, doesn't Qu Huan also show an anxious look in front of her that is completely for her sake
The reason why these aunts and ladies appeared in front of her with such an attitude today is the same calculation.
In a big show, someone has to sing red face and someone white face, right?
Tang Jian thought about it for a long time, but there was still a faint ignorance on Zuihou's face, the thin white teeth bit his lower lip slightly, and he looked at Qu Ning without saying anything, obviously wanting to hear her explain carefully.
Qu Ning laughed, stretched out her hand and pushed the orange towards her, and said with a smile: "Sister doesn't understand, it doesn't matter." As long as my sister can distinguish between relatives and distances, and know who loves you the most in this backyard, who should be closest to you, and who you can really trust, this is enough. Anyway, your brother, he's an old hen in your business. β
Isn't it, hold her tightly under her wings, for fear that she will be hurt a little.
Tang Key's face stiffened, and he couldn't help but stomp his feet and said coquettishly: "Sister-in-law! β
Qu Ning couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed out loud.
Tang Jian also smiled, and then nodded and sighed: "Sister-in-law, I also know that my brother is the one who loves me the most, but I always think that everyone is a brother and sister in the end, and there are some innocuous little favors, even if you let it go, it doesn't hurt." What's more, the second aunt didn't participate in the conspiracy against my mother back then, so they weren't too ruthless, so I softened my heart......" she said and lowered her head.
Speaking of this, Qu Ning's face also became serious.
She frowned slightly: "About my mother-in-law, the young marshal told me vaguely." But exactly, what's going on? β
Her deceased mother-in-law, who was born in the Zou family of the Jiangnan clan, was taught by the Zou family as the former Jinma Yutang, and the woman who taught her had sons and daughters, how could she be poisoned to death by several concubines?
When she heard it at the time, she just felt that these concubines dared to calculate the main room like this, it was really bold, but thinking about it on the other hand, if it was crazy, there must be a temptation that people couldn't refuse, but at that time, in the backyard of the Tang family, there was only one concubine like Tang Shaoshuai, and those concubines, even if they succeeded in poisoning Mrs. Tang, what were they trying to do? No, just because they have a "mad sociopathic personality", right?
Tang Shaoshuai is a man in the end, and she breathes a bad breath when she thinks about getting rid of these people together, but from a woman's point of view, she always feels that there must be something else in the truth inside...... Tang Shaoshuai did not find out the suspicion, and this suspicion may also cause some hindrance to her future life.
Hearing this, Tang Jian gasped, his face lost all his blood, he bit his lower lip, and refused to speak again.
After a long time, Qu Ning heard Miss Tang San's weak voice: "Sister-in-law, I ......"
Before the words fell, the subordinate at the door came in to report that Sai Jinhua had arrived.
Qu Ning immediately shook Tang Key's hand and said comfortingly: "Third sister, don't worry. We'll talk about that later. β
Tang Jian was a little uneasy, and nodded slowly.
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When Sai Jinhua walked in the door, Qu Ning and Tang Jian were slightly stunned: this most popular girl in the Bada Hutong is actually dressed in men's clothes, and even holds a horse whip in her hand, and wears a melon skin hat on her head, she looks very chic and handsome, but she really doesn't have a little bit of the fat and powder that they imagined that the red people should have.
Qu Ning was just stunned for a moment before coming back to her senses, and pointed to the chair opposite her: "Miss Sai, sit." She smiled and asked her servants to serve tea, "Miss Sai didn't seem surprised to see that we were here and not the young marshal?" I take the liberty of asking, did Miss Sai guess it early in the morning? β
The servant brought tea up, and Sai Jinhua was not polite, smiled and took a few sips, raised his chin and said: "Doesn't Her Royal Highness the princess know that except for a few regular customers, I have rarely come out?" β
Qu Ning was stunned for a moment, and when she could savor the meaning of her words, she felt more and more that the men's and women's clothes in front of her were interesting.
She thought for a while, and suddenly changed to English and asked her: "Miss Sai is worth now?" β
Sai Jinhua was stunned for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, she also replied in English: "It's worth a thousand gold." β
The smile on the corner of Qu Ning's mouth deepened: "If you have a lot of gold, why do you still stay in the Bada Hutong and do the business of serving people?" β
Sai Jinhua glanced at the little girl who was sitting next to Qu Ning and looked quite timid compared to her, hooked the corners of her lips and said, "In Bada Hutong, with my current status, I can pick a man." But if I want to get married, live by men, and live with men, then those men will pick on me. I can't say that I have to be angry not only with men, but also with women. After all, it's all about serving, so why don't I choose a day like this? β