Chapter 296: Favoring One Over the Other
Miss Fang Wu left with a white face and uneasy.
Zhao Xiu's cheerfulness and tolerance made her breathe a sigh of relief, but at the same time, Zhao Xiu's reminder also made her worried. The Shang family was originally an ally of the Fang family, but now after Miss Fang's calculation, no one can say whether the attitude of the Shang Taifu family towards the Fang family has changed. Miss Fang Wu didn't care that Mrs. Shang would no longer help her marry into the royal family when she was angry, but she was worried that the Fang family, which was already in turmoil, would lose Mrs. Shang's strong supporter.
Zhao Xiu sent away the worried Fang Wu girl, and said to her with a smile: "I have time to play." However, on the way back to the backyard, Bihan, who had endured for a long time, finally seized the opportunity, approached Zhao Xiu and asked in a low voice: "Girl, how do you know that the prince will not say anything about this today?" I see that he is very angry, maybe he will go to the palace to complain. He is much more effective than the Shang family. ”
Zhao Xiu glanced at her with a smile: "Don't I know?" But sometimes, you can't be too hateful. ”
Bihan was confused, she didn't understand what Zhao Xiu was saying. Zhao Xiu smiled and said nothing.
Gao Zhen's temperament, if he really wants to be angry with someone, even if he doesn't show it on the surface, he will definitely retaliate later, and he won't talk about anything. For example, the Zhong family, it was still his own uncle and cousin, calculating him a few times, he really had to deal with it ruthlessly, so he didn't care about any kinship, directly knocked the Zhong family to the mud and drove back to his hometown, without even leaving a little dignity. The Fang family was nothing to him, how could he let it go so easily? She said that he "doesn't like to gossip", but she didn't say that he wouldn't complain to the palace. This matter is not a difficult thing for him, as long as he mentions it in front of his grandmother and aunt, it is effortless, why should he not do it?
Zhao Xiu knew in her heart why Gao Zhen was angry with the Fang family who respected him, this feeling of being cherished and valued made her feel very happy, and she didn't feel that Gao Zhen was stingy at all, but felt that his protection was a big advantage.
However, Gao Zhen had no problem suing, but Zhao Xiu didn't want him to incur the resentment of the Fang family because of this. The Fang family has many daughters, and their in-laws are all over the government and the opposition, so if they really want to be hostile to Gao Zhen, it will be troublesome enough. Anyway, this matter is the fault of the Fang family, and the Shang family is the main owner of the calculation, so let them be suspicious of each other internally. Anyway, even if the two of them fall out, it's not a big deal. At most, the two families can't get married, and Miss Fang Wu can't marry the emperor's eldest son. Zhao Xiu felt that it would be a good thing that Miss Fang Wu was not the eldest concubine of the emperor.
Zhao Xiu went to see her grandmother Zhang so easily. Zhang asked her, "Did you send the five girls of the Fang family away?" Zhao Xiu nodded, hugged her with a smile and said, "Don't be angry with her, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with her." ”
Zhang's looked at her granddaughter lovingly, only feeling that her granddaughter had grown up and was much more sensible, and she was no longer as obsessed with something as before, but in this way, she felt that her granddaughter was generous, but the Fang family was not good enough: "This thing is really not a ** thing, but the Fang family is hateful." If you really want to apologize, you should also call an adult, otherwise let someone who really did something wrong come to the door to make amends, which is called sincerity. Let the irrelevant little daughter come to the door to be angry, they really did it. With such a family here, if Miss Fang really climbed into the royal family, there would be times when she would suffer in the future. Saying that, she sighed: "Princess Guangping has suffered this crime a lot." ”
Zhao Xiu was silent. Princess Zhong of Guangping has been the crown princess for several years, and her mother's family has also risen for a while. It's a pity that she has an upright character, which doesn't mean that her mother's family is the same. Master Zhong was greedy and stupid, not only greedy for public funds, but also gave up his sister-in-law and nephew to support King Ying and the Marquis of Shanyin. It's just a pity that Princess Guangping was angry and died of anger by her mother's family.
Thinking about Miss Fang's thin little appearance, she is also a sick beauty with many disasters. If she becomes the eldest princess of the emperor, she may not be much better than Princess Guangping. In order for her to live a long life, she should marry an ordinary family.
Zhang's voice pulled Zhao Xiu's attention back: "What do you think?" I'm talking to you. ”
Zhao Xiu hurriedly smiled: "I'm sorry, grandmother, I was distracted for a while." What did you just say? ”
Zhang glanced at her and handed her a yellow amulet: "Early this morning, our family went to Guanghua Temple to give porridge. This is the abbot of the temple to give the talisman, our ancestors and grandchildren, one person one, has been enshrined in front of the Buddha for seven hundred and forty-nine days, the most is the most effective. I just gave him your brother's, you take this with you, whether you are at home or when you go out, you have to take it with you. ”
Zhao Xiu has always been indispensable for these things, but her grandmother's wishes can't be violated, so she took it with a smile and put it in the purse she carried with her.
Zhang said: "The sincerity of the Fang family's reparation is not enough, but the reparation is very generous. I see that there are a lot of good paper and pencils in it, and now that you have been wronged, those things will belong to you, and you can pick them up yourself. If there is anything you don't want, you can either give a gift, or ask someone to take it to the shop and sell it, it's up to you. ”
Zhao Xiu knew that the Fang family had sent a gift, but he didn't see what it was, and when he heard that it was all at his disposal, he was also a little interested, so he asked the girl to show her the gift list. But when it comes to the shop, she remembers. A few days ago, my brother Zhao Wei told Zhao Qixuan that he wanted to save Zhao Ze, but he refused to say what method to use.
Not to mention how Zhao Xiu picked the gifts sent by the Fang family, Fang Renzhu, the fifth girl of Fang, felt exhausted when she returned home. Although the Zhao family was appeased, she couldn't relax yet, and she had to see her parents and remind them to pay attention to the Shang family's reaction. Who knew that when they arrived at the upper room of the main courtyard, there was only the eldest sister Fang and the eldest girl Fang Huizhu in the house, and there was no trace of the mother.
Miss Fang had already changed her clothes, re-groomed, applied grease powder, and sat uprightly on the side of the Luohan bed doing needlework, looking like a dignified and steady lady, no one could make a mistake.
But when she saw her sister enter the door, her face was a little gloomy, but she quickly returned to normal, and asked casually, "My sister is back?" What did the Zhao family say? ”
Miss Fang Wu pursed her lips, saluted her sister, and then found a chair opposite her and sat down: "Miss Zhao is very kind and easy to speak, although Mrs. Zhao is a little angry, but she has no intention of pursuing it, she just complains a little, why doesn't my sister go to make amends in person?" ”
Miss Fang's heart was relieved, and she said disappreciably: "It's enough to have you, the future emperor's eldest concubine, come forward, what am I going to do as a small person?" Are you looking for gas? ”
Miss Fang Wu's face flushed again. She is not the main master, and she still went knowing that she would be angry. Even if she was scolded bloody, she endured it, just because she knew that her family was in the wrong. But her sister's attitude made her begin to question, is it meaningful for her to tolerate like this? Did the eldest sister really know that she was wrong?
Miss Fang Wu gritted her teeth and said to the eldest girl: "There is one more thing, the Zhao family guessed that my sister set up a trap in order to escape the marriage with the Shang family." Although they promised not to spread the matter to the outside world, my sister should not take it lightly, I don't know what the Shang family will say. ”
Miss Fang sank her face: "You actually told them all this kind of thing?!" ”
"I didn't say, they guessed it themselves." Fifth Miss Fang said lightly, "I don't know where they learned that the Fang Shang family intends to marry, but there are so many smart people in the world, and my sister shouldn't treat everyone as a fool." Also, the Zhao family has no intention of sending Miss Zhao to be elected as the eldest princess of the emperor, my sister misunderstood in the past, and don't do stupid things in the future. ”
Miss Fang slapped the table hatefully: "It must be the Jinju in the second room who is talkative, and told the prince of Guangping about the marriage, and the prince told the Zhao family again, and they will know." Jin Qi told me before going out that Jin Ju was in the study to the guests without a mouth, and now not to mention the prince of Guangping, even the clan has heard about the marriage. If things don't work out, I don't know how many gossips will come out! ”
Miss Fang Wu didn't comment, but only asked, "Brother is out?" Where did he go? Also, what about the mother? ”
The expression on Miss Fang's face disappeared, she picked up the needlework again, and Mu Ran replied: "Father came back and learned about today's events, and personally went to the Guangping Palace to ask for a meeting, and my mother took Jinqi to Shang's house to apologize." ”
Fifth Miss Fang's brows furrowed. For the prince of Guangping, it was his father who came forward in person; In the Shang family, the mother and her brother went to each other; Was she the only one who went to Zhao's house? That's too much favoritism. If my sister's plan succeeds today, the Zhao family will be the one who suffers the most. It really doesn't matter if parents treat the Zhao family so contemptively?
Just as he was thinking about it, Mrs. Fang came back. She looked very tired, Miss Fang hurriedly helped her sit down, took the hot towel fragrant tea from the girl's hand, and served her mother in person, full of filial piety. Mrs. Fang saw it and sighed in her heart: "If only you weren't confused, how did the most well-behaved and sensible child cause such a big disaster?" ”
Miss Fang's eyes were red, and she lowered her eyebrows and showed a guilty look: "My daughter knows that she is wrong, and she makes her father and mother suffer, and she really doesn't know what to say in her heart." is broken, and there is no way to repay the kindness of his father and mother! She knelt on her mother's knees and lay her head in the other's arms, her face filled with great attachment and gratitude.
Mrs. Fang sighed and touched her daughter's head: "You...... Forget it this time, you can't mess around anymore! ”
Miss Fang's eyes flashed, and she burst into tears, and nodded in her mother's arms: "My daughter doesn't dare anymore." ”
Miss Fang Wu looked at the situation in front of her in a daze, and couldn't help but ask, "Mother, ...... the Shang family?"
"The Shang family didn't say anything." Mrs. Fang said happily, "I told your cousin that this is really a misunderstanding. Your eldest sister pulled the Zhao family girl because she was shy, and it was an accident to twist her foot. Later, when I saw your cousin Shang, she was so embarrassed, and she felt embarrassed by that appearance, so she didn't dare to look at him. As for the door of Yue Banxuan, it was accidentally broken by Jinju and his little brothers who were messing around in the garden yesterday. Jin Qi can testify. Fortunately, this time it was the girl of the Zhao family who was trapped together, she was too young, even your cousin Shang said, it was still a child, and she was born in a military general's family, unlike our scholarly daughter, who was polite and polite, and dared to open the window when she stepped on a chair, even if she was really trapped in the house, there was a way to get out. If it was a trap set up to trap her, it would never have been possible. Your cousin also figured it out, so she was relieved. It's just that something like this happened, and she was in no mood to talk about each other anymore, so she could only talk about it after the New Year. Amitabha, this time it is considered to be in danger. ”
Miss Fang Wu was silent. Will the Shang family really believe such a statement? Even the Zhao family can figure it out, is the Shang family really going to be fooled?