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==Chapter 89==
The atmosphere in the teaching house was very strange, and after a group of students looked at Meng Changxi, they went to look at Jiuniang.
At this time, silence is better than sound, and now everyone thinks that Meng Changxi also heard it, but Meng Changxi treats people generously, and it is not easy to refute Xiao Jiuniang's face in front of so many people. Combined with what Xiao Jiuniang said before, and Xiao Liuniang's words that Xiao Jiuniang always lied, many students in the teaching house couldn't help but have a subtle feeling for Xiao Jiuniang, who had always been cold.
This kind of affection is extremely weak at the beginning, but it accumulates a lot, and it will always form a strange gaze in the future. This kind of situation Jiuniang has never encountered in her previous life, and the methods of the nobles are almost the same, using the trap of words to make others have a bad impression of themselves, so as to make themselves infamous. In the future, even if you don't do anything, others will look at you differently, and you don't need others to splash dirty water, you will get dirty first.
Jiuniang laughed, did she dig the ancestral graves of these two people in her last life, or did she do something unreasonable, why did she pester her for two lifetimes!
Before Jiuniang could attack, Cheng Wenjing spoke up.
"You two are really funny, do we know each other? Do we know you? We will tell you what we say and do! β
"I'm just curious, just ask, after all, I also know Brother Chu Wang. I just came to Guozijian and didn't have any friends, and I was thinking about whether Jiu Niang and I could be friends. β
Meng Changxi was dripping, and there was a grievance on her beautiful little face, which was particularly pitiful, and sure enough, it caused a sound of injustice.
"Cheng Wenjing, what are you fierce, you are a woman, you are so fierce, you can't marry in the future." A male student spoke, his face full of anger.
"She's already fierce, you know!" A schoolgirl whispered.
There was a faint sound of snickering laughter and whispering in the crowd.
Cheng Wenjing was dumbfounded, she didn't expect that she would be besieged by Tongyan, who could get along well on weekdays, Ruan Ling'er was so anxious that her eyes were red, and she didn't know what to say when she looked left and right.
Jiu Niang thought that Cheng Wenjing had probably never seen such a scheming woman, she didn't have to do anything, just use words to provoke a few sentences, and make a look of grievances, and countless people would come forward to stand up for her.
In my previous life, there was a word to describe this kind of race, called 'White Lotus'. It has been circulated in the circle of noble ladies for a long time, and it seems that many noble ladies have suffered losses of similar races, and most of them are concubines in their respective houses, so some noble ladies hate this kind of person very much.
Once Jiu Niang also introspected herself, if strictly speaking, she also has actions that are worthy of the White Lotus, so in her previous life, she occasionally heard someone say this, and her mood was very delicate. However, she is not ashamed, it is not a shame to occasionally act in order to achieve her goal, so after suffering the same loss, she will not complain that the other party is superb, she will only feel that her skills are inferior.
Reliving a life, Jiuniang seems to have been stable for too long in this life, and the peaceful days have been too long, has everyone forgotten that she also has claws?!
Jiuniang squeezed Cheng Wenjing's hand and stopped her arguing with everyone in anger. She hooked the corners of her lips slightly, stood up, and looked directly at the male student who had just spoken sarcastically, her eyes were sharp and implied with disdain, "A manly man, he is worthy of the sky, and he is not afraid of others." You are a dignified man, just because of some small quarrels to talk about a woman's marriage, such is the upbringing of your house? β
The male student was immediately red-faced.
Without waiting for him to say anything, Jiu Niang shifted the muzzle of the cannon again: "There are clouds in the Analects, don't look at incivility, don't listen to incivility, don't speak incivility, don't move incivility." If you don't understand this most basic truth, you don't have to say it to show your shallowness, hehe......"
With this chuckle, Jiu Niang pulled Cheng Wenjing and the two out of the teaching house. She didn't specify who she was talking about, but everyone present knew who she was referring to, but it was Meng Changxi, who was 'too curious', and Xiao Liuniang, who made it clear that she had nothing to do and wanted to find fault.
Everyone is not stupid, maybe Fang Cai still thinks that Xiao Jiuniang is untrue, but at this time, he can't help but think more, don't listen to indecent things is the upbringing that everyone should have, but these two people not only eavesdropped on others, but also beat them upside down.
Is this the upbringing of the other party?
The students who understood the meaning of it all avoided it silently, and of course, there were also those who did not understand the meaning, and they all surrounded Meng Changxi, who was infinitely aggrieved with tears hanging down, to comfort her.
As for Xiao Liuniang, who was so angry that her cheeks were flushed, no one paid attention to her, even Xiao Qiniang stood far away from her, only Xiao Ru had to get closer, but she was pinched on her arm as if she was angry.
Xiao Ru was in pain, but he didn't dare to complain, and many feelings flashed in his lowered eyes, including resentment, grievances, vicissitudes, and a kind of dazedness.
*
"Jiu Niang, you are so powerful!"
In a pavilion in the back garden of Guozijian, Cheng Wenjing patted Jiuniang's arm and praised her.
"It's not that I'm good, but I've seen too many people like this." Jiuniang smiled helplessly.
"Don't say it, it's true, why is Meng Changxi like that, pretending to cry or not, and no one provokes her, and we have fallen into the complaints of the same inkstones." Cheng Wenjing complained.
Ruan Ling'er was thoughtful.
Jiuniang glanced at Ruan Ling'er, and said: "There are many such people, there are high and low ways to go, anyway, it is not easy to deal with, if you meet this kind of person in the future, there are two choices." β
"What choice?"
"One, raise your hands and surrender, and two, run away." Jiuniang stretched out two fingers and said with a smile.
"Wow, you dare to make fun of me and Ling'er!"
Cheng Wenjing didn't comply, pounced on Jiu Niang's itch, and called Ruan Ling'er to help while scratching. Ruan Ling'er smiled crimson, but she didn't step forward, just waved her hand.
After arguing for a while, the two stopped.
Jiuniang brushed her sideburns hair, and her delicate little face was crimson: "What I said is true, anyway, you should pay attention to this kind of person in the future." Especially Ling'er, if you want to enter the palace as a female official in the future, you must pay attention to this aspect of things, you must know that the battles in the palace have always been fierce, and the gods and immortals have fought and mortals have suffered, and many times you may have been made into a raft without you knowing, and you don't know how to die. β
Jiuniang looked directly at Ruan Ling'er with a faint worry in her eyes, she didn't want to say such frustrating words, but Ruan Ling'er immediately made up her mind to enter the palace, the two are friends, and this kind of words must be said one day.
And Jiuniang also knew that it was good to let her understand it earlier, it was better than being ignorant and entering the palace and accidentally losing her life. If it really doesn't work, it's okay not to enter the palace, and it's better to make plans early than to come to an end. Especially today's incident, at a glance, I knew that Meng Changxi and Xiao Liuniang were coming at her, Ruan Ling'er was pure-minded, and Cheng Wenjing had an impulsive personality, so as to give the two of them a wake-up call, so as not to be used against her in the future.
"Jiu Niang, you're exaggerating, aren't you?" Cheng Wenjing was surprised.
Ruan Ling'er was thoughtful, but faintly flustered.
"What I said is not an exaggeration, you will understand it in the future, but Ling'er entered the palace as a female official, not as a concubine, but it is not very dangerous. But don't forget that in the back house, the use of selfish means by the superior will never be his own horse, but also to be a helper, things are done, naturally relied on, business trips, rabbits and dogs are not uncommon. And the harem is just an enlarged version of the backhouse, and the truth is the same. I didn't say this to discourage Ling'er's enthusiasm, after all, we are friends, and I can't watch you suffer. β
The two of them were silent when they heard this, they were both from a family, even if they were simple Ruo Cheng Wenjing, they also understood a little bit of the secret of the house, not to mention Ruan Ling'er, who had lived under the harsh criticism of her stepmother since she was a child.
"How can that be good, if you don't want to enter the palace Ling'er, you see that your father now knows that he cares about you, why do you want to be the child official of Nalaosh again?" Cheng Wenjing hesitated.
Ruan Ling'er was a little flustered on her face, and suddenly faced this kind of problem, no one else could control herself, let alone a girl who was only fourteen years old.
Her willow eyebrows furrowed, and her pink lips pursed and pursed, "I don't know what to do now, if I don't know what to do now, if I don't know what to do first, anyway, it's still early before the time to choose a female official, I'll think about it again?" β
Jiu Niang patted her hand and comforted: "Okay, I'm just giving you a reminder when I say this, it's better to be prepared in advance than to catch the blind temporarily, after all, this is related to your life." β
Ruan Ling'er's face was full of gratitude, "Jiu Niang, I know you are for my good." β
"By the way, Jiu Niang, have you offended that Meng Changxi? How do I feel like she's coming for you. There is also that Xiao Wan, whose face is full of malice, and she doesn't even hide it. She is also surnamed Xiao, don't sue me that she is a member of your Xiao family! Cheng Wenjing diverted the topic.
Jiuniang smiled bitterly: "Then Meng Changxi, I don't know how to offend her, anyway, it's not the first time she's coming at me." As for Xiao Wan, you guessed it right, she is indeed from our Xiao family, and she is also my half-sister, and she is ranked sixth in our family, known as Xiao Liuniang. And the other two surnamed Xiao who came to our church today are all from the Xiao family. β
Yes!
Cheng Wenjing and Ruan Linger were stunned.
"Anyway, these people don't deal with me, it's good that you know that." Jiu Niang made the next conclusion.
The two nodded one after another, there are many selfishness in the family, even if the brothers and sisters who belong to the same family are not all able to get along in harmony, these truths Cheng Wenjing and Ruan Linger understand.
"It seems that you will have a lot of trouble in the future." Cheng Wenjing said.
Jiuniang smiled bitterly, and then waved her hand carelessly, "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and after fighting for so many years, I am not afraid of them." β
*
Cheng Wenjing said that Jiuniang would indeed have a lot of trouble in the following days.
Although nothing unusual happened that day, Xiao Liuniang did not come to trouble Jiuniang again, but within a few days, some rumors spread among the Guozi Prison.
Jiuniang has always been a loner in the Guozijian and rarely socializes with others, the only one who can be regarded as a friend is Cheng Wenjing Ruan Ling'er, plus a Wang Shilang. In view of her identity, there are many students in the academy who want to associate with her, after all, the identity of a concubine of the Xiao family and the county lord of Yirong is enough to make Xiao Jiuniang hot, not to mention that she also has a cousin who is the two princes, but Jiuniang has always been indifferent, and many people have touched nails.
This incident about Xiao Jiuniang spread in Guozijian, which immediately caused an uproar.
It turns out that the so-called concubine of the Xiao family is fake, this Xiao Jiuniang is just born to a lowly dancing girl, except for a surname Xiao, she doesn't even have a mother's family, she was still the daughter of a cheap slave with no name and no surname before she was ten years old, or the Duchess of Anguo took pity on her, so she gave her a surname Xiao. As for the identity of the county lord of Yirong, it is just because she has gone lucky, not to mention the two princes of King Zhao and King Chu, who have no blood relationship with her at all.
Compared with Xiao Jiuniang's fake concubine, Xiao Liuniang is the real phoenix.
The father is the famous Xiao family Wulang Jun Qing'an, and the mother is the niece of the saint Chaoxia County Lord, and his maternal mother is the sister of the saint, the real daughter of the family, with a noble background.
It is said that this Xiao Jiuniang has the identity of a county lord in the Xiao family, and she has always been arrogant and domineering, and several people who belong to the same sisters have been bullied by her, and this person is cunning and especially good at superficial work, coaxing the elders to like it, but secretly he has not bullied the sisters of the same clan......
The wealthy family has always been a lot of selfishness, and this is the first time that this kind of selfishness has been exposed in such a simple environment as Guozijian, and Xiao Jiuniang became famous in Guozijian for a while.
Usually go to school and leave school, go to and from class, and even go to the canteen to have a meal, many people look at her and whisper, showing disdain.
For this matter, Cheng Wenjing, who has a bad temper, has a lot of arguments with others, but is it useful to argue? The mouth grows on someone else, you can't stop someone else's mouth from letting people talk! Ruan Ling'er was so anxious that she cried several times in anger, but Jiu Niang has always been calm.
"Jiu Niang, why are you pulling me, I have to tear her mouth!"
Cheng Wenjing was pulled by Xiao Jiuniang and chattered all the way.
"Okay, Wenjing, I know you're doing it for my good, but even if you tear her mouth, is it useful? Women fight with people in public, but it's a scandal, and none of our identities are simple, it's your fault to do it with someone first, and you can't let your father and mother come to the door and apologize to someone in a low voice. β
"But they are too much, and some things that have no shadow are also said so eloquently."
Jiuniang said helplessly: "Do you also know that there is no shadow?" In that case, why bother with them! β
Cheng Wenjing stomped her feet in annoyance, she also understood what Jiu Niang meant, although she had an impulsive personality, she was never a person with a rude personality who always caused trouble at home, but it was really difficult to calm down.
"Okay, okay, I'm not angry here, what are you angry about. Don't you notice that the more angry you are, the more energetic they become, which is the root of human inferiority, and it is better to ignore them. Jiuniang patted the scroll in her hand, looking calm.
A few people went to the library building, but they met a few people they didn't know each other in the library, Cheng Wenjing had a conflict with people on the spot, if it wasn't for Jiuniang pulling her, it is estimated that she would have to go up and do it with people.
Ruan Ling'er also persuaded on the side: "Yes, Wenjing, I think Jiu Niang is right." You see that Jiu Niang ignores them, and they gradually rarely 'discuss' this matter in front of Jiu Niang, but you look at us, the more excited we are, the more boring people come maliciously. β
Ruan Ling'er has been angry in the past few days, and there is no shortage of 'curious' people who came to her to inquire about Xiao Jiuniang. Ruan Ling'er is gentle and stupid, and she wants to help Jiuniang explain but is always maliciously misinterpreted, and she cried several times because of it.
Seeing that the two friends said so, Cheng Wenjing had no choice but to say helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to Jiuniang and ignore them!" Immediately afterwards, she said: "But Jiu Niang, can you tell me why they say that about you, you can be so indifferent?" β
Jiu Niang smiled and rubbed her eyebrows, "Can I tell you that I have seen too much?" β
It's really seen a lot, compared with some encounters in the previous life, this kind of use of rumors to slander oneself is really not a big deal, and there are more means, I'm afraid Cheng Wenjing and the two have never seen it.
If Jiu Niang doesn't feel that it is fake, but she knows this situation very well, too many explanations will only get darker and darker, not only can not suppress the rumors, but will make the water more turbid, cheap people who want to fish in troubled waters, it is better to treat it coldly and let it fade away.
Of course, she wasn't ready to let go of the culprit, she was waiting for a suitable opportunity.
*
The bell rang for the dismissal, and after Cheng Wenjing and Ruan Ling'er left, Jiu Niang rubbed in the church house for a while, and only after most of the people in the church house were scattered did she start to pack her books and prepare to leave.
As the center of gossip, although Jiu Niang doesn't care what others think of her, she doesn't want to face the scene where many people whisper around her, so after a few experiences, she learns to avoid too many people.
When Jiu Niang walked out of the teaching house, there were not many students in the Tai Academy, only threes and threes left. She walked through several rows of teaching houses, walked out of the gate of Tai Academy, and chose a tree-lined path with few people to walk towards the side gate of Guozijian.
He had just walked a few steps when he was stopped by a figure that suddenly appeared.
It was Xiao Siniang who stopped her.
Xiao Yu's face was very complicated, with a faint hint of worry, "Ninth sister, are you okay?" β
This 'Ninth Sister' made the two of them look shocked, and Jiuniang glanced at each other in a complicated way, but did not speak.
Shi Niang was a little cramped, her head lowered, and she snorted: "That rumor was made by Xiao Liuniang and the three of them." β
The reason why Xiao Siniang knows is entirely because Xiao Liuniang and several people have come to her, as Xiao Siniang, who used to be Xiao Jiuniang's good sisters but turned against her, no one is more representative than her, after all, Xiao Jiuniang bullied sisters of the same race, and Xiao Siniang is also her sister.
Jiuniang was stunned for a moment, and said slowly: "I know." β
"It's not just them, I've checked it, and it seems that it can't get rid of that Meng Changxi."
Shi Niang's tone was a little anxious at first, and then slowly lowered, and she seemed to realize that she was not qualified to say such things to Xiao Jiuniang now. Don't talk about her, she also betrayed Xiao Jiuniang in the past, and now where is she qualified to talk about others.
Jiu Niang hummed almost inaudibly, but did not speak.
Shi Niang also seemed to realize Jiu Niang's coldness, and her face was a little sneering, "I'll go first, if you need my help, you can tell me." β
Dropping this sentence, she hurried away, leaving Jiuniang looking at her back, unable to slow down for a long time.
After a long time, Jiu Niang slowly moved forward again.
She didn't know if Xiao Siniang had any purpose in saying this, and she didn't want to think about it, she suddenly felt a sense of tiredness from the bottom of her heart, which was a feeling that Xiao Liuniang and others had never had before, even if they tried their best to deal with her.
When she arrived at the side gate of Guozijian, she saw the carriage that came to pick her up.
She was about to pass when a figure slipped in from the side.
"Jiuniangβ"
The person who came was none other than Wang Shilang.
"Brother Wang."
I don't know what day it is today, first Xiao Shiniang, then Wang Shilang, why are they all here.
After the day of the Shangyuan Festival, Wang Shilang changed his previous diligence and rarely appeared in front of Jiu Niang, probably something happened secretly that Jiu Niang didn't know, anyway, Jiu Niang always had a feeling that he seemed to be deliberately avoiding himself.
But it's okay this way, the two have the same cognition, and they can have a lot less trouble in the future.
Of course, from Cheng Wenjing's mouth, I have heard much news about Wang Shilang, and even Jiuniang knows that she has become the target of public criticism in the past few days, and Wang Shilang has defended her in public several times. There is gratitude for something, but there is not.
"Jiu Niang, are you okay? I've been wanting to come and see you, but I've been delayed because of a lot of things lately. β
This is a pretext, Jiuniang knows it.
She showed a smile and said, "It's okay, Brother Wang, what can I do, I'm fine." β
"But thatβ"
Wang Shilang probably wanted to talk about the rumors.
Jiu Niang smiled knowingly and said comfortingly: "The shadowless thing also made them spread." Don't worry, Brother Wang, I'm fine, those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid. β
Wang Shilang's face was a little stunned, and he suddenly smiled with relief, "Yes, the clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are turbid, Jiu Niang, you can think so, it's very good." β
But he himself was stunned, how could he question Jiu Niang's heart? In his mind, Xiao Jiuniang has always been a very good girl, she is beautiful, intelligent, and generous and decent, especially this time has made him understand her other side, I am afraid that ordinary girls will not be able to control themselves for a long time, but she has always been calm.
The vague sense of pity in his heart reached the highest point at this time, and Wang Shilang could clearly feel that he was distressed for the girl in front of him, and even had an urge to replace it.
What happened on the day of the Shangyuan Festival was the first time that Wang Shilang, as a man, felt powerless in front of a happy girl. He was even faintly ashamed, why was he unable to help Jiu Niang when she was embarrassed, so he had been embarrassed to appear in front of Jiu Niang these days.
At this moment, a rumor happened, and it was so in full swing outside, even if he was born in Guozixue, he had heard about it. Hearing these rumors, Wang Shilang didn't believe it, for this reason, he has always been generous to others, and he blushed with people a few times, he was angry and anxious in his heart, and wanted to comfort Jiuniang, but he was deterred because of the little caution in his heart.
He couldn't stand it this time to appear in front of Jiu Niang, he felt that he was not as good as Cheng Wenjing and Ruan Ling'er, at least these two people had been standing firmly by Jiu Niang's side, he should have appeared earlier.
"Jiu Niang, I believe in you, rest assured that I will always stand by your side!"
Wang Shilang couldn't help himself, grabbed Jiu Niang's hand and said.
Jiuniang was caught off guard and was caught, and immediately after her, she reacted and hurriedly withdrew her hand.
"Brother Wang?"
"Jiuniang, I ......" Wang Shilang was excited, as if he wanted to say something.
At this moment, a cold male voice sounded, interrupting Wang Shilang's next words.
"Get in the car."
Jiu Niang turned her head and saw that in the carriage, King Chu looked extremely cold compared to usual.