Chapter 217: A Messy Porridge
Wang's excuse for illness and not leaving the room is because he doesn't want to see Cao's beauty in front of him. Because of this, I didn't see with my own eyes what happened at today's chrysanthemum banquet.
I heard that the fifth lady was poisoned, but the old lady concentrated everyone. Wang wanted to continue to pretend to be sick, but the old lady sent Zilin to invite her in person, and Wang knew the old lady's attitude, so she didn't find any more reasons and followed her husband to Qingsong Courtyard.
Luckily, though, it came. Wang thought to himself, if he didn't come, he would miss the big drama just now. The Wang family is naturally a member of the group who is more willing to watch the jokes of the second room, and I wish that the more fierce the Cao family is, the better. I heard Zhu Yuanchuan say just now that he was going to take a break from the Cao family, and the Wang family was even more happy in his heart, thinking that the Cao family also has today?
Watching the Cao family eat deflated is the happiest thing for the Wang family recently.
Wang hid behind, never stepped forward to mix, others didn't notice her, but Aunt Cui, who had been hugging the old lady and trying to take advantage of Aunt Su's imminent "fall out of favor", saw Wang's schadenfreude in her eyes.
Aunt Cui, named Cui Feng, is the concubine of the head of the ministry. When Zhu Yuanshan was still a servant of the ministry, Cui Feng married Zhu Yuanshan, because his family background was not as good as the Wang family, and he was a concubine, so he could only be an aunt. Over the years, he has not had children, and he is also a marginal figure in the real king's mansion. In addition to being older, there is nothing else to do.
Some time ago, in order to attack the eldest lady Wang, the old lady used Aunt Cui as a cover and promoted the Cui family on the surface, the purpose was to embarrass the Wang family. Cui himself knows it, but he is willing to become a sword in the hands of the old lady.
Later, the Wang family lost power and had a dislike with her husband, and because the eldest son Zhu Zimo was released, the Wang family has been in a slump since then. When the old lady saw that her goal had been achieved, she had no reason to continue to promote Cui's, and Cui's knew that she was going back to the past. A woman who has no children and is a concubine will only become more and more miserable as she grows old and decays as she does not have a strong backer. Cui Shi saw his future fate, so he knew that the old lady borrowed a knife to kill people, but still defected to the old lady.
If it was before, the Cui family would not dare to go against the Wang family. After all, over the years, the Wang family has been managing the general affairs of the palace, and the affairs of all sizes, inside and out, are taken care of by the Wang family, as if they are the posture of the hostess. In the True King's Mansion, except for the old lady, no one can rob the Wang family's demeanor. But feng shui took turns, the real princess entered, the Wang family lost the right to be a housekeeper, and because there was no way to teach children, he was not only ridiculed by the whole Kyoto, but also became a thorn in the eyes of the old lady. Cui's mind was budding, and he had the idea of getting ahead.
Cui Shi thought that this was the best time for him to take the position. The Wang clan really fell as expected, and it could no longer set off waves. But Cui didn't expect that the Wang family would fall so quickly, and he didn't leave enough time for himself to ascend to the throne. Cui's can only complain in his heart that the Wang family is too angry, and the Wang family has been immersed in the palace for so many years, and even the real princess can't fight a little girl.
With the fall of the Wang family, the old lady gradually stopped exalting herself. Cui Shi was anxious in his eyes, if he had no use value, he would also become the old lady's waste. Before Cui Shi could think of a way to regain the favor of the old lady, a Cheng Biting Jin suddenly appeared, that is, Aunt Su in the second room. It just so happened that at this time, Su was pregnant, and she also got the eyes of the old lady, and she became the most popular person in the palace.
The Cui family didn't want to work hard for a long time and bring down the Wang family, but someone stole the fruit. So, I kept thinking about how to make Aunt Su fall behind. But these days, Aunt Su has been in her own house, except for going to the old lady, she hardly leaves the house, and she is very cautious. Cui couldn't find a chance at all!
Unexpectedly, today there was a case of Miss Wu being poisoned by eating the persimmons purchased by Su. Cui's was so happy that she had been staying with the old lady to take care of her just now, just to let the old lady know who was really "filial" to her in this palace?
Of course, the Cui family hoped that the Su family would be convicted in this way, but he didn't think that the old lady would find the real princess to investigate this matter. Who doesn't know that the real princess is a powerful character, and the palace maid who was unjustly murdered in the palace back then could be saved by herself, and later learned that she knew about autopsy and prison, and was no worse than those in the prison department.
The Cui family had been worried just now, afraid that the real princess would really clear the Su family's name. When the time comes, everything will be the same again. And she is still an aunt who can't be on the stage.
The little abacus in Cui's heart, thinking that no one knew. But the old lady Du knew well about understanding Cui's ambitions, but she didn't say anything. In fact, people like Du sometimes prefer women who are a little ambitious. Ambition will lead to flaws, and Du can use his greed and desire to his own advantage. Therefore, when her two daughters-in-law, Wang and Cao, she chose Wang to help the housekeeper, that is, because she saw the pride and desire for power in Wang's heart.
Wang has always thought that she is a serious official woman, she has been well-educated since she was a child, has good knowledge, behaves and does things, and thinks she is appropriate, but when she encounters a concubine like Cao's, she is naturally a little reluctant to be with her, but she sees Cao's free-spirited, bold, rich and powerful, and is a little jealous and envious, but she stubbornly puts jealousy in her heart, and pretends to be a noble appearance on the surface.
The old lady saw Wang's psychology and knew that the Cao family did whatever she wanted and behaved perversely because her mother's family was rich at that time, so she deliberately promoted the Wang family to assist her housekeeper, which made the Cao family unconvinced. The two daughters-in-law are like fire and water, and the old lady can sit back and relax.
Over the years, the Wang family has indeed helped the old lady a lot. Du Shi has always been satisfied with the diligent Wang, even if he knows some small actions in Wang's private, he will turn a blind eye and don't ask.
But unexpectedly, there was something about Zhu Zimo later, which made Du Shi annoyed. The Wang family's negligence in discipline allowed Zhu Zimo to do such a humiliating thing, corrupting the doorway, and dishonoring the family, which not only affected his son Zhu Yuanshan's career, but was demoted and reprimanded by the emperor, and became the laughing stock of everyone in Kyoto.
Although Du Shi was angry, he did not criticize Wang too harshly because of his hard work in the past few years in the mansion. But Na Cheng thought that in order to transfer his son back to Kyoto, the Wang family went mad, so he later offered a prescription to treat insects.
In order to please his mother's family, the Wang family secretly sent people who had a plan to control the insect plague back to their parents' home. Although it was later proved that the man was a liar, the Wang family was also killed. But this incident still made Du completely dissatisfied with Wang.
The Du family's promotion of the big house Cui clan is to tell everyone whether the Wang family is promoted to the hostess of the real palace second only to the old lady, or the big lady who is now avoided by everyone like a plague, it is all in the old lady's thoughts.
Du Shi liked the feeling of being able to manipulate the fate of others at will. It can be said that Du Shi is very happy with this kind of thing. She can elevate the Wang family to suppress the Cao family, and she can also raise the Cui family to suppress the Wang family, this kind of right is the reason why the Du family has always refused to give up the power in his hands.
Du Shi knew that Cui's ambition was like a mirror in her heart, but she also knew that Cui's was just an aunt, who could be used to suppress Wang's family, but she would not let her come out. Because she will never allow the reputation of "spoiling concubines and killing wives"!
Dushi has a rod scale in his heart, and he has his own measurement. But Choi didn't know all this. also thought that as long as the old lady's ass was patted well, he would be able to get ahead.
Du Shi saw through it and didn't say anything, but only let Cui Shi think that there was hope, and continue to use it for himself.
"Old lady, pay attention to your body. The second lady is just unobtrusive, don't be angry," Aunt Cui comforted the old lady.
But her words were heard by the Cao family, and the Cao family was already angry, and when she saw that Cui's aunt dared to accuse herself in front of the old lady, she pointed at Aunt Cui's face and scolded, "What an Aunt Cui." You're just a little aunt in the big house. It's not the one who dares to arrange Mrs. Ben in front of the old lady. Haven't I been kicked out of the palace yet? You prodigal hooves want to turn the sky upside down? Tell you, even if Mrs. Ben is not in this family, you are also the aunt of the big house, and you can't be the master of our second room. There really is what kind of master there is, what kind of slave"
The Cao family spoke very harshly, and the entire big house was involved in the words, even the Wang family and Zhu Yuanshan were also brought in.
Aunt Cui knew that the Cao family was powerful, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to say anything, but Nuo Nuo said that she didn't mean that just now.
Seeing him like this, Wang Shi was angry, "What kind of mouth is good, what is your business here?"
The Wang family first ridiculed Cui's family, and then turned to the Cao family and said, "Second lady, although I have been in poor health recently, my spirit is not good, and I have been lax in the discipline of the people in the big house, but I can't bear your accusation. Miss Five's incident happened today, and her uncle and I were shocked. I also feel sorry that Miss Fifth was killed like this at a young age. You have anger in your heart, and I don't have the same knowledge as you today. But I still advise you, don't be led astray."
The meaning of Wang's words, Cao understood. That's when I remembered what was the purpose of her coming? So, he turned around and glared at Su. "Su, you poisonous woman"