Chapter 17: The Only Weakness
"How can the eldest lady's name be able to come out of the mouth of one of your subordinates, I really don't know the depth."
Mother Chen was just about to step forward and "send" her a slap, but was stopped by Qingsui.
"Mother Chen, why be angry with these minions, what we enjoy is what they want to have in this life but can't have it." Qingsui said lightly.
Everyone was particularly surprised when they heard it, it was really enviable that a slave dared to use "we" in front of the head of the family.
"I don't know what this sister is doing here, but you also saw that our dilapidated courtyard is really unable to entertain a guest like you." Qingsui's words were taunting her openly and secretly that she was not worthy of staying here.
"You think I'm willing to come here, if it weren't for our lady in charge, who would want to come to this filthy place." Of course, the little girl can also hear Qingsui's dissatisfaction, and she is not a submissive person.
Nangong Jin'an, who has never spoken in the house, how can he let this unknown little girl bully her in her yard and sit idly by.
She walked softly to the door and said indifferently, "In my place, if you have something to say, say it quickly, and get out of it when you finish." The tone was so light that it was inaudible. But the deterrence in the tone is not diminished by the low voice.
The little girl didn't say anything more, she naturally saw Nangong Jin'an's methods, even her own master had to worry about three points, and she must not give her master a black spell and cause trouble.
"Back to the eldest lady, the slave maid came mainly to serve the lady's meaning, the king set up a banquet in the palace for the officials and ladies to dress up, the eldest lady must remember not to wipe face for the prime minister's mansion." After the little girl finished speaking, she turned her head and left directly with a disdainful face.
"Miss, what did she say! It's really not a thing. Qingsui heard others mocking her own lady like this, and she was definitely not happy in her heart.
"Qingsui, for such a person, why do you have to take it to heart, it's just that we have to think about what she said." Nangong Jin'an turned back to his room.
Chen's mother and Qingsui also walked in after them, and Qingsui began to chatter all the time since they came in, but Chen's mother on the side didn't say anything, just stared at Nangong Jin'an tightly.
"Miss, what do you mean by Lin Xiaoniang, I know that our young lady has a poor salary on weekdays, and the housekeeper has always listened to them, and when did she give our young lady a salary."
Qingsui still said unyieldingly, endlessly.
"Where can our young lady be like Nangong Yueruo, her clothes are made regularly by the people in the garment workshop every month, and our young lady doesn't know when the last time she made clothes."
"I just told us today that tomorrow, the king will put on a feast and let us dress up to attend, where can we be in time? This is clearly to make it difficult for us. After Qingsui finished speaking, he crossed his waist angrily.
"Qingsui, you don't need to say much, the feast is just a ritual. What if you wear it well? Mother Chen glanced at Nangong Jin'an, and sure enough, this master was different from all the masters on weekdays.
If it had been someone else, I am afraid that at this time, she would have gone to the master's house to ask for justice, and she just said this silently.
"My eldest lady, where do we have any clothes worthy of tomorrow's banquet!" Qingsui's heart is particularly worried, and it doesn't hurt if he wears a plain face on weekdays.
It's just that tomorrow in front of those officials, they will naturally laugh at their own young lady.
The so-called concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the little lady of the Hou Mansion is just the most useless person, these are the most ugly words that Qingsui can think of.
"Qingsui, I think my blue brocade robe looks pretty good."
Nangong Jin'an said with a smile, she didn't particularly like those things that came out of nothing.
"Miss, this is absolutely unacceptable, others wear high-quality gold silk satin, but we wear so elegant, I'm afraid that other palace ladies will laugh at you."
Nangong Jin'an didn't continue, just shook his head.
"Qingsui, when you see through this, you will know that clothes are only used for decoration, and talent is the most important. Why did the king put on a feast, I think you should know one or two of them. Nangong Jin'an also turned his head to look at Qingsui and Chen's mother, only to see the two of them looking at each other.
Nangong Jin'an smiled and said softly to the two of them, "You might as well tell us your own opinions, I won't pursue right or wrong, Qingsui, you say it first." ”
"Miss, I don't know why the king's feast is, maybe it's just an ordinary banquet."
Nangong Jin'an shook her head, although Qingsui has always been loyal to her, her IQ is really real, and Nangong Muxue pinched a sweat for her.
Nangong Jin'an could only turn his head and put all his hopes on Chen's mother.
I saw Chen's mother slowly speak, "Yesterday, I seemed to hear about our prime minister. Ask the king for instructions in the court, hoping that the eldest prince and the second lady of our family can get married as soon as possible, and later there was this royal garden flower viewing banquet. ”
Nangong Jin'an smiled, and then said, "Mother Chen, then you go on, why do you want all the female dependents to go together?" Wouldn't it be better if she Nangong Yueruo went alone! ”
Mother Chen looked at Nangong Jin'an and said softly, "The reason is actually very simple, the eldest prince doesn't want to marry the second lady of the Nangong family, and it was a few days ago. ”
"The slave has already heard that Nangong Yueruo secretly went to have a tryst with the eldest prince, presumably the eldest prince also told her in person that he didn't want to marry her, so there was a matter of the prime minister playing on his own in the court yesterday."
"As for the king's heart, there is really no way to guess it, but the eldest prince wants to borrow the matter of Miss Chaozhong. Come and euphemistically shirk the marriage with Nangong Yueruo, not to mention that your uncle General Dingyuan has just returned triumphantly. ”
"Nowadays, the wars between countries and countries, even the street children know that the ambition of the eldest prince has been revealed, and he will not marry the daughter of a civilian official under any circumstances."
Nangong Jin'an nodded with satisfaction, it seems that she still didn't see the wrong person, and sure enough, Qingsui has been crushed into scum in front of Chen's mother.
"What Mother Chen said makes a lot of sense, so it doesn't matter what she wears at this banquet, it's just to see who can take advantage of this banquet to play a game of chess with Nangong Yueruo."
"Who can become a sword and become a relative in the Great Prince's Mansion." Nangong Jinan said calmly, without a trace of emotion.
"I don't know Miss, do you mean that?" Chen's mother wanted to further explore Nangong Jin'an's thinking.
Nangong Jin'an didn't know if Mother Chen was her own person at the moment, but just said a high-sounding sentence, "My marriage with the eldest prince was approved by the Queen Mother." ”
"Helpless, my mother died early, no one avenged me, I can only leave Nangong Yueruo, if the eldest prince is really helpless, I really can't get used to what Nangong Yueruo did, I can too!" Nangong Jin'an just said lightly, in fact, she had known about this matter for a long time, no matter which dynasty it was in, no matter how the times changed.
Any Ming Jun, if he wants to fight in the Quartet, then the master of his harem must have a strong background and qualifications, even if Nangong Yue is the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but on the other hand, if Nangong Yue's mother is a happy person, even if the Prime Minister's Mansion is all good, she can't be compared with Nangong Jin'an's maternal grandfather's family.
"Over the years, I have not told anyone about every inch of suffering I have endured in this house, every burden of humiliation. Especially the Hou Mansion and my uncle. ”
"The reason is very simple, if they say that they seek justice from the Prime Minister's Mansion because of me."
"At that time, the Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely not be the opponent of the Hou Mansion, and it will be notorious. All the ladies in the house must find a decent marriage, and it will be extremely difficult. Nangong Jin'an said pretendically.
How could she not know the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion in this court, and how could she defeat it in a few words, and the way to retreat to the next best thing was also what Nangong Jin'an suddenly thought of just now.
Nangong Jin'an turned her head and glanced at Chen's mother, what she said was just to test Chen's mother's loyalty, and wanted to know if she would go to report to Lin Xiaoniang.
Chen's mother didn't speak, she just knew that Miss had been bullied by them before and was insulted by them.
But in the past few years of the Taoist temple, especially this sudden return, a lot has changed, but it is no longer the canary that was locked in a cage before, at their mercy.
At this time, Mother Chen had already chosen to stand on Nangong Jin'an's side, and she was still vaguely happy in her heart, after all, the current Nangong Jin'an's means were far higher than Lin Xiaoniang's, but her benevolent heart was something that Lin Xiaoniang did not have, which was also Nangong Jin'an's only weakness.
"That'...... Miss, will we really wear that plain tomorrow? Qing Sui didn't understand what they said, and he didn't understand what they really said, he only knew that if his young lady was dressed so plainly, the key was that everyone would laugh at his young lady.
"Qingsui, you just listen to me, just go and prepare these." Nangong Jin'an turned to his room.
She's really tired today, and she doesn't want to think about it anymore.
Especially...... If Ling Changwu was also in this banquet tomorrow, how should she face him, thinking of Ling Changwu, Nangong Jin'an's heart suddenly jumped, and she felt a little painful.
She thought of what Ling Changwu said that day.
She didn't know her heart, but she couldn't accept it.