Chapter Ninety-Eight: Humiliation
It is said that Minyi came out of the Lu family that day, and after thinking about it, she still obeyed Zhihua's Jianyi, and mustered up the courage to confess her heart to her mother in private. The eldest princess was furious when she heard this, and naturally she didn't allow it. Thinking that Jiang Wu had just been convicted, it was too late for ordinary people and the Jiang family to clear up their involvement, how could anyone take the initiative to make it up? Not to mention that Jiang Wu is just a white body now, even if the Jiang family is still the same as before, it is not worthy of the pearl she holds in the palm of her hand! Although the eldest princess is not the one who sells her daughter for glory, it is a matter of her daughter's life, and she can't let her come by her temperament and set such a broken household.
So, Minyi was grounded that afternoon. All the gifts sent by the Jiang family in the afternoon were ordered by the eldest princess to be thrown out, and none of them were sent to Minyi. The teaching grandmother beside her has intensified her efforts to reform, trying to break her back from the "wrong path". But Minyi was stubborn, she swore not to give up until she reached her goal, and she was not allowed to go out, so she locked herself in the house and did not allow Mama Du to enter the door.
At Zhihua's wedding banquet, the eldest princess was originally not allowed to attend, but she protested with a hunger strike, and had to compromise, taking a step back and not allowing her to go to the wedding room to watch the ceremony, and only allowed to come back after eating the banquet. During the banquet, it was not easy to find someone around Zhihua to deliver the letter, but she was unlucky to meet Mama Dou. Mama Dou and Mama Du met, Mama Du found her privately with Zhuzhu behind her back and confessed the reason, Mama Dou thought that her own lady should not meddle in this matter, and when she conveyed it, she took it upon herself to omit some words, so Zhihua was kept in the dark, and naturally she couldn't deliver the letter to her aunt.
Yes, as soon as Mrs. Jiang entered the living room, she was accused by the eldest princess, which was quite inexplicable.
"The concubine doesn't know what His Highness means." Although she was a little dazed, she still did not forget to bow her body.
After the eldest princess finished accusing, she still couldn't understand her hatred, she opened her mouth to scold again, and suddenly she was afraid of her daughter's reputation, so she could only swallow the words back into her stomach with grievances, snorted coldly, and turned her face away, not wanting to see this woman pretending to be stupid.
It turned out that after her daughter said what was on her mind, the eldest princess sent someone to keep an eye on Jiang's mansion and began to investigate his family. It's just that the Jiang family has been in the border for more than ten years before, and they haven't received any useful information, but last night they accidentally discovered that Jiang Wu's only son secretly ran out to join the army. The eldest princess originally thought that telling her daughter the news, and the main owner was gone, so she could dispel her obsession, but after her daughter heard it, she popped out a sentence: "The national crisis is at the head, and a manly husband should serve the country in the army." He is not afraid of the battlefield because of his father's defeat, which shows that he is a good man who stands up to the sky, and his daughter admires this kind of person! The eldest princess was angry, her resentment against the Jiang family reached its peak, and she couldn't bear it anymore, so she invited Mrs. Jiang to come to the door. It is precisely because of this that the maid who led the way did not have a good face for Mrs. Jiang, and the eldest princess lost her mind as soon as she saw her, and she tore her face regardless of it.
It's hard to say that you are the master, and you naturally have to stand up and share the worries of the master. So, Mama Du, who was standing beside her, sorted out her thoughts and opened her mouth carefully. "Mrs. Jiang, let's not talk darkly. What kind of family you have, you must know it in your own heart. The county lord is a golden branch and jade leaf, how noble, the slave advises you to be a little self-aware. ”
Mrs. Jiang thought that what the other party was talking about Minyi calling her aunt with Zhihua, and secretly slandered herself, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is too small-minded, isn't it worth calling herself over to scold her for such a trivial matter? She has a straight temper, she thinks so in her heart, and she just says it on her lips, but she is a little tactful, and she doesn't dare to say that the other party is narrow-minded. "Her Royal Highness the princess Mingjian, it was the county lord who took the initiative to propose this that day, and the concubine saw that she was cool and straightforward, and she really loved this temperament in her heart, so she was cheeky and did not refuse. I never expected to anger His Highness because of this, it was really the fault of the concubine. If His Royal Highness thinks that it is too rash for the concubine to just give away an object, the concubine will go back and set up a few tables of wine, and solemnly announce this happy event to the world to show her sincerity, do you think this is okay? She really liked Minyi, the little girl, in her heart, and she also wanted to recognize a godfather so that she could get closer to her in the future, so she pressed her grievances and discussed with the eldest princess in a good voice. In her mind, she just recognized an aunt, it was not a big deal, she was so grand, His Royal Highness should always respect her daughter's wishes and give a few thin noodles.
As soon as he didn't want to say this, except for her and Lilac, the faces of the whole room darkened. The eldest princess slapped her palm on the table, with so much force, that the teapots and cups on the table made a crisp sound. "Presumptuous! What is the identity of my daughter, how can you think of a family like yours? If you want to have delusions in your heart again, I will immediately enter the palace and ask Your Majesty to be the master! I want to see if your toad can swallow swan meat! ”
This is really ugly, even with Mrs. Jiang's open-minded temperament, she can't listen to it. However, the other party really couldn't afford to provoke her, so she tried to take a deep breath several times, and held back her inner grievances, so that she didn't lose her temper. "It's the concubine who has climbed tall, and since His Royal Highness is unwilling, the concubine doesn't dare to force it. His Royal Highness's admonition, the concubine body kept it in mind, disturbed, farewell! ”
Tears of humiliation swirled in her eyes, and in order to maintain the last trace of dignity, Mrs. Jiang endured it until she got into her own carriage, and then let it flow freely. Lilac, who was by her side from beginning to end, looked distressed, patted her back gently, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her wife: "Madam, the eldest princess is too bullying!" I can't imagine that the county lord is such a good person, and there is such a mother who welcomes the high and the low! Madam, don't be sad, let's break off contact with the county lord in the future, can't we afford to provoke, can't we still hide? ”
Madame Jiang sniffed and nodded. "You're right, Minyi's girl is very good, but we can't afford to mess with her mother. When you go back, you tell the porter, and if she comes again, she will say that I am not feeling well, and it is not convenient to see her. By the way, you must remember that this matter must never be mentioned to the uncle, you know? ”
"But did you swallow all this humiliation you suffered today? This is also too ......" The distress was even worse, and Lilac choked his throat in the middle of speaking, and he couldn't say any more.
"You've been with me for so long, don't you know my temper? After I vented my feelings in front of you, it will be over, and I won't remember it when I turn around tomorrow. Uncle, the wound on his body has just healed, but the wound in his heart is still there. Didn't this let him know that it was pouring salt on his wounds? You must keep your mouth shut, and you must not leak the slightest rumor. You know? ”
"Yes, slave and maid remember! I just hope that our eldest young master, this time I can make contributions to the battlefield, and when I return in the next day, I will ask you for a deputy order, so that those snobbish people will no longer dare to look down on our Jiang family, and let Mrs. you take this sulk in your heart! ”
Speaking of her son, Mrs. Jiang's attention was diverted, and she was finally no longer so aggrieved. The master and servant looked forward to it all the way, and returned home as if nothing had happened. (To be continued.) )