Chapter 23: Stripping (1)
Of course, Qu Ning wasn't joking.
She immediately asked someone to drive the family's car to pick up Sai Jinhua in Bada Hutong, and she went to ask someone to ask Tang Key to come, but she only let her in, blocking all the servants who were hugging each other out of the door.
Of course, Xiuhong and the others were dissatisfied, but Qu Ning's mother-in-law, little maid and maids here were already very clear about her status in the young marshal's heart, and no one dared to slack off, so the three girls entered alone, and everyone had to wait outside the door in the cold wind.
As soon as Qu Ning said the matter to Tang Jian with a smile, Tang San's face immediately turned pale with fright: "Sister-in-law, this is ...... Isn't that good? As he spoke, even his lips began to tremble.
Qu Ning raised her eyebrows slightly: "Why is it bad?" She smiled, "I heard that this Sai Jinhua is a frequent visitor to many high-ranking families in Beijing, even Qingwang Mansion and Zhuang Wangfu, she has been frequented every day. Her apartment can really be said to be a great deal of talking and laughing, and there is no vain communication. Those talented and famous people can see her, why can't we see her? Could it be that the third sister thinks that we are going to be inferior to King Zhuang of Qing? ”
"But sister-in-law......" Miss Tang San frowned, "Intersecting with that kind of woman is always detrimental to your reputation." ”
This may have been the case in other eras, but this era is not like this.
Qu Ning glanced at Miss Tang San who was cowering - she just wanted this Miss Tang San, who had been detained in the mansion, to see the happy woman who often walked around outside, and face it head-on, this magnificent era with infinite possibilities.
People's courage is cultivated. The more things you experience and the more twists and turns, the more courage you have to face emergencies.
Miss Tang San has always been protected too well, so for her, the top priority now is to contact more people in the outer house - it may be inconvenient to contact men, but it is okay to contact more women.
Qu Ning smiled: "Sister, don't worry, she was invited in the name of the young marshal." If you don't say it, I won't say it, and if the young marshal and Sai Jinhua don't say it, who will know? ”
Tang Jian was speechless.
Qu Ning smiled and patted her hands: "Sister, this Sai Jinhua was also the guest of those European nobles. It is said that in her apartment, there is also a picture of her with the French princess, the German count's wife. Those foreign women can talk to her very happily and treat her like a guest, can't we talk to her? ”
"Huh? And such a thing? Tang Key's mouth opened wide, "That Sai Jinhua's identity can make those princesses treat her like a guest?" ”
"That's what she's capable of, and that's her charm." Qu Ning glanced at her meaningfully, "Third sister, we women, living on this shijie, the first and most important thing is, of course, reincarnation." If the reincarnation is good, the parents choose well, and the life is good, it will naturally make our future life twice the result with half the effort. "It's like you and me, our backgrounds are much better than those grassroots women," but reincarnation is a choice of fate, and it is not something we can change ourselves. The initial destiny has been decided, and what we can really grasp in our hands is what kind of people we can be with, what kind of friends we can get, what skills we can acquire, and how we can change our lives with them. ”
Tang Jian lowered his eyes, and his voice was weak: "What does sister-in-law mean, is that Miss Sai Jinhua become the guest of the princess and celebrities by virtue of her own ability?" ”
The smile on the corner of Qu Ning's mouth deepened: Miss Tang San's innocence and innocence, shy and introverted, made her almost completely a blank sheet of paper now. A blank sheet of paper that allows her to slowly adjust and change. And white paper is much better than colored paper that has been messed up and instilled with a lot of stereotypes.
"I don't count what I said," Qu Ning shook her head lightly, "What kind of ability does she have, what kind of personality charm does she have, my sister will see it with her own eyes for a while, won't she understand it very well?" ”
Tang Jian thought about it, and finally nodded seriously.
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The two sisters-in-law sat in the hall and chatted with each other, waiting for the arrival of Miss Sai Jinhua, who knew that the time had not yet gone for half an hour, and the Sai Jinhua people had not yet arrived, but the outside was the first to chatter, and a female voice was very noisy.
The door was then pushed open heavily, and several aunts and wives that Qu Ning had seen before walked in with the second and fourth misses.
Tang Jian was shocked, looked at the person in a little panic, and was about to get up to say something, but Qu Ning just sat upright and didn't move, but calmly patted her hand, calmed her mind, and then turned his head to look at Baoqin, who was originally guarding the door: "Baoqin, what's going on, didn't I order that no one should come in and disturb?" There was a rare sternness in his voice.
Baoqin immediately knelt down and said, "Young lady, the slaves and maids have tried their best to stop them, but the aunts and grandmothers have to come in, and even the two young ladies can't persuade ......."
"So, you've done your best to stop it, haven't you?" Qu Ning nodded, her eyes fell on her red and swollen cheeks, and she squinted her eyes slightly, "That's it, this time your dereliction of duty, since your aunt and grandmother have already punished you with a slap, I won't punish you again." ”
Bao Qin stood up, thanked her, and quickly stepped aside to stand with her hands down.
A faint smile appeared on Qu Ning's face again, and he looked at the person who came: "Why didn't the three aunts come to me and say hello to me, so that I can greet you, so as not to be like this, I will really be so embarrassed." ”
In the back house of the Tang family, after the turmoil, there are now five aunts and wives alive, three of whom have a longer "seniority", and they are the second aunt, the fourth aunt and the fifth aunt who are now standing in the hall. They both have children, and they naturally speak more confidently than the other two.
Among them, the fourth aunt was the maidservant brought by Mrs. Tang from her mother's family, and her daughter was the eldest sister of the Tang family. Only now the north and the south are only harmonious on the surface, but there are frequent disputes and frictions in secret, and Sister Tang has only exchanged letters over the years, but she has not been back for many years.
However, according to the news and the situation of Sister Tang's perennial gifts, she married in three years and hugged two, had a son and a daughter, and her status was stable in the morning, and she was favored by her husband. Although the fourth aunt only has a daughter, she always speaks and does things with a little more confidence than the others. However, the fourth aunt was born as a maidservant, and she has always been cautious, and she talks about a "light and dust" in her work, but she doesn't like to be in the limelight on weekdays.
She was embarrassed by Qu Ning's politeness at this moment, and her face showed a little embarrassed, obviously she was forcibly pulled - naturally, she was definitely not the owner of the slap mark on Baoqin's face.
Qu Ning's eyes turned to the face of the second aunt who was cold and arrogant, and her chin was slightly raised - this one is quite similar to Miss Tang's face, but the temperament is very different, one is domineering and the other is modest, if you don't know the details, I'm afraid few people can see that they are mother and daughter.
Qu Ning sneered secretly, but Miss Tang Er next to her had already blessed her, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, don't be surprised." The aunts are also anxious about their sisters-in-law's affairs, and in the final analysis, they are actually kind. Because my brother is still newly married, he actually asked someone to send a post to recruit those women in the Bada Hutong to enter the door, such a woman in the land of fireworks, our Tang family has a strict family style, and it has never been tolerated. Sister-in-law, don't worry, no matter what my brother wants to recruit such a woman, we are all on your side, and we will definitely not allow that woman to enter. Her voice was flat and modest, gentle like a trickle, which made people feel comfortable when they heard it.
Tang Key's eyes gradually widened, she seemed to be restless as she sat on the chair, and opened her mouth for a long time, but she was afraid that Qu Ning held her hand, and she didn't dare to stand up and explain.
Qu Ning hooked the corners of her mouth with a smile: "So, my aunt and sisters, they are so excited that they are afraid that I will suffer a loss and will come to make decisions for me?" ”
Hearing that her words were not good, several people looked at each other.
The second aunt muttered in a low voice at this time: "What else are you pretending to do?" I can't keep the hearts of the masters, and if I am newly married, let our young marshal, who has never touched women, personally post to recruit prostitutes. ”
It was a muttering, but the voice could be heard clearly in the whole hall.
Qu Ning didn't raise her eyelids, completely pretending that she couldn't hear anything, let alone the sarcasm in her words, and waved her hand to beckon Baoqin, who was watching her nose and nose beside her, to come over: "Let's check this palace, which one is the one who has many mouths and tongues, and beats our young marshal's little report behind his back!" She sneered and glanced at the hall, "Today, dare to say who our young marshal recruited to come in and have fun, then tomorrow, will you even dare to leak out important military aircraft?" What is the use of keeping such people who eat inside and outside! ”
The faces of the aunts and ladies are not good-looking, but she has already called herself "Bengong" at this time, and the princess's aura is full of energy, and no one dares to say a word for a while. It was the second aunt who was muttering to her just now, and she only frowned at this time, her eyes rolled slightly, but she didn't dare to say anything more.
Baoqin didn't wait long for the two mothers-in-law to press Xiuhong in, kicked her behind her knees and forced her to kneel on the green brick floor, only to hear a "bang", which was the voice of the knee bones being kicked hard and falling softly, and knocking on the ground: "Your Highness, find out, it's this little hoof, just now she suddenly said that she was going to the toilet, someone saw that she went to see Qingliu next to the second aunt and grandmother." ”
Qu Ning curled her lips and smiled, looking at Miss Tang San, who was sitting beside her, her face was pale, and she didn't say a word from beginning to end: "Key'er, Xiuhong is your maid, it's not good for sister-in-law to act as a substitute for her in this matter." People say that it depends on the owner to beat the dog, and the face of the sister is always given to the sister-in-law. Sister, come on, how should this maid be released? ”
Her smile was kind, and Xiuhong trembled underneath, and Tang Key's eyes turned between the two of them, biting her lower lip, and she was silent.
Tang Key is not stupid. She could understand what a crime her sister-in-law was talking about, and what a big mistake the maid beside her had committed. As a servant girl, what I am most afraid of is to take the idea on behalf of the master, and the most damn thing is to eat inside and out, and the last time my sister-in-law was already quite dissatisfied with this Xiuhong, this time she was caught again, even if she hates right and wrong like her, she also knows that this maid can't stay.
But on the other hand, she wanted her to personally say the punishment she should give, looking at Xiuhong's scared, trembling body, and looking at her with hopeful eyes, thinking of the master-servant relationship between the two of them for so many years, she couldn't open her mouth again.